[QuickTidal]

Silencer, on 16 May 2017 - 04:14 AM, said:

You know. Under normal circumstances, it would be terrible to take potshots at this event. I mean, a child just got shot!

But, frankly, this isn't normal circumstances. This is probably only the hundredth time this has happened this year. It's not like the country hasn't had enough exposure to genuinely distressing events to make some sort of change to reduce the chances of it happening. By now it surely must be frequent enough and unaddressed enough that we can have a go at America whenever it happens, right?

I have a friend who says this of America, Guns and their dangers.

"If Sandy Hook didn't change anyone's mind, nothing is going to."

I have a tad more optimism than he does about it...but not by much. The Status Quo in the States is "Guns".

Until some Republicans with clout go AGAINST their constituents (and refuse massive NRA contributions) to change things...like that Conservative guy did in Australia back in the 90's...it's not going to change.

Guns really DO have more rights than humans in the US sadly.

I'm not sure why Gun Control is such a bad phrase there...we have it here, and it works well. The difference in shootings in Canada VS the States is huge as a result. And no one feels their "rights" have been trampled upon.

[amphibian]

Last week, my Nexus 6p entered an infinite boot loop right after getting a software update. My warranty ran out April 15th.

I had one of the busiest weeks I've ever had in which I needed to talk to multiple people regarding trips, buying a new car to replace my quickly dying 2002 Cammy with 215k miles on it, and some family stuff. That week was way harder than it needed to be because my phone happened to go down just then.

From what I gather, Google jettisoned Huawei rather fast in order to go after the Pixel and whatever it's successors are. Huawei is mad and won't support repairs and neither will Google because it is not their phone. Urrrgggh.

So I have a $450 brick right now and shelled out $279 for a quick replacement unlocked phone.

The new car is glorious though. More than any feature it has, the relief of knowing that something new and expensive won't go wrong in the immediate future is enormous.

[Abyss]

amphibian, on 16 May 2017 - 06:10 PM, said:

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The new car is glorious though. More than any feature it has, the relief of knowing that something new and expensive won't go wrong in the immediate future is enormous.

Now you've done it....

[Silencer]

amphibian, on 16 May 2017 - 06:10 PM, said:

Last week, my Nexus 6p entered an infinite boot loop right after getting a software update. My warranty ran out April 15th.

I had one of the busiest weeks I've ever had in which I needed to talk to multiple people regarding trips, buying a new car to replace my quickly dying 2002 Cammy with 215k miles on it, and some family stuff. That week was way harder than it needed to be because my phone happened to go down just then.

From what I gather, Google jettisoned Huawei rather fast in order to go after the Pixel and whatever it's successors are. Huawei is mad and won't support repairs and neither will Google because it is not their phone. Urrrgggh.

So I have a $450 brick right now and shelled out $279 for a quick replacement unlocked phone.

The new car is glorious though. More than any feature it has, the relief of knowing that something new and expensive won't go wrong in the immediate future is enormous.

As someone who uses a Nexus 6p currently, this issue intrigues and concerns me. :S

[Illuyankas]

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NRA Sets 1,000 Killed In School Shooting As Amount It Would Take For Them To Reconsider Much Of Anything

[Traveller]

Balls, 4 hours into my day off and school has called as my boy has a fever. Sigh.

[Aptorian]

Tell them to hose him down with CO2 based fire-extinguisher. That should give you a few more hours. I've seen 'em do it on TV once.

Just make sure you don't accidentally hit him with a wrench or anything, since he could shatter.

[Malankazooie]

It's past the middle of May and we have a winter storm watch activated for this weekend. What the hell! smh.

[QuickTidal]

Jeezus....Chris Cornell died.

[Tiste Simeon]

QuickTidal, on 18 May 2017 - 10:24 AM, said:

Jeezus....Chris Cornell died.

Yeah I just saw that... Such a unique voice! The first two Audioslave albums were asking my favourites as a teenager!

[QuickTidal]

Tiste Simeon, on 18 May 2017 - 12:12 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 18 May 2017 - 10:24 AM, said:

Jeezus....Chris Cornell died.

Yeah I just saw that... Such a unique voice! The first two Audioslave albums were asking my favourites as a teenager!

I go back to the Soundgarden days myself, but yeah a total unique voice and a BIG loss. Only 52. I wonder what the cause was.

[Tiste Simeon]

They think it might be suicide... Which just makes it more horrible...

http://www.bbc.co.uk...t-arts-39960066

[QuickTidal]

Oh gods...

[Loki]

All sudden and unexpected deaths in the community have to be investigated. As with all such investigations, suicide is always a consideration but so are all other possibilities ie coronary failure, adverse side-effect, freak accident, poisoning etc.

There's nothing in that article to suggest suicide is more likely than any other possible cause of death. They didn't mention signs of self-inflicted harm, a suicide note, etc.

[Gorefest]

Such a shock. Chris Cornell was a big music hero to me growing up in the grunge era. Really sad as well if it is indeed suicide. As far as I knew he had been back on the straight and narrow for quite a while after years of rehab, so I find it hard to believe that it would be something like an accidental overdose or somesuch. Gutting. Fell on black days

[Tsundoku]

I was a big fan of Soundgarden back in the day. Saw them at Festival (Festy) Hall in Brisbane in the late 90s just before they broke up. What a voice, and an amazing lyricist.

Damn.

*pulls out Badmotorfinger t-shirt from the cupboard*

This post has been edited by Tsundoku: 18 May 2017 - 02:12 PM

[Malankazooie]

Damn, that news hit me hard. I'm a pretty big fan of Soundgarden. I wonder if it's the "celebrity plague" that's taken so many recently - addiction to prescription opioids.

[Loki]

Briar King, on 18 May 2017 - 04:35 PM, said:

A sedan has hit multiple people in Times Square.

It's a DWI.

[Kruppe of Darujhistan]

Loki, on 18 May 2017 - 04:54 PM, said:

Briar King, on 18 May 2017 - 04:35 PM, said:

A sedan has hit multiple people in Times Square.

It's a DWI.

Drunk driving is intolerable wherever it occurs, but in Midtown Manhattan? You really have to be a total moron to do that.

[Loki]

It's being reported on Twitter that the medical examiner has ruled his death as suiced by hanging. I can't find any official statements but it's seeming legitimate.

I had really hoped it would be something else.