Now THAT is a mod.

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Scott Jennings| 11 Comments

Texas gamer builds nuclear reactor in his parent’s basement

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  • =j

    It really is impressive how low the standards of journalism have fallen. (a) This is a non-story. (b) It was written to make it sound like it was more of a story than it was. (c) The gamer reference has no bearing on the story.

    This kinda shit is why I don’t watch TV news anymore.

  • Roc

    Nuclear Boy scout > unnamed Texas man

    I disagree on the (ir)relevance gamer reference though.
    They referenced his mod hobby to qualify their assessment of him as a more-capable-and-curious-than-average tinkerer/whiz. It felt reasonable to me.

  • Ajeba

    For more sensationalist journalism regarding gaming and hot gay elf pr0n, please go to foxnew.com

    … or just stay tuned to this blog.

  • Aufero

    I’m amazed no one’s made the obligatory half-life joke yet.

  • pharniel

    I’m just wondering when the Navel recruiters are going to start showing up on his doorstep.
    it usually starts with “SO how’d you like to be on a submarine?”

  • http://hgamer.blogspot.com heartless_

    Or Pharn, more likely: “So, do you want to play with the real stuff?”.

  • blachawk

    “the Navel recruiters”

    They’re always looking for a few good belly buttons.

  • http://www.damnedvulpine.com/ J.

    Bah, there was a nuclear reactor in the basement of the building at Kansas State University where I had to go to math lecture. It put out something pitifully small like 3 watts of juice, but it was a reactor.

  • =j

    The basement of one of our math buildings had a full-on Tokamak
    http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/TT/spt1.html

  • Lee

    Yeah…but the TEST is a fusion reactor :/

  • Ian