The EU Cafeteria Wants to Serve Grilled Google
December 10, 2024
This write up was created by an actual 80-year-old dinobaby. If there is art, assume that smart software was involved. Just a tip.
How does one cook a kraken (a Norwegian octopus)? Here’s the recipe from Garlic & Zest:
- Clean the octopus, remove the beak(s) and place them in a large, heavy pot or Dutch oven.
- Add the vegetables, wine and corks.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 45 minutes to one hour.
The hapless octopus awaits its fate. The goal is to serve up tasty individual dishes and follow up with a refreshing takoyaki. Thanks, MidJourney. Looks tasty.
I want to point out that the creature dies in this process. Now to the write up:
“Google Split Still on the Table, New EU Antitrust Chief Says” reports:
A potential split of Google’s business is still under consideration, according to Teresa Ribera, the European Union’s new competition chief, who also pledged to build bridges with incoming US President Donald Trump.
That’s the intent to grill the delectable sea monster, according to some children’s books.
The person setting the menu and supervising the chefs who will chop off the tentacles, remove its beak (ouch!), tenderize the helpless creature, and plop it on the barbie is Teresa Ribera.
For those who don’t follow Spain’s emergent leaders, Ms. Ribera is a socialist who will find some philosophical points of difference between her new kitchen team and the Wild West chuckwagon approach taken toward Google in the US of A.
The cited news story says the new EU Antitrust chef (sorry, I meant chief) allegedly said:
“It’s [chopping up Google] something that is of course on the table, and we try to work together with other relevant competition authorities worldwide, including the US competition authorities,” she said. ‘It is important to take into consideration this potential division, divestment of some of these businesses. We will be assessing case-by-case.”
The question is, “When will the main course be served?” Restaurant kitchens — like Brussels, the French and German governments — can be chaotic places.
Stephen E Arnold, December 10, 2024
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