Non-IT News Thread

[scottalanmiller]

Mystery of why shoelaces come undone unravelled by science
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39573642

[Danp]

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/guitarist-j-geils-dead-at-71-w476279

[hobbit666]

Ohio prison inmates 'built computers and hid them in ceiling'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39576394
lol

[scottalanmiller]

@hobbit666 said in Non-IT News Thread:

Ohio prison inmates 'built computers and hid them in ceiling'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39576394
lol

The REAL news is "prison left network totally unsecured, open for inmates to use unmonitored."

[coliver]

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

@hobbit666 said in Non-IT News Thread:

Ohio prison inmates 'built computers and hid them in ceiling'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39576394
lol

The REAL news is "prison left network totally unsecured, open for inmates to use unmonitored."

I was thinking that as well. Some things were blocked at the proxy but they could really do with disabling ports on their switches and only enabling them when needed.

[travisdh1]

@hobbit666 said in Non-IT News Thread:

Ohio prison inmates 'built computers and hid them in ceiling'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39576394
lol

Of course this would come from the BBC instead of a US news source. Want the real news in the US, watch the BBC!

[coliver]

@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@hobbit666 said in Non-IT News Thread:

Ohio prison inmates 'built computers and hid them in ceiling'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39576394
lol

Of course this would come from the BBC instead of a US news source. Want the real news in the US, watch the BBC!

That's been true for a long time.

[scottalanmiller]

Also check out...

http://www.dw.com/en

[scottalanmiller]

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/04/scientists-have-found-a-great-cold-spot-on-jupiter/

[mlnews]

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/04/farm-raised-superbugs-find-their-way-into-kids-noses-somehow/

[travisdh1]

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/04/farm-raised-superbugs-find-their-way-into-kids-noses-somehow/

[StrongBad]

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/04/farm-raised-superbugs-find-their-way-into-kids-noses-somehow/

We told them to stop snorting the bacon but...

[mlnews]

https://arstechnica.com/business/2017/04/startup-says-it-can-make-compressed-air-energy-storage-scheme-dirt-cheap/

[mlnews]

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/13/dark_matter_bridge_between_galaxies_captured/

[mlnews]

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/12/facebook_makes_you_sad/

[NerdyDad]

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/12/facebook_makes_you_sad/

Right now SW is making me sad because it is turning more and more into a cesspool.

[travisdh1]

@NerdyDad said in Non-IT News Thread:

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/12/facebook_makes_you_sad/

Right now SW is making me sad because it is turning more and more into a cesspool.

Your about 6 months behind me here. Give it up, you'll feel better, and be able to laugh when someone cross posts the insanity.

[NerdyDad]

@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@NerdyDad said in Non-IT News Thread:

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/12/facebook_makes_you_sad/

Right now SW is making me sad because it is turning more and more into a cesspool.

Your about 6 months behind me here. Give it up, you'll feel better, and be able to laugh when someone cross posts the insanity.

I'm not actually on it anymore. Kind of gave it up when I came onto ML about 5 months ago.

[dafyre]

@NerdyDad said in Non-IT News Thread:

@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@NerdyDad said in Non-IT News Thread:

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/12/facebook_makes_you_sad/

Right now SW is making me sad because it is turning more and more into a cesspool.

Your about 6 months behind me here. Give it up, you'll feel better, and be able to laugh when someone cross posts the insanity.

I'm not actually on it anymore. Kind of gave it up when I came onto ML about 5 months ago.

It's kinda funny to me... Here at ML, we have probably the broadest skillset of any IT forum out there... Since I've been here, I haven't posted on SW near as much either. I only log in every day or two to answer the stupid questions I get in email, lol.

[NerdyDad]

@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:

@NerdyDad said in Non-IT News Thread:

@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@NerdyDad said in Non-IT News Thread:

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/12/facebook_makes_you_sad/

Right now SW is making me sad because it is turning more and more into a cesspool.

Your about 6 months behind me here. Give it up, you'll feel better, and be able to laugh when someone cross posts the insanity.

I'm not actually on it anymore. Kind of gave it up when I came onto ML about 5 months ago.

It's kinda funny to me... Here at ML, we have probably the broadest skillset of any IT forum out there... Since I've been here, I haven't posted on SW near as much either. I only log in every day or two to answer the stupid questions I get in email, lol.

Then you're doing better than me. I rarely visit SW anymore, unless I have to. I feel like I graduated to the big boy party around here. Digging deep into subjects and technical matters. Just felt that SW was a mile wide and an inch deep in technical content.