Non-IT News Thread

[mlnews]

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/08/ex-fed-in-silk-road-case-pleads-guilty-to-new-money-laundering-charges/

Surprised? Me neither.

[IRJ]

A Florida woman...

http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/deputies-st-johns-county-woman-drunkenly-bites-mans-fishing-line-at-pier/593621732

[scottalanmiller]

Lost WW2 warship USS Indianapolis found after 72 years
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40991326

Largest loss of life in a US Navy sinking in history. The ship talked about in Jaws finally found. Thanks to Paul Allen.

[Danp]

Just heard about this on the radio ...

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/20/movies/jerry-lewis-dead-celebrated-comedian-and-filmmaker.html

[coliver]

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/08/htc-vive-gets-its-first-permanent-price-cut-now-down-25-percent/

That's good news.

[scottalanmiller]

@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/08/htc-vive-gets-its-first-permanent-price-cut-now-down-25-percent/

That's good news.

Woot

[scottalanmiller]

@danp said in Non-IT News Thread:

Just heard about this on the radio ...

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/20/movies/jerry-lewis-dead-celebrated-comedian-and-filmmaker.html

Very sad.

[scottalanmiller]

Solar eclipse 2017: Spectacle set to grip US public
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40657793

[mlnews]

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/08/trial-to-decide-whether-ex-grubhub-driver-should-be-classified-as-employee/

Classifying more people as employees, major potential impacts on employment.

[mlnews]

Science is neat...

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/08/carbon-nanotube-yarn-generates-electricity-when-stretched/

[mlnews]

Um...

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/08/real-judge-no-you-dont-have-to-be-paid-as-a-magic-the-gathering-judge/

[mlnews]

Apple putting new datacenter in Iowa.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/08/iowa-town-gives-200m-subsidy-to-get-apples-newest-data-center/

[mlnews]

This is just cool.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/08/a-once-publicity-shy-waymo-opens-up-about-its-autonomous-cars/

[mlnews]

Recent research tells us how the crew of the Hunley died.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/08/confederate-subs-weapon-killed-its-own-crew-researchers-find/

[mlnews]

Whoops, turns out that the execs of MegaUpload aren't the real criminals here...

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/08/new-zealand-illegally-spied-on-dotcom-associates-court-rules/

[scottalanmiller]

'Self-driving' lorries to be tested on UK roads
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41038220

[NattNatt]

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

'Self-driving' lorries to be tested on UK roads
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41038220

can't be any worse than the majority of drivers on the roads here....

[JaredBusch]

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

Whoops, turns out that the execs of MegaUpload aren't the real criminals here...

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/08/new-zealand-illegally-spied-on-dotcom-associates-court-rules/

Good. This whole thing was a massive overreach by the US at the behest of the media companies.

[Dashrender]

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

Whoops, turns out that the execs of MegaUpload aren't the real criminals here...

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/08/new-zealand-illegally-spied-on-dotcom-associates-court-rules/

That's not what they said - but they did say the government was likely/was acting as outside their jurisdiction.

[Dashrender]

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

'Self-driving' lorries to be tested on UK roads
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41038220

However, human drivers will still steer all the lorries in the convoy.

That seems like a bad idea. Now you have a driver who can't see much because they are up the arse of the truck in front of them.