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1. Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2017 08:10:47 UTC Steve Biggs
   #UraniumExtraction from the sea makes nuclear a #RenewableEnergy source http://bit.ly/2lER3P3 #AdvancingNuclear via @Daylan_22 @UnwinStephen
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2017 12:54:19 UTC Steve Biggs

     • Tomas SA2TMS
     @tomas I know. Intentionally provocative. Sea U does satisfy definition http://qttr.at/1p90 Real problem with mining is finite resources.
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2017 14:36:17 UTC Steve Biggs

     • Tomas SA2TMS
     @tomas "some experts [say] resources will be exhausted by ... 2070" http://qttr.at/1p98
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2017 14:36:49 UTC Steve Biggs

     • Tomas SA2TMS
     @tomas but as u say "the question [is not] are sufficient ... resources available, but ... can [they] be extracted economically" (same link)
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2017 14:46:21 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     • Tomas SA2TMS
     @tomas @pettter 1/4 All good points. But worst case, no, MOST LIKELY scenario of NOT using nuclear is catastrophic climate change.
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2017 14:46:39 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     • Tomas SA2TMS
     @tomas @pettter 2/4 There is simply not enough energy available from wind and hydro so alternatives are needed.
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2017 14:47:06 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     • Tomas SA2TMS
     @tomas @pettter 3/4 Fusion and solar are great but won't be ready in time so we need renewables and fission in the short term.
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2017 14:47:16 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     • Tomas SA2TMS
     @tomas @pettter 4/4 Next gen fission designs have inherent safety features so *will* be safe.
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2017 16:02:15 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     • Tomas SA2TMS
     @tomas @pettter Didn't say not enough energy in solar - only wind & hydro. The problem with solar, as you said, is storage & transmission.
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2017 16:03:12 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     • Tomas SA2TMS
     • Kaiser©®™
     @dogjaw @pettter @tomas Yes, it's annoying. Would be more annoying to move instance though.
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2017 16:03:27 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     • Tomas SA2TMS
     @pettter @tomas Certainly is :(
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2017 16:05:17 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     • Tomas SA2TMS
     @pettter @tomas I agree completely. But changing *almost everyone's* behaviour to achieve this is simply not going to happen quick enough.
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2017 16:08:10 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     • Tomas SA2TMS
     @pettter @tomas Not just smaller devices but passive safety features - feedback loops so e.g. as things get hot they automatically cool.
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2017 16:13:28 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     • Tomas SA2TMS
     @pettter @tomas Fission plant designs with passive safety features such as EPR are being built now. http://qttr.at/1p9
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2017 16:16:51 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     • Tomas SA2TMS
     @pettter @tomas And next gen (Gen IV) fission is planned to be ready sooner (2030) than fusion (2050 - ????) http://qttr.at/1p9h
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2017 16:19:25 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     • Tomas SA2TMS
     @pettter @tomas Excellent deduction Watson! Here you go: http://ow.ly/nEYB309fKkb Apparently quitter doesn't like links ending in brackets
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2017 16:21:46 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     • Tomas SA2TMS
     @pettter @tomas No. Fusion has been ~30 years away for ~60 years. AFAIK, gen III and gen IV fission have not been significantly delayed.
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2017 16:22:47 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     @pettter As for defeating capitalism, with Trump as a catalyst to piss people off and make them want change, who knows what will happen!
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2017 16:24:46 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     • Tomas SA2TMS
     @pettter @tomas Not saying it's perfect but I think it's part of the answer to climate change. Multiple avenues of research must be pursued.
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2017 16:29:27 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     • Tomas SA2TMS
     @tomas @pettter *potentially* an issue but unlikely to be of significant concern for >a few 100s of years. http://qttr.at/1p9k
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2017 16:39:04 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     • Tomas SA2TMS
     @pettter @tomas Fair enough. I work in nuclear so can say the emphasis on safety is enormous. I think the risk of climate change is greater.
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 23-Feb-2017 09:14:29 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     • Tomas SA2TMS
     • Axe Man
     @axemansays @pettter @tomas 97% of experts agree climate change is real and man-made http://qttr.at/1kva "warming would be good" - myth!
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 23-Feb-2017 09:19:42 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     • Tomas SA2TMS
     • Axe Man
     @axemansays @pettter @tomas How are the models BS? How are peer-reviewed journals "propaganda"? You are the one burying your head, not me.
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 23-Feb-2017 09:43:34 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     • Tomas SA2TMS
     • Axe Man
     @axemansays @pettter @tomas Models can successfully predict past & future observations that are later confirmed http://qttr.at/1pb5
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 23-Feb-2017 10:13:17 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     • Tomas SA2TMS
     • Axe Man
     @axemansays @pettter @tomas It comes from analysis of published research and surveys of climate experts. Follow the link for details.
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 23-Feb-2017 10:15:49 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     • Tomas SA2TMS
     • Axe Man
     @axemansays @pettter @tomas Do you have any evidence to support what you are saying? Links to the reports of those comments?
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 23-Feb-2017 10:15:54 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     • Tomas SA2TMS
     • Axe Man
     @axemansays @pettter @tomas Many scientific studies are open source / open data / open access.
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 23-Feb-2017 10:17:21 UTC Steve Biggs

