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one of the most ingenious bugs of all time to be fair, it wasn't like they left a big cartoon microphone in there. they didn't find it because it relied on a technology that the american government didn't even fully understand yet, thus it's amazing name. it was totally passive and relied on energy broadcast from afar which is similar to RFID chips. it would probably have lasted for decades if someone didn't accidentally tune into the signal, lol.
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CoolCab posted:one of the most ingenious bugs of all time to be fair, it wasn't like they left a big cartoon microphone in there. they didn't find it because it relied on a technology that the american government didn't even fully understand yet, thus it's amazing name. it was totally passive and relied on energy broadcast from afar which is similar to RFID chips. wikipedia posted:The Thing was designed by Soviet Russian inventor Léon Theremin,[4] best known for his invention of the theremin, an electronic musical instrument. Ah, so a wizard did it.
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As with all genius inventors, they rewarded Theremin by putting him in a camp.
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3D Megadoodoo posted:As with all genius inventors, they rewarded Theremin by putting him in a camp. afaik he invented the spying device when he was in the camp (it was a gulag for scientists to do research for the soviets). I'm not sure why he got put in the camp initially - it might have been for moving to the US for a while, it might have been for inventing electronic music. Maybe he just looked at someone funny.
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Red Bones posted:afaik he invented the spying device when he was in the camp (it was a gulag for scientists to do research for the soviets). I'm not sure why he got put in the camp initially - it might have been for moving to the US for a while, it might have been for inventing electronic music. Maybe he just looked at someone funny. Perhaps Theremin got too close to something and it raised an alarm
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Brawnfire posted:Perhaps Theremin got too close to something and it raised an alarm Definitely not good vibrations.
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Today, in "Posting through Centuries", https://twitter.com/MichaelShindler/status/1442474465506562049
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In the eight century king Eysteinn Beli conquered a place in Norway called Trondheim. He then put his son, Onund, on the throne. Unfortunately enraged peasants killed Onund. Angered by this Eysteinn made the peasant choose between his slave, Thorer Faxe, or his dog, Saurr, to sit on the throne. The peasants chose the dog. Saurr was given a golden necklace and sat on the throne for three years before wolves broke into the trone room and tore him to pieces.
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Who did the wolves choose for the throne?
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"My dog is now your king" sounds like a light punishment for killing the king's son tbh.
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You expect me to bow? Wow.
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Blues Hammer posted:"My dog is now your king" sounds like a light punishment for killing the king's son tbh. Rex was a tyrant
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Blues Hammer posted:"My dog is now your king" sounds like a light punishment for killing the king's son tbh. It was meant to humble the peasants. Like "you guys are so lovely that the only ones fit to rule you is my dog\slave."
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Sep 30, 2021 13:22
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Still seems like a good deal for the peasants Instead of a king demanding taxes and tithes and bowing and scraping they get a dog who just wants pets, some meat and being told they’re a good dog every day.
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Alhazred posted:It was meant to humble the peasants. Like "you guys are so lovely that the only ones fit to rule you is my dog\slave." That's an Accidentally Left-Wing ruling if I ever saw one.
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sic semper canis tyrannis
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Helith posted:Still seems like a good deal for the peasants You trying telling a monarch they're a good boy. It's agonizing
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Milo and POTUS posted:You trying telling a monarch they're a good boy. It's agonizing
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Alhazred posted:According to one version of the story, anyone that failed to show respect to the dog king was mutilated. sounds pretty ruff
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There's a black metal band called Wolves in the Throne Room, I wonder if this was their inspiration.
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Yeah I didnt wanna ask and seem like a metal dork.
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Silly Newbie posted:There's a black metal band called Wolves in the Throne Room, I wonder if this was their inspiration. where are they from and that should tell ya immediately also isnt that a saying? "You have wolves in the throne room"? aka like watch your rear end the people you trust will kill you
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verbal enema posted:where are they from and that should tell ya immediately They're from Olympia and they're pretty far up their own asses. That's not a commentary on their music, which I like, but they don't allow flash photography at their shows and prefer them to be lit with fire rather than stage lighting. Named after slightly obscure Norwegian history is pretty on target.
