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What's Wrong With LinuxMint ?

Started byc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
First post2026-08-18 01:44 -0400
Last post2026-08-19 22:21 -0400
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  What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-18 01:44 -0400
    Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-18 01:59 -0400
    Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-18 06:05 +0000
      Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2026-08-18 08:10 +0000
        Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-18 11:33 +0100
        Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-18 22:16 -0400
          Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-19 03:32 +0000
            Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-19 14:05 +0100
              Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-08-19 13:23 +0000
                Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-19 14:10 +0000
                Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-19 15:15 +0100
                  Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-19 21:53 +0000
                    Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-19 22:54 +0000
                      Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Anton Antimo <anton@safunu.org> - 2026-08-20 10:31 -0300
                        Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-21 13:10 +0100
                    Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Anton Antimo <anton@safunu.org> - 2026-08-20 10:30 -0300
                      Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-20 18:04 +0000
              Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-19 14:01 +0000
                Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-19 15:24 +0100
                  Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-19 22:07 +0000
                  Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-08-22 04:02 +0000
                    Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-22 06:48 +0000
                      Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-08-22 16:15 +0000
                        Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2026-08-23 21:52 +0000
                          Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-24 01:07 +0000
                            Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-24 11:15 +0100
                              Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-24 19:26 +0000
                                Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-25 11:45 +0100
                                  Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-25 18:39 +0000
                                Power lines Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-08-25 06:48 -0700
                                  Re: Power lines The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-25 15:10 +0100
                                    Re: Power lines Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-08-26 18:04 -0700
                                      Re: Power lines c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-27 03:23 -0400
                                        Re: Power lines The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-27 12:09 +0100
                                          Re: Power lines c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-27 22:15 -0400
                                            Re: Power lines rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-28 03:21 +0000
                                              Re: Power lines c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-28 02:42 -0400
                                                Re: Power lines The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 13:15 +0100
                                                Re: Power lines rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-28 18:40 +0000
                                                  Re: Power lines The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-29 10:37 +0100
                                                    Re: Power lines rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-29 20:13 +0000
                                                      Re: Power lines "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-08-29 21:28 +0100
                                                        Re: Power lines The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-29 23:23 +0100
                                                          Re: Power lines rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-29 22:47 +0000
                                                      Re: Power lines The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-29 23:20 +0100
                                                        Re: Power lines "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-30 13:43 +0200
                                                          Re: Power lines Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-30 15:49 +0000
                                                            Re: Power lines rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-30 18:40 +0000
                                                              Re: Power lines "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-30 21:23 +0200
                                                                Re: Power lines rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-30 19:36 +0000
                                                                  Re: Power lines Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-31 15:50 +0000
                                                                    Re: Power lines c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-09-01 02:55 -0400
                                                                      Re: Power lines rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-09-01 07:41 +0000
                                                                        Re: Power lines c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-09-01 03:49 -0400
                                                                          Re: Power lines The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-01 13:17 +0100
                                                                            Re: Power lines rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-09-01 18:24 +0000
                                                                            Re: Power lines c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-09-02 01:33 -0400
                                                                              Re: Power lines The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-02 11:43 +0100
                                                                        Re: Power lines The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-01 13:15 +0100
                                                                          Re: Power lines c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-09-02 01:32 -0400
                                                                            Re: Power lines rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-09-02 13:55 +0000
                                                                              Re: Power lines c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-09-02 22:30 -0400
                                                                      Re: Power lines The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-01 13:12 +0100
                                                                        Re: Power lines Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-09-01 18:14 +0000
                                                                          Re: Power lines The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-01 19:22 +0100
                                                                            Re: Power lines rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-09-01 21:06 +0000
                                                                              Re: Power lines Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-09-01 23:40 +0000
                                                                              Re: Power lines The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-02 11:32 +0100
                                                                            Re: Power lines Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-09-01 23:40 +0000
                                                                        Re: Power lines c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-09-02 01:28 -0400
                                                                          Re: Power lines The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-02 11:41 +0100
                                                                    Re: Power lines The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-01 13:04 +0100
                                              Re: Power lines The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 13:09 +0100
                                            Re: Power lines The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 13:06 +0100
                                        Re: Power lines rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-27 14:19 +0000
                                          Re: Power lines The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-27 15:25 +0100
                                          Re: Power lines c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-27 22:24 -0400
                                            Re: Power lines The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 13:18 +0100
                                              Re: Power lines Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-08-28 05:56 -0700
                                                Re: Power lines The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 15:33 +0100
                                                  Re: Power lines Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-08-28 16:06 +0000
                                                    Re: Power lines The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-29 10:30 +0100
                                                Re: Power lines rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-28 18:51 +0000
                                                  Re: Power lines The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-29 10:39 +0100
                                                    Re: Power lines rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-29 20:26 +0000
                                                      Re: Power lines The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-29 23:25 +0100
                              Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-25 01:46 -0400
                                Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-25 11:50 +0100
                                  Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-25 18:43 +0000
                                    Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-26 04:07 -0400
                                      Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Enoch Powell <e.powell@tutanatu.kom> - 2026-08-27 10:54 -0600
                                        Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-27 19:11 +0100
                                          Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Enoch Powell <e.powell@tutanatu.kom> - 2026-08-27 12:57 -0600
                                            Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 12:55 +0100
                                              Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-28 18:25 +0000
                                          Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 00:27 +0100
                                            Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-28 00:45 -0400
                                            Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 13:02 +0100
                                              Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-08-28 16:13 +0000
                                                Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-29 10:32 +0100
                                                  Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-29 19:38 +0000
                                                    Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-29 22:57 +0100
                                                      Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-30 06:10 +0000
                                        Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-27 22:55 -0400
