The unimportant news thread

[Karl Henning]

Kaspersky the Friendly Ghostsky

[Spineur]

Kaspersky the Friendly Ghostsky

I have Kaspersky AV on my computer.  It is better than MacAfee and other AV I have tested.  This ruling is 100% political and not based on any factual evidence.

[Karl Henning]

I have Kaspersky AV on my computer.  It is better than MacAfee and other AV I have tested.  This ruling is 100% political and not based on any factual evidence.

I use Kaspersky myself, and kissed MacAfee goodbye long ago.

[North Star]

This ruling is 100% political and not based on any factual evidence.

So, not what we've come to expect from the Trump administration, at all.

[Spineur]

Any fan of Phileas Fog out there ?

[Spineur]

Theresa May Coin
is only worth 0.00362 $.  I would rather have a few bitcoins instead.

[Todd]

Sweden to join NATO?  Let's hope not.

[Karl Henning]

The President talked just the other day to the Prime Minister of the Swudan, who is doing a terrific job for his people.

[Spineur]

It looks like Angela Merkel and Martin Schulz took a beating in German elections at the expense of the extreme right AfD, and to  lesser extend to the liberals (FdP) and the Greens.  They are talking about forming a Jamaican coalition (CDU-FdP-Green).  At this stage it is a little hard to see how all this will unfold.  My take, is that it is good for France (Merkel will need Paris a lot more than in the past) but not good for the Italian who will be facing an even more difficult election next year.

[Turner]

The new right wing party is raising some relevant questions, but there are some seriously unpleasant people there:

http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/.premium-1.813852

plus one of the main people, Alice Weidel, has apparently been using illegal, untaxed immigrant labour herself:

http://www.politico.eu/article/alice-weidel-afd-germany-election-far-right-leader-accused-of-illegally-hiring-syrian-refugee-report/

It will be very important how the AfD manages until the next election, and whether they implode somewhat in internal conflicts, or will get strength at those elections.

[Todd]

Carlos Danger gets 21 months.

[zamyrabyrd]

The President talked just the other day to the Prime Minister of the Swudan, who is doing a terrific job for his people.

Just don't go to libraries in Sweden without a bodyguard: (Use "translate" on the upper right. )
http://www.friatider.se/v-ldet-kar-kraftigt-i-sveriges-bibliotek

Violence and social concern have increased significantly in Sweden's library in recent years. It shows a new survey from DIK, reports DN Culture. Sweden's social problems have moved into the libraries, the trade union believes.
Being quiet at libraries is a rule that is less respected in Sweden. On the contrary, more and more violence occurs in the country's library.
Two years ago, DIK released a surveyed survey that identified problems and social problems at the country's library. Since then it has not improved, but significantly worse. Now 73 percent of the respondent librarians say they experienced social concern at their libraries.

Seems like an alternative news site with plenty of other shocking articles, not exactly from happy campers in the socialist paradise. Interesting, the anti-cultural aspect of it.

[Turner]

Just don't go to libraries in Sweden without a bodyguard: (Use "translate" on the upper right. )
http://www.friatider.se/v-ldet-kar-kraftigt-i-sveriges-bibliotek

Violence and social concern have increased significantly in Sweden's library in recent years. It shows a new survey from DIK, reports DN Culture. Sweden's social problems have moved into the libraries, the trade union believes.
Being quiet at libraries is a rule that is less respected in Sweden. On the contrary, more and more violence occurs in the country's library.
Two years ago, DIK released a surveyed survey that identified problems and social problems at the country's library. Since then it has not improved, but significantly worse. Now 73 percent of the respondent librarians say they experienced social concern at their libraries.

Seems like an alternative news site with plenty of other shocking articles, not exactly from happy campers in the socialist paradise. Interesting, the anti-cultural aspect of it.

I was in Sweden for 5 weeks this summer and used them for internet etc. They where extremely quiet and with super helpful librarians, and of course there were no guards. Some urban area libraries experience problems, no doubt, just like in the US, where the use of security guards is not unknown either.

[Todd]

Stereotype busted!  In definitive study, psychopaths shown to prefer rap music.

[Turner]

We've just had a local concert here with rap music, that unfortunately ended in fighting, because the musicians attacked the public, and the police had to be called.

[Ken B]

We've just had a local concert here with rap music, that unfortunately ended in fighting, because the musicians attacked the public, and the police had to be called.

rap music ... the musicians attacked the public

[Todd]

There goes the kingdom.

[Karl Henning]

No, possibly not the fluff you were thinking of?

How Fluff Became Famous

[Todd]

Turns out it's not good to see the forest for the trees.

(WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!)

[bwv 1080]

Turns out it's not good to see the forest for the trees.

The reforestation from the 90%+ die-off of native americans in the 16th and 17th centuries lowered global temperatures by a couple of degrees, causing the little ice age - So there are remediations available