Non-IT News Thread

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.

mlnews

Ashley Madison: Canadian Law Firms File $578 Million Lawsuit Against Extramarital Affair Site

Two firms filed the class-action lawsuit Thursday against Avid Dating Life and Avid Life Media after the data breach revealed about 39 million memberships earlier this week, The Guardian reports.

mlnews

Most unfaithful states per capita...

unfaithful states

mlnews

Amazing that Alabama and Mississippi are so disparate here considering most Americans see them as a single place.

nadnerB

Foo fighters RickRoll Westboro baptist church
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/foo-fighters-take-on-the-westboro-baptist-church-protesters/story-fn907478-1227495719327

mlnews

Making money catering to stereotypes:

http://qz.com/482553/italians-are-emotional-the-swiss-are-punctual-this-shopping-site-is-making-billions-by-tailoring-its-services-to-european-stereotypes/

scottalanmiller

Ashley Madison: 2 Suicides Reported After Dating Site Hacking Controversy, Toronto Police Say

DustinB3403

Arrest made in Rochester NY Mass shooting (7 people shot, 3 of whom died). Person arrested was not the attacker, but defending self from drive by shooter(s).

http://www.twcnews.com/nys/rochester/news/2015/08/22/genesee-street-shooting-arrest.html

Which quickly implies self defense (and defense of others) worthless in NY as you'll still be arrested. ....

"Just stand there and die damn it"