[OTN] Daily News Feed

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You wanted a place to post/read all your general news worthy items: You've got it in this thread!

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This thread is for general items that may not generate enough steam in their own thread.

First topic of the day: www.smh.com.au/... Privateers make the space race. Are you saving for your trip into space?

24/05/2012

Far side of the world... (Sydney)

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Silence

Isn't a privateer a pirate given exception by the government? [Shifty]

24/05/2012

I'm from the Internet. Nothing I say is original.

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Guyver

About time these billionaires did something cool with their money. There's been so many budget cuts to NASA because of the war that space exploration has really slowed down. I want to see space travel to another planet before I die [OTN] Daily Feed

24/05/2012

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mcfar54

Guyver said: About time these billionaires did something cool with their money. There's been so many budget cuts to NASA because of the war that space exploration has really slowed down. I want to see space travel to another planet before I die

Same here Guyver! Until now, Space exploration has been hindered by the fact that it was essentially a government operation. Now that we have commercial operations putting money into it we should see some major developments due to competition.

24/05/2012

Taking apart your computer, piece by piece.

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GreenThumb

www.news.com.au/...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Oh man! This is just funny, weird, random AND kind of disturbing at the same time!

26/05/2012

I have AIDS (Artifical Intelligence Defense System)

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SevenII

There is much more talk about making Marijuana use legal and even regulating it like alcohol.

There have always been pipe-dreams (pardon the pun) about that. Great to see there is actually serious public talk on the issue finally in this country.

www.smh.com.au/... - One of many articles on the subject.

27/05/2012

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SevenII

www.abc.net.au/...

An Australian move to expel two Syrian diplomats has been followed by Western nations around the world in an effort to pile pressure on president Bashar al-Assad.

I'm kinda proud that we didn't have to wait for the US to take the first step this time.

30/05/2012

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GreenThumb

Wait, You mean we're doing something without the US doing it first?

Surely that can't be right!

30/05/2012

I have AIDS (Artifical Intelligence Defense System)

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SevenII

Someone probably made a slip-up.

Not that throwing out an official will do anything anyhow.

30/05/2012

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Pandemic

Don't see this everyday...

Sheep rain down on cars as truck tips over highway
Read more: www.theage.com.au/...

01/06/2012

Sydney

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LMA0

This news is a few days old but a news report in USA that a Miami man was eating a 90% homeless man face alive in broad day light in public, a police officer tried telling him to stop but the man kept eating the man's face so the officer fired 1 shot at him but he was still chewing his face and 'growling'. It took 6 shots to make the person stop him eating the face. The police say the man was in the influence of a new type of designer drug called 'Bath Salts' which causes people to go crazy, animalistic or acting like a zombie.
Another similar incident happen in Florida who also was in the influence of 'bath salts' drug, a women who has taken the drug beheads her child and eats the brain and many other reports of people who take 'bath salts' doing crazy crimes.

So is this a sign that the zombie apocalypse is true?

03/06/2012

Outer West Sydney aka The Ghetto

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GreenThumb

Heard about that.
Then got sick of it after everywhere all i heard was zombies, zombie apocalypse and stuff.

The answer is in your own post - That 'bath salts'

03/06/2012

I have AIDS (Artifical Intelligence Defense System)

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Leasha

Yeah I'm loving all the Fb posts about how the "Apocalypse" is coming..

I'm so ready for that!

03/06/2012

In your house stealing your stuff..

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Leasha

news.ninemsn.com.au/...

A young man dresses as a Zombie and chases people down the street grunting and moaning until the prank turns serious...

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!

Super dangerous but pretty funny. Just shows how worried people are about Zombies :D

04/06/2012

In your house stealing your stuff..

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SevenII

Good on, NZ!: www.techdirt.com/...

New Zealand's High Court Steps Into Extradition Fight Over Kim Dotcom...

This comment sums it all up:

Maybe we [New Zealand] should extradite Neil MacBride and his DOJ staff for abuse of the New Zealand justice system and interference in trade of a company.

I'd love to see someone finally stick it back to these lawyer-happy Yanks.

17/06/2012

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winga26

Teen pregnant 'from swimming in pool'

news.ninemsn.com.au/...

I'm sure that's how it happens. [Facepalm]

21/06/2012

GET YOUR BLOOD PUMPING - GO SWANS!

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whaling

Seems like that article is from a few years ago. I wonder if there was a follow up? :O

21/06/2012

On a vessel.

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Guyver

winga26 said: Teen pregnant 'from swimming in pool'
news.ninemsn.com.au/...
I'm sure that's how it happens.

Stupidity must run in the family with that lot.

21/06/2012

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winga26

whaling said: Seems like that article is from a few years ago. I wonder if there was a follow up?

Didn't see the date, no idea why it was on the main page. :O

news.ninemsn.com.au/...

What a disgrace these kids are why would anyone intentionally treat someone like this.

21/06/2012

GET YOUR BLOOD PUMPING - GO SWANS!

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Marge

winga26 said:
What a disgrace these kids are why would anyone intentionally treat someone like this.

Confuses me how the kids thought it was funny. It's painful to watch and I cringed when i heard them laugh :S

21/06/2012

Your Mother's Closet

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whaling

winga26 said:
whaling said: Seems like that article is from a few years ago. I wonder if there was a follow up?

Didn't see the date, no idea why it was on the main page.

Yeah, pretty odd. Still want a followup though :P

Marge said:
winga26 said:
What a disgrace these kids are why would anyone intentionally treat someone like this.

Confuses me how the kids thought it was funny. It's painful to watch and I cringed when i heard them laugh

Reading the comments is depressing too. All the threats of violence against the kids... The kids are horrible, but can't people see they're being hypocrites with comments like that?

21/06/2012

On a vessel.

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SevenII

Not nice comments, but it is a natural reaction. I doubt any of those people would actually raise a fist if confronted with douchey teens like that.

22/06/2012

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Guyver

winga26 said:
whaling said: Seems like that article is from a few years ago. I wonder if there was a follow up?

Didn't see the date, no idea why it was on the main page.
news.ninemsn.com.au/...
What a disgrace these kids are why would anyone intentionally treat someone like this.

Kids these days can be so disrespectful it's just dam scary.

22/06/2012

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BBking

Guyver said: Kids these days can be so disrespectful it's just dam scary.

Have kids gotten worse though? Really? Or have there always been little turds running around? I'd like to think things haven't gotten worse, but I could be wrong.

It does sicken me all the videos emerging of abuse, especially with kids in it, doing it. Have they gotten worse because the camera is there, as if there's an audience there and they'll be known on teh intanetz?

I wish there weren't all these little turds running around but all I can really do is teach my kids to not be little turds. And if they see something happening, try to help the situation. Sometimes staying out of it helps.

I know I've been in a couple of situations where I should have done something but didn't. :/

22/06/2012

Sydney, NSW. Hills District

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whaling

SevenII said: Not nice comments, but it is a natural reaction. I doubt any of those people would actually raise a fist if confronted with douchey teens like that.

I suppose, I totally understand why they'd be angry.