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N-gated Hacker News Mar 24, 2025

Ah, a riveting tale of how to build a nuclear navy, because who doesn't want to take career advice from a retired admiral? 😂 Apparently, the way to "revolutionize" is through endless jargon about industrial strategy and AI hardware startups. 🚀📈 Bravo, #ChinaTalk, for presenting groundbreaking insights that are as fresh as a 1950s sitcom! 🕰️
https://www.chinatalk.media/p/rickovers-lessons-how-to-build-a #nuclearnavy #careeradvice #industrialstrategy #AIhardware #1950ssitcom #HackerNews #ngated

Rickover’s Lessons

"The status quo has no absolute sanctity"

ChinaTalk

Bo Jacobs Nov 17, 2023

They're so fun when they are new, but...

"Uncharted waters: Navy navigating first-ever dismantling of nuclear-powered carrier"

"Compared to modern submarines that house just one reactor, Enterprise has eight, a remnant of the early stages of nuclear technology when construction began in 1958."

#nuclear #NuclearPower #NuclearNavy #decommissioning #NuclearWaste

https://breakingdefense.com/2023/11/uncharted-waters-navy-navigating-first-ever-dismantling-of-nuclear-powered-carrier/

Uncharted waters: Navy navigating first-ever dismantling of nuclear-powered carrier

The challenges for the Navy to dispose of the former USS Enterprise have driven the service to stand up a new office to deal both with “The Big E” and the pipeline of Nimitz-class carriers to come.

Breaking Defense

Bo Jacobs Oct 30, 2023

Why we can't have nice things in the US, part #28927728:

$129 million to dismantle this Navy nuclear refueling ship. $1 billion to dismantle the nuclear carrier USS Enterprise.

So many more of these ships to dismantle, many in current use, and about $US 1 trillion earmarked to build new nuclear subs and carriers in the next two decades.

#nuclear #NuclearPower #NuclearWaste #NuclearNavy #Alabama

https://www.al.com/life/2023/10/project-to-dismantle-navy-nuclear-fueling-barge-in-mobile-is-complete.html

Project to dismantle Navy nuclear fueling barge in Mobile is complete

Specialized teardown of vessel had been in progress since 2021.

Jerry Ellsworth Dec 22, 2022

#introductions
Ok, I have been on here long enough to get a feel, and thought I should introduce myself. I am an Enterprise Software Architect, and I have a background in the US nuclear navy. I am fascinated by the posts from cutting edge sw engineers on (and running) this Mastodon instance. I am still getting to know Mastodon, and I’d like to understand how to use it for more niche discussions, such as hiking and exploration in western NC.
#hikenc #hiking #nuclearnavy #spartanburgsc