Unfortunately the cost-cutting empire got some dodgy builders in, who left some chicken wire lying across the particle exhaust vent and forgot to remove it afterwards. (View Post)

Oh, I agree with the prequels. Though I have seen a couple of nutters go back to reevaluate The Phantom Menace, and decide that it's not terrible... (View Post)

In a way. But IMV, like Star Trek, the worst thing about Star Wars are its fans. Too many feel as though they own the franchise, and anything that goes against their views is *wrong*. Which might be … (View Post)

I'd strongly argue that diversity and multiculturalism are *not* valueless. They may be taken too far, but there are significant dangers in abandoning them as well. (View Post)

Does it? Things change, and it might be that laws require fettling as a consequence. A law that is unchanging might soon become bad law, however well-intentioned the drafters were, and good the law w… (View Post)