Non-IT News Thread

scottalanmiller

Kodi has been around for a really long time, this was a major media player for forever.

scottalanmiller

It's not even Kodi that does it, just plugins. Very different things.

coliver

Was Kodi XBMC?

Obsolesce

@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

Was Kodi XBMC?

Yes

Obsolesce

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodi_(software)

scottalanmiller

@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

Was Kodi XBMC?

Yup, I've been familiar with it since 2002 when it first came out. I used to use some competitors of it back then. I never liked it as much as some others, but it got more attention over time.

mlnews

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/11/off-the-charts-pollution-in-delhi-creates-gas-chamber-and-health-emergency/

scottalanmiller

Suspect's farts makes police stop interview in Kansas
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41950775

mlnews

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/11/youtube-to-crack-down-on-inappropriate-content-masked-as-kids-cartoons/

Probably best.

mlnews

An interesting take on how the logistics industry could reinvent itself.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/11/one-way-to-curb-freight-emissions-put-trucks-on-an-electric-catenary-system/

mlnews

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/11/i-thought-driverless-cars-would-get-tangled-in-red-tape-i-was-wrong/

mlnews

Why we all want a job at Facebook...

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/to-prevent-revenge-porn-facebook-will-look-at-user-submitted-nude-photos/

mlnews

Well this is interesting...

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/whose-fault-is-it-if-something-goes-wrong-after-you-install-amazon-key/

NerdyDad

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/11/youtube-to-crack-down-on-inappropriate-content-masked-as-kids-cartoons/

Probably best.

It's about time. A lot of weird stuff on kids youtube. We eventually had to tell the kids to quit watching it.

Obsolesce

@nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/11/youtube-to-crack-down-on-inappropriate-content-masked-as-kids-cartoons/

Probably best.

It's about time. A lot of weird stuff on kids youtube. We eventually had to tell the kids to quit watching it.

Yeah banned here too. Terrible things on there. Netflix kids and amazon are much better.

NerdyDad

@tim_g said in Non-IT News Thread:

@nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/11/youtube-to-crack-down-on-inappropriate-content-masked-as-kids-cartoons/

Probably best.

It's about time. A lot of weird stuff on kids youtube. We eventually had to tell the kids to quit watching it.

Yeah banned here too. Terrible things on there. Netflix kids and amazon are much better.

We're doing Netflix for sure. Haven't done anything with Amazon.

scottalanmiller

US rocket launch aborted after small plane enters airspace
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41957588

Reid Cooper

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

US rocket launch aborted after small plane enters airspace
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41957588

Whoopsie, that's a good way to lose your pilots license.

JaredBusch

@reid-cooper said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

US rocket launch aborted after small plane enters airspace
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41957588

Whoopsie, that's a good way to lose your pilots license.

And most of your money when the launch company dies to recover expenses for pumping everything back out.

scottalanmiller

Iraq-Iran earthquake: Deadly tremor hits border region
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41963373