Employment minister promises tax incentives to encourage Finns working abroad to return

Minister of Employment Matias Marttinen (NCP) told Yle on Saturday that he is concerned about a brain drain.

https://yle.fi/a/74-20186679

#MinisterofEmployment #MatiasMarttinen #NCP #BrainDrain #Yle

EU defence chief in Finland to discuss 'drone wall', foreign minister downplays risk

PM Orpo (NCP) says recent sightings "underline the importance of building the drone wall", but Foreign Minister Valtonen (NCP) said there is "no reason for major concern now".

https://yle.fi/a/74-20185130

#PMOrpo #NCP #dronewall #ForeignMinisterValtonen #majorconcern

VERY #NCP but what the heck.

Hiked up Mt Tolmie the other day (that was a serious workout for me) with one of our two dogs (Jack) and while I was huffing and puffing, I took this photo of Jack surveying all of Victoria, BC below him.

#victoriabc #vancouverisland #canada #dog #miniaussie

#NCP

Me and my doggie Jack after we hiked up the 2nd highest "peak" in Victoria, Mt Tolmie. A bit of a hot day for it, but we enjoyed the journey. Going down a helluva lot easier!

#miniaussie #mttolmie #victoriabc #summer #vancouverisland

A bit of a late night, #NCP.

Not bad for a car that’s just passed twenty years of life, right? I just had my Japanese domestic Mazda MX-5 Roadster detailed, got some minor paint correction done, and even had the A-pillar wrapped in satin black vinyl. She cleans up nicely.

Now the backstory.

I’ve wanted a British two-seater sports car for as long as I can remember. When I was sixteen, I spotted an MGB and thought, “That’s the car I’ll buy when I’m a millionaire.” A year later I saw a Fiat 124 Spider and decided, no, that’s the one. By nineteen, the Lotus Elan had stolen the crown, and I figured one day, when I finally became a real adult, that would be my car.

Fast forward a few decades. About five years ago, I started poking around at listings for old British sports cars. Asked some friends who actually know how to turn a wrench what they thought. They laughed and said, “Get a Mazda MX-5. It’s basically a Lotus Elan that actually works and won't break down.” Given that I’m useless with car repairs, that advice stayed in the forefront of my limited brain cells.

For years it was just a dream. I window-shopped, nearly pulled the trigger a couple of times, but always backed away. Then this year came along. First, I cancelled all my US business travel, which saved me about $8,500. Second, I fell down the rabbit hole of JDM imports and got hooked on the idea of a right-hand drive version to really lean into the “British” vibe.

When a 2005 Copper Red Mica model popped up at auction with a 4.5 rating, 100,000 km, and a landed price under $11k CAD, I jumped. In March, it was mine. After decades of dreaming about owning a little British sports car, I finally do.

Sure, it’s Japanese. Even better.

কার্টুনুস ডেইলির আজকের প্রতিবেদনে যা যা থাকছে:

- ফাঁস হওয়া একটি অডিও কীভাবে রাজনৈতিক ‘তত্ত্বে’ পরিণত হলো?
- কী শেখানো হচ্ছে তুষার-রিফাতের ‘লাগানো’ একাডেমিতে?
- ‘লাগানো তত্ত্ব’ আর ‘ন্যুড ভাইরাল’ হুমকির মধ্যে গোপন সম্পর্ক কী?
- এই তত্ত্ব কি আসলেই ‘নারী ক্ষমতায়নের’ নতুন ফর্মুলা?
- এই তত্ত্ব কি দেশের রাজনীতির ভবিষ্যৎ বদলে দেবে?

ডিডিও প্রতিবেদন নং: ১০

#SarwarTushar #RifatRashid #লাগানোতত্ত্ব #NCP #BanglaSatire #CartunusDaily #PoliticalSatire #TumiKiAmakeLagateDiba

Episódio 166 – 30 anos de Internet comercial no Brasil – Parte A

https://retropolis.com.br/2025/08/06/episodio-166-parte-a/

#Podcast #3270 #Alternex #ARPA #ARPANET #ASCIIArt #BITNET #BobKhan #CETEL #CGIBr #ControlData #DARPA #DEC #Embratel #enlace #FakeNews #FAPESP #Fermilab #GuerraFria #GuiaDaInternetBr #IBASE #IBM #internet #JosephLickner #Kremvax #LinhaCruzada #LNCC #Londres #MIT #modem #MTP #NCP #NICBr #PDP #rede #RedeRio #Registrobr #retrocomputing #retrogaming #Retrpolis #revista #RN

#NCP

So got a new "focus device" for writing and researching, one that is more easily an "out and about" device. My main computer's a Macbook Air M3 15", 24gb/1tb device.

Here's the new (used) focus device. A Macbook Air M1 13" 8gb/256gb. What's most amazing about it is the price I paid: $499CDN (about $365usd). And it is in gem mint ten condition. Even the battery's in better shape than my MBA 15" (92% vs 90% on the 15" computer).

Honestly, this is a bit of a steal. The M1 chip still holds up today. I think the Jony Ive wedge design remains the most beautiful notebook computer ever. Touch ID, 16hr battery, not a single scratch or mar on this used device.

তুই স্বাধীন ২.০ এর ঘোষক আর আর আমি তোর বাপ মানে জাতির পিতা। এরপরেও আমাগো দুর্নীতির খবর বের হয় কেমনে?

সুদাইতে উপদেষ্টা হইছস তুই?

শিশু উপদেষ্টা আসিফ মাহমুদ এর বাপ রেগে গেল কেন!!!!!

কার্টুন নং: ২৮৬

#CartunusDaily #Bangladeshi #politicalcartoons #DrYunus #ncp