Kim Jong-il's Sushi Chef

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Post by Mithrandir » Tue, Jun 04, 2013, 12:39 AM UTC

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Post by Taylorious » Tue, Jun 04, 2013, 3:01 AM UTC

I don't normally upvote non-tech things on HN, but that was one of the most fascinating articles I have read in awhile. I started to idly read it, but immediately become engrossed.

Re: Kim Jong-il's Sushi Chef

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Post by dreen » Tue, Jun 04, 2013, 3:06 AM UTC

Taylorious wrote: post #2

I don't normally upvote non-tech things on HN, but that was one of the most fascinating articles I have read in awhile. I started to idly read it, but immediately become engrossed.

Agreed, very good read.

Re: Kim Jong-il's Sushi Chef

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Post by PuercoPop » Tue, Jun 04, 2013, 3:20 AM UTC

Taylorious wrote: post #2

I don't normally upvote non-tech things on HN, but that was one of the most fascinating articles I have read in awhile. I started to idly read it, but immediately become engrossed.

I normally flag non-tech things on HN. Even if I enjoy them. Just planting the seeds.

Re: Kim Jong-il's Sushi Chef

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Post by zorpner » Tue, Jun 04, 2013, 3:25 AM UTC

PuercoPop wrote: post #4

Taylorious wrote: post #2

I don't normally upvote non-tech things on HN, but that was one of the most fascinating articles I have read in awhile. I started to idly read it, but immediately become engrossed.

I normally flag non-tech things on HN. Even if I enjoy them. Just planting the seeds.

That's explicitly contrary to the HN guidelines, as is your comment. ...as is this comment of mine. I'll show myself out.

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Post by dnautics » Tue, Jun 04, 2013, 3:42 AM UTC

Taylorious wrote: post #2

I don't normally upvote non-tech things on HN, but that was one of the most fascinating articles I have read in awhile. I started to idly read it, but immediately become engrossed.

check out the vice guide to north korea, also fascinating.

Re: Kim Jong-il's Sushi Chef

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Post by avgarrison » Tue, Jun 04, 2013, 3:46 AM UTC

Taylorious wrote: post #2

I don't normally upvote non-tech things on HN, but that was one of the most fascinating articles I have read in awhile. I started to idly read it, but immediately become engrossed.

You might like the book "Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea." There's quite a few jaw dropping stories from people who defected from NK. It's such a mysterious country, I am completely fascinated by it.

edit: a word

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Post by kdave » Tue, Jun 04, 2013, 3:47 AM UTC

How do I vote the non tech things on HN

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Post by amartinsu13 » Tue, Jun 04, 2013, 3:52 AM UTC

Taylorious wrote: post #2

I don't normally upvote non-tech things on HN, but that was one of the most fascinating articles I have read in awhile. I started to idly read it, but immediately become engrossed.

It was written by Adam Johnson, an English Professor at Stanford who just won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for a book, not coincidentally, inspired by North Korea.

Re: Kim Jong-il's Sushi Chef

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Post by uvdiv » Tue, Jun 04, 2013, 3:55 AM UTC

After eight years in captivity, she made a life-or-death escape from her guards after being sent to Vienna to promote Kim's latest film.

Could someone explain how Austria permitted slaves to be held within its borders? Is this some sort of diplomatic privilege? This would be 1986 [1].

edit: Or a parallel (?) situation, Cuban athletes "escaping" from government minders inside the USA (2002 [2]). What power do foreign government agents have in these situations?

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi_Eun-hee

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cuban_soccer_players_w...