clojure-uk 2026-02-20

Good Morning!

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.

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

Well, you can always upgrade someone if needed

🙂

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

Since they are two separate systems

However, there is precident

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

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.

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?

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

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

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

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"

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

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

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

🙂

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

he looks completely shell-shocked/eyes in the headlights

yes, saw that

You always need "an heir and a spare" 🙂

Mornin'