We didn’t shoot down intruders during the Cold War. What do we gain from doing it now? The maths back then said that escorting them was a better idea. If they kept on going deeper and deeper, one of … (View Post)

Which headline is false. Relativity added on top of Newtonian theory effects that occur at vast scales or tiny ones See orbital calculations which become increasingly accurate (compared to the observ… (View Post)

To most people, Aircon vs A2A heatpump looks the same. A2A is generally not available under government schemes. You get a VAT exemption. Installation isn’t insurer cheap - needs to be done by a quali… (View Post)

Passive design is nice - “the best part is no part” But good engineering is also about balancing the cost of one feature against another. With the move to carbon free ‘leccy, heating/cooling rooms wi… (View Post)

Among people I know, Starmer is more of a joke than hated. The endless piling on of regulation and then discovering that the government is ever more unable to do anything without the permission of a … (View Post)