On Wednesday, 15 April 2015 at 19:49:10 UTC, Justin Whear wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Apr 2015 17:44:00 +0000, Ola Fosheim Grøstad wrote:
>
>> Yes, isn't it weird how regimes put little versions of their capitals in
>> other countries? Is it a planned exile strategy in case of a new
>> revolution?
>
> Moscow, Idaho was originally named "Hog Heaven" but was changed to
> "Moscow" in 1877.  Not sure what you can extract from that...

That fact puts Orwell's writings in a new light.

February 1877: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history
The Trial of the 193 occurred, punishing the participants of the Narodnik rebellion.

The plot thickens.

On Wed, 15 Apr 2015 20:11:39 +0000, Ola Fosheim Grøstad wrote:

> That fact puts Orwell's writings in a new light.

Oooh, an Animal Farm reference; spooky.

On 2015-04-15 08:32:08 +0000, wobbles said:

> On Wednesday, 15 April 2015 at 07:27:51 UTC, Abdulhaq wrote:
>> On Tuesday, 14 April 2015 at 16:17:37 UTC, Justin Whear wrote:
>>> EMSI is hiring for an Engineer II to work on D codebases: https://
>>> emsi.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=30
>> 
>> When it said Moscow I was thinking mmmh lots of traffic, a bit difficult to live in.... then I saw it was Moscow, Idaho.
> 
> Every day's a school day. Totally didn't know there was a Moscow in Idaho!

And I know understand (after 20 years or so) where the song name "Moscow Idaho" from one of my favorite bands comes from:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAAZHbw3dJo

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On Wednesday, 15 April 2015 at 16:20:09 UTC, Justin Whear wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Apr 2015 07:27:49 +0000, Abdulhaq wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday, 14 April 2015 at 16:17:37 UTC, Justin Whear wrote:
>>> EMSI is hiring for an Engineer II to work on D codebases:
>>> https://
>>> emsi.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=30
>> 
>> When it said Moscow I was thinking mmmh lots of traffic, a bit difficult
>> to live in.... then I saw it was Moscow, Idaho.
>
> We have traffic!  If I leave work at exactly 5 it takes me an extra three
> minutes to get home!

And I'd bet you get annoyed at spending those extra 3 minutes in the car too! :)

"Abdulhaq" <alynch4047@gmail.com> writes:

> On Tuesday, 14 April 2015 at 16:17:37 UTC, Justin Whear wrote:
>> EMSI is hiring for an Engineer II to work on D codebases: https:// emsi.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=30
>
> When it said Moscow I was thinking mmmh lots of traffic, a bit difficult to live in.... then I saw it was Moscow, Idaho.

Wow, right next door in the Pacific Northwest.  Moscow used to be a popular destination for Wash State Univ students when the drinking age was lower in Idaho State.  And now a haven for D.

On Sunday, 19 April 2015 at 03:16:02 UTC, Dan Olson wrote:
> "Abdulhaq" <alynch4047@gmail.com> writes:
>And now a haven for D.

Take the job, make it happen.

Silicon Valley will be left alone...