Random Links Thread

[Tank]

15 hours ago, Blarg said:

The entire autopilot concept is so flawed and is going to result in more deaths. The auto industry is going to kill themselves with lawsuits from every accident that occurs when it could have been avoided by a driver response to conditions on the road. 

i think it really only works if every single car on the road is running on autopilot. there's just too much human element to compete with, and humans have proven again and again they like to drive like morons. not sure you can really program that into the auto driver program for tesla.

[Redondo]

On 6/28/2016 at 9:38 AM, Angel Dog and Beer said:

Damn, how terrible.  

Redondo, now you need to post a feel good story to lift up my spirits.  Or a pic of a hot chick.

 

Needy Teen Asks for Doughnuts Outside of a Kroger, Gets $320K Instead

[Redondo]

Rikers worker traded Popeyes chicken for sex with inmates, suit says

A Rikers Island health-clinic worker plied female inmates with Popeyes chicken, candy, gum and cigarettes in exchange for sex, the women claim in a lawsuit.

By law, inmates are considered unable to consent to sex with their jailers and others in power over them.

The three inmates say physician’s assistant Sidney Wilson “repeatedly raped, sexually assaulted and abused” them over two years, telling them he loved them and even sending cash to their inmate spending accounts.

The abuse started for one of the women, identified as “K.A.,” when she wanted a prescription cream for her lips. Wilson allegedly asked, “What are you willing to do for it?” according to the Manhattan federal court lawsuit.

The lawsuit says K.A. told a guard that having sex with Wilson in exchange for contraband “seemed like a fair exchange.”

[Redondo]

Las Vegas collector stumbles on historic copy of Declaration of Independence

[Redondo]

Eagle-eyed Army sharpshooter frees eagle hanging upside down in tree

[Tank]

12 minutes ago, Redondo said:

Eagle-eyed Army sharpshooter frees eagle hanging upside down in tree

It only took him 150 shots to free the bird? Guess he wasn't a sniper in the war.

[gotbeer]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

It only took him 150 shots to free the bird? Guess he wasn't a sniper in the war.

.22 caliber rifle.  Must not have been a true card carying member of the NRA.  AR15 would have had it down in 2 shots.

[gotbeer]

2 hours ago, Redondo said:

Las Vegas collector stumbles on historic copy of Declaration of Independence

But what did the expert say?  I'll give you $100 bucks or we can call him.

[Redondo]

Quiz about MASH the TV show. I got 28/30

Link

[Redondo]

Joey Chestnut wins back crown at Coney Island hot dog eating contest

[Redondo]

Free at Rio Olympics: 9 million forest-friendly condoms

[Tank]

16 hours ago, Redondo said:

Free at Rio Olympics: 9 million forest-friendly condoms

Enjoy the olympics, @cory!

[gotbeer]

3 hours ago, Redondo said:

Free at Rio Olympics: 9 million forest-friendly condoms

Considering how successful the Rio Olympics is headed to be.  Would you trust a condom that's claim is it's sustainably produced, deep in the Amazon rainforest? 

[gotbeer]

That does it.   Never mind the gun.  I'm getting a machette.

Suspect's Hand Cut off With Machete During Home Invasion

[Redondo]

Is black hot dog real?!

Ikea Japan has just unveiled a new “ninja” hot dog-- a hot dog that's entirely black, from sausage to bun. According to Rocket News 24, Ikea Japan’s new hot dog is meant to celebrate the company’s 10th anniversary in Japan.

It’s called the “ninja dog” because it looks just like a regular, long Ikea hot dog, but it's a shockingly dark hue. 

The hog dog and its bun have both been turned pitch black with edible bamboo charcoal. The mustard and ketchup, however, are still red and yellow-- because black condiments would just be too crazy.

 

[Redondo]

Santa Ana postal worker accused of stealing 6,200 credit cards through the mail

[Redondo]

High-tech end to root canals?

[Redondo]

The world's biggest telescope has been installed in China

[Stradling]

13 hours ago, gotbeer said:

That does it.   Never mind the gun.  I'm getting a machette.

Suspect's Hand Cut off With Machete During Home Invasion

I would assume suspect might be understating it.  If you got your hand cut off during a home invasion attempt at the minimum you are a trespasser.  

Also obligatory we need more machete laws.

#giveupyourmacheteNate

[Blarg]

Cutting off a person's hand for being a thief is Islamic justice and we cannot allow the terrorists to influence our great nation. He should have done what real God fearing Americans do and shot the son of a bitch. Homeland security better have this guy on their watch list. 

[Redondo]

'Ghost fish' seen for first time deep under the Pacific

Deep beneath the ocean’s surface, scientists have spotted for the first time a living “ghost fish,” an eel-like creature in the family of Aphyonidae.

The roughly four-inch long fish has eerie white skin and a tadpole-like tail, and was captured on camera on a ridge about 8200 feet underwater in the Pacific.

“I am sure that this is the first time a fish in this family has ever been seen alive,” Bruce Mundy, a fisheries biologist with NOAA, said in the video. “This is really an unusual sighting.”

 

[Tank]

5 hours ago, Redondo said:

'Ghost fish' seen for first time deep under the Pacific

Deep beneath the ocean’s surface, scientists have spotted for the first time a living “ghost fish,” an eel-like creature in the family of Aphyonidae.

The roughly four-inch long fish has eerie white skin and a tadpole-like tail, and was captured on camera on a ridge about 8200 feet underwater in the Pacific.

“I am sure that this is the first time a fish in this family has ever been seen alive,” Bruce Mundy, a fisheries biologist with NOAA, said in the video. “This is really an unusual sighting.”

 

cousin of the ghost shark, something we've known about here for years.

 

[Redondo]

The most beautiful beaches in Greece

[Redondo]

Punching white woman after yelling 'I hate white people' not hate crime, judge rules

An indigenous woman in Calgary, Canada who yelled “I hate white people” before punching a white woman in the face and knocking her tooth out did not commit a racially motivated hate crime, a provincial court judge has ruled.

Judge Harry Van Harten’s written decision in the case argued that the motivation of the perpetrator, Tamara Crowchief, in the attack on the victim, Lydia White, was not related to racial bias.

[gotbeer]

Wow, Karma! Pride of Lions Kills 5 Poachers in Sneak Attack