Non-IT News Thread
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"The Watcher" sends creepy notes to homeowners.
http://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2015/06/10_creepiest_quotes_from_westfields_watcher.html
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Canada to legalise marijuana 'by 2018'
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Elon Musk to begin working on .... cyborgs?
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Elon Musk to begin working on .... cyborgs?
They're in the near future.
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They are already among us!
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
They are already among us!
*whirrrrr* *buzzzz* [in robotic voice]: No w-- No w-- No we. Aren-- are not. System Failure imminent.
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If any of it is built with a Windows OS, we have nothing to worry about. It will be too busy installing patches to take over the world.
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Alsways the first thing on my mind when this topic comes up..
This line from Ghost in the Shell.
when altering ones mind becomes as easy as programming a computer what does it mean to be human.
http://www.tea-after-twelve.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Issue_2/Vinicio_Films/Ghost-in-the-Shell.jpg
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
Alsways the first thing on my mind when this topic comes up..
This line from Ghost in the Shell.
when altering ones mind becomes as easy as programming a computer what does it mean to be human.
http://www.tea-after-twelve.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Issue_2/Vinicio_Films/Ghost-in-the-Shell.jpg
Still mad about them casting an American to play a central role in what is a Japanese movie. The problem is the cultural differences between the two, especially for a movie as deep as Ghost in the Shell, is going to make diehard fans upset, and misrepresent it to those that don't.
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Creator of Ghost in the Shell doesn't care. Said that it's not even a real human body and therefore has no race. I do still think they whitewash the hell out of everything in hollywood though
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@wirestyle22 said in Non-IT News Thread:
Creator of Ghost in the Shell doesn't care. Said that it's not even a real human body and therefore has no race. I do still think they whitewash the hell out of everything in hollywood though
And the whitewashing of this is horrible. Although, I did hear William Dafoe is supposed to play Ryuk in a Death Note movie, and I must say that I approve. Take his face when he's crazy Green Goblin from the original Sam Reimi Spiderman movie, make it resting crazy and not active crazy, and that's the fucking face of Ryuk. It will be interesting to see how they do it. But as a casting choice, I can't argue that one.
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Yes, ive never got this either. The story takes place in Post-WW4 Neo Tokyo. Despite having a Japanese name, i never really thought about Kusanagi as strictly needing to be japanese ethnically. She is a cyborg, the only human part of her is her brain, and half that isnt. Her partner also has a Japanese name yet is obviously looks like an American.
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@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:
If any of it is built with a Windows OS, we have nothing to worry about. It will be too busy installing patches to take over the world.
Surely, as smart as Musk is, I am sure he wearing the goofy red fedora or a flavor of it.
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I feel like Elon Musk working on that gets us a step or two closer to Westworld...
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@RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:
I feel like Elon Musk working on that gets us a step or two closer to Westworld...
Seems that way..
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Three teenage burglars shot dead in US
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39413376 -
Measles outbreak across Europe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39419976 -
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Measles outbreak across Europe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39419976Related: Mumps outbreak in NW Chicago suburbs
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-03-08/mumps-outbreak-declared-at-suburban-chicago-high-school -
Wow. I don't know Mumps well. I guess they are highly contagious too?
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Should be noted that in Europe, while anti-vaxers are a factor, they are not THE factor in the outbreak. There are supply chain issues in the east and process issues in the west highlighted as key reasons that are causing slower than needed vaccinations.
