Recent content by warmachine

Ninety days is harsher than I expected. As Johnson has few supporters in Parliament, even that length will be voted through, though I expect a number of Tory abstentions. This will also give Sunak carte blanche to block any Johnson candidacy in the next election, no matter his popularity with...

As a Briton, let me get this straight. A lot of conservative Americans do not want children exposed to sexualisation, so Mars gets complaints about the sexualisation of their cartoon mascots of sweets. Fair enough. So Mars tones it down and conservative pundits complain the sexualisation has...

You shouldn't post those without comment, otherwise it looks like you're endorsing the outright lie, rather than showing how lies can be manufactured. The pictures obviously come from this video [age restricted].

Russian army high command have cushy homes and don't want to see their corrupt, gravy train life become command of an overcrowded bunker in a nuclear winter with most of the supplies missing. Putin is reportedly arresting officers, demoting them, and making military decisions himself. A...

Blockchain: a grossly energy and equipment inefficient way to eliminate the need for trust in transaction records but can never eliminate the need for trust in trading itself.

If I wanted to buy a memorial to Castlevania, I'd buy a fucking copy of the game.

This mess reminds me of the investment banking industry. They're high pressure, long working hours, toxic masculinity, and has deliberate job insecurity. They pay well to justify this abuse, workers often plan to quit after ten years, and aren't rapey (just misogynist) but video games can't...

There is a reason why those of the Chinese populace that can afford it import baby milk powder, rather than use domestic supplies. There is a reason why Dr Li WenLiang signed a letter promising not to spread 'untrue statements' about SARS cases.

Sounds like Iran and China want to hunt dissidents hiding in Afghanistan.

May's withdrawal agreement created a de facto customs union, eliminating customs borders. Unless you're discounting that because the ERG faction and their newspaper allies would never allow it.

The good news is the republicans will likely regard Irish reunification as inevitable, play the self defence card and not attack the police or the British mainland. They'll just shoot proddies in retaliation. For some value of The Troubles: The Next Generation being good news.

Someone should broadcast Powell is a murderer and they have concrete proof but never provide any. When Powell sues for defamation, state no reasonable person would believe the claim.

What does bad press matter when you have the political class in your pocket? When something does goes seriously wrong and a bank fails, Congress realises they have to bail the rest out or watch the economy rapidly crash?

Investment banking, at least in the UK, is ultra-competitive involving huge amounts of money per employee. Pushing workers hard can be very profitable and they're encouraged to do so with large bonuses, macho culture, and firing the bottom 10% every year. To be fair, traders expect this when...

Nowhere near enough vaccinated to create herd immunity, too cold for open windows and outdoor behaviour, and plenty of nutcases who'll throw away their masks and walk into bars with like minded people. This can only create huge outbreaks and people dying untreated in overloaded hospitals. When...