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http://www.bbc.com/news/10415877…
Africa 'witnessing birth of a new ocean'
A 60km crack opened in Ethiopia in 2005 and has been expanding ever since
Africa is witnessing the birth of a new ocean, according to scientists at the Royal Society.
Geologists working in the remote Afar region of Ethiopia say the ocean will eventually split the African continent in two, though it will take about 10 million years.
Lead researcher Tim Wright who is presenting the research at the Royal Society's Summer Exhibition, described the events as "truly incredible".
Used to understanding changes in the planet on timescales of millions of years, the international team of scientists including Dr Wright have seen amazing changes in Afar in the past five years, where the continent is cracking open, quite literally underneath their feet.
- a new ocean or a new sea?********
- it would be an ocean as it wouldn't be contained by landGnash
- a new ocean or a new sea?
- ********0
- Understandably Daily Mail readers are having a hard time at the moment ...
https://media.giphy.…Bluejam - https://www.vice.com…Bluejam
- http://www.dailymail…Bluejam
- The Daily Mail comments section is like /pol/ but smells of Tweed from Lenthéric and contains marginally less racially-charged pornography.face_melter
- don't summon the beast!GuyFawkes
- face_melter - you do crack me up on a daily basis. I wish I knew you in real life (in a non weird way)fadein11
- there're three argumentative Brits on here who I suspect f_m wouldn't want anything to do with in real life. You and I are two of them. Can you guess the third?detritus
- also - never meet your heroes. I've been resoundingly disappointed by every QBNer I've ever met.detritus
- }:)
I'm only saying that because I don't think any of the cunts visit here any more. Except, perhaps, flashbender?detritus - I was disappointed by SpookyTim in real life. Not going to lie.********
- Oh - you do realise he's still a regular here? Different username, doesn't comment as he used to.detritus
- I miss his eloquence and obscure fantasy********
- Tell the cunt to get involved in the blog thread. We knows he loves writing. He nows he loves writing. I love reading it.********
- I'm a lot funnier here than I am in real life. What you read here is how my mind works, in reality my job has the hilarious side effect of making me miserable.face_melter
- And to be honest, det, fade, et al, I would have nothing against meeting you flids - everyone acts the cunt online, real life is always different.face_melter
- I'm a right cunt in real life too, to be fair.********
- You are a v.good writer face, a superb command of the English language and humour. Do you write at all for pleasure?fadein11
- as I've said before, face, I would buy your book if you write it. you are wasting those skill on us plebs. you have a talent. just do it.Gnash
- Short, observational essays a la David Sedaris. Or prose like Confederacy of Dunces by JK TooleGnash
- ... but with a bit of a punk aesthetic (is what comes to my mind)Gnash
- do itGnash
- He totally should, but is probably still too busy complaining about his life to actually make it better ;-)********
- Alright lads, thank you for the kind words but calm down - you can all suck me off one at a time. Writing has never really crossed my mind tbh...face_melter
- ... but I am more drawn to the stream of consciousness Burroughs / Thompson style of writing. I have always been a visuals guy - illustration / 3D and whatnot..face_melter
- ... so maybe it's time to try a more cerebral outlet. Who knows, I could be the next MES, marry a fit Greek bird and become a living leg-end.face_melter
- same thing. you have the knack of creating visuals with words as well. So far all i've seen from you are 'sketches' but it's very clear you can draw in prose.Gnash
- Pick up Barrel Fever, or, Me Talk Pretty One Day by Sedaris. Fuck, post your address and I'll send you my copiesGnash
- Cheers Gnash - i'll check those out, kinda curious about this now.face_melter
- Right, I read a sample page of Barrel Fever on Amazon and i'm instantly smitten. He definitely appeals to my sense of the absurd. Thanks for the recommendation.face_melter
- :)Gnash
- Sedaris is great - If you listen to podcasts, etc, search for Sedaris on This American Life, which is where I first came across him.detritus
- Understandably Daily Mail readers are having a hard time at the moment ...
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Woman told she can’t take emotional support hamster on flight flushes it down toilet
- what is your fucking problem with hamsters Set!? you are obsessed with this minor issue. FFS! I will change the way the world treats hamsters!fadein11
- a) was not expecting a young woman.
b) what the fuck?Gnash - I just wish the other one tried to flush her peacock down the toilet********
- LOLmoldero
- goodmonospaced
- It's all good, she sat there crying for a good 10 mins.Maaku
- robotron3k1
Across the Bundesrepublik, 80-100 people accidentally die each year due to risky masturbation practices where a lack of oxygen in the search for sexual satisfaction is the most common reason for death.
