Re: The World News Thread

by Il Direttore Fri 19 Apr 2013 - 18:04

Professor Voodoo wrote:I was in New York City on Monday (the day of the Boston bombing) and what surprised me was how little increased security there seemed to be. There's always a lot of Police & security around landmarks and transport hubs but nobody was checking cars or bags at all. I sat in a car parked (illegally ) in front of the New York State Supreme Court for 15 minutes and nobody even looked twice at me.

The only indication I got that something wrong up came at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, where I heard one Police officer ask another "You heard the news, right?"
Even the MARSEC level aboard the ferry was at its lowest tier.

To be fair, NYC is not Boston.

My friend from Jersey says: "Also, the amount that people in New York City don't care is fantastically high."

by **Nachtsider** Fri 19 Apr 2013 - 20:52

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/19/boston-mit-police-dead-watertown

Got him. Tsarnaev captured alive.

by Il Direttore Fri 19 Apr 2013 - 20:53

Nachtsider wrote:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/19/boston-mit-police-dead-watertown

Got him. Tsarnaev captured alive.

And now we wait for the details. Damn, this is going to be tense.

by Awinnell Tue 30 Apr 2013 - 19:15

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horrifying crash at Bagram airfield, a Civilian cargo plane carrying 5 military vehicles suffered a load shift resulting in a stall and crash

by **Kiskaloo** Tue 30 Apr 2013 - 19:59

It was a former Air France 747-400 converted to a freighter and operated by National Air Cargo. All 7 aboard (4 pilots, 2 mechanics and 1 loadmaster) were killed on impact.

by Officer_Charon Tue 30 Apr 2013 - 20:15

Amazing that the guy was able to stop the tail slide at all.... damned shame he didn't have more room to work with...

by Il Direttore Tue 30 Apr 2013 - 23:11

Awinnell wrote:[youtube][/youtube]
horrifying crash at Bagram airfield, a Civilian cargo plane carrying 5 military vehicles suffered a load shift resulting in a stall and crash

Jesus Christ, that's horrifying. Anyone know why it was going so slow at the beginning? Had the load just shifted at that point?

by tremec6speed Wed 1 May 2013 - 0:03

That is so tragic, so sad.

by **Nachtsider** Wed 1 May 2013 - 1:15

Some loadmaster's head will be on the chopping block very soon. You can bet your boots it will.

by Professor Voodoo Wed 1 May 2013 - 2:39

El Conservatore wrote: Anyone know why it was going so slow at the beginning?

I dare say it's just an optical illusion because of perspective. A 747 needs about 200mph ground speed before it can even lift off.

Nachtsider wrote:Some loadmaster's head will be on the chopping block very soon.

A bit late for that. According to what Kisk said he was one of the 7 killed.

by Awinnell Wed 1 May 2013 - 6:21

A lot of people on Youtube have also commented on how little reaction the guy in the 4x4 makes , a single solitary Fuck !

by JameyoftheMegacosmos Tue 7 May 2013 - 7:54

Well, it looks like we'll have oursevles an army of our favorite cyborgs one day by human hands.

Take a look at how prople can make their own guns now!

http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/shortcuts/2013/may/06/3d-printable-guns-cody-wilson

by Il Direttore Tue 7 May 2013 - 12:48

JameyoftheMegacosmos wrote:Well, it looks like we'll have oursevles an army of our favorite cyborgs one day by human hands.

Take a look at how prople can make their own guns now!

http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/shortcuts/2013/may/06/3d-printable-guns-cody-wilson

Now see, I'd be interested in the ballistics involved with a polymer barrel and breech. Because last I checked, that shit exploded under the pressures involved in firing a bullet.

by Awinnell Tue 7 May 2013 - 17:16

El Conservatore wrote:
JameyoftheMegacosmos wrote:Well, it looks like we'll have oursevles an army of our favorite cyborgs one day by human hands.

Take a look at how prople can make their own guns now!

http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/shortcuts/2013/may/06/3d-printable-guns-cody-wilson

Now see, I'd be interested in the ballistics involved with a polymer barrel and breech. Because last I checked, that shit exploded under the pressures involved in firing a bullet.

the barrels a half inch thick and it's a one shot deal

by Il Direttore Tue 7 May 2013 - 17:18

Awinnell wrote:
El Conservatore wrote:
JameyoftheMegacosmos wrote:Well, it looks like we'll have oursevles an army of our favorite cyborgs one day by human hands.

