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Re:The Egg, an at Home Nuclear Reactor by nemomarx on Tuesday January 07, 2025 @05:00PM (#42628152)
I guess the implicit humor is just mocking enron as the image of a failed company who would do reckless things?

it doesn't seem very sophisticated but I'm not sure what else you'd call it.

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Re:The Egg, an at Home Nuclear Reactor by uncle_billy on Tuesday January 07, 2025 @05:17PM (#42628328)
I got that sense too, but after watching the video, I felt like it was more of an indictment of American tech culture (especially with the recent block chain, crypto, and now AI hype). As I watched the video I felt increasingly scared of the thought of home nuclear reactors made a company solely motivated by increasing profits YoY. Honestly it was more scary than funny.
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