                                  Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-25 23:34 -0400
                                    Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-08-26 04:27 +0000
                                    Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-26 08:57 +0100
                                    Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-08-27 06:30 -0700
                                      Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-27 13:57 +0000
                                      Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-27 22:22 -0400
                                        Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 13:16 +0100
                                          Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-28 18:36 +0000
                                            Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-28 19:42 +0100
                                            Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-29 10:28 +0100
                                              Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-29 20:04 +0000
                                                Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-29 23:18 +0100
                                                  Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-29 22:50 +0000
                                                    Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-30 18:03 +0100
                                                      Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-30 18:35 +0000
                                                        Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-31 00:43 +0100
                                                          Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-31 02:21 +0000
                                                            Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-31 12:33 +0100
                                                          Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-31 09:22 +0100
                                                            Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-31 13:01 +0100
                                                        Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-31 03:00 -0400
                                                          Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-31 12:47 +0100
                                                          Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-31 18:36 +0000
                                                            Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-09-01 02:09 -0400
                                                              Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-09-01 07:11 +0000
                                                                Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-09-01 03:47 -0400
                                                                  Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-01 13:56 +0100
                                                                    Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-09-01 18:00 +0000
                                                                      Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-01 19:11 +0100
                                                                        Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-09-01 18:17 +0000
                                                                          Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-09-01 18:19 +0000
                                                                    [OT] Finland, and Russia (was: Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ?) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-01 23:49 +0100
                                                                      Re: [OT] Finland, and Russia (was: Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ?) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-09-02 02:53 +0000
                                                                    Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-09-02 02:46 -0400
                                                              Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-01 13:54 +0100
                                                                Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-09-01 18:17 +0000
                                                                  Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-01 19:23 +0100
                                                                    Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-01 21:23 +0200
                                                                      Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-09-01 21:18 +0000
                                                                Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-09-02 02:00 -0400
                                                                  Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-02 11:44 +0100
                                                            Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-01 13:43 +0100
                                                              Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-09-01 18:12 +0000
                                                  Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? "Stanislav N. aka pztrn" <pztrn@oldproto.invalid> - 2026-08-30 07:55 +0500
                                                    Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-30 02:08 -0400
                                                      Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-30 06:30 +0000
                                                    [OT] Russian Federation, wars (was: Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ?) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-30 10:04 +0100
                                                      Re: [OT] Russian Federation, wars Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-30 10:22 +0100
                                                        Re: [OT] Russian Federation, wars "Stanislav N. aka pztrn" <pztrn@oldproto.invalid> - 2026-08-30 16:13 +0500
                                                        Re: [OT] Russian Federation, wars The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-30 18:12 +0100
                                                      Re: [OT] Russian Federation, wars "Stanislav N. aka pztrn" <pztrn@oldproto.invalid> - 2026-08-30 16:47 +0500
                                          Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-29 13:58 +0200
                                            Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-08-29 10:11 -0700
                                              Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-29 22:20 +0200
                                                Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-29 23:06 +0000
                                                  Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-30 02:14 -0400
                                                    Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-30 06:35 +0000
                                                  Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-30 19:28 +0200
                                                    Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-31 02:15 -0400
                                              Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-29 22:55 +0100
                                                Salmonella (Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ?) Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-08-30 09:28 -0700
                                                Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-30 19:27 +0200
                                                  Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-30 18:31 +0000
                                                    Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-30 21:30 +0200
                                                      Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-30 19:43 +0000
                                                        Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-30 21:57 +0200
                                                          Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-31 02:35 +0000
                                                    Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-31 02:50 -0400
                                                      Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-31 18:29 +0000
                                                  Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-31 01:52 -0400
                                                    Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-31 12:47 +0200
                                                    Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-31 12:37 +0100
                                                      Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-31 15:50 +0000
                                                        Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-31 18:41 +0000
                                                          Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-09-01 02:37 -0400
                                                          Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-09-01 06:26 -0700
                                                            Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-01 19:05 +0100
                                                              Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-09-01 21:07 +0000
                                                            Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-09-01 18:19 +0000
                                                        Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Enoch Powell <e.powell@tutanatu.kom> - 2026-08-31 17:07 -0600
                                                          Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-09-01 01:20 -0400
                                                          [OT] Personal safety in the USA (was: Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ?) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-01 10:27 +0100
                                                          [OT] Personal safety in the USA (was: Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ?) John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-09-01 08:23 -0700
                                                            Re: [OT] Personal safety in the USA Enoch Powell <e.powell@tutanatu.kom> - 2026-09-01 10:24 -0600
                                                        Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-01 13:04 +0100
                                                          Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Enoch Powell <e.powell@tutanatu.kom> - 2026-09-01 11:00 -0600
                                                          Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-09-02 01:23 -0400
                                                            Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-02 11:35 +0100
                                            Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-29 22:49 +0100
                                Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-27 16:32 +0100
                                  Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-27 22:44 -0400
          Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-08-19 12:57 +0000
          Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-19 14:03 +0100
            Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-19 22:24 -0400
      Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-18 22:07 -0400
        Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-19 03:42 +0000
          Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-19 02:14 -0400
          Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-19 14:13 +0100
            Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-19 14:14 +0000
              Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-19 15:27 +0100
                Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-19 16:57 +0000
        Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-19 14:02 +0100
          Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-19 13:54 +0000
          Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-19 22:21 -0400

