I can make a nuclear bomb.

I can make a nuclear bomb. However, "can" is loosely defined here, because I am knowledgable but not able. I do not have the desire or materials, but they are really simple devices. When countries, such as Iran and North Korea, cannot make them with pooled resources, I wonder what is wrong with them.

Some background:
Special Relativity was published in 1905.
General Relativity was published in 1916.
Now, let's put ourselves in 1945 with a slide rule. We have two types of bombs that we can make: uranium (such as Little Boy), or Plutonium (such as Fat Man). If I had to pick one, I would pick a the "gun based" Little Boy. This takes a lot of Uranium, and is inefficient, but it's pretty much fool proof. If you look at the mathematics for this weapon, it's obvious why you'd make it this way. You can pretty much guarantee that it will work, you wouldn't even need to test it. Now it comes down to what you need to do it, which is either whole bunch of centrifuges or a lot of time.

Using ore that is readily available (the earth is a fissile system, there's tons of Uranium about), and a single centrifuge (I designed one on the back of the piece of paper, it might work) at the cost of about ¥20,000,000, I would take me about 300 years to get enough U-235, so the limiting factor is the number of centrifuges and the cost of power.

So in summary, anyone can make a bomb easily. I definitely believe that nuclear power is a more noble cause because it is free. You take a hot rock, remove energy and put it back in the ground where you got it. If you think that nuclear power is a terrible idea, well, frankly, you are an idiot. Here's radioactive coal ash for the layman. --Dr. Suigin, Ph.D. (no, I'm not kidding)

The Ramen Girl

Last night, I saw The Ramen Girl, which is must say was very good. I tend to like movies with Japanese language in them because I get both sides of the story, which lends to a bit of a paradox. In English, it really is a terrible movie. I would give it 2 of 5 stars in English; however, I would give it 5 of 5 if you understand both Japanese and English. There is basically no way for someone without Japanese language to understand the nuances of the movie. The Japanese script is wonderful, and the interactions of the Japanese are lost in the English translation. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, but most would not.

Jerry Springer is class!

Well, Jerry Springer is not *exactly* class; however, this is pretty humbling:
"I am the father of the destruction of Western civilization" -- Jerry Springer
That quote is from a video that is here.

Jerry was the Mayor of Cincinnati but then had to leave politics when it was found that he paid for a prostitute with a cheque. The best part is that he admitted it. I have never heard of a politician admitting anything. I think that is pretty interesting.