What's on your mind?

[BlutAusNerd]

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We had to do a debate in French class today about alternative energy. I had a lot of fun promoting nuclear power and attacking the other methods while responding to their argument/criticisms - I was actually able to describe the process of re-enrichment in relative detail' date=' in French! Today was nice.[/quote'] I like the idea of nuclear power, I just don't think humans are capable of properly containing it. Everyone wrote off Chernobyl as being a problem of a run down plant in a poor area, but then the Fukushima reactor melted down after the Japanese tsunami and they tried their hardest to cover it up. Over a year later, it was still spilling thousands of gallons of irradiated water into the ocean each day, and nobody had any idea what to do about it. Just like anything else, people will always make mistakes, but the effects of those mistakes with respect to nuclear power can be much more devastating than those of other power sources. Hydroelectric and solar produce cleaner power without toxic waste as a byproduct, but most don't seem keen on the idea of investing in clean, renewable energy. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

[FatherAlabaster]

Woohooo! Like, FINISHED FINISHED? Like, I'm closer to getting a Black Harvest CD to rub all over my... Yeah!!! \m/\m/

Yes! Finished! Except for mixing, mastering, artwork... oh... so much left to do. I'm going to post the final song later, just for you folks, because I want opinions on it. It's the most chaotic of the tracks, the vocal patterns were really hard to come up with, and it's very hard for me to have enough distance from songs to know whether or not they actually work. I hope it doesn't suck. I've definitely had to rewrite lyrics and re-do vocals in the past because the patterns were too busy. But if it works, it's the final puzzle piece. I wanted to write another for the album, but I've been living with these songs for too long. Anything else I do is gonna have to be for the next thing. Or maybe I'll take a break and do some paintings. One thing's for sure, I'm going to miss working on it once it's done!

[FatherAlabaster]

I like the idea of nuclear power, I just don't think humans are capable of properly containing it. Everyone wrote off Chernobyl as being a problem of a run down plant in a poor area, but then the Fukushima reactor melted down after the Japanese tsunami and they tried their hardest to cover it up. Over a year later, it was still spilling thousands of gallons of irradiated water into the ocean each day, and nobody had any idea what to do about it. Just like anything else, people will always make mistakes, but the effects of those mistakes with respect to nuclear power can be much more devastating than those of other power sources. Hydroelectric and solar produce cleaner power without toxic waste as a byproduct, but most don't seem keen on the idea of investing in clean, renewable energy. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

I totally agree, and I wish the country would focus its resources on new infrastructure for clean energy. I also wish the "national debate" about this wasn't being presented as an issue of cultural identity.

[Iceni]

I like the idea of nuclear power' date=' [u']I just don't think humans are capable of properly containing it. Everyone wrote off Chernobyl as being a problem of a run down plant in a poor area, but then the Fukushima reactor melted down after the Japanese tsunami and they tried their hardest to cover it up. Over a year later, it was still spilling thousands of gallons of irradiated water into the ocean each day, and nobody had any idea what to do about it. Just like anything else, people will always make mistakes, but the effects of those mistakes with respect to nuclear power can be much more devastating than those of other power sources. Hydroelectric and solar produce cleaner power without toxic waste as a byproduct, but most don't seem keen on the idea of investing in clean, renewable energy.

The people I talk to always seem to forget that Fukushima happened because of a magnitude 9 earthquake and 13-meter tsunami, and jump directly to broad conclusions about nuclear power. France has been using this stuff for years and never had a major problem with it, because they use sensibly constructed plants in safe locations. So too they can reuse nuclear waste to produce more fuel by putting it in the centrifuge again to get U-238. Dangerous waste is produced, that is true, but does not leak if you dispose of it correctly. They've been doing it in Los Alamos for years. Furthermore, reports conducted by the WHO and United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effect of Atomic Radiation confirm that health risks among the population even in the affected area are very low in both the short and the long term. No Immediate Health Risks from Fukushima Nuclear Accident Says UN Expert Science Panel http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/78218/1/9789241505130_eng.pdf Also, the reactor water was released into the ocean on purpose, to facilitate cooling in order to prevent more fatalities. By the way, I do agree on hydroelectric power, it's worth investing in.

