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Kara · « **Reply #241 on:** July 27, 2018, 09:42:16 PM »

http://twitter.com/tictoc/status/1022922575486377985

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More for the "no shit, Sherlock" headline made possible by social media ephemera than the content of the tweet.

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Nintex · « **Reply #242 on:** July 28, 2018, 05:28:43 AM »

Reggie is in this video with his Nintendo LABO

team filler · « **Reply #243 on:** July 28, 2018, 06:03:47 PM »

http://www.kctv5.com/story/38753295/bank-of-america-questioning-customers-citizenship-freezing-accounts

brawndolicious · « **Reply #244 on:** July 28, 2018, 06:55:01 PM »

Quote from: filler on July 28, 2018, 06:03:47 PM

http://www.kctv5.com/story/38753295/bank-of-america-questioning-customers-citizenship-freezing-accounts

Yeah I have dual citizenship which I indicated on the citizenship portion of my BofA checking account application...about 10 fucking years ago. Then after 9 years they put an immediate freeze on my account. This was at the end of the month when rent was due. Thankfully my landlord was understanding and didn't hit me with a late fee.

Then of course I closed my checking/savings account with them and moved it all to a credit union.

Kara · « **Reply #245 on:** July 28, 2018, 07:32:03 PM »

Meanwhile the U.S. still hasn't implemented the Common Reporting Standard.

team filler · « **Reply #246 on:** July 28, 2018, 10:10:35 PM »

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Murray Siple's feature-length documentary follows a group of homeless men who have combined bottle picking with the extreme sport of racing shopping carts down the steep hills of North Vancouver.

toku · « **Reply #247 on:** July 28, 2018, 10:45:47 PM »

https://twitter.com/meakoopa/status/1023036718025457665

team filler · « **Reply #248 on:** July 29, 2018, 01:48:03 AM »

seagrams hotsauce · « **Reply #249 on:** July 29, 2018, 03:06:17 AM »

Quote from: Nintex on July 28, 2018, 05:28:43 AM

Reggie is in this video with his Nintendo LABO

riotous answer for this now

Atramental · « **Reply #250 on:** July 30, 2018, 11:08:08 AM »

https://www.fastcompany.com/90158803/when-robots-take-human-jobs-republicans-wont-care?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social

chronovore · « **Reply #251 on:** July 30, 2018, 11:21:20 AM »

Quote from: filler on July 28, 2018, 06:03:47 PM

http://www.kctv5.com/story/38753295/bank-of-america-questioning-customers-citizenship-freezing-accounts

UPDATED STATEMENT:
"Like all financial institutions, we’re required by law to maintain complete and accurate records for all of our customers and may periodically request information as required by law and regulation. This is not unique to Bank of America. This type of outreach is nothing new and the information must be up to date. Therefore we periodically reach out to customers, which is what we did in this case.

Over time, we reach out to all customers to verify their information, not only specific customers. If we don’t hear from a customer in response to our outreach, as a last resort, we may restrict the account until we can confirm it is in compliance with regulatory requirements."

I hope they enjoy the freshly roasted scent of a class action lawsuit.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #252 on:** July 30, 2018, 12:07:08 PM »

https://twitter.com/JeffSharlet/status/1022877006847991808

These foreign leaders must really love Jesus.

toku · « **Reply #253 on:** July 30, 2018, 08:19:31 PM »

https://twitter.com/EoghanGilmartin/status/1023934811252162560

Kara · « **Reply #254 on:** July 30, 2018, 08:42:31 PM »

Direct action.

Kara · « **Reply #255 on:** July 31, 2018, 12:13:16 AM »

brawndolicious · « **Reply #256 on:** July 31, 2018, 12:34:57 AM »

How much if you use a Folgers can?

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #257 on:** July 31, 2018, 12:51:08 AM »

Once I hired a junk removal company to clear out my garage of all the things I didn’t want or need. It cost like a couple hundred dollars and took an afternoon. When I moved from a large house to a small house I had a garage sale like event except everything was free and everything was gone within an hour. What I’m saying is hopefully my family props me up on the side of the road with a “free” sign.

