Non-IT News Thread
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Japan currently has two MagLev trains. But neither seems to have much use. They have one proposed for 2027.
South Korea has one, that is considered the fourth operational one in the world, but I can't find reference to another currently in operation. This one is just an airport shuttle.
MagLev is great in theory, but essentially there is no major push for them.
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US author loses book deal for tweet-shaming
A US author has lost a book deal after tweet-shaming a Washington DC metro worker for eating on a train.
Natasha Tynes posted a picture of the staff member to her Twitter account, and tagged the woman's employers.
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@RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews In other news, hundreds are dead after a Japanese bullet train derailed and collided with the Moon at 248mph.
ftfy
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
US author loses book deal for tweet-shaming
A US author has lost a book deal after tweet-shaming a Washington DC metro worker for eating on a train.
Natasha Tynes posted a picture of the staff member to her Twitter account, and tagged the woman's employers.
America reminds people... if you see something, don't say something.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
US author loses book deal for tweet-shaming
A US author has lost a book deal after tweet-shaming a Washington DC metro worker for eating on a train.
Natasha Tynes posted a picture of the staff member to her Twitter account, and tagged the woman's employers.
America reminds people... if you see something, don't say something.
And the hood would like to remind people that snitches get stitches. And/or lose book deals.
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@RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:
@NashBrydges said in Non-IT News Thread:
@RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews In other news, hundreds are dead after a Japanese bullet train derailed and collided with a mountain at 248mph.
Damn! That took a dark turn rather quickly
I would probably trust a Japanese bullet train over an American one, but that's really fast for traveling on a couple of iron rails.
The current average is 200mph. Has been since 2014.
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:
@NashBrydges said in Non-IT News Thread:
@RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews In other news, hundreds are dead after a Japanese bullet train derailed and collided with a mountain at 248mph.
Damn! That took a dark turn rather quickly
I would probably trust a Japanese bullet train over an American one, but that's really fast for traveling on a couple of iron rails.
The current average is 200mph. Has been since 2014.
That's close to what Europe does, too. Spanish trains, which are plentiful, do about 186. I realize that that 14mph makes a difference, but it is in the ballpark. I've been in rural southern Spain at 188.
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In Africa they are even faster (because it is newer)... https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2018/02/239911/morocco-high-speed-train/
That's basically 200 mph.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:
@NashBrydges said in Non-IT News Thread:
@RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews In other news, hundreds are dead after a Japanese bullet train derailed and collided with a mountain at 248mph.
Damn! That took a dark turn rather quickly
I would probably trust a Japanese bullet train over an American one, but that's really fast for traveling on a couple of iron rails.
The current average is 200mph. Has been since 2014.
That's close to what Europe does, too. Spanish trains, which are plentiful, do about 186. I realize that that 14mph makes a difference, but it is in the ballpark. I've been in rural southern Spain at 188.
Yeah, I've been on the Tokyo <-> Osaka line at more than 200mph. IIRC, it maxed at 211mph
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US 'blames Iran' for damage to tankers in Gulf of Oman
US investigators believe Iran or groups it supports used explosives to damage four ships off the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday, media reports say.
Military experts were reportedly sent to investigate the incident and found a large hole in each of the tankers.
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North Korea demands return of ship seized by US
North Korea has demanded the immediate return of a cargo ship seized by the US, branding the move an "unlawful robbery".
Last week the US justice department accused Pyongyang of violating international sanctions by using the vessel for coal shipments.
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Deadly seaplane collision in Ketchikan Alaska
Two seaplanes carrying tourists from the same cruise ship have collided in south-eastern Alaska, with at least four people dead and two missing.
One plane was carrying 11 people when it hit the other, which had five people aboard, near Ketchikan, the Associated Press reports.
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Markets calm amid hopes for US-China talks
Global stock markets have steadied amid hopes that the US and China will resume talks next month, following an escalation in their trade war.
On Monday, China announced tit-for-tat tariffs on $60bn (£46bn) of US exports, causing stock markets to tumble.
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Markets calm amid hopes for US-China talks
Global stock markets have steadied amid hopes that the US and China will resume talks next month, following an escalation in their trade war.
On Monday, China announced tit-for-tat tariffs on $60bn (£46bn) of US exports, causing stock markets to tumble.
Why can't we all just get a long ...?
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BBC News - Merkel's plane dented by fan in van who left handbrake off
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BBC News - Pilots 'raised Boeing safety fears' months before Ethiopia crash
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Andrew Wakefield, others hold anti-vaccine rally amid raging measles outbreaks
Again, anti-vaxxers prey on communities hit by outbreak.
Andrew Wakefield, Del Bigtree, and other prominent anti-vaccine advocates unleashed fear and toxic misinformation last night at a well-attended symposium in New York’s Rockland County. -
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
BBC News - Pilots 'raised Boeing safety fears' months before Ethiopia crash
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48281282Now the big question is... how many other things like this is Boeing aware of and keeping hidden from pilots and airlines?
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Alabama passes bill banning abortion
Alabama has become the latest US state to move to restrict abortions by passing a bill to outlaw the procedure in almost all cases.
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Classic Ferrari worth millions stolen on test drive
An opportunistic car "collector" used a test drive to make off with a Ferrari worth €2m (£1.7m; $2.2m).
The suspect had expressed interest in buying a 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO, police in the German city of Düsseldorf say.
He turned up by taxi to the dealership and two hours later, on a test drive, it was time to swap drivers.
But when the seller stepped out of the car, the would-be buyer quickly hit the accelerator and vanished. The car was later found in a garage.
