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74993 No.7138   [Reply]

"The swollen Mississippi River burst another levee Tuesday, submerging farmland and threatening a residential area whose occupants had already moved out in anticipation of a flood.

The levee failure near St. Charles comes as teams furiously fill sandbags to reinforce other waterlogged embankments guarding towns still waiting for the arrival of the huge river's flood crest.

Forecasters expect the last stretch of the bloated river to crest later this week."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080624/ap_on_re_us/midwest_flooding


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10213 No.7085   [Reply]

"UFO spotted by police helicopter"

"A police helicopter crew has spotted what is described as an unusual aircraft in the Vale of Glamorgan."

"But three-man crew could not capture any images before the object vanished"

""But it is certainly not advisable for police helicopters to go chasing what they think are UFOs," the spokesperson said."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7465041.stm

>> No.7088  

It turned out to be themselves.

>> No.7090  

>>7088
Vat a tweest!

>> No.7109  

just wait until july 4th, they'll have plenty of UFO sightings if you know what i mean.

>> No.7110  

>>7109
They don't celebrate America's independence in the UK, dumbass.

>> No.7112  

>>7109

>just wait until April 20th, they'll have plenty of UFO sightings if you know what i mean.
>> No.7113  

>>7112 You are so nice... lol

>> No.7114  

So they didn't identify it, then?

>> No.7130  

>>7114 well, it wasn't called a Identified Flying Object, was it?

>> No.7137  
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While I'm the first to admit that it's impossible for we on Earth to be the only lifeforms in the universe (certainly going by the law of probability), and it's obvious that the extraterrestrial visitors we've had are superior in intelligence - clearly having the technological nous to build galaxy-spanning craft, I call into question their sense of aesthetics. I mean, flying SAUCERS?! That's SO 1950s! Since then, our film companies' production designers have come up with spaceship designs that are VASTLY superior in every way (posted pic as a prime example).

No, until ol' E.T. can come visit us in something resembling a Romulan Valdore-class Warbird (or akin to some of the ship designs Hollywood's come up with), I'm afraid I'll refer to 'flying saucer' UFOs as IFOs: Inferior Flying Objects.


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28252 No.7122   [Reply]

"LONDON (AFP) - Women in Britain can for the first time get the contraceptive pill legally online without having to see medics first, under a new service being launched Monday."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080623/hl_afp/britainhealthinternetsex_080623084036

>> No.7136  

Eliminating that pesky middle man doctor who actually cares for his patients and doesn't want them on all the pills the pharmaceutical corporations can throw at the masses.


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71111 No.7030   [Reply]

"Windows XP era draws to a close"

"As of June 30, large PC makers will no longer be able to sell Windows XP-based PCs, at least on mainstream notebooks and desktops."

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-9968449-56.html

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>> No.7041  

I ceased having any form of Windows on my computers some time ago.

>> No.7043  

Vista on a Notebook is crap.. most Notebooks only have 512 MB Ram Vista requires at least 2 GB.. Even in Japan they still sell Notebooks with XP.

>> No.7048  

A lot of businesses are simply ignoring Vista. The hardware guys where I work are already talking about "Windows 7". I presume they're hoping to skip Vista entirely.

>> No.7049  

Only thing Vista has on XP is the speech recognition and the shiny new minesweeper. You haven't played minesweeper until you've played it using voice commands.

>> No.7050  

Vista is the new ME.

>> No.7051  

>>7050
I wonder if Vista-tan will become as moe as ME-tan.

>> No.7060  

>>7049
Curse you for ruining my Vista-free tranquility.

>> No.7062  
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Okay, so Vista may be more like ME, but this won't stop me installing XP on my comps. Reliable, never had a BSOD (even with 2000), tons of drivers (even W2K drivers for older devices are compatible), and easy as piss to install. Can't say the same for Linsucks. Not after an experimental installation of one version (don't know which, and I don't care). I still have the mental scars. Until the developers make a version that's EASY to install as Windows (and doesn't have a steep learning curve), has as many easily available drivers as Windows, and has as much software as Windows, I'm afraid Linsucks will always have that 'geek-y' image, and Microsoft will always dominate.

