clojure-uk

thomas 2026-02-20T08:09:53.851179Z

mogge

dharrigan 2026-02-20T08:29:44.205129Z

Good Morning!

thomas 2026-02-20T08:42:28.019989Z

Here is an idea for the royal family... just the monarch and the first inline get a title and no one else does. no more princes, dukes and what else.

dharrigan 2026-02-20T08:49:52.265349Z

Copies of data to prevent sudden loss, and a few offsite 🙂

thomas 2026-02-20T09:03:21.656079Z

Well, you can always upgrade someone if needed

dharrigan 2026-02-20T09:04:18.277759Z

🙂

dharrigan 2026-02-20T09:04:54.599639Z

But what happens if the person who is in charge of the upgrade isn't no longer available

dharrigan 2026-02-20T09:05:11.864649Z

Since they are two separate systems

dharrigan 2026-02-20T09:05:29.319619Z

However, there is precident

dharrigan 2026-02-20T09:06:12.765289Z

The overall governing operating system can incoporate another system into its architecture.

thomas 2026-02-20T09:19:22.218659Z

aah you mean that only the king/queen can do an upgrade/downgrade? but isn't it the case that if the monarch dies that very same moment the next in line automagically becomes monarch.

dharrigan 2026-02-20T09:23:42.893059Z

but if there are only a few of them, with the titles to confir such power, and they all cop it in one go (plane?/bus?/tragic duck accident) - who would then do it?

dharrigan 2026-02-20T09:24:08.511939Z

There is precident - the government can install a new "monarch" when the "seat is vacant"

thomas 2026-02-20T09:24:42.153689Z

good question.... next in line I guess. just like that film with John Goodman(?)

dharrigan 2026-02-20T09:25:21.602149Z

Well, The Prince formally known as Andrew, since he was stripped of his titles, is no where in line anymore

dharrigan 2026-02-20T09:26:02.701099Z

so, under your thought experiment, if there is only the monarch and next in line with the "power", and they all cop it, no-one else can become "monarch"

dharrigan 2026-02-20T09:26:31.841229Z

Hence, historically, why dynastys have lots and lots and lots of children

thomas 2026-02-20T09:26:43.365149Z

yes... sad for him actually. When he was born he as second in line and got demoted quite a few times. No wonder he got a bit weird

thomas 2026-02-20T09:27:10.520489Z

and it was just thought, not even a thought experiment.

dharrigan 2026-02-20T09:27:14.592479Z

🙂

dharrigan 2026-02-20T09:28:17.852839Z

The picture of him, circulating in the papers/online is classic

dharrigan 2026-02-20T09:28:31.547399Z

he looks completely shell-shocked/eyes in the headlights

thomas 2026-02-20T09:28:41.544649Z

yes, saw that

seancorfield 2026-02-20T13:50:25.529879Z

You always need "an heir and a spare" 🙂

seancorfield 2026-02-20T13:50:31.169089Z

Mornin'