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It deserves a "1989-style shelving" much more than it did in 1989 itself. The viewing figures are tumbling off a cliff at a time when the BBC in general needs them more than ever.

Duplicate post

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49717155

There are already quite a few Turks in the UK, but I don't remember Turkey being used as a specific scare story. (I voted Remain... Have to point this out continually.)

Either way, it's clear that UK migration levels have not been diminished by Brexit, and much of it is coming from outside the EU... So whatever one thinks of the issue it is bigger than Europe.

Many European countries already have substantial Turkish migration. Notably Germany but also visible in the UK, where they seem to have cornerned the market for barbering.

Turkey has been floated as a serious EU candidate for decades now. Most of it is not in Europe of course, and it has a large population. Turkey refuses to address its past with the Armenians, Kurds and Greeks which is a major concern.

The other question is what its border control is like at the eastern end.

There are already large numbers of Turks in western Europe, particularly Germany, so presumably some of them would vote for it.

It's not about friendship but money.

The EU is running out of Europe. I thought Turkey or North Africa would be the next steps. Maybe Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Sadly, guns have entered these conflicts since that film was recorded, and there have been far more fatalities. They've changed the dynamic and not for the better. Central government doesn't seem to have much control over big portions of PNG. Language and remoteness are two major barriers to that.

Wikipedia is not a challenge to the system. If it were, it would be excluded from search results, much like blogs are now.

In the battle footage there is little or no hand to hand conflict, and the spears are thrown by hand (from what I remember): no catapults or sheathes to launch them from. At one point, someone removes a spear from his leg, and while it does look nasty, it doesn't look like a fatal injury unless sepsis etc gets in. I'm sure they did have battle clubs, but those aren't used much in this battle. (This may be partly because the battle is in rough/hilly terrain and it is easier to launch spears at people from a distance than run over to them.)

Guns began to enter the region in the 70s and 80s in large numbers, which apparently changed the dynamic. Today's Port Moresby, the most modern part of the island, is apparently much more dangerous than these areas were.

Jared Diamond's whole thesis in Gun, Germs etc is post hoc ergo propter hoc.

Maybe for the simple reason that a pike doesn't need to be charged up, or stocked up with ammunition. Maybe sharpened.

"They had had a long battle with what looks to be hundreds of participants and there were a few wounded, but nobody died."

Observe the weapons. Most of them are sharpened sticks and they had a limited supply. Less deadly than swords and no mass manufacturing of weapons either.

The spears would be lucky to penetrate the ribcage. But they could go through the gut or throat, and if they were embedded in a thigh, they could easily cause sepsis.

Some gangs are like that today.

One of my parents' friends had spent a lot of time doing research in PNG as well as remote parts of South America. He was the nearest real life equivalent to Indiana Jones I've ever met. He told us some wild stories about the place. He would have been old enough to see the place when cannibalism was still around.

It sounds like it is easy to get to Port Moresby (which is apparently a bit of a dump and very dangerous), but difficult to get anywhere else.

PNG has changed very rapidly. Parts of the country were in the Stone Age within living memory and are moving over.

* US government

Because barely one lived out there then and even fewer now.

You've already posted this.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49667272

No idea, but Brewdog's scandals did generate a lot of press, so presumably yes. Some people object to his use of "punk" in trade names and some have claimed the founder was predatory both financially and towards female staff.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4ggqgyk51o

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/04/small-inves...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-59957485

"The chief executive of Scottish beer giant Brewdog has been accused of inappropriate behaviour and abuse of power in the workplace by former staff. More than 15 ex-Brewdog workers have spoken out about CEO James Watt to the BBC's Disclosure programme. Former Brewdog USA workers said Mr Watt's behaviour made female bartenders feel "uncomfortable" and "powerless".

The most obvious reason for that is transport. The main components of houses tend to be much bigger than what fits on the back of a lorry.

We call them prefabs i.e. prefabricated.

I have seen GDR used in the UK. But then again not many people refer to North Korea by its official name here.

'"open" is literally in the name, so yes'

Just because someone calls themselves something doesn't mean it is.

"Open" is a name that George Soros uses for a lot of the things he puts his billions into e.g. the Open Democracy blog.

I'll leave you to decide whether Soros' enterprises are really open.

Some of the earliest Apple adverts make reference to the Garden of Eden, rather than Newton.

Plus we all know the Beatles had that company name first.

There were a lot of factors involved in Brexit. The BBC played a large part in it although it will never admit it.

It is often not the beginning of processes but the end of them. This is the problem with a lot of AI, i.e. it takes data and mixes it up instead of doing things afresh.

The TV here used to advertise payday loans. Some of had them four figure interest on them. There are street loansharks who charge less.

France has announced more than €1 billion in emergency farm support as drought and extreme heat cause major agricultural losses.

Money doesn't buy you better friends.