Pic very related.

>> No.7134  

>>7062

http://www.ubuntu.com/

>> No.7135  

man.. I've been using XP since late 2001... I remember it used to bug out on me alot, though that was a long time ago, I think I'll wait till windows 7 is stabilized enough to switch


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54821 No.7040   [Reply]

"A Japanese firm has produced a 38 cm (15 inch) tall robotic girlfriend that kisses on command, to go on sale in September for around $175, with a target market of lonely adult men.

Using her infrared sensors and battery power, the diminutive damsel named "EMA" puckers up for nearby human heads, entering what designers call its "love mode".

"Strong, tough and battle-ready are some of the words often associated with robots, but we wanted to break that stereotype and provide a robot that's sweet and interactive," said Minako Sakanoue, a spokeswoman for the maker, Sega Toys.

"She's very lovable and though she's not a human, she can act like a real girlfriend.""

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUST8462420080617

>> No.7042  

Well, they already have boyfriend substitute pillows for the ladies. And some people, well, have an unhealthy relationship with their figurines.

>> No.7065  
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>>7040

>She's very lovable and though she's not a human, she can act like a real girlfriend

'Chii?'

>> No.7124  

I'll wait until they have one that doesn't so obviously cater to mecha-fetish.


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68105 No.7073   [Reply]

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080617zg.html

In a September 2003 article for The Guardian newspaper, Michael Meacher, who served as Tony Blair’s environment minister from May 1997 to June 2003, shocked the establishment by calling the global war on terrorism "bogus." Even more controversially, he implied that the U.S. government either allowed 9/11 to happen, or played some role in the destruction wrought that day. Besides Meacher, few politicians have publicly questioned America’s official 9/11 narrative — until Diet member Yukihisa Fujita.

In January 2008 Fujita, a member of the Democratic Party of Japan, asked the Japanese Parliament and Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda to explain gaping holes in the official 9/11 story that various groups — including those who call themselves the "911 Truth Movement" — claim to have exposed.

Fujita, along with a growing number of individuals — including European and American politicians — are leading a charge to conduct a thorough, independent investigation of what happened on Sept. 11, 2001.

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>> No.7093  

>>7073 blah blah blah

I didn't know Japan is that important. Is it like that small island controls whole universe?
I read an article that says US government planned 9/11 or George Bush knew it was coming etc long time ago. Everyone has his theory of why 9/11 happened and it's not really my job to judge. But I don't trust internet for these. I'm just a regular average person on the planet so I won't know about the truth anyway. So, who cares?

>> No.7094  

And meanwhile Japanese Internet lovers are talking about Mainichi Daily News WaiWai and how this Australian writer wrote crazy story about Japan based on nothing. Internet rules!

http://blog.livedoor.jp/dqnplus/archives/1140326.html

>> No.7101  

Question EVERYTHING. But question Conspiracy Theories more so.

IMO, Conspiracy Theories exist purely because there's some sad acts with too much time on their hands. SHIT HAPPENS. And there's nothing you can do about it.

'Man didn't land on the Moon' they say. O RLY? One Word: REFLECTORS.

http://www.space.com/news/spacehistory/apollo_mirror.html

If one Conspiracy Theory is so fatally flawed, so are ALL of them.

>> No.7103  

>>7101

That conspiracy theory is about the images we got send on national television being shot down on earth in a studio...

not about man not landing on the moon...

>> No.7104  

>>7101
Wow, what the fuck kind of reasoning is that? If one theory is wrong they're all wrong? By your logic if one cashier hands you back the incorrect change ALL cashiers will give you incorrect change.

Are you really that stupid or did you just go to a public school?

>> No.7105  

>>7104
Most people do go to a public school. Are you questioning someone's intelligence just because they're not a spoiled rich kid?

