Unfortunately so true. I ride a motorcycle with L plates and they're a very effective arsehole magnet. Drivers regularly come right up to my rear wheel, revving the engine and jinking right looking f… (View Post)

Depressing. We're desperately short of engineers and scientists, but the hobbies that spark curiosity in young people are gradually being regulated out of existence. (View Post)

I'm not so sure about that one. Boeing has a major advantage, airlines have nowhere else to go. Airbus' production is booked up for years, abandoning Boeing means a 5-10 year wait for new aircraft. S… (View Post)

Absolutely. Back then I was involved in Y2K mitigation at a major UK financial institution and the amount of work done was staggering. Every desktop PC and if I recall correctly around 70% of their s… (View Post)

OT post - apologies if this has been posted before but I couldn't find any mention of it! This story doesn't seem to have got much traction outside of the tech media yet, but if any PBers are looking… (View Post)