The Off Topic Topic

[The Brain]

Old times is best times.

[Ed Anger]

Old times is best times.

Aye!

[Josquius]

Stuff that sucks #2523679: The thousand and one articles on the internet with titles like "10 things that are awesome about Japan" that were written by people who have clearly never been outside of Tokyo's special wards and gush about Japan's supposed public transport prowess.

[11B4V]

(Newser) – Kabul's District 1 has a new police chief—and the Taliban has a new target. Col. Jamila Bayaz has become the first Afghan policewoman to run an entire district, and she says she is ready to face the challenge despite the threat from militants, the AP reports. "I work day and night," says the 50-year-old, a mother of five who joined the police force more than 30 years ago. "I am ready to serve, I am not scared nor am I afraid."

Afghan policewoman are often targeted by the Taliban, whose brutal 5-year rule forced Bayaz to stay home instead of doing her job. "I was a housewife taking care of my family," she says. "Women are part of society and since they left, more and more are getting involved and they need to join the police." She hopes her high-profile job will encourage more women to join the police force, which now has 1,551 policewomen out of 53,400 personnel, up from just 180 in 2005.

[derspiess]

Nice knowing her

[merithyn]

(Newser) – Kabul's District 1 has a new police chief—and the Taliban has a new target. Col. Jamila Bayaz has become the first Afghan policewoman to run an entire district, and she says she is ready to face the challenge despite the threat from militants, the AP reports. "I work day and night," says the 50-year-old, a mother of five who joined the police force more than 30 years ago. "I am ready to serve, I am not scared nor am I afraid."

Afghan policewoman are often targeted by the Taliban, whose brutal 5-year rule forced Bayaz to stay home instead of doing her job. "I was a housewife taking care of my family," she says. "Women are part of society and since they left, more and more are getting involved and they need to join the police." She hopes her high-profile job will encourage more women to join the police force, which now has 1,551 policewomen out of 53,400 personnel, up from just 180 in 2005.

Wow. God love her and keep her safe.

[sbr]

If God loved her he wouldn't put her in that position.

[Neil]

Tim is not invited to NipponFuckFest '14.

Neither are you.

[Zanza]

Countries by historical contribution to global warming.



FU world! 

[derspiess]

Green jobs would fix all that.

[Valmy]

Green jobs would fix all that.

Obama should get on that.

[Barrister]

I'm not sure that historical contribution is all that useful a measure - surely future contribution is more important, since we can't take CO2 out of the atmosphere once it's put there...

[Admiral Yi]

Actually there are a variety of carbon sequester techniques.

I think the historical contribution has value because of the principle that those who made the mess, as well as those who continue to make the mess, should clean it up.

[The Brain]

Retroactively? Can, meet worms.

[Ed Anger]

Tim is not invited to NipponFuckFest '14.

Neither are you.

Somebody is off my Christmas card list.