Non-IT News Thread
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USS Milwaukee: US Navy’s Newest Ship Towed to Virginia Base After Breaking Down at Sea
The ship was en route to Mayport, Fla., from Halifax, Canada, when it experienced an engineering malfunction Friday. Following repairs, the vessel will be based in San Diego.
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@scottalanmiller said:
There was no suggestion that hers nor anyone's life or healthy was in any way endangered by the people at whom she was shooting. She, however, did put peoples' lives in danger. They might have been criminals, but not ones endangering people - at least that's not why she was shooting.
Right, and with the full details, I would probably agree that shooting was not called for. But I do not have full details.
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San Diego: Car Falls From 3rd Floor of Fashion Valley Parking Garage, Injuring 2 Women
The car fell at 7:30 p.m. PST Sunday, and bystanders pulled the women from the car before police arrived, news outlets report. One was transported to the nearest hospital with serious injuries.
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Jesus Christ: Medical Artist Draws Religious Figure According to Forensic Anthropological Research
Richard Neave drew Jesus according to scientists' findings of what a first century Jewish man's features would look like. The image depicts a man with short hair, muscular build and tan skin.
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So incredibly sad...
Four Year Old Boy in Buffalo Spends Two Days at Home Alone with His Mother's Body After She Dies of Natural Causes
http://www.fox26houston.com/news/you-re-clicking-it/57598438-story
The little boy thought that she was asleep and survived on milk and maple syrup until a Rent A Center employee came to the house for a scheduled appointment and found the boy who said that his mother was asleep and that he could not wake her up.
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Woot!
PRICE GOUGING PHARMA CEO MARTIN SHKRELI ARRESTED
I don't normally celebrate someone else's misfortune, however, if he's guilty, it's not misfortune, it's justice.
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@Dominica he was just in the news too...
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/shkreli-raise-price-chagas-disease-drug-article-1.2463784
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The title has nothing to do with the story - it's just click bait! sigh.
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@Dashrender said:
The title has nothing to do with the story - it's just click bait! sigh.
Which title?
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Chickens in sweaters, y'all!
http://um.smash.com/2015/12/2EA18E9900000578-0-image-a-6_1448064374694.jpg
http://www.smash.com/kind-woman-knits-special-sweaters-chickens-keep-warm-winter/
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Those are, indeed, adorable.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
The title has nothing to do with the story - it's just click bait! sigh.
Which title?
The title of the article under the picture.
While there's nothing inaccurate about the title (well, we have to assuming price gouging is accurate - but that's another debate) it's click bait because it leads one to think the arrest is because of the 'price gouging' yes it's leading.. that's all it is.. then they open the story talking about the price gouging... and after the break they mention he was arrested for fraud, at a time that was before he was even involved with the pharma stuff. -
@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
The title has nothing to do with the story - it's just click bait! sigh.
Which title?
The title of the article under the picture.
While there's nothing inaccurate about the title (well, we have to assuming price gouging is accurate - but that's another debate) it's click bait because it leads one to think the arrest is because of the 'price gouging' yes it's leading.. that's all it is.. then they open the story talking about the price gouging... and after the break they mention he was arrested for fraud, at a time that was before he was even involved with the pharma stuff.Exactly. click bait crap. I hate modern media.
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@Dominica said:
Woot!
PRICE GOUGING PHARMA CEO MARTIN SHKRELI ARRESTED
I don't normally celebrate someone else's misfortune, however, if he's guilty, it's not misfortune, it's justice.
I can't wait to hear about how someone murdered this smug a-hole. Talk about someone that truly deserves to suffer lots while dying....
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
The title has nothing to do with the story - it's just click bait! sigh.
Which title?
The title of the article under the picture.
While there's nothing inaccurate about the title (well, we have to assuming price gouging is accurate - but that's another debate) it's click bait because it leads one to think the arrest is because of the 'price gouging' yes it's leading.. that's all it is.. then they open the story talking about the price gouging... and after the break they mention he was arrested for fraud, at a time that was before he was even involved with the pharma stuff.Oh, that was just a random picture of the guy that she liked. The title and the article link matched.
She even asked me what people thought was click bait and I couldn't figure it out. So it was that his picture came from a different source, not the title or the link. Makes sense.
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@JaredBusch said:
@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
The title has nothing to do with the story - it's just click bait! sigh.
Which title?
The title of the article under the picture.
While there's nothing inaccurate about the title (well, we have to assuming price gouging is accurate - but that's another debate) it's click bait because it leads one to think the arrest is because of the 'price gouging' yes it's leading.. that's all it is.. then they open the story talking about the price gouging... and after the break they mention he was arrested for fraud, at a time that was before he was even involved with the pharma stuff.Exactly. click bait crap. I hate modern media.
It was just Dominica grabbing a pic of him that she found in a search. Nothing to do with the media outlet.
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@Dominica said:
Chickens in sweaters, y'all!
http://um.smash.com/2015/12/2EA18E9900000578-0-image-a-6_1448064374694.jpg
http://www.smash.com/kind-woman-knits-special-sweaters-chickens-keep-warm-winter/
We have a neighbor who does that... looks like cruel and unusual punishment to me.
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Oh, but the article itself identifies him as a price gouging CEO, I see where the connection would happen. That's all that he is famous for so it is how people identify him.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Oh, but the article itself identifies him as a price gouging CEO, I see where the connection would happen. That's all that he is famous for so it is how people identify him.
Right, and it's the ONLY reason that it's in the news - tons of fraudsters get arrested, most are lucky if they make the evening news, let along the national one.
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Oh, but the article itself identifies him as a price gouging CEO, I see where the connection would happen. That's all that he is famous for so it is how people identify him.
Right, and it's the ONLY reason that it's in the news - tons of fraudsters get arrested, most are lucky if they make the evening news, let along the national one.
I've seen him in the news thrice before this recently. The Wu Tang Clan thing was pretty recent.
