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Data geek, retired ski patroller, trapeze artist, and wannabe painter of the lines on the street. "That's what I do. I drink and I know things."
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This is just par for the course. Remember how many close advisors and cabinet members he went through during his first term? Steve Bannon?
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And again, the volume of waste hours down if we allow reprocessing. Plus, you are not burying a bunch of material that could still be used in power generation, which is (excuse me) wasteful.
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So it is not possible to verify storage options because nobody will guarantee anything for 10k years (nor should they). However, if laws were rewritten to allow for monitoring and upgrading as necessary, this becomes a very different problem.
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We DO know how to store it. The problem is that it is written into law (at least in the US) the words "unmonitored and unretrievable." So that means we can't go in and upgrade the store or tinker with it to make it better for 10k years. A shot in the foot.
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Take France, for example. They get approximately 70% of their power from nuclear. They reprocess spent fuel into MOX fuel. The amount of spent fuel they store is remarkably small relative to countries like the US.
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Water remains an "unsolved problem" to certain nations like the US who have written into law that they would not reprocess fuel. Those who do reprocess have spent fuel that is actually safer.
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I think it might help if you define "better." Are you referring to the thermal efficiency? Strictly based off of E=mc2, nuclear has the highest efficiency of mass-energy conversion of existing power solutions while not emitting greenhouse bases.
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Exactly this
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What about the physics do you find out of whack?
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... But I will certainly consider VPNing into a different country if necessary!
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So yeah, not everything is ACTUALLY a boundary. Maybe you just need to grow up and accept that sometimes we have to have hard conversations. Ask me how I know. (And I have pictures to prove it.) (15/15)
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And YOU were the one who got them to think this way, because you couldn't be adult enough to accept the difficult and uncomfortable discussion created by your lack of responsibility. (14/n)
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They will roll their eyes because, based on their experience with "boundaries," they don't work because they are silly and frivolous. (13/n, I think)
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And while this might seem petty, you calling it a boundary does disservice to the mental health community. Because every time a survivor of abuse tries to create a legitimate boundary people will think about these petty examples of "boundaries" that you created. (12/n)
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That is NOT a boundary. That is you being uncomfortable with how things have gone, recognizing that you have responsibility here. (11/n)
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So the victim is trying to at least come out not owing anything. They contact you and want your insurance information so the insurance companies can sort it out.
And you say "I am setting a boundary that I will not provide you with the insurance information." (10/n)
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The bite victim goes to urgent care and the diagnosis and treatment cost a few hundred $. Your dog was clearly the aggressor here and this is not in dispute. The victim, despite having insurance, has to shell out cash for treatment. Also not in dispute. (9/n)
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So let's do an example. Purely hypothetical, of course.
Let's say your dog is off leash and gets away from you. It does not respond to your vocal commands and attacks another dog on leash and a human, leaving large bite wounds in the latter, costing hundreds for treatment. (8/n)
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There are a lot of people out there who say things like ", talking about this subject violated my boundaries" when what they really mean is "I am uncomfortable talking about this subject."
Calling this the violation of a boundary does HUGE disservice to the mental health community. (7/n)
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Here is where I am going to get controversial.
Boundaries are not about me starting what I do not like to talk about. Because we all have to talk about things we don't like from time to time. Boundaries are supposed to protect us, but avoidance is not protection. (6/n)
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An effective boundary defines the parameter space in which you will interact with someone as well as the consequences for violating that parameter space. (5/n)
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An example of a good boundary would be something like "I do not tolerate people who shout at me. If you choose to shout at me I will bring this conversation to an end."
Notice how this is about behavior. (4/n)
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And before I go any further, I want to be clear that I am a survivor of multiple types of abuse in my life. We are talking about the kinds of things that land people in jail (ideally). Through many years I have learned how to set effective boundaries. And I still have much to learn. (3/n)
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A boundary sets a parameter space for how you will interact with someone. For example, "I will tolerate this but will not allow you to do that." They are designed limit types of inappropriate interactions. They are NOT for just keeping you from feeling bad. (2/n)
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Yeah, that sucked to maintain! Pretty much had to redo every 3-5 washings.
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I had that car as a manual! Something wrong when a car has more gears than cylinders...by 2!
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I am ready. How can I sign up?
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This is my hair from a few years ago. I have a PhD in STEM and was a professor in Illinois for a while. What is my grant value!
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Impeachment didn't exactly matter the first two times.
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I love your section on the things you just about interviews. That part about tech not crediting you for all of your pay experience rings so true to me!
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Careful! It gets in your head and then will never leave!
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Those of us raised by Cluster B parents recognized this instantly.
And we are not OK.
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I totally chortled!
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I almost forgot Congress existed
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Hi, ABK!!! Hope you are having a good event!
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That looks like ABK! 👋🏻