- So what's your motivation for limiting your oxygen intake?detritus
- @Detritus Apparently an asphyxi-chug brings on hallucinations. What a way to go out.PhanLo
- I know - I was more trying to imply that robo's brain is slightly oxygen depleted, given some of his cro-magnonic sputterings on here ;)detritus
- inxsuan
- david caradineApeRobot
- RIP YurimonGuyFawkes
- Michael HutchenceKrassy
- @uan oops, just now saw your commentKrassy
- pablo28-5
Daughter of famed sci-fi author reveals sexual horrors she suffered growing up in LGBT home
https://www.lifesitenews.com/new…- "LifeSiteNews.com emphasizes the social worth of traditional Judeo-Christian principles"
Uh huh.face_melter - https://www.lifesite…face_melter
- so what? https://www.facebook…pablo28
- So one LGBT family confirmed to have abused their children. Compared to the millions of normal families that have abused children.********
- What's your point? Other than people can be cunts.********
- "LifeSiteNews.com emphasizes the social worth of traditional Judeo-Christian principles"
- PonyBoy2
Best Buy is pulling CDs from its stores
http://www.businessinsider.com/b…
"According to Billboard, Best Buy recently told music suppliers of plans to pull CDs from its stores.
Target is expected to follow suit..."
I remember in the late 90's / early 2000's before my ipod when Best Buy was one my goto's for music... sometimes spending hours in their aisles... miles of CD racks full of... everything. I remember the last album I bought on CD and I recall picking it up from there the day it hit: "Flaming Lips—Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots"... 16 fucking years ago (still have the CD buried and probably melted-into a huge CD binder in the back of a closet somewhere).
- damn, that is a great track (and album). inspired me to put it on this morning. thanks!Gnash
- Last cd I bought at best buy was tool 10,000 days.
And they still haven't fuckn finish the next album!!!pango - A new one is supposed to drop soon, pango... "'Progressive Metal At Its Most Atmospheric,' Says SEBASTIAN BACH"... lol... um, thanks Sebastian :)PonyBoy
- http://www.blabbermo…PonyBoy
- ^ I worked on all the canadian marketing for 10,000 days. still have a box of special edition CDs with the glasses somewhere.Gnash
- That's the one I have!pango
- Actually I have all of them...pango
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San Diego Girl Scout Sells Over 300 Boxes of Cookies in 6 Hours Outside Marijuana Shop
The scout’s father told television station KGTV in San Diego that his daughter sold more than 300 boxes in the span of about six hours.
- http://www.qbn.com/r…
:)PonyBoy - DOH********
- https://media.giphy.…utopian
- what a smart ... cookie ...mugwart
- http://www.qbn.com/r…
- Bluejam6
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"Mysterious marine ecosystem hidden beneath Antarctic for 120,000 years to be explored by scientists"
- https://farm6.static…Gnash
- You've got to be fucking kidding me.face_melter
- it's from the berg that just split off the ice shelf, the ocean floor beneath hasn't seen the sun in that longrupedixon
- Hope it has mer-folk.PhanLo
- http://comicsbulleti…_niko
- robotron3k0
This will show all those male sexist pigs!!!
Nothing says #metoo like a naked photo shoot
Aly Raisman has nothing to hide.
Weeks after testifying against disgraced former doctor Larry Nassar, the 23-year-old gymnast is taking part in Sport Illustrated’s annual Swimsuit issue for the second year in a row. Unlike last year’s edition, Raisman is posing nude this time around, with phrases “trust yourself,” “live for you” and “abuse is never okay” inked on her body.
“I would like to remind everyone that being a survivor is nothing to be ashamed of, and going through a hard time does not define you,” Raisman said, via People. “I hope that we can one day get to a point where everyone realizes that women do not have to be modest to be respected. We are free to draw confidence and happiness in our own way, and it is never for someone else to choose for us or to even judge us for that matter.”
