Non-IT News Thread
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Watching news from other countries is much more important, I think, as you get to see how other people are actually reacting to us. When I was a kid I had a shortwave and got BBC World Service, Radio Havana and Radio Moscow. It was interesting.
In Macedonia, they couldn't stop talking about how everyone was worried about Trump except the Russians who thought it was great as it would be someone that they could easily manipulate and control, like Stalin did with FDR. They kept playing clips of how Putin would flatter him and Trump would lose all credibility gushing about how awesome Russia was for calling him smart. They kept showing people on the street excited for the prospects of a Russian puppet in the White House.
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@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
What was super odd was seeing CNN Macedonia playing while we were in Skopje. CNN makes a news channel just for Macedonia, and does so in English.
I don't suppose that's available via a stream somewhere?
I doubt it, but didn't look. It was not very good. They were not even covering the revolution going on in the country where the news was playing. But they kept running ads for investing in the country, like that was going to happen.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
What was super odd was seeing CNN Macedonia playing while we were in Skopje. CNN makes a news channel just for Macedonia, and does so in English.
I don't suppose that's available via a stream somewhere?
I doubt it, but didn't look. It was not very good. They were not even covering the revolution going on in the country where the news was playing. But they kept running ads for investing in the country, like that was going to happen.
So, not quite as bad as CNN/MSNBC/FOX yet.
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@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
What was super odd was seeing CNN Macedonia playing while we were in Skopje. CNN makes a news channel just for Macedonia, and does so in English.
I don't suppose that's available via a stream somewhere?
I doubt it, but didn't look. It was not very good. They were not even covering the revolution going on in the country where the news was playing. But they kept running ads for investing in the country, like that was going to happen.
So, not quite as bad as CNN/MSNBC/FOX yet.
It's still CNN so pretty crappy. But at least it is CNN with a south Balkan slant, so the perspective and flavour is interesting.
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
The onion is the only trustworthy news source that I know of.
Because it is just absurd enough that it is plausible!
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Have you guys heard about chemtrails?
(This is a joke)
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I GOT THE JOB! Back in the IT and MSP world at last!
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@thanksajdotcom Congrats!
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The new resume is now batting 100%!
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@thanksajdotcom said in Non-IT News Thread:
I GOT THE JOB! Back in the IT and MSP world at last!
congratulations!
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Congrats! When do you start?
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Congrats! When do you start?
I've got to do all the paperwork, etc still, but either this week or next. The owner has to get with one of his guys to start getting me onboarded.
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On the road to your own apartment!
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@thanksajdotcom said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Congrats! When do you start?
I've got to do all the paperwork, etc still, but either this week or next. The owner has to get with one of his guys to start getting me onboarded.
Good luck! What kind of work are they going to have you do?
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@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
@thanksajdotcom said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Congrats! When do you start?
I've got to do all the paperwork, etc still, but either this week or next. The owner has to get with one of his guys to start getting me onboarded.
Good luck! What kind of work are they going to have you do?
He's the new guy... He gets all the aggravating clients that nobody else wants.
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Congrats @thanksajdotcom !
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Congrats @thanksajdotcom!
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Indonesia police confiscate sex toy mistaken for 'angel'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36189614 -
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Indonesia police confiscate sex toy mistaken for 'angel'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36189614haha.... I wonder how pissed the person is who lost that...
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Indonesia police confiscate sex toy mistaken for 'angel'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36189614haha.... I wonder how pissed the person is who lost that...
Who do you think filed the police report..?
