1D chess is a new variant for me. I'm guessing that all the pieces are stacked in a pile on a single square, perhaps with the white king on top, and the black king on the bottom. But that's just gues… (View Post)

'The properties in Twechar, East Dunbartonshire, would cost £535,800 each to build and a senior figure in the authority said the outlay would be “ultimately repaid by tenants”.' That number reminds m… (View Post)

A reminder: The US is a federal state, and controlling the national government does not mean you control all the state governments. Two examples: A state has to ask for federal aid in disasters. And … (View Post)

Off topic: rcs1000 should not miss this: https://xkcd.com/2991/ (View Post)

rcs1000 may find these examples of US gvoernent "failures" in building power plants instructive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Coulee_Dam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Valle… (View Post)