It's quite incredible that North Korea has now invaded Europe. And Europe's reaction is a mere shoulder-shrug and "meh!" (And yes, I think 'invasion' is the correct word… (View Post)

LNG carriers are an unusual case because of the technical aspects, and a tiny proportion of 'top end' shipping. Seriously; from oil tankers to the massive freighters; the crews are treated … (View Post)

The top end of the shipping business is pretty horrific as well. If I were world emperor, I would mandate that all ships have to be maintained and crewed up to minimum ITF standards. The sad thing is… (View Post)

Ah, Cummings. Someone who is apparently utterly untrustworthy when someone doesn't like what he says, but utterly trustworthy when he says something they like. :) My own view on Cummings: everyt… (View Post)

I once used the area of a circle as an example of something. Except I did my example with pi*r, rather than pi*r^2. Which still makes me wince whenever I think of it... :( (View Post)