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schestowitz> If you're thinking of taking a winter vacation, I can recommend seeingAug 14 10:24
schestowitz> Tromsø and the film festival is a good excuse to visit.  The festivalAug 14 10:24
schestowitz> specializes in Nordic and Arctic films.  The next one is Jan 13-19, 2014.Aug 14 10:24
schestowitz> Aug 14 10:24
schestowitz> http://tiff.no/enAug 14 10:24
TechrightsBNtiff.no | Tromsø Internasjonale FilmfestivalAug 14 10:24
schestowitzWe'll probably be in Scotland in December. Not sure we'll go abroad for the following month.Aug 14 10:24
schestowitz Aug 14 10:24
schestowitz> There should be a fair number of films in English which can beAug 14 10:24
schestowitz> reserved.  (You need to book in advance to have even a chance atAug 14 10:24
schestowitz> getting to see the films you want.)Aug 14 10:24
schestowitzCan they be downloaded. Any good source of downloadable films that are not full of propaganda rubbish? I have one site for downloading documentaries, but may need more...Aug 14 10:24
schestowitz> It used to end just as the Jokkmokk market was starting, making itAug 14 10:24
schestowitz> possible to go from one to the other.  But they seem to have gottenAug 14 10:24
schestowitz> out of sync:Aug 14 10:24
schestowitz> Aug 14 10:24
schestowitz> http://www.jokkmokksmarknad.se/Aug 14 10:24
schestowitzI enjoyed some Danish film back in the days when I went to the cinema daily. Are Scandinavian films good for the mind or just more social conditioning for consumerism (like in the US and less so in the UK)?Aug 14 10:24
TechrightsBNwww.jokkmokksmarknad.se | Hem » Jokkmokk's Winter MarketAug 14 10:24
schestowitz Aug 14 10:24
schestowitz> Tromsø and Jokkmokk will be in the middle of the arctic night, so youAug 14 10:24
schestowitz> won't see the sun at all and it will be dark as night the whole time.Aug 14 10:24
schestowitz>  The stars will be quite visible and northern lights are a highAug 14 10:24
schestowitz> probability.  There are over a hundred cafes, pubs, and restaurants inAug 14 10:24
schestowitz> the tiny downtown area.Aug 14 10:24
schestowitz> Aug 14 10:24
schestowitz> For either one, you have to book long in advance.Aug 14 10:24
schestowitzWill you be there? I have some friends in Norway (I was in Norwegian society for several years), but none that I keep in touch with in Sweden. Oslo is where some of my best undergrad days friends are working now.Aug 14 10:24
schestowitzGeekWireAug 14 10:24
schestowitzThe Microsoft boosterAug 14 10:24
schestowitz"GeekWire reports that Bill Gates and Nathan Myhrvold are seeking a patent on making textbooks less boring "Aug 14 10:24
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