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#90932

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-08-31 02:21 +0000
Message-ID<nfk6q1FprcuU82@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#90928
On Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:43:02 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 30/08/2026 19:35, rbowman wrote:
>> On Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:03:12 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> 
>>> On 29/08/2026 23:50, rbowman wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 29 Aug 2026 23:18:25 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Most UK media doesn't report at all, or only reports pro Russian
>>>>> stuff.
>>>>
>>>> You obviously have found the wellspring of pro Ukrainian stuff.
>>>
>>> Well no, just not obviously pro Russian stuff
>> 
>> The balanced view would be to let them solve their own problems that
>> have been going on since the Swedes invaded and became Rus.
> 
> If you wanted that you should not have guaranteed the Ukrainians defence
> against Russia when they gave up all their nuclear weapons.

Generic you noted. Trust me, the policies of the US government do not 
reflect my wishes. 

> But we have come to understand that America never makes promises it
> intends to keep.

It's not trustworthy over the course of one administration let alone 
successive administrations with differing goals that will reverse the last 
one's policies. If you want long term stability a representative democracy 
is not the way to go. 



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#90958

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-08-31 12:33 +0100
Message-ID<1173oph$s37s$4@dont-email.me>
In reply to#90932
On 31/08/2026 03:21, rbowman wrote:
> It's not trustworthy over the course of one administration let alone
> successive administrations with differing goals that will reverse the last
> one's policies. If you want long term stability a representative democracy
> is not the way to go.

But on the other hand, business and prosperity require the mutual 
adoption of  a set of rules that transcend the issues of immediate profit.

E.g a nation that routinely confiscates goods destined for its citizens, 
will find that it is not profitable to do business with. It becomes 
isolated. You might call it North Korea.

Businesses that do not keep to handshake contracts require legal ones 
and the means to enforce them,. At some point that makes them too 
expensive to do business with.
Yes, I was all ready to sue the Ford Motor Company when unexpectedly 
they paid up. I had known people who had worked for them, so I was ready.
Nations that think that everybody has to do business with them no matter 
what tariffs they impose, run by someone who pretends he was actually a 
business man, rather than  a failed small time bully in the real estate 
business,are in for a shock.

If you want to do business, you need a stable environment. Democracy or 
otherwise.

That means keeping your word, to build trust and respect.

No one trusts or respects the USA any more. Even Iran's leadership is 
laughing.

But they don't have commercial ties. The rest of us are quietly untying 
them.


-- 
"Women actually are capable of being far more than the feminists will 
let them."


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#90949

FromRichard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-08-31 09:22 +0100
Message-ID<wwv33vuem36.fsf@LkoBDZeT.terraraq.uk>
In reply to#90928
The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> writes:
> On 30/08/2026 19:35, rbowman wrote:
>> On Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:03:12 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>> On 29/08/2026 23:50, rbowman wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 29 Aug 2026 23:18:25 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>>> Most UK media doesn't report at all, or only reports pro Russian
>>>>> stuff.
>>>>
>>>> You obviously have found the wellspring of pro Ukrainian stuff.
>>>
>>> Well no, just not obviously pro Russian stuff
>>
>> The balanced view would be to let them solve their own problems that
>> have been going on since the Swedes invaded and became Rus.
>
> If you wanted that you should not have guaranteed the Ukrainians
> defence against Russia when they gave up all their nuclear weapons.