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if you’re reading this and I’m dead, I’d actually really like to be disposed of at sea

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curly · « **Reply #258 on:** July 31, 2018, 01:00:54 AM »

Crash Dummy · « **Reply #259 on:** July 31, 2018, 02:17:07 AM »

Quote from: chronovore on July 30, 2018, 11:21:20 AM

Quote from: filler on July 28, 2018, 06:03:47 PM
http://www.kctv5.com/story/38753295/bank-of-america-questioning-customers-citizenship-freezing-accounts

UPDATED STATEMENT:
"Like all financial institutions, we’re required by law to maintain complete and accurate records for all of our customers and may periodically request information as required by law and regulation. This is not unique to Bank of America. This type of outreach is nothing new and the information must be up to date. Therefore we periodically reach out to customers, which is what we did in this case.

Over time, we reach out to all customers to verify their information, not only specific customers. If we don’t hear from a customer in response to our outreach, as a last resort, we may restrict the account until we can confirm it is in compliance with regulatory requirements."

I hope they enjoy the freshly roasted scent of a class action lawsuit.

can you sue a bank for being compliant with local law/regulations?

benjipwns · « **Reply #260 on:** July 31, 2018, 03:01:56 AM »

Quote from: CatsCatsCats on July 31, 2018, 12:51:08 AM

Once I hired a junk removal company to clear out my garage of all the things I didn’t want or need. It cost like a couple hundred dollars and took an afternoon. When I moved from a large house to a small house I had a garage sale like event except everything was free and everything was gone within an hour. What I’m saying is hopefully my family props me up on the side of the road with a “free” sign.

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if you’re reading this and I’m dead, I’d actually really like to be disposed of at sea
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Ooop.

*writes "PLEASE DISPOSE OF AT SEA" under "FREE" on sign*

Kara · « **Reply #261 on:** July 31, 2018, 03:24:13 AM »

Quote from: brawndolicious on July 31, 2018, 12:34:57 AM

How much if you use a Folgers can?

I would be surprised if the U.K. doesn't have a mandatory casket cremation law.

team filler · « **Reply #262 on:** July 31, 2018, 03:35:46 AM »

fREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

benjipwns · « **Reply #263 on:** July 31, 2018, 03:48:25 AM »

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there is no law that says you must be buried in a coffin in the UK. In fact, the body of the deceased does not have to be disposed of in a casket, coffin, or covered by a funeral shroud. These are all traditions. What the law does state is that it is indeed an offence to expose a dead body near a public highway. Exposure of a dead body in a public place or by a highway is an outrage to public decency. The body of the deceased must be covered in public. The way you choose to cover the body is entirely up to you however.

guess we'll have to put a tarp over CatsCatsCats or something

Kara · « **Reply #264 on:** July 31, 2018, 04:01:23 AM »

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In seeking permission for his court challenge in 2007, the High Court ruled that "the burning of dead bodies in the open air is not necessarily unlawful" and allowed Ghai to proceed. In February 2010, the Court of Appeal ruled that, as long as open air pyres took place within a structure of some sort, that the practice would be legal under the existing Act . . .

I'm really glad legal systems have to work stuff like this out.

benjipwns · « **Reply #265 on:** July 31, 2018, 04:04:42 AM »

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not necessarily unlawful

judicial activism smh

Rufus · « **Reply #266 on:** July 31, 2018, 06:31:38 AM »

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I wanna be liquified and poured down a drain like the human waste I am.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #267 on:** July 31, 2018, 07:37:04 AM »

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I like he has a rucksack like he is going on a trip but he just turned to ashes and thats it.

Just seeing the tube map makes me want to visit London again.

team filler · « **Reply #268 on:** August 01, 2018, 02:47:07 PM »

Atramental · « **Reply #269 on:** August 01, 2018, 02:52:13 PM »

Grandpa: "Shut your filthy fucking mouth you NEET!!"

jorma · « **Reply #270 on:** August 01, 2018, 03:56:54 PM »

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i remember that kid, he used to post on ree (and probably still does if his parents didn't kick him out yet).

team filler · « **Reply #271 on:** August 02, 2018, 02:14:01 AM »

benjipwns · « **Reply #272 on:** August 03, 2018, 12:17:42 AM »

Giggles and Grins ©

Kara · « **Reply #273 on:** August 03, 2018, 12:20:17 AM »

What vacation?

benjipwns · « **Reply #274 on:** August 07, 2018, 08:15:35 PM »

https://theoutline.com/post/5608/bury-me-in-chicken-diapers

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Baker currently sells 500 to 1,000 diapers, which retail for $18 apiece, each month. “There's not a single state that I don't ship to,” Baker said.

