I don't think we can afford *not* to have surplus capacity. If you try to run the NHS at 100% utilisation then any little thing that comes along (slightly worse than usual flu season, for example) pu… (View Post)

Good news for hamsters, anyway... (View Post)

True, but I don't personally think that implies that from a wider social perspective all finance industry salaries are justified. My mental model of this is that the international financial system is… (View Post)

Well, it's certainly not a Mini Metro... (View Post)

Mmm, apparently Quebec City can get over 30C in summer and below -30C in winter. I do wonder whether the first European settlers got a nasty shock when their first winter arrived... (View Post)