That is the vibe the UK government gives in particular sometimes. There’s been a few issues over the past decade and a bit where they just haven’t given a fuck about privacy, free speech or recourse against the authorities.

It’s mistake to think that way, though, because the nation actually is a democracy now.

So they destroyed a priceless artwork, and are essentially planning to kill graffiti Santa next.

I wonder who’s ordering this, and if they’re aware it will not help the public opinion problem they’re having.

Ah, so like Spain. And Slovenia, apparently.

[Sad Australia noises]

Ear drums are better than microphones

What do you mean about this part? A quality microphone is basically the same thing, although the impedance matching is achieved different ways.

It would actually be simpler to go straight to soot and rebuild the coal beds. Electrolysis to CO followed by reverse Boudouard reaction. EZ.

E-fuel is an important technology of it’s own, because planes basically don’t work without the energy density burning oil has, but stopping the reduction at hydrocarbons has proven a lot trickier.