[BlutAusNerd]

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The people I talk to always seem to forget that Fukushima happened because of a magnitude 9 earthquake and 13-meter tsunami, and jump directly to broad conclusions about nuclear power. France has been using this stuff for years and never had a major problem with it, because they use sensibly constructed plants in safe locations. So too they can reuse nuclear waste to produce more fuel by putting it in the centrifuge again to get U-238. Dangerous waste is produced, that is true, but does not leak if you dispose of it correctly. They've been doing it in Los Alamos for years. Furthermore, reports conducted by the WHO and United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effect of Atomic Radiation confirm that health risks among the population even in the affected area are very low in both the short and the long term. No Immediate Health Risks from Fukushima Nuclear Accident Says UN Expert Science Panel http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/78218/1/9789241505130_eng.pdf Also, the reactor water was released into the ocean on purpose, to facilitate cooling in order to prevent more fatalities. By the way, I do agree on hydroelectric power, it's worth investing in.

Of course that was the cause, but then I could still argue a poor lack of planning and/or inadequate location as something that they should have thought of. Japan is no stranger to earthquakes, their skyscrapers are engineered with that in mind, so why not a nuclear power plant? It seems to me that safety in that environment should be every bit as concerning to engineers as in a large building. Again, the theory is sound, humans just lack a great deal of foresight which I would say is necessary for handling something like this. Correct disposal is also a problem, it's not as though we've never heard about leaky drums. Designating some god forsaken desert area as a disposal sight helps where consequences will be minimal, but byproducts of solar power are non-existent, and hydroelectric can have minimal negative effects on an ecosystem if it is planned out and placed in the right spot. Also if there were minimal short term and long term effects from the meltdown, why is Japan's fish market having to dispose of billions of dollars of fish whose radiation levels are too high for human consumption? Yes, water has been released intentionally, not just for cooling, but because it longer had anywhere else to go. Their containment pools were overflowing with irradiated water, they could only hold on to so much for so long. But when their solution at the time was merely to have larger custom made tanks installed, which merely delays more of this contamination from spilling into the ocean, I have to be skeptical of their procedures and outlook from the get go. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

[Iceni]

Of course that was the cause' date=' but then I could still argue a poor lack of planning and/or inadequate location as something that they should have thought of. Japan is no stranger to earthquakes, their skyscrapers are engineered with that in mind, so why not a nuclear power plant? [...'] Also if there were minimal short term and long term effects from the meltdown, why is Japan's fish market having to dispose of billions of dollars of fish whose radiation levels are too high for human consumption? Yes, water has been released intentionally, not just for cooling, but because it longer had anywhere else to go. Their containment pools were overflowing with irradiated water, they could only hold on to so much for so long. But when their solution at the time was merely to have larger custom made tanks installed, which merely delays more of this contamination from spilling into the ocean, I have to be skeptical of their procedures and outlook from the get go.

I do agree with this. Japan isn't a particularly safe place for a nuclear power plant so it was probably not the best option for them. However, Fukishima was prepared, it had a ten-meter tsunami wall. The wave was thirteen meters, and that was large at the time. They did prepare, but this was a catastrophe even by Japanese geological standards. I did not make the claim that there were no long-term detriments at all - merely that the radiation on its own did not affect the health of people. Eating something with high rad levels (like a contaminated fish) allows it to get past your skin and cause much more damage much more quickly than simply walking around in a radiation zone, which is why they would get rid of the fish. With regards to the fishing industry, that's the least of their worries. The tsunami caused far more damage than the reactor. However, according to the World Bank, Japan's GDP per capita has steadily risen since 2010 so it seems the disaster has not had a significant effect on the country's wealth. The contamination of the ocean is not delayed unless they choose to dump those tanks into the ocean, which they probably won't given that the disaster has died down.

