True Story. I was working on the university magazine when “Phantom Menace” came out and thereby scored comp tickets to see the opening screening in Auckland, which was at midnight from memory. Obviou… (View Post)

The issues is less acute in the US, I think, because there are few public services anyway. Private sector efficiency depends on how competitive the market is. For example, Verizon my ISP (I’m current… (View Post)

You obviously missed the dildo-knapping season at Swiss Cottage Odeon. (View Post)

I believe you and I’m not against home working per se, I’m riffing a bit on how on earth a systemic decline in public service could have taken place. Regarding your last paragraph, yes, but in my exp… (View Post)

A general collapse in public services - health, police, courts, adoption etc. https://twitter.com/samfr/status/1597208466703032320?s=46&t=kIx7ITW3UXYaGg-ixUfZ2w I don’t think this is just a UK pr… (View Post)