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Using a custom library over Bootstrap would potentially offer them the following benefits: * Full control over browser support (Government Agencies are likely to have to support ol…

I think we're very fortunate in the UK to have a great mix of wind/solar/tidal to utilise for power generation (although I don't think solar is as appropriate for our situation as …

No offence taken, I'm happy to learn! It seems like I need to go and do more reading about this. I suppose efficiency aside, the next big problem(s) would be of a political nature?…

Let's take the UK as an example. Densely populated, so there's not lots of "dark barren" land. Energy consumption rises considerably in the winter, just as sunlight hours reduce, a…

Some countries yes, but what about others? The UK, Ireland, the Baltics (I was thinking of the Netherlands and Belgium too, although they don't strictly fit in the definition appar…

I'm not an expert at all when it comes to this sort of stuff, but don't you lose quite a high percentage of the electricity generated when you move it over the vast distances neede…

Solar doesn't work that well the further you get from the equator. Nortern Europe? Freezing in the winter (so lots of heating necessitating more electricity), and generally poor we…

Not a scientific achievement, but doesn't the Sagrada Família count? "On 19 March 1882, construction of the Sagrada Família began ... It was anticipated that the building would be …

There's obviously room for improvement here too yes. Although I really really doubt anyone here would be arrested for having a doze on the pavement.

So I think the problem there is that the root causes of homelessness need addressing. Moving all these people to a different city/town/location is not "solving" the issue.

I find it really nasty. I visited Los Angeles a couple of years back, one of the first places we went was a McDonalds. Some guy was dozing sat at a table (with a coffee in front of…

This whole thing is pretty depressing (and would make me pretty angry if I lived in the USA). But I was even a bit shocked in the first paragraph: >He woke up to a police officer a…

You could hold a similar debate on every service the government currently provides, and you would essentially end up with toll roads everywhere and parents having to pay exorbitant…

The BBC would face significant cuts if that was the case. It would likely end up at a point where the quantity and quality of content was reduced due to less revenue, which then wo…

Not read the article, but as a political aside, the licence fee is a big subject of debate here at the moment. It was designed so that the BBC essentially had independence from the…

I'm not a military expert, but from what I've read (and watched) my understanding is that the "Seoul sea of fire" scenario is slightly over-egged for the following reasons: - NK ha…

I think you're right that most people are talking about different levels. What frustrates me often is that when a UBI is discussed, very rarely do amounts seem to be discussed; whe…

Just in terms of the UK budget (as in my example above), the welfare and pensions budget accounts for about £220 billion a year: https://www.ukpublicspending.co.uk/year_spending_20…

I really don't think enough thought goes into the affordability of a UBI when it comes up in discussions. Just a quick estimate, assuming that we're talking about the UK here The U…

I think by saying "you can't afford to build infrastructure where it's not crowded", he actually means that it's not affordable because the ridership will be too low, so it's not r…

I think a lot of people are incorrectly identifying this as a good thing. Really, this is an unprecedented phenomenon in recorded human history. The entire social structure of basi…

I'm not sure about France, but it's rare to have air con in the UK because the summers aren't hot enough :) I think a lot of Europe is similar in this regard (with the exception be…

Please forgive me if this is a stupid question - but is heavily investing in solar electricity a good idea in Europe considering the variation in climate throughout the year? Energ…