Non-IT News Thread

mlnews

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/07/as-a-self-defense-mechanism-plants-convince-insects-to-eat-each-other/

mlnews

Don't take plugged in appliances into the bath people!

http://news.softpedia.com/news/14-year-old-girl-dies-after-being-electrocuted-by-her-smartphone-516923.shtml

scottalanmiller

Australian plane passenger checks in can of beer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-40577923

nadnerB

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

Australian plane passenger checks in can of beer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-40577923

It's a bit random but not unexpected.

scottalanmiller

@nadnerb said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

Australian plane passenger checks in can of beer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-40577923

It's a bit random but not unexpected.

That's the new slogan for the country.

nadnerB

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

@nadnerb said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

Australian plane passenger checks in can of beer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-40577923

It's a bit random but not unexpected.

That's the new slogan for the country.

Well, it could be worse. The tourism mob in NT did have this one for a while:

mlnews

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-just-teleported-an-object-into-space-for-the-first-time

Dashrender

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

scientists-just-teleported-an-object-into-space-for-the-first-time

https://futurism.com/teleportation-could-possible-using-quantum-physics/

travisdh1

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-just-teleported-an-object-into-space-for-the-first-time

That headline, missing one word makes it sounds like something much different than what they actually did.

scottalanmiller

@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-just-teleported-an-object-into-space-for-the-first-time

That headline, missing one word makes it sounds like something much different than what they actually did.

One itty bitty particle.

travisdh1

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-just-teleported-an-object-into-space-for-the-first-time

That headline, missing one word makes it sounds like something much different than what they actually did.

One itty bitty particle.

Gotta love quantum physics tho, even if they did mess up a the headline (I'm only surprised when a headline is actually right, because, headlines are what they are.)

scottalanmiller

Gif and image written into the DNA of bacteria
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40585299

Danp

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/jet-blast-sint-maarten-princess-juliana-airport-caribbean-kills-tourist-maho-beach/

Danp

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/man-trapped-in-atm-slips-notes-to-customers-begging-for-help/2017/07/13/447be3a0-67cf-11e7-94ab-5b1f0ff459df_story.html?utm_term=.23d0b6fad4ff

scottalanmiller

@danp said in Non-IT News Thread:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/jet-blast-sint-maarten-princess-juliana-airport-caribbean-kills-tourist-maho-beach/

Idiots

scottalanmiller

US opioid abuse 'linked to jobs market' says Fed boss
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40603281

mlnews

Virginia testing out offshore wind farms for power production.

https://arstechnica.com/business/2017/07/virginia-utility-agrees-to-install-two-offshore-wind-turbines-for-study/

mlnews

Escaped criminal caught after 25 years on the run thanks to biometrics and facial recognition.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/07/biometrics-catches-violent-fugitive-25-years-on-the-run/

mlnews

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/07/13/racist_airbnb_host_punishment/

LOL

mlnews

Electric driverless cars could make petrol and diesel motors 'socially unacceptable'

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/07/13/fisita_plus_conference_connected_autonomous_vehicles/