Random News not worthy of own thread

pjknibbs · Post by **pjknibbs** » Sun, 19. Aug 18, 07:14

Morkonan wrote: Wow... That's pretty darn dumb. How in the word did the guy think he could virtually copy someone else's review and slap his name on it?

Well, he managed to get away with it for a surprisingly long time! I guess he thought because he was nicking his scripts from minor Youtube channels and altering them slightly that no-one would notice.

RegisterMe · Post by **RegisterMe** » Sun, 19. Aug 18, 19:30

Remarkable, and a good news story

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clakclak · Post by **clakclak** » Sun, 19. Aug 18, 22:29

RegisterMe wrote:Remarkable, and a good news story .

The paramedic wasn't having any of the news reporters shit.

Chips · Post by **Chips** » Sun, 19. Aug 18, 22:36

"I was sitting at the back of the deck..." - erm, yeah. "I was pissed and vomiting over the railing and fell from being paralytic".

She's very lucky indeed. She wouldn't have had any life vest, but staying 10 hours in water is remarkable - but being spotted is even more so O_O

RegisterMe · Post by **RegisterMe** » Sun, 19. Aug 18, 22:38

That was my first thought too Chips, but if she was that drunk how likely is it that she would have lasted ten hours in the water?

Hank001 · Post by **Hank001** » Sun, 19. Aug 18, 22:42

OMG I just hope they've cleaned up the Adriatic since I saw it last. Hell knows what's she's going to catch.

Morkonan · Post by **Morkonan** » Sun, 19. Aug 18, 23:25

Kevin Spacey movie earns just 126 dollars during its debut

That's right - $126.

That's like, considering today's movie prices, like two people went to see it? So, his mom and some guy who got lost are the only people who actually ended up in the theater?

Hank001 · Post by **Hank001** » Sun, 19. Aug 18, 23:45

Morkonam noted:

That's right - $126.

Which concidering was probably $126 more than the company wanted as seening how the star is blacklisted the theaters it debut in were no doubt multiplexes and most likely only one theater didn't get the word and actually sold tickets. Two thing scream "write off": First is Verical Entertainment and second they covered themselves with the press release; https://ew.com/movies/2018/06/19/kevin- ... ease-date/

They probably even made a deal with insurers and backers.
It probably will never see DVD because then they'd have to cut the write off.

Sure fire absolute flop? Just too good a setup if you ask me.

clakclak · Post by **clakclak** » Sun, 19. Aug 18, 23:59

RegisterMe wrote:That was my first thought too Chips, but if she was that drunk how likely is it that she would have lasted ten hours in the water?

It is already really unlikely, the one positiv aspect about alcohol drinks is that they are usually high on calories, so maybe they helped by giving her energy to burn? I don't know.

Hank001 · Post by **Hank001** » Mon, 20. Aug 18, 01:34

How about that Russian satellite up there "berthing" a satellite that's berthed ANOTHER satellite? Three in one package?

Here's the story from CNN:

https://youtu.be/WNKgCmzdOMo

(Guess they couldn't pronounce matryoshka)

RegisterMe · Post by **RegisterMe** » Mon, 20. Aug 18, 01:46

clakclak wrote:
RegisterMe wrote:That was my first thought too Chips, but if she was that drunk how likely is it that she would have lasted ten hours in the water?
It is already really unlikely, the one positiv aspect about alcohol drinks is that they are usually high on calories, so maybe they helped by giving her energy to burn? I don't know.

**** NEWS JUST IN ****

If you are going to fall off the back of a boat, into the sea, miles from anywhere, SCIENTISTS advise that you get completely shitfaced first

**** not news really ****

More seriously, yeah a question worth asking, but my gut says "nope".

Antilogic · Post by **Antilogic** » Mon, 20. Aug 18, 01:55

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpspr ... ug2018.jpg

I feel like the Daily Mail is upset that she lived.

Antilogic · Post by **Antilogic** » Mon, 20. Aug 18, 02:07

A player during an Overwatch World Cup match between Finland and Taiwan fell off a boat. His reaction is great.

