"All-New" North Korea is Best Korea!

[SovietSupreme]

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DPRK_News August 1, 2016 "Hello. Is it Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un that you are looking for?"

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[TennoChinko]

Defecting NK AMB son played CS:GO as 'North Korea is Best Korea


Thae Kum Hyok aka 'Kum Thae' aka 'North Korea is Best Korea"


WORLD NEWS | Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:00pm EDT
North Korea deputy ambassador in UK defects to South
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-defector-idUSKCN10S0CY

North Korea's deputy ambassador in London has defected with his family to South Korea, making him the highest-ranking Pyongyang diplomat ever to flee the isolated regime for the democratic South, South Korea said on Wednesday.

Thae's son, Thae Kum Hyok, who was known as "Kum Thae", was a pupil at Acton High School, a short walk from the embassy. The school term ended on July 22, according its website, around the same time Thae is believed to have defected.

The son, 19, has a place at Imperial College, London, to study maths and computer science, according to one of his school friends cited by the Guardian newspaper.

According to an online search of his name, Thae's son was an avid gamer, and had accumulated 368 hours regularly playing CounterStrike over the last year, under the name "North Korea is Best Korea".

[Coligny]

How do you defect to south korea from dprk while living in London !?
You have to build your own DMZ first ?

[Russell]

This phrase was apparently intended as ironical. Was this kid aware of that?

[Samurai_Jerk]

This phrase was apparently intended as ironical. Was this kid aware of that?

Given he defected it's very possible be was aware.

[wagyl]

Not only that, but there is a big difference in societies founded on fear, between what people allow to reveal that they are aware of, and what they are in fact aware of. People know and think a lot more than they let on. They know what is propaganda. And they become hyperaware of small changes in that propaganda, and look for clue as to what those small changes might mean in the real world.

[TennoChinko]

Kim Jong Un says "say 'Good-bye' to NetFlix and say 'Herro' to MANBANG!!!"




North Korea launches a Netflix-style streaming service called Manbang
https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/24/north ... d-manbang/

Some days, life just throws you a giggle. Today is one of those days.

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (aka North Korea) has announced a new Netflix-style on-demand streaming service. It’s called Manbang.

In Korean, ‘manbang’ means ‘everything.’ In English-speaking countries, it has some different connotations. Obviously.

The service is being provided by KCTV (the state-controlled TV service). Users will hook up a Roku-style set-top box to access state-controlled intranet through IPTV protocol, with limited viewing options. Most content will center around NK’s government history and leadership.

That said, not many of North Korea’s citizens have connectivity in the home, according to the BBC.

Funnily enough, Netflix changed its Twitter bio this morning to “Manbang knockoff,” which is just one in a long stream of reference-based bio jokes for the original on-demand streaming video service. You can check out the Netflix Twitter bio evolution right here.

And you can learn about Manbang (without Googling something awful) right here and here.

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Not only that, but there is a big difference in societies founded on fear, between what people allow to reveal that they are aware of, and what they are in fact aware of. People know and think a lot more than they let on. They know what is propaganda. And they become hyperaware of small changes in that propaganda, and look for clue as to what those small changes might mean in the real world.

I dispute this. I'd argue every society is based on fear and the vast majority, if not all, are unaware of the propaganda being used to manipulate them. There is a degree of hyper-awareness, but most people wallow in their fears and are more than happy to conform to the "norm" unless they are confronted with a situation in which they are forced to act, and even then they will rarely do so unless accompanied by others. I saw this behind the Iron Curtain and in China when it was still communist, as well as in the "free" cuntries. Look at how fear of terrorism has changed the world this century, especially in eroding our liberties, but far more dangerous issues have gone unaddressed. Societies love to wallow in their fears,

[yanpa]

Kim-Jong Un is reported to have farted earlier today, causing an M5.3 earthquake.

[Grumpy Gramps]

Careful there, young octopus. Sarcasm is now banned in Best Korea.

OTOH, if Best Korea keep the old tradition of only nuking themselves and never drop even a drip of it on anyone else, then there's nothing to fear at all.

