Nice People Thread No. 15, a Cyber Summer

zagubov

silvercar wrote: »

Thanks, but i haven't got any documents.

I know Poland existed, just unsure if it's boundaries remain the same as they did in 1850. I think the parts I am interested in were Poland but are now Russia, or possibly Lithuania.

Despite my vaguely-slavic-sounding username, I can claim no special insight into eastern europe, but I think a lot of what used to be Poland might now be part of Belarus (formerly known as Byelorussia).

ivyleaf

vivatifosi wrote: »

CK, I've been reading a book that I think you would like, certainly it is relevant to points you've raised on here. I think Gen and some others would enjoy too.

It is this one..

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Prisoners-Geography-Everything-Global-Politics/dp/1783961414

It is about how geography shapes the politics and the economy of nations. The first three chapters are all about the superpowers, Russia, China, USA in that order. I think four is India but haven't got that far yet.

It is one orchestrate books that unwillingness probably go on to buy, it is that good.

It explains the geographical issues of Russia and why it is so important to hold the Crimea... Russia has no warm water ports, why it is involved in Syria as it has had a navy presence there... a warm water port again that Turkey can't blockade due to its power overcharge Bosphorous.. why it moved into Georgia and the Ossetia issue. V interesting. I read it and went "oh now I get it"'

Thanks viva, that looks extremely interesting! I've bookmarked it and suspect I'll be spending part of the Amazon voucher DS gave me for Christmas on it

CKhalvashi

Just phoned the court re jury service payment.

'Oh, we have it but there's a query, but we don't know what the query is, so haven't paid it'

Brilliant.......

ivyleaf

Oh dear, CK, that's not good! I hope they sort it out today for you.

CKhalvashi

ivyleaf wrote: »

Oh dear, CK, that's not good! I hope they sort it out today for you.

The people I need to speak to aren't in today anyway.

The amount I'm owed isn't really worth claiming if I'm honest, but every little helps

Generali

CKhalvashi wrote: »

The people I need to speak to aren't in today anyway.

The amount I'm owed isn't really worth claiming if I'm honest, but every little helps

Dealing with bureaucrats is my least favourite thing in the world. I despise them for the most part. Tinned minds, tinned breath.

zagubov

vivatifosi wrote: »

CK, I've been reading a book that I think you would like, certainly it is relevant to points you've raised on here. I think Gen and some others would enjoy too.

It is this one..

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Prisoners-Geography-Everything-Global-Politics/dp/1783961414

It is about how geography shapes the politics and the economy of nations. The first three chapters are all about the superpowers, Russia, China, USA in that order. I think four is India but haven't got that far yet.

It is one orchestrate books that unwillingness probably go on to buy, it is that good.

It explains the geographical issues of Russia and why it is so important to hold the Crimea... Russia has no warm water ports, why it is involved in Syria as it has had a navy presence there... a warm water port again that Turkey can't blockade due to its power overcharge Bosphorous.. why it moved into Georgia and the Ossetia issue. V interesting. I read it and went "oh now I get it"'

Thanks viva. I decided to buy the ebook version for kindle. Looks like 99p well spent!

ukmaggie45

ivyleaf, not sure if you've seen this article from the Grauniad. :eek: There are some useful replies in the comments! :rotfl: :eek: And a quick sum up of many of the problems with the bl**dy PACE trial. I just wish the Grauniad would stop picking on ME patients the way it does and actually looked at the scandal surrounding White's refusal to release anonymised data from the trial to bona fida scientists. Grrrr!

CKhalvashi

Just had a company call, offering an overpriced technology service that we're not interested in under their new 'improved' pricing structure.

The only reason I answered was because I thought it was the court.

Off to bed shortly (just gone 10:30pm here), so see you later

Spirit_2

zagubov wrote: »

I'd look a dog up on this chart before handing over hard cash.

Great chart.

Flatcoats are in thetop lh corner of overlooked treasures.

When we got Sedge, our first dog (29 years ago)we had only met one . An elderly gamekeeper we got chatting to in a pub was accompanied by the waggiest smiliest dog we had ever seen. In that instante our desire for a St Bernard wained. A lot less slobber too.

The chart could be improved by grading slobber and waggiest tail