>> No.7106  

I think some of you stupid fuckers may need to watch this:
http://herebedragonsmovie.com/

>> No.7117  

>>7106
I'm deeply upset that this isn't about Dragons.

>> No.7118  

>>7103

Which is what I'm saying. I'm using the moon landings as another example of a pathetic conspiracy theory destroyed by facts, to reinforce how the WTC & 9/11 conspiracy theory is fatally flawed too. BTW, here's my reverse conspiracy theory:

Conspiracy Theorists did WTC.

>> No.7123  

>>7118
No one every said the 9/11 theories were perfect, but if you want to talk about facts... the facts destroy the official version of what happened that day. There are TOO many fishy coincidences and too few explanations concerning the matter.

Watch the films. You don't have to believe every word and take it as the gospel. Just start asking some questions.


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25848 No.7121   [Reply]

"The net could see its biggest transformation in decades if plans to open up the address system are passed.

The net's regulators will vote on Thursday to decide if the strict rules on so-called top level domain names, such as .com or .uk, can be relaxed.

If approved, it could allow companies to turn their brands into domain names while individuals could also carve out their own corner of the net.

The move could also see the launch of .xxx, after years of wrangling."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7468855.stm


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62921 No.7102   [Reply]

"COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The school board of a small central Ohio community voted unanimously Friday to fire a teacher accused of preaching his Christian beliefs despite staff complaints and using a device to burn the image of a cross on students' arms."

"Freshwater used a science tool known as a high-frequency generator to burn images of a cross on students' arms"

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g1SluWTuZ9ddhhJI06SSqutTwstgD91E38D00

>> No.7111  

Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD. -Lev 19:28

And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. -Mark 9:42

>> No.7120  
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>>7102

Oh, Fundies, fundies, fundies. You keep doing it to yourselves! First Jim Bakker, Jimmy Swaggart, Jerry Falwell, and recently Ted Faggard (Hi Ted! Remember me?!).

You keep giving me ammunition to justify what I say, that fundy Xtianity has no right to exist. Indeed, that religion as a whole has no right to exist.

And further proof that Humanism/Atheism is SUPERIOR.


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15852 No.7108   [Reply]

"California's governor and attorney general are asking Internet service providers to help stop the dissemination of child pornography.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued a press release Friday asking Internet service providers in California to follow the lead of Verizon Communications, Time Warner Cable, and Sprint in "removing child pornography from existing servers and blocking channels" that disseminate the illegal material.

"Protecting the safety of our children must be a top priority, not just for government, but also for businesses with the direct power to reduce the ability to conduct illegal activity," they said in a joint letter to the California Internet Service Provider Association. "

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9973966-7.html

>> No.7115  

Next on the menu: whitelisting.

>> No.7116  

This would be great if it didn't establish precedent for anti net neutrality.

>> No.7119  

>>7108

First Operation Orr in the UK (with the FBI helped out by Scotland Yard, aided by MI6, GCHQ & ECHELON), then Unicef's plan to eliminate lolis from manga/anime, and now this.

Good.

It seems the anti-loli/pedo witchhunt is starting, which I'm all for. The sooner those PIG UGLY plank-chested freaks are eliminated from manga/anime & replaced with Healthy ADULT characters, the better.

Pedobear, your days are numbered.

>> No.7125  

>>7119

>First Operation Orr in the UK

Oh yeah that was a good one. One innocent civilian took his own life as a result of false accusations IIRC.


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86733 No.7097   [Reply]

"AUBURN, Maine - It sounds like a cushy reporting assignment: Get strapped inside a huge inflatable ball and go rolling down a hill at a Maine ski area.

It wasn't quite cushy enough for Sun Journal reporter Rebekah Metzler. She has a fractured back after her ride Thursday.

She and a photographer were strapped into a car-size plastic sphere known as the Zorb when it bounced off a hay-encased post, went airborne and landed hard."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080620/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_zorb_vs_reporter

>> No.7107  

Fucking ouch, Hope she doesn't have any long-term spinal damage.


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