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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
The reaction height of thorium is too low to make any powerful nuclear reaction. Instead of nuclear, why not use solar, wind, and geothermal? They're much better for the environment as opposed to nuclear power which leaves hazardous wastes.
Friedensreich, Andromitus
Not at all :)
Uhm, I suppose he'll finish his journey. I wouldnt think that this happenes until he leaves bc this rp started ages ago and hes only been there a day.
Russian Fedration, Andromitus
I mean, it's good that it doesn't have an exceptionally powerful reaction, I want my thorium to boil the water, not to explode.
Solar is fine, but inefficent in terms of space and energy density, same deal with wind but with the advantage of dead birds :/
Nuclear is fine with me because of how most of the waste can be reprocessed, same with nuclear thorium and Molten Salt reactors.
Hello friend.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Post self-deleted by Baxten.
Would I be an honorary Ædenist member due to having an Ædenist party? Also the whole change in government to democracy.
Erm, the term is defined as "A free and sovereign nation, that shares a similar federal or social system as that of Ædenism, however, chooses to remain outside of Ædenism"
So no, while you have an Ædenist party, you'd not be considered an Honorary Ædenist :-/
Aw, well darn.
Bax think fast, cool orca painted cargo or boring stinky old reactor?
Choose wisely Bax.
Cool orca
Good man.
PAK TA is foolish, but the design is sleek as love.
I'll skrink it down untill it's the same size as a Hercules or something
Ooh OK
Old...Old! This will be the most advanced reactors in the entire world, I'm talking sustained Molten-Salt Reactor, on-site computing systems, Anti-shake & Anti-stress architecture, top-of-the-line emergency stop systems, melt-down radiation covers
You could actually have a small militia battle on its grounds, in an earthquake, followed by a tsunami, and this baby could keep on kicking ;)
1) Thats good, as it will provide a slow, sustained reaction, and more efficient plants can last way longer than conventional uranium so its more powerful, its safer, and less explody...soo its fairly nice
2) Alongside this, sole Thorium, while not fissile, is converted within a pre-existing reactor into a fissile isotope of uranium that produces energy and sustains the nuclear reaction more efficiently
Jaslandia, The Wolfy Reich
Make a human powered reactor or the plane.
Post self-deleted by Andromitus.
I've based the initial designs off of Jaslandia's Cancer powered space plane....
The Wolfy Reich
Ew humans.
The Wolfy Reich
^ Universal truth
Penguania And Antarctica
Is been a pleasure sticking to this region, and cheers to nation. I'm moving to the region Japan for vacation, which I like because is one of my favorite countries, that I'd love to visit one day. I may come back so it not a farewell is a see ya next time..
Jaslandia, The Vidnoye, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
[spoiler=Today is May 19 and today are:]
Today is May 19 and today are:
- Boys Club Day
- Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Turkey, Northern Cyprus)
- Endangered Species Day
- Greek Genocide Remembrance Day (Greece)
- Hepatitis Testing Day (United States)
- Hồ Chí Minh's Birthday (Vietnam)
- International Virtual Assistants Day
- Malcolm X Day (United States)
- Mother's Day (Kyrgyzstan)
- NASCAR Day (United States)
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- National Endangered Species Day (United States)
- National May Ray Day (United States)
- National Pizza Party Day (United States)
- Plant Something Day
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[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- 639 Ashina Jiesheshuai and his tribesmen assaulted Emperor Taizong at Jiucheng Palace.
- 715 Pope Gregory II is elected.
- 1051 Henry I of France is married to Anne of Kiev.
- 1445 John II of Castile defeats the Infantes of Aragon at the First Battle of Olmedo.
- 1499 Catherine of Aragon is married by proxy to Arthur, Prince of Wales. Catherine is 13 and Arthur is 12.
- 1535 French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships, 110 men, and Chief Donnacona's two sons (whom Cartier had kidnapped during his first voyage).
- 1536 Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.
- 1542 The Prome Kingdom falls to the Taungoo Dynasty in present-day Burma.
- 1568 Queen Elizabeth I of England orders the arrest of Mary, Queen of Scots.
- 1643 Thirty Years' War: French forces under the duc d'Enghien decisively defeat Spanish forces at the Battle of Rocroi, marking the symbolic end of Spain as a dominant land power.
