Non-IT News Thread

scottalanmiller

@coliver said:

I had to look up who this was.... I was born in '89.

Damn, I suddenly feel old

Two seconds ago I just mentioned to you that I started working in corporate IT in 1989!!

Dashrender

@Dashrender said:

@coliver said:

I had to look up who this was.... I was born in '89.

Damn, I suddenly feel old

Two seconds ago I just mentioned to you that I started working in corporate IT in 1989!!

And so do you feel older?

nadnerB

@coliver +1 for the 80's

mlnews

And the record for the most boring news item of all times to hit the headlines:

Sibling Road Trip: Man Reportedly Lip-Syncs Songs to Sister in Car for 7 Straight Hours

On a seven-hour drive in California, Brian Anderson filmed himself pretending to sing several 1990s songs to his sister Ashley, the Daily Mail reported. Ashley eventually participated as well.

mlnews

Typhoon begins to lift a Boeing 747!!

mlnews

Windows 10: Microsoft's Operating System Can Disable Pirated Software or Games, Report Says

The latest addition to the European License Agreement terms of conditions states Microsoft has the power to disable counterfeit software and hardware, PC Authority reports.

mlnews

Bomb blast in Bangkok just minutes ago. At least a dozen dead.

mlnews

San Francisco just took a 4.0, woke everyone up this morning

mlnews

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc72507396#general_summary

scottalanmiller

Harry Connick, Jr's 19 Year Old Daughter Arrested for Giving Alcohol to Minors

http://www.people.com/article/harry-connick-daughter-charged-after-house-party-minors-drinking

Am I the only one who reads this news and the first shock I get is "Why would someone successful like HCJr own or even visit a horrible place like New Canaan, CT?"

mlnews

Famous Batman Charity Impersonator Killed in Highway Accident Yesterday (he was struck, he was not driving.)

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/batman-impersonator-charity-work-dies-roadway-33153605

JaredBusch

Canadian company gets patent to build the world's first space elevator

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/canadian-company-patent-build-space-elevator-article-1.2330962

I read the article and found it lacking, so I dug the patent number up and read the patent. This is interesting.

http://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?docid=09085897&PageNum=1&&IDKey=A820269252BF&HomeUrl=http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1%2526Sect2=HITOFF%2526d=PALL%2526p=1%2526u=%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsrchnum.htm%2526r=1%2526f=G%2526l=50%2526s1=9085897.PN.%2526OS=PN/9085897%2526RS=PN/9085897

scottalanmiller

Rumor was that someone starting making one years ago. The news petered out though and people seem to have forgotten about it.

gjacobse

Parts of California's Central Valley are sinking faster than ever before.

that will cause a problem.

scottalanmiller

The Genesee Valley sank a lot while we were in high school there.

RojoLoco

@g.jacobse said:

Parts of California's Central Valley are sinking faster than ever before.

that will cause a problem.

See also: Florida. When you pump out all the groundwater, there is nothing left to hold up the surface. That's how you get sinkholes.

mlnews

Greece's Prime Minister has stepped down and new elections will be happening. His political party has split and a new party whose platform is to not meet Greece's financial obligations and to default intentionally is now running for government.

mlnews

Data shows Chinese economy slowing down more than expected.

Dashrender

damn we are in for a world of hurt!

scottalanmiller

Are we? Could be good for us.