So, President Trump is confusing a lot of people - including those who thought he was an intelligent, able deal-maker and executive leader. In office, he and his staff are confused, incoherent, and incompetent (except Steven Bannon, who is competently malicious ( Read more... )

The ACLU was on the case to start blocking Trump's rampant, unfair racism ( Read more... )

The BBC has produced a video on Youtube of the London 2017 New Year fireworks from various viewpoints:

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which is quite cool, especially the part from the viewpoint of the boat dock between the London Eye and the barges launching most of the fireworks.

FAO knell: http://www.scienceinfo.fr/paralyse-reseau-ferroviaire-pendant-plusieurs-heures-tentant-de-brancher-four-a-raclette-prise-electrique-dun-tgv/

(Google Translate works ( Read more... )

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-38205945

"A goat has head-butted a pensioner and jumped on cars after being refused entry to a County Antrim shop."

So this time I have registered early - having missed the boat because the Barcelona Eurocon sold out pretty fast.

Flights from the UK, Luton to Dortmund on Easyjet, can currently be had for about 50 quid - in case anyone is thinking it'll be very expensive to get to.

So it's a hard Brexit then?

It really is just about the xenophobia and racism. There's no depth other than that.

From http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37306646Read more... )

Kvetchenraum, var. kvetchensraum noun: Space to stretch out or move around and complain about a situation or state of affairs.

So, I feel like my car needs new rear tyres. I am usually a fan of National Tyres, since they've done me very well in the past, especially for some urgent work. However, their pricing is quite out of line with everyone else. For Pirelli Pzero 265/35 R18 97Y tyres, for example, the approximate price per tyre including fitting from several local ( Read more... )