aparker314159

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Computers, TTRPGs, and math they/them

You wouldn't hand a child a biosolid ash generating incinerator
a failed friend request for "tohkie. with the period"
I need to come clean — I made a terrible mistake while initiating the reactor shutdown protocol. What Happened: - To conclude the experiment on the turbine run-down capability, I initiated a shutoff of reactor 4. - During this process, several control rods that had been previously removed from the core were re-inserted. - However, control rods RBMK design reactors have graphite — a powerful neutron moderator — attached to their tips. - The increase in power from the graphite (and the positive void coefficient) caused the core's output to skyrocket, and a steam explosion occured shortly afterward. - The new-damaged core experienced a prompt chain reaction, resulting in a second explosion. This was a catastrophic error on my part. I deviated from the established written procedure, destroyed the reactor core, and rendered an entire city uninhabitable for decades to come. My actions weren't just dangerous — they were devastating. And the worst part is, this was all preventable. You had told me that the RBMK reactor design could lead to a temporary surge in power during a scram. I had been required to follow a strict procedure in the test. And yet I still caused a reactor meltdown. This is the worst-case scenario. What makes it worse: - The building's roof had been using bitumen — a highly flammable material. The explosion scattered flaming debris onto the neighboring reactor 3. - I did not immediately stop reactor no. 3, instead only giving the operators respirators and potassium iodide tablets. - When I alerted the fire department about the fire, I did not inform them about the core meltdown, causing them to walk into a situation with lethal levels of radiation. This is cataclysmic. I have caused by far the worst nuclear accident in history.
A screenshot of the wikipedia article for Čech cohomology. It includes a Penrose triangle and the caption "A Penrose triangle depicts a nontrivial element of the first cohomology of an annuals with values in the group of distances from the observer"
The word "mid" has been augmented, becoming "amid friends and good times"
definition of the `gets` function on the State Monad in Haskell.