Off topic, but it might give you some idea of how elections -- in one part of the United States -- are conducted. On August 1st, King County (Seattle and most suburbs) will hold a primary election (a… (View Post)

Off topic, but I think many of you will find this cheering: George Will says that neither Trump nor DeSantis will get the Republican nomination: "Inevitably, there comes a rebellion against inev… (View Post)

TSE said: "I'm thinking about doing a cashless society thread for Sunday." Thanks for the warning. For some reason, I am reminded of this bit from one of my favorite authors: "Not… (View Post)

Nick Palmer - About 1 in 4 American homes still have land lines. They are more common among the elderly -- no surprise -- and in the Northeast. (Full disclosure: I have one, and like it enough so tha… (View Post)

FPT: Malmesbury - Here's an explanation of "stage trees" from Larry Niven, himself: 'One-and-a-half billion years ago, a race of telepaths called the Thrintun used their overwhelm… (View Post)