On the previous thread, there was a discussion about why we don't have more pumped storage. And the answer is that there actually aren't that many suitable sites. You need to have two reser… (View Post)

Re nuclear: that's right, it's pretty inflexible. I mean, you can choose to slow the fissionable process (and do when you need to refuel the reactor), but you want to avoid excess thermal c… (View Post)

There's a lot of shit food in Milan, but it's perfectly possible to find a decent meal there. (View Post)

The problem is that Palestine isn't a State. You can argue it should be; but right now it has none of the trappings of a State. It has no port it controls, no airport, no currency, no government… (View Post)

Although that is at least easily solved: you don't allow people with working visas to bring dependents with them. They've done it with student visas, so there's no reason why it cannot… (View Post)