tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386553582817575889.post7265333227765468129..comments2024-01-24T16:17:57.052-05:00Comments on Eight Days to Amish: Lasering in on good newsChris Rodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01353239648668139877noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386553582817575889.post-68182809745453832952009-03-27T14:05:00.000-04:002009-03-27T14:05:00.000-04:00Are you calling the great Tom Friedman an idiot? Y...Are you calling the great Tom Friedman an idiot? Yeah, it does sound fantastical to me, too. But Friedman's no light weight (like me). Remember, he writes for the NYTimes and not Weekly World News (like I used to).<BR/><BR/>Thanks for checking in and for your thoughtful comment, JonPaul. Have a great day.<BR/><BR/>ChrisChris Rodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353239648668139877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386553582817575889.post-18480195557515222442009-03-27T12:51:00.000-04:002009-03-27T12:51:00.000-04:00Free power from 190+ giant lasers firing at heavy ...Free power from 190+ giant lasers firing at heavy hydrogen. <BR/><BR/>So many things here don't make sense. <BR/><BR/>First of all, building a gigantic high tech 200~ish giant laser facility can't be "free". Heavy hydrogen (deuterium and tritium) are primarily produced in nuclear reactors. Those aren't free either. <BR/><BR/>The huge amounts of energy needed to pump the lasers to ignite the Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504839151880681567noreply@blogger.com