The office didn't warn him it was his last and it would be permant BEFORE he did it?
If they did formally give him a notice about it, he probably forgot or didn't pay attention to it.
Given this was one of the people willing to change his name to get discount salmon sushi, it's pretty clear we're not exactly talking about a genius here.
Edited by M84 on Mar 25th 2021 at 3:39:07 AM
Disgusted, but not surprisedMr.Chang Salmon Dream said he was a med student, so I guess this proves being book smart does not mean you are actually intelligent. It would be hilarious if the sign on his office said Chang Salmon Dream M.D.
"Enshittification truly is how platforms die"-Cory DoctorowLike most Chinese names and phrases, it sounds less ridiculous in the actual Chinese. Though still pretty silly.
Disgusted, but not surprisedStarting to see campaign banners for the Seoul mayor election. Park Yeong-seon seems to be going for a very targeted approach; for example, the one I saw was touting the construction of a light rail that people in the area really want. Another minor candidate did the generic, "I'll work for you" type banner.
The Democratic Party made use of big data and microtargeting starting in last year's general election, tailoring their message and tactics to each individual neighborhood. I wonder how this will work in bigger-scale elections like this one.
"Enshittification truly is how platforms die"-Cory DoctorowSouth Korea's supreme court rules that the National Intelligence Service should release the files it has on the alleged atrocities committed by the Korean Army during the Vietnam War. Human rights activists sued the NIS, asking them for records of the then Korean Central Intelligence Agency interrogating soldiers related to the massacre of 70 civilians in a village in Vietnam.
"Enshittification truly is how platforms die"-Cory DoctorowJTBC Releases Statement About Upcoming Drama “Snowdrop” Denying Suspicions Of Historical Distortion.
“Snowdrop,” which is scheduled to premiere in the second half of 2021, takes place in Seoul in 1987. It stars Jung Hae In as Soo Ho, a student at a prestigious university who rushes into a female dorm one day covered in blood. BLACKPINK’s Jisoo plays Young Cho, the university student who hides him and takes care of his wounds despite facing danger and close surveillance.
After SBS’s “Joseon Exorcist” came under fire for using Chinese props in a drama set in the Joseon period, netizens have begun to criticize other dramas for historical distortion and/or receiving product placement from Chinese companies. This criticism is also connected to the recent political and cultural friction between Korea and China over elements of traditional Korean culture.
Netizens began criticizing “Snowdrop” after parts of the synopsis began to circulate online. According to these online sources, the male lead is a spy who has infiltrated the activist movement, while another male character is a team leader at the Agency for National Security Planning (NSP) but is described as being straightforward and just.
1987 was a key year in South Korea’s popular democratic movement that led to the establishment of the present-day republic. The Agency for National Security Planning would have been part of the authoritarian regime at the time.
On March 26, JTBC released an official statement about the issue.
This is JTBC’s statement on the controversy surrounding the drama “Snowdrop.”
“Snowdrop” is not a drama that disparages the pro-democracy movement or glamorizes being a spy or working for the NSP.
“Snowdrop” is a black comedy that satirizes the presidential elections taking place in the 1980s under a military regime during the North-South tension on the Korean peninsula. It is also a melodrama about the young men and women who were victims of that situation.
We received all sorts of criticism after certain sentences were taken out of context from parts of an incomplete synopsis that were leaked online, but all of this was based on mere speculation.
In particular, accusations like “the drama will show a North Korean spy leading the pro-democracy movement” and “the drama made a real student activist into a character” and “the drama glamorizes the Agency of National Security Planning” are not only different from the drama’s actual content but also far from the production staff’s intention.
We firmly reiterate that the accusations going around about “Snowdrop” are unrelated to the drama’s actual content or the production’s staff’s intentions. We ask that you refrain from reckless speculation about a drama that has not even been revealed.
“Snowdrop” is being directed and written by the creators of JTBC’s “SKY Castle,” and stars Kim Hye Yoon, Jang Seung Jo, Yoon Se Ah, Jung Yoo Jin, and Yoo In Na in addition to Jung Hae In and Jisoo.
I wonder how they are going to pull off making a black comedy while avoiding the Unfortunate Implications of the premise, and not becoming alt-right conspiracy propaganda.