I think this is in reference to the 1994 Trilateral Statement, which is
not a particularly strong security assurance: it only applies in cases
where nuclear weapons are used and the commitment is only to seek UN
Security Council action.

https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/document/30922-document-10-january-14-trilateral-statement-january-14-1994

(The flaw should have been apparent even at the time: Russia would veto
any proposed UNSC action after nuking Ukraine.)

> But we have come to understand that America never makes promises it
> intends to keep.

Unless there are further assurances somewhere, I don’t think the USA has
broken a promise here by limiting its support for Ukraine (just made a
serious mistake).

-- 
https://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/

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#90962

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-08-31 13:01 +0100
Message-ID<1173qfb$s37s$7@dont-email.me>
In reply to#90949
On 31/08/2026 09:22, Richard Kettlewell wrote:
> The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> writes:
>> On 30/08/2026 19:35, rbowman wrote:
>>> On Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:03:12 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>> On 29/08/2026 23:50, rbowman wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 29 Aug 2026 23:18:25 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>>>> Most UK media doesn't report at all, or only reports pro Russian
>>>>>> stuff.
>>>>>
>>>>> You obviously have found the wellspring of pro Ukrainian stuff.
>>>>
>>>> Well no, just not obviously pro Russian stuff
>>>
>>> The balanced view would be to let them solve their own problems that
>>> have been going on since the Swedes invaded and became Rus.
>>
>> If you wanted that you should not have guaranteed the Ukrainians
>> defence against Russia when they gave up all their nuclear weapons.
> 
> I think this is in reference to the 1994 Trilateral Statement, which is
> not a particularly strong security assurance: it only applies in cases
> where nuclear weapons are used and the commitment is only to seek UN
> Security Council action.
> 
> https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/document/30922-document-10-january-14-trilateral-statement-january-14-1994
> 
> (The flaw should have been apparent even at the time: Russia would veto
> any proposed UNSC action after nuking Ukraine.)
> 
Nuclear weapons was not a primary objective to the Budapest memorandum.
In it Belaurs Ukraine and Khazakstan were guaranteed independence 
provided they played nice with Russia.

Only Russian propgandists claim that the nuclear attack was all that was 
contained within it

>> But we have come to understand that America never makes promises it
>> intends to keep.
> 
> Unless there are further assurances somewhere, I don’t think the USA has
> broken a promise here by limiting its support for Ukraine (just made a
> serious mistake).
> 
Well it depends on how explicit the promises were.
The West has allowed the USA to sell it arms and run its defence policy 
on the understanding that all that money spent on US kit and US bases 
would actually mean something when the shit hit the fan, and that it 
would be supported, and work, if a threat to NATO countries were apparent.

It turns out that like so much US hardware, it was junk, and would only 
work if the parent company let it, and could only be serviced by the 
parent company at huge expense. Think John Deere. Think Microsoft.

And all that came out because a corrupt president who owed the Russians 
his whole existence, used his powers to stop it being used.

We are thankful we got the message before it got any further.




-- 
"Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They 
always run out of other people's money. It's quite a characteristic of them"

Margaret Thatcher

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#90942

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-08-31 03:00 -0400
Message-ID<Z7ycnQ2es6zluwj3nZ2dnZfqnPednZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#90917
On 8/30/26 14:35, rbowman wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:03:12 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> On 29/08/2026 23:50, rbowman wrote:
>>> On Sat, 29 Aug 2026 23:18:25 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>
>>>> Most UK media doesn't report at all, or only reports pro Russian
>>>> stuff.
>>>
>>> You obviously have found the wellspring of pro Ukrainian stuff.
>>
>> Well no, just not obviously pro Russian stuff
> 
> The balanced view would be to let them solve their own problems that have
> been going on since the Swedes invaded and became Rus.

   ?Que?

   Swedes never really became Rus - at least
   not for 1500+ years.

   Different cultures. Different 'takes'.

   Those who became Rus - SUPER hard-asses.

   Never, ever, discount what they're willing
   do do for power/dominance. We've SEEN that
   in the 20th century, even a little before.
   Suffer massive MASSIVE casualties and pain
   to EVENTUALLY destroy the Foe.

