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@Arantor said in In other news today...:
@Zecc good god what level of monster would have their bookmarks bar ON THE LEFT rather than under the address bar like
GodGoogle intended?IntelliJ, Android Studio, VSCode, Windows Explorer, Nautilus, Firefox with Tree Style Tab or Tab Center, lots of websites... they put the navigational elements on the left side.
@boomzilla said in In other news today...:
The wonder is that they put those on the
left instead of the rightopposite side of scrollbars.Though, of course, scrolling via scrollbars is
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@Zecc yes but none of the browsers do it, which is what I was getting at in a mocking fashion ;)
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You know what I think?
I think this forum's slideout menu for mobile would result really well as an always-open panel on a wide-screen desktop monitor, where there is permanent screen space. With some tweaks, that is.
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magistrates heard the security officer and a colleague did catch Damian Taylor after he had stopped to talk to someone in a car.
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@lucas1 said in In other news today...:
And that is just one example of why I think 'modern art' is a load of
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Give that editor a raise!
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/wanganui-chronicle/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503426&objectid=11852582
EDIT: Headline for while iFramely is off: "Dildo Case Reaches Climax"
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He was unaware protester Tracey Treadwell was hurt, but accepts her evidence that she suffered a grazed knee and soft tissue damage.
That's it? A whole court case, all that time and money, just for a bit of bruising?
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@RaceProUK said in In other news today...:
He was unaware protester Tracey Treadwell was hurt, but accepts her evidence that she suffered a grazed knee and soft tissue damage.
That's it? A whole court case, all that time and money, just for a bit of bruising?
Protesters must protest.
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@Rhywden said in In other news today...:
@boomzilla Their top tip is partially wrong, though: Diesel is not "highly flammable" :)
It's not even flammable.
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@masonwheeler said in In other news today...:
@Rhywden said in In other news today...:
@boomzilla Their top tip is partially wrong, though: Diesel is not "highly flammable" :)
It's not even flammable.
Are you saying that if I tossed a lighted match into a bucket of diesel fuel, the fuel would not start burning?
Not sure what the formal definition of "flammable" is, but IMO that's a pretty good heuristic.
Yes.
You could toss a lit match in to a bucket of gasoline and it would also be unlikely to light on fire.
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@Polygeekery said in In other news today...:
@masonwheeler said in In other news today...:
@Rhywden said in In other news today...:
@boomzilla Their top tip is partially wrong, though: Diesel is not "highly flammable" :)
It's not even flammable.
Are you saying that if I tossed a lighted match into a bucket of diesel fuel, the fuel would not start burning?
Not sure what the formal definition of "flammable" is, but IMO that's a pretty good heuristic.
Yes.
You could toss a lit match in to a bucket of gasoline and it would also be unlikely to light on fire.
But only if the area the bucket resides in is well ventilated. I'd be very careful otherwise :)
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@Rhywden said in In other news today...:
@Polygeekery said in In other news today...:
@masonwheeler said in In other news today...:
@Rhywden said in In other news today...:
@boomzilla Their top tip is partially wrong, though: Diesel is not "highly flammable" :)
It's not even flammable.
Are you saying that if I tossed a lighted match into a bucket of diesel fuel, the fuel would not start burning?
Not sure what the formal definition of "flammable" is, but IMO that's a pretty good heuristic.
Yes.
You could toss a lit match in to a bucket of gasoline and it would also be unlikely to light on fire.
But only if the area the bucket resides in is well ventilated. I'd be very careful otherwise :)
Yeah, I should clarify before one of our own becomes a Darwin Award recipient.
The bucket or container needs to be very full and the area needs to be well-ventilated. Also, do not attempt this in a grassy area.
One time in my youth I helped my dad clear an area of woods around a pond on our property. There was a resulting gigantic pile of brush. The pile of brush sat around in the clearing for probably a year. Plenty of time for the grass and such to come back. One day there was a nice soaking rain and then it stopped and the air was calm. No wind. Perfect time to get rid of the pile of brush, right?
So I look around for a jug of diesel or kerosene. They are all empty. So I grab a jug of gasoline. I liberally douse the pile of brush, carry the gas can a good ways away (unintentionally giving the fumes time to spread, including in to the grass) and grab some paper. I get close enough to the pile to (I thought) safely toss the paper on the pile to get it started.
WHOOOOF!!
The entire pile had become permeated with fumes, the grass was full of fumes for a large radius around the pile. The brush pile noticeably heaved on ignition and the grass at my feet caught fire. I was knocked over. I get up and run as fast as I can towards the 4-wheeler I rode out there.
Luckily, I was not burned. Just had the shit scared out of me. But I was also noticeably absent of eyelashes and eyebrows, and leg hair, and all the hair that was not covered by my hat was pretty well singed.
I now have a healthy respect for gasoline. But diesel? Diesel is safe.
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@Polygeekery Way back I took part in some small festivities which included a small camp fire. The guys responsible for that one were not quite content with the size of the flames.
They then proceeded to take a half-full jug of gasoline and proceeded to swirl it back and forth to intermittently douse the fire with gasoline.
I did a hasty retreat when I saw the flames from the camp fire reaching backwards to the jug. They were lucky, though, and nothing exploded.
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@Rhywden
Boy Scout camps in my area outlawed aerosol based bug spray.Not so much for the environmental concerns, but because boys being boys, aerosol sprays had a weird way of finding themselves pointed at open flame, and (very severe) injuries and burns had resulted.