- Can we not have a naked photo shoot AND still treat her with the respect of a fellow human being? Crazy concept, I know.mandomafioso
- ...most everyone here respects Chick of the Day, so yes being naked garners you free respect for sure.robotron3k
- Do you claim benefits for your micro-brain robo?********
- Lolfadein11
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Missing New York skier who went out alone for 'one last run' is found alive days later - 2,900 MILES away in Sacramento - confused and wearing the same ski gear
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/…
- aliensApeRobot
- drugsutopian
- 3 thousand miles in a few days with no passport to fly...********
- nobody needs a passport to fly from NY to CA ... just a driver's licensemonospaced
- the drive can be done in 2 days, and it's possible he picked up a new phone and got a haircut on the waymonospaced
- sounds like he hitchhiked in freight trucks after doing a shit load of drugs :)monospaced
- oh ... he's canadianmonospaced
- crazymoldero
- Yes, he's Canadian.********
- well, sounds like he simply had a bender and ended up hitchhiking to california ... it happens!monospaced
- Detective mono********
- imbecile0
Controversy erupts after Colorado animal sanctuary kills all its animals
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/0…
The owners of an animal sanctuary in Colorado that recently euthanized all of its animals claim they were forced to do so by the government.
Owners of the Lion’s Gate Sanctuary said they had to humanely euthanize three lions, three tigers and five bears in April after the Elbert County Board of Commissioners denied their request to move to a new location. Dr. Joan Laub and her partner Peter Winney wanted to build a sanctuary on a 45-acre property near Elizabeth instead, according to The Coloradoan.
- imbecile1
Kept out: How banks block people of color from homeownership
https://apnews.com/ae4b40a720b74…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Fifty years after the federal Fair Housing Act banned racial discrimination in lending, African Americans and Latinos continue to be routinely denied conventional mortgage loans at rates far higher than their white counterparts.
This modern-day redlining persisted in 61 metro areas even when controlling for applicants’ income, loan amount and neighborhood, according to millions of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records analyzed by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting.
The yearlong analysis, based on 31 million records, relied on techniques used by leading academics, the Federal Reserve and Department of Justice to identify lending disparities.
- "Credit score was not included [in the analysis] because that information is not publicly available"Gnash
- pretty much makes the findings meaninglessGnash
- not necessarilymonospaced
- Yes, necessarily.********
- even in the 'case study' they used as an example it turned out to be and unpaid bill (bad credit) that was the cause of the loan rejectionGnash
- YEA BUT RACISM********
- utopian7
Ajit Pai is officially under investigation by the FCC Inspector General
- detritus0
Erm..?
Graffiti Artists Awarded $6.7 Million for Destroyed 5Pointz Murals
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/…
This seems like a ridiculous judgement to me. Any NYers able to tell me whether the building owner had owned the place before the graffiti was put up?
- The future owner whitewashed 10 months before the property was given permits for any construction. Done overnight no warning.robotron3k
- I guess what I'm asking is — was it his property before the graffiti was added? If so, so fuck what he does to his property? Graffiti should be ephemeral.detritus
- I appreciate street art, to a degree - but oftentimes it IS just vandalism. I'm not sure what right to ownership there can be here.detritus
- He owned it, but violated law because he initially agreed to display their work back in the 90s. It's def splitting hairs but there is some settlement.robotron3k
- oh, well i suppose if he agreed to it..detritus
- thanks, btw!detritus
- I’ve seen artistic graffiti but most of that building looked like good ol territory vandalism style. Millions. Fucking lawyers.monospaced
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Keep it 100 - A Ejuice brand you might have heard of lost its owner over valentines day.
An engaged couple was killed late on Valentine's Day when a nearly $200,000 sports car crashed and caught fire along I-195 in Jackson, authorities said.
James Fusaro, 26, and Christina McNamara, 25, both of Jackson, died in the 11:14 p.m. wreck, State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. Fusaro and McNamara were engaged to be married, according to a 2016 post on his social media account.
- his woman was pregnant********
- only 26, jesus...Maaku
- ...runs off the road? wonder if he was under the influence and driving a sophisticated car.robotron3k
- speed killsutopian
- his woman was pregnant
- pango1
so ya... an earthquake in Mexico... 7.2
everyone ok?
- imbecile4
Billionaire Bill Gates says he should pay 'significantly higher' taxes
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/18/p…
Microsoft founder and billionaire Bill Gates says he should pay more in taxes and that the government should require other superwealthy people like him to contribute "significantly higher" amounts.
"I need to pay higher taxes," Gates, who is worth over $90 billion, said in an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria on Sunday.
"I've paid more taxes, over $10 billion, than anyone else, but the government should require the people in my position to pay significantly higher taxes," he said.- check out the rates from the kennedy era;
http://federal-tax-r…Gnash - Goes to show that low taxes do not equate a better economy.zarkonite
- check out the rates from the kennedy era;
