To which, I accept, the appropriate answer is “Iraq”. (View Post)

So it appears this US lone gunman was, like most US lone gunmen, a sad, bedroom dwelling online loner with access to a firearm. The access to a firearm bit is, as always, the difference between there… (View Post)

Yes, the bubble / gold rush analogy is a good one. Those who build the infrastructure don’t necessarily reap the benefits. In the internet bubble a lot of companies spent eye-watering amounts of mone… (View Post)

College Bowl was the original format but starter for 10 was a Bamber Gascoigne original, so we can comfortably lay claim to that one. (View Post)

Two quick thoughts: 1. Reply to a comment way back in the thread that “the UK was swimming in sub-prime” before 2007 and blaming US lending for the crisis is wrong: not the case. The trigger for the … (View Post)