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1 Kid A  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:03:14pm
2 Charles Johnson  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:07:15pm

I’ve been watching The Good Wife via Amazon Prime for the past few days. An intelligently written (for the most part) show. Noticed it was produced by Ridley Scott, which explains the great visual sense.

3 Charles Johnson  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:12:18pm

Tech note: you may notice things looking a little odd in the LGF Spy, while I tear out the plumbing and install new pipes.

4 thedopefishlives  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:12:40pm

Evening Lizardim from the soon-to-be-bitterly-cold wild north country. We came back from fish country a day early to try to beat the incoming freezing rain/snow storm and following cold snap. I am currently wrangling with trying to do Windows Phone 8 development on a Windows 7 PC; curse Microsoft for attempting to lock you in to their latest and greatest platform in order to develop for a phone… *glaces sidelong at Apple* How go things among the lizardfolk this unseasonably warm night?

5 Eclectic Cyborg  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:18:44pm

re: #3 Charles Johnson

Tech note: you may notice things looking a little odd in the LGF Spy, while I tear out the plumbing and install new pipes.

Sounds messy.

6 RealityBasedSteve  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:23:46pm

re: #3 Charles Johnson

Tech note: you may notice things looking a little odd in the LGF Spy, while I tear out the plumbing and install new pipes.

You will let us know before you turn off the johns? won’t you?


RBS

7 Kragar  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:24:58pm

Australian sharks take to Twitter to warn surfers and swimmers of their presence

Australian scientists have outfitted almost 400 sharks with transmitters that send automatic warnings, via Twitter, to Surf Life Saving Western Australia’s (SLSWA) Twitter feed.

For example, this morning, when a shark ventured into the waters between Floreat and City Beach in the western Australian city of Perth, subscribers to SLSWA’s Twitter feed received the following the message:


The tweet provides the size and breed of the shark, if known, and its approximate location. It is hoped that the feed, which has over 15,000 subscribers, will help swimmers and surfers make more informed decisions about when to venture into the waters.
8 Pie-onist Overlord  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:24:59pm

OH HAI WINGNUTS HOWZ UR REBRANDING

9 Charles Johnson  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:25:45pm

Everything will still work just fine. Don’t panic. Just tweaking the presentation code in preparation for adding a cool new feature.

10 thedopefishlives  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:26:35pm

re: #9 Charles Johnson

Don’t panic.

Famous last words.

11 Pie-onist Overlord  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:28:49pm
12 Stanley Sea  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:30:07pm

re: #4 thedopefishlives

Evening Lizardim from the soon-to-be-bitterly-cold wild north country. We came back from fish country a day early to try to beat the incoming freezing rain/snow storm and following cold snap. I am currently wrangling with trying to do Windows Phone 8 development on a Windows 7 PC; curse Microsoft for attempting to lock you in to their latest and greatest platform in order to develop for a phone… *glaces sidelong at Apple* How go things among the lizardfolk this unseasonably warm night?

Re-watching breaking bad. Anyone remember the Tortuga? ewe

13 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:35:23pm

re: #7 Kragar

Australian sharks take to Twitter to warn surfers and swimmers of their presence

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We’re gonna need a bigger Tweet Deck…

14 Kragar  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:39:05pm
15 Kragar  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:39:17pm

re: #13 Dark_Falcon

We’re gonna need a bigger Tweet Deck…

Candygram.

16 freetoken  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:39:29pm

re: #9 Charles Johnson

Just tweaking the presentation code in preparation for adding a cool new feature.

Hot cocoa on tap?

17 Targetpractice  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:40:55pm

re: #14 Kragar

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That’s alright, I got a wingnut declaring that the DOJ would totally have taken A&E to court if they’d done the same thing to a Muslim actor, because it was a “violation of his religious freedom” to suspend him for the GQ interview.

18 freetoken  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:45:24pm

Creationisn in Turkey, again. We’ve mentioned the Gulan group in the past, I think, but to get everyone up to date here’s a new story form France:

Turkey’s Gülen: Opposition movement or cult?

The movement founded by Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, with its effective communication strategy and connections to police, has emerged as a powerful enemy of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

With several of his ministers resigning in the wake of a corruption probe, Erdogan seems to have hit a rough patch – and a major factor behind his troubles is a feud with the influential Gülen movement.

[…]

According to Fatma Kizilboga, FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Turkey, the government’s proposal was intended to weaken the Gülen movement by depriving it of future converts to the modern, moderate brand of Islam the network favours.

[…]

Alongside the major tenets of Islam, the Gülen movement – often called “Hizmet” (which means “The Service”) by its followers – also preaches Turkish nationalism, interfaith dialogue and the teaching of creationism.

