There’s multiple subcultures of people who live for the harder and more difficult. I worked with a guy who went to see a friend run a competitive race up the path on the Eiger. As it happened, there … (View Post)

Burnham also crashed out of national politics. Pretty badly. Reinventing himself as a regional champion has gone well. He is popular because he doesn’t have to take responsibility for cuts or tax ris… (View Post)

Solar panels are dirt cheap. And getting cheaper. The expensive part is the grid connection, the power converter electronics and battery storage. If you need 4x as many panels (because it’s the U.K.)… (View Post)

You are making the classic assumption that it must all be con. Because you can’t see how anyone can believe it. There are endless millions who do, genuinely, believe in the resurgent, militant versio… (View Post)

It’s nice that you think social progress is inevitable and in one direction. History, so far, doesn’t look like that. (View Post)