johnarthur

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• Moderator Alan commented on Back again
  Fallacy: Hasty Generalization....
• Charlie Stross commented on Back again
  No Dave, I nearly collapsed because I'm half blind in one eye and have a muscle weakness in the other that gives me a six degree squint -- if I focus on infinity for more than a couple of hours I get double vision or blinding headaches. And please to be noting that as a foreigner with a marked aversion to interacting with your glorious republic's law enforcement officers I tend to keep within a whisker of the speed limit, which maxed out at 65 of your quaint miles in each hour of travel and was frequently lower during those...
• Charlie Stross commented on Back again
  I try not to hold up fast traffic; if it's a choice between mixing with trucks at 60mph and cars at 70mph in a 65mph limit, I'll pick one or the other and stick with it. But in general I am not enthusiastic about attracting the attention of any law enforcement officer. If you want to know what my nightmare scenario looks like, it would be something like this. (NOTE: I know Peter, I am familiar with the circumstances of his prosecution, and anyone who takes this as an excuse to start sniping or attempting to justify what happened to...
• brucecohenpdx commented on Back again
  It can get real confusing at times as to who is in charge Whatever makes you think anyone is in charge? They all just go their own separate ways, occasionally working together or arresting each other as circumstances require. Case in point: the Feds are trying to pursue the War On Some Drugs in towns where the local police are trying to uphold medical marijuana laws. All just good clean fun....
• Moderator Alan commented on Back again
  Halved the room rate? That's a sign you were being overcharged beforehand. Actually, in this case I suspect not. I suspect a combination of the room was otherwise going to be empty, and some recognition of extraordinary circumstances. An empty hotel room is not earning anything, but has pretty low overheads (no chambermaids required, no hot water, etc., etc.). Putting someone into that room if they're paying more than it then costs for the laundry, bed-change labour and so on, is a profit. But the hotel must charge more than that as a regular price, as otherwise the other costs...