Ah, here is the announcement. I went looking in the Announcements forum, wondering if we'd been invaded! Now to figure out how to get this to look like I used to, because it was better in my day*, dammit!
*that was two days ago
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- 2015-11-01 06:21pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: SOFTWARE UPDATE
- Replies: 115
- Views: 31318
- 2015-07-23 04:05pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Sandra Bland Arrest and Death
- Replies: 57
- Views: 5034
Re: Sandra Bland Arrest and Death
Because she was Driving While Black.
- 2015-06-20 05:01am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Mass Shooting At Black Church In South Carolina
- Replies: 169
- Views: 15979
Re: Mass Shooting At Black Church In South Carolina
NRA blames victims as reactions echo Newtown The NRA, the largest and most powerful gun advocacy group in the world, typically mutes itself after mass shootings, and demands that others follow suit out of respect for the dead. The group’s social-media accounts, normally used to promulgate weapons e...
- 2015-06-19 03:16am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Woman to replace Alexander Hamilton on $10 bill
- Replies: 53
- Views: 5196
Re: Woman to replace Alexander Hamilton on $10 bill
Serious question: If Harriet Tubman does get on the $20 bill, will there be an uptick of racist dicks refusing to use those bills or clinging on the the Hamiltons because they're still stuck in the past?
- 2015-06-11 01:24pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Mynamar, India and China - Great Game
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2251
Re: Mynamar, India and China - Great Game
In the past I've read that India's foreign policy was so focused on Pakistan it was almost an obsession (apparently the two countries haven't been on good terms for a few decades...) but it's interesting they seem to be paying more attention to China lately. I know they've had some disputed territo...
- 2015-04-28 04:18pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Baltimore Protests and Riots
- Replies: 245
- Views: 19017
Re: Baltimore Protests and Riots
The ever-brilliant Ta-Nehisi Coates writes: The citizens who live in West Baltimore, where the rioting began, intuitively understand this. I grew up across the street from Mondawmin Mall, where today's riots began. My mother was raised in the same housing project, Gilmor Homes, where Freddie Gray wa...
- 2015-01-28 02:38pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Syriza wins Greece election
- Replies: 327
- Views: 33629
Re: Syriza wins Greece election
No, I wasn't, but you got to be a special kind of idiot to think the comparison EU-USA is even remotely apt. Why do you think it's inapt? The US and the EU are both monetarily united across their member states. They differ in that the former is fiscally united, too. My contention (and that of many ...
- 2015-01-19 06:29pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Ron Paul, Conspiracy Nut Case
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2929
Re: Ron Paul, Conspiracy Nut Case
Can you find a different word, Flagg? I quite like Mung beans because they make a bloody good daal . Grumman, your comparison is idiotic and you should be ashamed of it. Eternal Freedom, just like we pay attention to people who make a lot of sense and are insightful in almost everything they say (fo...
- 2014-12-22 02:57pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: North Korean internet knocked offline
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1703
Re: North Korean internet knocked offline
Someone unplugged the cable?
- 2014-11-26 04:30pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Michael Brown Case
- Replies: 501
- Views: 51548
Re: Michael Brown Case
Officer Darren Wilson's story is unbelievable. Literally. But on Monday night, St. Louis County prosecutor Robert McCulloch released the evidence given to the grand jury, including the interview police did with Wilson in the immediate aftermath of the shooting. And so we got to read, for the first ...
- 2014-10-15 02:36pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Microsoft CEO: Don't ask for raise, reward is good Karma
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3190
Re: Microsoft CEO: Don't ask for raise, reward is good Karma
How Satya Nadella Sounds a Lot Like My Brother And why that is not a good thing. I had just emerged from teaching a class in media studies at Seattle University last Thursday when I saw numerous posts on social media about remarks made by Satya Nadella. The recently installed Microsoft CEO was acti...
- 2014-09-19 12:37pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Lets talk about the Scottish referendum
- Replies: 222
- Views: 24748
Re: Lets talk about the Scottish referendum
Who is this laden-with-subtext post targeted at?Stas Bush wrote:Good that people squandered it for some Westminster FUD talk and good sleep. Can't underestimate the value of good sleep.
- 2014-09-14 03:38am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Lets talk about the Scottish referendum
- Replies: 222
- Views: 24748
Re: Lets talk about the Scottish referendum
I sure as hell didn't want David Cameron anywhere near any decision to be made about my country Exactly! And more than 50% of the country agreed with you, but you don't see Yorkshire and Cornwall and other remote (read: Southeastern) counties trying to break away. hasn't given a straight answer on ...