[yanpa]

Careful there, young octopus. Sarcasm is now banned in Best Korea.

OTOH, if Best Korea keep the old tradition of only nuking themselves and never drop even a drip of it on anyone else, then there's nothing to fear at all.

Let's hope so.

北朝鮮、核弾頭の実験爆発に「成功」 ミサイル搭載可能と発表

[kurogane]

Careful there, young octopus. Sarcasm is now banned in Best Korea..

Coises!!!!!!!!!!! Beaten to it again by the Gramps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here's an article on it. The Dear Leader looks great in the photo, but I fear this could be an even bigger threat than the nuclear tests

North Korea bans sarcasm to protect Kim Jong-un from insults
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/84094 ... om-insults

[Russell]

Careful there, young octopus. Sarcasm is now banned in Best Korea..

Coises!!!!!!!!!!! Beaten to it again by the Gramps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here's an article on it. The Dear Leader looks great in the photo, but I fear this could be an even bigger threat than the nuclear tests

North Korea bans sarcasm to protect Kim Jong-un from insults
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/84094 ... om-insults

LOL

People have been told that sarcastic expressions such as "This is all America's fault" would constitute unacceptable criticism of the regime.

[wagyl]

Wow. Adopting Disneyland standards.

There is no cynicism in me and there is none allowed in our work

http://www.disneydreamer.com/walt/quotes.htm

[kurogane]

And all employees using the terms Mouschwitz or Duckau to describe the theme parks will be subject to disciplinary labour.

[SovietSupreme]

Wow. Adopting Disneyland standards.

There is no cynicism in me and there is none allowed in our work

http://www.disneydreamer.com/walt/quotes.htm

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More wisdom from the "Chairman": disneydreamer.com/walt/quotes.htm

"To all that come to this happy place: welcome. [This] is your land."
—Walt Disney or Kim Jong-un?

"It's something that will never be finished. Something that I can keep developing...and adding to."
—Kim Jong-un on Best Korea or Walt Disney on Disneyland?

"I have never been interested in personal gain or profit.
—Walt Disney or Dear Leader?

"Don't tell me about the problems - I make the problems."
—Dear Leader or Walt Disney?

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[Russell]

[Samurai_Jerk]

You really do have to hope that his handlers don't get severely punished.

Man Illegally Documents Trip to North Korea, Smuggles a Ton of Photos Home

London-based photographer and software developer Michal Huniewicz somehow managed to take prohibited photos during his visit to the militarized state and make it out with them intact. His pictures reveal the kind of day-to-day existence that North Koreans lead, but few know about.

[wagyl]

The last photo is most decidedly not North Korea, but hey, it has non-Latin writing and monumental statuary so let's slot it in.

[Wage Slave]

Maybe it's Chinatown, Pyongyang.

[TennoChinko]

The last photo is most decidedly not North Korea, but hey, it has non-Latin writing and monumental statuary so let's slot it in.

That last photo was of Dandong in China in front of the railway station and the statue is of Mao...

[Wage Slave]

The last photo is most decidedly not North Korea, but hey, it has non-Latin writing and monumental statuary so let's slot it in.

That last photo was of Dandong in China in front of the railway station and the statue is of Mao...

Oh yes. Well done. I see it is the key border town across the river from Best Korea. Probably where he crossed. Not entirely irrelevant then, but not North Korea tis true.

[Mike Oxlong]

North Korea accidentally lets world access its internet and it only has 28 websites
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/21/north-ko ... sites.html

[TennoChinko]

North Korea accidentally lets world access its internet and it only has 28 websites
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/21/north-ko ... sites.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/com ... 28/d7uvv0m

https://github.com/mandatoryprogrammer/ ... reaDNSLeak

[Russell]

I predict Coligny is not going to visit those Best Korea web sites...

[Mike Oxlong]

North Korean leader’s half-brother killed by ‘poison needles’ in Malaysia, reports claim

The older half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been killed in Malaysia by two female agents with “poison needles,” South Korean media outlets reported Tuesday.

The reports — which could not immediately be verified — said Kim’s half-brother, Kim Jong Nam, was attacked at Kuala Lumpur airport Monday by two women who fled the scene in a taxi, according to reports on South Korea’s TV Chosun and Korea Broadcasting System.

