Indeed. Normally I was be opposed to leaks, but we are talking about someone who is misanthropic, and who is unable to see that his own position is built on competence in electoral positioning and li… (View Post)

Not in the comparable early days it doesn't. These plots will get smoother at high values, because variability tends to scale with the square root of the absolute quantity. No conspiracy needed. (View Post)

"Herd immunity" as part of a short-term strategy deserved all the criticism it got. It's not mental or callous to argue that infection of most of the population leading to herd immunity is … (View Post)

Blimey that's horrible. Congrats for having the guts to do the right thing. I hope it works out well for you and for the people you were protecting, and that your boss gets his comeuppance. (View Post)

People do travel internationally for reasons other than holidays, you know. The only reason I'm not booking visits to my recently widowed mother is because the risks to her of those visits would argu… (View Post)