Take a look at how prople can make their own guns now!

http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/shortcuts/2013/may/06/3d-printable-guns-cody-wilson

Now see, I'd be interested in the ballistics involved with a polymer barrel and breech. Because last I checked, that shit exploded under the pressures involved in firing a bullet.
the barrels a half inch thick and it's a one shot deal

....the usefulness of such a weapon seems questionable then. Unless you manufactured the bullet IN the barrel and had the grip be reusable, and then just ejected the entire breech+barrel.

by JameyoftheMegacosmos Tue 7 May 2013 - 19:47

Well then, ou could just replace the printed barrel with a more metallic one after completion (and other components that break easily) and it would then be one powerful machine as good as an original gun.

by Il Direttore Wed 8 May 2013 - 9:58

Well then I'd just buy a proper all metal forged steel handgun, because I do NOT trust polymer components to hold up to repeated heat and pressure of that magnitude.

by Awinnell Wed 8 May 2013 - 17:09

El Conservatore wrote:Well then I'd just buy a proper all metal forged steel handgun, because I do NOT trust polymer components to hold up to repeated heat and pressure of that magnitude.

especially as the printer cost between six to eight thousand, the guy who made this gun named it after a WWII assassination weapon, unlike the original liberator you can't easily reload this one so in fact it is worse than a 70 year old mass produced piece of crap weapon the sole reason for which was to kill an enemy soldier and get a decent gun off him !

by Officer_Charon Wed 8 May 2013 - 17:13

It'd make for an easy to smuggle prison weapon, however. Given the ease that they can make their own INSIDE prison, getting one of these sent in and hiding it from searches (no metal parts = no problem) will be a breeze.

by Il Direttore Wed 8 May 2013 - 19:56

Officer_Charon wrote:It'd make for an easy to smuggle prison weapon, however. Given the ease that they can make their own INSIDE prison, getting one of these sent in and hiding it from searches (no metal parts = no problem) will be a breeze.

Yeah, but the bit where the prisoner's hand is blown off from the exploding plastic shell will make your job easier. Plenty of DNA evidence to pin the perp, right?

by Il Direttore Wed 26 Jun 2013 - 11:18

So, we've got DOMA and Proposition Eight struck down.

...I say, prepare for people to be really really happy, followed by strong conservative backlash, and massive flamewars/arguments/possibly riots.

by **Kiskaloo** Wed 26 Jun 2013 - 11:22

Well they did get the Supreme Court to strike down part of the Voting Rights Act, so they can use that to deny homosexuals the right to vote and work to reverse those gains. $W\'ever$

by Il Direttore Wed 26 Jun 2013 - 12:15

Kiskaloo wrote:Well they did get the Supreme Court to strike down part of the Voting Rights Act, so they can use that to deny homosexuals the right to vote and work to reverse those gains. $W\'ever$

So as I say: rioting.

by Il Direttore Sun 7 Jul 2013 - 12:38

Andy Murray has ended the British incapacity to win at Wimbledon!

http://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/07/live-analysis-wimbledon-mens-final-2/?emc=edit_na_20130707

by **Kiskaloo** Sun 7 Jul 2013 - 19:02

I don't follow tennis, but this has to have been one of the greatest Wimbeldon events in history considering all the upsets and historic moments.

by **Kiskaloo** Mon 22 Jul 2013 - 15:46

It's a boy.

by MP5 Tue 23 Jul 2013 - 0:20

Kiskaloo wrote:It's a boy.

The World News Thread - Page 13 Royalb10

by Three Dog Tue 23 Jul 2013 - 2:12

MP5 wrote:
Kiskaloo wrote:It's a boy.

Related:

Oh, God! I nearly spat cake all over the place seeing this! ROTFL

by **Nachtsider** Tue 23 Jul 2013 - 5:52

To equate Harry with Scar is doing Harry a serious disservice, really. Dude is chill as can be; the kind of guy I'd like to hang out with and have a drink with at the pub.

by Il Direttore Sun 28 Jul 2013 - 16:36

Interesting thoughts in this article.

http://www.npr.org/2013/07/28/206231873/who-spies-more-the-united-states-or-europe

Thoughts from others?

by **Kiskaloo** Sun 28 Jul 2013 - 17:47

CCTV cameras are so prevalent in major UK cities that "Big Brother" really is watching you. sweat

The article does have a point that government surveillance within the EU is more reactive - if they think you are doing something wrong, they will start watching you. So they look at what you are doing.