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In wealthy cities like San Francisco, chickens have even become an unlikely status symbol, with poultry owners going to unimaginable lengths to care for their pets. As The Washington Post reported in March, certain chicken owners have hired “chicken whisperers” to consult on their pets’ comfort (to the tune of $225 per hour). These nouveau livestock enthusiasts have also been known to invest in personal chefs for their birds, and some have even installed smartphone-enabled, motion-detecting coops that control ventilation, temperature, lighting, and security from afar (ballpark cost: $20,000).

“We spend an insane amount of money. We thought we’d feed them leftovers, but our chickens end up eating grilled salmon, steak, fresh lettuce and organic watermelon,” one chicken owner, Amina Azhar-Graham, told the Post.

And where indoor chickens go, diapers follow. Some chickens can be housebroken, but such is not an easy task, leaving poultry parents in densely populated areas to have to find ways to take care of the inevitable.

Chicken diapers work differently depending on the brand. Connecticut resident Traci Torres, the owner of My Pet Chicken, said that some of her diapers have velcroed-in liners that owners remove once soiled — usually around two to three times per day — and then replace with another liner. Other diapers are moisture-resistant, so that owners can simply remove the whole diaper, wipe out the excreta, and throw it in the wash. Other diapers are more lo-fi, recommending that a person place a paper towel inside the diaper and simply remove it once sullied. Most chicken diapers are machine washable and intended to endure for months (the industry is nothing if not sustainable).

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Pampered Poultry pricepoint of $18 per diaper is fairly standard. Purely Poultry’s zebra, daisy, and pink camo designs go for around $17, while My Pet Chicken offers custom-made diapers for $30. FeatherWear retails their denim “FlockSuits” — premium diapers that are pitched as “Levi Strauss meets Calvin Klein” for nearly $38.

“The market is enormous and there’s lots of competition,” Traci Torres, the owner of My Pet Chicken, told The Outline.

Torres sold her first diaper in December 2007 after she kept getting phone calls out of the blue requesting them. Though Torres designs most of the diapers herself, she hired a seamstress to start sewing them; she estimates that she’s sold more than 5,000 diapers.

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Baker has begun selling another upscale chicken accessory, this one without much of a function — the chicken dress. She currently offers $15 blue-or-purple tutus alongside more upscale nightgowns marketed “for the fashion-conscious hen.” Baker estimates that chicken dresses comprise 10 percent of her business, amounting to about 100 dresses sold per month. “You [used to] put a dress on your chihuahua. Now people are putting a dress on their chicken,” Baker said.

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In the course of reporting this piece, The Outline contacted nearly a dozen chicken-diaper and-saddle vendors to ask about their sales figures. The numbers ranged from a dozen per year to nearly ten thousand — Colorado-based Chicken Armor, for instance, has sold around 50,000 saddles since its launch in 2011.

But even Baker doesn’t think any of this would have happened if chicken owners weren’t so eager to dress their pets up for social media photo shoots

this is what Assi was warning us about

team filler · « **Reply #275 on:** August 07, 2018, 10:14:30 PM »

Nintex · « **Reply #276 on:** August 08, 2018, 03:30:45 PM »

Are we reaching the end yet?

https://twitter.com/USMC/status/1027230013580431360

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #277 on:** August 08, 2018, 04:37:06 PM »

US Armed Forces™ [A subsidiary of Yum! Brands]

Tasty · « **Reply #278 on:** August 09, 2018, 03:04:59 AM »

team filler · « **Reply #279 on:** August 09, 2018, 03:13:15 AM »

I'll have a dr pep with my homophobe chicken sandwhich

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #280 on:** August 09, 2018, 08:50:47 AM »

I’m gay for Dr Pepper.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #281 on:** August 09, 2018, 12:29:47 PM »

I was just thinking about the Desert Storm Trading Cards yesterday. What an "only 90's kids will remember" thing. Both Desert Storm and trading cards.

