Non-IT News Thread

RojoLoco

Hartford, Connecticut: Police Arrest Mother of 4-Year-Old Girl Who Was Found Alone

Shafyalya Nicks was found wandering on Tuesday morning, police said. Later that evening, investigators located her mother, Shi’day Nicks, who has been charged for reckless endangerment.

I spot 2 counts of reckless child naming in that headline...

scottalanmiller

@RojoLoco said:

@mlnews said:

Hartford, Connecticut: Police Arrest Mother of 4-Year-Old Girl Who Was Found Alone

Shafyalya Nicks was found wandering on Tuesday morning, police said. Later that evening, investigators located her mother, Shi’day Nicks, who has been charged for reckless endangerment.

I spot 2 counts of reckless child naming in that headline...

That's been made illegal in a few countries now. It's considered abuse.

mlnews

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2015/09/30/man-uses-raccoon-to-start-breathalyzer-equipped-car-raccoon-then-attacks-driver/

You can't make this stuff up!

mlnews

nadnerB

BAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
MacGyver level: fail

scottalanmiller

LOL. Okay, we need a rubber band, a paper clip and a wild racoon....

scottalanmiller

Zimbabwe baboons take YA FM breakfast show off air
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34413111

nadnerB

@mlnews said:

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2015/09/30/man-uses-raccoon-to-start-breathalyzer-equipped-car-raccoon-then-attacks-driver/

You can't make this stuff up!

Apparently, you can
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/30/navy-marine-racoon-breathalyzer-camp-pendleton/

Dominica

College shooting in Oregon:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/gunman-opens-fire-at-oregon-college-in-mass-killing/ar-AAf0MOh?ocid=spartandhp

StrongBad

Very sad

scottalanmiller

Spain naturalises expelled Sephardic Jews' descendents
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34428554

scottalanmiller

Amsterdam brothel owners must speak sex workers' language
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34423322

scottalanmiller

Amazon bars the sale of Apple and Google TV devices
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34421804

Only devices that are compatible with Amazon Prime remain for sale.

scottalanmiller

Nigerian city of Maiduguri 'attacked by five girl bombers'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34423311

The girls were as young as nine.

scottalanmiller

Victor Navarro dead: Colombia kills most wanted drug lord
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-34430555

dafyre

@scottalanmiller And now somebody else gets promoted to most wanted drug lord.

DustinB3403

@dafyre Yep, so who's number 2 in the region?

dafyre

@DustinB3403 They're not number two any more, lol. I have no idea. types madly into phone . Quick. Hide that moonshine boys!

scottalanmiller

@dafyre said:

@scottalanmiller And now somebody else gets promoted to most wanted drug lord.

Pretty much instantly.

scottalanmiller

@DustinB3403 said:

@dafyre Yep, so who's number 2 in the region?

Whoever was number three yesterday!