For the record: I thought Obama was wrong to comment on Brexit, that he should have said something bland, if asked, for example, that he would leave that decision up to the British voters. (His remar… (View Post)

Cyclefree - I very much hope you will be back again, soon. I almost always learn something from your headers. (View Post)

Sunil said: "Ah, but is he a Protestant Calvinist, or a Catholic Calvinist?" Hadn't heard that version before -- but I like it. (In James Blish's "A Case of Conscience", the pope … (View Post)

At a Democratic convention in San Francisco many years ago (1980?), delegates were offered the choice of two tours, Silicon Valley and wine country. Almost all of them chose the latter. (View Post)

Sorry for the garbled second paragraph, but I think you could grasp my main points: The US should investigate building SMRs to power laser defense for warships. I think we should include UK firms, fo… (View Post)