Filed under: Hey, this is coo--KABOOOM!
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@izzion Oh, yes, we had some of that as well. For instance, we had a candy named "Centershock" way back, which is kind of a gum filled with a bit of malic acid. Hence the name - you chew on it and then it becomes very sour for a moment. As long as you eat only one, pretty harmless, though.
Of course we had the usual morons in our tent camp who dared another moron to eat 20 of those things at once.
Had to take him to the hospital afterwards because he chemically burned his mouth's interior with great prejudice.
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@Rhywden we had something like that back when I was in middle school, except instead of gum it was hard candy. They were called "Warheads." It's been a long time since I saw them in stores. I wonder if they got pulled because of some incident like that...
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@masonwheeler said in In other news today...:
@Rhywden we had something like that back when I was in middle school, except instead of gum it was hard candy. They were called "Warheads." It's been a long time since I saw them in stores. I wonder if they got pulled because of some incident like that...
You can still buy them, but they are not nearly as sour as they once were.
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@Polygeekery Wow, I had no idea those were still around!
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@Boner said in In other news today...:
Hm, how could I cause the most blunt force trauma I can to a rampant protester in a way they'd be too embarrassed to admit?
I know!
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LOL. Riiiggght.
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@dcon I don't buy his claim he caught a fish that big either
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@RaceProUK said in In other news today...:
@dcon I don't buy his claim he caught a fish that big either
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@RaceProUK said in In other news today...:
@dcon I don't buy his claim he caught a fish that
bigyuge either
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@Boner said in In other news today...:
magistrates heard the security officer and a colleague did catch Damian Taylor after he had stopped to talk to someone in a car.
So long, sucke--
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https://www.west-midlands.police.uk/latest-news/news.aspx?id=5623
Why am I- Ugh, that onebox sucks ass.
Anyway.
Headline: "Jailed: Gunman who blasted family home with shotgun"
Reason for posting:
A man who blasted shotgun cartridges at a family home in Coventry â shattering the front door and window â has been jailed for nearly 10 years after West Midlands Police proved he was the shooter.
Genghis Khan opened fire at the house in Lauderdale Avenue in the early hours of 10 May last year â and the following month discharged a sawn-off shotgun at a vehicle parked outside the address.
I'm not making that up: that is the actual name used in the article.
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@RaceProUK said in In other news today...:
Headline: "Jailed: Gunman who blasted family home with shotgun"
I initially read that without the ":"...
"they let him go home? why?!"
"...with a shotgun?!"
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@dcon said in In other news today...:
LOL. Riiiggght.
"Don't worry, I'll put on this condom when we're done having the sex."
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@ben_lubar said in In other news today...:
@dcon said in In other news today...:
"Don't worry, I'll put on this condom when we're done having the sex."
"...but it's OK because you can't get pregnant from being fucked in the ass anyway."
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@Arantor said in In other news today...:
@ben_lubar said in In other news today...:
@dcon said in In other news today...:
"Don't worry, I'll put on this condom when we're done having the sex."
"...but it's OK because you can't get pregnant from being fucked in the ass anyway."
Wait - I thought the going line was that you can only get pregnant if you want to.
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@dcon said in In other news today...:
@Arantor said in In other news today...:
@ben_lubar said in In other news today...:
@dcon said in In other news today...:
"Don't worry, I'll put on this condom when we're done having the sex."
"...but it's OK because you can't get pregnant from being fucked in the ass anyway."
Wait - I thought the going line was that you can only get pregnant if you want to.
Not only if God wants you to?
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@Jaloopa Wow. That would cost them a lot of money in Germany.
The company said it was investigating thoroughly but added the comments had been taken out of context.
Yeah. Because the context would make you guys look even worse.
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Itâs not clear if he would present his penis flaccid or erect.
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@anotherusername said in In other news today...:
@RaceProUK said in In other news today...:
Headline: "Jailed: Gunman who blasted family home with shotgun"
I initially read that without the ":"...
"they let him go home? why?!"
"...with a shotgun?!"
No, his house was within range of the jail.
Why he was allowed to keep his shotgun in lockup, I dunno. Maybe he's a cartoon Gunman-- like, literally made out of guns.
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@Arantor said in In other news today...:
"...but it's OK because you can't get pregnant from being fucked in the ass anyway."You just aren't pushing hard enough.
Filed under: Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip
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That's just absurd. The employees that did that need to be fired. And how many other potential employees have they commented about?
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@Jaloopa In a previous job, there was a candidate at was known for one of my coworkers.
Manager asked about her and the answer was that she was "weak". He noted this with a pencil in the back of her resume.
As you probably already guessed, she saw that when he lifted her resume from the table, with the note "xxx said she's weak" or something. Her reaction was just an awkward expression and something like xxx works here, didn't him?
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Damned minivans.
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@boomzilla First comment:
First cop on the scene told him to put his Piscataway. But the guyâs a Hoboken so he just kept Wyckoff his Weehawken until he Nutley.
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@RaceProUK said in In other news today...:
@Boner That's almost as incomprehensible as one of @accalia's emoji stories
i dunno. i read it just fine.
it is terrible puns though.
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@RaceProUK It's very Ronnie Barker. I approve.
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@anotherusername Bah. Why does anyone still care a bean about those ridiculous movies?
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@masonwheeler said in In other news today...:
@anotherusername Bah. Why does anyone still care a bean about those ridiculous movies?
The beancounters do