Non-IT News Thread

scottalanmiller

@scottalanmiller I heard people saying that all the time growing up. I firmly believe it is just a shortened form of a greeting, that's all. It was not asian or native american. I had always heard that originally it came from the phrase "it's been a long time since I've seen you!". It just got shortened from that like a lot of language that changes slightly.

Me too, I can't imagine that it has any weird roots. Doesn't seem likely.

JaredBusch

@jmoore said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scottalanmiller I heard people saying that all the time growing up. I firmly believe it is just a shortened form of a greeting, that's all. It was not asian or native american. I had always heard that originally it came from the phrase "it's been a long time since I've seen you!". It just got shortened from that like a lot of language that changes slightly.

That is not correct. It is absolutely derived from one of those two sources.

You can believe whatever you want, but the facts are the facts.

The NPR article linked above contains the references.

scottalanmiller

@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

@jmoore said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scottalanmiller I heard people saying that all the time growing up. I firmly believe it is just a shortened form of a greeting, that's all. It was not asian or native american. I had always heard that originally it came from the phrase "it's been a long time since I've seen you!". It just got shortened from that like a lot of language that changes slightly.

That is not correct. It is absolutely derived from one of those two sources.

You can believe whatever you want, but the facts are the facts.

The NPR article linked above contains the references.

The article lists a highly possible source which is a direct translation from Mandarin. Nothing nefarious or weird, just a literal English version of the common Mandarin phrase.

The same as "you all" (often shortened to y'all) is a direct translation of the Spanish ustedes without adapting to the "correct" English, which is simply "you".

black3dynamite

Unborn baby survives after mother is shot dead with crossbow

http://home.bt.com/news/latest-news/unborn-baby-survives-after-mother-is-shot-dead-with-crossbow-11364309959514

scottalanmiller

This is on the morning news here... UTSA (University of Texas San Antonio) ...

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/education/article/UTSA-report-student-s-ousting-wasn-t-13393490.php

Basically a professor gets completely ridiculous with a minority student and gets caught on video, having the police escort her from her class for putting her feet on a desk.

Later, she claims that it was all her incompetence for having kicked the student out of class via email, but not actually having emailed the student.

Um.... right.

mlnews

Possible Earth-like planet discovered only a few lightyears away.

scottalanmiller

Bitcoin value falling hard, again.

mlnews

Indonesia 737 crash caused by “safety” feature change pilots weren’t told of

737 Max safety bulletin revealed changes to system that pilots never knew about.

On November 6, Boeing issued an update to Boeing 737 MAX aircrews. The change, directed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), came because Boeing had never provided guidance to pilots on what to do when part of an updated safety system malfunctioned—the very scenario that the pilots of Indonesia's Lion Air Flight 610 faced on October 29. Not knowing how to correct for the malfunction, the aircrew and their passengers were doomed. All aboard were lost as the aircraft crashed into the Java Sea.

First approved for commercial operation by the FAA on March 8, 2017, the MAX is just beginning to be delivered in large volumes. Lion Air was one of Boeing's primary foreign customers for the MAX, which is also flown by Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and Air Canada. The Lion Air aircraft lost in the accident was virtually brand new, delivered by Boeing in August; this was the first accident involving an aircraft touted for its safety.

Update: But Boeing never told pilots about one key new safety feature—an automated anti-stall system—or how to troubleshoot its failure. The manual update raised an outcry from pilots in the US.

Allied Pilots Association spokesperson and 737 captain Dennis Tajer told Reuters that his union members were only informed of a new anti-stall system that had been installed by Boeing on 737 MAX aircraft after the Lion Air crash. “It is information that we were not privy to in training or in any other manuals or materials,” Tajer told Reuters.

NerdyDad

Hasbro makes Monopoly edition for Millennials

scottalanmiller

@NerdyDad said in Non-IT News Thread:

Hasbro makes Monopoly edition for Millennials

Does it come with no money?

scottalanmiller

Do you win by whining?

Donahue

@NerdyDad said in Non-IT News Thread:

Hasbro makes Monopoly edition for Millennials

"But players can forget buying property. They can't afford that anyway." Sounds about right. Can they add a part about crippling student loans? that would make it authentic, doubly so if they can get a degree in a field that has no job prospects.

NerdyDad

@scottalanmiller No money, everybody is in debt, the person with the most debt starts the game. Instead of buying properties, you buy experiences and that is how you gain points. The person with the most points wins. Places like Chance and Community Chest allows you to interact with other players. The hashtag/pound sign, emoji, and something else are some of the tokens.