Yes; a big part of the problem here is that telcos are allowed to charge such extortionate rates for roaming at all, and that there is not a cap on the charge that cuts you off well before you get in… (View Post)

Well, that's the first past the post system for you. When the incentives are for the big parties to aim to be just slightly to their side of the electoral middle, it's not surprising that that's what… (View Post)

Yes, I agree the question reduces the complexity of the problem and assessment rather too much. If I think the government should have imposed lighter measures earlier to avoid having to impose severe… (View Post)

I don't think the language is changing that much faster than it was in the 1950s; if anything, the advent of the internet has made it easier to get citations and pick up early informal new coinages a… (View Post)

The OED has cites for that sense back to 1866, so it's hardly a recent divergence... (View Post)