Tommi Nieminen

This just came out. https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Hurd-In-2026

I wonder, when they get a grown-up president again, will they finally also begin to move to the 21st century?

I have to agree. Americans soiled themselves, and now expect the rest of the world to come clean them up. Sorry, you might do something yourself too.

…and being boring is only one of Europe’s strong points.

You can’t really get a joke, can you?

Well, “inchic”, “football field-ic” or “large rock-ic” would be more appropriate than metric.

Well, I don’t know about Balkans, but at least for me, a half-liter beer of any kind takes 30–45 minutes. Stouts and porters are too thick to drink faster, ales too bitter etc. A light lager may be, but why bother?

There’s a easy rule. Allow ~ 45 min per beer and think how long the meeting will last. Most will actually not drink that much, but it’s good to have spare ones.

”Homicidal maniacs”? Do they need to be maniacs?