I have to say that the first chapter of Going Postal, which for those not familiar with the book is about a confidence trickster in a condemned cell awaiting execution, is one of the finest pieces of… (View Post)

Or we could just give everybody else a yellow star. (View Post)

I can never get over how Norman Smith is "assistant" political editor when Laura K is Political Editor. He is usually clam, measured, and fairly analytical in what he reports, as opposed to… (View Post)

Must have been round about then I went on a programming course from school at Loughborough University. English Electric KDF9. A whole 4K of core memory (128 bit words, though). Later, at Liverpool Un… (View Post)

As Dave Barry once said, if your car had broken down at the side of the road, a Republican would drive on by, because they were in a hurry to get to an ugly pants night at the country club. A Democra… (View Post)