Re:Grad Student Solved a Fundamental Quantum Computing Problem
by Schiphol on Monday October 15, 2018 @08:53AM
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I have a B. Eng. in chemical engineering, unlike "your auntie" I understand nuclear plenty, and still think, with most everyone else educated and uneducated alike, it's MUCH more dangerous than solar.
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Re:Grad Student Solved a Fundamental Quantum Computing Problem
by demygale on Monday October 15, 2018 @09:13AM
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I’m a big proponent of nuclear energy. The benefits far outweigh the risks. But solar power has never rendered an area of the planet uninhabitable, so I understand the concern.
Re:Grad Student Solved a Fundamental Quantum Computing Problem
by Fuzzy_Logic on Monday October 15, 2018 @09:25AM
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Solar panels do come at an environmental cost, particularly in developing economies with little environmental regulation.
https://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/02/chinas-solar...
Re:Grad Student Solved a Fundamental Quantum Computing Problem
by killjoywashere on Saturday October 20, 2018 @12:07AM
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I have a degree in physics, am now a doctor studying cancer, lived on a nuclear aircraft carrier, and was sent to Japan to help with the Fukushima response. I'm not sure I agree about the danger of nuclear, but the lower energy levels involved in solar make it so much more politically attractive, there's not much sense in pursuing new civil nuclear production.