I've just had a "notice from immigration bureau" robovoice cold call. :) (View Post)

The framing matters. Trump did not say: "You know, we need a way of bombarding a mass of large cheapish shells on an area that is within twenty miles of the sea," which would be a capabilit… (View Post)

Two points: *) we are nearly living in such a dystopia; it is just private companies misusing your data rather than the state. Some think that's fine; others are really concerned about it. This … (View Post)

Ahem. What did I say about Norway's Solveig Løvseth not being able to deal with the heat? She won. That means she's competed in three Ironman races, and has won all three, including the Wor… (View Post)

I've always been slightly sceptical, if only because of the political aspects that many (not all) 'green' lobbyists force into their arguments. But I'm intensely relaxed about it … (View Post)