Fortunately it doesn’t contain RAM or flash storage or a GPU, so you may not need to go to humiliation levels of money.

If ethical boundaries get thrown out in times of trouble, we don’t have ethical boundaries. It’s easy to not step over the line in times of peace.

Rules that apply to all nations, much like we have for Antarctica.

I can speak a bit on the UK as I live there.

The use of gas is for two things.

• Balancing against wind and solar, both of which can evaporate at certain times of year. Without more storage we’re left in a position where we basically need to be able to support 30GW of demand just on gas.

• Frequency stabilisation and cold start capability. We never seem to drop below 4GW of gas (or biomass - anything spinning mass) generation. Even if we had excess wind and solar, some gas will be burnt “just in case”.

Right now we need more storage, and better connections from the new sources of power (the coast for wind and international connectors) to the centres of demand (the cities). Power stations were historically located much closer to where the demand is, and our electricity grid is still shaped by that.

Today has been a good example. Lots of wind and sun but still 16% gas. We even switched some wind farms off today because we couldn’t get the power to where it was needed or a way to store it.

https://app.electricitymaps.com/map/72h/hourly

It’s more interesting to ask if " Death to Hitler" would have got you this reaction in the 30s. By the 40s we were at war with him and his followers. In the 30s he was in power, but there were still diplomatic relations.

If they wanted to, or be independent. Whatever really, but very few there wanted to be part of china.

Watching Hong Kong get amalgamated into the rest of China after it was returned by the British has been so sad. They’ve raged. They’ve fought. But slowly they’ve been consumed.

It’s not sinking. It’s not a boat that sprung a leak. It’s staying exactly where it’s always been. It’s getting submerged by sea level rises.

Saying it’s sinking makes it sound like a local phenomenon. Sea level rises are global.

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

In Europe, European cars are a better choice than Teslas.

Cheaper and better EVs are here from lots of European, Korean, and (to a lesser degree) American brands.

It’s been a long time since was “the only choice”.

I don’t know.

The response against Israel was more successful, but from what I can see the US base attack seemed less “we can hit you when we choose to” and more “this is all we can muster right now”.

Didn’t scream “restrained strength” to me.

Oh no, not the oil!

/s

They know they can’t compete at the new game, so want to play the old game.

Trouble is, the new game already started.

Mrs Merton: What was it that first attracted you to millionaire Paul Daniels billionaire Jeff Bezos?

EU leaders will now have to decide whether there is sufficient support to take action.

All EU governments are facing immigration crises which are fueling the rise of nationalistic factions. They could take an action here which would stop a population being forcibly displaced. Can they not draw a line between the two?

Yes, you have the support at home.

Dictators can’t look old and frail.

I think it’s a very heavy makeup line. His actual skin colour is what you see under his hair.

Don’t want them out of the union. Just want them to want to be part of the union they’re already in.