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Cake day: June 27th, 2023

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  • I am an engineer. I love making things. I work in a heavily regulated industry (Med device), and it is a huge pain in the ass. I have to fill out obscene amounts of paperwork for everything I do. I live in the woods with a well and a septic system. I am hoping to disconnect from the electric grid in a few years.

    I bought into rugged individualism when I was younger, but I have come to realize it is a farce. I am really glad there is the structure and oversight for these things that can harm people. Complex systems require diverse areas of expertise and multiple layers of oversight and protection.

    The sentiment that it is some great burden to “obtain permission from men who do nothing” is a blatant strawman for what the processes actually are.


  • “Reactor production is limited during times of high heat to prevent the hot water re-entering rivers from damaging wildlife.”

    So it’s not due to any physical limitations but an environmental protection issue.

    Also in the article

    “… at a time when half its reactors are offline due to maintenance and corrosion issues.”

    So they are doing maintenance and found some issues requiring more work.