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#61

Off the Record / Re: The Miscellaneous Sports T...

Last post by Norgy - February 14, 2026, 10:33:02 AM

Norway has 20 medals so far. 10 of them are gold. 

This means we now have more Olympic medals than Sweden historically. This is also the only real motivation for a Norwegian athlete: To outdo the Swedes.
Unfortunately for us, Sweden has also done reasonably well.

#62

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by mongers - February 14, 2026, 10:20:29 AM

This is a small venue, 200 people and it was sold out.

I almost made the picture.  Half a meter to the right and I was there.
@Mongers: this is how you differentiate me and GreyFox.  You never see me 

And (almost) everyone on stage, I think:

It reminded me of the place I spent my 20s.  About the same size, dedicated to music shows, lots of people who knew one another and bumped in each other by chance.

Yet, Quebec city metro area is 840 000, closing quickly on the million (est. is 2036).  Always the big village, he

 

Thanks for the photos Viper, looks like a nice friendly crowd and a good small venue.

#63

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Tamas - February 14, 2026, 10:14:44 AM

@Viper - appreciated the concert review. Made me feel young for a few minutes

2nd half of my twenties (well, many of their Saturday nights at least) was spent in a similar venue. I miss that place, it had to relocate to a much more soulless location before I left Hungary and it has kept changing for the worse.

And/or me and my friends have become older.

#64

Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by Tamas - February 14, 2026, 10:11:55 AM

I saw someone kicked out of Reform has now started his own party.

I expect he has read that book already.

#65

Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by garbon - February 14, 2026, 10:09:11 AM

I saw someone kicked out of Reform has now started his own party.

#66

Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by Tamas - February 14, 2026, 10:03:23 AM

The Reform government will truly be our Trumpist takeover:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/14/reform-uk-figures-attend-book-launch-how-to-launder-money

#67

Off the Record / Re: US - Greenland Crisis Thre...

Last post by viper37 - February 14, 2026, 09:47:47 AM

Some say it's not practical for the forces to have two different systems though.  Hard to know what to believe.

The costs are offset by the price difference of the aircraft.

#68

Off the Record / Re: The Miscellaneous Sports T...

Last post by Grey Fox - February 14, 2026, 09:28:17 AM

Apparently there's a scandal brewing in men's curling. The Canadians seems to have cheated by touching the stone after it was sent off in a systematic way. When the Swedish team tried to get some attention on it the Canadians told them quite clearly to "Fuck off". Curling is normally a gentlemans game where judges very very rarely are even needed.

Curling is like F1. Gotta exploit all the nook and crannies of the rules.

#69

Off the Record / Re: US - Greenland Crisis Thre...

Last post by Grey Fox - February 14, 2026, 09:15:59 AM

Probably not easy but it sounds like to me that's an old world calculus. There's a need for the things we do with the Americans and the things we will do without them.

#70

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Last post by Duque de Bragança - February 14, 2026, 08:45:42 AM

Thanks Duque, so that's why it's not widely available; I think the only clips I've seen have been 'fare use' for documentaries.

There are screenings at cinematheques as well, of course. But you're not exactly in walking/métro range of the British Film Institute, so the point is moot.