Both outlets cited an unidentified government source describing the death of the 45-year-old, who was once considered the next in line for power but apparently fell from favor after trying to enter Japan on a fake Dominican Republic passport to visit Tokyo Disneyland.

“I think the two female spies were dispatched by North Korea,” a government official told the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper, adding that “they fled in a taxi right after the crime.”

The South Korean president's office and intelligence authorities in Seoul had no comment on the reports, and there was no such report on North Korea’s tightly controlled media — which rarely mentions the Kim family beyond the leadership.The BBC reported from Kuala Lumpur, citing a source close to the prime minister's office, that Kim had been killed and his body was undergoing an autopsy. But at the same time, Malaysian media reported simply that a Korean man had died at the airport, but did not mention any further details.

North Korea, with its secretive and idiosyncratic leadership, is prone to sensational tales that often turn out to be exaggerated. Even leaks from South Korea's intelligence service have a track record of being wrong as often as they are right.

But if true, the latest reports would mark another surprising development in the tales of North Korea’s leadership.

Kim Jong Un, now locked in a showdown with the international community over the North’s nuclear ambitions, is estranged from his half-brother.

Kim Jong Nam was born in 1971, the son of leader Kim Jong Il and his consort, an actress named Song Hye Rim. But he grew up largely in secret, the result of founding president Kim Il Sung’s disapproval of his son’s relationship with Song.

He left North Korea to live with his grandmother in Moscow in 1979, according to North Korea Leadership Watch, a website devoted to the ruling Kim family. He spent his childhood at international schools in Russia and Switzerland, before returning to North Korea in 1988, the site said.

As the oldest son of the leader, he was long considered the natural heir to the family dynasty. But his younger half-brother, Kim Jong Un, was declared heir apparent in 2010 and assumed the leadership upon Kim Jong Il’s death at the end of 2011.

A decade earlier, Kim Jong Nam was caught at Narita airport in Tokyo, trying to enter Japan with his wife and son on fake passports. He told the authorities they wanted to go to Tokyo Disneyland.

This was considered a disgraceful turning point, and Kim Jong Nam appears to have never lived in North Korea after this incident.

In October 2010, the day before Kim Jong Un was announced as their father’s successor, Kim Jong Nam told Japan’s Asahi TV that he was opposed to third-generation succession. “But I think there were internal factors behind the decision, and if this is the case, then we should follow that,” he said.

He did, however, visit North Korea at least once after his younger half-brother took charge — for their father’s funeral in 2011.

Two years later, the young North Korean leader had their uncle — and Kim Jong Nam’s mentor, Jang Song Thaek — executed on suspicion of building an alternate power base.

Since that time, Kim Jong Nam had occasionally been sighted in sushi restaurants in Singapore and swanky hotel bars in Beijing, but otherwise kept an extremely low profile.

Analysts have long suspected that China was keeping Kim Jong Nam — who was thought to have lived between Beijing, Singapore and Macau — in reserve as a potential successor to Kim Jong Un, who has had strained relations with the Chinese leadership.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/no ... story.html

[Taro Toporific]

Kim Jong-nam is believed to have been poisoned at an airport in Malaysia on Monday
Tokyo Reporter 02/15/2017 | TOKYO (TR)
... According to the sources, two female spies from North Korea, who are suspected in the poisoning death of Kim Jong-nam on Monday, have likely been killed by another agent. There was no further elaboration.
A screen grab of what appears to be surveillance camera footage provided by TBS News (Feb. 15) shows a woman believed to be one of the spies wearing a white long-sleeve shirt with the writing “LOL” across the front...more...

[matsuki]

uh.....LOL?

[Takechanpoo]

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the below pic is the one john-man himself sent to j-newspaperman.
killed one is a dummy?

[wagyl]

killed one is a dummy?

I don't know. His fate caught up with him eventually, but he managed to squeeze 13 or so years living life a little more how he wanted to lead it, which is more than you can say for anyone else in that country, including, dare I say it, his half brother.