I just skimmed through all the comments, so I may have missed some on-topic ones. But I would be fascinated to hear more of you say whether Our Gracious Host has just tipped you to a good betting opp… (View Post)

Completely off topic, but cheering: "Not many 94-year-olds still have their mothers around, but Dorothy Williams does — and the two women live together in Houston. Her mother, Elizabeth Francis,… (View Post)

Off topic: The man in charge of the Luna-25 project should stay away from windows in tall buildings, at least for a while. (View Post)

The best single piece I have seen on the drug overdose problem in the US is a column by Megan McArdle, which ends as follows: "Drug users must understand that if they cannot take drugs without a… (View Post)

viewcode said: "Surely [Oppenheimer is] going to sweep the board at the Oscars." So, probably even worse than I have been fearing. (In recent years, I have come to the unhappy conclusion th… (View Post)