FPT: I think that the problem is that the government seems obsessed with finding a "silver bullet" that solves the problem, when there isn't one. Even the vaccine is just another tool.… (View Post)

If you want to avoid the virus then avoiding being exposed to anyone who has been near the White House in the last few weeks seems like a very good idea, lots of them have got it and few of them appe… (View Post)

There's nothing wrong with Excel, providing you actually need a spreadsheet. The trouble is far too many organisations use Excel as a sort of catch-all tool for scripting, as a database, or a co… (View Post)

No to the same degree. I think the problem is that foreign correspondents generally aren't natives, and have a very different lifestyle from the people they are meant to be reporting about. Ther… (View Post)

I follow the NY Times on Twitter, as a rule any article from them about the UK is guff. (View Post)