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

      @momurda said in Non-IT News Thread:

      @scottalanmiller When i was a kid, in the fall my friends and i would get our wiffle bats and go outside during dusk time. There would be hundreds of flying ants or termites, and we would just smack them for a while. They dont exist anymore from what i can tell when i go back home.

      I've definitely noticed a drop in "things flying around." It's nothing like it was when I was a kid.

      I would agree - while my car still has lots of bug splatters, it's a fraction of what it was 20 years ago.

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

        @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

        @momurda said in Non-IT News Thread:

        @scottalanmiller When i was a kid, in the fall my friends and i would get our wiffle bats and go outside during dusk time. There would be hundreds of flying ants or termites, and we would just smack them for a while. They dont exist anymore from what i can tell when i go back home.

        I've definitely noticed a drop in "things flying around." It's nothing like it was when I was a kid.

        I would agree - while my car still has lots of bug splatters, it's a fraction of what it was 20 years ago.

        Even five years ago. Driving from TX to NY used to always mean scraping the windshield clean a few times on the way. Now, barely a thing.

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        • scottalanmillerS
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          And living in Central America... zero mosquitos. Bugs in the air are rare.

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          • mlnewsM
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            https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/10/blue-origin-has-successfully-tested-its-powerful-be-4-rocket-engine/

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            • scottalanmillerS
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              Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein hints at Frankfurt move
              http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41677332

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                https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/10/archaeologists-are-mystified-by-ancient-gates-in-saudi-lava-fields/

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                  https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/10/nasa-chooses-to-not-tell-congress-how-much-deep-space-missions-cost/

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                  • scottalanmillerS
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                    Trump says he will allow scheduled release of JFK files
                    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41708854

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                    • scottalanmillerS
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                      Macron's dog Nemo filmed peeing on Elysée fireplace
                      http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41716115

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                      • mlnewsM
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                        HyperLoop maybe coming to Maryland.

                        https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/10/elon-musks-boring-company-is-digging-a-10-mile-tunnel-in-maryland/

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller
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                          Did they think he was a zombie?

                          Rio police shoot dead Spanish tourist on favela tour
                          http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-41727225

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

                            Did they think he was a zombie?

                            Rio police shoot dead Spanish tourist on favela tour
                            http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-41727225

                            If it wasn't then, it is now.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
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                              Amazon cannabis delivery: Orlando couple shocked by find
                              http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41734179

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller
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                                Fats Domino has passed away at 89.

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                                  US sailors rescued after five months adrift in Pacific
                                  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41772323

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                                    do you know that amazon had a bug in their system
                                    According to The Guardian, at approximately 7:00pm Friday night in London (1:00pm EST, 11:00am PST), Repricer Express--an automated service many third party Amazon sellers use to keep their prices competitive against each other--malfunctioned. Subsequently, it marked thousands of toys, clothes, cell phones, furniture and numerous other items for one penny, and many users dashed to cash out on the ultimate bargain sale.
                                    Though the glitch only lasted for about an hour, many sellers were horrified to find Amazon users had ordered thousands of their products marked at a fraction of their cost.
                                    According to Doherty, Amazon is not holding the sellers to forfeit such incredible losses to those who only paid one penny, and will not penalize them either. Amazon has since cancelled most of the orders.

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
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                                      Catalans declare independence from Spain
                                      http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41780116

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

                                        Catalans declare independence from Spain
                                        http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41780116

                                        That's huge! Wonder if Spain will let it go or enact control over the province.

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

                                          @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                          Catalans declare independence from Spain
                                          http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41780116

                                          That's huge! Wonder if Spain will let it go or enact control over the province.

                                          They tried to enact control this morning, that's why they declared independence now.

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller
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                                            @MarigabyFrias is currently 10 miles from the break away zone!

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