Indeed. The classic of the genre is Japan. Which went from a poor, barely semi-industrial society to First World status. Richer and more powerful than the Dragon Society ever dreamed of. Ditch the Em… (View Post)

Ha ha ha ha While quoting JRM is probably mad, the section he did the other day in his podcast on why nothing can be done before the election is valid. Essentially, any major policy will take more th… (View Post)

The levels of Radon we are talking about are unlikely to harm anyone. The real bullshit is the “mitigation”. Previously it’s obviously been done badly - probably as cheaply as possible. It’s pretty s… (View Post)

Zimmerman Telegram…. (View Post)

Yes. With the appropriate technology you can detect ridiculously low levels of some chemicals. A threshold makes sure that the police don't prosecute for "He was in the same room as someone… (View Post)