@Balrog99 As it happens I do have an internationally recognised qualification in "Advanced beer tasting" no less. The training course (run in-house by the very large international brewery t… (View Post)

Having worked for a while in R&D (albeit in beer brewing rather than anything world-changing) I know how almost euphorically exciting it can be to see the potential opportunities that are opened … (View Post)

As I sort of predicted earlier in this thread: Trains in the UK are now facing speed restrictions in case the tracks buckle in the summer heat. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-weat… (View Post)

Did you know that the ring of regeneration (BG2) doesn't work while you're resting? Due to an erratic bug with v1.3 (which I'm still using) my dual class charnames don't get innate spells - so in thi… (View Post)

Going back to the subject of slavery briefly. The history of Freetown in Sierra Leone is interesting as it was founded by a group comprised largely of black ex-slaves from the Americas and was at the… (View Post)