The unimportant news thread

[Karl Henning]

Meta forced to add 'personal boundaries' to the metaverse after woman was sexually harassed in virtual reality

Facebook's business model is a disregard for privacy.

[greg]

Random find (old news):
Acne sufferers' cells may be protected against aging
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161003133005.htm

People who have previously suffered from acne are likely to have longer telomeres (the protective repeated nucleotides found at the end of chromosomes) in their white blood cells, meaning their cells could be better protected against aging, scientists have discovered.

Dude... I'm going to age so well if this is true (also taking into not having other bad habits). Although nothing like before, still struggling with it at the age of 34. 

[MusicTurner]

Putin now being visited by Macron, but trying to signal a certain distance to Macron's efforts.

[Karl Henning]

Putin now being visited by Macron, but trying to signal a certain distance to Macron's efforts.

At least (at most?) he's not scrolling through Twitter ....

[LKB]

At least (at most?) he's not scrolling through Twitter ....

Are you sure? Not exactly a closeup there...

[MusicTurner]

There are some video sequences from the situation, where Putin also seems to signal a grumpy, distanced mood, with little eye contact etc. He also looks older and less fit.

But this very fine photo from the meeting shows that at least he smiled when Macron entered ...
enjoy 'being' Macron, for a split-second.

[Florestan]

There are some video sequences from the situation, where Putin also seems to signal a grumpy, distanced mood, with little eye contact etc. He also looks older and less fit.

But this very fine photo from the meeting shows that at least he smiled when Macron entered ...
enjoy 'being' Macron, for a split-second.

He smiled like a lion hosting a tomcat for dinner: "Come, kitty, kitty, come to daddy Vlady!" 

Plus, he looks just like John Wayne seconds before taking the pistol out of its sheath. 

[MusicTurner]

Macron knows his business & has probably read up on intelligence reports, including the personal ones. Maybe he decided to focus a bit on Vlad's current plateau shoes (of which there are worse examples).

[Florestan]

Macron knows his business

You think?

I'm not sure what, if anything, he expected from this meeting. It was probably just an electoral stunt in view of the upcoming March elections. Frankly, I think he's not even half as bright as he thinks he is.

[MusicTurner]

Admittedly, I don't know your sources   

[Florestan]

Admittedly, I don't know your sources   

Macron's own actions and statements as well as his achievements. 

[Pohjolas Daughter]

There are some video sequences from the situation, where Putin also seems to signal a grumpy, distanced mood, with little eye contact etc. He also looks older and less fit.

But this very fine photo from the meeting shows that at least he smiled when Macron entered ...
enjoy 'being' Macron, for a split-second.

He smiled like a lion hosting a tomcat for dinner: "Come, kitty, kitty, come to daddy Vlady!" 

Plus, he looks just like John Wayne seconds before taking the pistol out of its sheath. 

Were there any fangs showing?

PD

[Spotted Horses]

This is amazing. The JET fusion reaction, under development since 1983, employing 4,500 scientists, built at a cost of several billion dollars, ran for 5 seconds and produced enough energy to boil 30 kettles of water (according to the BBC). That up a factor of two from their results in 1997. Doubling output every 25 years. That means in 2047 we can expect them to boil 60 kettles of water!

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60312633

[Karl Henning]

He smiled like a lion hosting a tomcat for dinner: "Come, kitty, kitty, come to daddy Vlady!" 

Plus, he looks just like John Wayne seconds before taking the pistol out of its sheath. 

Not your fault, too specialized a word for every non-native speaker, but a pistol is kept in a holster.

[Karl Henning]

This is amazing. The JET fusion reaction, under development since 1983, employing 4,500 scientists, built at a cost of several billion dollars, ran for 5 seconds and produced enough energy to boil 30 kettles of water (according to the BBC). That up a factor of two from their results in 1997. Doubling output every 25 years. That means in 2047 we can expect them to boil 60 kettles of water!

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60312633

Tea-drinkers, rejoice!

[Karl Henning]

TD

Nun who stole $835K from school to fund gambling habit is going to prison: 'I have sinned'

I like the wry word-play of "gambling habit," here.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Tea-drinkers, rejoice!

TD

Nun who stole $835K from school to fund gambling habit is going to prison: 'I have sinned'

I like the wry word-play of "gambling habit," here.

Apparently, she agreed to repay the money; how on earth?!  More gambling?  Bake sales?

PD

[André]

 
Apparently, she agreed to repay the money; how on earth?!  More gambling?  Bake sales?

PD

Her diocese should put padlocks on the poor boxes of its churches... 0:)

[Karl Henning]

Her diocese should put padlocks on the poor boxes of its churches... 0:)

"The Penguin in The Blues Brothers was harsh, but she had integrity....

[Pohjolas Daughter]

"Gazpacho police" are in DC (according to Marjorie Taylor Greene).

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/09/marjorie-taylor-greene-gazpacho-police

"The extremist Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene triggered a wave of viral jokes on Wednesday after ranting about the "gazpacho police" patrolling the Capitol building in Washington DC.

Greene was apparently mixing up the famously cold Spanish soup gazpacho with the Gestapo – the brutal Nazi-era secret police in Germany.

The Georgia congresswoman has made numerous bigoted statements and her spreading of Covid misinformation has seen her ousted from Twitter. She made the most recent comments in an interview on Real America with Dan Ball, produced by the rightwing One America News Network television channel.

"Not only do we have the DC jail which is the DC gulag, but now we have Nancy Pelosi's gazpacho police spying on members of Congress, spying on the legislative work that we do, spying on our staff and spying on American citizens," she said, referring to the Democratic speaker of the House.

Greene did not explain why she thought Pelosi would form a police force inspired by gazpacho soup, nor why it would then carry out such extensive surveillance at the heart of American democracy.

Predictably, Greene's apparent gaffe prompted a wave of internet hilarity and jokes.

"Gazpacho is a cold tomato soup. Gestapo is the Nazi police force. Neither of these things are right," tweeted political journalist Jake Sherman.

"How dare MTG blame Gazpacho, when we all know that Vichyssoise Violence is the real culprit," quipped podcast host Emily Brandwin.

Sarakshi Rai, a senior journalist at the Hill, added: "I was wondering why everybody in DC was tweeting about gazpacho and now I'm just craving some for dinner.""