Non-IT News Thread
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Starbucks are attempting to re-enter the Australian market
http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/starbucks-coffee-is-quietly-expanding-in-australia-after-humiliating-retreat-eight-years-ago/news-story/b7f136c4d78f24aaa600a3822b1e31b4Racking up losses of $143 million on its Australian operations, in 2008 Starbucks sacked 700 staff and closed 66 branches leaving a rump of cafes in the CBDs of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane mostly serving tourists familiar with the brand.
I wonder how well they'll do this time 'round. It sounds like they've actually looked at what the local market wants.
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48 died on same floor since July at tainted Yokohama hospital
http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20160929/p2a/00m/0na/013000c
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Japanese pro-whaling documentary to be screened at U.S. film festival
http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20160929/p2g/00m/0et/083000c
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McDonald's offers Halloween choco-pumpkin fries in Japan
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Yet again, I am saddend to be a citizen of the United States.
The idiots really did enact JASTA.
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Florida deputy accused of Tasing woman, baking her 'Sorry I Tased You' cake
This occurred in my hometown. More signs that police are desperately in need of better training / evaluation.
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
Yet again, I am saddend to be a citizen of the United States.
The idiots really did enact JASTA.
Yep... that about sums it up.
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
Yet again, I am saddend to be a citizen of the United States.
The idiots really did enact JASTA.
What, why can't I sue a foreign country for not trying to stop terrorism...
Might as well make some money off of it..
(all of the above from me is sarcasm)
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@Danp said in Non-IT News Thread:
Florida deputy accused of Tasing woman, baking her 'Sorry I Tased You' cake
This occurred in my hometown. More signs that police are desperately in need of better training / evaluation.
Yeah, that doesn't sound like a training issue. Evaluation, yes. If you are needing to train cops to just obey the law and not assault people, you just have a general "who is a cop / who is a criminal" identification problem.
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@Danp said in Non-IT News Thread:
Florida deputy accused of Tasing woman, baking her 'Sorry I Tased You' cake
This occurred in my hometown. More signs that police are desperately in need of better training / evaluation.
Apparently it was a hoax.
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sneaky Italians... http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37516164
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@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Danp said in Non-IT News Thread:
Florida deputy accused of Tasing woman, baking her 'Sorry I Tased You' cake
This occurred in my hometown. More signs that police are desperately in need of better training / evaluation.
Apparently it was a hoax.
The cake or the tasing?
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Danp said in Non-IT News Thread:
Florida deputy accused of Tasing woman, baking her 'Sorry I Tased You' cake
This occurred in my hometown. More signs that police are desperately in need of better training / evaluation.
Yeah, that doesn't sound like a training issue. Evaluation, yes. If you are needing to train cops to just obey the law and not assault people, you just have a general "who is a cop / who is a criminal" identification problem.
Even if it was a hoax we still have that identification problem.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Danp said in Non-IT News Thread:
Florida deputy accused of Tasing woman, baking her 'Sorry I Tased You' cake
This occurred in my hometown. More signs that police are desperately in need of better training / evaluation.
Yeah, that doesn't sound like a training issue. Evaluation, yes. If you are needing to train cops to just obey the law and not assault people, you just have a general "who is a cop / who is a criminal" identification problem.
Been a problem in the US for decades.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Danp said in Non-IT News Thread:
Florida deputy accused of Tasing woman, baking her 'Sorry I Tased You' cake
This occurred in my hometown. More signs that police are desperately in need of better training / evaluation.
Apparently it was a hoax.
The cake or the tasing?
Both?
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@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Danp said in Non-IT News Thread:
Florida deputy accused of Tasing woman, baking her 'Sorry I Tased You' cake
This occurred in my hometown. More signs that police are desperately in need of better training / evaluation.
Apparently it was a hoax.
Source?
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@Danp said in Non-IT News Thread:
@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Danp said in Non-IT News Thread:
Florida deputy accused of Tasing woman, baking her 'Sorry I Tased You' cake
This occurred in my hometown. More signs that police are desperately in need of better training / evaluation.
Apparently it was a hoax.
Source?
Cranberry.
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@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
Interesting:
Saw that one a week or two ago.
Made me sad. Not surprised though.
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'Th' sound to vanish from English language by 2066 because of multiculturalism, say linguists
‘TH’ stopping – the dental consonants ‘th’ will be replaced by ‘d’ meaning ‘this’ or ‘that’ will become ‘dis’ and ‘dat’
‘TH’ fronting – Words which begin with a ‘th’ sound will be lost so ‘thin’ will become ‘fin’ and ‘think’ will change to ‘fink’
Sound softening – hardly anyone says ‘syoot’ for ‘suit’ anymore and the trend will continue with the sharp corners knocked off words
Yod dropping - words like ‘cute’ or ‘beauty’ will become ‘coot’ and ‘booty.’
Consonant smushing – ‘W’ and ‘r’ are already similar for many southern English speakers but the letters could completely collapse into one sound. Words with ‘ch’ and ‘j’ could also become indistinguishable.
Glottal stop – the slight linguistic trip which turns ‘butter’ into ‘bu’er’ in dialects like Cockney and Geordie will become more prevalent across the country.
Emojis – happy face, sad face, or wink will become part of language and facial expressions.
