I was chatting to my son the other day about friends and friendly relationships, and I have three categories: *) Friends. People who will drop everything and drive to the other side of the country to… (View Post)

The public like simple answers; complex answers are difficult and messy. If you want to get ahead, feed the public the simple answers. A decade ago, it was that it's all the EU's fault. Now… (View Post)

Is this a problem, in the wider view of things? If so, why? (It is a problem from a perpetual-growth viewpoint that our politicians and economists like. But from the viewpoint of the future of mankin… (View Post)

The amount of water that chip fabs require is also somewhat surprisingly vast. (View Post)

Are the sanctions 'fruitless' ? IMO, no. They could be stronger, but it also seems obvious (to me at least...) that they're really hurting Russia and its economy. Russia is getting aro… (View Post)