I'd really really really love to be out of that.
]]>The man was not a great president, but he turns out to be a great wartime president. I don't see him being willing to bypass elections for morale reasons if nothing else; it'd also cause consternation internationally.
]]>Assuming I'm still here, this'll be my first election voting from another country. And, apparently, I can vote in local elections here as well. That'll be interesting.
I'm not terribly optimistic, although I will admit that I have to be some amount of optimistic or else I will not be terribly functional.
]]>And you appreciated Clarke enough to pastiche his White Hart stories...
]]>Distortion. (Side-eyes the Mac G4 Cube on top of the bookshelf behind me.) I'm reluctant to throw e-waste out, but that's hardly the same as "enjoys tinkering with old machines".
Yeah I predicted that reaction from you.
He is a fan of British culture. Stross is a proud Brit, and his work often reflects his love of British culture. He has written several novels set in Britain, and he often incorporates British slang and idioms into his writing.
You have written several novels set in Britain. I think you have incorporated some slang and idioms, but that's necessary.
You've also said good things about NHS as it used to be.
Anyway, don't let LLMs take over your job for you yet.
]]>As an example of a question: what is the relationship between them and the PM? By which I mean, I assume they are aware of each other, so do they studiously ignore each other, have there been any subtext-filled talks, is one of them keeping contingency plans about the other?
]]>Huh, maybe I should just ask him.
]]>He didn't have any particular cost associated with it, which was a physics problem. You've got that, so that also adds some fun complexity into it.
]]>Interestingly, I hadn't even thought about going into the alternatives to backups, and their strengths and weaknesses. Perhaps I should do so.
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