Non-IT News Thread
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
the US has been using social media for vetting for many years. The change here is that they will put it on the forms, not that they will start using it.
Even as a US citizen, people have been warning me not to talk about questionable democratic processes in US partner dictatorships for fear of being denied reentry into the US.
As a citizen, can you be denied? I suppose you could be, they are the government after all, they can do anything they want - and do so daily.
Remember, kids - the government and the police can do anything they damn well please to you at any time. There may be a slight chance you'll get out of it, and an even smaller chance that they may get in trouble for it later, but you still got f@cked over, arrested, denied entry to your native homeland, etc.
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@RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
the US has been using social media for vetting for many years. The change here is that they will put it on the forms, not that they will start using it.
Even as a US citizen, people have been warning me not to talk about questionable democratic processes in US partner dictatorships for fear of being denied reentry into the US.
As a citizen, can you be denied? I suppose you could be, they are the government after all, they can do anything they want - and do so daily.
Remember, kids - the government and the police can do anything they damn well please to you at any time. There may be a slight chance you'll get out of it, and an even smaller chance that they may get in trouble for it later, but you still got f@cked over, arrested, denied entry to your native homeland, etc.
And remember that we maintain specific regions like Guantanamo Bay in Cuba specifically to bypass even congressional oversight and the constitution. So no matter how illegal something is, the US maintains a way to do it with total impunity even from its own court system.
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This happened about 4 hours away from me...
Two freight trains collided head on....
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/06/28/freight-trains-collide-in-texas-triggering-massive-explosion.html?intcmp=hphz10 -
@brianlittlejohn said in Non-IT News Thread:
This happened about 4 hours away from me...
Two freight trains collided head on....
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/06/28/freight-trains-collide-in-texas-triggering-massive-explosion.html?intcmp=hphz10We had already been talking about that here. Pretty huge collision.
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@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
Insteresting.
I would have chosen a different wording but I don't like to make Gene work too hard on the moderation
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@MattSpeller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
Insteresting.
I would have chosen a different wording but I don't like to make Gene work too hard on the moderation
Haha, everyone else does why not you?
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@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
@MattSpeller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
Insteresting.
I would have chosen a different wording but I don't like to make Gene work too hard on the moderation
Haha, everyone else does why not you?
Honestly on this one I'm not sure I should post my real thoughts on it. Maybe I'm just paranoid this afternoon.
As a non-American citizen who would like to travel and explore your country further your country's thought police tactics give me pause.
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@MattSpeller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
@MattSpeller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
Insteresting.
I would have chosen a different wording but I don't like to make Gene work too hard on the moderation
Haha, everyone else does why not you?
Honestly on this one I'm not sure I should post my real thoughts on it. Maybe I'm just paranoid this afternoon.
As a non-American citizen who would like to travel and explore your country further your country's thought police tactics give me pause.
New US passport requirements in effect now as well.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@MattSpeller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
@MattSpeller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
Insteresting.
I would have chosen a different wording but I don't like to make Gene work too hard on the moderation
Haha, everyone else does why not you?
Honestly on this one I'm not sure I should post my real thoughts on it. Maybe I'm just paranoid this afternoon.
As a non-American citizen who would like to travel and explore your country further your country's thought police tactics give me pause.
New US passport requirements in effect now as well.
Did NYS ever update their ID requirements?
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No idea. I don't use a NY ID.
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We were just there nine days ago. This is our main airport these days!
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36658187
Bombing and gun shots at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey.
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@scottalanmiller What are we looking at here?Nevermind, its an airport.
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller What are we looking at here?Nevermind, its an airport.
that's OUR airport, the one that we just flew out of to get to Rochester.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller What are we looking at here?Nevermind, its an airport.
that's OUR airport, the one that we just flew out of to get to Rochester.
Well, you left it a mess!
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller What are we looking at here?Nevermind, its an airport.
that's OUR airport, the one that we just flew out of to get to Rochester.
You guys got lucky to avoid that attack.
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At least ten dead.
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Up to three bombings and 28 dead, 60 injured at Ataturk. And @Jaguar is trapped in Amsterdam having JUST missed being at Ataturk for this. He was trying to get an earlier flight and could not get one and would have been there. But now he is stuck in Amsterdam unable to get back home.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Up to three bombings and 28 dead, 60 injured at Ataturk. And @Jaguar is trapped in Amsterdam having JUST missed being at Ataturk for this. He was trying to get an earlier flight and could not get one and would have been there. But now he is stuck in Amsterdam unable to get back home.
Suppose there's occasions to be glad you missed a flight. Worse places to be suck too all things considered.
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He didn't bring his laptop with him, which really sucks now.