- 1649 An Act of Parliament declaring England a Commonwealth is passed by the Long Parliament. England would be a republic for the next eleven years.
- 1655 The Invasion of Jamaica begins during the Anglo-Spanish War.
- 1743 Jean-Pierre Christin developed the centigrade temperature scale.
- 1749 King George II of Great Britain grants the Ohio Company a charter of land around the forks of the Ohio River.
- 1776 American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.
- 1802 Napoleon Bonaparte founds the Legion of Honour.
- 1828 U.S. President John Quincy Adams signs the Tariff of 1828 into law, protecting wool manufacturers in the United States.
- 1845 Captain Sir John Franklin and his ill-fated Arctic expedition depart from Greenhithe, England.
- 1848 MexicanAmerican War: Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo thus ending the war and ceding California, Nevada, Utah and parts of four other modern-day U.S. states to the United States for US$15 million.
- 1911 Parks Canada, the world's first national park service, is established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the Interior.
- 1917 The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded.
- 1919 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Anatolian Black Sea coast, initiating what is later termed the Turkish War of Independence.
- 1921 The United States Congress passes the Emergency Quota Act establishing national quotas on immigration.
- 1922 The Young Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Union is established.
- 1934 Zveno and the Bulgarian Army engineer a coup d'état and install Kimon Georgiev as the new Prime Minister of Bulgaria.
- 1942 World War II: In the aftermath of the Battle of the Coral Sea, Task Force 16 heads to Pearl Harbor.
- 1950 A barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan explodes in the harbor at South Amboy, New Jersey, devastating the city.
- 1950 Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce.
- 1959 The North Vietnamese Army establishes Group 559, whose responsibility is to determine how to maintain supply lines to South Vietnam; the resulting route is the Ho Chi Minh trail.
- 1961 Venera program: Venera 1 becomes the first man-made object to fly-by another planet by passing Venus (the probe had lost contact with Earth a month earlier and did not send back any data).
- 1961 At Silchar Railway Station, Assam, 11 Bengalis die when police open fire on protesters demanding state recognition of Bengali language in the Bengali Language Movement.
- 1962 A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's rendition of "Happy Birthday".
- 1963 The New York Post Sunday Magazine publishes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail.
- 1971 Mars probe program: Mars 2 is launched by the Soviet Union.
- 1986 The Firearm Owners Protection Act is signed into law by U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
- 1991 Croatians vote for independence in a referendum.
- 1997 The Sierra Gorda biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts.
- 2007 President of Romania Traian Băsescu survives an impeachment referendum and returns to office from suspension.
- 2010 The Royal Thai Armed Forces concludes its crackdown on protests by forcing the surrender of United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship leaders.
- 2012 Three gas cylinder bombs explode in front of a vocational school in the Italian city of Brindisi, killing one person and injuring five others.
- 2012 A car bomb explodes near a military complex in the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, killing nine people.
- 2015 The Refugio oil spill deposited 142,800 U.S. gallons (3,400 barrels) of crude oil onto an area in California considered one of the most biologically diverse coastlines of the west coast.
- 2016 EgyptAir Flight 804 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea while traveling from Paris to Cairo, killing all on board.
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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]
Famous Birthdays:
- 1762 Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher and academic
- 1861 Nellie Melba, Australian soprano and actress
- 1881 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Turkish marshal and politician, 1st President of Turkey
- 1890 Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam
- 1893 H. Bonciu, Romanian author, poet, and journalist
- 1898 Julius Evola, Italian philosopher and painter
- 1909 Nicholas Winton, English banker and humanitarian
- 1914 Max Perutz, Austrian-English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1925 Malcolm X, American minister and activist
- 1925 Pol Pot, Cambodian general and politician, 29th Prime Minister of Cambodia
- 1928 Colin Chapman, English engineer and businessman, founded Lotus Cars
- 1941 Nora Ephron, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1945 Pete Townshend, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1948 Grace Jones, Jamaican-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
- 1955 James Gosling, Canadian-American computer scientist, created Java
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Jaslandia, Vista Major, Continental Commonwealths, Andromitus, Minnesota Dakota
Pfft, wait until I attempt a transition into bioreactors. The stench will be ungodly for those working in the plants and would have to be massive, but it will be an extremely reliable supply of power.
