Date: 2010-02-26 11:07 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bracknellexile.livejournal.com
Is it wrong that I read that as "The Geek Financial Crisis" and thought, 'Yes! Finally someone understands that there's not enough money around in business to buy pointless tech these days!!'

Date: 2010-02-26 11:32 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nmg.livejournal.com
Lady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, Queen of Hearts, 10 year Anniversary, Your Death Has Torn Our Lives Apart, Fairwell Dear Princess Queen Of Hearts, Forever In Our Thoughts, Memorial Afternoon Tea

Priceless.

Date: 2010-02-28 05:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nmg.livejournal.com
It also occurs to me that there is no menu item named for HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, even though there is for Camilla and the princes.

Date: 2010-02-26 02:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] broin.livejournal.com
I would have liked more analysis on what counted as a 'false' rape allegation. Outright lies? Misgivings following sex?

But that ~8-10% figure is worrying.

Date: 2010-02-26 09:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] interactiveleaf.livejournal.com
We don't even have a good working definition of rape, so trying to decide what counts as a false allegations seems putting the cart before the horse a bit.

Date: 2010-02-26 10:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] interactiveleaf.livejournal.com
Ah. The problem springs from the fact that whenever someone here (in the US) attempts a concerted effort to work out what the rape stats are, whether they're talking about false allegations or just collecting numbers for purposes of tracking violent crime, it's almost always a national agency (usually the FBI) who relies for its numbers on state reporting.

It's hard to decide what criteria to use on a national basis when something that was reported as a rape in Kansas wouldn't have been illegal in California.

As noted in the Wiki link, some states don't think (legally) that men can be raped at all . . . so do you even count the reported rapes of men that occur in states where it's not legally possible to rape a man? If a charge of "sexual assault" is proven to be false in a place where that same charge would have been "rape" in another place, does one count that as a false allegation of rape merely because it happened in Michigan instead of in Alabama?

Date: 2010-02-28 09:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] broin.livejournal.com
That doesn't work for me. It's not all about cock, and it's not necessarily men that do it.

So no, that's not a good definition.

Date: 2010-02-26 03:08 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] simont
I followed a link from the Stross thing to this and was absolutely captivated by the thought of "empirical storm troopers".

Date: 2010-02-27 12:23 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] simont
"And look at these blast points: all over the place, then gradually zeroing in. Only Empirical Stormtroopers use this much trial and error."

Date: 2010-02-26 07:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pennski.livejournal.com
The sparkles! They burn!

I wanted to read abou the geek financial crisis but it wasn't that.

Date: 2010-02-27 04:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] luckylove.livejournal.com
Blasphemy Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, Julie Goodyear MBE, Princess Diana, Jane Mc Donald, or any member of the royal family is strictly prohibited and again will result in you being asked to leave the rooms.

Is there a word missing from that sentence? I'm very confused. The whole thing's a joke, right?

Date: 2010-02-27 12:51 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] matgb
The un-savoury habit of dunking biscuits’ is strictly prohibited and will result in you being ask to leave the tea rooms.
Well, not going there then.

Unsavoury? It improves the flavour significantly and is the only reason to drink a cup of tea.

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