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Japan is following the US' lead in accidental warnings...

http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/16/asia/japan-false-missile-alarm-intl/index.html

Anyone with fingers on the buttons much?
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

Japan is following the US' lead in accidental warnings...

http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/16/asia/japan-false-missile-alarm-intl/index.html

Anyone with fingers on the buttons much?

OOPS misclick! :face_with_tears_of_joy:
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This was a scary experience to say the least... sadly, its real sad how easy it was for the to F up.. I am surprised it doesn't happen more..

I am curious what BMD stands for tho
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@smartkid808 said in Non-IT News Thread:

This was a scary experience to say the least... sadly, its real sad how easy it was for the to F up.. I am surprised it doesn't happen more..

I am curious what BMD stands for tho

Big Military Dumbass.(in reality it likely means Ballistic Missile something)
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bnrstnr @DustinB3403
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@dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:

Ballistic Missile something

Wikipedia claims "Ballistic Missile Defense"
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bnrstnr @bnrstnr
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@bnrstnr said in Non-IT News Thread:

Wikipedia claims "Ballistic Missile Defense"

Or Bangladesh Meteorological Department... one of the two I'm sure
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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/01/bitcoin-plunges-now-down-42-percent-from-december-peak/
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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/01/why-analysts-put-gm-and-waymo-far-ahead-of-tesla-in-driverless-car-race/
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scottalanmiller
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https://www.pornhub.com/insights/hawaii-alert
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Obsolesce
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What does that go to, I don't want to click in it.
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@tim_g said in Non-IT News Thread:

What does that go to, I don't want to click in it.

An article about their traffic levels during the alert and subsequent false alarm notice.
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JaredBusch @Obsolesce
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@tim_g here
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Obsolesce @JaredBusch
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@jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

@tim_g here

Lol, interesting...
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scottalanmiller
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Not really all that surprising. But I love PH stats.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42728321

Oh Nintendo... just when I thought you were starting to be less gimmicky.
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hobbit666 @coliver
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@coliver I can't wait to see this the wife and kids will love it (....and me :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_closed_eyes: :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_closed_eyes: )
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@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42728321

Oh Nintendo... just when I thought you were starting to be less gimmicky.

Ha, ha ha. That's ALL Nintendo is. If they stopped being gimmicky, they'd just stop being.
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Amazon announces their twenty "finalist" cities...
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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/01/project-fis-bill-protection-works-out-to-an-80-unlimited-plan/
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