The Union Of Yuktobanian Republics
Tbh, there's something likeable in nations that have nuclear power but refuse nuclear weapons.
Friedensreich
Seems I unpopularize myself here.
Magnatronia
Wait, what? Since when did I have that?
Very well then. It's been great having you here Luanmi, and hopefully we'll see you soon!
Erm...I don't care how powerful those bioreactors become, they'll never outpace nuclear...
Such as myself :)
Ye. Shows restraint, but I'm likely going to avoid nuclear power altogether simply because it costs a pretty penny to construct and get going.
Jaslandia, The Union Of Yuktobanian Republics
Sh!t wrong person, sorry jas XD
Jaslandia
But its Nuclear Or Nothing Fried ?
They're definitely less expensive to build and maintain... especially if I run a photobioreactor reliant on algae. Guangxi could actually have a purpose for the nation other than tourism if they grow algae.
What do you mean by that?
By pointing out uncomfortable facts and ask awkward queries.
Jaslandia, Magnatronia
*Develops theoretical and/or experimental power sources*
"Oh no, this is post-modern tech, so I can create something that won't be technically possible even by 2020."
*Creates remote controlled robots, essentially drones*
"Hey pal, this isn't future tech, okay? Everyone knows robots only exist in the 2050's."
Maybe this is false equivalency, but I'm not the only one getting annoyed by people creating tech for their nations that's barely gonna be possible by 2020, while they ask others to tone down THEIR tech level. Not implying that I want future tech, and I won't point fingers, but can we agree that's a little hypocritical?
The Royal Republic Of Kumania, The Vidnoye, Friedensreich
Oh dude, the first one is literally half of us who point them out, and the other half who complain that we're 'being dramatic'. So you're in good company!
Jaslandia
Care to give an example? I'm pretty sure I've been a hammer to PMT in the same way as I've been a hammer to FT. And regardless, I figure a very, very, slight PMT (Like, for example, those Molten Salt Reactors) is acceptable if their balanced by extreme cost.
"Not gonna point fingers"
Dude, I don't wanna single anyone out cause then they'll bitch about me trying to make drama or that I'M a hypocrite for various reasons. But I could say that questionable tech I've seen recently could include Lat's trip to Mars, Andy's polyp tech, and Fried' s bioreactor (which is actually possible right now, but I'd like a disclaimer that includes the drawbacks of that kinda tech). I agree that some tech like the one you mentioned is practical, but with some drawbacks. But that's my half my problem. Either the tech is impossible, impractical, or both. And yet people who say this kinda tech is fine also say that other nations can't have tech of a similar level, despite also having impractical characteristics. I just feel like we should be on remotely same level instead of one nation being a 'technological super power' while other nations are 'primitive' in comparison just because the latter doesn't push the boundaries of PMT as much
Russian Fedration
Not to say I want to see that tech gone, by the way. And nothing personal against you guys. But just at least add more obvious drawbacks to that tech if you plan to, or are already, using it.
Russian Fedration
I already know I'm gonna get sh!t for pointing out something like that^, but someone has to do it?
Russian Fedration
You do know polyps just a name right? There a mix of concrete, sometimes dirt or stone dust, and then dense plastic thats then shaped into plates, mass manufactured, smoothed down in some areas like the station in Hungary's RP, and used to build shįt...I don't see how thats beyond the realm of possibility in MT?
The Vidnoye, Magnatronia
And that wasn't just directed at Mags guys, (Im not mad maggy) Just putting that out there so theres no confusion
Magnatronia
<3
Magnatronia
[I]Ohhh, why didn't you just explain that more clearly? I got you now dude!
Andromitus
I agree that every piece of technology we use should have some sort of drawback to it, especially if we go into the future and use developing or new technologies.
For example, my bioreactors can be smelly for those that live near them and could put some strain on my agriculture industry, since it now has to produce for both the food and power of the nation. Aside from that, it is a cheap, reliable, and somewhat powerful source of power.
An example of a drawlback for space travel to Mars could be it's extreme cost, and the polyp idea could be its tendency to be brittle as a building material.
