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"Smack for a Snack" at Kentucky Daycare
Kentucky day care worker cited for 'smack for a snack' game
The report says two male staff members would play a "Smack for a Snack" game. The report says the only way school-age children could get a yogurt is to allow the men to hit them with a stick on their leg and/or hand. State officials say at least two students had noticeable bruising. Lexington Police cited one staff member with second-degree assault.
An ingenious cost-cutting move that builds character.
More problems are noted in the article.
Hillary Clinton Hacked Audio
https://theintercept.com/2016/09/30/hillary-clinton-center-right/
IN THE HACKED recording of a private conversation with campaign donors in February, Hillary Clinton distanced herself from progressive goals like “free college, free healthcare” and described her place on the political spectrum as spanning from the center-left to the center-right.
Clinton has been inconsistent in the past about espousing political labels. She has at times touted herself as stalwart liberal. For instance, she said last July: “I take a backseat to no one when you look at my record in standing up and fighting for progressive values.” But a few months later, she told a group in Ohio: “You know, I get accused of being kind of moderate and center. I plead guilty.”
The newly disclosed comments came in audio, apparently from hacked emails, that was revealed this week by the Washington Free Beacon, a conservative blog run by a Republican communications strategist. Clinton was speaking at a Virginia fundraiser hosted by Beatrice Welters, the former U.S. ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, and her husband Anthony Welters, the executive chairman of an investment consulting firm founded by former Clinton aide Cheryl Mills.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-supporters-audio-leak-228997
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-jumps-leaked-audio-hillary-clinton-fundraiser/story?id=42499760
Debate the debate
Well, H came off as knowledgeable and calm and not sick, but T seemed to hit her well with her past 'baggage'.
T rambles too much and seems ADD with his sentence completi-let me tell you! (Lies, all lies).
H knows her stuff, but all those past 'problems' keep smacking her. She's experienced, just bad experienced (enjoyed that!).
If T could finish a complete sentence and hit her when the time comes (like when how H says that they need to keep inner city minorities safe or like when she says we need to work with our allies, he needs to say that Her/Obama's government SPIED on those minorities and SPIED on those allies.
Kind of a wash: she can finish sentences, but he did well hitting her with her past.
He came off as rambling, but she came off as miss smileyfacei'mhidingsomething.
50/50.
I'd like to give T more, but the rambling...
Interesting read
Hadn't heard this elsewhere:
DHS run by 3 Stooges!
Only white supremacists use Oculus Rift!
Omagerd I can't even.
Some developers dropping Oculus support to protest founder’s politics [Updated]
Indie developers Polytron (best known for Fez) and Kokoromi (makers of the intriguing VR puzzle game SuperHyperCube), have joined in the developer protest against Oculus. Last year, SuperHyperCube was announced as a PlayStation VR exclusive "at launch," but today, the companies made it clear "we will not be pursuing Oculus support" for the game after that exclusivity expires.
"In a political climate as fragile and horrifying as this one, we cannot tacitly endorse these actions by supporting Luckey or his platform," they wrote (and announced via tweet). "If you are a voting citizen of the United States, please remember to register and make your voice heard this Nov. 8. Do not let bigotry, white supremacy, hate, and fear win."
Instead of making it so that any dumb VR headset can view our game, we will take a stand against bigotry (and having political opinions) and work only with Sony VRDRM.
Palmer Luckey, Millionaire Founder of Oculus Rift, Loves Donald Trump and Dates a Gamergater
It’s been an open secret for some time that Palmer Luckey, the 24-year-old founder of VR company Oculus Rift and heir apparent to the future of gaming, is a strange guy—the type who argues with his customers on Reddit and casually cosplays as My Little Pony characters. Turns out, he also appears to be an active supporter of Donald Trump and the alt-right, and in a long-term relationship with an avid Gamergater.
Rags-to-riches nerd dates a hottie, gets called out for it. No pussy for anti-social white nerds, EVER.
It's all a conspiracy to derail anti-social VR technology! Everyone who is anti-social will be exterminated! You must buy the upcoming Apple augmented reality product, which is pro-social! But not Google's, because that one is just as anti-social as VR, you problematihole!
I'm sure these articles would do "well" on the front page, but I don't want to put them there.
Maybe we need some new options for journals. For example, an option to nest journals (from friends only) between stories on the main page, or an RSS feed that lists all of the journals (if this one exists, I haven't seen it).
Red Dwarf! Smeg off!
This should have been posted the moment it went up, you smeg head editors!
Smeggin' hell!
Who are these 'smeeeg haaads'?
Oh Dog (oh Cat?)... i just went into the woods for a poop and discovered i, as well, was in the Backwards world.
Don't ask how it went :(
Retromalware Part 2 Delayed Until Tomorrow
Due to the length, editing has taken longer than usual and its still getting final tune ups. It's now scheduled to go live tomorrow at 10AM EST.
Retro-Malware: Article 2 Is Nearly Done. Code available now.
I've got the article nearly written up (working on the last sections now), and it weighs in close to 3k words. If you're a ham radio operator or have soldering skills, there's also a plea for help as I'm interesting in using AX.25 for future examples but I don't have the necessary equipment or resources to acquire it at this moment.
Feel free to look at the code here: https://github.com/SoylentNews/retromalware
Rick & Morty co-creator shows off free Accounting VR game
NPR Reports on the Kratom Scheduling Outrage
Kratom Advocates Speak Out Against Proposed Government Ban
The White House petition has surpassed the 100k needed for a response, and is now at 119,024 signatures.
