Author Topic: Miscellaneous Links for the Miscellaneously Inclined: 2011 Edition!!! (Read 65154 times)

SnowFire · « **Reply #75 on:** January 31, 2011, 05:02:37 AM »

Yeah, but an airfield isn't an attractive nuisance. They definitely make it very, very clear that YOU NO GO HERE. You can argue the implementation was bad, but I think both the implementation AND the lack of warning / clarity of badness has to be there to be actionable, to my meager knowledge. (i.e. the abandoned wood chipper? Sure, sue. An abandoned wood chipper behind a 6-foot high fence with DHS warnings? Nah, even if the fence is bypassable.)

Captain K. · « **Reply #76 on:** January 31, 2011, 05:17:10 AM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a72R8mokdNA&feature=player_embedded

Final boss of MvC3. Spoilers if you care.

NotMiki · « **Reply #77 on:** January 31, 2011, 06:02:03 AM »

Quote from: SnowFire on January 31, 2011, 05:02:37 AM

Yeah, but an airfield isn't an attractive nuisance.

It's a weak claim, that's for sure. I don't even know if it applies to (federal?) government facilities. There may be other acts that may lead to liability. If, for example, the plane crew did not follow a procedure that would have detected the kid, that might be negligence right there. I would think it'd be difficult for the family to recover based on a negligence theory because all those safety measures the base should have been taking are designed to protect other people from trespassers, not trespassers from themselves. Well, time will tell what comes of it.

Shale · « **Reply #78 on:** February 03, 2011, 07:54:34 PM »

If you feel the need for some soul-crushing depression, have I got a link for you.

metroid composite · « **Reply #79 on:** February 04, 2011, 07:34:43 PM »

http://hackaday.com/2011/01/28/wireless-electricity-enables-next-generation-of-annoying-packaging/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+hackaday/LgoM+(Hack+a+Day)&utm_content=Google+Reader
What do cereal boxes need? Apparently: Lightbulbs!

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20012916-248.html
The internets: serious business for conservatives!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/31/facebook_system_messages_abused/
Facebook: a joke to the French.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2xnWYx8YK8&sns=fb
(video) "Speed enforced by aircraft." Amusing

Lady Door · « **Reply #80 on:** February 04, 2011, 07:40:12 PM »

http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/steven-baxter/2011/01/straight-middle-discussion

"How to argue on the internet: the foolproof guide to avoiding intelligent discussion online"

And also, because no one is fat enough yet:

50 States, 50 Breakfasts - A photographic tour : http://www.foodnetwork.com/about-us/50-states-50-breakfasts/pictures/index.html

Sierra · « **Reply #81 on:** February 04, 2011, 08:47:42 PM »

Quote from: metroid composite on February 04, 2011, 07:34:43 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2xnWYx8YK8&sns=fb
(video) "Speed enforced by aircraft." Amusing

I see those signs all over VA highways. I have never seen that happen before.

http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a301960/william-shatner-recording-metal-album.html

!!!!!!!!

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #82 on:** February 04, 2011, 09:01:32 PM »

<Grefter> Yeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssssss.

Grefter · « **Reply #83 on:** February 05, 2011, 12:20:02 AM »

Captain K. · « **Reply #84 on:** February 08, 2011, 10:42:27 PM »

Marvel 3 + Short Circuit 2 = HYPE

http://www.youtube.com/user/Miles923#p/a/u/0/uyQf4Un9bKM

DjinnAndTonic · « **Reply #85 on:** February 10, 2011, 05:56:29 AM »

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/08/bulletstorm-worst-game-kids/
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/107628-Fox-News-Says-Bulletstorm-Could-Make-You-a-Rapist

I'm feeling the urge to rape something just by reading about it~

Also: The Hello Kitty Burgler~
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-02-08/police-identify-serial-burglar-by-hello-kitty-sandals

DomaDragoon · « **Reply #86 on:** February 10, 2011, 05:08:10 PM »

http://www.djhero.com/en-gb/community/news/638?tab=news

The end of an era: Guitar Hero and DJ Hero fully cancelled by Activision - no more DLC or games for either series.