[FatherAlabaster]

I just posted the latest track I finished for the album, over in my Black Harvest thread. I could honestly use a little feedback. I just wrote the lyrics and did the vocals yesterday, and I'm not sure if they totally work, although I'm not looking forward to trying to re-do anything. If it works, this will be the last track for the album, and I can move on, which I'm not entirely sure I want to do... I hate not having a goal in sight. It's been a lot of fun so far.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Sad news today with the passing of Nelson Mandela. May he rest in peace and his great deeds never be forgotten.

[H34VYM3T4LD4V3]

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Sad news today with the passing of Nelson Mandela. May he rest in peace and his great deeds never be forgotten.

Indeed, he was a great man, a hero. R.I.P. Nelson Mandela

[Iceni]

Mandela didn't need to go for a peaceful resolution in ZA but he did. Let that be a lesson to the militants across the continent waging perpetual vengeance that revolution is more diplomacy than combat.

[Ghouly]

Indeed, he was a great man, a hero. R.I.P. Nelson Mandela

Rest in Peace. I'm trying not to let despair into my day because of this. This world needs more people like him.

[Iceni]

Weather's great. Cold and overcast with a light rain and breeze. Also got full extra credit on the outline I handed on for my paper in African History. Now if I can get a perfect score on that paper I'll get an A in the class.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Great day, had a great morning of cycling, the cricket is going great for Australia, it's lovely and hot, and I just topped up on Paradise Lost albums (now I have five of them)

[SBird94]

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Great day' date=' had a great morning of cycling, the cricket is going great for Australia, it's lovely and hot, and I just topped up on Paradise Lost albums (now I have five of them)[/quote'] I have been watching the cricket a bit too, hope the aussies win this time I still have the full team pin collection of 2006-2007 when warny and Gilchrist were still there, hopefully they will be worth a bit in the future Sent from my GT-I9100T using Tapatalk

[RelentlessOblivion]

Anna Mears just proved she is still the most dominant female track cyclist in the world. Absolutely smashed her own 500m Time Trial world record and became the first woman to do the event in under 33 seconds.

[deathstorm]

If. I was. Race car driver I whould race a v8 supercar they are cool especially. A Holden commodore

[Iceni]

If. I was. Race car driver I whould race a v8 supercar they are cool especially. A Holden commodore

I usually like to support the United States on this forum and in general but the British Touring Car Championships absolutely blow the pants off of NASCAR. BTCC is definitely some of the most entertaining motorsport I've ever seen. Rally racing is great too, at times.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Australia has the Brits beat hands down, V8 Supercars for the win

[satan 59]

Went to this yesterday, Home. My eyes have been opened to thing I knew nothing of and now they are in my mind 24/7. lol

[SBird94]

Just finishing off a holiday with the mates, man I'm going to miss drinking for a while Sent from my GT-I9100T using Tapatalk

[deathstorm]

I usually like to support the United States on this forum and in general but the British Touring Car Championships absolutely blow the pants off of NASCAR. BTCC is definitely some of the most entertaining motorsport I've ever seen. Rally racing is great too' date=' at times.[/quote'] That icenti. I whould do too plus drive a funny car dragster. Pro stock in nhra. That Rolex. F1. Or drive bigfoot the best monster truck plus NASCAR.

[FatherAlabaster]

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Just finishing off a holiday with the mates, man I'm going to miss drinking for a while Sent from my GT-I9100T using Tapatalk

Don't stop Drinking Hold on to that feelayheeyang! Street lights People Getting bombed... Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk

[FatherAlabaster]

Tapatalk. Thanks Ghouly! Much better than dealing with the forum through Firefox. Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk

[SBird94]

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Don't stop Drinking Hold on to that feelayheeyang! Street lights People Getting bombed... Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk

Haha nice Sent from my GT-I9100T using Tapatalk

[BlutAusNerd]

Re: What's on your mind? Recorded the drums for our three demo tracks tonight. Got lead guitar for one song, but my rhythm guitar and vocals sounded like shit, so that has been put off until next time. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2