Other Means
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There have been some major tsunami's (or things that might have been tsunamis) in the UK' date=' such as the one in the Bristol estuary in 1607, and the North Sea is known to generate the occasional tsunami too.
And there is enough seismic activity in the UK to make monitoring and addressing it worthwhile.
One thing about tsunamis is their ability to affect at a distance, and their ability to be generated by events that do not require fault-lines - eg continental shelvs can have "landlsides" at their edges due to errosion, etc. And hte tsunami can then travel many hundreds of miles to cause destruction on land.
And hit Ireland. Mainly.
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Fundamentally I refuse to believe any major building* is earthquake proof. You can lengthen the odds but any building sufficiently close must be suspect. Rather like watches are very unlikely to be water-proof but nowdays are water resistant.
* to rule out yurts, single storey bamboo structures ...
However neither of you seems to want to visit system redundancy or rising water levels. Incidentally rising water levels is not just - the water is a foot higher but what happens to coast lines and storm surges at the higher level.
If things do go titsup and sea-levels do rise rapidly then what are you going to do then for power?
I do not expect you to have the answers, you can popoo the speed that sea levels may rise, the attacks/disasters with centralised power generation, but taking everything together you are adding three unlikelys to happens together to justify a nuclear power based system for electrical generation.
1. Earhquakes cannot damage reactors
2. Grid distribution is not likely to breakdown under attack/disaster
3. Sea levels are not likely to get to a level to affect power production *
* I should point out that France cut power to the UK as their nuclear reactors one hot summer were having difficulty cooling. And yes seas are warming : )
Unfortunately your premise is wrong:
http://www.cringely.com/2011/03/is-anything-nuclear-ever-really-super-safe-small-and-simple/
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The French nuclear reactors were built on rivers, not seas. The rivers got hot in a hot summer. Go figure.
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I was listening to te radio this morning when a financier just baxk from Tokyo how it felt. He said they often get quakes and they last 10-30 seconds. This one went on for 4:30 so every one knew it was seriously major.
It is kind of scary to consider that parts of Jpan are now 4 metres further west.
And how do we feel about nuclear power vis a vis renewables now?
I think this has been a ringing endorsement of nuclear safety.
Force 9 earthquake, 7m tsunami, 40 year old design - zero dead.
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Not a problem mate, just say Sara's Ben said to pop by!
I've tried to explain anonymous internet friends before and generally met with :confused:
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PS: Since I am Spanish and you seem to be Dutch I would asume you are just bitter because you lost the World Cup final last year...
Now that WAS war.
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We've booked here:
For the 7th - 9th April it was £54 for 2 adults and 2 children - so it's not cheap but as it's our first go I thought what the hell.
Pak_43 - cheers, I'll say you sent me.
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ORDERED! Woohoo! My wife is a FOX and a saint!
Steve
And a CM board reader!
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So the rumour I've heard that the Australian army were experimenting with creating degenerate matter was true on many levels.
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I've got an nVidia GTX 260 and everything runs pretty sweet for me. I'm not saying it'll work in all systems but it's no longer the bleeding edge and can be had for a reasonable cost.
But it's impossible to say "oh get that" because of course, there's so many boards, drivers, revisions, dodgy manufacturers, dodgy builders etc that if BFC was to tell everyone what to buy the customer would be a mite peeved if their system didn't run as others did.
Sorry I can't be of more help.
I guess the main thing is if SF runs OK, the BN will run OK - generally with more trees. Although that's not guaranteed - argh!
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Given a finite number of minutes per day and time to interact with fellow-humans is it best to ignore those people you are in physical proximity with and only talk to old acquaintances?
Having sat at at meal with both my neice and nephew playing with their phones it did occur to me that social graces are going, and also the idea that you can learn something from new people. I call us new as we see and speak to them 6 monthlyish.
I love meeting new people and do not particularly feel that there is an inherent virtue in being in contact with your school mates from Grade 1 through 12.
Facebook has though thrown up a storm of troubles - notably the number of divorces attributed to it. Also lax secutriy and the commercialisation of the information. But then if you make something glitzy enough and it apprently fills a need the majority of people do not see the downsides.
If they weren't on their phones they'd have to find another way to ignore you. Don't you ever remember having lunch with an old uncle (anyone over 30) and being bored out of your mind? Now instead of wishing they were somewhere else, they can be doing stuff that interests them while eating with you.
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Will a flame thrower (when available) be able to cook a dead cow and raise "fatigued weakened" troops to "fat and happy" status?
That feature was already in but it's been pulled. As the first game is Americans it was impossible to get them away from the BBQ.
Plus the sound of beer cans popping was very distracting.
Don't expect it for the CW module either.
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Dudes and Dudestrix, I'm going camping with Mrs Means and the Meansettes, girls age 5 & 6. We’ve never been before but would like to go the Lake District in the UK between 7th and the 9th of April.
Does anyone know of a good camping site? We need good heated showers and toilets, a pub/club, shop and great views. I'd like to be able to see mountains and a lake from the tent.
Any help gratefully received.
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No matter what the marketing says, Amazon is not giving away its shipping "for free". Somewhere in the price of the products you buy that shipping cost is built in. When talking about a for profit company with profit hungry execs, investors, and shareholders... trust me, nothing marked "for free" is really free.
Steve
Interestingly, Amazon fired most of its marketing department and instead ploughed the money into paying for S&H.
You are of course right that the customer is still paying for it of course.
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I am thinking of the workers at the nuclear plants.
Can you imagine what they are going through?
I already offered a family from Tokyo that we know to stay with us in Vienna. Of course they won't come (both parents are medical doctors) but I hate to see something bad going their way.
Best regards,
Thomm
True - and in any other thread I wouldn't have been so flippant. But as it's JK there's zero credibility here anyway.
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Is anybody thinking of the children?
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It's not a meltdown John.
Please start getting your news from reputable sites. GIGO and all that.
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Heartwarming indeed
And not all that out of the ordinary for this group here! Despite the occasional cranks and trouble makers, you guys are a great bunch. If you weren't, we'd hire some 3rd world people with 1/2 the language skills of a US 6th grader (which is scary on its own!) to answer your questions. But you're not, so you're stuck with me 
Steve
Because it's so easy to tell the difference...
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Nice story - great to see such generosity.
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I much prefer nVidia.
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@othermeans is now following @chegueverabanana
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I've heard the tsunami is actually higher than some islands it's hitting. Awful.
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Based on zero insider knowledge, I'd say after the release as it takes time to prepare. So after April (if that deadline doesn't Douglas Adams them).
And not all that out of the ordinary for this group here! Despite the occasional cranks and trouble makers, you guys are a great bunch. If you weren't, we'd hire some 3rd world people with 1/2 the language skills of a US 6th grader (which is scary on its own!) to answer your questions. But you're not, so you're stuck with me 
Warning!Radiation from damaged Japanese reactors headed to U.S./Canada!
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