December Current Events: chaos actual out, we're boned

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Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

bob dobbs is dead posted:

pot to keep you awake?

wait what

# ? Dec 4, 2018 02:00

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Hexyflexy: Sep 2, 2011; asymptotically approaching one

Eej posted:

tumblr banning porn (in their words one of the restrictions is anything including any female presenting nipple) is a net bad because a lot of the queer/gay erotica and porn that most of us don't really care about comes from there and for better or worse it's been a meeting place for people who want to explore their sexuality that isn't dominated by mainstream male dominated porn

This frequently didn�t work out well.

# ? Dec 4, 2018 02:13

Wasabi the J: Jan 23, 2008; MOM WAS RIGHT

Yeah there is a lot of fringe, queer, honest loving porn on Tumblr and it's gonna be sad to see it go.

I'm not trying to be a weirdo, it's just hard to find a non-gross place to easily find community driven porn.

https://mobile.twitter.com/gogreen1...00%2Fframe.html

# ? Dec 4, 2018 02:20

Johnny Five-Jaces: Jan 21, 2009

DoktorLoken posted:

Hah, awesome. I love Bay View. Are you new to Milwaukee?

yeah, from Chicago, though I grew up in NE Wisconsin

# ? Dec 4, 2018 02:29

Flying_Crab: Apr 12, 2002

Nice, let me know if you need any area recommendations. Burnhearts, Sugar Maple and Palm Tavern all own in BV if you like craft beer.

# ? Dec 4, 2018 02:51

Waroduce: Aug 5, 2008

isnt like fetlife still a thing

# ? Dec 4, 2018 02:51

FAUXTON: Jun 2, 2005; spero che tu stia bene

Hexyflexy posted:

Internet companies don't do this explicitly. Else none of them could start up in the first place.

e: And after talking to one of the "my job is to filter child porn" people from google, I would not wish that job on my worst enemy. He had a worse 1000 yard stare than my Grandad who was on the arctic convoys in WWII.

I was one of those people at PayPal and the only thing resembling a redeeming factor was that I was able to put every moment I could spare into identifying the fuckers responsible and sending the feds after them.

# ? Dec 4, 2018 02:52

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

Waroduce posted:

isnt like fetlife still a thing

Many desire a high degree of anonymity when exploring topics of sexuality and gender. Just saying "lol go to fetlife" is not a solution.

# ? Dec 4, 2018 02:59

Johnny Five-Jaces: Jan 21, 2009

FAUXTON posted:

I was one of those people at PayPal and the only thing resembling a redeeming factor was that I was able to put every moment I could spare into identifying the fuckers responsible and sending the feds after them.

So I get this for the sites hosting content, but why on earth did PayPal need people doing that?

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:01

M_Gargantua: Oct 16, 2006; STOMP'N ON INTO THE POWERLINES; Exciting Lemon

Johnny Five-Jaces posted:

So I get this for the sites hosting content, but why on earth did PayPal need people doing that?

People paying money in exchange for CP. Following the money is an old and proven way to catch criminals.

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:04

shame on an IGA: Apr 8, 2005

Nostalgia4Infinity posted:

lol why would they do this?

There's so much kid porn on Tumblr that their app got banned from the iStore

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:07

BigDave: Jul 14, 2009; Taste the High Country

my kinda ape posted:

Do they uh, do anything else? Are they just closing up shop entirely???

quote:

This week during their annual analysts meeting, AT&T announced plans to put an end to their satellite TV service. �We�ve launched our last satellite,� John Donovan, CEO of AT&T Communications, said during the meeting.

This lines up well with a 2016 report that AT&T planned to have streaming as their primary TV service in 2020 to 2022. Now that does not mean DIRECTV Satellite will shut down in a few years, but it does mean that as the satellites in space wear out they won�t be replaced.

In 2019, AT&T is launching a streaming version of DIRECTV. This service is reported to be offering the same packages as DIRECTV but without the need for a dish or a truck to come to your home.

AT&T is one step closer to this new streaming version of DIRECTV as they are now beta testing a set-top box to replace your satellite services with a streaming one. A streaming service that will look extremely similar to their current satellite version.

Basically ATT is turning DirecTV into not-a-Comcast cable TV.

