Gosh that was a quick year! Thanks 😁

As much I like the EU, politicians are politicians …

I think the expression is “Caveat emptor”, though it translates to “let the buyer beware”.

Although, I think safety matches are ones that will only strike on the rough side of the box, rather than a wall or chin stubble.

But I rather like the idea that they have matches that don’t burn all the way down. https://www.britannica.com/science/safety-match

Who needs trust when you have a monopoly.

He’s possibly the only reoccurring black character, and yes it is very much a product of its time.

In defense of the authors the Gauls are all depicted with large bulbous noses, the Romans with Roman noses, etc; all cariceturs. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caricature.

In the attached image you can see Obelix is also depicted as a “knuckle dragger” (at times). The character leading them is a Roman.

This second example shows the Vikings.

It’s an old joke updated for new technology … that’s part of what makes it clever.

It references the original joke (albeit in very small text)

The Asterix books frequently did something similar. https://cloud.wordpress.com/2022/02/17/asterix-and-the-historical-interpretation/

Haha after an all night session back when I was in high school I did the very same upon hearing a tractor in a field nearby.

I agree with you. A sheep and some sheep are the same to me 😂

Let me go count all my Lego.

As a fan of both authors I’d just like to point out the quote is from Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.

I’ve never really thought about it and I don’t have the vocabulary to describe it, but they have similar humour in the way they look at humans and social interaction.

Pi4 with Kodi installed supports HDMI-CEC (I can use my Samsung TV remote to control media player)

… I think they mean calcified, it’s how I feel at least.

On a pier on a very windy they blew from my jacket and into the sea.

https://youtu.be/OXypyrutq_M?si=UMbdBxlcm-dp2SSY

I didn’t know about the Windscale fire or cover up. Although the production of plutonium is mentioned in the Wikipedia article I linked.

The primary purpose of both plants was to produce weapons-grade plutonium for the UK’s nuclear weapons programme, but they also generated electrical power for the National Grid.

I don’t feel any safer with the French doing it as they have also had accidents. (Understandable with new technology) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_France

As for China, would we even know if they’d had accidents …

That’s a very good idea

Look at the UK, we built the first full-scale commercial nuclear power plant, now we have to rely on the French or Chinese who can charge whatever they like and impose any delays they want. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/britain-at-risk-of-blackouts-amid-delays-to-french-built-reactors/ar-BB1iY68W

But hey, the conservatives made a few people very rich in The 80s!

A combination of GPS, or even inertial based guidance to get them to the target area and then some simple vehicle / object identification, I’d think those are possible.

It’s EU regulations, they directly mention this. I don’t know how much of a say Disney would have over Apple considering both companies already have their own streaming platforms.