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    • coliverC
      coliver
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      https://www.reuters.com/article/us-toys-r-us-bankruptcy-toymakers/toys-r-us-seeks-bankruptcy-to-survive-retail-upheaval-idUSKCN1BT2AV

      We talked about Toys'r'us a bit. This doesn't really come as a surprise to me they've been running a crazy amount of debt for a very long time.

      The real question is what will Hasbro and Mattel do? IIRC Toys'r'us was one of, if not is, their biggest customer.

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      • DustinB3403D
        DustinB3403
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        Hasbro and Mattel are really only based on shelves in Toys'r'us.

        Sure you can find them in Walmart etc, but not nearly at the same scale. Brick and Mortar stores like TrU need to go away, there isn't much value left besides being a place to take your kid to get their wish list for their birthday/Christmas/Hanukkah.

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        • coliverC
          coliver @DustinB3403
          last edited by

          @dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:

          Hasbro and Mattel are really only based on shelves in Toys'r'us.

          Sure you can find them in Walmart etc, but not nearly at the same scale. Brick and Mortar stores like TrU need to go away, there isn't much value left besides being a place to take your kid to get their wish list for their birthday/Christmas/Hanukkah.

          As new parents they are a great place to get to know some of the things your going to need/want on a daily basis. We also go like 300$ in credits from the baby registry there. Basically got our stroller and crib mattress for free. But overall we mostly purchase stuff second hand or on Amazon.

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          • scottalanmillerS
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            • coliverC
              coliver @scottalanmiller
              last edited by coliver

              @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

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              Wtf? I know there are a ton of period myths (and mythology) throughout the world but Mayonnaise is a fairly recent discovery.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller
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                New antibody attacks 99% of HIV strains
                http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41351159

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                • RojoLocoR
                  RojoLoco @scottalanmiller
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                  @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                  New antibody attacks 99% of HIV strains
                  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41351159

                  Better keep Martin Shkreli away from that.

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

                    @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                    New antibody attacks 99% of HIV strains
                    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41351159

                    Better keep Martin Shkreli away from that.

                    But not away from the HIV. LOL

                    But from the look of him, HIV would be scared of him, rather than the other way around.

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                      scottalanmiller
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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller
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                        Falling jet wing panel damages car in Japan
                        http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41379085

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller
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                          Bus crash in Austrian Alps averted after tourist applies brake
                          http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41381391

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller
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                            Sri Lankan arrested with nearly 1kg of gold in his rectum
                            http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41383100

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                            • NerdyDadN
                              NerdyDad @scottalanmiller
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                              @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                              Sri Lankan arrested with nearly 1kg of gold in his rectum
                              http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41383100

                              Another definition of being a rich @ss

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller
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                                Saudi women 'given right to drive'
                                http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41408195

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                                • DustinB3403D
                                  DustinB3403 @scottalanmiller
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                                  @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                  Saudi women 'given right to drive'
                                  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41408195

                                  Such fools, those Saudi men had it all set and now they've gone and ruined it!

                                  (sarcasm)

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                                  • StrongBadS
                                    StrongBad @DustinB3403
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                                    @dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                    Saudi women 'given right to drive'
                                    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41408195

                                    Such fools, those Saudi men had it all set and now they've gone and ruined it!

                                    (sarcasm)

                                    Sarcasm, not sarcasm 😉

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                                    • mlnewsM
                                      mlnews
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                                      https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/09/if-youre-stabbed-or-shot-hailing-a-lyft-may-be-better-than-calling-911/

                                      Johns Hopkins suggests that Uber, not an ambulance, is the best way to survive these kinds of injuries.

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                                      • mlnewsM
                                        mlnews
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                                        NYPD goes on "strike", crime drops. Study suggests that heavy policing, at least in NYC, may contribute to crime, rather than reduce it.

                                        https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/09/nyc-cops-did-a-work-stop-yet-crime-dropped/

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                                        • mlnewsM
                                          mlnews
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                                          https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/09/after-15-yrs-in-vegetative-state-patient-becomes-minimally-conscious/

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

                                            https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/09/after-15-yrs-in-vegetative-state-patient-becomes-minimally-conscious/

                                            That's exciting to hear! Even if he's not dancing the jig yet, at least they're giving the Reaper a good run for his money.

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