The Germans just claim to want to order far more than anyone else, then reduce the order and demand the workshare stays the same. Or they will collapse the project. The've done this for Tornado and E… (View Post)

No. What happened was that the recommendations were shaping up to be so far reaching and difficult that the *task force* became the problem. As Herman Kahn observed, this is the standard behaviour of… (View Post)

The MacAir is gaining performance every year. I know quite a few developers who are using one. If all you need is a terminal to open a session to a VDI, then a cheaper, even smaller machine would be … (View Post)

Found on the inter webs - "Anger and hate in this situation is a normal reaction and important to validate," Koba, a psychologist from Kyiv, told the Times. "But it is important to cha… (View Post)

Once again - the number of immigrants crossing the channel is a function of the weather. When it's good they come. When it's bad, they don't (View Post)