I had the full set of these back then and thought they were super cool, although I remember being confused about the relationship between Saddam Hussein and King Hussein. The card makers could have thrown a "no relation" in there to clear things up, we didn't have Wikipedia.

team filler · « **Reply #282 on:** August 09, 2018, 03:55:01 PM »

team filler · « **Reply #283 on:** August 09, 2018, 04:59:45 PM »

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one of the 23 secret ingredients is the gay agenda

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #284 on:** August 09, 2018, 05:13:23 PM »

If I ever meet Dick Cheney and I don't have my waterboarding kit on me, I'll just get him to sign my Desert Storm card.

Kara · « **Reply #285 on:** August 09, 2018, 05:16:09 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on August 09, 2018, 12:29:47 PM

I was just thinking about the Desert Storm Trading Cards yesterday. What an "only 90's kids will remember" thing. Both Desert Storm and trading cards.

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I had the full set of these back then and thought they were super cool, although I remember being confused about the relationship between Saddam Hussein and King Hussein. The card makers could have thrown a "no relation" in there to clear things up, we didn't have Wikipedia.

My family's money was made in the arms industry so there was all sorts of Desert Shield and Desert Storm merch in the house back then (including these cards).

I recall a vague "we're fighting against fascism again" vibe in a lot of it (for example showing that the U.S. and USSR were both contributing to the fight), which in retrospect presaged a lot of the Iraq War propaganda that would come later.

team filler · « **Reply #286 on:** August 09, 2018, 08:08:31 PM »

Kara · « **Reply #287 on:** August 09, 2018, 08:34:50 PM »

It's my anti-war origin story, but not my pro-class war origin story. (That's actually been posted here, albeit many moons ago.)

e: Also why I don't particularly mind having being disinherited.

Yeti · « **Reply #288 on:** August 09, 2018, 10:35:16 PM »

I used to keep my Magic the Gathering cards in a small recipe box with an Operation Desert Storm sticker on it.

benjipwns · « **Reply #289 on:** August 10, 2018, 02:12:05 AM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on August 09, 2018, 05:13:23 PM

If I ever meet Dick Cheney and I don't have my waterboarding kit on me, I'll just get him to sign my Desert Storm card.

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wow, Dick and Lynne Cheney were the original writers for King of the Hill?

BisMarckie · « **Reply #290 on:** August 10, 2018, 04:00:05 PM »

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Translation: It's a gift certificate for an aesthetic surgeon called McAesthetics.

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Rufus · « **Reply #291 on:** August 10, 2018, 04:23:57 PM »

For when you want to deeply insult a special someone.

curly · « **Reply #292 on:** August 10, 2018, 10:34:24 PM »

Tasty · « **Reply #293 on:** August 10, 2018, 10:40:29 PM »

Reminds me of Doug Crockford's "Don't use this shit for evil, yo" clause for JSON's licensing which automatically invalidated it as a real open source license.

I forget who but there was a famous programmer who added a clause to his open source stuff that it "cannot be used by the Israeli government" (and their allies? I can't remember.)

And of course this makes me think of TempleOS, the best anti-semitic OS ever.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #294 on:** August 10, 2018, 10:49:16 PM »

What’s the worst anti-semitic OS?

Tasty · « **Reply #295 on:** August 10, 2018, 10:49:58 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on August 10, 2018, 10:49:16 PM

What’s the worst anti-semitic OS?

Still Windows ME.

Coax · « **Reply #296 on:** August 10, 2018, 10:53:49 PM »

Quote from: Rufus on August 10, 2018, 04:23:57 PM

For when you want to deeply insult a special someone.

Typesetters in particular

Rufus · « **Reply #297 on:** August 11, 2018, 08:35:05 AM »

A lot of service jobs probably calculate man hours with software that has misconfigured walk speeds.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #298 on:** August 14, 2018, 11:35:29 AM »

https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1028369499173658624

Selling crack doesn't hurt anyone, those kids would have just bought the crack from someone else and they might have had to pay more if that dealer had taken all their supply off the market.

Kara · « **Reply #299 on:** August 14, 2018, 11:44:25 AM »

There will be many improvements to life under socialism, but Megan McArdle having to get a real job and contribute to society will undoubtedly be the one everyone can celebrate.

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