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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller
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      British Pound hit $1.18 this morning!!

      Flash crash sees the pound gyrate in Asian trading
      http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37582150

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      • coliverC
        coliver
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        http://www.npr.org/2016/10/07/496996886/matt-drudge-suggests-government-may-be-lying-about-hurricane-matthew?

        This, apparently, is a thing.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @scottalanmiller
          last edited by

          @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

          British Pound hit $1.18 this morning!!

          Flash crash sees the pound gyrate in Asian trading
          http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37582150

          @dominica heard from a difference source that it dipped to as low as $1.13 pushing it BELOW the Euro for a moment.

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          • thwrT
            thwr
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            Crazy world...

            Youtube Video

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

              Crazy world...

              Youtube Video

              I wonder who forgot their duffel bag and had it blown up?

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              • thwrT
                thwr @travisdh1
                last edited by thwr

                @travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:

                @thwr said in Non-IT News Thread:

                Crazy world...

                Youtube Video

                I wonder who forgot their duffel bag and had it blown up?

                Uhm? That was about some stupid dumbass who had a "few hundred gramms" of high explosive material in his apartment. And he didn't plan to build fireworks from it.

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                • thwrT
                  thwr @travisdh1
                  last edited by

                  @travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:

                  @thwr said in Non-IT News Thread:

                  Crazy world...

                  Youtube Video

                  I wonder who forgot their duffel bag and had it blown up?

                  Sorry, missed that with the bag at the train station.

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                  • DashrenderD
                    Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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                    @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                    @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                    British Pound hit $1.18 this morning!!

                    Flash crash sees the pound gyrate in Asian trading
                    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37582150

                    @dominica heard from a difference source that it dipped to as low as $1.13 pushing it BELOW the Euro for a moment.

                    So other than big banks/stock brokers with access to instant trading stuff, I'm assuming that almost no one had access to those prices in real life

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                      last edited by

                      @Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:

                      @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                      @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                      British Pound hit $1.18 this morning!!

                      Flash crash sees the pound gyrate in Asian trading
                      http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37582150

                      @dominica heard from a difference source that it dipped to as low as $1.13 pushing it BELOW the Euro for a moment.

                      So other than big banks/stock brokers with access to instant trading stuff, I'm assuming that almost no one had access to those prices in real life

                      Anyone can get an FX trading account and get those prices. Doesn't require anything special.

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller
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                        My roommate's mom does FX trading sometimes. You can just pick up a book to learn how and get software and an account with a brokerage to do it. No different than trading in stocks or bonds or whatever. As long as you are trading for yourself and not getting paid to do it, there aren't any limitations.

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                        • art_of_shredA
                          art_of_shred Banned
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                          Not sure if I saw someone post this here or not, but it's pretty funny... and then I find out that the guy is a friend of a close friend of mine. Priceless.

                          http://myfox8.com/2016/10/17/new-york-man-on-lsd-rescues-neighbors-dog-from-imaginary-house-fire/

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @art_of_shred
                            last edited by

                            @art_of_shred said in Non-IT News Thread:

                            Not sure if I saw someone post this here or not, but it's pretty funny... and then I find out that the guy is a friend of a close friend of mine. Priceless.

                            http://myfox8.com/2016/10/17/new-york-man-on-lsd-rescues-neighbors-dog-from-imaginary-house-fire/

                            LOL, that is truly awesome.

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                            • RojoLocoR
                              RojoLoco @art_of_shred
                              last edited by

                              @art_of_shred said in Non-IT News Thread:

                              Not sure if I saw someone post this here or not, but it's pretty funny... and then I find out that the guy is a friend of a close friend of mine. Priceless.

                              http://myfox8.com/2016/10/17/new-york-man-on-lsd-rescues-neighbors-dog-from-imaginary-house-fire/

                              I hope the family was grateful for his "efforts".

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller
                                last edited by

                                He should be in some trouble and should fix things that he broke, but he was TRYING to do something good. Hopefully that counts for something. Nothing malicious there. Just a dumbass.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller
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                                  https://cdn.meme.am/instances/500x/63738566.jpg

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                                  • art_of_shredA
                                    art_of_shred Banned @scottalanmiller
                                    last edited by

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                    He should be in some trouble and should fix things that he broke, but he was TRYING to do something good. Hopefully that counts for something. Nothing malicious there. Just a dumbass.

                                    well, he is in court today for his numerous other unresolved drug-related charges and whatnot. So, he probably won't get into any more trouble for this than he is likely already in.

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller
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                                      This is in the town right next to me...

                                      Baby Lynlee 'born twice' after life-saving tumour surgery
                                      http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37750038

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                                      • thanksajdotcomT
                                        thanksajdotcom
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                                        Heart-implant patients might be at risk of having their devices hacked

                                        http://www.reuters.com/article/us-st-jude-medical-cyber-muddywaters-idUSKCN12O1O1

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

                                          Heart-implant patients might be at risk of having their devices hacked

                                          http://www.reuters.com/article/us-st-jude-medical-cyber-muddywaters-idUSKCN12O1O1

                                          Seems like either they are or are not at risk. Hard to believe that there is such a concept as "might be at risk."

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller
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                                            Would that be "risk of being at risk"? And if so, isn't that just... risk?

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