Non-IT News Thread
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@nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:
Childhood store...gone!
http://www.fox4news.com/business/toys-r-us-could-close-all-us-stores
Doesn't really surprise me as the quality of the stores and employees have been on a decline over the last few years, from my experience.
Can't remember the last time i even went in a store. Guess it to easy to shop online than drive an hour to visit a store
Shopping online is nice and all, but I am also a pretty tactile shopper. I like to handle the product and check out its quality before I decide to purchase. For me, that (and the fact that I can get it right then and there) is the only reason why I still shop at brick & mortars anymore, other than consumables.
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We went to one in Pittsburgh last month when they announced the closings. No deals yet. Just wanted to check out what's what.
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@scottalanmiller Is it worth forking this thread to its own thread right where I posted the link?
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@nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller Is it worth forking this thread to its own thread right where I posted the link?
Pinging @Minion-Queen and @gjacobse as I’m at a conference without computer.
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Tea time hooligans are a real thing.
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Another new battery type.
https://www.engadget.com/2018/03/09/proton-battery-carbon-water-no-lithium/I like the author's comment at the end.
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CT scan of some MLB baseballs to see if they're juiced.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/juiced-baseballs/?ex_cid=538twitter -
Tom Petty: Aged 66 still performed in great pain on a broken hip to not disappoint fans.
Tim McGraw: Aged 50 leaves concert because he was "dehydrated" and had his wife say she wouldn't allow him to finish - cancels concert. -
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Tom Petty: Aged 66 still performed in great pain on a broken hip to not disappoint fans.
Tim McGraw: Aged 50 leaves concert because he was "dehydrated" and had his wife say she wouldn't allow him to finish - cancels concert.Tom Petty: Real musician and songwriter with actual talent, whose music will live on for ages.
Tim McGraw: Totally replaceable Nash-Pop frontman with no discernible talent, who has never written a song in his life, and whose generic "performances" are forgotten as soon as they're over.
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
https://www.anandtech.com/show/12524/broadcom-qualcomm-takeover-blocked-on-national-security-grounds
I heard this on the news this morning, I'm glad that there is still some separation between these massive businesses.
That's all we need, globally, one less company producing chips.
