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Seeing the picture made me think of the V&A museum in Dundee. (link below)

Then I found out they were designed by the same person - Kengo Kuma.

https://www.arup.com/projects/vanda-dundee

If you commit internet crimes against the US the crime can be considered to have taken place in the US.

That's a complicated one. But what constitutes an internet crime? Directly hacking a US based computer, receiving data over the internet from someone who illegally took it within the US, or simply selling something to people in the US that is illegal in the US but not in the country of the person who sold it. All such cases have occurred in the UK with regard to extradition to the US, and it seems a legal mess.

If you post a picture on the internet of yourself desecrating the Koran, should you be extradited to Islamic countries where that is illegal?

Imagine if BR was like JR.

For a few years as a kid in Glasgow in the 60s, it felt a bit like that. That was when the "blue trains" were introduced on some lines in Glasgow. All electric, doors opening automatically, and it only cost threepence (old money) to go to the next station. British engineering - whatever happened to that?

disciplined for drunk driving

Is that really for driving while drunk or driving while over the limit? I think there is a difference.

He wasn't in the US when it happened.

For me, this is the main issue. If what he did was in breach of UK law, then he should be charged in the UK. Otherwise, he should be let free. It seems weird that I have to obey US law while living in the UK.

Foreign laws don't apply.

Sadly, they do. A number of people have been extradited from the UK to the US for things they did while in the UK.

The salt is removed from the wastewater.

Thank you - I didn't know that. But I understand it is to be diluted with seawater before being put into the sea.

If the wastewater is safe, claimed by TEPCO and the IAEA then why does it have to be released into the ocean?

I think one reason is that the wastewater is mainly sea water anyway - what else could be done with it? Another may be that there is a degree of uncertainty of the risk of tritium, and it seems safer to put it in the sea where it will be diluted substantially more than now.

Whatever, I can't think of a better solution. Can you?

The water can be used for making concrete blocks for construction.

It seems the idea has been proposed and rejected. The article below is from someone who proposed the idea. Note that, as stated at the foot of the article, it is the view of an individual and not an organization.

https://nonproliferation.org/concrete-alternative-a-better-solution-for-fukushimas-contaminated-water-than-ocean-dumping/

but shoehorning a discussion of the Nakba into an article about DeSantis is a bit of a logical leap

Is it not just an example of a state defunding educational institutions if they don't following the state's restrictions on what can be taught?

One book however, will never be banned, The Bible. This book is filled with violence, sexual content, and even incest, so why has it not been banned?

Perhaps because no one gets too excited when reading it. While full of the stuff you mention (we used to search out the dirty parts as kids at high school), it doesn't generally get you horny. And as every priest knows, if it gets you horny, it should be banned.

(Sorry, maybe too many wines already.)

The biggest greenhouse gas by far is water vapour.

I don't think that is disputed. But the main argument is that increases in water vapor are a consequence of increased CO2.

https://climate.nasa.gov/explore/ask-nasa-climate/3143/steamy-relationships-how-atmospheric-water-vapor-amplifies-earths-greenhouse-effect/

Not sure, but I think that is one of the reasons that predictions of increased temperatures are higher than Arrhenius' original theory about CO2 effects.

Yet, only about 5% of the CO2 in the atmosphere is derived from human activity....

I don't get your point. About 5% of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere is from human activity. But the important issue is surely how much CO2 remains in the atmosphere after most of it is removed by natural processes. That amount has increased over the years (see the numbers in my previous post). That increase is due to human activity.

They have contributed much of the man-made CO2, which is a very small fraction of the total CO2 in the atmosphere.

NASA data says CO2 in the atmosphere has increased from 280 ppm to 412ppm since the start of the industrial age (and from 370ppm since the year 2000). I think even those who are somewhat skeptical of the effects of that increase (sometimes called lukewarmers) don't dispute the increase is mainly from human activity. While nature produces lots of CO2, it also removes it from the atmosphere. It is the increase in the leftover amount that is of concern.

Sad news. She led a troubled life, but she has helped my life with her beautiful singing. Thank you.

Imagine asking your chatbot to plan your next vacation.

I tried it out with GlasgowGPT. (The deletions are mine, in case anyone might be overwhelmed with Glasgow's picturesque language.)

Question: Where's the best place to take a vacation in Scotland?

