Richard Appleby
@rmappleby.uk
Ex-IBMer, currently "economically inactive". Interested in science, technology and the environment. Fan of rational thought, citizenship and the common good.
I can get ridiculous lengths of pipe in my MX5.
I just have to put the roof down…
I just have to put the roof down…
December 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I can get ridiculous lengths of pipe in my MX5.
I just have to put the roof down…
I just have to put the roof down…
I’d guess it’s because HBO are streaming in SDR, whereas the physical media is HDR, so better colourspace, wider dynamic range, and (typically) a display triggered to run at a much higher brightness level.
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I’d guess it’s because HBO are streaming in SDR, whereas the physical media is HDR, so better colourspace, wider dynamic range, and (typically) a display triggered to run at a much higher brightness level.
Ditto. He was my childhood Dr Who.
But Tennant was next-level.
But Tennant was next-level.
December 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Ditto. He was my childhood Dr Who.
But Tennant was next-level.
But Tennant was next-level.
It was a genuine question. I find it difficult to understand how otherwise rational people can accept such conspiracy theories, but there must be a special place reserved in hell for those promoting them, such as Kennedy (and Trump who put Kennedy in office). They must know the cost.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 AM
It was a genuine question. I find it difficult to understand how otherwise rational people can accept such conspiracy theories, but there must be a special place reserved in hell for those promoting them, such as Kennedy (and Trump who put Kennedy in office). They must know the cost.
He moved from political analyst to gossip columnist.
December 2, 2025 at 12:40 AM
He moved from political analyst to gossip columnist.
What we really want is expert analysis.
What we get is gossip.
What we get is gossip.
December 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
What we really want is expert analysis.
What we get is gossip.
What we get is gossip.
Or more importantly, without adding any value whatsoever.
December 2, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Or more importantly, without adding any value whatsoever.
ISTR Switzerland also has very high per capita gun ownership. Ditto Finland. But neither have anything like the problems with either mass shootings, or homicide rates as the USA.
December 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
ISTR Switzerland also has very high per capita gun ownership. Ditto Finland. But neither have anything like the problems with either mass shootings, or homicide rates as the USA.
Random Brit here. Why are they doing this? Who is driving this anti-vax programme, and what do they hope to get out of it, other than a lot of unnecessary deaths?
December 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Random Brit here. Why are they doing this? Who is driving this anti-vax programme, and what do they hope to get out of it, other than a lot of unnecessary deaths?
As long as it doesn’t just go there to die…
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
As long as it doesn’t just go there to die…
I’m starting to wonder if there is some carefully selected subset of the British public that was selected at birth, separated from the rest of us, and reared independently with specialist education, destined for a life of just responding to surveys…
December 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I’m starting to wonder if there is some carefully selected subset of the British public that was selected at birth, separated from the rest of us, and reared independently with specialist education, destined for a life of just responding to surveys…
And whilst ballot boxes may not have been directly stuffed, I’d bet good money that lots of Russian money got stuffed into pockets of people with influence…
December 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
And whilst ballot boxes may not have been directly stuffed, I’d bet good money that lots of Russian money got stuffed into pockets of people with influence…
Me either. Thanks to Mason, Watt, and Kuensberg I can’t bear to watch BBC news any more.
December 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Me either. Thanks to Mason, Watt, and Kuensberg I can’t bear to watch BBC news any more.
Can we just stop pussy-footing around and apply to join? Schengen, Euro, FoM, the works?
December 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Can we just stop pussy-footing around and apply to join? Schengen, Euro, FoM, the works?
Ah, but Sir Robbie Gibb describes the BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason as the "unsung hero of covering politics" and "absolutely first rate". So there’s that.
December 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Ah, but Sir Robbie Gibb describes the BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason as the "unsung hero of covering politics" and "absolutely first rate". So there’s that.
To slightly misquote Ghandi, “The greatness of a nation can be determined by how well it treats its least fortunate members.”
Currently I’d judge the UK to not be very great, with swathes of its population apparently not caring. ☹️
Currently I’d judge the UK to not be very great, with swathes of its population apparently not caring. ☹️
December 1, 2025 at 9:24 PM
To slightly misquote Ghandi, “The greatness of a nation can be determined by how well it treats its least fortunate members.”
Currently I’d judge the UK to not be very great, with swathes of its population apparently not caring. ☹️
Currently I’d judge the UK to not be very great, with swathes of its population apparently not caring. ☹️
Not good. Any sensible investor will want to be able to cut and run into money when the markets tank. What she’s doing is essentially raising the overall risk of using a S&S ISA as an investment vehicle by taxing the safety net.
November 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Not good. Any sensible investor will want to be able to cut and run into money when the markets tank. What she’s doing is essentially raising the overall risk of using a S&S ISA as an investment vehicle by taxing the safety net.