Non-IT News Thread
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Colorado police hunt 'Mad Pooper' jogger
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We talked about Toys'r'us a bit. This doesn't really come as a surprise to me they've been running a crazy amount of debt for a very long time.
The real question is what will Hasbro and Mattel do? IIRC Toys'r'us was one of, if not is, their biggest customer.
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Hasbro and Mattel are really only based on shelves in Toys'r'us.
Sure you can find them in Walmart etc, but not nearly at the same scale. Brick and Mortar stores like TrU need to go away, there isn't much value left besides being a place to take your kid to get their wish list for their birthday/Christmas/Hanukkah.
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@dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
Hasbro and Mattel are really only based on shelves in Toys'r'us.
Sure you can find them in Walmart etc, but not nearly at the same scale. Brick and Mortar stores like TrU need to go away, there isn't much value left besides being a place to take your kid to get their wish list for their birthday/Christmas/Hanukkah.
As new parents they are a great place to get to know some of the things your going to need/want on a daily basis. We also go like 300$ in credits from the baby registry there. Basically got our stroller and crib mattress for free. But overall we mostly purchase stuff second hand or on Amazon.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Wtf? I know there are a ton of period myths (and mythology) throughout the world but Mayonnaise is a fairly recent discovery.
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New antibody attacks 99% of HIV strains
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
New antibody attacks 99% of HIV strains
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41351159Better keep Martin Shkreli away from that.
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@rojoloco said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
New antibody attacks 99% of HIV strains
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41351159Better keep Martin Shkreli away from that.
But not away from the HIV. LOL
But from the look of him, HIV would be scared of him, rather than the other way around.
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Falling jet wing panel damages car in Japan
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Bus crash in Austrian Alps averted after tourist applies brake
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Sri Lankan arrested with nearly 1kg of gold in his rectum
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Sri Lankan arrested with nearly 1kg of gold in his rectum
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41383100Another definition of being a rich @ss
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Saudi women 'given right to drive'
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Saudi women 'given right to drive'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41408195Such fools, those Saudi men had it all set and now they've gone and ruined it!
(sarcasm)
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@dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Saudi women 'given right to drive'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41408195Such fools, those Saudi men had it all set and now they've gone and ruined it!
(sarcasm)
Sarcasm, not sarcasm
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Johns Hopkins suggests that Uber, not an ambulance, is the best way to survive these kinds of injuries.
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NYPD goes on "strike", crime drops. Study suggests that heavy policing, at least in NYC, may contribute to crime, rather than reduce it.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/09/nyc-cops-did-a-work-stop-yet-crime-dropped/