Comments for sonofparker.com http://www.sonofparker.com/wordpress Crazed leftie rantings, alcoholism, renewable energy, boredom. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:21:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on Nuclear Future? by manas http://www.sonofparker.com/wordpress/?p=52#comment-5760 manas Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:26:22 +0000 http://www.sonofparker.com/wordpress/?p=52#comment-5760 Great post. I find this to be a really fascinating topic and you put a new spin on it for me. Thanks! :) Great post. I find this to be a really fascinating topic and you put a new spin on it for me. Thanks! :)

]]> Comment on Chilli Vodka - update by chilli king http://www.sonofparker.com/wordpress/?p=51#comment-4660 chilli king Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:03:51 +0000 http://www.sonofparker.com/wordpress/?p=51#comment-4660 nice idea! out of interest what kind of chillies did you use and did you remove the seeds? nice idea! out of interest what kind of chillies did you use and did you remove the seeds?

]]> Comment on Chilli Vodka - update by sonofparker http://www.sonofparker.com/wordpress/?p=51#comment-48 sonofparker Sun, 15 Oct 2006 11:21:18 +0000 http://www.sonofparker.com/wordpress/?p=51#comment-48 It went ok, I think. The problem was that I was not able to take the chillies out of the bottle once it was done, so eventually the flavour reached a peak and started to become a bit bitter and very hot. I then diluted it a bit with more vodka and that got rid of the heat but it was not the same as it was before. I am now planning on making another chilli vodka using scotch bonnet and habanero peppers - the habanero is supposed to be quite fruity as well as very hot. I might also experiment with blending some other types of flavoured vodkas. It went ok, I think. The problem was that I was not able to take the chillies out of the bottle once it was done, so eventually the flavour reached a peak and started to become a bit bitter and very hot. I then diluted it a bit with more vodka and that got rid of the heat but it was not the same as it was before. I am now planning on making another chilli vodka using scotch bonnet and habanero peppers - the habanero is supposed to be quite fruity as well as very hot. I might also experiment with blending some other types of flavoured vodkas.

]]> Comment on Chilli Vodka - update by bish http://www.sonofparker.com/wordpress/?p=51#comment-44 bish Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:26:22 +0000 http://www.sonofparker.com/wordpress/?p=51#comment-44 So, after a few months, was it a success? I ask, having grown about three hundred stupidly hot chilli peppers (see blog) and now I'm running out of ideas... chilli sauce, chilli dip, chilli stew, stuffed chilli... at the weekend I bought a bottle of chilli vodka liquer and I'm going to try to match it for taste. So. How did yours go? So, after a few months, was it a success? I ask, having grown about three hundred stupidly hot chilli peppers (see blog) and now I’m running out of ideas… chilli sauce, chilli dip, chilli stew, stuffed chilli… at the weekend I bought a bottle of chilli vodka liquer and I’m going to try to match it for taste. So. How did yours go?

]]> Comment on Nuclear Future? by James Aach http://www.sonofparker.com/wordpress/?p=52#comment-2 James Aach Sat, 10 Dec 2005 05:49:58 +0000 http://www.sonofparker.com/wordpress/?p=52#comment-2 As an energy professional who looks over a lot of blogs on the topic, I commend you for working both capacity factor and reserve capacity into your discussion of wind energy. Very, very few people on either side of the pond (I'm in the US) do that. You're also taking into account just how much energy your nation actually uses versus how much each power source can actually produce if exploited. Again, that is very rare in the blogosphere. Typically all the power sources are placed on an equal footing regarding their output. As I said, I'm an energy professional. I work at a U.S. nuclear power plant. I'm not however, sold on future nuclear power as a good solution (though I naturally lean that way.) What I am sold on is the public considering the facts surrounding all the energy sources when making their decision. At least here in the U.S. there are precious few facts in play on nuclear energy (and energy in general), and a lot of misgivings on the left due to cartoonish TV, movies and books, and a lot of posturing on the right about kooky anti-nukes on the left and nuclear being wonderful. To do my little bit to bring the discussion more back to the real world, I've written a techno-thriler novel about an American nuclear plant, which is available on the net at no cost at RadDecision.blogspot.com. I hope you'll take a look at it (and if you find it useful, tell others). While the nuclear programs in Britain and the US are different in some ways, I'm sure there are a lot of simularities. James Aach http://RadDecision.blogspot.com As an energy professional who looks over a lot of blogs on the topic, I commend you for working both capacity factor and reserve capacity into your discussion of wind energy. Very, very few people on either side of the pond (I’m in the US) do that. You’re also taking into account just how much energy your nation actually uses versus how much each power source can actually produce if exploited. Again, that is very rare in the blogosphere. Typically all the power sources are placed on an equal footing regarding their output.

As I said, I’m an energy professional. I work at a U.S. nuclear power plant. I’m not however, sold on future nuclear power as a good solution (though I naturally lean that way.) What I am sold on is the public considering the facts surrounding all the energy sources when making their decision. At least here in the U.S. there are precious few facts in play on nuclear energy (and energy in general), and a lot of misgivings on the left due to cartoonish TV, movies and books, and a lot of posturing on the right about kooky anti-nukes on the left and nuclear being wonderful.

To do my little bit to bring the discussion more back to the real world, I’ve written a techno-thriler novel about an American nuclear plant, which is available on the net at no cost at RadDecision.blogspot.com. I hope you’ll take a look at it (and if you find it useful, tell others). While the nuclear programs in Britain and the US are different in some ways, I’m sure there are a lot of simularities.

James Aach
http://RadDecision.blogspot.com

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