In other news, the People's Power Party will file a criminal complaint against Netflix, saying that their new bus advertisements are part of a disguised election campaign for the Democratic Party. Netflix is running an ad campaign for their new series, Love Alarm, where they asked people to submit the first names of people they love, and Netflix will write "I love you (name)" on buses. Someone apparently had a girlfriend named Minjoo, a not uncommon girl's name in South Korea, and so 12 buses ran around Seoul with ads saying "I love you Minjoo!" However, Minjoo also means democracy, and so the People's Power Party is claiming that Netflix is campaigning for the Democratic Party through these ads.
Edited by minseok42 on Mar 26th 2021 at 11:36:08 PM
"Enshittification truly is how platforms die"-Cory Doctorow...
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Wow.
Just...wow.
I mean, I well know how petty politicians can be and especially the ones in PPP, but come ON.
Grow the fuck up, PPP. That's just pathetic, even by your standards.
I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.More gaffes in the race for the mayor of Seoul:
- Park Yeong-sun, the Democratic Party candidate said "People in their 20s didn't experience much history" when asked why the polls show she was unpopular in that age group.
- Oh Se-hun, the People's Power Party candidate said Park's campaign pledges are like those of a dreamy little girl.
It's almost like they don't want to be elected.
"Enshittification truly is how platforms die"-Cory Doctorow...Huh. You know, Korean politics are actually starting to sound endearingly silly.
I despise hypocrisy, unless of course it is my own.Chinese Aerial Armada With Bombers, Fighters, And More Filled Airspace Near Taiwan
No fewer than 20 Chinese People’s Liberation Army aircraft flew within Taiwan’s southwest air defense identification zone today, in a significant expansion of activity within this area, which covers most of the highly volatile Taiwan Strait. In what seems like a deliberate escalation over other recent incursions, today’s mission included bombers and airborne early warning platforms, as well as the more familiar fighters and surveillance aircraft.
According to Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft that entered the air defense identification zone (ADIZ) today comprised four H-6K bombers, 10 J-16 multirole fighters (Chinese-made derivatives of the Russian Su-30 Flanker), two J-10 fighter jets, two KQ-200 anti-submarine patrol planes, one Y-8 reconnaissance aircraft, and a KJ-500 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft.
Hit up the link for more.
All night at the computer, cuz people ain't that great. I keep to myself so I won't be a case on The First 48Interesting Vice news on people who lived in Fukushima for long that some chose not to leave.
Totally random, but TIL that Evergreen Marine belongs to the same corporate group as EVA Air (which brings to mind all the years my mum spent crushing on Takeshi Kaneshiro).
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-china-security-idUSKBN2BL1ED
More incursions by the Chinese Air Force on Taiwanese airspace.
"Exit muna si Polgas. Ang kailangan dito ay si Dobermaxx!"The CCP are that one bully who is all "I'm not touching you" while waving his fingers in your face.
Disgusted, but not surprisedI mean... this is obviously a bad thing no matter what and I don't want to downplay it, but how is that an "escalation" when up this very page we have an article about an incursion by twenty planes last week?
On a lighter note: Taipei park removes 'frightening' trouser planters. The picture really must be seen for itself - I have no words to describe it.
Edited by nrjxll on Mar 29th 2021 at 12:17:59 PM
The incursion apparently came from an American diplomat in Palau going with the Palauan president visiting Taipei.
"Exit muna si Polgas. Ang kailangan dito ay si Dobermaxx!"Analysis: Inter-Korean missile race may leave North Korea with tactical nuclear weapons.
North Korea’s years-long quest to develop precision missiles capable of evading detection and striking targets in South Korea has accelerated in the wake of the country’s 2018 self-imposed moratorium on testing its larger intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).
Meanwhile, a 2017 agreement between Washington and Seoul lifted bilateral limits on South Korean missile payloads, leading to the development of at least one heavier weapon that could play a key role in strategies aimed at preempting North Korean attacks or “decapitating” its leadership.
The new missiles tested by North Korea last week appear aimed at matching or surpassing South Korea’s quietly expanding arsenal, and are the first such tests since leader Kim Jong Un declared in January that the country could miniaturise nuclear warheads to fit on tactical weapons, underscoring the high stakes for the Biden administration as it mulls options for reducing tensions.
South Korean officials see bigger and better short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) as a way to reduce their dependence on the United States, which stations around 28,500 troops in South Korea.
