Non-IT News Thread

[DustinB3403]

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/01/holding-in-your-snot-rockets-could-blast-a-hole-in-your-throat-doctors-warn/

I heard this on the radio this morning and chuckled at all of the people (women) I know who hold in their sneeze.

[mlnews]

Japan is following the US' lead in accidental warnings...

http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/16/asia/japan-false-missile-alarm-intl/index.html

Anyone with fingers on the buttons much?

[Obsolesce]

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

Japan is following the US' lead in accidental warnings...

http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/16/asia/japan-false-missile-alarm-intl/index.html

Anyone with fingers on the buttons much?

OOPS misclick! :face_with_tears_of_joy:

[smartkid808]

This was a scary experience to say the least... sadly, its real sad how easy it was for the to F up.. I am surprised it doesn't happen more..

I am curious what BMD stands for tho

[DustinB3403]

@smartkid808 said in Non-IT News Thread:

This was a scary experience to say the least... sadly, its real sad how easy it was for the to F up.. I am surprised it doesn't happen more..

I am curious what BMD stands for tho

Big Military Dumbass.(in reality it likely means Ballistic Missile something)

[bnrstnr]

@dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:

Ballistic Missile something

Wikipedia claims "Ballistic Missile Defense"

[bnrstnr]

@bnrstnr said in Non-IT News Thread:

Wikipedia claims "Ballistic Missile Defense"

Or Bangladesh Meteorological Department... one of the two I'm sure

[mlnews]

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/01/bitcoin-plunges-now-down-42-percent-from-december-peak/

[scottalanmiller]

[mlnews]

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/01/why-analysts-put-gm-and-waymo-far-ahead-of-tesla-in-driverless-car-race/

[scottalanmiller]

https://www.pornhub.com/insights/hawaii-alert

[Obsolesce]

What does that go to, I don't want to click in it.

[JaredBusch]

@tim_g said in Non-IT News Thread:

What does that go to, I don't want to click in it.

An article about their traffic levels during the alert and subsequent false alarm notice.

[JaredBusch]

@tim_g here

[Obsolesce]

@jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

@tim_g here

Lol, interesting...

[scottalanmiller]

Not really all that surprising. But I love PH stats.

[coliver]

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42728321

Oh Nintendo... just when I thought you were starting to be less gimmicky.

[hobbit666]

@coliver I can't wait to see this the wife and kids will love it (....and me :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_closed_eyes: :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_closed_eyes: )

[scottalanmiller]

@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42728321

Oh Nintendo... just when I thought you were starting to be less gimmicky.

Ha, ha ha. That's ALL Nintendo is. If they stopped being gimmicky, they'd just stop being.

[mlnews]

Amazon announces their twenty "finalist" cities...

• Toronto
• Columbus
• Indianapolis
• Chicago
• Denver
• Nashville
• Los Angeles
• Dallas
• Austin
• Boston
• New York City
• Newark
• Pittsburgh
• Philadelphia
• Montgomery County, MD
• Washington, DC
• Raleigh
• NOVA
• Atlanta
• Miami