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November 3rd, 2017, 06:23
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November 10th, 2017, 22:10
I'm in London, UK.
Now, for a globetrotter like me (having visited 14 countries. Including Norway), I am of course very familiar with the most important European cities. And if I'm in doubt, my tickets (if I kept them, which I usually do - my pockets are filled with … things), will usually tell me where I am. Usually. If everything else fails, here are a few signs that may tell you where you are, or at the very least where you're not. All based on traversing Oxford Street on foot yesterday.
1. People.
There are lots of people abroad. Back in good ol' Norway we're around 12 humans per square kilometer. London is noticeably more crowded. Which can cause problems. Because: When walking around, my movements tends to be a bit … erratic, some may even say brownian (nothing to do with alchohole, I almost never touch it). Further, my mind and especially my eyes tend to be focused on shop windows, entertainers, other stuff, but not on my immeidate surroundings. Fortunately said surroundings seems to be well aware of said surroundings, but when they're not … let me put it this way: I fully understand why light takes 100,000+ years from the core of the sun to the surface.
2. Traffic.
Cars come from where they're not supposed to. I've said it before: getting a driver's licence in the uk must be very easy, since they let you get away with driving on the wrong side of the road. This is clearly an example of left being wrong, and right being right. Unlike politics. Back home, as a pedestrian I tend to regard traffic lights as suggestions, a sort of guidance, not to be taken literally. I cross the street whenever there are no cars around (only if I intended to cross in the first place, stupid). Can't do that here, because even if I see no cars, there may still be one or two of them on a potential collison course. So I choose to wait for the little green men. I could of course follow the natives, but in general, being the second one trying to run towards the other side is not recommended. So, yes, I do wait for the little green men.
BTW, I saw three bicyclists stopping for red lights. And I even encountered a bicyclist stopping for me at whatcha-call-it-thoee-zebra-stripes-in-the-streets. Uncanny? Makes me shiver.
3. Escalators.
People know how to behave in escalators (admittedly I haven't been near one late at night when people are drunk). Stand to the right, and if hasty, walk/run on the leftish part. If you don't get it right (you're a tourist), a gentle kick in your but will soon enlighten you. Back home? *laughs*.
4, Language.
If people in general refuse to speak Norwegian, your'e not in Norway. Simple as that.
5. Other things.
pibbur who when in Rome does as Norwegians do.
Now, for a globetrotter like me (having visited 14 countries. Including Norway), I am of course very familiar with the most important European cities. And if I'm in doubt, my tickets (if I kept them, which I usually do - my pockets are filled with … things), will usually tell me where I am. Usually. If everything else fails, here are a few signs that may tell you where you are, or at the very least where you're not. All based on traversing Oxford Street on foot yesterday.
1. People.
There are lots of people abroad. Back in good ol' Norway we're around 12 humans per square kilometer. London is noticeably more crowded. Which can cause problems. Because: When walking around, my movements tends to be a bit … erratic, some may even say brownian (nothing to do with alchohole, I almost never touch it). Further, my mind and especially my eyes tend to be focused on shop windows, entertainers, other stuff, but not on my immeidate surroundings. Fortunately said surroundings seems to be well aware of said surroundings, but when they're not … let me put it this way: I fully understand why light takes 100,000+ years from the core of the sun to the surface.
2. Traffic.
Cars come from where they're not supposed to. I've said it before: getting a driver's licence in the uk must be very easy, since they let you get away with driving on the wrong side of the road. This is clearly an example of left being wrong, and right being right. Unlike politics. Back home, as a pedestrian I tend to regard traffic lights as suggestions, a sort of guidance, not to be taken literally. I cross the street whenever there are no cars around (only if I intended to cross in the first place, stupid). Can't do that here, because even if I see no cars, there may still be one or two of them on a potential collison course. So I choose to wait for the little green men. I could of course follow the natives, but in general, being the second one trying to run towards the other side is not recommended. So, yes, I do wait for the little green men.
BTW, I saw three bicyclists stopping for red lights. And I even encountered a bicyclist stopping for me at whatcha-call-it-thoee-zebra-stripes-in-the-streets. Uncanny? Makes me shiver.
3. Escalators.
People know how to behave in escalators (admittedly I haven't been near one late at night when people are drunk). Stand to the right, and if hasty, walk/run on the leftish part. If you don't get it right (you're a tourist), a gentle kick in your but will soon enlighten you. Back home? *laughs*.
4, Language.
