2011-03-18, 03:50 | Link #1542 |
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I just figured out where half this utter garbage train of horrendous soundbites is coming from. "Inside Edition" came on and there it was... complete *fucking* hyperbole of disaster, nuclear winds, meltdown, and omfg get iodide~!!!!
Inside *fucking* Edition (a televised piece of crap ala National Enquirer celebrity bullshit news) is pretending to cover the Japan crisis.... and then there was Exxtra (Exxxtra, XXTra, who the fuck cares) - more unmitigated bullshit. Apparently this is what the unwashed and soon to be potassium iodide addled masses watch for news. I'm not fond of cursing but both my wife and I were alternately cursing or dumbfounded at it.
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2011-03-18, 03:56 | Link #1543 | |
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On that note, I do hope that everyone in Japan is alright and there is hope for those people who are not in safe haven like many of us that life will return to _relative_ normality soon. |
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2011-03-18, 04:05 | Link #1544 | |
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2011-03-18, 04:19 | Link #1545 | |
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They want the public to be in the dark so they are easier to manipulate. (101 marketing of the dark side. ) Oh by the way I was considering why Gregory Jaczko, chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, made that comment which actually fueled the hysteria. Since the US is crunching down on spending, is it possible that he saw an opportunity to maintain and even enhance their budget from the government? Hmmm, really sounds like pure bureaucracy to me. |
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2011-03-18, 04:25 | Link #1546 |
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I've decided to take the black and cynical point of view that ignorance of the masses just means more opportunity for the informed (myself) to profit off of them.
So yes, that's right, iodide away. Just make sure I finish buying some stock first...
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2011-03-18, 04:31 | Link #1548 | |
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2011-03-18, 04:32 | Link #1549 | |
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2011-03-18, 04:56 | Link #1552 | |
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Japan's nuke safety agency raised accident seriousness level to 5 from 4 Quote:
Here's a short summary: What happened today? Firetrucks sprayed water on reactor 1, which may or may not have increased the water level inside, and tried to complete the new power cables, which may restore the cooling systems. Now, how boring does that read compared to: Workers race against the clock to prevent disaster. To prevent the reactor from meltdown, firetrucks dumped water on the first reactor, but they were unable to determine if they were able to make any progress. A last ditch effort of connecting a new power cable to restore power to the reactors continues. Even if they succeed, there is no guarantee it will fix everything. So who has to clean up this mess in the end so I can invest in them before they get the billion dollar contract? |
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2011-03-18, 05:10 | Link #1554 | |
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Now I know why Gregory Jaczko is hyping up steam.
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2011-03-18, 05:14 | Link #1555 | |
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At any rate, if the intention of the article is to say what is happening at Fukushima now, I'd appreciate something like this: "Firetrucks were sent to spray water at Fukushima Dai-ichi in an attempt to increase water levels while operators worked to install power cables and restore power to the back-up generator. The effectiveness of the operation is yet to be determined." Simple wording, to the point and pretty much summarizes what is happening. Words like "melt-down" or "disaster" is best left for another column that would be dealing with the topic of what may happen in different scenarios rather than use them to overdramatize a summary of what's happening. That's just the way I see it tho. |
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2011-03-18, 05:36 | Link #1557 | |
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Alas, my point wasn't that Mr. Obama isn't properly informed but that the public isn't properly informed. You're attacking straw men.
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2011-03-18, 06:26 | Link #1558 | |
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Seriously, an exclusion zone has been set up. By rights, everything in it should have pulled out. If it were a catastrophic incident like say, Mayak, then you'd know it. International forces would be evacuating and readings outside the zone would be far higher than currently. The radiation as of now is nothing compared to the quake or tsunami.
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2011-03-18, 07:27 | Link #1559 |
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200,000 people have been evacuated. It's fair to call an incident that triggers something like that a catastrophy. Especially considering that the country's resources are already stressed beyond their limits.
Comparisons with the tsunami, Chernobyl* or the zombie apocalypse are moot. The question is, how many people will die of cancer due to radiation poising in the next decades. 10, 100, 1000, 10000? The answer is we don't know because we lack the data. Highly irradiated spots have been discovered already beyond the evacuation zone so simply claiming that nothing will happen has no basis. Too many know-it-alls shouting the loudest. A usual day on the internet. * On a side note, it irks me to see the same lobbies that have been downplaying Chernobyl ever since it happened are suddenly painting a much darker picture of that event just because it makes Fukushima look so much brighter.
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