Non-IT News Thread
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Houston gunman opens fire at US mall before being shot
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
US golf legend Arnold Palmer dies at 87
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37469392WTH, they just released his raspberry flavor too...
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Just like eating Oreos.
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Columbia officially ends its civil war tonight. 52 years of conflict finally over.
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@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
Just like eating Oreos.
Ok then Mediacom, where's our Oreos? You promise x amount and never seem to deliver!
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Words matter. Treaties matter.
Headline article from one of Japan's leading newspaper.
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
Words matter. Treaties matter.
Headline article from one of Japan's leading newspaper.What the candidate who can't figure out what he said last week wants to go back on treaties made with allies? Say it isn't so.
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The entire state of South Australia is blacked out and other stormy activity:
http://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/storm-warning-sydney-melbourne-brisbane-hobart-adelaide-to-be-battered/news-story/464829aed96e95286f1fdd16d315d0ce -
Oh, righto. Power is back... for most people: http://www.watoday.com.au/national/state-in-the-dark-south-australias-major-power-outage-20160928-grqmn2.html
Wind turbines, which make up an estimated 40 per cent of the state's power generation, were unable to operate as winds were too high, South Australian senator Nick Xenophon said.
From twitter:
People in the red shaded area are supplied by damaged transmission lines – unlikely to have power tomorrow.
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Major train crash in Hoboken!!
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37503920
Over 100 injured, some still trapped. Train hit the station.
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A local radio station anchor said the train went through ticket barriers and "into the reception area".
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Yikes!
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So far three have been found dead. Likely that will rise.
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It was the Metro-North Pascack Valley line that crashed. Full sized diesel.
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File this under "why people are not ready for the responsibility of having Facebook"...
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Day 3, zero cigarettes. So far no one has been maimed or killed. #selfrestraint
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@MattSpeller Not even a little?
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@MattSpeller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Day 3, zero cigarettes. So far no one has been maimed or killed. #selfrestraint
I need to do this soon...