   NEVER assume the Rus will act in what most
   of the world thinks is a 'sane' manner. That
   is not their culture and history.

   Vlad has burned up at LEAST half a million
   in his war against Ukraine. Russians don't
   even blink at that. Russia is NOT the UK
   or USA.

   HARD-asses in the old meaning.

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#90960

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-08-31 12:47 +0100
Message-ID<1173pkt$s37s$6@dont-email.me>
In reply to#90942
On 31/08/2026 08:00, c186282 wrote:
> NEVER assume the Rus will act in what most of the world thinks is a
> 'sane' manner. That is not their culture and history.
> 
No,
> Vlad has burned up at LEAST half a million in his war against
> Ukraine.

Dead, yes, permanently disabled, probably another million.
He's walked through every cold war tank he ever had,
He has gone cap in hand to the N. Koreans for out of date artillery shells.
His whole black sea fleet is destroyed and the ports in the sea of Azov
are burning.
He is down to his last AWACS aircraft.
50% of his oil refineries are off line.,
40% of his biggest logistics firm is destroyed.
China is quietly building businesses and towns in his far east.

> Russians don't even blink at that. Russia is NOT the UK or USA.

HE doesn't blink. Russians simply don't know until it affects them 
personally. It's safer to believe what they are told and look the other way.

And no one comes back from the front lines if it can be helped. They are 
recycled with horrendous wounds until they die, mostly. They aren't 
allowed mobile phones any more. The internet has been disabled 
officially. The banking system is teetering on the edge of total collapse.

But they are being told that they are winning.

Democracy has a lot of problems, but its not THAT bad



-- 
Any fool can believe in principles -  and most of them do!


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#90974

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-08-31 18:36 +0000
Message-ID<nflvtrFtomiU2@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#90942
On Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:00:44 -0400, c186282 wrote:

> On 8/30/26 14:35, rbowman wrote:
>> On Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:03:12 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> 
>>> On 29/08/2026 23:50, rbowman wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 29 Aug 2026 23:18:25 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Most UK media doesn't report at all, or only reports pro Russian
>>>>> stuff.
>>>>
>>>> You obviously have found the wellspring of pro Ukrainian stuff.
>>>
>>> Well no, just not obviously pro Russian stuff
>> 
>> The balanced view would be to let them solve their own problems that
>> have been going on since the Swedes invaded and became Rus.
> 
>    ?Que?
> 
>    Swedes never really became Rus - at least not for 1500+ years.

Ass end backwards, as usual. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varangians

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#90987

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-09-01 02:09 -0400
Message-ID<KomcnSWtk4rX8Qv3nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#90974
On 8/31/26 14:36, rbowman wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:00:44 -0400, c186282 wrote:
> 
>> On 8/30/26 14:35, rbowman wrote:
>>> On Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:03:12 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 29/08/2026 23:50, rbowman wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 29 Aug 2026 23:18:25 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Most UK media doesn't report at all, or only reports pro Russian
>>>>>> stuff.
>>>>>
>>>>> You obviously have found the wellspring of pro Ukrainian stuff.
>>>>
>>>> Well no, just not obviously pro Russian stuff
>>>
>>> The balanced view would be to let them solve their own problems that
>>> have been going on since the Swedes invaded and became Rus.
>>
>>     ?Que?
>>
>>     Swedes never really became Rus - at least not for 1500+ years.
> 
> Ass end backwards, as usual.
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varangians

   Proto-Rus/Scandis migrated up along the
   Caucuses about 15+ thousand years ago,
   following the melting ice-age glaciers.
   Some went east, some went west. There was
   considerable east/west cross-pollination
   for a long time.

   Really NOT much genetic diff between Swedes
   and Finns and today's Russians. Some shared
   cultural stuff too ... at least up thru the
   "Viking Age".

   The Rus became MUCH more hard-ass though
   and, important note, REMAIN so.

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#90991

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-09-01 07:11 +0000
Message-ID<nfnc5jFtomiU13@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#90987
On Tue, 1 Sep 2026 02:09:57 -0400, c186282 wrote:

>    Really NOT much genetic diff between Swedes and Finns and today's
>    Russians. Some shared cultural stuff too ... at least up thru the
>    "Viking Age"

Finns are a geneticist's dream, and not in a good way.

https://www.discovermagazine.com/finlands-fascinating-genes-1282

Culturally Finland is quite different. Supposedly Tolkein pattern some of 
the language in the LOTR on Finnish since it was so different from the 
western Germanic languages. He also drew from the Kalevala, which again 
differs from the Germanic corpus.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalevala


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#90995

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-09-01 03:47 -0400
Message-ID<WMecncmyfJuMHgv3nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#90991
On 9/1/26 03:11, rbowman wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Sep 2026 02:09:57 -0400, c186282 wrote:
> 
>>     Really NOT much genetic diff between Swedes and Finns and today's
>>     Russians. Some shared cultural stuff too ... at least up thru the
>>     "Viking Age"
> 
> Finns are a geneticist's dream, and not in a good way.

