Non-IT News Thread
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 @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread: So Prince died of an opiod overdose. The world is shocked. /s It's a great shame. He was an innovator. 
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 @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread: So Prince died of an opiod overdose. The world is shocked. /s This was weeks ago man. What rock have you been under? 
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 @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread: @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread: So Prince died of an opiod overdose. The world is shocked. /s This was weeks ago man. What rock have you been under? They didn't know what caused his death though. They confirmed that it was an opioid overdose. 
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 @wirestyle22 Oh well I already "knew" that without having to have someone confirm it. It was public knowledge he was a huge drug addict. 
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 @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread: @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread: So Prince died of an opiod overdose. The world is shocked. /s This was weeks ago man. What rock have you been under? His cause of death was headline breaking news on the BBC like two hours ago. 
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 @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread: @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread: @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread: So Prince died of an opiod overdose. The world is shocked. /s This was weeks ago man. What rock have you been under? His cause of death was headline breaking news on the BBC like two hours ago. I get that, but who honestly didn't know it was a drug overdose? (regardless of the drug type) 
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 @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread: @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread: @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread: @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread: So Prince died of an opiod overdose. The world is shocked. /s This was weeks ago man. What rock have you been under? His cause of death was headline breaking news on the BBC like two hours ago. I get that, but who honestly didn't know it was a drug overdose? (regardless of the drug type) Hence the /s tag in the original post... 
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 @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread: @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread: @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread: @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread: @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread: So Prince died of an opiod overdose. The world is shocked. /s This was weeks ago man. What rock have you been under? His cause of death was headline breaking news on the BBC like two hours ago. I get that, but who honestly didn't know it was a drug overdose? (regardless of the drug type) Hence the /s tag in the original post... I'm confused. 
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 @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread: @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread: @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread: @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread: @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread: @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread: So Prince died of an opiod overdose. The world is shocked. /s This was weeks ago man. What rock have you been under? His cause of death was headline breaking news on the BBC like two hours ago. I get that, but who honestly didn't know it was a drug overdose? (regardless of the drug type) Hence the /s tag in the original post... I'm confused. Never mind I get it now. "/s" means "sarcasm" I'm done with this week. 
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 @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread: @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread: @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread: @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread: @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread: @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread: @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread: So Prince died of an opiod overdose. The world is shocked. /s This was weeks ago man. What rock have you been under? His cause of death was headline breaking news on the BBC like two hours ago. I get that, but who honestly didn't know it was a drug overdose? (regardless of the drug type) Hence the /s tag in the original post... I'm confused. Never mind I get it now. "/s" means "sarcasm" I'm done with this week. Yep... sounds like you're going to be sick tomorrow. 
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 Boxing legend Muhammad Ali (and the only famous person that my parents ever met in person) has died at age 74. 
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 @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread: @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread: @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread: @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread: @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread: @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread: @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread: So Prince died of an opiod overdose. The world is shocked. /s This was weeks ago man. What rock have you been under? His cause of death was headline breaking news on the BBC like two hours ago. I get that, but who honestly didn't know it was a drug overdose? (regardless of the drug type) Hence the /s tag in the original post... I'm confused. Never mind I get it now. "/s" means "sarcasm" I'm done with this week. I'm pretty sure /s means substitute.  But in all seriousness, do we really need yet more deliberately confusing linguistic candy which already has assigned use, especially in the IT community? /i The /i there isn't case insensitive, what it means is "I like cats," but everyone should just know that now. Edit: God I'm old aren't I? 
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 @tonyshowoff said in Non-IT News Thread: @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread: @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread: @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread: @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread: @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread: @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread: @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread: So Prince died of an opiod overdose. The world is shocked. /s This was weeks ago man. What rock have you been under? His cause of death was headline breaking news on the BBC like two hours ago. I get that, but who honestly didn't know it was a drug overdose? (regardless of the drug type) Hence the /s tag in the original post... I'm confused. Never mind I get it now. "/s" means "sarcasm" I'm done with this week. I'm pretty sure /s means substitute.  But in all seriousness, do we really need yet more deliberately confusing linguistic candy which already has assigned use, especially in the IT community? /i The /i there isn't case insensitive, what it means is "I like cats," but everyone should just know that now. Edit: God I'm old aren't I? I'm old too. Don't worry about it. 
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 My Condolences to our Canadian friends and hokey fans everywhere as I hear a National Treasure has passed. Hockey Hall of Famer Gordie Howe died this morning in Ohio, CBS News confirms http://cbsn.ws/1WIdMqa 
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 Those are some hokie fans indeed, up there in Canada. 
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 I just can't even.... The word is "hokey", and the sport is "hockey". And it's "indulge". 
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 @art_of_shred said in Non-IT News Thread: I just can't even.... The word is "hokey", and the sport is "hockey". And it's "indulge". 
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 Also...  
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 And of course...  Why any university has a sports teamed named after a manual floor sweeper I have no idea. But it pretty much sums up my opinion of VT and college sports. 
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 Singer that @thanksajdotcom turned me on to years ago was murdered last night following her concert in Orlando. Former Voice contestant Christina Grimmie shot dead in Orlando 
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36506082







