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[Reelya]

I was making a slight joke in relation to importing a natural predator to control an invasive species. Climate change is tilting the definition of 'native species' though because some are going to expand their range into where they weren't native previously.

I know, that's why I suggested "thousands of snow leopards". That's basically the entire world population of snow leopards, so they'd have to depopulate them from Asia and cram them into Sweden

[da_nang]

I have a snow leopard plushie. I'll be sure to draft it for the Boar War.

[smjjames]

When's the last time Ireland got hit by a hurricane? No, it's not the lineup to a joke, Ophelia could hit Ireland as a hurricane (technically, it'd be a post tropical storm), or maybe a post-tropical tropical storm.

[Teneb]

Or maybe introduce natural predators of the boars? *wink* *wink*

While I suspect this was sarcasm, that's a terrible idea. My country has a problem with boars and pig-boar crossbreeds that ran away from farms or were abandoned. Fuckers are murdering the native wildlife, so the government decided to just let anyone who wants to just go out and hunt them. Introducing a predator would've just created a new problem.

[smjjames]

Or maybe introduce natural predators of the boars? *wink* *wink*

While I suspect this was sarcasm, that's a terrible idea. My country has a problem with boars and pig-boar crossbreeds that ran away from farms or were abandoned. Fuckers are murdering the native wildlife, so the government decided to just let anyone who wants to just go out and hunt them. Introducing a predator would've just created a new problem.

In a sense it was sarcasm, yeah, and like I said earlier, it was a bit of a jab at how we deal with problems of invasive species sometimes.

[ChairmanPoo]

When's the last time Ireland got hit by a hurricane? No, it's not the lineup to a joke, Ophelia could hit Ireland as a hurricane (technically, it'd be a post tropical storm), or maybe a post-tropical tropical storm.

Oh shit.  I dont get a break.  Flee from war torn spain and get hit by a hurricane

[smjjames]

When's the last time Ireland got hit by a hurricane? No, it's not the lineup to a joke, Ophelia could hit Ireland as a hurricane (technically, it'd be a post tropical storm), or maybe a post-tropical tropical storm.

Oh shit.  I dont get a break.  Flee from war torn spain and get hit by a hurricane

War torn? lolwut.

Speaking of Spain... PM Rajoy (through the interior minister) has said that if Catalan leader Puidgemont (odd that his last name isn't Spanish or Catalan, just observing) still gives an ambigous answer by Monday, Rajoy will take control of the Catalonia region.

In the Reuters article (linked in the Politico article), it's mentioned that theres an article in the Spanish constitution that allows the PM to suspend a regions political autonomy if they break the law and sack the regional government and call for new elections. Which I suppose is what Rajoy would do. Remains to be seen how the Catalan people would react to that kind of thing, and no idea what would happen if most of the Catalan regional government and Puidgemont got re-elected since that is a non-zero possibility.

Also, EU president Junker (is he THE president or? Not sure how high up the rank ladder he goes) says that he doesn't support Catalan secession because he doesn't want other potential breakaways to follow and making an EU too complicated to govern. While it's certainly a legit concern and the "EU made up of 90 countries" bit is definetly hyperbole, I don't think there are all that many separatist movements in Europe. Besides, I don't recall him complaining about Scotland doing an exit from Britian, though I guess it's a separate situation? Also, has he forgotten how many states are in the US?

[hector13]

Scotland didn’t threaten to unilaterally declare independence though. Not a precedent you want to set, methinks.

[smjjames]

Yeah, good point, they didn't threaten anything. Even though the situation with Scotland and England is pretty different (Scotland is far more independent, for one), it's understandable to not want to set a precedent for allowing secession.

[Culise]

odd that his last name isn't Spanish or Catalan, just observing

Still not the oddest name for an Iberian political leader, since at least Puigdemont is a local name to my knowledge: the list of past Spanish Prime Ministers includes an O'Donnell of the O'Donnells.

[ChairmanPoo]

War torn? lolwut.

I was mostly kidding about this one, in relation to previous comments about civil war.  The real reason I left is because working conditions for doctors are pretty bad in Spain right now (in my home region they're actually a bit better than in most other places, but still bad).
I'm earning about twice as much now, with saner work hours and longer contracts.  Plus social consideration is higher.


On the other hand I AM about to get hit by a hurricane.  That part was no joke

Catalan leader Puidgemont (odd that his last name isn't Spanish or Catalan, just observing)

Eeh, "Puigdemont" sounds very much Catalonian to me.  I've seen people with variants of the surname

Scotland didn’t threaten to unilaterally declare independence though. Not a precedent you want to set, methinks.

Scotland didn’t threaten to unilaterally declare independence though. Not a precedent you want to set, methinks.

Then again, the British goverment didnt stonewall Scottish requests for a referendum, and after the referendum they got an autonomy reform anyway.  The Catalonians got stonewalled with the autonomy reform to begin with

, EU president Junker (is he THE president or? Not sure how high up the rank ladder he goes) says that he doesn't support Catalan secession because he doesn't want other potential breakaways to follow and making an EU too complicated to govern

I kind of wonder... by this same rationale surely he supports the annexation of Luxembourg by, say for example, Germany, right?  I mean why does his city state get a pass and other, larger territories dont?  Catalonia has a higher population than Denmark

 For the record: Yeah, I know that he means that status quo is supreme, by the way (except when its convenient for his agenda, I'm guessing).  Its still a double standard in my book.

[scriver]

Puidgemont (odd that his last name isn't Spanish or Catalan, just observing)

Why is that odd?

Also, historically speaking, Catalan is closer to Occitan (the minority that covers most of southern France) than it is to Castilian.

[Loud Whispers]

http://metro.co.uk/2017/10/15/female-navy-officer-wore-captains-uniform-in-trident-submarine-sex-scandal-7001016/
ayy lmao
Took 3 years for a sex scandal to occur after putting mixed crews in a locked capsule under da sea. No discipline tbqh

[ChairmanPoo]

Update:  Puigdemont replied to the goverment telling them he expectrd negotiation  during the next 2 months.  He did not clarify whether he had declared independence on a boolean manner, as the goverment demanded. So... they may or may not trigger 155. We'll see

[martinuzz]

The hurricane hitting Ireland has caused a current of subtropical air to flow over the Western European countries.
Heat records are broken once again. Another couple of 'hottest days since temperature measurements began'. Temperatures over here in the Netherlands can reach 25C (77F), or about 30C (86F) in direct sunlight today. Normal temperatures for this time of year would be about 14C (57F).