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:07

BigDave: Jul 14, 2009; Taste the High Country

Oh and the Chinese scientist who edited baby genes is full of poo poo.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/12/15-worrying-things-about-crispr-babies-scandal/577234/

quote:

Before last week, few people had heard the name He Jiankui. But on November 25, the young Chinese researcher became the center of a global firestorm when it emerged that he had allegedly made the first crispr-edited babies, twin girls named Lulu and Nana. Antonio Regalado broke the story for MIT Technology Review, and He himself described the experiment at an international gene-editing summit in Hong Kong. After his talk, He revealed that another early pregnancy is under way.

It is still unclear if He did what he claims to have done. Nonetheless, the reaction was swift and negative. The crispr pioneer Jennifer Doudna says she was �horrified,� NIH Director Francis Collins said the experiment was �profoundly disturbing,� and even Julian Savulescu, an ethicist who has described gene-editing research as �a moral necessity,� described He�s work as �monstrous.�

Such a strong reaction is understandable, given the many puzzling and worrying details about the experiment. Even without any speculation about designer babies and Gattaca-like futures that may or may not come to pass, the details about what has already transpired are galling enough. If you wanted to create the worst possible scenario for introducing the first gene-edited babies into the world, it is difficult to imagine how you could improve on this 15-part farce.

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:08

M_Gargantua: Oct 16, 2006; STOMP'N ON INTO THE POWERLINES; Exciting Lemon

So they're gonna clog up 5G with lovely TV streaming?

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:08

Bored As Fuck: Jan 1, 2006; Fun Shoe

M_Gargantua posted:

Tumblr decided to off themselves into the great beyond and have announced they're banning all porn. Curious to see where 3/4 of their userbase migrates too next week.

Lmfao welp gonna uninstall tumblr now

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:10

Nostalgia4Dogges: Jun 18, 2004; Only emojis can express my pure, simple stupidity.

ugh, is nothing sacred! What won�t millennials ruin!!

Millennials are apparently killing canned tuna because opening a can is too much work for them, StarKist exec says

https://www.businessinsider.com/mil...ign=buffer-food

don�t wast the click:

quote:

Consumption of canned tuna has dropped over the past three decades.

Industry experts told The Wall Street Journal that this is partly because millennials want their food to be as convenient as possible, and in some cases, opening a can is too much work. Some may not even have the appropriate utensils to open the can.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that per-capita consumption of canned tuna has dropped 42% in the last three decades, while consumption of fresh and frozen fish has risen in that time, according to data from the US Department of Agriculture.

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:12

BigDave: Jul 14, 2009; Taste the High Country

Nostalgia4Dogges posted:

ugh, is nothing sacred! What won�t millennials ruin!!

Millennials are apparently killing canned tuna because opening a can is too much work for them, StarKist exec says

https://www.businessinsider.com/mil...ign=buffer-food

don�t wast the click:

Millennials are killing the sensational media industry!

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:15

Don Dongington: Sep 27, 2005; #ideasboom; College Slice

I'm pretty sure the fact that tuna is a kinda bland, environmentally unsustainable, and unfashionable food vs some alternative sandwich fillers has nothing to do with it, and the fact that we are demonstrably too lazy to open a can [citation needed] is to blame.

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:16

Vasudus: May 30, 2003

I mean I had to look really hard to see if I had a can opener a few months ago but canned Tuna is still gross even if it jumped out of the loving can onto my plate.

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:18

CRUSTY MINGE: Mar 30, 2011; Peggy Hill
Foot Connoisseur

Vincent Van Goatse posted:

wait what

Yeah. Develop a nice, heavy tolerance, and your body realizes that weed increases your heart rate, instead of your brain just shutting off the lights. The munchies die as your tolerance increases. As do the giggle fits and the desire listen to dave matthews band.

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:19

Eej: Jun 17, 2007; HEAVYARMS

I make tuna salad sandwiches all the time and most of the time i dip them into curry

dont @ me

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:22

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

I don't think I've ever even heard the Dave matthews band and that's not an exaggeration. Also most narcotics in low doses kept me awake, even depressants.

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:23

Syrian Lannister: Aug 25, 2007; Oh, did I kill him too?
I've been a very busy little man.; Sugartime Jones

Milo and POTUS posted:

I don't think I've ever even heard the Dave matthews band and that's not an exaggeration. Also most narcotics in low doses kept me awake, even depressants.

You lucky sob

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:24

BaconAndBullets: Feb 25, 2011

Nostalgia4Dogges posted:

ugh, is nothing sacred! What won�t millennials ruin!!

