Someone who spends thirty years on the back benches before being propelled unexpectedly to the top? I’m not sure that works here… (View Post)

If nuclear powered but not nuclear armed, it can stay submerged indefinitely and so be very difficult to detect. One of those showing up in the middle of a fleet can really ruin someone’s day, as the… (View Post)

If forgetting someone’s name (a name you really ought to know) is a sign of senility, then I’ve been senile my whole life. It makes teaching a bit more of a challenge, but that’s what seating plans a… (View Post)

Please, no… (View Post)

It’s an interesting article in that it seems to make the assumption that “intelligence” (for want of a better term) is equally distributed amongst the children of various income groups, and so it is … (View Post)