The Off Topic Topic

[Razgovory]

So I read about the verdict on CNN in the case the media doesn't want us to know about.  Was something special suppose to happen?  I didn't care that much but CNN has been banging on about it for two solid weeks.  It was hard to miss.

[ulmont]

So I read about the verdict on CNN in the case the media doesn't want us to know about.  Was something special suppose to happen?  I didn't care that much but CNN has been banging on about it for two solid weeks.  It was hard to miss.

The special bit is that the BBC screwed the pooch in their post-verdict coverage:

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/bbc-alan-dershowitz-ghislaine-maxwell-interview-1235144707/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ghislaine-maxwell-alan-dershowitz-interview-bbc-1235068400/
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/30/world/americas/bbc-alan-dershowitz-ghislaine-maxwell-epstein.html

[Syt]

I've randomly noticed that I'm blocked by Stone Cold Steve Austin on Twitter. 

Two possible reasons: 1. a few years ago I mentioned that according to some accounts he was nervous about the blading (the drawing of blood) before his Wrestlemania 13 match against Bret Hart (he pointed out it was not true). 2. I follow and regularly like tweets by Brian Zane who among YouTube wrestling content creators has quite outspoken "woke" views on Twitter. Otherwise no idea why.

Not that I seem to miss much. His timeline is mostly promoting his podcasts appearances, WWE stuff, going hunting, or his Instagram (which has much of the same content).

[The Larch]

As long as he doesn't give you a virtual stunner... 

[Grey Fox]

Happy New year old friends.

[Eddie Teach]

Happy New Year. Happier still when my neighbors run out of fireworks. 

[Sheilbh]

I see Simon Callow's been overlooked in the New Year's honours yet again

[Syt]

Happy New Year. Didn't plan on spending the day half conscious with a stomach bug and 38.5 fever. 

[Jacob]

Happy New Year!

Cooked myself a bacon and eggs breakfast this morning to mark the arrival of the new year.

[frunk]

Neighbors accidentally set their house on fire to start the new year.  Luckily we alerted them quickly enough and they ended up with just a scorch mark up the side of the house.

[Syt]

Proof printers are evil.

[celedhring]

 

That dude whose BBQ stopped working because of a software update remains my favorite "we need to rethink IoT" moment, though.

[Syt]

I showed this to a coworker. He says Canon is the worst. He has a printer/scanner combo at home, mostly to scan documents and stuff. He says it will not allow him to scan unless there's a non-empty printer cartridge installed.

[celedhring]

Yeah, Canon is terrible. Years ago I owned a Canon printer and it wouldn't let me print B/W documents if there wasn't a non-empty color cartridge installed. I stopped buying from them.

[Habbaku]

That dude whose BBQ stopped working because of a software update remains my favorite "we need to rethink IoT" moment, though.

But it didn't stop working. Instead, it proved that a lot of people read a headline or a tweet and concluded what was going on with zero investigation.