I was led to believe that the vast majority of nuclear waste is low-level waste like paper, gloves, and other single-use stuff that has extremely low levels of radiation. Anything higher-level is put into a secure containment cask, and once done, emits less radiation than a banana. Why are we this worried about this?…

I dunno - for me, Tom looks very similar to how he appeared in the early 80's (“Bosom Buddies” era).

People always make this mistake, but “bankruptcy” doesn’t always mean “dead.” In this case, they’re Chapter 11 Bankrupt, which means they’re going to negotiate with creditors to reorganize the debt, not that they’re discontinuing business.

The US-spec models are stripped commercial/fleet vehicles though. Anemic engine, hard plastic interior panels, stiff and flat seats, everything you expect of a commercial van and nothing more.

I agree. Thor, at his core, is a very Shakespearean over-the-top character, very gothic. I’m not saying the dour approach that Thor 1 and 2 took was right either, but I think something in between might be the right call.

Strongly disagree. I’m not arguing at all that the VFX people should just say f*** it all and intentionally produce shoddy work. However, if you have a truly engaging movie that is well written, well directed, and well performed, any issues with VFX can be missed or ignored. The writing, acting, and directing come…

While we’d love a proper remaster, fans have demonstrated that technology has advanced to the point that an AI-driven upscale is 100% feasible and far cheaper than a full remaster. No one would argue that it’s as good as a full 35mm rescan and full re-render of the VFX, it’s still far better than the standard…

Mazda’s signature “Soul Red” color is pretty nice.

That’s a J1772 *and* a CHAdeMO port on there. No CCS (no DC fast charge pins) and no NACS.

I laughed when I saw a CHAdeMO port. To take a page from Mean Girls, “Stop trying to make CHAdeMO happen. It’s not going to happen.” Yes, they include a J1772 plug, but not a CCS1 plug, which means to do DC fast charging, you have to use the CHAdeMO port.

I 100% agree. He pointed out a lot of typical “first generation” car quirks/bugs, along with a couple of places where they’re just flat out trying new stuff to see if it sticks. Nothing that would seemingly lead to the description of “worst car I’ve ever reviewed,” at least unless you were a brand new car reviewer and…

NASA and SpaceX have been using it for the crewed flights. This is from Crew-1:

Not to be glib or anything, but Ramsey is best thought of as the personal finance equivalent of Alcoholics Anonymous. His advice is targeted primarily at people who are completely hopeless at managing their finances, and that are often so deep into debt they can’t see daylight.

Meijer, a midwest chain of hypermarkets, uses the app instead of a separate hand-scanner, but it otherwise works the same way. You scan the items as you go along, then scan the QR code at the register to transfer the order to the POS. They even have separate smaller kiosks if you don’t need to bag your groceries, so…

If there was meaningful public transportation in most places in America, then sure. Unfortunately, there’s not, and without a car, for many that means no ability to get to work, no ability to get groceries, no ability to *function* in society.

I’m from Wisconsin. Part of the problem here is “The Tavern League,” a hugely powerful lobbyist group. They fight to keep laws related to alcohol lax and vastly favoring bars and taverns.

Parts of the Milwaukee metro area had AQI well over 300 yesterday, beating Chicago’s numbers handily. (Over 300 places it into the “hazardous” range.) It looked like it was foggy out, but that is all smoke.

It’s better said that it was pretty well believed since the first season, but never with direct first-person confirmation until now.

I’m dubious of this. Galaxy Quest as a movie forced them to pick and choose exactly what they wanted to lampoon about Star Trek (or similar types of shows). As a result, I think they accomplished exactly what they wanted to accomplish in the movie.

Despite common misconception, The Orville was never intended as a parody of Star Trek in the same way that Galaxy Quest was. The Orville certainly started off more comedic, no argument there, but including comedy doesn’t automatically mean it’s a parody or satire.