Non-IT News Thread
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Corpus Christi, Texas, residents warned to avoid tap water
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38320675 -
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'Frozen woman' mannequin fools Hudson, New York police
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38350806 -
Heimlich manoeuvre inventor dies aged 96
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38351903 -
Hollywood legend Zsa Zsa Gabor dies at 99
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38360302 -
Russia bath lotion kills 41 drinkers in Irkutsk
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Russia bath lotion kills 41 drinkers in Irkutsk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38363441The issue here is people are consuming things which are clearly not meant for consumption!
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Russia bath lotion kills 41 drinkers in Irkutsk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38363441The issue here is people are consuming things which are clearly not meant for consumption!
The issue here is they removed them from the shelves and didn't let natural selection continue down it's course....
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Really, REALLY bad news!!
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-russia-diplomacy-idUSKBN1481RE
Has the same kind of feel as Franz Ferdinand's assassination in 1914. 5 weeks later, WWI started. Let's hope history does NOT repeat itself.
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@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:
Really, REALLY bad news!!
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-russia-diplomacy-idUSKBN1481RE
Has the same kind of feel as Franz Ferdinand's assassination in 1914. 5 weeks later, WWI started. Let's hope history does NOT repeat itself.
I was thinking the same thing.
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@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:
Really, REALLY bad news!!
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-russia-diplomacy-idUSKBN1481RE
Has the same kind of feel as Franz Ferdinand's assassination in 1914. 5 weeks later, WWI started. Let's hope history does NOT repeat itself.
A bit different. Bosnia was an occupied part of the empire at the time. And it was the emperor to be that was assassinated. This, while tragic, really has none of the same factors at play.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:
Really, REALLY bad news!!
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-russia-diplomacy-idUSKBN1481RE
Has the same kind of feel as Franz Ferdinand's assassination in 1914. 5 weeks later, WWI started. Let's hope history does NOT repeat itself.
A bit different. Bosnia was an occupied part of the empire at the time. And it was the emperor to be that was assassinated. This, while tragic, really has none of the same factors at play.
I'm just hoping the thawing of relations between Turkey and Russia prevails in this case.
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Nine dead and at least 50 injured after truck crashes into Christmas market in Berlin
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/19/berlin-truck-crashes-into-christmas-market
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/19/europe/berlin-christmas-market-truck/ -
@thwr said in Non-IT News Thread:
Nine dead and at least 50 injured after truck crashes into Christmas market in Berlin
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/19/berlin-truck-crashes-into-christmas-market
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/19/europe/berlin-christmas-market-truck/“It was definitely deliberate,”
Fuck sakes
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aye
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@thwr my heart goes out to you and your fellow countrymen
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@MattSpeller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@thwr my heart goes out to you and your fellow countrymen
"Officials are investigating the crash as an act of terrorism, according to a German intelligence official familiar with the matter."
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/19/europe/berlin-christmas-market-truck/
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When is an attack not an act of terrorism?
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@thwr said in Non-IT News Thread:
Nine dead and at least 50 injured after truck crashes into Christmas market in Berlin
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/19/berlin-truck-crashes-into-christmas-market
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/19/europe/berlin-christmas-market-truck/At least 12 dead now.
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Some lighter news:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/12/20/goat-horns-drivers-license-maine/
