The Off Topic Topic

[Josquius]

Monocle's list of best cities to live in places Copenhagen first again after a short hiatus.

1 Copenhagen (3)
2 Melbourne (6)
3 Helsinki (2)
4 Tokyo (7)
5 Vienna (4)
6 Zürich (1)
7 Stockholm (10)
8 Munich (5)
9 Sydney (8)
10 Auckland (9)
11 Hong Kong (13)
12 Fukuoka (12)
13 Kyoto (11)
14 Paris (14)
15 Singapore (15)
16 Hamburg (16)
17 Honolulu (17)
18 Madrid (20)
19 Vancouver (19)
20 Berlin (18)
21 Barcelona (21)
22 Amsterdam (not ranked)
23 Portland (22)
24 San Francisco (23)

Fukuoka is awesome. Really wish I'd known more about Japan before I came and I could have went there.
It's got the hottest girls and the best ramen in the country, it feels like a real mid-sized city, and there are very few foreigners there.
Odd to see Kyoto on the list however. That strikes me as a rather horrible place to live with the entire place being a big tourist spot.
Tokyo of course shits all over London in the best huge city contest.

From an Economist article about the Spanish language, the interesting observation that Spanish is widely studied as a second language in only three countries: the US, Brazil, and France.

One of my best students (one of the finalists I was talking about) wants to be a diplomat. She plans on studying Spanish in University. It'll pretty much guarantee her a job.

Because practically nobody else in Korea studies it?

Spanish does generally seem an overly rare language to learn.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Apparently a Blue Jays baseball game went 18 innings a few days ago. Just the thought of it puts me to sleep.

I saw the last 4 innings of that game.  On the same day at the same time slot the Mets/Marlins game also went 18 innings.

[Phillip V]

Today is Father's Day, which means we must honor the Father of His Country. Here is Washington lecturing a Frenchman in the early days of the French Revolution...

"The little anecdote which you recall to mind, My dear Count, of your Countrymen at Rhode Island who burnt their mouths with the hot soup, while mine waited leisurely for it to cool, perhaps, when politically applied in the manner you have done, has not less truth than pleasantry in its resemblance of national characters. But if there shall be no worse consequence resulting from too great eagerness in swallowing something so delightful as liberty, than that of suffering a momentary pain or making a ridiculous figure with a scalled mouth; upon the whole it may be said you Frenchmen have come off well, considering how immoderately you thirsted for the cup of liberty. And no wonder as you drank it to the bottom, that some licentiousness should have been mingled with the dregs."

– George Washington, letter to Comte de Rochambeau, New York, August 10, 1790

[CountDeMoney]

He wasn't just any Frenchman.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

I'm talking about flirting, not dating.

I'm inherently and immediately distrustful of anybody that tries to flirt with me.  Somebody's always trying to work an angle.  Go find another sucker, lady.

[katmai]

And baron makes my point for me. Thanks moldy.

[Grey Fox]

man, picking a new computer hasn't gotten easier over the years, seriously. Too many choices nowadays & new brands I've never heard of.

ASrock motherboards? G.Skill rams?

[Iormlund]

None of those are new. I actually have an Asrock in this box.

[fhdz]

Today is Father's Day, which means we must honor the Father of His Country.

No it doesn't.

[Barrister]

man, picking a new computer hasn't gotten easier over the years, seriously. Too many choices nowadays & new brands I've never heard of.

ASrock motherboards? G.Skill rams?

The answer to what computer to buy has been as simple as it ever has been.  There's only one brand you need to know.

[Duque de Bragança]

From an Economist article about the Spanish language, the interesting observation that Spanish is widely studied as a second language in only three countries: the US, Brazil, and France.

Spanish is indeed overrated in France, except perhaps in the East namely Elsass-Mosel. Should have studied it as a third language because that's not exactly difficult. German is way more useful professionnally but is seen as difficult by most French people who think Spanish is easier. Grammar yes, but not pronunciation and stress (same issues as German).

[Grey Fox]

man, picking a new computer hasn't gotten easier over the years, seriously. Too many choices nowadays & new brands I've never heard of.

ASrock motherboards? G.Skill rams?

The answer to what computer to buy has been as simple as it ever has been.  There's only one brand you need to know.

good one.

[Syt]

man, picking a new computer hasn't gotten easier over the years, seriously. Too many choices nowadays & new brands I've never heard of.

ASrock motherboards? G.Skill rams?

The answer to what computer to buy has been as simple as it ever has been.  There's only one brand you need to know.

HP? Dell? Acer? Asus? Alienware? You'll need to be more specific!

[crazy canuck]

I had the most amazing salsa today - starts hot and then finishes nice and sweet.  Its made in Texas.  So now there are three things to appreciate from that State.

[Razgovory]

So Is Marty gone?