In the US, it's more proactive - programs like Carnivore, PRISM and Echelon pretty much are designed to collect information in general, which can then be reviewed at a later date if a "person of interest" is identified to see what they were doing.

by **Kiskaloo** Tue 13 Aug 2013 - 11:19

Great opening segment from last night's The Daily Show on how US and Australian elections are similar:

by Awinnell Tue 13 Aug 2013 - 12:29

Kiskaloo wrote:Great opening segment from last night's The Daily Show on how US and Australian elections are similar:

This video only plays in the US, the sooner this sort of restriction gets lifted the better !

by **Kiskaloo** Tue 13 Aug 2013 - 13:48

Awinnell wrote:
Kiskaloo wrote:Great opening segment from last night's The Daily Show on how US and Australian elections are similar:
This video only plays in the US, the sooner this sort of restriction gets lifted the better !

Figures. $W\'ever$

In a nutshell, they were commenting on how the US presidential election season is kicking off now, over three full years before the official Election Day whereas in Australia, the sitting PM just called for a new election in four weeks. They also noted how Australia has their own counterparts to recent Republican and Democratic candidates including:

"The Rick Perry 'I Can't Remember My Own Platform' Candidate": Liberal Party candidate Jaymes Diaz, who could not even remember one of his party's six point plan to stop the immigration of Boat People.

"The Sarah Palin 'I'm an Underinformed, Right-Wing Woman Thrust Into a National Spotlight I'm Not Only Unprepared for, but at Times Seem to Barely Comprehend" Candidate": One Nation candidate Stephanie Banister. Well, I should note it's "former" One Nation candidate since, in true Sarah Palin fashion, she quit her job - in this case, one she didn't even have yet. Very Happy

"The Anthony Weiner "I Sent A Picture of My Wiener" Candidate": Queensland MP Peter Dowling (kudos to SEVEN's lead-in of the story: "Member Exposed").

by Awinnell Tue 13 Aug 2013 - 14:24

LOL ! so pretty much the same as everywhere else then, whoever you vote for you end up with the Government !

basically a lot of people who enjoy the power, the perks it brings and are barely interested in rocking the boat unless they get something out of it !

Mind you the UK's voting age population couldn't care less as you can't really tell one bunch of Private schoolboys/and a few girls apart from the other !

by Alfisti Tue 13 Aug 2013 - 22:11

I dunno, part of me wants to like Peter Dowling more now as a return to old-school Australian politics of the PM Bob "I'm so drunk I'm going to fall into this goldfish pond and hold the world record for fastest drinking of a yard glass" Hawke variety.

Either way, it's going to be another election which is a case of voting for who I dislike the least rather than like the most.

by Alfisti Mon 19 Aug 2013 - 4:17

Election coming up... this has been making the rounds to remind people which country they live in. I found it mildly amusing.

The World News Thread - Page 13 Web-700-cant-waste-vote-SINGLE-IMAGE

The World News Thread - Page 13 Web-700-cant-waste-vote-SINGLE-IMAGE

by **Kiskaloo** Fri 30 Aug 2013 - 11:09

Evidently, the Internet has jumped the shark.

by **Kiskaloo** Thu 12 Sep 2013 - 21:07

After reviewing the data for over a year, scientists now have conclusively decided that on 25 August 2012 the Voyager 1 probe officially exited the Solar System and entered interstellar space.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24026153

by **ElfenMagix** Thu 12 Sep 2013 - 21:45

One day we will catch up to V-GER...

by Alfisti Fri 20 Sep 2013 - 4:04

Here's a bit on salvaging the Costa Concordia:

Seriously: marine jobs I would quite like to have been involved in.

by A Kool Poptart Fri 20 Sep 2013 - 7:37

Syrian PM says that a cease fire may be coming soon to the country:
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/9/19/syrian-deputy-pmsaysceasefireapossibility.html

Fukushima gets hit by a 5.9 earthquake. No damages have been reported. PM requests that they work to shut down the remaining reactors and scrap the plant.
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/9/19/earthquake-strikesfukushimajapanpmcallstoscrapreactors.html

by Alfisti Wed 9 Oct 2013 - 4:27

Well known Australian hitman, serial killer and children's author Mark "Chopper" Read died today at 58 of liver cancer. He's remembered as being "charming, witty, intelligent and potentially very dangerous".

by PolosElite23 Wed 9 Oct 2013 - 8:42

Alfisti wrote:Well known Australian hitman, serial killer and children's author Mark "Chopper" Read died today at 58 of liver cancer. He's remembered as being "charming, witty, intelligent and potentially very dangerous".

