The unimportant news thread

[Todd]

I'm not certain how that would work...whether or not they would have to split their settlements equally?

A quick NPV calc would almost certainly show that selling claims to large investors would be the better financial move for smaller firms.  The alternatives are handling it solo (too expensive) or joining a class action.  If there's a global settlement, then the rules of the settlement would govern reimbursements.  I'd take 40% today without blinking.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Pizza Hut Japan introduces ramen pizza.




https://japantoday.com/category/features/food/pizza-hut-japan-teams-up-with-creator-of-one-of-the-country%E2%80%99s-best-kinds-of-ramen-for-ramen-pizza

[Kalevala]

Pizza Hut Japan introduces ramen pizza.




https://japantoday.com/category/features/food/pizza-hut-japan-teams-up-with-creator-of-one-of-the-country%E2%80%99s-best-kinds-of-ramen-for-ramen-pizza

Sorry, but no no no no no!  I try and keep an open mind about pizza:  love meself Neapolitan, New York style, and [exposed to years ago] Chicago style.  Open to various toppings, but sorry, this just seems wrong.

Just my thoughts.  If you try it and like it, please let me know your reactions. 

K

[Todd]

From CNBC: Meta gets into social networks for AI agents with acquisition of viral Moltbook platform

Not a bubble.  This will turn out much better than the Metaverse.

[DavidW]

That Pizza Hut thing is straight-up hedonism. Just as bad as adding more cheese on pizza. Like, hey, we added more cheese on the cheese and in the crust.

[Todd]

Like, hey, we added more cheese on the cheese and in the crust.

Cheese-stuffed crust pizza is one of the greatest innovations of the 90s, up there with user-friendly web browsers.

[VonStupp]

That Pizza Hut thing is straight-up hedonism. Just as bad as adding more cheese on pizza. Like, hey, we added more cheese on the cheese and in the crust.

Everyone was in on the idea, that is for sure.
VS

[Kalevala]

I'd like to try a version of (and there are a number of versions) of salad on top of a pizza.  Example here:  https://www.tastingtable.com/1431893/top-pizza-salad-taste-right/

Personally, I love wood-fired pizzas with things such as sausage or pepperoni with preferably some veggies (like onions, green peppers and mushrooms) or a good  (lit. 'four seasons pizza'), also known as pizza 4 stagioni, pizza alle quattro stagioni, or la quattro stagioni, is a style of pizza in Italian cuisine that is prepared in four sections with diverse ingredients, with each section representing one season of the year.  Artichokes represent spring, tomatoes and basil represent summer, mushrooms represent autumn, and prosciutto and olives represent winter.

K






   

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Yes, Ramen Pizza looks ridiculous. Tomorrow I will eat some NY style pizza after my daily visit to Starbucks for Matcha-latte.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Sorry, but no no no no no!  I try and keep an open mind about pizza:  love meself Neapolitan, New York style, and [exposed to years ago] Chicago style.  Open to various toppings, but sorry, this just seems wrong.

Just my thoughts.  If you try it and like it, please let me know your reactions. 

K

A report from somebody who tried the ramen pizza. Honestly, the food called sushi in the USA doesn't look very different from the ramen pizza in my eyes.

https://japantoday.com/category/features/food/pizza-hut-japan%E2%80%99s-new-ie-kei-ramen-pizza-is-here-and-weird-but-is-it-tasty-too

[Kalevala]

A report from somebody who tried the ramen pizza. Honestly, the food called sushi in the USA doesn't look very different from the ramen pizza in my eyes.

https://japantoday.com/category/features/food/pizza-hut-japan%E2%80%99s-new-ie-kei-ramen-pizza-is-here-and-weird-but-is-it-tasty-too

What dishes and/or chains are you referring to?  I've only eaten at Japanese restaurants (not part of a chain and often with Korean chefs) and at my co-op (take out).

K

[Kalevala]

@Dry Brett Kavanaugh Had an unagi roll yesterday [A lovely treat]...had avocado and cucumber and not certain what else was in it and a lovely sauce....yum!

