Gordon Mcdowell

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Video editor. Nuclear advocate. Thorium keener. Molten-Salt Reactor fan. Creamed corn is disgusting.
Gordon McdowellMar 20
Emil Jacobs - CollectifissionMar 19

"Nuclear technology company Oklo has received US Department of Energy approval for the Nuclear Safety Design Agreements for both its first Aurora powerhouse at Idaho National Laboratory and Atomic Alchemy's Groves Isotopes Test Reactor in Texas. Atomic Alchemy has also been granted issued a materials licence for the isotope reactor."

#Nuclear #News

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/licensing-of-oklo-pilot-reactor-facilities-advances

Licensing of Oklo pilot reactor facilities advances

Nuclear technology company Oklo has received US Department of Energy approval for the Nuclear Safety Design Agreements for both its first Aurora powerhouse at Idaho National Laboratory and Atomic Alchemy's Groves Isotopes Test Reactor in Texas. Atomic Alchemy has also been granted issued a materials licence for the isotope reactor.  ;

World Nuclear News
Gordon McdowellMar 19
Marco ArmentMar 18

Transcripts in Overcast!

This was so much work. I can't believe I've finally gotten it into beta.

https://www.reddit.com/r/overcast/comments/1rxf5br/testflight_build_1151_first_beta_with_transcripts/

Gordon McdowellMar 2
Show threadDr. Adam SteinMar 2
Full Analysis here: www.breakthroughjournal.org/p/two-new-pa...

Two New Papers Are Wrong About...
Two New Papers Are Wrong About Cancer Risk from Nuclear Plants

Poor Research Design and Strong Claims Don’t Mesh Well

The Ecomodernist
Gordon McdowellFeb 26
John SiracusaFeb 26
Does Apple still not have any official accounts on Mastodon (or Bluesky)? Are they really still using X as their primary (only?) text-based social media platform? https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/26/apple-teases-a-big-week-ahead/
Apple Teases 'A Big Week Ahead' With Announcements Starting Monday

Apple CEO Tim Cook today teased "a big week ahead," with announcements starting Monday. His post included an #AppleLaunch hashtag with a...

MacRumors
Gordon McdowellFeb 21

https://theonion.com/pete-hegseth-wondering-whether-uranium-would-be-a-good-mixer/

It might be difficult to blend the substances due to uranium’s density being about 20 times greater than most liquors. “I hate when a drink separates, and the mixer just sits on the bottom, and then you get a big glob of it at the end. That’s what happened in that thorium mai tai I made last week.

Pete Hegseth Wondering Whether Uranium Would Be A Good Mixer

WASHINGTON—Growing increasingly contemplative as he fantasized about a stiff drink after a long day at work, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly wondered Monday whether uranium might make a good mixer. “I feel like it could bring out the more chemical notes of gin in a really nice way without overpowering it,” said the Pentagon chief, […]

The Onion
Gordon McdowellFeb 5
Emil Jacobs - CollectifissionFeb 4

"US nuclear waste disposal company Deep Isolation has announced the launch of its multi-year, full-scale, at-depth deep borehole demonstration programme to test its technology for safely and permanently disposing of nuclear waste deep underground."

#Nuclear #News

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/deep-isolation-launches-full-scale-demonstration-programme

Deep Isolation launches full-scale demonstration programme

US nuclear waste disposal company Deep Isolation has announced the launch of its multi-year, full-scale, at-depth deep borehole demonstration programme to test its technology for safely and permanently disposing of nuclear waste deep underground.  ;

World Nuclear News
Gordon McdowellFeb 2
obrhoffFeb 1

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@mattgemmell/115996329653867959

Great writeup. I think people just need go start accepting that the company they loved doesn’t exist anymore.

its like with the Ship of Theseus. If you replace all the parts (the people), is it still the same ship?

Gordon McdowellJan 27
Daring FireballJan 27
What It’s Like to Get Undressed by Grok
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/01/27/what-its-like-to-get-undressed-by-grok
What It’s Like to Get Undressed by Grok

Link to: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/grok-sexualized-image-xai-elon-musk-women-1235501436/

Daring Fireball
Gordon McdowellJan 25
Robert ReichJan 25
Gordon McdowellJan 25
John GruberJan 25
The cops in Grand Theft Auto — games that celebrate and reward gratuitous violence — are better-trained and more restrained than these ICE goons.