Non-IT News Thread
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Alibaba's Jack Ma 'to step down and focus on philanthropy' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-45457224
Worth $40bn, he wants to be a teacher.
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Roman Coins found in Como theatre:
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/09/europe/roman-gold-coins-italy-theater-trnd/index.html
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Serbia and Kosovo were on the cusp of peace, but appear to have given in to "drama" instead.
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Interesting read from the Atlantic on why the US school day doesn't match the standard work day.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Interesting read from the Atlantic on why the US school day doesn't match the standard work day.
Not news to me. Specifically why my wife is working only a lunch shift at local Izakaya instead of finding work she actually enjoys.
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https://www.gq.com/story/sperm-count-zero
Is species-wide infertility our pending doom?
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Taco Bell voted best Mexican restaurant in the country
http://www.fox4news.com/home/harris-poll-taco-bell-voted-best-mexican-restaurant-in-the-country-
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@nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:
Taco Bell voted best Mexican restaurant in the country
http://www.fox4news.com/home/harris-poll-taco-bell-voted-best-mexican-restaurant-in-the-country-
Murica
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:
Taco Bell voted best Mexican restaurant in the country
http://www.fox4news.com/home/harris-poll-taco-bell-voted-best-mexican-restaurant-in-the-country-
Murica
just wow...
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@jaredbusch all of these "winners" are just awful.
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@dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@jaredbusch all of these "winners" are just awful.
Shows the problems with polls. What is "well known" will always beat out "what is good."
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@jaredbusch all of these "winners" are just awful.
Shows the problems with polls. What is "well known" will always beat out "what is good."
Right. I like a number of those businesses. But I doubt I would call any of them the best.
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@nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:
Taco Bell voted best Mexican restaurant in the country
http://www.fox4news.com/home/harris-poll-taco-bell-voted-best-mexican-restaurant-in-the-country-
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The cheesecake factory is even on the list? That place is an abomination.
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At least Chipotle Mexican Diarrhea didn't make the list. .
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@dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
At least Chipotle Mexican Diarrhea didn't make the list. .
That would be better than Taco Bell, at least in my book. Doesn't make either of them good!
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@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
At least Chipotle Mexican Diarrhea didn't make the list. .
That would be better than Taco Bell, at least in my book. Doesn't make either of them good!
I'd take Taco Bell over that any day.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
At least Chipotle Mexican Diarrhea didn't make the list. .
That would be better than Taco Bell, at least in my book. Doesn't make either of them good!
I'd take Taco Bell over that any day.
Same.
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I prefer a real Mexican restaurant like Betos.
http://betosmexicanfood.com