In a speech last year, South Korean Defence Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo boasted that the country had developed a missile with “sufficient range and the world’s largest warhead weight to protect peace on the Korean Peninsula,” referring to the new Hyunmoo-4’s 800-kilometre range and 2-ton payload.
It was likely no coincidence, analysts noted, that North Korea said its newest SRBM could carry a 2.5-ton warhead.
In a statement on Tuesday, Kim Yo Jong, the leader’s sister and a powerful politician in North Korea, cited Jeong’s speech in defending the North’s right to develop its own missiles.
“As Seoul has developed new capabilities of this type, Pyongyang has been close behind,” said Joshua Pollack, a researcher at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) who co-wrote a report last year warning that advances in conventional, precision strike missiles in both Koreas have helped create a new pathway for a crisis to escalate into war.
Tactical nuclear weapons?
North Korea says its missiles are for self defence, and has accused South Korea and the United States of threatening its safety with joint military drills, arms purchases, and other hostile policies.
At January’s ruling party congress, Kim announced that North Korea had accumulated technology to “miniaturise, lighten and standardize” nuclear weapons.
The South’s spy agency concluded the latest missiles could carry nuclear warheads, though it was unclear whether they had ever been installed, a lawmaker briefed by intelligence officials said on Monday.
“Even short-range North Korean ballistic missiles should be considered nuclear-capable, based on North Korea’s own words,” said Markus Garlauskas, a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council and former U.S. national intelligence officer for North Korea.
Once the technology is mastered, nuclear warheads can be lighter than conventional ones, said Markus Schiller, a missile expert based in Europe.
“A missile does not care the least if it carries a nuke, a load of TNT, or a piano - only the weight is important,” he said.
North Korea’s latest missiles have also demonstrated a capability for flying low and “pulling up” shortly before reaching their target, making them harder to detect and intercept, said Joseph Dempsey, a defence researcher at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
“If fielded, these new type of SRBMs would allow North Korea to strike specific targets within South Korea with a much higher degree of accuracy (than older variants),” he said.
On Friday, 38 North, a U.S.-based think tank, reported that satellite imagery showed activity at a shipyard suggesting the North’s new ballistic missile submarine, under construction for several years, may be nearing completion.
Rocket rivalry
In a speech on Friday where he discussed North Korea’s tests, South Korean President Moon Jae-in described his country’s missile capability as “world class.”
After last year’s test of the Hyunmoo-4, South Korea announced it would also mass produce another type of ground-based missile designed to destroy underground artillery bases.
“These most recent (North Korean) tests do appear to be communicating to the South Koreans that they have capability on par or superseding that of the Hyunmoo-4,” said Melissa Hanham, deputy director of the Open Nuclear Network.
As soon as this year, Seoul may conduct an underwater test of its first submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), based on the 500 kilometre-range Hyunmoo-2B, armed with a conventional warhead, and potentially carried by its new 3,000-ton KSS III submarines, South Korean media reported.
South Korea’s defence ministry declined to confirm the status of specific weapons citing security concerns but said “our military has built the capability to counter North Korea’s short range missiles by modernising our forces, and we plan to develop it even further.”
Such missiles could bolster two key South Korean strategies: “Overwhelming Response”, which aims to detect planned attacks by North Korea and preemptively destroy its nuclear facilities, missiles, and long-range artillery; and “Strategic Target Strike,” a counterattack that includes eliminating North Korean leadership.
“Seoul seems committed to very large conventional warheads to target hardened sites,” said Jeffrey Lewis, a missile researcher at CNS. “There is also simple envy - if North Korea has such a capability, it is normal for South Korea to follow suit.”
Edited by eagleoftheninth on Mar 30th 2021 at 6:44:30 AM
Echoing hymn of my fellow passerine | Art blog (under construction)Honestly what stopping the ROK from developing their own nukes at this point. Is the Korean public really that trusting of the US to defend them with our umbrella?
International law, cost, the fact that such a program would at best bring international condemnation such that the living standard of the Korean people would tank.
"And the Bunny nails it!" ~ Gabrael "If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we." ~ Cyran
The reason his name change is permanent btw is because this is his third name change. You're only allowed to do it three times.
Which begs the question of what his first two name changes were.
Disgusted, but not surprised