While it has an estimated 3 million official members and 10 million additional supporters, the group’s inner workings are shrouded in secrecy. “It’s organised like a cult,” a French researcher told FRANCE 24, speaking on condition of anonymity. “In certain places where they meet in Istanbul, it really feels like you’re in a Scientology centre. Leaders make speeches about universal love, and distribute pamphlets with photos of celebrities on them. […]

The movement was founded by Fethullah Gülen, an imam who currently lives in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania, where he is little-known.

But even without its top leader present on Turkish soil, the movement has thrived, as the 75-year-old Gülen continues to deliver sermons and teachings via the Internet. Moreover, Gülen’s absence has done little to diminish his influence; he was cited in TIME magazine’s list of the “World’s 100 Most Influential People for 2013”.

[…]

Turkey is such a strange place.

19 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:45:27pm

re: #15 Kragar

Candygram.

Youtube Video

20 Kruk  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:46:08pm

re: #10 thedopefishlives

Famous last words.

There’s a whole list:

Canonical List of Famous Last Words in RPG

21 Kragar  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:48:12pm

re: #19 Dark_Falcon

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I was thinking Landshark.

22 Charles Johnson  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:49:25pm
23 Kragar  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:51:41pm

re: #20 Kruk

There’s a whole list:

Canonical List of Famous Last Words in RPG

2225 things Mr. Welch can no longer do during an RPG

28. The Goddess’ of Marriage chosen weapon is not the whip.

24 thedopefishlives  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:51:58pm

re: #23 Kragar

2225 things Mr. Welch can no longer do during an RPG

28. The Goddess’ of Marriage chosen weapon is not the whip.

I have that link bookmarked on this machine.

25 Bear  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 6:56:08pm

re: #22 Charles Johnson

Which one?

26 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 7:01:33pm

re: #2 Charles Johnson

I’ve been watching The Good Wife via Amazon Prime for the past few days. An intelligently written (for the most part) show. Noticed it was produced by Ridley Scott, which explains the great visual sense.

I can’t begin to wrap my head around the idea that the guy responsible for “Alien” and “Blade Runner” also infliced “Prometheus” upon us. That was one of the most disappointing things I’ve ever seen.

27 calochortus  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 7:01:33pm

re: #25 Bear

Scott’s expedition

28 compound_Idaho  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 7:04:04pm

What a cluster f—-

kcci.com

DES MOINES, Iowa —The Iowa Department of Human Services said Friday that Iowans who have applied through the federal health care portal should reapply using the websites or call center.

Officials said they were notified by federal officials that there would be an additional delay in getting needed information needed to process Iowan’s applications from HealthCare.gov.

“We are working hard to ensure that Iowans who applied through HealthCare.gov will be enrolled in health coverage. We are encouraging Iowans who applied at the federal portal to reapply through our state website and call center,” said DHS Director Charles M. Palmer. “We will make every effort to process applications in a timely manner so that these Iowans can have certainty about their health care coverage.”

DHS said it is sending emails and letters to the nearly 16,000 Iowans whose applications are held at the federal hub.

Iowans should reapply through the state website at dhsservices.iowa.gov or by calling [no phone numbers allowed].

29 Killgore Trout  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 7:06:23pm

re: #28 compound_Idaho

What a cluster f—-

kcci.com

DES MOINES, Iowa —The Iowa Department of Human Services said Friday that Iowans who have applied through the federal health care portal should reapply using the websites or call center.

Officials said they were notified by federal officials that there would be an additional delay in getting needed information needed to process Iowan’s applications from HealthCare.gov.

“We are working hard to ensure that Iowans who applied through HealthCare.gov will be enrolled in health coverage. We are encouraging Iowans who applied at the federal portal to reapply through our state website and call center,” said DHS Director Charles M. Palmer. “We will make every effort to process applications in a timely manner so that these Iowans can have certainty about their health care coverage.”

DHS said it is sending emails and letters to the nearly 16,000 Iowans whose applications are held at the federal hub.

Iowans should reapply through the state website at dhsservices.iowa.gov or by calling [no phone numbers allowed].

We had the same thing here in Oregon. I think Oregon has the distinction of having the only completely nonfunctional exchange.

30 b_sharp  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 7:07:08pm

re: #3 Charles Johnson

Tech note: you may notice things looking a little odd in the LGF Spy, while I tear out the plumbing and install new pipes.

Replacing the old lead pipes with new CPVC?

31 RealityBasedSteve  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 7:12:39pm

re: #30 b_sharp

Replacing the old lead pipes with new CPVC?

But the lead made the water taste good.

RBS

32 Eclectic Cyborg  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 7:19:51pm

re: #10 thedopefishlives

Famous last words.

Hey y’all, watch this!

33 RealityBasedSteve  Sat, Dec 28, 2013 7:24:05pm

Platypus and musical instruments, the venn diagram.

RBS


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