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Samuel Creshal · Post by **Samuel Creshal** » Sat, 26. Apr 14, 22:00

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/20 ... itute.html

claimed […] "that he had lured the prostitute to the meeting with the intention of beating him." Then one thing led to another.

I'm sure that's exactly how it went.

Morkonan · Post by **Morkonan** » Sat, 26. Apr 14, 22:24

Freya Nocturne wrote:Can we just leave Russia alone? Yeah, they annexed Crimea. That's between Russia and Ukraine, not the rest of us. (Like seriously USA? You're dropping all cooperative projects between NASA and Roscosmos over this? Enjoy not going to the ISS anymore, or having to ask the Chinese for a lift. Oh wait, you can't, you still give them the cold-war-shoulder too.)...

No portion of the cooperative ISS venture is going to be effected. The Russian space program couldn't sustain itself without such contracts.

burger1 · Post by **burger1** » Tue, 6. May 14, 08:13

Washed up dead sperm whale put up for sale on ebay

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014 ... _ebay.html

burger1 · Post by **burger1** » Sat, 10. May 14, 04:49

Cheese factory raided after videos of naked workers bathing in vats
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... s-Eve.html

Post by **Terre** » Sat, 10. May 14, 09:54

burger1 wrote:Cheese factory raided after videos of naked workers bathing in vats
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... s-Eve.html

"He said, "D'you want it pasturize? 'Cause pasturize is best,"
She says, "Ernie, I'll be happy if it comes up to my chest."

That tickled old Ernie, (Ernieeeeeeeeeee)
And he drove the fastest milk cart in the west."

burger1 · Post by **burger1** » Fri, 16. May 14, 00:37

Far Cry 4 releasing Nov 8, 2014 set in Kyrat
http://blog.ubi.com/far-cry-4-release-date-kyrat/

greypanther · Post by **greypanther** » Fri, 16. May 14, 09:11

I suspect that could be worthy of its own thread burger1.

In other news, the expansion of bigger brother?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27408318

In February the first few in its initial batch of 28 were ejected out of an airlock on the International Space Station. These cubesats - called "doves" in line with their peace-harbouring ambitions - are now sending back their first images from low-Earth polar orbit, passing over Earth at five miles a second.
.......
Other start-ups, such as Skybox and Canadian Urthecast, are focusing their efforts on high-definition video, with far bigger fridge-freezer-sized satellites equipped with more powerful telescopes capturing far more detail than those capable in mere cubesats.

At a resolution of just over 1m per pixel, the most powerful on-board telescopes can track single cars travelling along a road, or groups of people gathering.

Of course I feel sure such satellites do not already exist in the control of governments.

Chips · Post by **Chips** » Sat, 24. May 14, 23:50

Man spends 13 years trimming hedge into 50m long dragon

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/27540640

(I don't think it took him 13 years to do it

Misleading headline).

Grim Lock · Post by **Grim Lock** » Fri, 30. May 14, 15:31

http://fox13now.com/2014/05/28/students ... blication/

That in a country which values freedom of speech and expression so much? utter weirdness.

Len5 · Post by **Len5** » Sat, 31. May 14, 11:05

Xenon and Argon now on WADA's doping list!

Antilogic · Post by **Antilogic** » Sat, 31. May 14, 19:15

This must be the best book of all time.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... on-M1.html

burger1 · Post by **burger1** » Sat, 5. Jul 14, 04:23

Looks like Crytec may have trouble paying staff again. Apparently some workers have stopped going to work.
http://kotaku.com/sources-crytek-uks-st ... 1599923133

clakclak · Post by **clakclak** » Sat, 5. Jul 14, 16:10

burger1 wrote:Looks like Crytec may have trouble paying staff again. Apparently some workers have stopped going to work.
http://kotaku.com/sources-crytek-uks-st ... 1599923133

I don't understand why they developed warface. That was not only unnecessary but also badly done.

burger1 · Post by **burger1** » Wed, 16. Jul 14, 15:43

Man burns down house trying to kill spider with lighter + spray paint can
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Man- ... 85431.html

Scientists create a blacker black
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/scien ... 02504.html

NASA claims it will prove we are not alone in the universe within 20 years
http://connecticut.cbslocal.com/2014/07 ... -20-years/

muppetts · Post by **muppetts** » Wed, 16. Jul 14, 19:29

clakclak wrote:
burger1 wrote:Looks like Crytec may have trouble paying staff again. Apparently some workers have stopped going to work.
http://kotaku.com/sources-crytek-uks-st ... 1599923133
I don't understand why they developed warface. That was not only unnecessary but also badly done.

Especially as the market is flooded with so many others, I mean Origin gave away Battlefield 3 for free 3 weeks or so ago.

I play warface and it is very basic, the shop section is rubbish which is where they needed to make the money.

imperium3 · Post by **imperium3** » Wed, 16. Jul 14, 19:49

burger1 wrote:Man burns down house trying to kill spider with lighter + spray paint can
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Man- ... 85431.html

Sean Connery he ain't.

Chobittsu · Post by **Chobittsu** » Thu, 17. Jul 14, 02:52

Alexei Zakharov moonlights as 3D artist

burger1 · Post by **burger1** » Thu, 17. Jul 14, 12:14

Australia just gets crazier and crazier
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/j ... urity-laws

Now its ok for the government to perform special intelligence operations in which agents can commit illegal acts with no fear of persecution or liability. However reporting on illegal government activities is now illegal.

BugMeister · Post by **BugMeister** » Thu, 17. Jul 14, 12:56

- a bloody sight more money than sense, if you ask me:
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign ... -the-world

Kubla Khan - by Coleridge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8mqHCgVdZc

- some suitable theme music..
Ian Dury - What A Waste..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmopROxBnBU

vukica · Post by **vukica** » Thu, 17. Jul 14, 13:30

Freya Nocturne wrote:Alexei Zakharov moonlights as 3D artist

couldn't there be two of them? or more...

There's one Alexei and one Alexey Zakharov in my company directory. There's like hundrets of them.

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