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I wish all bands would have a zero-tolerance policy against flash photography 
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Silly Newbie posted:They're from Olympia and they're pretty far up their own asses. That's not a commentary on their music, which I like, but they don't allow flash photography at their shows and prefer them to be lit with fire rather than stage lighting. While inarguably a symptom of autoanaloccupation, I dunno if there's another genre of music better suited to this kind of glorious, stupid theatrical business. They just need to find a way to play this kind of music on instruments made of bone, skin and sinew.
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CoolCab posted:yeah "wolves" "broke into" the throne room I somehow doubt that a group of people that openly killed the king's son would try and cover up an assassination of the king's dog.
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Alhazred posted:I somehow doubt that a group of people that openly killed the king's son would try and cover up an assassination of the king's dog. He was a fluffy boy though, that tyrannicide is a harder sell
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Ichabod Sexbeast posted:He was a fluffy boy though, that tyrannicide is a harder sell It probably wasn't the best dog the king had considering Saurr literally means "poo poo".
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KozmoNaut posted:I wish all bands would have a zero-tolerance policy against flash photography Like 3/4 of my snapchat friends stories pre-covid was a really bad series of videos of a show, with everyone also raising their phones to get shots and videos of the band. Further obscuring the band ofc. Just watch the loving show! Everyone can use spotify and google!
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Ichabod Sexbeast posted:He was a fluffy boy though, that tyrannicide is a harder sell I mean maybe it wasn’t to hide it, but to make it more interesting. Sometimes you need the story to be more fun
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CharlestheHammer posted:I mean maybe it wasn’t to hide it, but to make it more interesting. I mean, I wouldn't mind be called Ardent "King-Killer" Communist, but I'd probably shy away from Ardent "Dog-killer" Communist.
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:I think that would be Gâtinais français, which is quite pretty but definitely replanted. Long time ago but 65 miles SSW would put you in what I meant. It's about 1500 sqm and contains Romorantin-lanthenay.
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Milo and POTUS posted:Long time ago but 65 miles SSW would put you in what I meant. It's about 1500 sqm and contains Romorantin-lanthenay. That area between the Loire and Cher is mostly wetland (with a few really gorgeous castles and their associated hunting grounds). I don't think it's a monolithic forest so much as it's less amenable to agriculture than the surrounding land, and thus hasn't been as thoroughly exploited.
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One for Sweden - Kålpudding (basically cabbage casserole) most likely came from deconstructed dolmades from Turkey. This was introduced to Sweden after the king at the time, Charles the 12th was forced to flee to the Ottoman empire for six years to escape the Russians, and when he returned, he brought along recipes of the food he liked while he was there. This is also apparently where Swedish meatballs originally came from, as well.
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Samovar posted:One for Sweden - Kålpudding (basically cabbage casserole) most likely came from deconstructed dolmades from Turkey. This was introduced to Sweden after the king at the time, Charles the 12th was forced to flee to the Ottoman empire for six years to escape the Russians, and when he returned, he brought along recipes of the food he liked while he was there. I'd believe the former, but the meatballs thing... I doubt that one. There is approximately zero flavour similarity between any dolma and Swedish meatballs.
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Why are they called "Swedish meatballs" anyway? I mean, is there some perceived difference between "Swedish" meatballs and otherish meatballs? I haven't noticed one.
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They're only sparkling meatballs unless they're from an IKEA
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3D Megadoodoo posted:Why are they called "Swedish meatballs" anyway? in this context "Swedish" mostly seems to mean "not served with tomato-based sauce."
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the holy poopacy posted:in this context "Swedish" mostly seems to mean "not served with tomato-based sauce." Instead they serve it with lingonberry jam. If you get them in Actual Sweden that is.
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