Paid Members Cod Eye Posted January 13, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 13, 2018 Thats made me chuckle! I always thought the TV phone in's were broadcast of a 10 second delay or something to give them chance to mute the swearing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted January 13, 2018 Awards Moderator Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) Hardly an anecdote but everyone in Hawaii was sent a message saying a ballistic missile was heading towards them. Basically the end of the world. http://nbc4i.com/2018/01/13/emergency-alert-about-ballistic-missile-sent-to-hawaii-residents-ema-says-no-threat/ Turns out it was a mistake. Christ, how frightening. The accompanying reddit thread features comments from Hawaiians panicking: https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/7q67a1/emergency_alert_about_ballistic_missile_sent_to/ Edited January 13, 2018 by Onyx2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted January 14, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 14, 2018 15 hours ago, Onyx2 said: Hardly an anecdote but everyone in Hawaii was sent a message saying a ballistic missile was heading towards them. Basically the end of the world. http://nbc4i.com/2018/01/13/emergency-alert-about-ballistic-missile-sent-to-hawaii-residents-ema-says-no-threat/ Turns out it was a mistake. Christ, how frightening. The accompanying reddit thread features comments from Hawaiians panicking: https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/7q67a1/emergency_alert_about_ballistic_missile_sent_to/ Thatâs absolutely insane. Does make you slightly wonder if this alert went out as s drill though. I mean âpressed the wrong buttonâ is bit like Homer sat in front of his desk at the plant. Iâd have thought something of that magnitude would be a password protected, lock and key job... not âoops, fat fingers, I meant to send out a weather reportâ. Either way, I donât think I can comprehend the sheer fear that would kick in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoote Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 The latest is that the regulator over there (The FCC?) has now demanded they instate a two-man sign off on any alert being issued. Erm, you mean that wasn't already a thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted January 15, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 15, 2018 As someone (can't remember who) has pointed out on social media - if the American defence systems are capable of fucking up like that, then we can pretty much guarantee the North Korean ones will be equally prone to human error, and who's to say they wouldn't respond with an immediate retaliation? It's genuinely terrifying that we live in such a tense political environment - and with a President more inclined to up that tension than to let calmer heads prevail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted January 16, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 16, 2018 Currently holed up in a mental health hospital having had somewhat of a bad evening Sunday where some stupid stuff went down. In all honesty if anyone has anything even remotely interesting I can read online to take some days away I'd be grateful. No idea how long I'm here but the whole not liking talking to new people thing without having an anxiety attack means I've been locked in my room nearly all of the last 36 hours now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted January 16, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 16, 2018 30 minutes ago, Shy Dad said: If anyone has anything even remotely interesting I can read online If you need to waste some time, get yourself on somewhere like Cracked and just bounce along the suggested articles. If you find anything fortean related (forteanic?) that's decent, pop a note in the thread on here and we'll have a chat about it later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted January 18, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 18, 2018 Does anyone else find that mess and clutter fucks them up mentally when trying to work? Since I've been unable to do much with my leg, the flat has become a complete pig sty. My girlfriend is probably the most untidy person - and least skilled at cleaning up - that I've ever met. So I normally do most of the cleaning. We got a second bedroom that we use as a study, got my desktop and everything in there. Right now, it's filled with boxes and clutter and mess and I have a shit ton of work to do but can't sit in there for more than five minutes before getting frustrated and angry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted January 18, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 18, 2018 Just now, SpursRiot2012 said: Does anyone else find that mess and clutter fucks them up mentally when trying to work? Massively. They say 'a tidy desk is a tidy mind' and whilst that sounds like old wives tale bollocks, I've found it to be so true. Having a messy desk or house can instantly put me in a bad mood or give me a defeatist attitude. It can make such a difference mentally. Bit like having an overflowing e-mail inbox at work. If something looks out of control, for me it makes me think my workload is out of control (even when it isn't). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenryck Pilchards Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 My colleague woke up yesterday morning to find a frozen Steak Bake left in his garden.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted January 19, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 19, 2018 @air_raid would gobble that up instantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted January 19, 2018 Moderators Share Posted January 19, 2018 Is your colleague the original poster on reddit, or a filthy fucking liar? Â http://reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/7r9djc/the_snow_on_this_patio_table_looks_like_a_pastry/ Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Gus Mears Posted January 19, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 19, 2018 Indeed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenryck Pilchards Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 A filthy fucking liar by the looks of it. I thought his garden looked a bit big... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted January 19, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 19, 2018 (edited) In other news, my mate has informed me that Noel Edmunds has set up a radio station purely to besmirch Lloydâs bank, due to him being fiddled out of some coin in the past. Listeners whoâve dealt with their poor customer relations and have been jipped out of coin, can tune in and listen to Noel talking about Lloydâs being a set of nasty robbing bastards, including use of the term âfinancial rapeâ in between classic hits such as Smooth Criminal and Policy of Truth. He also plays sad piano music over the top of call ins from disgruntled Lloydâs customers. He has lost the plot, heâs interviewed himself pretending to be someone else in order to tell a rip off story, but it was obviously him. He failed miserably. All it needs now is someone pranking him, pretending to be from Lloydâs and have an on air argument. He can subsequently accuse them of feeding burgers to swans. http://noel.world/noel-news/lloyds-victims-radio-station-now-52786-regular-listeners/ Seriously, tune in, its absolute gold. Edited January 19, 2018 by Kaz Hayashi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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