What I have concluded is that the imperial system devised a new unit of measurement for every application. So we have the fother, which is the weight of lead that a single man can carry. If you know … (View Post)

I think it was that the Chinese didn't recognise the Treaty for the lease as having any validity, so wouldn't have entertained any negotiation on extending it. (View Post)

It's not many polls, but the most interesting thing about that graph is that it is the Tories that seem to be benefiting most from Labour's decline, despite them recently being so comprehen… (View Post)

Western support for Ukraine is so lacking that Ukraine is now considering allowing exports of its military drones to generate export earnings to pay for more domestic production. All of Ukraine'… (View Post)

Ah, but which time? I have an app on my phone that will use my location to tell me local mean solar time. My wife isn't that happy about my plan to have at least three clocks in our house, assum… (View Post)