But in the current world, in his position I'd suggest dirty, messy unedifying diplomacy is the only way forward.

I politely disagree. I think he does get it, he's just buying time and trying to keep NATO together for the next 3 years. Everyone knows it's currently "NINO", "NATO In Name Only" at the moment and yes we can never entirely trust the US again.

"He said what I wanted just, not quickly enough for me". Seriously?

Look, if it was me running this (and I'm not 🤣) I'd say you have to stay for 10 years and any IP is Canadian govt property unless you ipo here and stay for 10 years. But rather than moan let's admire the ambition at nabbing great scientists shafted by RFK and trump...

Has anyone in the Lib Dems asked the EU what they think and what they'd want in return?

Car insurance renewal quote actually went down, but still checked elsewhere, was 25% lower again...

Thoroughly bad Marvel with the clunkiest dialogue possible. Glad I only watched it on a long-haul flight. And I do like a lot of Marvel, but this really was weak...

No, productivity growth is the same as 1810...

I'd be happy just to do it for 1bn and save the banks a load of money. Perfectly willing to go halves with you...

Is the HIGNFY where Ian Hislop is one of the hosts and also edits Private Eye, which did a pretty good explainer of the right-wingers manufacturing the "Trump crisis" around the Beeb? Can't imagine why it's being targeted then...

I wish I could be that poetic about the SAP Sales Cloud implementation I'm part of... 🤣 Fortunately only on the user side...

Isn't hatred of CRM tools a universal truth?

It all depends on your mental model. It is great when you've had the opportunity to exercise a lot and it feels amazing. But you can also show yourself compassion when life gets in the way and reframe that difficulty as important steps on the path to "amazing" whatever the challenge in the moment

Nice.

Just said this on another thread, but less eloquently...

He's been reading too much Iain M Banks SciFi where they talk about being "slap droned" where this is how the "Culture" civilisation deal with problem people...