If people in general refuse to speak Norwegian, your'e not in Norway. Simple as that.
5. Other things.
pibbur who when in Rome does as Norwegians do.
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1. The cat is alive! And pissed!!!
2. It's been 82 years. The cat is dead, and the stench is unbearable!!!
d++a63e++TU4567'!S'!89!A!WM!LuC++++u+++uF+++nR——nS ++++wC—-o++++wS——uLB++++
1. The cat is alive! And pissed!!!
2. It's been 82 years. The cat is dead, and the stench is unbearable!!!
Last edited by pibbur who; November 10th, 2017 at 23:11.
November 11th, 2017, 00:32
I assume being in London is a part preparation for your fated visit to the Land of Oz!!!!

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November 11th, 2017, 16:35
Ill fated?
Pibbur who tries (not very hard) to find reasons to go to a country not accessible by train
Pibbur who tries (not very hard) to find reasons to go to a country not accessible by train
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d++a63e++TU4567'!S'!89!A!WM!LuC++++u+++uF+++nR——nS ++++wC—-o++++wS——uLB++++
1. The cat is alive! And pissed!!!
2. It's been 82 years. The cat is dead, and the stench is unbearable!!!
d++a63e++TU4567'!S'!89!A!WM!LuC++++u+++uF+++nR——nS ++++wC—-o++++wS——uLB++++
1. The cat is alive! And pissed!!!
2. It's been 82 years. The cat is dead, and the stench is unbearable!!!
November 14th, 2017, 22:27
Russia submits screenshots of mobile game as evidence of military wrongdoing.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20…deo-game-still
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20…deo-game-still
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"Orwell was almost exactly wrong in a strange way. He thought the world would end with Big Brother watching us, but it ended with us watching Big Brother." Alan Moore
"Orwell was almost exactly wrong in a strange way. He thought the world would end with Big Brother watching us, but it ended with us watching Big Brother." Alan Moore
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November 14th, 2017, 22:44
Why anyone would believe anything said by the Russians is beyond me.
What REALLY surprises me is that the US is able to have a successful colaboration running the International Space Station.
What REALLY surprises me is that the US is able to have a successful colaboration running the International Space Station.
November 14th, 2017, 22:57
I'm glad you guys are sorting out some new rockets. Relying on them for launches never struck me as a good idea.
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"Orwell was almost exactly wrong in a strange way. He thought the world would end with Big Brother watching us, but it ended with us watching Big Brother." Alan Moore
"Orwell was almost exactly wrong in a strange way. He thought the world would end with Big Brother watching us, but it ended with us watching Big Brother." Alan Moore
November 14th, 2017, 23:10
Yeah, and the US military has been buying Russian engines for years. The new engines will drop that dependency. It's very tricky business to develop them though.
November 17th, 2017, 23:50
Woman Makes Edible Roasted Alien Facehugger, And Now She’s “Not Allowed To Make It For Thanksgiving”
https://www.boredpanda.com/thanksgiv…ey-36monsters/
https://www.boredpanda.com/thanksgiv…ey-36monsters/

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November 18th, 2017, 15:26
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"Orwell was almost exactly wrong in a strange way. He thought the world would end with Big Brother watching us, but it ended with us watching Big Brother." Alan Moore
"Orwell was almost exactly wrong in a strange way. He thought the world would end with Big Brother watching us, but it ended with us watching Big Brother." Alan Moore
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November 19th, 2017, 13:11
Bodies donated for science being chopped up and sold for private profit. More corporate scumbaggery making the world a worse place.
https://www.reuters.com/investigates…odies-science/
https://www.reuters.com/investigates…odies-science/
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"Orwell was almost exactly wrong in a strange way. He thought the world would end with Big Brother watching us, but it ended with us watching Big Brother." Alan Moore
"Orwell was almost exactly wrong in a strange way. He thought the world would end with Big Brother watching us, but it ended with us watching Big Brother." Alan Moore
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November 19th, 2017, 14:37
I wondered if they'd made a chestburster. And they did.
pibbur who imagines an egg cake.
pibbur who imagines an egg cake.
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d++a63e++TU4567'!S'!89!A!WM!LuC++++u+++uF+++nR——nS ++++wC—-o++++wS——uLB++++
1. The cat is alive! And pissed!!!
2. It's been 82 years. The cat is dead, and the stench is unbearable!!!
d++a63e++TU4567'!S'!89!A!WM!LuC++++u+++uF+++nR——nS ++++wC—-o++++wS——uLB++++
1. The cat is alive! And pissed!!!
2. It's been 82 years. The cat is dead, and the stench is unbearable!!!
Last edited by pibbur who; November 19th, 2017 at 14:49.