Millennials are apparently killing canned tuna because opening a can is too much work for them, StarKist exec says

https://www.businessinsider.com/mil...ign=buffer-food

don�t wast the click:

gently caress canned tuna, StarKist and Chicken of the Sea did it to themselves by giving us the superior bagged tuna. I can get a perfect amount from a bag and not have left over tuna or maximum stink of the can that you can never completely wash out. Also, not only can I get plain bagged tuna they have multiple flavors. The only downside of bagged tuna, is you cannot recycle the bag, but how many municipalities in the US have a decent recycling program?

I hope my generation keeps killing inefficient and stupid industries.

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:25

BigDave: Jul 14, 2009; Taste the High Country

Don Dongington posted:

I'm pretty sure the fact that tuna is a kinda bland, environmentally unsustainable, and unfashionable food vs some alternative sandwich fillers has nothing to do with it, and the fact that we are demonstrably too lazy to open a can [citation needed] is to blame.

But baby boomers ate it so it's sacred.

We also killed Twinkies, Spam, tv dinners, white bread, jello salad, Budweiser, and Velveeta.

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:26

Kawasaki Nun: Jul 16, 2001; by Reene

Canned tuna is poo poo and I'll happily town stomp that CEO to demonstrate my virility and can-do attitude

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:27

psydude: Apr 1, 2008

CRUSTY MINGE posted:

Yeah. Develop a nice, heavy tolerance, and your body realizes that weed increases your heart rate, instead of your brain just shutting off the lights. The munchies die as your tolerance increases. As do the giggle fits and the desire listen to dave matthews band.

I only smoke weed on occasion (once a month or so), but I've noticed that the stuff that comes in the vaporizers these days doesn't give me the munchies or get me turbo, fall-down high like the poo poo that I used to smoke in college.

Edibles can gently caress right off, though. The weed brownies I used to eat in my early 20s were fine, but the poo poo these days you can buy from the store is waaaay too strong.

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:27

CRUSTY MINGE: Mar 30, 2011; Peggy Hill
Foot Connoisseur

Seriously. Though it's not so much dave as it is fans.

_{I still listen to the folsom field live double album on occasion.}

Edibles here are sold dosed to 10mg per dose, usually individually sealed now. Medical edibles are a whole different animal. The ones I make usually land in the 150-250mg apiece range.

CRUSTY MINGE fucked around with this message at 03:30 on Dec 4, 2018

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:28

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

Canned tuna has always been disgusting Mr. CEO. The problem isn't me, the problem is the poo poo you're trying to pass off as food.

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:28

CRUSTY MINGE: Mar 30, 2011; Peggy Hill
Foot Connoisseur

How about foil packeted tuna? Are millennials killing that too?

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:30

mods changed my name: Oct 30, 2017

crash

into me

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:34

M_Gargantua: Oct 16, 2006; STOMP'N ON INTO THE POWERLINES; Exciting Lemon

Millennial are killing clickbait CEO's :gritin:

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:35

psydude: Apr 1, 2008

EBB posted:

Canned tuna has always been disgusting Mr. CEO. The problem isn't me, the problem is the poo poo you're trying to pass off as food.

Real talk: tuna was always one of the best MREs though.

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:36

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

That's good because I could always trade it to guys like psydude for something edible.

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:38

Vasudus: May 30, 2003

it's really 'we fooled two generations of people into using our garbage product and refused to innovate' tbh

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:38

Crab Dad: Dec 28, 2002; behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB

Y�all are weird. Tuna melts are delicious.

Albacore is sustainable. I keep a stock of tuna at work to turn into a quick sandwich.

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:39

Syrian Lannister: Aug 25, 2007; Oh, did I kill him too?
I've been a very busy little man.; Sugartime Jones

mods changed my name posted:

crash

into me

What

Would

You

Say

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:39

Nostalgia4Butts: Jun 1, 2006; WHERE MY HOSE DRINKERS AT

CRUSTY MINGE posted:

Yeah. Develop a nice, heavy tolerance, and your body realizes that weed increases your heart rate, instead of your brain just shutting off the lights. The munchies die as your tolerance increases. As do the giggle fits and the desire listen to dave matthews band.

Im down about 120lbs right now since I started medical weed

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:40

mods changed my name: Oct 30, 2017

Syrian Lannister posted:

What

Would

You

Say

makes me think of this tbh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s-dSoDptVc

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maffew buildings: Apr 29, 2009; too dumb to be probated; not too dumb to be autobanned

Carter Beauford is one of the best drummers ever but gently caress listening to Dave Matthews Band ever

# ? Dec 4, 2018 03:41

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