Yes, it was a position I initially took (as recorded here). But after doing a bit of research, I quickly came to the conclusion that it would almost certainly be safer to take the vaccine than not to… (View Post)

It's notable that China is also not far behind the US in life expectancy and steadily closing the gap: https://www.worldometers.info/demographics/life-expectancy/ (View Post)

Having worked in the past as a commercial translator (not an interpreter, heaven forbid!) I can say that a degree in foreign languages isn't even particularly useful for translation. More important i… (View Post)

France was the largest arms exporter to Ukraine between 2014 and 2020, and it was Macron who put the most effort into attempting to avert the war by diplomacy. (View Post)

I was lucky enough to spend 10 hours in an A&E waiting area on New Year's Eve (not me; I was accompanying someone else). The only way to get though it was to imagine I was watching some sort of c… (View Post)