There are no rules, but there are conventions and consensus that build up among language-using communities. If you deviate from the consensus in the group of people you talk to, then you can expect t… (View Post)

If you read RAIB safety reports (which thankfully are almost always near-misses and no-injury minor incidents), "not enough staff to properly cover the work so maintenance backlogs build up and … (View Post)

If the pilot does everything right in the critical half-second or so then you get to fall like a sycamore seed, which is slightly less awful. (View Post)

As an LD I'm surprised (though only slightly) -- it feels to me like it would be a bit of an overreach to go for PR for Wrstminster this soon after the loss of the AV referendum. OTOH I guess th… (View Post)

AIUI in the 1860s the driver was absolutely slavery -- the various declarations of succession are crystal clear about why they were breaking from the Union. "state's rights" were just … (View Post)