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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by create-username on Monday October 14, 2024 @03:32PM (#41841021)
Whatever. We’ve done too little, too late in order to tackle the climate threats.

We’ve had the technology to build and deploy nuclear reactors for decades but we’ve been burning coal and fuel like there’s no tomorrow so well…

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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by create-username on Monday October 14, 2024 @04:38PM (#41841712)
daily temperatures consistently above +2 ºC the median average since 1970 in my region
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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by toomuchtodo on Monday October 14, 2024 @05:21PM (#41842160)
We should probably prioritize getting there faster then, and taking fossil fuel supply chain infrastructure and generation offline.
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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by fwip on Monday October 14, 2024 @03:44PM (#41841128)
The famous 4chan quote springs to mind.

"The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best is now."

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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by mattlondon on Monday October 14, 2024 @03:58PM (#41841276)
4chan? Are you serious?

That proverb is ancient - it has been around for centuries (if not longer).

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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by umeshunni on Monday October 14, 2024 @04:24PM (#41841549)
Pick your favorite wise quote source:

[1] Ancient Chinese proverb [2] Abraham Lincoln [3] Albert Einstein [4] 4Chat/Reddit/Twitter

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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by fwip on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @05:04PM (#41863853)
Exactly. I see a lot of people attributing it to a Ancient Chinese Saying, but no verification. At least I know for sure it was said on 4chan.
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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by mattlondon on Thursday October 17, 2024 @08:54AM (#41869222)
It was said here too, but that doesn't make HN the source.

4chan gets a lot of credit as the origin for various things which I don't think it deserves most of the time.

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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by silver_silver on Monday October 14, 2024 @08:07PM (#41843580)
It’s still possible to mitigate without upending society (provided the Hansen paper is wrong), but just barely and not for long. It is absolutely dire and urgent but we’re not beyond hope for the future generations yet.
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