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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller
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      Japan Sagamihara knife attack: At least 15 dead, reports say
      http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36890655

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      • dafyreD
        dafyre @tonyshowoff
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        @tonyshowoff said in Non-IT News Thread:

        @thanksajdotcom said in Non-IT News Thread:

        https://www.exposingtruth.com/scientists-say-giant-asteroid-hit-earth-next-week-causing-mass-destruction/

        Well, looks like no asteroid, I even gave it 10 days instead of 7. I like how the motto is "Exposing the truth, you decide", the truth isn't democratic or subjective, it's either 1 or 0.

        @tonyshowoff said

        And the week after next they pretend like they never made the prediction, as all conspiracy theorists do.

        I noticed too that people are still commenting not realising that a week has more than passed.

        I will say to @thanksajdotcom's credit this site does have some interesting articles though, and I don't mean to sound like I'm picking on him, rather I'm picking on the many web sites out there which do alarmist things like this and then pretend like it didn't happen.

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        @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

        Japan Sagamihara knife attack: At least 15 dead, reports say
        http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36890655

        Between these two events and last night... I'm making every day "put on a dang helmet day".

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
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          Florida nightclub shooting: Two dead and 16 injured in Fort Myers
          http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36882456

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          • dafyreD
            dafyre @scottalanmiller
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            @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

            Florida nightclub shooting: Two dead and 16 injured in Fort Myers
            http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36882456

            What is this? Did somebody declare a purge or something?

            Seems like every day somebody is going on a shooting spree somewhere else... Makes me sad to be a human.

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            • thanksajdotcomT
              thanksajdotcom @dafyre
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              @dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:

              @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

              Florida nightclub shooting: Two dead and 16 injured in Fort Myers
              http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36882456

              What is this? Did somebody declare a purge or something?

              Seems like every day somebody is going on a shooting spree somewhere else... Makes me sad to be a human.

              Yeah, I heard about this this morning...my aunt lives in Fort Myers... 😢

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              • dafyreD
                dafyre @thanksajdotcom
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                @thanksajdotcom said in Non-IT News Thread:

                @dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:

                @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                Florida nightclub shooting: Two dead and 16 injured in Fort Myers
                http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36882456

                What is this? Did somebody declare a purge or something?

                Seems like every day somebody is going on a shooting spree somewhere else... Makes me sad to be a human.

                Yeah, I heard about this this morning...my aunt lives in Fort Myers... 😢

                :-S She alright?

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller
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                  Only people shot were between the ages of 12 and 27. So likely someone here's aunt was not affected. But she still has to live in Ft Myers so ahe has that to deal with.

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                  • thanksajdotcomT
                    thanksajdotcom @scottalanmiller
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                    @scottalanmiller Oh I know she wouldn't have been there. One, she's too old. Two, she's a JW, so she doesn't do clubs. And a good JW, so yeah... still...but my heart breaks for those families...

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller
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                      Solar Impulse completes historic round-the-world trip
                      http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36890563

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller
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                        Blasts heard near Mogadishu airport
                        http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-36892048

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller
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                          Ship hits wall of Panama Canal renewing design concerns
                          http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-36891142

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                          • tonyshowoffT
                            tonyshowoff @scottalanmiller
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                            @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                            Ship hits wall of Panama Canal renewing design concerns
                            http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-36891142

                            I get more clearance in a phone booth than modern ships get in the Panama Canal.

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                            • travisdh1T
                              travisdh1 @tonyshowoff
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                              @tonyshowoff said in Non-IT News Thread:

                              @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                              Ship hits wall of Panama Canal renewing design concerns
                              http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-36891142

                              I get more clearance in a phone booth than modern ships get in the Panama Canal.

                              Yeah, the lengths they have to go through to prevent that are crazy, and I guarantee the ship is much worse off than the wall of the canal.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller
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                                This is the new canal just one month old. Ships are three times the size that they were two months ago. They use tugs now instead of the mule trains.

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                                • travisdh1T
                                  travisdh1 @scottalanmiller
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                                  @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                  This is the new canal just one month old. Ships are three times the size that they were two months ago. They use tugs now instead of the mule trains.

                                  That's up and running already? Man, how time flies.

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller @travisdh1
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                                    @travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                    This is the new canal just one month old. Ships are three times the size that they were two months ago. They use tugs now instead of the mule trains.

                                    That's up and running already? Man, how time flies.

                                    I know, @pchiodo @MarigabyFrias and I were just checking out the dig site less than a year ago!

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                                    • coliverC
                                      coliver
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                                      Weren't we talking recently about workers not knowing their rights?

                                      http://fox4kc.com/2016/06/17/teens-say-they-were-terminated-for-discussing-pay-hours-after-getting-hired-at-legends-pizza-shop/

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @coliver
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                                        @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                        Weren't we talking recently about workers not knowing their rights?

                                        http://fox4kc.com/2016/06/17/teens-say-they-were-terminated-for-discussing-pay-hours-after-getting-hired-at-legends-pizza-shop/

                                        Yup, it's not going to change. No amount of telling people what their rights are ever gets people who are doing these kinds of jobs to listen.

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller
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                                          When I was sixteen and a job denied us our rights, I called a "union" and we walked out, en masse. One guy fired us, I said okay, see you in court. I wasn't to my car in the parking lot before the owner was outside running after us screaming that we were not fired, were getting full pay and could go home and enjoy ourselves 🙂

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                                          • coliverC
                                            coliver @scottalanmiller
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                                            @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                            @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                            Weren't we talking recently about workers not knowing their rights?

                                            http://fox4kc.com/2016/06/17/teens-say-they-were-terminated-for-discussing-pay-hours-after-getting-hired-at-legends-pizza-shop/

                                            Yup, it's not going to change. No amount of telling people what their rights are ever gets people who are doing these kinds of jobs to listen.

                                            It's unfortunate, this is a pretty open and shut case.

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