   Well, Right NOW, they aren't Rus.

   50/100 years, who knows.

> https://www.discovermagazine.com/finlands-fascinating-genes-1282
> 
> Culturally Finland is quite different. Supposedly Tolkein pattern some of
> the language in the LOTR on Finnish since it was so different from the
> western Germanic languages. He also drew from the Kalevala, which again
> differs from the Germanic corpus.
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalevala

   Again, 50/100 years - Who Knows ?

   "Finland" WAS Russia for a LONG time.

   Right now it seems pretty moderate - but
   that MAY not last.

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#91011

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-09-01 13:56 +0100
Message-ID<1176i17$1o1ba$23@dont-email.me>
In reply to#90995
On 01/09/2026 08:47, c186282 wrote:
> On 9/1/26 03:11, rbowman wrote:
>> On Tue, 1 Sep 2026 02:09:57 -0400, c186282 wrote:
>>
>>>     Really NOT much genetic diff between Swedes and Finns and today's
>>>     Russians. Some shared cultural stuff too ... at least up thru the
>>>     "Viking Age"
>>
>> Finns are a geneticist's dream, and not in a good way.
> 
>    Well, Right NOW, they aren't Rus.
> 
>    50/100 years, who knows.

People who do the research that you fail to do.


> 
>> https://www.discovermagazine.com/finlands-fascinating-genes-1282
>>
>> Culturally Finland is quite different. Supposedly Tolkein pattern some of
>> the language in the LOTR on Finnish since it was so different from the
>> western Germanic languages. He also drew from the Kalevala, which again
>> differs from the Germanic corpus.
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalevala
> 
>    Again, 50/100 years - Who Knows ?
> 
People who do the research that you fail to do.

>    "Finland" WAS Russia for a LONG time.
> 
Not really

>    Right now it seems pretty moderate - but
>    that MAY not last.
> 
The Finns are a great people They should invade Russia themselves. They 
would make a far better fist of running it.

> 

-- 
“The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that 
the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt."

    - Bertrand Russell

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#91016

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-09-01 18:00 +0000
Message-ID<nfoi67FtomiU17@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#91011
On Tue, 1 Sep 2026 13:56:07 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> The Finns are a great people They should invade Russia themselves. They
> would make a far better fist of running it.

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/finnish-sniper-simo-hayha/

The invasion attempt didn't go well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuation_War

Note that Britain and the Commonwealth nations declared war on Finland. 
The following Lapland War against Germany was a condition of the armistice 
with the USSR but wasn't enthusiastic. The Germans were already retreating 
to Norway.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Winter_War_(film)

It's a rather depressing movie, a lot of wading through the snow. I have 
the 2 DVD set. Strangely most of the text on the case is Japanese, I 
think. kanji in any case.

I enjoy the Schwedenkrimi genre, aka Nordic Noir. Some of the plot lines 
involve the ambiguous relationship of Sweden and Finland with Germany 
during WWII. Norway has done a better job of sanitizing its history. 

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#91018

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-09-01 19:11 +0100
Message-ID<11774g3$226dr$3@dont-email.me>
In reply to#91016
On 01/09/2026 19:00, rbowman wrote:
> I enjoy the Schwedenkrimi genre, aka Nordic Noir.

SkandiShit™.

The original 'girl with the dragon tattoo' trilogy  in Swedish with the 
Spanish/Swedish actress in them are superb, mainly due to her (Noomi 
Rapace's) superb acting.



-- 
"A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight 
and understanding".

Marshall McLuhan

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#91023

FromCharlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Date2026-09-01 18:17 +0000
Message-ID<hFElS.1451$gpx5.171@fx22.iad>
In reply to#91018
On 2026-09-01, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> On 01/09/2026 19:00, rbowman wrote:
>
>> I enjoy the Schwedenkrimi genre, aka Nordic Noir.
>
> SkandiShit™.
>
> The original 'girl with the dragon tattoo' trilogy  in Swedish with the 
> Spanish/Swedish actress in them are superb, mainly due to her (Noomi 
> Rapace's) superb acting.