- 2014-08-29 01:12pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Ukraine War Thread
- Replies: 1377
- Views: 128063
Re: Ukraine Uprising/Conflict General (Livestream from Maida
I think he is going to invade soon. They are just waiting for some opportune moment with a bunch of Russians massacred somewhere in Ukraine. What would happen to Putin if Ukraine kicked the rebels out? That must be bad PR. Especially with the sunk costs so far. I doubt there'll be a massive invasio...
- 2014-07-22 06:49pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Next Court Case to Doom Obamacare?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 4963
Re: Next Court Case to Doom Obamacare?
Apparently the administration has requested that the full 11 members of the DC appeals court hear the case rather than just the 3 person panel, and they, as a whole, lean much more liberal than the panel. So it may not get to the Supreme Court. What prevents the plaintiffs from appealing to SCOTUS ...
- 2014-03-31 07:13pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Gay marriage legalised at midnight in England and Wales
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1203
Re: Gay marriage legalised at midnight in England and Wales
On the contrary, it rained only once in three days since Saturday. If this is what gay marriage is going to do, we shoulda done it faster!
- 2014-03-29 10:54am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Gay marriage legalised at midnight in England and Wales
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1203
Re: Gay marriage legalised at midnight in England and Wales
If it was one-fifth of radio listeners, then the demographics might be skewed towards the older set; and even amongst I find many to be very accepting of change.
- 2014-02-24 12:55pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: It's official. Driest year in the history of California.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3650
Re: It's official. Driest year in the history of California
Daffodils and Dandelions up already in south-west England. Normally this place is 5 degrees warmer than central England, but this is still too early.
- 2014-02-19 02:00pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: It's official. Driest year in the history of California.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3650
Re: It's official. Driest year in the history of California
Meanwhile, in the UK... Wettest December and January in at least 90 years. The two weeks that passed were the most exceptional two weeks of rain since records began ~250 years ago. And not a single day of snow this winter. This is not taking into account the storms that have battered us for the last...
- 2014-02-10 02:18pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Feds to provide benefits to same sex couples
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1163
Re: Feds to provide benefits to same sex couples
I love how all the bible beating theocratic neanderthal throwbacks start screeching about states rights every time equality is brought up. "States Rights" was already hashed out in 1865. Those fucking retards are welcome to try it again. Considering the opposition to the Civil Rights Act ...
- 2014-01-28 02:14pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Indian air quality
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1087
Re: Indian air quality
They do burn fuelwood still, you're right. Just thinking about heating those monstrous cities the old village-like way pains my heart. I need to clear (ha!) a few things first: - On average, India is a very warm country. We need heating less than a lot countries do, including China. This means that...
- 2014-01-08 04:07pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Four believed dead in US military helicopter crash Norfolk
- Replies: 5
- Views: 901
Re: Four believed dead in US military helicopter crash Norfo
US Navy helicopter crashes off Norfolk, Virginia One of four crew members rescued after a US Navy helicopter crashed off Norfolk, Virginia, has died, officials say, while a fifth is still missing. The US Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon was on a routine training mission. US Coast Guard officials said they re...
- 2013-12-31 09:17am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Free Coffee At Waitrose Creates "Middle Class Revolt"
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3882
Re: Free Coffee At Waitrose Creates "Middle Class Revolt"
As someone who shops at Tesco only because it has always been the closest supermarket to me, that still rings true! I do like the stuff at M&S but I can't bear the thought of having to pay 10-20% more for everything...
Where does Morrison's rank in your heirarchy?
Where does Morrison's rank in your heirarchy?
- 2013-12-01 05:42am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Paul Walker Dies in Car Accident
- Replies: 87
- Views: 6489
Re: Paul Walker Dies in Car Accident
Note: He wasn't driving, he was the passenger. That and the fact that he was headed towards a typhoon-relief charity event makes it all the more tragic.
- 2013-11-04 04:01am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Milton Friedman?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2526
Re: Milton Friedman?
Quick question, you said an MRI costs $900 - is that Singaporean dollars? That would make it US$750 according to Google. Still sounds insanely high. I got a knee MRI done in Mumbai, albeit in 2005, for The equivalent of US$100.