Russian Fedration, Magnatronia
Well, the thing about Lat's little trip to Mars was that everyone down to you and me said "Lol yeah no" because of the impossibility of it. However, since it was as small and stupid as that I didn't feel the need to say anything about it on a big scale. Believe me, there is a reason we call factbooks with magi-tech like that YSL.
Andy's Tech isn't PMT that I've seen (not gonna comment on his government) though I did raise an issue with his Giga-Factories for using 3D printing for anything.
Fried...well...we already talked about adding drawbacks tbh.
I think that, unfortunately, this will always have to be a case by case situation because -ignoring that certain nations prefer to use national militaries from the past (Yukona, Vid) - certain technology is excusable from a certain standpoint so long as it doesn't super affect the RPs.
As always, if anyone has a piece of tech they'd like to have reviewed before intergrating it, the moderator door is always open :D
Magnatronia
I'll flesh it out in a fact book :P I call them polyps because (IC) when they come out of the nozzle, it looks like a tiny hexagon is growing into a bigger hexagon, like a polyp
Magnatronia
I removed the 3d printing :P
Yup yup.
Tbh, I always monitor myself pretty hard in what I write, is draining but has nice product :^)
I'm perfectly fine with adding in the drawbacks I mentioned earlier with the use of them. I have long term plans to enhance my agriculture industry through genetic modification, and those drawbacks give me an IC reason to go about it.
Russian Fedration
Those bioreactors make me angry XD Just...so so angry :P
Why?
Was anyone Ever Interested in a FT RP on the Fourms ?
Jaslandia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica
Depending on the execution, sure. A Space Age/space colonization RP might be fun.
Russian Fedration
I might join, maybe not though.
I guess it depends on how far forward the FT is, tbh.
Russian Fedration
What do you mean Execution? Like how its set up and ran or something ?
What do you mean by How Far Forward it is like how FT it is ?
FT like, 2040, or FT like 2552?
Yukona
4598 :p
Russian Fedration, Jaslandia, Magnatronia
2040 isent FT that's PMT
Pmt is in the near 100-150 years
Post self-deleted by Friedensreich.
From my opinion and experience, PMT is anywhere within the next 50-100 years, which means PMT is anywhere from 2057-2107.
Anything after 2108 should be considered FT, unless you consider FFT a thing.
Russian Fedration
In that event, no thanks on my part.
Space colonization in the future isn't exactly...cool? I suppose, for me at least.
Partly that, but also partly the premise. Does it take place on Earth or outer space? How advanced is space colonization? Will the focus be on war or peace?
Russian Fedration
Ok welp suit it your self . Im inlove with the idea .
i said FT Fried . What do you mean FFT ? Future-Future Tech? That dosent make sense to me . and idk fried the Time Frames a matter of Personal Thought than cuse i always say it it to be 100-150 years from now
I will be Like a Regular RP . RP what ever your heart Desires what ever that maybe .
IDK yet I was probs thinking a outter space thing , But i really kinda just thought about this for here just now so idk depends on what people would find interesting . Im always open to making a Custom map
Colonization again depends on Weather its Earth or Outter space .
Jaslandia
btw my isolation is mostly diplomatic but were keeping all trading partners and everything with our friends like Baxten, Kumania and Mag :)
Russian Fedration, The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Magnatronia
I can update it :)
Okay, firstly, I just want to clarify this first before going on a tangent about something that your not even attempting; When you say bioreactors, especially photobioreactor reliant on algae, what do you mean? I just want to see as much as possible from your perspective before tearing your dreams to shreds...lovingly and with lots of hugs :)
Or, hear me out, you can resist the urge to convince me to use fossil fuels and nuclear power.
I'd convince you to go Solar, Geothermal, Aerial, and Tidal instead; so how about you tell me what you mean by bioreactor
Yukona
All of those are weak. And expensive.
An algae photobioreactor insofar that there is a plant that generates usable biofuels like bioethanol and biodiesel from algae. These biofuels will be used to power machinery and power plants across the nation in an easily transportable liquid form.
Power it on cancer I told you all before how long does it take for you to understand boys
I just read online that Overwatch is just Call of Duty for gays and as much as I hate generalizations I can't think of one hetero I know who plays Overwatch...
Russian Fedration, The Vidnoye, Friedensreich, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Me.
Penguania And Antarctica, Magnatronia
What are you, gay?
