One thing that intrigues me about the Ukraine War is the way the word 'city' is used to describe small cities. Probably a combination of translation difficulties and geopolitical difference… (View Post)

I think @bondegezou has, in the past, said that it is not certain. But if you read Leon's post, he goes much, much further. What is more: if the evidence changes, I have zero doubt that @bondege… (View Post)

My view is that the Chinese government is most on the hook for the way they tried to cover up the outbreak when it first happened, denying its severity and not collaborating with the west. This allow… (View Post)

That essentially happened, and conspiracy-wise it was pretty much a nothingburger: https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12615-faulty-pipe-blamed-for-uk-foot-and-mouth-outbreak/ (View Post)

Very true; and it makes sense. If I am writing *software* to control a washing machine (*), then a crash or failure once in a hundred hours is annoying, but not critical. If I am writing software for… (View Post)