I'm not totally sure that's right, for example on the issue of consciousness and the morality of how machines are treated. Chess is a good example. Chess playing computers are incredibly go… (View Post)

I think you and others grossly underestimate Johnson's problem among Tory MPs, and the sheer bad blood. The Chris Pincher affair simply illustrated how dysfunctional it was and would always be. … (View Post)

I don't know whether Stephen Harper ever sidled up to Putin in 2012 or whatever and said, "hey, Vlad, what aboot the 1991 Ukrainian Independence referendum result, eh?" I do know it wo… (View Post)

The best advice is never go to court on a point of principle. You don't really win the principle, and people seldom apologise. If you win you essentially get some cash (or cash equivalent). If y… (View Post)

QTWTAIY. But Johnson doesn't really care any more. Yes it's totally indefensible spaffing of public money. But he's spent the summer essentially saying he doesn't give two sh1ts a… (View Post)