Russian Fedration, Penguania And Antarctica
What do you think?
Penguania And Antarctica
Rebuttal to your first point, I would first like to point out that earlier this and last year Panama went 100% renewable; Tesla's Gigafactory is 100% solar and they also just commercially released cheap solar tech; and, oh, drat a major industrial nation cant use mass solar... Oh wait..Germany just 85% solar for a full freaking day, the entire nation.
Okay, thanks for clarification; Although I have to ask, why not just burn oil?
There's also problems with needing wide space of uninterrupted airflow in rural areas for turbines (which I don't have), geysers and other sources of extreme heat for geothermal plants (which I don't have), the need to build dams and damage the environment for hydroelectric power (I'd rather not fūck up the Li River or Kowloon Bay, thanks), and the need for huge fields of solar panels for solar power to be viable for a technologically advanced nation of 350 million (which space is not exactly easy to find in a nation with about 749 people per square km).
And the cost! It costs $3-4 million to install a single 2MW wind turbine. Imagine how many I'll need for an entire nation. The Three Gorges Dam was estimated to cost $22.5 billion as well.
Secondly, why wouldn't I? Southeast China has no large oil reserves, which means I'd have to import it. Considering how that puts my entire power grid and infrastructure at the mercy amid of always fluctuating oil prices, I'd rather pick a more reliable domestic alternative. Plus, the impact on the environment is significantly lower, and the use of biodiesels and bioethanols still allows for us to use machinery and automobiles found elsewhere in the planet.
What do you think?
I don't think I'm gay, I know I'm not gay.
The Union Of Yuktobanian Republics, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Magnatronia
Fair enough for you reason for biofuels :)
Here's a solution to both your uninterrupted airflow problem and necessity of dams; It's called out-coastal floating energy complex's; Their anchored floating barges with aerial power stations on top, and tidal generators on the water surface and bellow the vessel. Actually, now that I think about it, you could really utilize the oceans current, as in you personally with your location, you got some nice tides brah
You can also make aerial wind turbines; essentially small scale circular blimps, for lack of a better description, that can reach much higher altitudes above literally anything you could hope to build, and below where planes fly, and they'd generate more power because up there there is more powerful air currents
You can work with the solar problem with things such as solar rooftops ala Tesla's super shingles, Clear cells which are basically less efficient transparent solar cells designed to replace windows, You could invest in ecoarchitecture for cities, and yea your gonna need a few fields, but if your so technologically advanced, than I'm sure you can invest in more efficient solar cells alongside general batteries
Lavan Tiri
Who else is in the mood for some saucy Donald Trump fanfics
Merlinton, Lavan Tiri
please no
The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, The Union Of Yuktobanian Republics, Magnatronia
Tell that [nation=short]Unfallious[/nation]
Lavan Tiri, Yukona
I don't believe you, you're a liar!
Lavan Tiri, Friedensreich
Why would I lie about being gay?
Lavan Tiri
no mate he literally is super Christian if he was gay his parents would stone him
Lavan Tiri, Magnatronia
Exactly what a liar would say
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, The Union Of Yuktobanian Republics
This truth is a lie.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Yukona
the cake is a lie
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri
Yo [nation=short]Unfallious[/nation],
Peng told me to tell you.P.s. I'll pick you up aroung 8, k beb?
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
...
How does a Canadian pick a brit up at eight when it's sox in the North East?
Jaslandia
I'm glad that nuclear energy and homosexuality are the topics are the day. Really intellectual, mein kinder
Jaslandia, Oelesa, Yukona
Foot apparel in the North East doesn't factor in at all, actually.
Jaslandia, Yukona
They matter more than anything else.
Also, phones annoy me.
Jaslandia
Luddite
Jaslandia
Shame for you. Being gay is fabulous.
Minnesota Dakota, Yukona
Accuse me gay, shame on you, if I'm gay, death on me
I 100% support the ENTIRE LGBTQ+ community.
Russian Fedration, Nuremgard, The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Andromitus, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica
Don't be so dramatic, honey. There's worse things than being gay.
Like being you.
Right on.
Russian Fedration, Jaslandia, Friedensreich, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota
Being me is paradise! You should try it sometime!
Penguania And Antarctica
No thanks!
Penguania And Antarctica
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