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Nuclear reactors

vendredi 26 août 2016 à 02:00

A study finds that constructing new nuclear reactors will tend to hold back reduction of greenhouse emissions, by sucking up investment funds.

"Harassment" vs "unwanted behavior"

vendredi 26 août 2016 à 02:00

Half of the working women in the UK have been "sexually harassed", using the broadest conceivable definition of "harassed".

The article equates "harassment" with "unwanted behavior". That definition is too broad, because no one should be given the power to prohibit absolutely any treatment that person considers "unwanted". That is dictatorial power.

New Pun

vendredi 26 août 2016 à 02:00

New pun: Scranton again.

Plastic microbeads

vendredi 26 août 2016 à 02:00

UK MPs propose to ban plastic microbeads in cosmetics and toothpaste, because they harm water animals.

Publication of leaks

vendredi 26 août 2016 à 02:00

As Wikileaks posts leaks en masse, not selectively, they often contain private information including people's medical records that are of no political significance but can hurt people.

Wikileaks ought to make arrangements with the press to be selective about what it publishes, as it used to do. This way of handling the matter threatens to give all leaking a bad name.