tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post8823439503374417520..comments2023-09-28T08:13:11.489-07:00Comments on Only In It For The Gold: Return of the MemeMichael Tobishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-59994804813597206312008-10-27T09:40:00.000-07:002008-10-27T09:40:00.000-07:00> "The zeitgeist is a mysterious beast. TB...> "The zeitgeist is a mysterious beast. TB has had similar thoughts today."<BR/><BR/>Sometimes it's the zeitgeist; other times it's <A HREF="http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html" REL="nofollow">The Submarine</A>.<BR/>(" One of the most surprising things I discovered during my brief business career was the existence of the PR industry, lurking like a huge, quiet submarine beneath the news.")Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-36297103646348071332008-10-22T15:29:00.000-07:002008-10-22T15:29:00.000-07:00It's a function of where I live (McSuburb), but th...It's a function of where I live (McSuburb), but the BNs out here don't have <I>The Humanist</I>. Maybe I'll go downtown or closer to a Uni. They do have <I>New Scientist</I> however, so thanks for the tip, Michael. <BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>DDanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709762632849004871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-11968906298725398102008-10-22T15:22:00.000-07:002008-10-22T15:22:00.000-07:00This could be the future of nuclear:http://www.ene...This could be the future of nuclear:<BR/>http://www.energyfromthorium.com/<BR/><BR/>No transuranic waste. A thermal thorium fluoride breeder using less than 100 kg of thorium for a gigawatt year of electricity.<BR/><BR/>Prototypes built and operated forty years ago already - and then forgotten. People, even those in the nuclear industry or academia, nowadays only know of the fast breeders.<BR/><BR/>You can ask me or anyone on the forum more about it.<BR/>I have a short intro to the concept here<BR/>http://gravityloss.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/bringer/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-1645477481460959632008-10-22T15:16:00.000-07:002008-10-22T15:16:00.000-07:00Really simple. Figure out the CO2 produced by all...Really simple. Figure out the CO2 produced by all aspects of the automobile's manufacturer. Tax that at $40 per tonne.<BR/><BR/>Add the same to the gasoline and lubricants.<BR/><BR/>Use the proceeds to remove the CO2 from the air via olivine mineralization.David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.com