The Off Topic Topic

[Grey Fox]

It's Technology savvy plus product placement.

[Syt]

[Tamas]

WTF happened to BBC news?
The presenters are holding iPads and standing in front of giant touch screens which they keep turning to in order to access new pictures.
So obsessed with cost cutting that they've got rid of the guy who used to do that for them?

It means company ipads for the peeps.

[Tonitrus]

I saw some Butterfinger (peanut butter) cups, and decided to give 'em a try. 



Why even try to compete with the king?

[PRC]

USS Detroit launched on October 18th, 2014:

[garbon]

So we don't care enough to help Detroit but we'll name ships after it?

[Tonitrus]

We named a ship after Jimmy Carter.

[garbon]

We named a ship after Jimmy Carter.

I mean he's a hot mess but not a Detroit level screwup.

[Josquius]

I hope they tied down the ships china before that dodgy looking launch

[CountDeMoney]

USS Detroit launched on October 18th, 2014:

See?  No water problems.

[garbon]

I hope they tied down the ships china before that dodgy looking launch

I'm sure that everything is fine as they intended to launch it that way.

[Jacob]

So we don't care enough to help Detroit but we'll name ships after it?

I reckon it's a lot cheaper to name a ship that's already built than address Detroit's problems.

[HVC]

I was half expecting it to capsize

[Josquius]

You could still travel mostly 1914 style.  You could take the train to Liverpool and then take a ship to Houston or New Orleans, then take a train to the West Coast and then get another ship for Alaska.  Finding a horse taxi to move you around the cities might be tough though.

I don't think you can get many transatlantic passenger ships nowadays.

Not a passenger ship but i have read that many cargo ships have a few passenger spaces for those who want the adventure

[Liep]

A "New Danish" translation of the Bible has hit the streets today. 'Noahs ark' becomes 'Noahs båd(boat)', apparently the criteria for the new translation was that a 14 year old should be able to understand all the words.

Right. How will they ever learn to appreciate Evan Almighty and other Bible referencing works that doesn't dumb down?