I haven't heard of her before and have only glanced through the comments this morning. But from what I have seen so far, I wonder if she is exactly the sort of liberal, measured critic of the ex… (View Post)

More chance of the latter than the former. :) (View Post)

Absolutely brilliant. No 3 in my short list of all time greatest films. A perfect gem of a film. (View Post)

I think it was someone on here the other day who mentioned the difference between a million, a billion and a trillion in a way people can envisage. 1 million seconds is 11 days, 13 hours 46 minutes 1… (View Post)

One thing I would like to see with wind turbines is the adoption of the system of painting one of the blades black. Studies have shown this reduces bird strikes by up to 70%. Seems a simple and effec… (View Post)