Non-IT News Thread
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Nasa confirms ocean moon mission
Scientists working on an audacious mission to the ocean world of Europa can proceed with the final design and construction of the spacecraft, Nasa says.
The Europa Clipper mission will target the ice-encrusted moon of Jupiter, which is considered a prime target in the search for life beyond Earth. Below its icy shell, Europa is thought to hold a 170km-deep body of water. This could have the right conditions for biology. Due to launch in 2025, the Europa Clipper mission has now passed a stage called Key Decision Point C, a crucial marker on the road to the launch pad. "We are all excited about the decision that moves the Europa Clipper mission one key step closer to unlocking the mysteries of this ocean world," said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for Nasa's science mission directorate. -
Couple face up to six years in jail for taking sand from Italian beach
We've all been tempted to bring a little bit of paradise home from our holidays. But the urge has backfired on a French couple, who are facing up to six years in prison for removing sand from a beach in Sardinia, where they had been on vacation.
The Italian island's white sand is protected, and tourists face fines and even jail time for removing it from local beaches -- but the couple say they did not realize they were committing a crime.
Police in the northern city of Porto Torres found the sand while making routine checks on cars waiting to board a ferry to Toulon in southern France. hey spotted some bottles filled with sand through the window of the car, and arrested the couple, a man and woman in their 40s. Overall, 14 plastic bottles containing around 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of white sand were seized, police said. The couple were reported to a court in the city of Sassari for aggravated theft and they risk a fine of up to €3,000 ($3,300) and between one and six years' imprisonment. -
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
but the couple say they did not realize they were committing a crime.
Yet they filled 14 bottle with 40kg? riiiiiiiiiiiight
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
but the couple say they did not realize they were committing a crime.
Yet they filled 14 bottle with 40kg? riiiiiiiiiiiight
Yeah, let me just take all of this with me. . . No problems.
There's signs on the beach that state very clearly that taking the sand is a crime.
https://www.euronews.com/2019/08/20/french-couple-face-jail-for-taking-sand-from-a-beach-in-sardinia
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
but the couple say they did not realize they were committing a crime.
Yet they filled 14 bottle with 40kg? riiiiiiiiiiiight
That's like a sand harvesting operation!
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
but the couple say they did not realize they were committing a crime.
Yet they filled 14 bottle with 40kg? riiiiiiiiiiiight
Yeah, let me just take all of this with me. . . No problems.
There's signs on the beach that state very clearly that taking the sand is a crime.
https://www.euronews.com/2019/08/20/french-couple-face-jail-for-taking-sand-from-a-beach-in-sardinia
Even without the signs, that's like 100lbs of freaking sand! Were they planning on filling a sandbox with it? Leveling their house?
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Leveling their house?
Like with a sand tidal wave?
Something like that.
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Some people bring back bottles of sand... some bring back tax-free bottles of other things...
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@Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread:
Some people bring back bottles of sand... some bring back tax-free bottles of other things...
Even the alcoholics don't bring back 40kg of booze!
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread:
Some people bring back bottles of sand... some bring back tax-free bottles of other things...
Even the alcoholics don't bring back 40kg of booze!
At least not without similar issues
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread:
Some people bring back bottles of sand... some bring back tax-free bottles of other things...
Even the alcoholics don't bring back 40kg of booze!
At least not without similar issues
Or completely different issues.
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Facebook to stop stalking you off-site - but only if asked
Facebook is drawing back the veil to show what data it collects on users.
Many may not like what they see. A feature in settings called Off-Facebook Activity will show all the apps and websites that send information about you to Facebook, which is then used to target ads more effectively. You will also be able to clear your history and prevent your future off-app behaviour being tapped. But one expert said the move was unlikely to have a big impact on the firm's profits. For now, it is rolling out very slowly, with only Ireland, South Korea and Spain getting access. But the goal is to eventually offer it globally. The initiative comes at a time when Apple and Mozilla have already taken steps to prevent Facebook and other services from tracking users from one online platform to another via their browsers. -
@scottalanmiller that's why they invented FedEx.
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Just WTF
BBC News - Trump cancels Denmark visit over Greenland spat
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Just WTF
BBC News - Trump cancels Denmark visit over Greenland spat
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49416740That's got to be fake news, because that is just absolutely ridiculous.
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Tesla sued by Walmart over solar panel fires
US supermarket chain Walmart is suing Tesla's energy division, after solar panels on seven of its stores caught fire.
It alleges that the firm was negligent in how it installed the panels on the roofs of the stores.
Court documents describe a string of fires that occurred between 2012 and 2018 at Walmart locations in Ohio, Maryland and California. Tesla has not yet responded to the claims. The lawsuit alleges that the first fire occurred at a Walmart store in Long Beach, California in 2012. Another in Beavercreek, Ohio, in March 2018 saw customers evacuated and the store closed for eight days. Walmart is asking Tesla to remove solar panels from all its stores and to pay damages. It alleged that Tesla deployed individuals to inspect the solar systems who "lacked basic solar training and knowledge". -
@Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Just WTF
BBC News - Trump cancels Denmark visit over Greenland spat
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49416740That's got to be fake news, because that is just absolutely ridiculous.
Look at his twitter feed for yourself
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Faithless elector: A court ruling just changed how we pick our president
I disagree with the headline. Nothing has changed. But it is bringing things more into the public awareness of how it has always worked.
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
Faithless elector: A court ruling just changed how we pick our president
I disagree with the headline. Nothing has changed. But it is bringing things more into the public awareness of how it has always worked.
Right. The system is terrible, but a horribly uneducated public has allowed it to continue.