Anthony Edward Stark · « **Reply #87 on:** February 10, 2011, 05:30:10 PM »

I read on Kotaku they were still releasing GH DLC.

NotMiki · « **Reply #88 on:** February 13, 2011, 08:39:45 AM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXEuEUQIP3Q

Mr. Rogers testifying before congress in 1969. His kindness and sincerity are humbling.

Grefter · « **Reply #89 on:** February 13, 2011, 09:24:43 AM »

His eloquence, clarity of speech and intent on his argument outside a scripted event speaks volumes for how good a presenter he was. Nice to know how good he was outside of the controlled television environment as well.

Cotigo · « **Reply #90 on:** February 13, 2011, 10:20:47 AM »

Quote from: DomaDragoon on February 10, 2011, 05:08:10 PM

http://www.djhero.com/en-gb/community/news/638?tab=news

The end of an era: Guitar Hero and DJ Hero fully cancelled by Activision - no more DLC or games for either series.

Good. After Guitar Hero 2--as I recall, the last GH game made by Harmonix before they got booted off and started making Rock Band--the series of went downhill. It was a novel concept that's been bled dry, its marrow sucked clean, and frankly I'm glad there won't be any future games.

No, no bitterness that I spent much of my free time playing Guitar Hero instead of a real musical instrument.

metroid composite · « **Reply #91 on:** February 14, 2011, 01:47:59 AM »

Quote from: Rob the Stampede on February 10, 2011, 05:30:10 PM

I read on Kotaku they were still releasing GH DLC.

I doubt that. I don't remember GH DLC ever making money (unlike GH itself). Remember, even if it's just DLC, you have to pay full, massive licencing fees for every song. Given that DLC tends to hit a much smaller market than the store packages, and doesn't have a $200 price tag...yeah.

Cmdr_King · « **Reply #92 on:** February 14, 2011, 01:52:16 AM »

I would guess it's more along the lines of "they're still releasing DLC they already made but hadn't released yet"

NotMiki · « **Reply #93 on:** February 15, 2011, 06:09:57 AM »

Some people on chat earlier were asking, "why sue a 4-year-old?" The answer is, probably, that the kid is coverd by her parents' homeowners insurance policy.

http://volokh.com/2010/10/29/the-negligent-4-year-old/

Now you know.

Cotigo · « **Reply #94 on:** February 15, 2011, 09:26:43 PM »

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/15/defector-admits-wmd-lies-iraq-war

You know, sometimes I read things that make me want to get a time machine just so I can slap the shit out of every one of you jagoffs who supported the war while you assholes still deserved it.

Captain K. · « **Reply #95 on:** February 15, 2011, 10:06:16 PM »

I supported the war when it began; I won't pretend that I didn't. Based on the information presented in the media (the only information which I had access to, since I am not a government official), it seemed reasonable. Naturally as the war progressed and these imaginary WMDs never turned up, I changed my stance.

But yeah, this is all pretty facepalm-worthy. Looks like the war was going to happen no matter what; they just used this guy as a scapegoat to have someone to blame.

Captain K. · « **Reply #96 on:** February 18, 2011, 10:48:28 PM »

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/525347

The scale of the universe.

Luther Lansfeld · « **Reply #97 on:** February 19, 2011, 12:04:25 AM »

Awesome!

metroid composite · « **Reply #98 on:** February 21, 2011, 04:21:10 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkWwnRpwN0Y
(video) Amusing--gay criticism against attack Chick-fil-A.

http://www.destructoid.com/what-the-hell-blizzard-theme-park-joyland-for-china--193493.phtml
Because Blizzard needed a themepark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOpW5VN2j2Q&feature=fvst
(video) Computer plays Jepoardy.

Cotigo · « **Reply #99 on:** February 21, 2011, 07:48:54 PM »

http://www.theonion.com/articles/embarrassed-republicans-admit-theyve-been-thinking,19248/

News:

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