[MP-Ryan]

* MP-Ryan reads Mustang's tongue-in-cheek post and decides to abandon thread before it becomes too dense to escape it's gravitational pull.

[Mustang19]

Surprised Hera never responded even though I more or less argued against prop #2 in an earlier post. The rest was entirely serious though.

While I'm waiting for further articulation of Europe versus America ressentiment let me tell you a story. One of my pals got into a conversation with some Frenchmen. The usual, big bad unilateral neofeudal neoliberal neoconservative America, etc stuff. After they parted ways they each came back to him one by one for information on getting a visa.

Why do you care so much about people in another country? Why is the freedom to live as a diabetic trailer park American Idol watching landwhale so offensive to you?

[Luis Dias]

Mustang, the "freedom" is anything but offensive. The arrogance at saying that such lifestyle is somewhat a symbol of "exceptionalism" is. I hope you understand the difference.

[Mustang19]

Mustang, the "freedom" is anything but offensive. The arrogance at saying that such lifestyle is somewhat a symbol of "exceptionalism" is. I hope you understand the difference.

Exceptionalism was never our idea, blame de Tocqueville (another Frenchman). And still, why should you care if you don't live here?

[Luis Dias]

Mustang, the "freedom" is anything but offensive. The arrogance at saying that such lifestyle is somewhat a symbol of "exceptionalism" is. I hope you understand the difference.

Exceptionalism was never our idea, blame de Tocqueville (another Frenchman). And still, why should you care if you don't live here?

Why should anyone care at arrogant people who think they own it all, and have the weapons to actually own it all? Yeah, why should we care.

[Mustang19]

Because u jelly, that's why.

[Luis Dias]

Because u jelly, that's why.

Jelly of what? I could name a bunch of countries where I'd rather live instead, and lo and behold, that list does not include the allmighty and so amazing united states. The level of pretensiousness reaches a point that is just amazingly silly.

[Mustang19]

the allmighty and so amazing united states

I'm just surprised at the strength of you and Hera's reaction to whatever it is about "Americans" that you don't like when most people I've met here couldn't care less what people in other countries do with themselves.

[Luis Dias]

the allmighty and so amazing united states

I'm just surprised at the strength of you and Hera's reaction to whatever it is about "Americans" that you don't like when most people I've met here couldn't care less what people in other countries do with themselves.

Nah, I really don't care that much. And certainly not about "people"... I was discussing more certain idiossincratic ideologies, or just blind beliefs that come from certain countries than "people". Just stop with the "you jellasss" and "you wish you could be as free as we are" and all that bull**** shenanigan and I'll even forget this conversation.

[General Battuta]

Just stop with the "you jellasss" and "you wish you could be as free as we are" and all that bull**** shenanigan and I'll even forget this conversation.

Forgetting about it's probably the best way to stop that emigration itch, I mean come on baby when your economy can't quite sustain the nanny state or the fascists start lebensroaming, you know where you want to be

america

[Mustang19]

Just stop with the "you jellasss" and "you wish you could be as free as we are" and all that bull**** shenanigan and I'll even forget this conversation.

You'd wish you could, wouldn't you. 

By the way I think Batutta is being serious.

[Luis Dias]

If my country wouldn't be in the ****ing mess it is right now, I'd consider laughing...

[Snail]

Come live in the UK. We have overcast skies, near-constant drizzle, tea and more chavs than we know what to do with.

[Kosh]

Mustang, the "freedom" is anything but offensive. The arrogance at saying that such lifestyle is somewhat a symbol of "exceptionalism" is. I hope you understand the difference.

Exceptionalism was never our idea, blame de Tocqueville (another Frenchman). And still, why should you care if you don't live here?

As I recall later on he issued a retraction.

[Mustang19]

As I recall later on he issued a retraction.

O rly? I've never heard anything of the sort. If it ain't on wikipedia it ain't true.

[666maslo666]

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[BlueFlames]

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My first thought was, "Oh, my buddy wrote a paper about the viability of that technology in grad school."

My second thought was, "That sounds like the manliest toothpaste ever."

The fluoride is for your enamel, and the thorium is to say that you've got mother****in' thorium in your mouth!

[Luis Dias]

Come live in the UK. We have overcast skies, near-constant drizzle, tea and more chavs than we know what to do with.

You have no idea how many times I was this close of doing just so. It's harder when you have kids though.

[666maslo666]

My second thought was, "That sounds like the manliest toothpaste ever."

The fluoride is for your enamel, and the thorium is to say that you've got mother****in' thorium in your mouth!

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My first thought was, "Oh, my buddy wrote a paper about the viability of that technology in grad school."

So what was his conclusion? Because from what I am reading lately on teh internetz, LFTRs seems to be able to satisfy all of humanity energy needs (at least in theory). Some claim we wont even need fusion if LFTRs deliver.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/7970619/Obama-could-kill-fossil-fuels-overnight-with-a-nuclear-dash-for-thorium.html

[666maslo666]

As for solar, I dont think photovoltaics are the way to go. On the other hand, concentrated solar power (mechanical, not PV) delivers far more bang for the buck - the cost per GWh produced already approaches fossil plants, it does not degrade over time like PV, has far higher efficiency and does not require toxic substances in production and toxic waste after decomission.