vixen99

Wouldn't want to spoil your enjoyment but why isn't it a problem in the Antarctic? As a scientist brought up to value Karl Popper's writings on the practice of science, it's distur…

Meanwhile the Alfred Wegener Institute reported (October 2013) that the Antarctic sea ice coverage is the greatest for 30 years. I don't know what this means but it's odd that apparently goo…

Slightly off topic but I wonder why Romania was not included seeing that it's often quoted as having the fastest and cheapest internet in Europe. http://www.bne.eu/story5565/…

"Mandela was leader of the ANC's armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe which he co-founded. "he coordinated a sabotage campaign against military and government targets, and made plans for a pos…

Sir Simon Jenkins is an ex-editor of The Times. I wonder to what extent he speaks for the British establishment.

Does it really need spelling out?

The Telegraph is not a tabloid and this alleged leak from documents prepared by the European Network of Law Enforcement Technology Services (Enlets) has been very widely reported. The report was relea…

"the belief that people inherently have different abilities based on skin colour or ethnic background.". It certainly appears at present that this is largely true. It's odd that on the …

To be taken seriously in future discussions you're best advised to change your user name.

And what do you deduce from your quote as related to the argument about climate models set out by Roy Spencer? Does it destroy his case or are the models a resounding success?

GB Shaw's "Money is the most important thing in the world until you have enough of it" is a truism aside from hermit existence. On the other hand, Watts' "Yes, one can take a …

The European Elections are in May 2014 so make your voice heard.

'its tools'.

I suppose there's nothing like argument-free abuse to feel you've wrapped up a subject and feel a wee bit superior to it all especially when the proponents are persons of undisputed attainme…

Blair and Brown in the UK demonstrated the truth of this quote and we and our descendants here will continue to pay the price for generations to come. Clearly I'm a very bad person because if I w…

And the reference to those statistical or other errors or is this just ad hominem?

There is a view that General Winter managed very well by himself.

"its contents", "its value", "its utility". "It's" is an abbreviation for "it is" or "it has".

This demeans the word 'apology'. It's bereft of meaning and viciously partisan to the extent that I find it disgusting in view of the many who've suffered and are now dead and unre…

Lesser males having their reproductive chances lessened? In the UK no substantive government moves have yet been made (open to correction) against those usually unemployed feckless not over-bright m…

I try not to do it myself and sometimes fail but please read the news item properly before commenting.

Appalling that folk have to make a choice about whether to make it possible to view pornography or not? Parents certainly stand for it though you can argue whether the default should be the other way …

Reminder: You can argue about the pros and cons but no one is blocking anyone. It's merely a default device (which many parents have requested) which you can choose to have lifted.

What is it about driving, paying taxes or joining the army, and having children (easy if you've hit puberty) that necessarily determines that you have a sufficient grasp of the issues required to…

'if the country were run by its population, the vast majority of whom aren't wealthy, they'd abolish debts, redistribute land'. A crass assumption if I may say so.

One question on this should be does the 'modified palm oil' reported as one of the constituents, contain trans fats. i wouldn't touch it until I am reassured on that.

No - check out numerous studies that attest to benefits of the diet itself which is not to say that cultural features are not significant.

Ignoramuses I know but many us, dare I say, don't understand Latin. Assuming you're not quoting yourself, a source would be appreciated.