Posts by Martin Budden

Re: re: I still don't understand the irrational fear of nuclear power though.

just bury it in the ground

Yes, just bury it. Fine. But where?

I live in Australia, which produces a significant proportion of the uranium used for nuclear power around the world. So it only seems fair that we store a significant proportion of the world's nastiest nuclear waste. When we dig uranium out of the ground we end up with a bloody huge hole. A hole which used to be filled with radioactive stuff. So why not put radioactive stuff back in the bottom of it after all the uranium has been taken out? Ladies and gentleman, I give you the recently-completely-emptied Ranger Uranium Mine.

Re: Well, a hobby is a hobby

Presumably only if they were stupid enough to lick it. Though some people like that.

Personally I'm not keen on licking a middle-aged man's balls, but you're right, some people might be.

Re: Weather? Wow!

You have sunlight in good old UKland?

Re: Missing step

There are many missing steps. The El Reg SPB ISP needs "Beers all round" steps in between each of the other steps: no proper shed-botherer can seriously be expected to hold off the beers until Mars has been colonised!

Re: Using the microwave

I quite fancy having a play with a magnetron.

Enjoy your new cataracts.

Re: Wonder if he'll opt for Prime delivery

Me too. I don't even live in a country where Prime is available yet I still get pestered ffs.

Re: Lesson learned?

Dunno about you but I've got loads of isotopes. If I want more I can always eat a banana (I'm not scared of antimatter explosions in my guts).

Re: Again?

Like a virus? Only if you catch it.

Re: The EU doesn't need GPS... @ Kerry Hoskin

Upvoted for DECCA!

Re: Of course we had it tough...

Just imagine if they'd had a decent UPS at Fukushima

Just imagine if they hadn't put the original two diesel generators and the newer switching stations in the basement at Fukushima: it would have been up and running again within a few weeks.

If I ever become a bazillionaire I'm going to build a huge stone henge (not the same as Stonehenge, mind you) for the sole purpose of confusing archaeologists in 5000 years time.

Re: The usual definition of "observable Universe" includes being observable.

There is a gap at the back of my car's engine bay which is not part of the observable universe. I dropped a socket down there several years ago and I've never been able to find it.

Re: Hospital deployment stopped ..

I think we're safe from Terminators in MRIs... all that metal, you see.

Why did the hipster burn his tongue?

He drank coffee before it was cool.