     • pettter ✅
     @pettter It's not fruitless - other people that read the conversation later will see the facts for what they are. But I will untag you.
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 23-Feb-2017 10:18:27 UTC Steve Biggs

     • Tomas SA2TMS
     • Axe Man
     @axemansays @tomas Again, have you any evidence to support what you say?
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 23-Feb-2017 11:44:18 UTC Steve Biggs

     • Tomas SA2TMS
     • Axe Man
     @axemansays @tomas Open source climate model quickly and easily found online http://opensource.gsfc.nasa.gov/projects/GEOS-5/
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 23-Feb-2017 11:50:05 UTC Steve Biggs

     • Tomas SA2TMS
     • Axe Man
     @axemansays @tomas I read your links. I'm still sure. 90% of experts say climate change is real & 82% say it's man-made http://qttr.at/1pbk
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 23-Feb-2017 12:08:02 UTC Steve Biggs

     • harmlessgryphon
     @harmlessgryphon Thanks for the tip. My counter arguments are not intended to persuade @axemansays but for the benefit of others.
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 23-Feb-2017 13:02:10 UTC Steve Biggs

     • harmlessgryphon
     @harmlessgryphon You mean World Trade Centre? As in 9/11?
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 23-Feb-2017 13:09:58 UTC Steve Biggs

     • harmlessgryphon
     @harmlessgryphon Presumably these are conspiracy theory opinions, right?
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 23-Feb-2017 13:23:58 UTC Steve Biggs

     • harmlessgryphon
     @harmlessgryphon Wow! Hadn't heard of D-K before but just read about it on wikipedia. Interesting! LOL
     Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠) and Hallå Kitteh repeated this.
   • harmlessgryphon (harmlessgryphon@sealion.club)'s status on Thursday, 23-Feb-2017 13:36:54 UTC harmlessgryphon

     in reply to
     @thestevebiggs It's a term we've all come to know and love here on sealion.
     Hallå Kitteh likes this.
     Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠) and Hallå Kitteh repeated this.
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 23-Feb-2017 15:10:23 UTC Steve Biggs

     • Tomas SA2TMS
     @tomas Thanks. Other people have pointed that out too. Apologies for the many posts to your notifications timeline.
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 23-Feb-2017 16:10:02 UTC Steve Biggs

     • Axe Man
     @axemansays Non-peer-reviewed petition vs peer-reviewed article. Mainly BSc general engineering / science vs mainly PhD earth scientists.
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 23-Feb-2017 16:21:27 UTC Steve Biggs

     • Axe Man
     @axemansays We're just going to have to agree to disagree on this one. Last word: many trusted sources vs few questionable ones = consensus.
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 27-Feb-2017 09:27:28 UTC Steve Biggs

     • Axe Man
     @axemansays 300 scientists & "other qualified individuals ... accountants ... economists" vs 82% of >3k earth scientists. Who to believe...?
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 27-Feb-2017 13:45:43 UTC Steve Biggs

     • Axe Man
     @axemansays Citation provided previously. Here it is again: http://qttr.at/1pbk
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 27-Feb-2017 13:59:42 UTC Steve Biggs

     • Axe Man
     @axemansays As I said before, we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one.
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Feb-2017 08:44:14 UTC Steve Biggs

     • Hector
     • Axe Man
     • somercet
     • 災̷̡̆害̎̐͊の̴ͩ̅̔̏女̢ͭ̋͑ͨͤ͝王̡̂̔͆̾͘͟
     @somercet @xj9 @hector @axemansays AxMan is an abusive racist. Thanks 4 picking up the fight. Plz untag me from convo. Now, where's block...
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Feb-2017 10:06:02 UTC Steve Biggs

     • Tomas SA2TMS
     @tomas He still has his free speech - I just put ear plugs in when he starts hurling abuse out ;)
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Feb-2017 19:06:56 UTC Steve Biggs

     • Tomas SA2TMS
     • fl0wn
     • zine
     • Axe Man
     @zine @axemansays @fl0wn @tomas Lovely as this all is(!) please untag me from future messages on this thread.
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Mar-2017 07:11:56 UTC Steve Biggs

     • fl0wn
     @fl0wn Cheers bud!
   • Steve Biggs (thestevebiggs@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Mar-2017 12:51:34 UTC Steve Biggs

     • Tomas SA2TMS
     • fl0wn
     • Axe Man
     @fl0wn @tomas @axemansays I've already blocked him so he's no bother to me. Thanks tho :)