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by UnderAGreySky
2015-11-01 06:21pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: SOFTWARE UPDATE
Replies: 115
Views: 31318

Re: SOFTWARE UPDATE

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
by UnderAGreySky
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.
by UnderAGreySky
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...
by UnderAGreySky
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?
by UnderAGreySky
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...
by UnderAGreySky
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...
by UnderAGreySky
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 ...
by UnderAGreySky
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...
by UnderAGreySky
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?
by UnderAGreySky
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 ...
by UnderAGreySky
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...
by UnderAGreySky
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

Stas Bush wrote:Good that people squandered it for some Westminster FUD talk and good sleep. Can't underestimate the value of good sleep.
Who is this laden-with-subtext post targeted at?
by UnderAGreySky
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 ...
by UnderAGreySky
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...
by UnderAGreySky
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 ...
by UnderAGreySky
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!
by UnderAGreySky
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.
by UnderAGreySky
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.
by UnderAGreySky
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...
by UnderAGreySky
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 ...
by UnderAGreySky
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...
by UnderAGreySky
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...
by UnderAGreySky
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?
by UnderAGreySky
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.
by UnderAGreySky
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.