There has been no VAT on books in Norway, including e-books, since 2015. Norway scores very high on books read per capita, about double that of Denmark.

There is also “hock”, but that is mostly used in relation to horses.

Jordan Oral Care – Norwegian

Obviously Open Source is the way to go, but excluding non-European companies would just be playing the same stupid game the Trump administration is playing. We should stick to sensible regulations and let anyone who adheres to the rules play.

Wag the Dog is my personal political favourite – still holds up well after all these years. It came out in 1997, just at the same time the Clinton/Lewinski scandal surfaced.

Correct punctuation for dramatic pause is … ellipsis.