2012/07/29 11:11
The Batman shooting is just another sad example of the American love of firearms. To the extent that it's what the US population want, it's of course their choice.However, Americans tend to simply invoke the American constitution as if that removes the need to any further discussion.However, I find it interesting to have a look at what it is the...
2012/07/22 15:56
In his book Vox Graeca, W. Sidney Allen writes (1968: 24f):Note on φθ, χθThese combinations call for some comment in view of suggestions that they do not mean what they appear to mean, i.e. a succession of two aspirated plosives. [...] The reason given for doubting the straightforward interpretation of these groups is that it would be impossible to pronounce...
2012/07/31 17:01
I just noticed that in 2010, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office‘s global estate (i.e., embassies, consulates, etc.) was worth £2,042,480,000.
That’s a lot of real estate!
Scotland makes up about 8.4% of the UK’s population, and this is normally the basis for splitting up countries.
This means that Scotland will be entitled to global estate worth £171,568,320 after a Yes to independence.
This amount is of course subject to negotiation, and Scotland will probably be given a mix of buildings and money, rather than just a lump sum.
However, it does demonstrate that any fears that Scotland might not be able to afford embassies are completely unfounded.
2012/07/28 18:32
Surprisingly, the Internet still hasn't enabled the majority of people to work from a home office. Of course there are many freelancers who do just this, but lots of offices have many employees who are supposed to turn up every day, sit down at their computer, do their job and leave at the end of the day, in spite of the fact that they could just as easily have done their job from home.Why is this? My impression is that...
2012/07/24 23:59
Diskussionerne i de danske aviser om konflikten mellem 3F og Vejlegården får mig til at tro, at danskerne efterhånden har fået den idé, at arbejdsgiverne i bund og grund er godgørende, og at fagforeningerne er nogle slyngler, der gør det umuligt at drive virksomhed i Danmark.Jeg var i et par år "Father of the Chapel" (egl. "Kapellets Far", men reelt...
2012/07/20 23:31
Fitting cars into cities at the same time as houses and people seems to be a really hard task.Has it ever been tried, I wonder, to create a new town or city by designing the roads and parking spaces on...
2012/07/19 18:16
My parents have retired to the house in Italy that they bought when I was a child. A car rally -- the "Rally del Casentino" -- takes place every year and the cars drive through the village where they live.I've...
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