Non-IT News Thread
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Happy Birthday to France.
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Happy Birthday to France.
We live right next to each other, but I got no invitation
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Many dead as lorry hits crowd in Nice
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Many dead as lorry hits crowd in Nice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36800730Yeah that's pretty crazy. Two of my sisters are vacationing in a town about 10km or so from Nice, and so I tried to call them to make sure everything was fine. I couldn't get in touch with them at all. I didn't think they had gone over the Nice for the evening or anything, but after about three hours I finally got a hold of a neighbour I can't believe I still had the number for (they're in my house), he went over there and they were actually having a sort of pool-side party and their phones were inside.
Sigh
I haven't been able to sleep at all since, and that was hours ago. I'm thankful they're fine, but then you realise that a lot of people aren't going to call their families back. Truly horrific.
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@scottalanmiller sad, sad news. Germany has 3 busses of schoolkids on a fieldtrip there right now. So glad my kids are home.
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@tonyshowoff said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Many dead as lorry hits crowd in Nice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36800730Yeah that's pretty crazy. Two of my sisters are vacationing in a town about 10km or so from Nice, and so I tried to call them to make sure everything was fine. I couldn't get in touch with them at all. I didn't think they had gone over the Nice for the evening or anything, but after about three hours I finally got a hold of a neighbour I can't believe I still had the number for (they're in my house), he went over there and they were actually having a sort of pool-side party and their phones were inside.
Sigh
I haven't been able to sleep at all since, and that was hours ago. I'm thankful they're fine, but then you realise that a lot of people aren't going to call their families back. Truly horrific.
Wow, glad everything is okay. Makes for a scary night.
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@Adaministrator said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller sad, sad news. Germany has 3 busses of schoolkids on a fieldtrip there right now. So glad my kids are home.
Lots of people sadly affected
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It's a tragedy
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Something major happening in Turkey. Fighters flying over Ankara, bridge over the Bosphorus has been closed, gunfire heard.... looks like a military coup.
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Looks like a coup.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Looks like a coup.
That would be great, seriously, I'd love that. This isn't news either, I mean in the sense of anything new. Been following this a long time:
https://www.reddit.com/r/turkishcivilwar/
My younger brother lives in Istanbul, so I'm always interested in how this garbage dump is going.
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Holy cow this is epic... Police HQ is under military command, Ataturk is surrounded by tanks, military has announced it has full control of the country...
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@tonyshowoff said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Looks like a coup.
That would be great, seriously, I'd love that.
Oh yeah, I'm excited. This could be exactly what needs to happen. I love Turkey and the current state of things has been heading them towards a disaster. This could turn them around!
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@tonyshowoff said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Looks like a coup.
That would be great, seriously, I'd love that.
Oh yeah, I'm excited. This could be exactly what needs to happen. I love Turkey and the current state of things has been heading them towards a disaster. This could turn them around!
Maybe they'd start fighting ISIS rather than fighting Kurds.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Holy cow this is epic... Police HQ is under military command, Ataturk is surrounded by tanks, military has announced it has full control of the country...
That was quick.
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@tonyshowoff said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@tonyshowoff said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Looks like a coup.
That would be great, seriously, I'd love that.
Oh yeah, I'm excited. This could be exactly what needs to happen. I love Turkey and the current state of things has been heading them towards a disaster. This could turn them around!
Maybe they'd start fighting ISIS rather than fighting Kurds.
No kidding. What a mess it has been. Let's hope this is a pro-Kurdish group taking control.
Turkey's top general is a hostage already.
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@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Holy cow this is epic... Police HQ is under military command, Ataturk is surrounded by tanks, military has announced it has full control of the country...
That was quick.
This is like record fast. Possible total overthrow in like... 30 minutes?
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Holy cow this is epic... Police HQ is under military command, Ataturk is surrounded by tanks, military has announced it has full control of the country...
That was quick.
This is like record fast. Possible total overthrow in like... 30 minutes?
It has to be fast, they have to seize control over all major government buildings in order to maintain control and have any attempt at appearing to be the new proper authorities. I'm sure this was planned ahead for a while.
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@tonyshowoff said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Holy cow this is epic... Police HQ is under military command, Ataturk is surrounded by tanks, military has announced it has full control of the country...
That was quick.
This is like record fast. Possible total overthrow in like... 30 minutes?
It has to be fast, they have to seize control over all major government buildings in order to maintain control and have any attempt at appearing to be the new proper authorities. I'm sure this was planned ahead for a while.
Had to have been. This was serious coordination. I wonder if Germany curtailing NATO options had anything to do with the timing.
