In the brilliant netfix documentary on Apollo 13 you can see engineers at Mission Control furiously working out stuff with… slide rules It’s like one step away from the abacus. Incredible (View Post)

He’s a fucking chess player. I admire his bravery and he makes good points, but he’s a fucking chess player. It’s like saying Clare Balding is like Joan of Arc (View Post)

I don’t think it’s simplistic at all. JP2 was the moral leader of Polish anti-communism, impeccably brave and remarkably clever, too impressive to be dismissed (so they tried to assassinate him). The… (View Post)

It warps our perspective badly. China is just as important as America - in some areas like trade and industry it is much more important. How often do we get lead news reports from the BBC about stuff… (View Post)

I agree and I detest it. I blame in part the media, especially the BBC. They are obsessed with the USA. They breathlessly report American news as if it is British and thus import lots of wankiness It… (View Post)