Non-IT News Thread

scottalanmiller

US moves to block AT&T's takeover of Time Warner
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42058846

NerdyDad

You just can't fix stupid, but you can let them blow themselves up. This ought to be good.

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/11/22/flat-earth-rocket-launch/

momurda

Wow
https://a.msn.com/r/2/BBFQkBq?m=en-us&ocid=News
Pieces of !@#$ hiring other pieces of !@#$ to discredit the true reporting of facts about a piece of !@#$ human.
I edited out the bad words before posting, almost couldnt do it.

hobbit666

@nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:

You just can't fix stupid, but you can let them blow themselves up. This ought to be good.

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/11/22/flat-earth-rocket-launch/

I was really hoping he lunched on Saturday so I can watch him blow up lol.

scottalanmiller

@hobbit666 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:

You just can't fix stupid, but you can let them blow themselves up. This ought to be good.

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/11/22/flat-earth-rocket-launch/

I was really hoping he lunched on Saturday so I can watch him blow up lol.

Did he only get breakfast?

hobbit666

@scottalanmiller lol my bloody fat things In the cold on my phone lol
"I was really hoping he launched on Saturday so I can watch him blow up lol."

scottalanmiller

@hobbit666 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scottalanmiller lol my bloody fat things In the cold on my phone lol
"I was really hoping he launched on Saturday so I can watch him blow up lol."

Oh, I thought that this was a Monty Python mint scenario or something.

Obsolesce

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

@hobbit666 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scottalanmiller lol my bloody fat things In the cold on my phone lol
"I was really hoping he launched on Saturday so I can watch him blow up lol."

Oh, I thought that this was a Monty Python mint scenario or something.

Dno't raed indvidiual letetrs, raed the etnire wrod as a wohle.

mlnews

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/11/this-weeks-failed-russian-rocket-had-a-pretty-bad-programming-error/

mlnews

Now this is really cool and will really showcase where these kinds of devices can be super important in the future of medicine once they are collecting lifetime baselines of our medical data.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/11/fda-approves-first-medical-accessory-for-the-apple-watch-an-ekg-sensor/

mlnews

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/11/uk-team-unearths-rare-iron-age-party-cauldrons-in-leicestershire/

mlnews

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/judge-rules-against-84-year-old-doctor-who-cant-use-a-computer/

mlnews

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/federal-student-aid-site-offers-one-stop-shopping-for-id-thieves/

mlnews

Boring Company proposes 150mph loop for Chicago.

mlnews

NK can now hit all of US with ICBMs. A new cold war perhaps?

mlnews

Do not use tattoos to convey last wishes.

mlnews

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/12/after-37-years-voyager-has-fired-up-its-trajectory-thrusters/

mlnews

Russia has an HIV epidemic, because they have a culture of believing that HIV and AIDS are a made up US myth. Whoops.

mlnews

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/12/feds-seek-forfeiture-of-shkrelis-stuff-wu-tang-album-a-picasso-and-more/

coliver

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu/tough-may-holds-off-brexit-deal-after-irish-furore-idUSKBN1DY17G?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews

I'm curious, why would enforcing the Irish border be that important? They are two "peaceful" states sharing a common border. It's probably one of those "we have to protect all of our borders" thing... Or does this go back to the whole Brexit thing not making a ton of sense.