Off topic: Those interested in Boeing's failures may want to read a long article in yesterday's Seattle Times, by Dominic Gates, who has been covering Boeing approximately forever. (And well, as far … (View Post)

Vaguely related to the topic: After the LibDem leader (Paddy Ashdown, if I recall correctly) met George W. Bush, he said that Bush didn't seem much like the picture he had gotten from your media. Tha… (View Post)

Off topic: But I did want to pass on my praise to the Edinburgh Eagles and the Edinburgh Giants for helping Oona Dooks make her climb. source$: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/30/rugby-p… (View Post)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_Kingdom If understand the first graphic in that article, the United Kingdom will soon have fewer pupils in your elementary schools. (Here in t… (View Post)

On PM Sunak's ability to serve in an army: In "An Army at Dawn", Rick Atkinson gives some of the standards for the American army, back in 1940: "A conscript had to stand at least five … (View Post)