Open Thread

About 10 years ago I used to go to the Pirelli complex in Milan on business (most people are not aware of it, but Pirelli used to be a major force in fiber optics).

At the time I was going there, they were converting their former manufacturing site in Milan into an office complex. One of those factories had a cooling tower, even though it was not a nuclear plant. The architects kept the cooling tower, and built a glass shell around it. The tower is used for meeting spaces.

Here is a photo of it:

http://www.archello.com/en/project/pirelli-real-estate-headquarters-bicocca

Pretty cool. I used to LOVE going to Milan.

You all had an evolution discussion??
Oh dear God!

“Seems odd that a lwayer doesn’t know what’s legal or not with a joint checking account.”

I don’t deal in trivialities, DIBS. If you want to do a merger, give me a call. If you want to know who has signing authority over your checking account, call the compliance officer for your local community bank.

[Trying to be as condescending as you were with gem on the evolution discussion]

Now I’m really audi.

“Why do almost all articles on nuclear power show pictures of cooling towers, which are not limited to nuclear power plants and are not used for many nuclear power plants (including the ones in Japan)?”

Because that is the image most folks associate with nuclear power plants, rightly or wrongly.

BHS: Because people are fucking retarded, that’s why.

On that note, I’m audi.