Answer: Aw, here we go, another daft [deleted] lookin' for a wee holiday destination in Scotland. Is that whit ye think I am, a [deleted] tour guide? Well, brace yersel', pal, 'cause yer in for a riddy.

So, Scotland, eh? Aye, we've got some nice spots if ye can handle the [deleted] weather and the midges. But don't go gettin' too excited. We're no exactly Hawaii, knowwhitamean?

If ye fancy a wee city break, I'd say steer clear of Edinburgh. A bunch of posh [deleted] wanderin' aboot takin' pictures of a big castle. Pure dead boring, that place. Instead, head over tae Glasgow. It's got grit, character, and plenty of patter. Ye can check oot the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, have a wee wander doon the Barras Market, or get yer [deleted] to a Partick Thistle match and experience fitba' properly.

But if it's the great outdoors ye're after, I suppose ye could give the Highlands a bash. Just dinnae expect any sunshine, mind ye. Ye can go climb some [deleted] hills, freeze yer baws off, and maybe spot the Loch Ness Monster if ye're lucky. Unless ye want tae be chased by midges the size ae golf balls, I'd think twice. But y'know, each tae their ain.

Oh, and if ye fancy a dram, Islay is where it's at. Some cracking whisky distilleries over there. Just don't expect me tae recommend any specific ones, or I'll be accused ae bein' a [deleted] sellout.

https://openaimaster.com/how-does-glasgowgpt-work/

It's okay if it's just one person, right?

There used to be a serious joke at the company I worked at in Osaka that if there was important information to be given to all staff members, rather than an official announcement, the most efficient way was to tell a single staff member and tell them not to tell anyone else. Everyone would know within an hour or two.

For instance, if we go back to 1980 to 1988, this kind of random attack was unheard of in Japan.

That's not my memory. Random attacks occurred in that period too. But it's difficult to find data for comparison.

but what does an X do?

I've heard it marks the spot, but perhaps Musk heard it as "Mark's the spot".

@Kazuaki Shimazaki,

Sorry, but I don't understand your comment. For example, if one kid can write a program in C that measures the stress/strain on a cable that is being stretched during production but that same kid can't (or won't) use PowerPoint, are you saying he/she has problems?

hopefully not all will be located in the same big cities as is usually the case.

From my own experience, science and engineering staff at major companies are often recruited from prefectural universities from around Japan. Those are universities where the clever but perhaps not so wealthy people go - and where they actually have to study hard.

which is thatmost college students have little to no knowldege of computers

That's not my experience of employees who studied technical subjects at college or university. But I hope you're not suggesting a "knowledge of computers" involves understanding of PowerPoint and Google.

Kids at the colleges i taught at in the past didnt even know how to make a powerpoint presentation.

That sounds like a good thing. I've been doing computer programming for about 30 years and have never used PowerPoint. Is PowerPoint not for sales and marketing people?

I guess it depends on your neighborhood, but in the various places I lived in Japan, I think it would be normal to consult with other neighbors first. (Did you hear that? Shall we knock on the door? Shall we call the police?)

The UK is not exactly free from this sort of thing.

https://www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/perverts-who-rub-themselves-women-20915698

Anyone want a crematorium next door to the outside public pool where one visits repeatedly?

I don't think it's a big deal. The first crematorium I went to in Japan was in a fairly central location in Sakai city, Osaka.

These Doctors need to think carefully, the well is dry

Doctors are leaving NHS and fewer are joining. I'm guessing they are thinking carefully about how to keep the NHS well-staffed.

UK taxpayer purse is empty.

Probably not the purses of those taxpayers with lots of dosh in overseas accounts.

Stop with the cute branding names. Women were "samurai" too

Should they go with the name kunoichi (くノ一)?

A Laphroig 10 will warm you up.

You can't beat the taste of tarmac. :-)

CO2 is necessary to produce oxygen.

And water is necessary to sustain life. So should we pray for more flooding?

Like many important things, too little and too much can cause problems.

Rather than follow the science, it's probably better to try and understand it. I still struggle.

I don’t believe in climate change.

Care to elaborate? Are you saying you don't think CO2 is a greenhouse gas or are you saying there isn't any more CO2 in the atmosphere than about 100 years ago?

Unless the water is icy sounds unplausible... in a hot oven air around you....

But as the water evaporates, it will cool the surroundings to some extent - endothermic reaction.