November 19th, 2017, 14:47
Originally Posted by RipperWe did have too few bodies available for study already back in my days at med school. But that was in Norway, and long before this company was born.
Bodies donated for science being chopped up and sold for private profit. More corporate scumbaggery making the world a worse place.
https://www.reuters.com/investigates…odies-science/
During anatomy lessons I dissected an arm and a brain. A bit strange doing these things, considering that the specimens belonged to humans that once were alive. Important to remember this in order to handle them respectfully. Occasionally there have been examples of really disrespectful behaviour, but I discovered (later when working at the anatomy department) only one very minor infraction, more to do with not thinking than bad will.
pibbur
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d++a63e++TU4567'!S'!89!A!WM!LuC++++u+++uF+++nR——nS ++++wC—-o++++wS——uLB++++
1. The cat is alive! And pissed!!!
2. It's been 82 years. The cat is dead, and the stench is unbearable!!!
d++a63e++TU4567'!S'!89!A!WM!LuC++++u+++uF+++nR——nS ++++wC—-o++++wS——uLB++++
1. The cat is alive! And pissed!!!
2. It's been 82 years. The cat is dead, and the stench is unbearable!!!
Last edited by pibbur who; November 19th, 2017 at 15:08.
November 19th, 2017, 15:18
Firefox has released a new version of it's browser, the Firefox Quantum. It's said to be twice as fast as it's predecessor.
Given it's title this suggests that you can not be as sure where clicking on a link takes you.
pibbur who ponders the destiny of a cat in a potentially life threatening box moving at exactly 50 kph.
Given it's title this suggests that you can not be as sure where clicking on a link takes you.
pibbur who ponders the destiny of a cat in a potentially life threatening box moving at exactly 50 kph.
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d++a63e++TU4567'!S'!89!A!WM!LuC++++u+++uF+++nR——nS ++++wC—-o++++wS——uLB++++
1. The cat is alive! And pissed!!!
2. It's been 82 years. The cat is dead, and the stench is unbearable!!!
d++a63e++TU4567'!S'!89!A!WM!LuC++++u+++uF+++nR——nS ++++wC—-o++++wS——uLB++++
1. The cat is alive! And pissed!!!
2. It's been 82 years. The cat is dead, and the stench is unbearable!!!
November 19th, 2017, 16:43
Originally Posted by RipperThis is just disgusting.
Bodies donated for science being chopped up and sold for private profit. More corporate scumbaggery making the world a worse place.
https://www.reuters.com/investigates…odies-science/
Shows to me the Rule Of Capitalism over everything else. And Greed, of course.
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"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." (E.F.Schumacher, Economist, Source)
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November 19th, 2017, 23:14
Originally Posted by Alrik FassbauerYou're right, of course. Deeply uncivilised behaviour that fails to respect basic humanity, and reflects the mentality encouraged by our current economic arrangements. They'd be hawking us Soylent Green the moment they thought they'd get away with it.
This is just disgusting.
Shows to me the Rule Of Capitalism over everything else. And Greed, of course.
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"Orwell was almost exactly wrong in a strange way. He thought the world would end with Big Brother watching us, but it ended with us watching Big Brother." Alan Moore
"Orwell was almost exactly wrong in a strange way. He thought the world would end with Big Brother watching us, but it ended with us watching Big Brother." Alan Moore
Last edited by Ripper; November 19th, 2017 at 23:56.
November 19th, 2017, 23:22
Originally Posted by pibbur whoOn Linux there is a nightly build that also uses the new Wayland display server. It's buttery smooth, if a little bit crash-prone, but it definitely looks like the way forward.
Firefox has released a new version of it's browser, the Firefox Quantum. It's said to be twice as fast as it's predecessor.
Given it's title this suggests that you can not be as sure where clicking on a link takes you.
pibbur who ponders the destiny of a cat in a potentially life threatening box moving at exactly 50 kph.
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"Orwell was almost exactly wrong in a strange way. He thought the world would end with Big Brother watching us, but it ended with us watching Big Brother." Alan Moore
"Orwell was almost exactly wrong in a strange way. He thought the world would end with Big Brother watching us, but it ended with us watching Big Brother." Alan Moore
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