Yes, just half an hour ago I asked Gemini what the bright star-like object next to Venus was. Jupiter, it said. Glad to have confirmation! (View Post)

My lad was born in Germany to a German mother. But he's British because I'm British. (View Post)

The problem seems to be that, although nominally a democracy, the Iraqi state is very weak and corruption is everywhere, meaning that you actually have something that is close to anarchy. (View Post)

It's been a disaster for the Iranian democracy movement too. Far from precipitating regime change, the US/Israeli military action appears to have cemented in position an even more hard-line vers… (View Post)

My 22-year-old lad, despite already having a good job, is on the lookout for his next position. He completely eschews job ads and recruiters due to the aforementioned sea of AI bullshit associated wi… (View Post)