SquidBert's past comments

• 

  3

  SquidBertMay. 20, 2013 - 06:08PM JST

  Just a small correction of the facts in the article.

  Until the tsunami-sparked disaster at Fukushima, more than 50 nuclear reactors produced around a third of Japan’s electricity, but public nervousness about nuclear power has left all but two units offline.

  Nuclear power didn't generate a third, but rather a quarter (24.9%) of the electricity in Japan 2010, the year before the accident. Source: http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/nenkan/1431-10.htm

  Posted in: Goldman Sachs to invest in Japan green energy projects

• 

  2

  SquidBertMay. 13, 2013 - 11:51AM JST

  Little Bobby Droptables comes to mind.

  http://xkcd.com/327/

  Posted in: What do you think about parents who give their children names like Pikachu, Bakudan (bomb), Messiah and so on?

• 

  -1

  SquidBertMay. 02, 2013 - 06:00PM JST

  That second link was supposed to be http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20130430/k10014285361000.html

  Posted in: Black smoke detected from Monju reactor during test operations

• 

  0

  SquidBertMay. 02, 2013 - 05:58PM JST

  Original source for this news was NHKnews http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20130430/k10014290921000.html , seems rocket news messed up the translation a bit.

  NHKnews also reports that the fault line running under the plant is not active (according to the operator). http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20130430/k10014290921000.html

  So basically everything is really hunky dory over there, and they are ready to go back to business as usual, which is perhaps even scarier than fault lines and black smoke from generators.

  Posted in: Black smoke detected from Monju reactor during test operations

• 

  0

  SquidBertMay. 02, 2013 - 04:50PM JST

  I do think that is the story they are trying to tell.

  Posted in: Black smoke detected from Monju reactor during test operations

• 

  -1

  SquidBertMay. 02, 2013 - 04:25PM JST

  @Mr Gatto,

  I am not entirely sure but I think gas here likely refers to generator fuel.

  Posted in: Black smoke detected from Monju reactor during test operations

• 

  1

  SquidBertMay. 02, 2013 - 03:13PM JST

  Editors,

  According to the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAERI),

  JAERI (Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute) is no more The acronym you were looking for is JAEA.

  Posted in: Black smoke detected from Monju reactor during test operations

• 

  -2

  SquidBertApr. 30, 2013 - 04:19PM JST

  Prince Daniel's bow tie is all crooked.
  I mean I know he is one of us commoners, but that's no excuse for looking like a bum.

  Posted in: Royal gathering

• 

  3

  SquidBertApr. 23, 2013 - 09:32AM JST

  Not a very nice legacy to hand your children, is it now?

  Article Unavailable

• 

  1

  SquidBertApr. 19, 2013 - 02:22PM JST

  JMA has this earthquake at a depth of 10km, which sounds more plausible considering the extensive shaking I guess, but who knows.

  Posted in: M7.0 quake jolts islands off northern Japan; no tsunami warning

• 

  1

  SquidBertApr. 15, 2013 - 11:06AM JST

  @yuriOtani,

  US Natural background radiation is far from the 24mSv that you are stating.

  Natural Background radiation does not include remains from bomb tests and other man made events. Natural Background radiation in the US is something like 2-3mSv Additional radiation from man made events (plus medical and work exposure) is perhaps another 3mSv.

  Posted in: Lawsuit seeks evacuation of Fukushima children

• 

  -1

  SquidBertApr. 05, 2013 - 11:47AM JST

  @Bertie,

  The machine is quite capable, although not enough to warrant the high price, unless you consider the 1800$ worth of Google Drive included in the deal. Chrome OS still leaves a lot to desire for serious users, but you can always install Linux on it and get some serious work done.

  @Akoppa, So first you let Google install toolbars and what have not on your PC, then you got paranoid an trusted some random software provider with full system access to 'fix the problem'?

  Posted in: Review: Google laptop impressive, but not for all

• 

  -1

  SquidBertApr. 04, 2013 - 01:24PM JST

  @akoppa,

  If you have given Google control over your M$ OS, you are doing something wrong.

  Posted in: Review: Google laptop impressive, but not for all

• 

  1

  SquidBertApr. 04, 2013 - 08:54AM JST

  Well written review, but it contains a big mistake.

  Each machine also comes with a three-year subscription for 1 terabyte of online storage through Google Drive. It’s normally $50 a year.

  The 1TB Google Drive option is actually $50($49.99) a month. This means that if you were planning on getting a large Google Drive anyway, then the Pixel actually becomes a very good deal.

  Google Drive price plan (https://support.google.com/drive/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2375123)

  Posted in: Review: Google laptop impressive, but not for all

• 

  -1

  SquidBertApr. 02, 2013 - 05:03PM JST

  @noriyosan,

  Seems the timing in the article and reports is a bit off. The 3:58 quake is still noted by JMA as as an M6.1 at 10km as far as I can see.

  Posted in: M6 quake strikes off northeast Japan

• 

  4

  SquidBertMar. 29, 2013 - 11:10AM JST

  Is it proving to difficult to improve the number of Japanese who speak English?

  Posted in: Gov’t aims to boost number of foreigners who speak Japanese.

• 

  0

  SquidBertMar. 18, 2013 - 10:50AM JST

  I am saying that the 1.6% increase is temporary, renewable energy sources has already fully bridged shutdown of 8 NPP's and as renewables continues to grow it is a given that it can cover that 1.6% increase as well.

  Posted in: Japan faces higher fuel bill as nuclear shutdown enters 3rd year

• 

  0

  SquidBertMar. 18, 2013 - 09:51AM JST

  That quote was certainly not from above article. But from that very article that you are quoting Heda, you conveniently left out the paragraph that reads.

  “The growth in renewables and the decline in power consumption have already fully bridged the gap opened by the shutdowns of the eight nuclear reactors in 2011,” Norbert Allnoch, head of the IWR, said in today’s statement.

  Posted in: Japan faces higher fuel bill as nuclear shutdown enters 3rd year

• 

  -1

  SquidBertMar. 18, 2013 - 09:09AM JST

  Incorrect Heda,

  Energy prices in Europe are falling due to the cheap energy from renewable sources, and because of it they are closing down old fossil fuel plants.

  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-07/utilities-need-to-close-30-of-european-power-plants-ubs-says.html

  Posted in: Japan faces higher fuel bill as nuclear shutdown enters 3rd year

• 

  2

  SquidBertMar. 13, 2013 - 09:06AM JST

  Seawall -against tsunamis - Tsunami will probably not happen, seawall not needed. Flood protection - for diesel generators - Flooding will probably not happen, protection not needed.

  Higher fence - against terrorist attack - Absolutely needed, this is the biggest risk facing us right now, lets do it.

  Most nuclear emergency drills that I have witnessed before the accident also revolved around the terror threat

  External (foreign) threats are off-course much more attractive to a government that can't admit that it has been doing anything wrong. Especially attractive to a right winged hawk such as Abe.

  Posted in: Abe says nuclear plants need tighter anti-terrorism measures