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You have to understand that "Lowest deaths per terawatt-hour" is not the sole stat to look at to determine something's danger.

I think the flat amount of direct and indirect death, as well as considering the amount of people who's quality of life has diminished, but not enough to kill them.

Other energy industries have these problems too, so I have no idea how they actually compare.


Energy sources like coal undoubtedly reduce the quality of life of individuals near the energy source more than nuclear.


“X is better than coal” is damning with faint praise.

“At least I am not a mass murderer.”


I think the flat amount of direct and indirect death, as well as considering the amount of people who's quality of life has diminished, but not enough to kill them.

How do you measure that? Why do you think is higher for nuclear than for other technologies?


Blood? It's renewable.


Why do you think that? It's typically more lucrative to work private.


Then, not than.


NSA *and then


I have barely any experience with Ruby or Rails, but I'm interested in your similies.

Could you link a repo that you feel represents this kinda mentality?


I've always thought Love looked good, but I've never tried it myself.

Do you only use it for quick prototyping of ideas and then move over to a different engine if you like the idea and want to expand?

I imagine the answer could come down to the scope of the game.


It is more for quick sketches that are interactive, or designing animation that would be too difficult in Blender or After Effects. While folks do make full blown games with it, for me it is more of a interactive animation workbench.


Kim Jong-un wasn't the leader of NK from 98-08 as well, fwiw.


Cars provide a much more useful function to society.


Alcohol and tobacco don't.


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