Recent content by Alistair

The point here, is not 'are women having more or less sex', it's who are they having sex with. I found this an interesting article on that topic: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bioe.13134 Findings. 1. Between 2002 and 2018, 18-24 year old females (same age range at both time...

I was buying them in the UK as recently as 2021. Maybe they don't offer the unloaded bullets anymore. I can only find 'out of stock' listings through a cursory look at some online retailers.

I personally think Safari's will be minimally effected by all the factors you mention, as will most 'genuine' luxury stuff. What (IMO) will be impacted is the aspirational, fake luxury stuff that young, poor people buy on credit to try and get laid. Apple products, fancy TVs, entry level luxury...

I'm of the opinion that Turkey might join the EU... eventually. They've been trying to join for at least 30 years, they've been a candidate nation since 1999. They were going to join in 2016, but got vetoed on concerns around their democracy and human rights issues. I don't think they'll get...

Looping back to the Iran topic for a moment. I can't help but think that this is an excellent case study on the importance of US 'soft power', and why it matters. The US wants to stop Iran from being a problem. The US has some military options to do so, but as I dug into in post #31,243 in...

This is actually true, however, it's not the full story. April 2025 was 46% improved over March 2025, however, that puts us back to where we were before Trump got in (more or less). The trade deficit has jumped massively since December as businesses ordered inventory to try and avoid tariffs...

Yes, an insightful take on an interesting topic for sure. I see quite a lot of parallels to what he discusses on the internet these days. There's a couple more in-depth interviews on the topic on the Triggernometry site with a few guests (mostly right leaning types, but some left leaning...

Thank you for perfectly proving my point Brent.

Honestly Brent, this really does show quite a shocking lack of self-awareness. I don't say that to insult. Just as a statement of fact. To demonstrate that, here's a thought exercise for you. You don't have to follow my suggestion of course, but it might be illuminating. Have a look back over...

I am currently enjoying Octomore 14.3 which sits firmly in this camp. Very, very heavily peated, very smoky. However, to me, it leans towards beech wood smoker, smoked ham, BBQ, bacon notes, plus some gentle oaky / cask notes. Compared to the harsher 'oak on an open fire / cold oak ash / burnt...

Sorry Vertigo, I missed this earlier in the week. This is an option, but I think it's a little too regressive an incentive plan to be truly effective. The simple truth is, that for high income earners, a lot of them are having kids and are hitting replacement rates. It's a luxury they can...

I very much like the idea of an honest, reliable, no-frills double. Something in the spirit of the old 'Army&Navy' contract stuff the British makers used to do. Maybe it's an entry into the space, maybe it's a back up gun you can use for practice instead of adding wear to your 'fancy' one...

To jump into an ongoing discussion, I think where you and I differ mdwest, is that I am much more confident that Trump's... personality IS a major issue to policy, and IS highly likely to push the D's into power. Now on the one hand, you're right. My personal opinion that he's an uncouth...

A few notes for us all on AI / photoshop pics, based on the posted up picture form the OP. 1. Lighting. In the example above, lighting is constant across all elements. If you're taking your pictures in a studio, you can do that. If it's a real person doing it at home, you cannot. It's almost...

Yeah, another effort from Trump to solve a genuine problem in the most brain dead (but public and quick) way possible. The pros: The US is in a bit of a demographic crisis, and we're not hitting replacement rates. Doing something about that ain't a bad idea if you don't want to be dealing with...