Here’s a quote from the LA Times regarding the Indiana stage collapse tragedy:

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis had been tracking the storm for hours and was in close contact with fair officials. The agency issued a severe thunderstorm warning — with winds whipping at 77 mph — at 8:39 p.m., shortly before the [...]

While I’ve gone through phases, for most of my life if been conditionally pro-nuclear. That is “pro” if:

They can make general operation safe. They find a solution to the waste.

In all honesty they’ve never been able to execute the later, so it has sort of been moot to me.

On the other hand, [...]

A few days ago I wrote about the psychology of political figures. Personally I’m inclined to believe most at the highest levels are likely sociopaths (could any normal person handle either the levels of stress they handle or cognitive dissonance, aka lies, required to support all the compromises we require of them?).

In any case, [...]

In regards to the ongoing Deepwater Horizon leak off the coast of Louisiana – what I don’t get is why there isn’t (wasn’t) a backup blowout preventer. Sure, they’re expensive, but so is paying off all the parties that BP is likely to be paying off now. All it takes is once – and I’m [...]