StringJunky

Defending an oppressed group that one may have an affinity with is a bad thing? If only the slighted group took umbrage then there would be no change because they are invariably the minority. If Gervais is going to be ambiguous and "edgy" in his humour then he should shut up and suck it up because it goes with the territory.

Exactly, but the wider comments made here are still intelligent, pertinent and appreciated by myself.

Define "reality" in this context. They acquired human and social rights the same anybody else after much consideration by the appropriate fields. In time, in line with iNow's earlier post, trans will be generally accepted as just another facet of human expression.

If it's your legally obligatory duty to serve a single-malt-drinking-Canadian-that-feels-they-are-an-excavator-or-truck then it must be in an equitable and accommodating manner, in line with your other clients. When a person's rights are enshrined in law you don't get to treat them differently.

Yes, that's the way change occurs.

You should do. The ethics it supports are universal in a civilised society. It's just their inspiration for those ethics that isn't.

Your analogy with Newtonian and the later ideas is a good one. I like your summary.

The story: Rowling's response: \ https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1207646162813100033 Comments?

It seems LNG only combusts when it constitutes 5-15% of an air/gas mix. Any more or less than those two numbers ignition cannot occur. I presume under stp.

Yeah. Best to tiptoe. It's all out there in the forum anyway. The study of the underlying nature of what we are and how we function is still very much in its infancy and you will see many different ideas. Because of this lack of definitive evidence either way, and what the existing evidence suggests is still some way off. Because things are this way in this science, I would not invest any emotional resources on some of the conclusions in the current state of our knowledge. Just accept that it is in flux and just be interested in the current versions but non-commital as to whether they are ultimately valid. I suspect the final analysis reveals a mix. It may well be a false dichotomy. @iNow Is that a pretty neutral assessment?

I would say 'influence' rather than 'dictate'. Dictate suggests this is absolutely controlled, which , of course, it isn't.

The telling one for me on the difference is when he asks how much to call an ambulance and the other person asks if there is a price for that.

@raifa

This elaborates on what cynic said: https://engineering.dartmouth.edu/microeng/ln2.html

I've read several times from Labour supporters they are fed up with the issue and that the result of the referendum should be respected. I think even though we may be heading out, there will still be a lot of alignment with Europe. I don't think, in the end, Brexit will be as severe as some people fear.

Yes. He was evasive.The Guardian link I put in pretty much reflects my thoughts, which it appears is reflected across the country. Labour or Tory, people have had enough. More people than in the past this time have voted along non-partisan lines and voted for what they want to see done now, on a personal basis. Just like I did. This pretty much was a pragmatic vote by many and that's what swung it in Boris's favour.

So, over nearly 20 years he's not allowed to evolve his thoughts? Hardcore Labour seats were lost yesterday and that says much about the state of the party. Go to the Guardian site, a left leaning paper, which gives a quite lucid assessment of what went wrong for them. People are pissed off with Brexit and have no confidence in Corbyn. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/13/theyre-getting-their-just-desserts-how-traditional-voters-ditched-labour This post relates to your earlier assertion that two-thirds voted againt Brexit in this election: Here's the numbers for this election. Explain to me how you arrived at two thirds voted against Brexit in this election. I'm not disagreeing yet because I don't know how you arrived at that fraction. "Two-thirds of the UK electorate - 47,587,254 in total - cast their vote at the 2019 General Election, down slightly on the 2017 election. Swathes of traditional Labour supporters appear to have swapped their loyalties for the Conservatives, with 13,905,520 voters in total casting their vote in favour of Johnson's party - up from 13,636,684 in 2017. This dwarfed Labour's total of 10,282,632, dropping from 12,878,460 in 2017. Despite losing a seat, the Liberal Democrats saw an increase in votes across the board, winning 3,662,297 of the popular vote - up from 2,371,910. The Scottish National Party (SNP) saw a dramatic growth in their popular vote, increasing from 977,569 to 1,242,380". - iNews

In the referendum?

I hope not. Tories got their majority. It went pretty much as the polls suggested. Looks like Scottish National Party will get their second referendum on independence after winning quite strongly.

They are only polls at the end of the day, so nobody can fry their eggs yet. Could be a surprise result and Corbyn wins with a majority. Trump won, didn't he? But yes, I would like that to happen because I've had enough and Leave did win the 2016 vote,,, and we can then talk about Trump and what colour boiler suit he'll be wearing in 2021.

The Irish DUP, who propped the Tories up, aren't happy with the existing agreement but everything else seems arranged with the EU.

They got out of the Tory seats by arrangement and trying in Labour seats, which they are not likely to win. There existence relies solely on achieving Brexit and if that's the Tories then I suppose they are happyish. They want a hard Brexit though.

@iNow From the BBC just now:

Wish I'd seen that before I bought. Thanks. I have a YNR handle. Will Swann Morton stuff fit that? Are sizes standard across makers? My size 10 blades are Swanns.

On his position, not what he's going to do. We'll see if people have the stomach to prolong it.