Split them up into national commands and the actual Metropolitan service. It was a mistake putting so much national capability and prestige in one force. It's been a common complaint in the reportage… (View Post)

I've always found the French to be charming to a fault, very hospitable and at worst slightly inattentive. My French is adequate for a restaurant but hardly brilliant. Maybe they're just good at dete… (View Post)

I wrote a test data parser tool using C when I was a grad because the company refused to issue me a C++ or Java dev kit license. A nice crash course in pointers and what happens when you accidentally… (View Post)

FPT: I think someone should have the guts to organise a Lincoln-Douglas style debate. Six minutes from speaker A, nine minutes from speaker B and a three minute rejoinder from speaker A on each topic… (View Post)

What each side wants is some nice clips for social media. They'll get those clips, they'll float around TwIxTok for a couple of days and be used in the short campaign, then everyone will forget about… (View Post)