There's obviously a limited quantity of nearly obsolete but still useful stuff lying around, so to keep supporting Ukraine we really do need to pull out all the stops on restarting production. T… (View Post)

Good morning fellow feudal subjects. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/11/courtier-demanded-assurance-king-could-not-be-prosecuted-under-new-welsh-law Now, silly me, but I had the impressi… (View Post)

I have this watch, which sometimes I wear most of the time, though I haven't worn it for a couple of weeks now. https://mrjoneswatches.com/products/colour-venn It is pleasingly imprecise and pre… (View Post)

But it just creates problems for their children. No reason why the husband can't take his wife's name, or both of them switch to a completely different name, if they want to have a family n… (View Post)

Yes. I wasn't arguing with you - shifting baseline syndrome is a real effect and interesting in its own right - but I was talking advantage to nerd out a bit. Part of the effect is that the aver… (View Post)