Agreed.  The U.S. version doesn't hld a candel to the Swedish one.

Ditto for "A Man Called Ove", although you gotta give Tom Hanks an E for effort.

-- 
/~\  Charlie Gibbs                  |  In this world there are
\ /  <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>      |  two kinds of people:
 X   I'm really at ac.dekanfrus     |  1. Those who can extrapolate
/ \  if you read it the right way.  |  from incomplete data.

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#91024

FromCharlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Date2026-09-01 18:19 +0000
Message-ID<oGElS.38344$UGU.20561@fx46.iad>
In reply to#91023
On 2026-09-01, Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:

> On 2026-09-01, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On 01/09/2026 19:00, rbowman wrote:
>>
>>> I enjoy the Schwedenkrimi genre, aka Nordic Noir.
>>
>> SkandiShit™.
>>
>> The original 'girl with the dragon tattoo' trilogy  in Swedish with the 
>> Spanish/Swedish actress in them are superb, mainly due to her (Noomi 
>> Rapace's) superb acting.
>
> Agreed.  The U.S. version doesn't hld a candel to the Swedish one.
                                          ^^^^^^
Oops!  "Candle", of course.

> Ditto for "A Man Called Ove", although you gotta give Tom Hanks an E for effort.

-- 
/~\  Charlie Gibbs                  |  In this world there are
\ /  <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>      |  two kinds of people:
 X   I'm really at ac.dekanfrus     |  1. Those who can extrapolate
/ \  if you read it the right way.  |  from incomplete data.

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#91040 — [OT] Finland, and Russia (was: Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ?)

FromNuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-09-01 23:49 +0100
Subject[OT] Finland, and Russia (was: Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ?)
Message-ID<1177kpe$27v8v$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#91011
On 2026-09-01, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 01/09/2026 08:47, c186282 wrote:
>> On 9/1/26 03:11, rbowman wrote:
>>>
>>> https://www.discovermagazine.com/finlands-fascinating-genes-1282
>>>
>>> Culturally Finland is quite different. Supposedly Tolkein pattern some of
>>> the language in the LOTR on Finnish since it was so different from the
>>> western Germanic languages. He also drew from the Kalevala, which again
>>> differs from the Germanic corpus.
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalevala
>>
>>    Again, 50/100 years - Who Knows ?
>>
> People who do the research that you fail to do.
>
>>    "Finland" WAS Russia for a LONG time.
>>
> Not really

Some time, not long.

<https://enwp.org/Grand-Duchy_of_Finland> , and compare with
<https://enwp.org/Finland_under_Swedish_rule>


>>    Right now it seems pretty moderate - but
>>    that MAY not last.
>>
> The Finns are a great people They should invade Russia
> themselves. They would make a far better fist of running it.

The main concern is perhaps keeping Russia and their Molotov "bread
baskets" out.

-- 
Nuno Silva

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#91046 — Re: [OT] Finland, and Russia (was: Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ?)

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-09-02 02:53 +0000
SubjectRe: [OT] Finland, and Russia (was: Re: What's Wrong With LinuxMint ?)
Message-ID<nfphdnFtomiU31@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#91040
On Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:49:15 +0100, Nuno Silva wrote:


> Some time, not long.
> 
> <https://enwp.org/Grand-Duchy_of_Finland> , and compare with
> <https://enwp.org/Finland_under_Swedish_rule>

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalmar_Union

History in that part of the world is complicated. Denmark lost real estate 
along the way which may be why they're touchy about Greenland. 

The Northern Crusades attempted to Christianize the pagans  but finally 
ran out of steam.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_on_the_Ice

Nevsky still is a hero in Russia along with being a Russian Orthodox 
saint. He saved Russia from the Catholics and Germans. Catherine the 
Great, who was German, reversed that when she allowed Germans in where 
they settled along the Volga and other places. Peter the Great had also 
been friendly as he tried to modernize Russia. 

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#91058

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-09-02 02:46 -0400
Message-ID<9i-dnRNXrsbwWwr3nZ2dnZfqn_udnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#91011
On 9/1/26 08:56, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 01/09/2026 08:47, c186282 wrote:
>> On 9/1/26 03:11, rbowman wrote:
>>> On Tue, 1 Sep 2026 02:09:57 -0400, c186282 wrote:
>>>
>>>>     Really NOT much genetic diff between Swedes and Finns and today's
>>>>     Russians. Some shared cultural stuff too ... at least up thru the
>>>>     "Viking Age"
>>>
>>> Finns are a geneticist's dream, and not in a good way.
>>
>>    Well, Right NOW, they aren't Rus.
>>
>>    50/100 years, who knows.
> 
> People who do the research that you fail to do.


