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[Tscheuss]

Oh, my! What is this doing here?

*cleans up /nab*

[doomboyv2]

5 exams down. 4 to go.
so far, so good. but the tough papers are yet to come.

[cdbd3rd]

(BT?)

*Looks again*


Oh... hehheh....


I had subconsciously put an "s" in there for "star".


"That's very different. Never mind."
(amazing how different things look after a few hours sleep, sometimes)

[cdbd3rd]

5 exams down. 4 to go.
so far, so good. but the tough papers are yet to come.

[Tscheuss]

5 exams down. 4 to go.
so far, so good. but the tough papers are yet to come.

You can do it, DB. We have faith in your outer nerd.

[Drelak]

I am trying to translate a song lyrics into English. Here is for you Itkuvirsikirjat (lamentation hymnals).



Did they rise from those iron-age ponds
only to catch the
grave premature
old-born, difficult men?
Singing hymns they wander
Off the lights ...

The morning starts with vigor, when we gather all the concerns -
Although the day is shining, you will find the life's dark side!
Homey is to bemoan the evernight here,
When Leino cries in backpack and Kailas on the shoulder.

So women get their wooden-faced husbands every now and then
Down from the roof-beam or up from the mire in the forest.
People wonder how in this state we have halted?
Only thing that is clear, is that this does not end well,
When brother buys an axe, I'm planning to hang myself,
We will put our hopes in the longing and lamentations.
But before that we will take places to pieces.
So it has always been done, although no one knows why.

These lamentations I did sing,
Growing up in their shadows.
I did only sing lamentations
Because I did not learn anything else.
Nothing else will now be able to help me,
So take me into the light and bury my hymns beneath the ground.

So, such a cozy feeling when one drowns in lamentations,
little eats and too much drinks and almost never sleeps.
Then we go to hang ourself, or straight to the lake's bottom!
Lamentation hymnal verses will guide us there.

Although times change, laments remains,
On Maiden of Finland's hips bush knife shines ...
From crazy Hanko to Petsamo, through the wildly Lapua
Lamentation adepts ...
Lamentation adepts ... long for help.

[sebastianosmith]

I am trying to translate a song lyrics into English.

Wow. I kept waiting for the distortion to drop and the metal to flow. Imagine my surprise at hearing Finnish folk pop!



And, so they don't feel more depressed...

[sebastianosmith]

Sebastiano,

I have read a lot of futurist and alt history sci-fi, and that is a lot of well-explored 'What if...?' scenarios. Are you certain this implementation in China won't creep over to haunt us, too.?

Hmm... he must be napping.

*starts quietly wiping tables clean*

Not sleeping. Teleported to the future.

The stories shared by MM were thematically linked, but miles apart in actual tone. That the Chinese government have managed to tie an individual's credit score to how loyal that person is, at least in public, to the "Party" is nothing short of inspired, if also ripe for abuse. It beautifully highlights the differences between Western and Chinese culture; the "third way" of bureaucracy if you will.

The other linked stories about big data being, via Facebook and other social media, used to refine credit scores is demonstrative not of Big Brother as the piece would suggest, but rather the incongruous shock most people have at discovering just how much information they give away unknowingly. The more remarkable finding both stories beat about yet never touch is how such criteria were used for centuries for the same purpose before the advent of the interwebs. Being know by one's "friends" is nothing new. Every culture on Earth has some old adage about it. Turns out the same is applicable when "friends" are virtual. Now it simply happens faster, which is a good thing since algorithms don't gossip. If anything, these articles should enrage people from the standpoint of their data being shared with third, forth, fifth, ad nauseum parties without their explicit consent. Sure, FB, Google and other sites collect it in return for some pretty cool stuff, but then they sell it which is a whole 'nother kettle of fish, legally speaking. Perhaps the SEC should look into this as personal data has become a commodity. Hum....

[Drelak]

Wow. I kept waiting for the distortion to drop and the metal to flow. Imagine my surprise at hearing Finnish folk pop!

You listen to metal much?
I may well have been to the place where that album cover shot was taken. Then again there are lot of places looking like that.

It seem to happen that our great bards start with rock and over the years slide more and more to something that sounds like folk pop, as the meaning of the lyrics keeps increasing. Maybe this is the reason why I find it hard to cathegorize between rock, pop and folk.

Metal does not usually need translation. Here is some from a kid next door to where I used to live.
They are a big hit right now. Actual song starts at 1:30.

[Missing_Minds]

Apparently Apple is being asked to break into 13 or 14 phones in different instances across the country. My opinion "So much for 'this one case' scenario."

http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/29/tech...eds/index.html

[doomboyv2]

3 exams left. phew.

[sebastianosmith]

You listen to metal much?

I do indeed. I've firmly passed the half century mark but I still need to thrash on occasion.

Metal does not usually need translation.

HA! Those insanely blonde folks to your west tend to falsify that assertion. I can't understand most Swedish death metal lyrics and they are predominately in English.

Here is some from a kid next door to where I used to live.

That's bit of alright. They sound like classic thrash with heavy Anthrax influences. Thank you for sharing.

[cdbd3rd]

3 exams left. phew.

[cdbd3rd]

...and /Nabsy.

[Tscheuss]

...and /Nabsy.

Grats. You beat me to it (was napping).

[Missing_Minds]

Grats. You beat me to it (was napping).

Napping? What are you two doing? Taking shifts?

[Drelak]

I do indeed. I've firmly passed the half century mark but I still need to thrash on occasion.

I guess our parents still listen to that music that was new when they were kids.
Finnish heavy metal does not get much radio play here. Some bands that do are Stratovarius (very much Helloween), NightWish (standard heavy with classical alto vocalist) and Apocalyptica (4 cellos who started with Metallica covers). Oh, and then there is HIM if you count that

[Tscheuss]

Napping? What are you two doing? Taking shifts?

Snow Day.

[Tscheuss]

I guess our parents still listen to that music that was new when they were kids.
Finnish heavy metal does not get much radio play here. Some bands that do are Stratovarius (very much Helloween), NightWish (standard heavy with classical alto vocalist) and Apocalyptica (4 cellos who started with Metallica covers). Oh, and then there is HIM if you count that

La Fee is fun to listen to.

[cdbd3rd]

I do indeed. I've firmly passed the half century mark but I still need to thrash on occasion.
...

Word.

I'm finding German metal hits the spot when I'm in that mood.

Zombie-flavored: