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Cake day: June 10th, 2023

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  • You can get close depending on the language by using decompilers. Usually though, they’re rough translations of what the decompiler thinks that the (compiled) machine code does. It’s not a 1:1 deal.

    Basically, a compiler translates the human-readable code to machine code that can actually be recognized and executed by your computer. A decompiler attempts to do the opposite, it translates the machine code back into the original language. But like some “translators”, it’s not always correct. That’s the hard part - once decompiled you will likely have a lot of blanks to fill in and bugs to fix before anything will be compilable again. You’ll likely never be able to get an exact copy of the original source code via decompiler.









  • we have no safe storage for the waste they produce.

    This is not true. Nuclear waste is made almost completely safe by simply shielding it w/ concrete and letting it become less and less radioactive over time. In these cases, the radiation put off by the encapsulated waste gives off less radiation than flying on a plane. ALL of our nuclear waste (in the entire world) could fit in an area smaller than a football field and made inert with concrete.

    The waste from fossil fuels floats around us constantly, and is in all of our lungs right now. I know which one I’d rather deal with.

    Solar and wind alone cannot save us from climate change. We will continue to need more and more power, and solar and wind are unable to keep up on their own, especially year round. We need to use all of our safer options to replace fossil fuels, including nuclear.

    If you’re interested in learning more, Kyle Hill has a very recent video on this exact subject: https://piped.video/watch?v=lhHHbgIy9jU