[-] frezik@midwest.social 2 points 14 hours ago

China built a few Ap1000 designs. The Sanmen station started in 2009 with completion expected in 2014 (2015 for the second unit). It went into 2019. The second, Haiyang, went about the same.

This is pretty similar to what happened in the US with Volgte.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 3 points 16 hours ago

And 5 years is what nuclear projects have promised at the start over the years. Everyone involved knows this is a gross lie.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 2 points 17 hours ago

Nuclear is nothing bog standard. If it was, it wouldn't take 10 years. Almost every plant is a boutique job that requires lots of specialists. The Westinghouse AP1000 reactor design was meant to get around this. It didn't.

The experts can stay where they are: maintaining existing nuclear power.

Renewables don't take much skilled labor at all. It's putting solar panels on racks in a field, or hoisting wind blades up a tower (crane operation is a specialty, but not on the level of nuclear engineering).

[-] frezik@midwest.social 5 points 19 hours ago

Earthbound is a somewhat more traditional rpg with a lot of grinding/random combat.

One of the things that makes ChronoTrigger approachable is that all combat is prearranged by the design of the areas. You get the XP you need just by traversing it. Makes it easy compared to other rpgs from the time go. Take that as you will.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 3 points 20 hours ago

... it's currently not possible to store the renewables anywhere

Every time someone argues this, it's immediately obvious they haven't actually paid attention how the storage market has been progressing.

Next, you'll probably talk about problems with lithium, as if it's the only storage technology.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 4 points 20 hours ago

If you're going to do that, then also consider the co2 output of all the concrete needed for nuclear power plants.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 4 points 20 hours ago

No, you just pay out the nose up front.

If I had money to invest in the energy sector, I don't know why I should pick nuclear. It's going to double its budget and take 10 years before I see a dime of return. Possibly none if it can't secure funding for the budget overrun, as all my initial investment will be spent.

A solar or wind farm will take 6-12 months and likely come in at or close to its budget. Why the hell would I choose nuclear?

[-] frezik@midwest.social 4 points 20 hours ago

Except we have better options than we did 10 years ago.

I'd be all for nuclear if we rolled back the clock to 2010 or so. As it stands, solar/wind/storage/hvdc lines can do the job. The situation moved and my opinion moved.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 4 points 21 hours ago

Cops are government employees, and hopefully the government cares about losing $175k over bullshit their employee did.

Yeah, they can afford to lose one or two, but if we all start flipping off cops and start getting charged, it's going to add up.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 12 points 1 day ago

Pretty sure signing over your soul is a requirement for HR positions. They do blatantly illegal things all the time and do not care. So yes, they will happily tell the truth in an anonymous survey.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 18 points 1 day ago

Manufacturer must provide either a comparable replacement vehicle or a full refund.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

In my state (Wisconsin), it's considered a lemon if it's no more than a year old and under warranty, and:

  • It has a serious defect the manufacturer or dealer(s) didn't fix in four tries, or
  • It has one or more defects that prevent you from using it for 30 days or more (the 30 days need not be consecutive).

Cybertruck probably won't trigger the first clause, but I wonder about that second one.

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