Well that is...interesting...A serial killer and a children's author? Sounds like something out of a novel.

by Il Direttore Wed 9 Oct 2013 - 8:47

PolosElite23 wrote:
Alfisti wrote:Well known Australian hitman, serial killer and children's author Mark "Chopper" Read died today at 58 of liver cancer. He's remembered as being "charming, witty, intelligent and potentially very dangerous".
Well that is...interesting...A serial killer and a children's author? Sounds like something out of a novel.

Ironically enough....

by **ElfenMagix** Sat 12 Oct 2013 - 22:31

Baby Hope finally has a name! Angelica Castillo, born in 1987, making her 4 years old in 1991 when she was found dead in a beer cooler...

And Conrado Juarez, her cousin who is now 52 years old, was arrested for sexually assaulting and killing her.

Personal Rant: He should be doused with gasoline and set on fire. Damn sicko does not deserve to live, especially since he had 22 years Baby Hope, Angelica Castillo, did not have. She would have been 26 if she would have lived. Excuse me, I'm going to beat up a wall with my fists.

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Baby-Hope-Case-Cooler-Angelica-Father-Washington-Heights--227522511.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/13/nyregion/baby-hope.html

by PolosElite23 Wed 6 Nov 2013 - 16:22

A little heartwarming tale to warm your day.

http://elitedaily.com/news/world/can-learn-lot-middle-school-football-team-video/

by PolosElite23 Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 15:24

Win!
http://thebladebrownshow.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/lawsuit-paid-in-full-samsung-pays-apple-1-billion-sending-30-trucks-full-of-5-cent-coins/

by **Kiskaloo** Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 16:04

PolosElite23 wrote:Win!
http://thebladebrownshow.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/lawsuit-paid-in-full-samsung-pays-apple-1-billion-sending-30-trucks-full-of-5-cent-coins/

Would have been funny if it had been true - the original award was set aside and the retrial just went to the jury yesterday. Smile

by Robert Frazer Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 16:13

Alas, it's a hoax. Certainly good fun, though.

by PolosElite23 Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 17:53

What? Noooo! Hissy fit

Pez is sad....

by **Kiskaloo** Fri 6 Dec 2013 - 0:19

Scientists have discovered the first venomous crustacean.

It lives in Australia, of course.

...ugh.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24625424

by Awinnell Fri 6 Dec 2013 - 0:54

Nelson Mandela has passed away, he leaves a great legacy behind ,God bless him, I would say rest in peace but his family was arguing over his proposed burial site before he passed away !

by **Kiskaloo** Sun 8 Dec 2013 - 13:57

One of the benefits of being the only SuperPower is that you don't need to be subtle.

The World News Thread - Page 13 Index.php?action=dlattach;topic=32686

The World News Thread - Page 13 Index.php?action=dlattach;topic=32686

The logo for the latest intelligence satellite.

...ugh.

As for the 2012 mission patches, the three dragons one for the previous mission (NROL-38) was cool.

by Alfisti Sun 8 Dec 2013 - 16:42

Kiskaloo wrote:One of the benefits of being the only SuperPower is that you don't need to be subtle.

The logo for the latest intelligence satellite.

Someone was just having Bond Villain fantasies when they came up with that weren't they?

Other people do have those right...

Right?

by Thescarredman Sun 8 Dec 2013 - 16:58

The scariest part of that is, I don't know if that's a joke ... and I'm scared to ask.

by **Kiskaloo** Sun 8 Dec 2013 - 18:11

Thescarredman wrote:The scariest part of that is, I don't know if that's a joke ... and I'm scared to ask.

It's not a joke. NROL-39 / USA-247 is a Topaz series radar imaging satellite.

by Alfisti Mon 9 Dec 2013 - 3:20

Kiskaloo wrote:
Thescarredman wrote:The scariest part of that is, I don't know if that's a joke ... and I'm scared to ask.
It's not a joke. NROL-39 / USA-247 is a Topaz series radar imaging satellite.

All I can say is that someone had better be playing the Space March for the launch.

by **Kiskaloo** Mon 9 Dec 2013 - 10:32

Alfisti wrote:
Kiskaloo wrote:
Thescarredman wrote:The scariest part of that is, I don't know if that's a joke ... and I'm scared to ask.
It's not a joke. NROL-39 / USA-247 is a Topaz series radar imaging satellite.
All I can say is that someone had better be playing the Space March for the launch.

I just think it's cool we've named our latest generation of reconnaissance satellites after the title of Alfred Hitchcock's great spy film. Good

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