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[P3nT4gR4m]

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/how-london-skyscraper-can-melt-cars-set-buildings-fire-8C11069092

Congratulations to the Britspags for constructing Archimedes' death ray and using it on themselves.

I walked past there last week, but the sun wasn't as cooperative and nothing was on fire. I am disappoint.

Lesson learned, young Ratatosk - You can't always rely on the architecture. Sometimes you have to just set fire to Londoners yourself.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Taking things TO THE WALL

http://www.jpost.com/International/Kenyan-lawyer-takes-State-of-Israel-Jews-to-Hague-over-Jesus-death-321555

Wow. 

[Eater of Clowns]

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/how-london-skyscraper-can-melt-cars-set-buildings-fire-8C11069092

Congratulations to the Britspags for constructing Archimedes' death ray and using it on themselves.

I walked past there last week, but the sun wasn't as cooperative and nothing was on fire. I am disappoint.

Lesson learned, young Ratatosk - You can't always rely on the architecture. Sometimes you have to just set fire to Londoners yourself.

[Junkenstein]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23985622

Egypt's government has decided to press ahead with the legal dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood, state media report.

A spokesman for the social solidarity ministry said it would revoke the Islamist movement's non-governmental organisation status "within days".

The Brotherhood had failed to respond to allegations of forming militia and illegal activities, he added.

The military authorities have launched a crackdown on the group since ousting President Mohammed Morsi on 3 July.

It's probably time for a middle east/Egypt unlimited thread. This is going to be messy.

[Junkenstein]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24011751

A 107-year-old man was killed in a shootout with police, after he held two people at gunpoint in the US state of Arkansas, authorities said.

Officers were called to a home in the city of Pine Bluff following reports that the man, named as Monroe Isadore, was threatening the two with a gun.

The pair were brought to safety before police tried to arrest the suspect, who was locked inside a bedroom.

Officers shot Isadore when he opened fire on them as they entered the room.

No police were injured in the incident.

No mention if the hostages were OK. The main thing here is that no police were injured in killing a 100+ year old man.

[Junkenstein]

Some HAHAHAHARGH:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23969316

Kenyan MPs have approved a motion to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC) following an emergency debate.

A bill to this effect is expected to be introduced in the next 30 days, after opposition MPs boycotted the vote.

The ICC has charged President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto with crimes against humanity, which they both deny. Mr Ruto's trial is due to start in The Hague next week.

The ICC said the cases would continue even if Kenya pulled out.

The charges against both Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto stem from violence that broke out after disputed elections in 2007, in which more than 1,000 people were killed and 600,000 forced from their homes.

Can't help but feeling shit is likely to get worse here under future leaders. That's not to say these guys have been doing a good job, more that those in the future will feel even less constrained by international law

[Reginald Ret]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24011751

A 107-year-old man was killed in a shootout with police, after he held two people at gunpoint in the US state of Arkansas, authorities said.

Officers were called to a home in the city of Pine Bluff following reports that the man, named as Monroe Isadore, was threatening the two with a gun.

The pair were brought to safety before police tried to arrest the suspect, who was locked inside a bedroom.

Officers shot Isadore when he opened fire on them as they entered the room.

No police were injured in the incident.

No mention if the hostages were OK. The main thing here is that no police were injured in killing a 100+ year old man.

You missed a bit.

[Junkenstein]

That's because I don't read things properly first thing in the morning. I'm working on that, but as demonstrated here, I still fuck up.

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

Yay! I knew I had some kinda weird dream this morning and reading this thread reminded me. You all are horrible people, putting ideas like death ray buildings in a girl's head like that.

[Junkenstein]

Fits in so many threads, possibly NSFW due to the word "Tits" in the URL.
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2013/09/titstare-tech-worlds-latest-brogrammer-joke-techcrunch-disrupt/69171/

It's hard to single out the worst part of Titstare, a "joke" app presented Sunday at TechCrunch's Disrupt 2013 startup conference hackathon. Everything about it — the name, the concept, the presentation, the context — is just jaw-droppingly "no." And yet, it just happened on a stage, before an audience that, from the video, sounded at least somewhat receptive to it.

Titstare, from Australians Jethro Batts and David Boulton, was the first presentation of the day. As Boulton explains in the presentation, their product, which was meant as a joke, "is an app where you take photos of yourself, staring at tits."

The HO HO just keeps coming from this one. Expect more over the next few days.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Fits in so many threads, possibly NSFW due to the word "Tits" in the URL.
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2013/09/titstare-tech-worlds-latest-brogrammer-joke-techcrunch-disrupt/69171/

It's hard to single out the worst part of Titstare, a "joke" app presented Sunday at TechCrunch's Disrupt 2013 startup conference hackathon. Everything about it — the name, the concept, the presentation, the context — is just jaw-droppingly "no." And yet, it just happened on a stage, before an audience that, from the video, sounded at least somewhat receptive to it.

Titstare, from Australians Jethro Batts and David Boulton, was the first presentation of the day. As Boulton explains in the presentation, their product, which was meant as a joke, "is an app where you take photos of yourself, staring at tits."

The HO HO just keeps coming from this one. Expect more over the next few days.

Sometimes I wonder if guys like that are even aware that women are sentient.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Fits in so many threads, possibly NSFW due to the word "Tits" in the URL.
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2013/09/titstare-tech-worlds-latest-brogrammer-joke-techcrunch-disrupt/69171/

It's hard to single out the worst part of Titstare, a "joke" app presented Sunday at TechCrunch's Disrupt 2013 startup conference hackathon. Everything about it — the name, the concept, the presentation, the context — is just jaw-droppingly "no." And yet, it just happened on a stage, before an audience that, from the video, sounded at least somewhat receptive to it.

Titstare, from Australians Jethro Batts and David Boulton, was the first presentation of the day. As Boulton explains in the presentation, their product, which was meant as a joke, "is an app where you take photos of yourself, staring at tits."

The HO HO just keeps coming from this one. Expect more over the next few days.

Sometimes I wonder if guys like that are even aware that women are sentient.

Backwards.  They are demonstrating that THEY are not sentient.

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

If you hate yourself, read the comments on that article.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

If you hate yourself, read the comments on that article.

Sarah Pavis's was BRILLIANT.  She's staring at a pair of tits, apparently.   

[Junkenstein]

Given who they were sharing the stage with, I have no idea what made them think this was going to be OK in any way.