Event: https://clips.twitch.tv/AbstemiousLucky ... kinStinkin Camera man "SMH" ^^

Reaction: https://twitter.com/Lethe66/status/1031134492184862721

Morkonan · Post by **Morkonan** » Mon, 20. Aug 18, 03:45

clakclak wrote:
RegisterMe wrote:That was my first thought too Chips, but if she was that drunk how likely is it that she would have lasted ten hours in the water?
It is already really unlikely, the one positiv aspect about alcohol drinks is that they are usually high on calories, so maybe they helped by giving her energy to burn? I don't know.

The unpositive aspect is that they cause flushing, dilation of the blood vessels, which promote hypothermia as well as reduce the body's response to core temperature loss... Ungood stuff. If the water was in the 80's, she could have easily survived that long. (The temp range looks possible for that, from what I could find in general.)

Hank001 wrote:...Sure fire absolute flop? Just too good a setup if you ask me...

Excellent point. It had to be released to be eligible for the claim and a limited release in very viable markets that actually do get frequent limited release flicks is the way to go. Good one. They can say they made an "effort." That's one thing about productions - They get to hide under temporary production companies that can basically get away with anything.

muppetts · Post by **muppetts** » Mon, 20. Aug 18, 12:11

https://www.cleveland.com/nation/index. ... owing.html

Two people got stuck in forest wildfire, filmed trying to get out in a car, which they had to abandon and walk into a lake before being picked up by a boat.

Film is very intense, you can feel the fear.

BugMeister · Post by **BugMeister** » Mon, 20. Aug 18, 13:57

- guess this qualifies as random, don't know if it qualifies as "news", though..?

- we live in a world of scientific theories..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msDmHMgIQjo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTPaQZHpVII

- or is it really a world of conspiracy theories..
- and what is the purpose of chaos theory..??

Morkonan · Post by **Morkonan** » Mon, 20. Aug 18, 23:43

muppetts wrote:..Film is very intense, you can feel the fear.

Dangit - "Removed by user." ie: They probably sold the rights to it.

I would have liked to see that.

One of the problems with big fires like that, even with a lake, is just the darn heat. Lungs will scorch before the water boils... Though, at least it's a big "firebreak" to use to get away from the flames.

One of the saddest thing to see is a burned out car that had obviously been full of passengers trying to escape a forest-fire. A wrong turn and it's "game over." People always feel safer in a car and some people delay evacuating because they think they can drive through the thing that's... forcing people to evacuate. The same happens with people in a snowstorm, too. Nature can be scary darn stuff and doesn't care how great your car's heater is.

On a separate note, along the lines of something I posted above, a new "Ancient City" discovered in 'Murica!

Kansas Lost City of Etzanoa

"...Using freshly translated documents written by the Spanish conquistadors more than 400 years ago and an array of high-tech equipment, Blakeslee located what he believes to be the lost city of Etzanoa, home to perhaps 20,000 people between 1450 and 1700....

Hank001 · Post by **Hank001** » Tue, 21. Aug 18, 02:34

Okay space fans. It's crawled out of the deep and dark and showed up in my daily edition of Air Force Times! Move over Xenon's there's new AI drones in space! Meet the X-39B! (X for Xenon?)

http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/missi ... -on-orbit/

burger1 · Post by **burger1** » Tue, 21. Aug 18, 04:23

It looks like the next gen of nvidia cards are coming out.

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidi ... 37647.html

Morkonan · Post by **Morkonan** » Tue, 21. Aug 18, 05:11

burger1 wrote:It looks like the next gen of nvidia cards are coming out.

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidi ... 37647.html

So, when will they become available for non-block-chain-miners? :/

Maybe there will be a glut of "old" vidtech cards on the market after the mining guys have dumped all theirs in favor of this one?

When are they going to really solve this issue with bulk production of mining cards? Yeah, I know, there are some available, but not enough to suit demand and they can sell these for more money... /conspiracytheory

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