GrouchyGaijin said...

GrouchyGaijin at 10:12 PM JST - 14th May

Nuclear weapons on board a ship are one thing. Nuclear powered ship is another. In this land of "nuance" nobody seems to get the difference!

Posted in Dealing with nuclear power issues at 10:12 PM JST - 14th May
GrouchyGaijin at 10:10 PM JST - 14th May

In the absence of a testifying plaintiff/victim/witness smack him once up each side of the head and tell him not to get caught again.

Posted in U.S. Marine's court-martial to begin over alleged rape of Japan girl at 10:10 PM JST - 14th May
GrouchyGaijin at 10:04 PM JST - 14th May

NorikoT The Hindenburg fire was caused by static electricity. The materials on the aircraft caught fire, and it was not caused by H2. H2 is a clear, odorless, gas, which even when ignited has no visible flame. Check the videos of the fire, flames abound. That was not H2. Another…

Posted in Honda says hydrogen-powered vehicle lighter, more efficient at 10:04 PM JST - 14th May
GrouchyGaijin at 09:52 PM JST - 14th May

NorikoT you are full of misinformation. I am not now, nor have I ever been a promoter of big oil. I run a "below-the-radar" (intellectual property protecting) Green Energy company in Japan, PROMOTING fuel cells, solar power, bio-mass methane gas re-conversion, and other, yet undisclosed technologies. I have a Japanese…

Posted in Honda says hydrogen-powered vehicle lighter, more efficient at 09:52 PM JST - 14th May
GrouchyGaijin at 10:48 AM JST - 14th May

Fuel Cell cars have a myriad of problems facing them. (1) The optimal catalyst used in the cell-stack is platinum, prohibitively expensive. It takes about 70kW to run a mid-size car, needing 2+Kg of the precious metal. (2) Current stack technology has easily cracked graphite plates which regularly fail under…

Posted in Honda says hydrogen-powered vehicle lighter, more efficient at 10:48 AM JST - 14th May
GrouchyGaijin at 04:36 PM JST - 13th May

Genden, then Donen, jobs for the boys. Unsafe practices, faulty construction, no maintenance, and finally "deny, deny, deny" when there's an accident. Hand Japan's nuclear power over to the IAEA for operations, inspections and governance. These guys are INCOMPETENT. Read Alex Kerr's section on Japan's nuclear nightmares in "Dogs &…

Posted in Dealing with nuclear power issues at 04:36 PM JST - 13th May
GrouchyGaijin at 04:32 PM JST - 13th May

But it's vegetarian!

Posted in Asahi, Kagome to launch fizzy, low-alcohol vegetable drink at 04:32 PM JST - 13th May
GrouchyGaijin at 04:30 PM JST - 13th May

**skipthesong ** Excellent questions as usual. My rule of thumb is that the Patriot is the one who faithfully fulfills his/her sworn duty to uphold the the US Constitution, say in the case of Americans in public/military service. The domestic enemy is one who attempts or succeeds, by whatever means,…

Posted in Libertarian Barr announces run for U.S. president at 04:30 PM JST - 13th May
GrouchyGaijin at 12:57 PM JST - 13th May

"The Libertarian Party stands for non-interference by the U.S. government in the personal and business lives of Americans, and advocates lower taxes, a smaller government and more individual freedom." I think that it also would include "no foreign entanglements" a la Jefferson, and while that would be desirable by probably…

Posted in Libertarian Barr announces run for U.S. president at 12:57 PM JST - 13th May
GrouchyGaijin at 09:45 AM JST - 13th May

This will be a test of Japan's real modus operandi. They can't wander the world and scream and cry when foreign governments caps Sumitomo or whoever's investment, and then turn around and halve the level they enjoy overseas at home. Either play fair or suffer the consequences: economic backwater status.

Posted in Gov't orders TCI not to acquire larger stake in J-Power at 09:45 AM JST - 13th May