I find Jackson a very fascinating and problematic character. I have little doubt he did some bad things, and zero doubt he was weird, but he had an exceptionally weird and difficult childhood and lif… (View Post)

Planetary Protection rules can be seen as very sensible, *if* you think there might be life extant on another planetary body. The risk is that any extant signs of life might get masked, or even destr… (View Post)

Derby 'cathedral' s quite pleasant, albeit it really is only a large church that was 'promoted'. Although given Derby and the Derwent Valley's history as the cradle of the in… (View Post)

I remember reading "Rainbow Six" when it first came out, and thinking what a return to form it was. Part of the problem was that he wrote himself into a corner. Jack Ryan was the main prota… (View Post)

You don't think the GOP played more than a minor role in that? (View Post)