As the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, George Washington acquired a ship and had it renamed the Washington: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Washington_(1775) He wasn't President at… (View Post)

Some of the early ones (particularly WFA) I thought might perhaps be explained by the Treasury having a shortlist of "things we've wanted to do for ages and which will bring in some money&q… (View Post)

A tonne? That's definitely well over the speed limit... (View Post)

Sometimes I feel that education is wasted on the young and we should do more of it later in life when we can appreciate why we're doing it. (View Post)

I suspect that we are not well suited to a steady "7 or 8 hours a day at a steady pace, week in week out, for years". My mental image of a hunter gatherer lifestyle seems much more to have … (View Post)