I'd trust an ID card system run by Estonia way more than one run by our government. Any ID card is going to end up becoming essential for regular activities, and will have way too much associated inf… (View Post)

Good morning, everyone. Don't forget the rest of Machiavelli's line. The most important thing is to avoid being hated. (View Post)

I quite like the three orders of intelligence, with the best being understanding by oneself, the good being employing servants who understand things and benefiting from their advice, and the worst be… (View Post)

On-topic: interesting article, Mr. W. I agree with the new eye test measure. As for more police funding, they'd have to at least pretend to fund that and find some other sins to financially punish fi… (View Post)

FPT: F1: it's the moment that some of you have been moderately interested in, the summer break podcast, looking at the standings, and how my (many) predictions are stacking up. Pretty mixed bag, as y… (View Post)