News & Not News Megathread

Griffith

With the streak of a tear, Like morning dew
Johnstantine said:
Trust me, man. It doesn't :sad:

You mean I can't rely on Canadian pharmacy? Must be that damn socialized medicine... OBAMA!
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Lithrael

Remember, always hold your apple tight
hellrasinbrasin said:
Meanwhile New York has shown its gotten a lot smarter recently by...

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/viewing-child-pornography-not-crime-according-york-court-165025919.html

After reading the article I just wanted to slap each person in the court room that thought this was a good idea.

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I'm not sure what's wrong with that one. I wouldn't be surprised if I have some underage pics in my cache after trawling for pics of hot abs on Tumblr; it'd be nice not to be thrown in jail for them. And in the days before popup blockers those twink sites might send you anywhere! Though of course the smart thing for anyone to do is to clear their cache once in a while, lots of people don't know how.

I think the point of the legislation was that if you really are a kiddie porn hound they ought to have more on you than some trash in your cache before they bring you in. Did the article say they couldn't use it as reasonable suspicion for issuing a search warrant? Because that's what it ought to be, not a charge in itself. I don't mind asking the cops to try a little harder when it comes to prosecuting end users of ANYTHING illegal anyway.

ETA: The article makes it sound like they dropped the charges on the guy the case was about. They didn't, they just dropped like 2 of the charges which were based on stuff in his cache. The convictions for the OTHER kiddie porn on his computer, that had been saved and deleted, stand.
 
Walter said:
Victory of the Tea Partiers.

It seemed to reach its nadir around the time of the 2010 midterm elections, but this has been the trend since 2005, long before any tea party member ever existed.
 

Infinte

They see me rollin', they hatin'.
Oliver North is selling Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 - http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2012/05/02/oliver-north-is-selling-call-of-duty-black-ops-2/

From what I've had read this guy seems to be quite the douchebag with Iran-Contra affair and I'm wondering why Activision even had him on their commercials, and just when I thought Activision couldn't stoop lower.
 
Infinte said:
Oliver North is selling Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 - http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2012/05/02/oliver-north-is-selling-call-of-duty-black-ops-2/

From what I've had read this guy seems to be quite the douchebag with Iran-Contra affair and I'm wondering why Activision even had him on their commercials, and just when I thought Activision couldn't stoop lower.

Ah yes, that sniveling little shit who sold weapons to Iran to fund contras is now claiming that the exact same regime he armed is an existential threat.

I'm honestly surprised that a video game company would hire someone so polarizing for its marketing; I'm also surprised this man hasn't needed to hide himself from the public eye and hang his head in shame.
 

Walter

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Groovy Metal Fist said:
I'm honestly surprised that a video game company would hire someone so polarizing for its marketing; I'm also surprised this man hasn't needed to hide himself from the public eye and hang his head in shame.
It's headline-grabbing. That's why they did it.
 
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hellrasinbrasin

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Hey why not take it a step further just have the state send you a bar code that you wave in front of your computer and it will load your personal information for free.
 

Walter

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Groovy Metal Fist said:
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/york-senate-bill-seeks-end-anonymous-internet-posting-162549128.html

Yet another horrific government bill makes its way onto the table. We seem to be getting a lot of them this term. But considering this bill would devastate Reddit, YouTube, and Yahoo, I have confidence that it will be defeated. I'll keep my aliases (and all the cool abbreviations), thank you very much.
I'm all for sites that encourage members to foster a real persona over time, and where actions you take have consequences associated with your identity. That's the only way to truly develop a community. But doing it by LAW isn't the right way.
 
Walter said:
I'm all for sites that encourage members to foster a real persona over time, and where actions you take have consequences associated with your identity. That's the only way to truly develop a community. But doing it by LAW isn't the right way.

But must a real persona include a full name and address? Not every site where users generate comments is necessarily about people creating a sense of community with each other; sometimes it's an opportunity for people to show their talent and knowledge without fear of being harassed in real life by potential enemies. Not that communities aren't a vital part of the online world, of course.

As for what creates a joyful online community, it's hard to say. One thing they all seem to have in common are at least a handful of articulate people who comment frequently. Placing constraints on how many times you can cover a topic is also another common factor.
 

Walter

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All I mean is, choose an identity and stick to it. Have some kind of accountability and credibility.
 
http://travel.aol.co.uk/2011/09/28/man-caught-trying-to-smuggle-hummingbirds-in-his-underwear/

NSFW picture in the article

An air passenger has been caught trying to smuggle more than a dozen live hummingbirds inside his pants.

The tiny birds were discovered hidden in special pouches sewn inside the Dutchman's pants at Rochambeau airport in Cayenne, French Guiana.

They were individually wrapped in cloth and taped up to stop them from escaping.

Airport officials noticed the passenger fidgeting and acting suspiciously, and the man was detained by French customs officers.

The detainee, who is believed to have a previous record for trying to smuggle tiny creatures, was arrested but it is not yet known whether he has been charged.

The incident is yet another in a string of similar attempts to smuggle live animals between countries.

In August, a passenger was detained at Miami airport for attempting to sneak a collection of snakes and tortoises in his trousers, and in May, a passenger was caught trying to smuggle a virtual zoo, including baby panthers, leopards and monkeys, in his luggage.
 
IncantatioN said:
http://travel.aol.co.uk/2011/09/28/man-caught-trying-to-smuggle-hummingbirds-in-his-underwear/

After seeing the picture I can understand why he was fidgeting. Ouch.

A real man would've tried smuggling woodpeckers though. :femto:
 

NightCrawler

Aeons gone, vast, mad and deathless
They're here! They Live!

http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2012/05/28/new-details-miami-cannibalism.wsvn
 
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