Let's blame wind for energy disruptions! | 195 comments (194 topical, 1 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: I'm not anti-nuke at all (none / 1)

Am I the only one that finds

But i'm betting you have some better goal in life, and that tech support is not it, it's just a job for now. What do you want to be doing in ten years?

slightly patronizing?

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Jan 15th, 2010 at 11:27:39 AM EST
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Re: I'm not anti-nuke at all (none / 0)

no i don't find it patronizing, others may. once i found out he's a student i ask such questions, same as i'd ask a waitress, partly because i'm actually interested in where Thomas is heading.

Poor phrasing, yeah, grant you that.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Fri Jan 15th, 2010 at 12:40:29 PM EST
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Re: I'm not anti-nuke at all (none / 0)

i'm actually interested in where Thomas is heading

Yeah, right, just in your previous comment you were questioning his motives.

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Jan 15th, 2010 at 12:59:34 PM EST
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Re: I'm not anti-nuke at all (none / 0)

no, you interpreted it as that. i asked because it was a possibility, period.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Fri Jan 15th, 2010 at 01:32:06 PM EST
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Re: I'm not anti-nuke at all (4.00 / 2)

I think this subthread has just passed the official EU heat/light threshold for electrical equipment...

- Jake

Austerity can only be implemented in the shadow of a concentration camp.

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Fri Jan 15th, 2010 at 01:38:22 PM EST
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Let's blame wind for energy disruptions! | 195 comments (194 topical, 1 editorial, 0 hidden)

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