K

[Kalevala]

This story was heartwarming.  It's about a company/product called Yakult and the women who deliver it (often to an aging population).  Wonder if it's like kefir (which I like)?

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260302-the-yoghurt-delivery-women-combatting-loneliness-in-japan

K

[AnotherSpin]

This story was heartwarming.  It's about a company/product called Yakult and the women who deliver it (often to an aging population).  Wonder if it's like kefir (which I like)?

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260302-the-yoghurt-delivery-women-combatting-loneliness-in-japan

K

The word Yakult might be an interesting play on words. I've heard that in Japan, when pronouncing Western words, the letter "L" is often rendered closer to an "R." For example, in a conversation with a chef at a fabulous restaurant in Kyoto, I didn't immediately understand who she meant when she said "Erton John" (that was a separate story about why she was mentioning Sir Elton).

So the word Yakult might sound quite close to "yogurt." This is just my guess as an uninformed gaikokujin 

[Kalevala]

The word Yakult might be an interesting play on words. I've heard that in Japan, when pronouncing Western words, the letter "L" is often rendered closer to an "R." For example, in a conversation with a chef at a fabulous restaurant in Kyoto, I didn't immediately understand who she meant when she said "Erton John" (that was a separate story about why she was mentioning Sir Elton).

So the word Yakult might sound quite close to "yogurt." This is just my guess as an uninformed gaikokujin 

I found this in Wiki:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakult

My favorite thing about the above story was how people were (besides delivering the beverage) checking in on elderly people (often living alone) in their area/community. 

K

[pjme]

It could be a spectacular historical discovery: a skeleton has been discovered in a church in Maastricht - Wolder that may belong to the famous French musketeer d'Artagnan. For centuries, the whereabouts of his remains have been a mystery.
Charles de Batz de Castelmore was Count of Artagnan and therefore used that name. He was the right-hand man of King Louis XIV, the longest-reigning king (from 1643 to 1715) in the history of European monarchies.
D'Artagnan was the leader of the musketeers: an elite military corps that served as the personal bodyguard of the French king. He was killed in 1673 during the siege of Maastricht, when the French army attempted to capture the city. He was likely hit in the throat or chest by a musket ball.



For centuries, a mystery has persisted regarding the whereabouts of the French musketeer d'Artagnan. He died in 1673 during the Siege of Maastricht after being struck in the throat or chest by a musket ball.
What happened to the body at that time has remained unclear ever since. Because the French were in the middle of the Franco-Dutch War and attempting to capture Maastricht, his body was not returned to France.

During that period, the French army had set up a tent camp near the village church of Wolder, a village in Maastricht. It was already suspected that the musketeer was buried in that church, but no evidence was ever found.
Until now. In February, part of the church floor in the St. Peter and Paul Church in Wolder collapsed. During renovations, the ground was broken open and human remains were discovered. Examination of the skeleton immediately revealed elements suggesting that it is the remains of d'Artagnan.
The French historian Odile Bordaz, author of a biography of d'Artagnan, previously identified the church in Wolder as the most likely resting place of the musketeer.
DNA testing should provide a definitive answer. In Munich, a dental sample is being examined, after which the DNA will be compared with that of surviving descendants of d'Artagnan living in the vicinity of the French city of Avignon.

[pjme]

It's about a company/product called Yakult....

In 2014 the EFSA rejected all health claims for probiotic drinks and yogurts, Yakult, Optimel, Activia.... .

Apparently opinions have become slighty less stringent.

"The health benefits for people who are already healthy were either not demonstrated, or not sufficiently demonstrated, to the EFSA (the European food safety authority). But what about people who do not have healthy intestines: people with intestinal complaints, or people who have completed a course of antibiotics? 'In the case of intestinal complaints or a course of antibiotics, it might very well be useful to consume a good population of lactobacilli,' food microbiologist Marcel Zwietering believes.

But the message remains: probiotics are not a remedy. 'Do not just think of healthy intestines, but of a generally healthy diet. Eat a varied diet and follow the guidelines regarding healthy nutrition – such as the most important rule from the advice of the Netherlands Nutrition Centre and the Health Council: eat plant-based foods more often and drink sugar-free."

https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/search?s=Yakult