Non-IT News Thread
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Devs are software engineers, they should totally be exempt.
remind me the reasoning behind that?
That crazy company I mention all the time - West - My friend's team is M-F 8-5. Sometimes they work later, but they aren't expected to be dev'ing outside of work time. Troubleshooting, yes, developing, no.
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Devs are software engineers, they should totally be exempt.
remind me the reasoning behind that?
That they are engineers? They design products, same as any engineer.
Why exempt? Because they are thought workers, white collar professionals. They don't work "by the hour".
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Snow falls in Tokyo in November for the first time in 54 years
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Israel fires: Tens of thousands flee as fires hit Haifa
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38088651 -
Predatory bacteria can wipe out superbugs, says study
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Predatory bacteria can wipe out superbugs, says study
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38077263Because that's never gone wrong before
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Florence Henderson: Brady Bunch matriarch dies at 82
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38102188 -
Cuba's Fidel Castro, former president, dies aged 90
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38114953 -
Gunman dead at Ohio State University rampage
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Nongunman. BBC used an old headline. It was a knifing.
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@scottalanmiller I was talking with someone when it hit the TV.
Makes working on a college campus much more... interesting.
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@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller I was talking with someone when it hit the TV.
Makes working on a college campus much more... interesting.
Yeah, not a place I'd want to be for sure
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller I was talking with someone when it hit the TV.
Makes working on a college campus much more... interesting.
Yeah, not a place I'd want to be for sure
For sure, most colleges = targets.
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@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller I was talking with someone when it hit the TV.
Makes working on a college campus much more... interesting.
Yeah, not a place I'd want to be for sure
For sure, most colleges = targets.
Constant Vigilance!
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One of the many, many reasons that the majority of education should be done online.
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Major plan crash at Medellin airport in Colombia: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38140981
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Major plan crash at Medellin airport in Colombia: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38140981
So sad, looks like 72 dead?
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@Reid-Cooper said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Major plan crash at Medellin airport in Colombia: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38140981
So sad, looks like 72 dead?
75 now
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@NattNatt said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Reid-Cooper said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Major plan crash at Medellin airport in Colombia: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38140981
So sad, looks like 72 dead?
75 now
It's a really bad accident.
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BBC just confirmed 76 dead, 5 survivors.
