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Transgender prisoners in Florida

Posted by takyon on Tuesday August 16 2016, @04:58PM (#2021)
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Stories about two different Florida prisoners published within 24 hours of each other, as seen on Google News:

Transgender Prisoner Sues Florida to Get Hormone Treatments

Transgender inmate challenging Florida prison laws found dead in cell

Minecraft on Oculus Rift

Posted by takyon on Monday August 15 2016, @06:04PM (#2020)
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Minecraft for Oculus Rift is out today

Megahit Minecraft arrives on Facebook's Oculus Rift VR headset

If you play VRcraft for longer than 4 hours, you could suffer from Minecraft persisting perception disorder and see pixelated blocks FOREVER.

The Thousand Year War

Posted by Runaway1956 on Sunday August 14 2016, @07:56PM (#2019)
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http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/imperialism/notes/islamchron.html

There isn't a lot of detail in the timeline, being just a timeline. But, it is chock full of hundreds of years of warfare between Europe and Islam. A lot of things that I've read of, but forgot, as well as a lot of things that I never did read about.

I'll wager that few of our members know more than a fraction of this history. The antipathy between Christians and Muslims is founded on history. Europe has reason to fear the current invasion of military aged male Muslims. History points out pretty clearly why Muslims communities in Europe are a bad, bad, BAD idea.

Ford drops Microsoft!

Posted by Gaaark on Sunday August 14 2016, @01:35AM (#2018)
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Well, my wife is looking for a not too expensive new vehicle with room in the back for a wheelchair (for our son, due to sometime behaviour problems).
Took a used Ford for a test drive because my wife liked it's size, and MAN, the MS UI in that thing sucked!!!

When we got back, the salesman told me they had dropped it for Blackberry (QNX) for the new models.
Seems there is intelligence on Earth!

Just thought i'd put that out there.

Censorship Process for a Weeb Game

Posted by takyon on Friday August 12 2016, @07:35PM (#2016)
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Idiots and fools and sheeple, oh my!

Posted by Gaaark on Thursday August 04 2016, @09:15PM (#2008)
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Melania Trump's possible violation of Visa rules is the top news of the day: she might even not be a U.S. citizen?
OMG!!!

It is possible Hillary passed on CONFIDENTIAL info to the enemies, but 'meh'.

Sigh.

Trump Won't Endorse Paul Ryan, But His VP Will

Posted by takyon on Wednesday August 03 2016, @07:25PM (#2007)
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Ever since Trump went toe-to-toe with the parents of a dead Muslim veteran, the Republican Party has been in crisis mode.

Pence breaks with Trump, endorses Ryan

Pence: Trump 'strongly encouraged me to endorse Paul Ryan'

Paul Ryan is expected to win, so as irritating as the Trump non-endorsement may be to Party leaders, it might have a limited shelf life.

This fact is also amusing:

The GOP's Donald Trump freak-out

A GOP source told CNN's Dana Bash that Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus was especially frustrated because Paul Ryan and Priebus, both from Wisconsin, are very close. The source said Trump refusing to endorse Ryan in his re-election primary was "personal" especially since Priebus has "taken on a lot of water" for Trump. "He takes this very personally," said the source. Priebus "does want to show his support" for Ryan, a source tells CNN.

The chairman has been the main point of contact between Trump and the Republican Party, on which the billionaire has been relying heavily since he lacks the political infrastructure of a conventional political candidate. Priebus, who was said by the source to be incredibly upset with Trump's behavior, had expressed his disappointment and frustration to several leading members of Trump's entourage, the source said.

Is it all for naught?

A knowledgeable Republican source told CNN Tuesday that some of Trump's campaign staff -- even campaign chairman Paul Manafort -- "feel like they are wasting their time," given their boss's recent comments. But Manafort insisted to CNN Wednesaday that isn't true and any frustration centers on the media.

Good unbiased news source for politics in U.S.?

Posted by Gaaark on Monday August 01 2016, @12:39PM (#2001)
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Does anyone have a news source they follow for American news that is relatively unbiased?
I go to the CBC and BBC and to CNN for breaking news (not for unbiased news)...

Buehler?

Are Americans apathetic?

Posted by Gaaark on Saturday July 30 2016, @04:07PM (#2000)
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Okay, haven't written here for a while, got some time and something on my chest to ask: something that has been bugging me since it happened. This gun-toting 'Republic' of 'Freedom Fighters, Freedom Fries and Freedom Pies' seems to have accepted the dropping of democracy and the rise of blatant corruption. So here goes...

Are Americans apathetic?
Hillary stole money and support from Sanders, and got away with it: her friend in the DNC shuffles money away from Sanders, then says "No way!" when Sanders says it's happening. Corrupt!!!

Speaking of corruption, Hillary then WITHOUT ANY PRETENSE OR UNDER-THE-TABLENESS hires the corrupt thief and liar. Corrupt!!!

And Americans say......
Americans do.......

What what what?

Why aren't Americans in the street protesting???

1. Hillary has shown herself to be corrupt by condoning corruption in people under her and around her.
2. She blatantly reinforces and raises to a higher level, those who acted in a corrupt manner for her benefit.
3. She seems to be blowing Sanders off: rumours of her agreeing to do things he wants to shut him up, but only in the interim... then she will do what she wants after.
4. She's against the TPP, but not really and will support it once elected.
5. ...................

I know 3,4,and 5 are how politicians work, but 1 and 2 should have Americans screaming bloody Jihad or something.
Where are the protests?
Where are the cries of "CORRUPTION, CORRUPTION, CORRUPTION"?

Why are some Americans still supporting her?

I am Canadian and cannot vote in this US election, but I liked Sanders: now after Sanders giving in for "Let's beat Trump", if i WAS American, I think i'd be voting for Jill Stein who i know nothing about except for the slogan "Jill not Hill" or whatever.
Anything but Billary 'Corruption' Clinton.

Do you go quietly into this nightmare? Is everyone too busy playing Pokemon Go to protest?? WTF???

Damn, i'd vote Trump before Shillary.

Why is the U.S. so quiet about this blatant corruption???? Throw her tea into the harbour, i say!!!

Los Angeles Gang Tour Puts A Twist On Drive-Bys

Posted by takyon on Friday July 29 2016, @11:36PM (#1998)
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Los Angeles Gang Tour Puts A Twist On Drive-Bys

2010 article I found for crutchy on IRC.