   Oh, I do my research ... but seem to draw some
   different conclusions from the data than you do.

   That's a funny thing about Truth - same info, but
   people tilt it to suit themselves.


>>> https://www.discovermagazine.com/finlands-fascinating-genes-1282
>>>
>>> Culturally Finland is quite different. Supposedly Tolkein pattern 
>>> some of
>>> the language in the LOTR on Finnish since it was so different from the
>>> western Germanic languages. He also drew from the Kalevala, which again
>>> differs from the Germanic corpus.
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalevala
>>
>>    Again, 50/100 years - Who Knows ?
>>
> People who do the research that you fail to do.

   Tisk - again ?

>>    "Finland" WAS Russia for a LONG time.
>>
> Not really

   And not REALLY not. The "border" is arbitrary
   and large. Russia has largely owned Finland
   in the past, the Finns eventually kind of push
   them back. Lots of "mixing" - cultural and
   genetic - continues.

   Finns are a merger of older-tyme natives, Swedes
   and Rus. Finland seems to PREF the Scandi point
   of view, but not entirely.

   The Sami/Lapps are kind of interesting. Recent
   genetic studies say they - well, their more
   central-Asian ancestors - contributed quite a
   lot to American 'natives', more than China or
   Japan. Again some group that kind of split and
   went east and west. I'd roughly refer to them
   as the "Siberians".

   Do research historic Kazakhstan ... it became
   a huge mixing pot of old cultures just at the
   end of the ice age. Horse-warrior cultures
   were a big feature, long before the Mongols. A lot
   of the "old names" started there, forcibly mixed
   with the "Iranics" to the south and proto-Turks to
   the east. Nothing was stable back then.

   Modern 'western civ' seems to have started in
   southern Turkey/Mesopotamia about 12,000 years
   ago. However they weren't the only players.
   Keep hearing more hints of possible large-ish
   cultures DURING the ice age ... though evidence
   is kinda sparse. Note that Egypt/N.Africa,
   the Levant and beyond were more lush in the
   past - not so much 'desert' like now.

>>    Right now it seems pretty moderate - but
>>    that MAY not last.
>>
> The Finns are a great people They should invade Russia themselves. They 
> would make a far better fist of running it.

   You don't invade Russia. If the climate doesn't getcha
   the Russians will fight to the death - tolerate insane
   hardships and losses and STILL go for yer throat.

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#91010

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-09-01 13:54 +0100
Message-ID<1176htk$1o1ba$22@dont-email.me>
In reply to#90987
On 01/09/2026 07:09, c186282 wrote:
> Really NOT much genetic diff between Swedes
>    and Finns and today's Russians. Some shared
>    cultural stuff too ... at least up thru the
>    "Viking Age".

Wrong. Russia marks the westerrnmost extent of the Mongol Empire, and 
Russia is not just Moscow and St Petersburg (though it might as well be) 
Russia extends all the way to the pacific and is split into two main 
ethnicities - maybe three - once east of the Urals. The ice dwelling 
northern Tundra peoples, the central Mongolian type steppe dwellers  and 
the chinese descendants in the south east.

Further south it shades into the middle eastern Turkic peoples of the 
'stans..

Under the Tsars, who westernized, the  serfs remained in their place. 
The Russian revolution stirred things up and some of the serfs started 
to get power. And now we have the whole political apparatus run by a 
fairly primitive man. The heir to Ghengis Khan.

When you deal with Putin, you are not dealing with a sophisticated 
Western mind, you are dealing with a ruthless savage and cunning mind 
that has no respect for western culture at all - and indeed fears it as 
essentially capable of destroying him and his whole apparatus of repression.

The one saving grace is that he is cunning, not really intelligent. Just 
like the Donald

-- 
    "Fanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have 
forgotten your aim."

  George Santayana

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#91022

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-09-01 18:17 +0000
Message-ID<nfoj5bFtomiU19@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#91010
On Tue, 1 Sep 2026 13:54:12 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> Wrong. Russia marks the westerrnmost extent of the Mongol Empire, and
> Russia is not just Moscow and St Petersburg (though it might as well be)
> Russia extends all the way to the pacific and is split into two main
> ethnicities - maybe three - once east of the Urals. The ice dwelling
> northern Tundra peoples, the central Mongolian type steppe dwellers  and
> the chinese descendants in the south east.

Possibly a better outcome of WWII would have had the Soviets driven east 
of the Urals. It's a rather large place judging from McGregor's 'The Long 
Way Around'. 

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