death tribble Posted April 22, 2021 Report Share Posted April 22, 2021 The former lead singer of the Bay City Rollers, Les McKeown, has died suddenly at the age of 65 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56848233 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted April 22, 2021 Report Share Posted April 22, 2021 One stranded sailor allowed to return home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56842506 Italian hospital employee accused of skipping work for 15 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56822571 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted April 22, 2021 Report Share Posted April 22, 2021 15 minutes ago, death tribble said: One stranded sailor allowed to return home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56842506 As terrible as that story was, on a human scale, what boggled my mind was this: Quote According to the International Labour Organization, there are more than 250 active cases around the world where crews are simply left to fend for themselves. It says 85 new cases were reported in 2020, which is twice as many as in the previous year. The basic situations are pretty mind-boggling; the legal procedures seem to be nothing but confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted April 22, 2021 Report Share Posted April 22, 2021 43 minutes ago, unclevlad said: It would only be discriminatory if Whole Foods didn't retain other payment records, yes. Heck, a hand scan probably *can't* be used as the only method, sensibly. Hand and wrist injuries are common enough, and would, one thinks, invalidate the scan quite often. If they need most of the hand...I don't want to think about the times I've seriously savaged a finger or thumb while cooking. If it weren't for COVID, they could fiddle around with trying tongue-prints. 43 minutes ago, unclevlad said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted April 25, 2021 Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 On 4/22/2021 at 11:12 AM, archer said: https://www.reuters.com/technology/amazon-let-whole-foods-shoppers-pay-with-swipe-their-palm-2021-04-21/ Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) said it is rolling out biometric technology at its Whole Foods stores around Seattle starting on Wednesday, letting shoppers pay for items with a scan of their palm. The move shows how Amazon is bringing some of the technology already in use at its namesake brick-and-mortar Go and Books stores to the grocery chain it acquired in 2017. The system, called Amazon One, also lets customers who are minors bring in their parent's hands so their palm print may be used for payment. How is anything about this good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted April 25, 2021 Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 22 minutes ago, Michael Hopcroft said: How is anything about this good? It's not good...it's the news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted April 25, 2021 Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 I had heard that shopping at Whole Foods could cost you an arm and a leg, but I didn't expect that literally to be the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted April 25, 2021 Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, Pariah said: I had heard that shopping at Whole Foods could cost you an arm and a leg, but I didn't expect that literally to be the case. No, it\ll cost you your heart and soul. An arm and a leg are what go into the soup bar. Pariah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted April 25, 2021 Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 Indonesian submarine found split in three https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-56879933 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 Jessica Walter dead at 80 RIP https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56527688 Play Misty For Me Full list of the Oscars winners https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56372153 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 12 out of 15 are gone: The Syracuse women's basketball team is in disarray as almost the entire team transferred in an end-of-season mass exodus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 27, 2021 Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 A piece of news almost as good as the announcement of the effectiveness of the first COVID vaccine last November: Promising early results for a malaria vaccine pinecone, Pariah, Tom Cowan and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 Coming this summer: Gas stations running out of gas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 Scientist: Extent of DDT dumping in Pacific is 'staggering' Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be more than 25,000 barrels that possibly contain DDT dumped off the Southern California coast near Catalina Island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Starlord said: Scientist: Extent of DDT dumping in Pacific is 'staggering' Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be more than 25,000 barrels that possibly contain DDT dumped off the Southern California coast near Catalina Island There is a supervillain origin story in there somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 8 hours ago, Starlord said: Scientist: Extent of DDT dumping in Pacific is 'staggering' Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be more than 25,000 barrels that possibly contain DDT dumped off the Southern California coast near Catalina Island Geez they still manufacture DDT in three countries and use it on three continents (South America, Asia, and Africa). You'd think someone would have found a way to sell it, even the sludge, rather than dump it near a major US city and eat a loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 Maybe American police were closing in and they tried to deep-six the evidence? pinecone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 I have no time for smugglers who drop their shipments at the first sign of an Imperial cruiser. Old Man and assault 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 ‘Only in Texas.’ Alligator and cow block traffic on separate roads in Houston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 I'm sure Florida would take that as a challenge. assault 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 We do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 More on the recent muon measurements and physics theory Quote “I’m quite appalled by this procession of zombie SUSY models dragged out of their graves,”.... Woo, necromancy of physics theories. Coming soon on you disinformation channels of choice. pinecone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 Jewish festival tragedy https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56943755 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 Neil Gaiman, Chuck Wendig, and More Are Uniting to Make Disney Pay Royalties Old Man, archer and Hermit 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 Got acrophobia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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