I'm not even going to comment; this is too good, and too close to the mark:
I'm not even going to comment; this is too good, and too close to the mark:
Category: The generic nonsense you love
Quick lunchtime update: a new piece I wrote last night has just gone up on LC (it's taken the editors the morning to remove my sarcastic footnotes, apparently...). It's on an obvious point that tends to be missed from the debate on anthropogenic global warming: the people who'd benefit from the enormous, co-ordinated scam required … Continue reading AGW and helicopters
I've long approved of a semi-referendum for the reintroduction of the death penalty, under which only people who vote in favour actually face it as a punishment option (this would work well, as "being a crazy violent idiot" is correlated both with "supporting the death penalty" and "committing murder"). On the basis of this, do-as-you-would-be-done-by, … Continue reading Visa card [*]
I love aviation. Genuinely, I really enjoy flying in a plane... well, the first eight hours, after that I get a bit bored. If Boeing and Rolls-Royce hadn't made the 747-400, then I'd be happier (BA's flagship flight in 1984 was London-Bombay-Madras-Singapore-Perth-Sydney. That strikes me as far more fun than London-Singapore-Sydney, especially if you stop … Continue reading Airline security is the last refuge of the scoundrel
I've got a new post up on LC. I don't post enough on LC; I should post more on LC. See also: posts here. I've had some positive comments on the LC post from people I respect, both over there and on Twitter. Given that unlike my usual LC work, this wasn't a 'using hard … Continue reading Collation of thoughts
If "Michael Gove gets his arse handed to him on a plate" is a tag you like the sound of, you'll enjoy this clip from Parliament: (via Sam Coates Not The Tory)
Rather depressingly: Fifty-six per cent of the public agree that “the greatest victims of discrimination in Britain these days are often ordinary white men” Now, this is obviously false, and anyone who believes it is either deluded, moronic or both. If you're a selfish white male, however, it's at least rational to express the belief … Continue reading 15% of people inexplicably weird
Also, a Halloween joke: brain-eating zombies stormed the BNP national conference. Sadly, they died of starvation. (via Jim and B3ta, respectively)
I'm sitting in the 18th floor of a tower block somewhere subtropical, overlooking the sea. Currently I'm inside, but with the large bay windows open, getting some evening sunshine - I may shortly head out to the terrace for full-on last rays action. On the minus side, I've been working today, but it hasn't been … Continue reading Being away
In honour of all the mean-spirited twattery that's been going on this week, here's something that's the opposite: