The random thought thread

[Copier Addict]

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Here's the thing. Just about EVERYONE hates it when they think someone is "getting away with" something they think is wrong or should be illegal. Taxes, gun control, loud music, saggy pants, welfare.

Doesn't matter if it's a sensible gripe or not it pisses them off. Now I'm willing to wager than a higher percentage of Democrats/Progressive run more on feels than reals, not to say there aren't people on the opposite side of the spectrum that are the same either.

When someone FEELS really strongly that what you are doing is JUST WRONG, they tend to get pretty wrapped around the axle about it.

Political leanings should have nothing to do with being angry about millionaires or multi-bankrupt billionaires not paying their way while all the burden to fill the govt coffers falls upon the ones making the least.

[Iowatech]

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Slackers rejoice! Instead of putting up with tediously standing in line you should be able to sit in a fully automated chair soon!

[fixthecopier]

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So as the hurricane got close, nobody really cared. After all it was only a cat 1, and was going out to sea. Well, we got our asses kicked. After the 12 inches we got the previous week, the 14 this storm dumped was more than the ground could handle. My area became an island with all the bridges washed out. I went out the next morning to check on my mother and spent an hour trying to get to a point that usually takes 10 min. Most of the bridges are fucked. Major detours for months. Can't get coffee or drinks anywhere as water is unsafe. I only spent 3 days without power, some will not have any for many more days. No cable or net at the house. Time to go. See ya.

[NeoMatrix]

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So as the hurricane got close, nobody really cared. After all it was only a cat 1, and was going out to sea. Well, we got our asses kicked. After the 12 inches we got the previous week, the 14 this storm dumped was more than the ground could handle. My area became an island with all the bridges washed out. I went out the next morning to check on my mother and spent an hour trying to get to a point that usually takes 10 min. Most of the bridges are fucked. Major detours for months. Can't get coffee or drinks anywhere as water is unsafe. I only spent 3 days without power, some will not have any for many more days. No cable or net at the house. Time to go. See ya.

No good to here...

We get our more than fair share of excess flood water periodically every couple of years.
We have a very large land mass catchment area that directs the water flow down through our city and then out to sea.

If it rains in the upper catchment for any length of time we get the flood water arriving here. The water carries with it all sorts of rotting plant and animal matter, which makes the place a bit on the nose for a while. After the last cyclone went through we had a bad case of hepatitis and e-coli out break through out the drinking water system.

Hope all is well your end.

[TheBlueOrleans]

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Whenever this job gets me feeling sad I just remember the Welsh word for microwave is "popty ping".

That helps.

I'm never calling it a microwave again.

[nekowaiidesu]

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So as the hurricane got close, nobody really cared. After all it was only a cat 1, and was going out to sea. Well, we got our asses kicked. After the 12 inches we got the previous week, the 14 this storm dumped was more than the ground could handle. My area became an island with all the bridges washed out. I went out the next morning to check on my mother and spent an hour trying to get to a point that usually takes 10 min. Most of the bridges are fucked. Major detours for months. Can't get coffee or drinks anywhere as water is unsafe. I only spent 3 days without power, some will not have any for many more days. No cable or net at the house. Time to go. See ya.

One thing I've always appreciated about South Africa is that we don't really get any major natural disasters here. Funnily enough, our roads are still fucked, so is the electricity, water, cable and adsl I feel I can sympathize having never seen a real hurricane

[nottoosharp]

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Whenever this job gets me feeling sad I just remember the Welsh word for microwave is "popty ping".

That helps.

I'm never calling it a microwave again.

Or meicrodon


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[NeoMatrix]

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Whenever this job gets me feeling sad I just remember the Welsh word for microwave is "popty ping".

That helps.

I'm never calling it a microwave again.

Re: Popty-ping.

haha....
The grand daughter will love me telling her that. She's loves cooking pop-corn in the microwave.

I had conversation with a bloke that spent some time in PNG (Papua New Guinea).
In his words he told me the native language for Helicopter is 'Lick-Lick-mixmaster-sky-come-Jesus-Christ".
No acronyms in their language.. (LOL)....

Apparently "Lick-Lick" means small... Work the rest out how you like.....

[NeoMatrix]

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Or meicrodon


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Sounds like something out of jurassic period...

[nottoosharp]

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Sounds like something out of jurassic period...

Or a tiny mob boss


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[Lagonda]

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What's with the sudden obsession with self driving vehicles? All of a sudden not a day goes past without an article on the news about a motor manufacturer testing a driver-less car / truck on the roads.

I can appreciate the technology involved with getting several tonnes of metal to navigate its way around the streets without causing mayhem but has anyone considered what's going to happen to the millions of truck drivers around the world that are going to be without an income?

Please don't suggest that that they can get retraining and get re-employed in growth industries such as food services or aged care. Do you really think some one 6'2'' in their steel toecaps and covered with tatts is going to go down well as a coffee barista or home help for your Mum?

[Iowatech]

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So as the hurricane got close, nobody really cared. After all it was only a cat 1, and was going out to sea. Well, we got our asses kicked. After the 12 inches we got the previous week, the 14 this storm dumped was more than the ground could handle. My area became an island with all the bridges washed out. I went out the next morning to check on my mother and spent an hour trying to get to a point that usually takes 10 min. Most of the bridges are fucked. Major detours for months. Can't get coffee or drinks anywhere as water is unsafe. I only spent 3 days without power, some will not have any for many more days. No cable or net at the house. Time to go. See ya.

It might be too late now, but with all the military stuff you talk about you might see if Team Rubicon can help -
Team Rubicon
I just found out about Team Rubicon from this:
Floods damage first-time homeowner's house, 2 weeks after moving - KWWL - Eastern Iowa Breaking News, Weather, Closings
As always, open the links at your own peril.
I'm not a member yet, but I intend to see if they'll have the likes of me shortly.

[Copier Addict]

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What's with the sudden obsession with self driving vehicles? All of a sudden not a day goes past without an article on the news about a motor manufacturer testing a driver-less car / truck on the roads.

I can appreciate the technology involved with getting several tonnes of metal to navigate its way around the streets without causing mayhem but has anyone considered what's going to happen to the millions of truck drivers around the world that are going to be without an income?

Please don't suggest that that they can get retraining and get re-employed in growth industries such as food services or aged care. Do you really think some one 6'2'' in their steel toecaps and covered with tatts is going to go down well as a coffee barista or home help for your Mum?

My question is, if GM is willing to have people die just to save 5 cents on an ignition switch, what happens when we give full control to a machine that has parts supplied by the lowest bidder?

[slimslob]

Re: The random thought thread

What's with the sudden obsession with self driving vehicles? All of a sudden not a day goes past without an article on the news about a motor manufacturer testing a driver-less car / truck on the roads.

I can appreciate the technology involved with getting several tonnes of metal to navigate its way around the streets without causing mayhem but has anyone considered what's going to happen to the millions of truck drivers around the world that are going to be without an income?

Please don't suggest that that they can get retraining and get re-employed in growth industries such as food services or aged care. Do you really think some one 6'2'' in their steel toecaps and covered with tatts is going to go down well as a coffee barista or home help for your Mum?

My question is, if GM is willing to have people die just to save 5 cents on an ignition switch, what happens when we give full control to a machine that has parts supplied by the lowest bidder?

And what happens when it hits a pothole that not only knocks the wheels out of alignment but also jars one of the position sensor cameras or other sensors it uses? Also, are they able to recognize black ice and react to it properly?

[NeoMatrix]

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What's with the sudden obsession with self driving vehicles? All of a sudden not a day goes past without an article on the news about a motor manufacturer testing a driver-less car / truck on the roads.

I can appreciate the technology involved with getting several tonnes of metal to navigate its way around the streets without causing mayhem but has anyone considered what's going to happen to the millions of truck drivers around the world that are going to be without an income?

Please don't suggest that that they can get retraining and get re-employed in growth industries such as food services or aged care. Do you really think some one 6'2'' in their steel toecaps and covered with tatts is going to go down well as a coffee barista or home help for your Mum?

As personal note I'm not overly keen about autonomous vehicles on the already over crowed highways, but I do believe there could be use for them in the farming and agricultural industries. I'm a true believer that autonomous vehicles will one day move around on crops and revolutionize the way we get our food produce chemical free.