Non-IT News Thread

[mlnews]

The ultimate is social engineering (hacking) is when the government redefines the language to hide attacks on their citizens.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/07/07/oz_governments_definition_of_backdoor/

[mlnews]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/military-plane-crash-kills-at-least-16-in-mississippi

[mlnews]

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/07/att-joins-net-neutrality-protest-despite-suing-to-block-neutrality-rules/

[mlnews]

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/07/twitter-users-blocked-by-trump-sue-claim-realdonaldtrump-is-public-forum/

[mlnews]

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/07/as-a-self-defense-mechanism-plants-convince-insects-to-eat-each-other/

[mlnews]

Don't take plugged in appliances into the bath people!

http://news.softpedia.com/news/14-year-old-girl-dies-after-being-electrocuted-by-her-smartphone-516923.shtml

[scottalanmiller]

Australian plane passenger checks in can of beer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-40577923

[nadnerB]

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

Australian plane passenger checks in can of beer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-40577923

It's a bit random but not unexpected.

[scottalanmiller]

@nadnerb said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

Australian plane passenger checks in can of beer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-40577923

It's a bit random but not unexpected.

That's the new slogan for the country.

[nadnerB]

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

@nadnerb said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

Australian plane passenger checks in can of beer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-40577923

It's a bit random but not unexpected.

That's the new slogan for the country.

Well, it could be worse. The tourism mob in NT did have this one for a while:

[mlnews]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-just-teleported-an-object-into-space-for-the-first-time

[Dashrender]

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

scientists-just-teleported-an-object-into-space-for-the-first-time

https://futurism.com/teleportation-could-possible-using-quantum-physics/

[travisdh1]

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-just-teleported-an-object-into-space-for-the-first-time

That headline, missing one word makes it sounds like something much different than what they actually did.

[scottalanmiller]

@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-just-teleported-an-object-into-space-for-the-first-time

That headline, missing one word makes it sounds like something much different than what they actually did.

One itty bitty particle.

[travisdh1]

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-just-teleported-an-object-into-space-for-the-first-time

That headline, missing one word makes it sounds like something much different than what they actually did.

One itty bitty particle.

Gotta love quantum physics tho, even if they did mess up a the headline (I'm only surprised when a headline is actually right, because, headlines are what they are.)

[scottalanmiller]

Gif and image written into the DNA of bacteria
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40585299

[Danp]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/jet-blast-sint-maarten-princess-juliana-airport-caribbean-kills-tourist-maho-beach/

[Danp]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/man-trapped-in-atm-slips-notes-to-customers-begging-for-help/2017/07/13/447be3a0-67cf-11e7-94ab-5b1f0ff459df_story.html?utm_term=.23d0b6fad4ff

[scottalanmiller]

@danp said in Non-IT News Thread:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/jet-blast-sint-maarten-princess-juliana-airport-caribbean-kills-tourist-maho-beach/

Idiots

[scottalanmiller]

US opioid abuse 'linked to jobs market' says Fed boss
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40603281