New visitors to the Site should note that TSE is an excessively modest man, and therefore omitted to mention that he also speaks fluent Rubbish, but prefers not to flaunt it. (View Post)

@JosiasJessop FPT That's wonderful news, and a tribute to the power of financial incentives. There's quite a history of innovation arising from prizes. I take it you know the story of Longi… (View Post)

That's wonderful news, and a tribute to the power of financial incentives. There's quite a history of innovation arising from prizes. I take it you know the story of Longitude? (View Post)

it's a tricky one. I closed out my positions recently because of the imponderables. (View Post)

i regret I have to concur. The last time I was seriously concerned about the threat to democracy in the USA was back in the seventies during peak Nixon. Trump however is a far more serious and real t… (View Post)