Kle4 - You are right about the change in common usage for "decimated" -- but I think the original meaning is so interesting, and so precise, that I wouldn't use the word, as it commonl… (View Post)

Reed's appearance here reminds me of so many old jokes. For example: In 1987, Boris and Ivan are discussing the state of the USSR. Ivan says, "You know, I htink this must be the richest nat… (View Post)

Off topic, but I think many of you will find this arrest of interest: "Guo Wengui, a Chinese businessman with ties to former Trump White House adviser Stephen K. Bannon, was arrested Wednesday a… (View Post)

On driver's licenses and photo IDs: The state of Washington issues photo IDs, in the same process that it uses to issue driver's licenses. You can convert to one from a driver's licens… (View Post)

LostPassword - Years ago I suggested a corollary to Brook's Law: Sometimes subtracting a programmer could speed the completion of a project. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks%27s_law You seem… (View Post)