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Whether trial by jury leads to more or fewer miscarriages of justice is a matter of opinion (until someone provides some evidence), but the current long waits for justice of any kind really do shame … (View Post)

Of course, there's no evolutionary benefit if those offspring don't survive because there's no man around to help provide for them! Focussing on ensuring that a few kids make it to maturity may be a … (View Post)

Thanks, but don't worry, that was a long time ago now. I wasn't looking for sympathy, rather using my own story to illustrate that promiscuity isn't for everyone! (View Post)

The first couple of years after my wife of 10 years died (nearly 20 years ago) I didn't see anyone. Then people started saying I should go out and enjoy myself. So I went out and, through the crazy w… (View Post)

Well, that was a fascinating read, both the thread header and the ARSTechnica article. The early 80s was a great time to be a computer nerd, and I too was having fun playing with machine code as a yo… (View Post)