How the hell do you stop students from "going to pubs" or "partying", or "meeting people outside their accommodation"? It's like making a law to stop babies crying. (View Post)

Another possibility is that this is a mixture of cock up and conspiracy. Given the malign and rather paranoid nature of the CCP its quite likely they are developing nasty bioweapons, like novel coron… (View Post)

Definitely a factor. That church in Korea, that shrine in Iran.... (View Post)

Covid might do it for us, anyway. I saw a report in the FT yesterday about the future of aviation. The midway prediction was that airlines will be back to pre Covid levels of business by about 2023. … (View Post)

Ludwig Wittgenstein was eccentric and wilful - and possibly the least narcissistic man in the history of philosophy. Also one of the cleverest men of the 20th century. I highly recommend this brillia… (View Post)