Non-IT News Thread

scottalanmiller

Asphalt helps batteries charge more quickly
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41523653

Danp

http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/ralphie-may-last-comic-standing-comedian-dead-at-45-w507670

scottalanmiller

California fires: Deadly wildfires sweep through wine country
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41559875

Danp

North Korea hackers steal US-South Korea war plans

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41565281

scottalanmiller

Catalan leader seeks independence talks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41574172

black3dynamite

McDonald's Rick and Morty Szechuan sauce stunt backfires
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41543636

momurda

@black3dynamite
"We want terrible tasting sauce loaded with hfcs instead of Szechuan sauce."

RojoLoco

@black3dynamite Ha! Fandom defeats the big corporation!

edit: R&M clip for context:
Youtube Video

coliver

@black3dynamite said in Non-IT News Thread:

McDonald's Rick and Morty Szechuan sauce stunt backfires
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41543636

It was probably the remaining stock from 1998.

coliver

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/trumps-doj-tries-to-rebrand-weakened-encryption-as-responsible-encryption/

"Responsible" Encryption. Wow...

RojoLoco

@coliver What's that? The president and all government officials are a bunch of self-serving morons?

I already knew that. I keep looking to the sky in order to see the N Korean missile headed my way because of some ridiculous twitter post the Fucktard-In-Chief posted. Because when I see the shit's about to go down, I'm going out with a bang.

DustinB3403

@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/trumps-doj-tries-to-rebrand-weakened-encryption-as-responsible-encryption/

"Responsible" Encryption. Wow...

What the hell... how dumb are these people? Responsible Encryption is encryption that the US Government can't break just because they want to.