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| Topic | "Disappointment" as UN talks on 'killer robots' fall short |
| brestugo 12/19/21 5:58:41 PM #7 | Even for a killing machine, the lack of a kill switch seems oddly intentional. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Cricket player takes severe nutshot |
| brestugo 12/19/21 5:56:00 PM #1 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uoBlBttpag Joe Root, England captain. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Getting mistaken as a teen when you're almost 30 |
| brestugo 12/19/21 5:32:06 PM #5 | I have a friend (petite Asian) who looked about 17 when she was 27. She hated it. Always carded at bars and clubs, always asked if she was travelling with a parent at the airport. She would get visibly upset when this would happen. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Left-wing candidate defeats Fascist at Chile election |
| brestugo 12/19/21 5:25:16 PM #7 | monkmith posted... how do you make a projection on the outcome of an election when only 29% of the votes are counted?Well you can, it's just probably subject to a lot of correction as more ballots come in. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Why tf are refried beans so good? |
| brestugo 12/19/21 5:23:42 PM #15 | [LFAQs-redacted-quote] Yeah, I'm not sure what Taco Bell is doing with their refried beans. Probably lots of salt and "flavorings". But manteca (lard) is a big part of Mexican cuisine. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Left-wing candidate defeats Fascist at Chile election |
| brestugo 12/19/21 5:19:47 PM #2 | Still a lot of votes to be counted. Plus it's not like there haven't been tampered with elections. Let's see how things turn out. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | TIL Ken Jeong is a licensed physician |
| brestugo 12/19/21 4:56:12 PM #1 | He's not really practicing these days but he's licensed by the state of CA in Internal Medicine. He just screws around with acting and standup. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Is it truly NERF OR NOTHING?! |
| brestugo 12/19/21 4:52:23 PM #8 | As a kid we played with one of those Nerf footballs a lot. One would last us a whole year and we were pretty rough with it. One time we got a knock off foam football as a replacement and it lasted maybe 3 weeks. So yeah, Nerf or nothing. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Do you shop at store(s) that require a paid membership? |
| brestugo 12/19/21 4:17:17 PM #2 | Only Costco, and it's worth every penny. I have access to a commissary but never go. The deals aren't as good as they used to be. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | "Disappointment" as UN talks on 'killer robots' fall short |
| brestugo 12/19/21 4:03:53 PM #1 | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/18/un-talks-fail-to-open-negotiations-on-killer-robots Country officials and campaigners have expressed disappointment after United Nations talks on autonomous weapons systems known as killer robots stopped short of launching negotiations into an international treaty to govern their use following opposition from manufacturing states. Unlike existing semi-autonomous weapons such as drones, fully-autonomous weapons have no human-operated kill switch and instead leave decisions over life and death to sensors, software and machine processes. The regulation of the industry has taken on new urgency since a UN panel report in March said the first autonomous drone attack may have occurred in Libya. This week, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres encouraged the 125 parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) to come up with an ambitious plan on new rules. But on Friday, the Sixth Review Conference of the CCW failed to schedule further talks around the development and use of the Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems, or LAWS. Countries already investing heavily in the development of LAWS attended the five-day meeting in Geneva, blocking a majority from agreeing on steps to establish legally-binding rules on machine-operated weapons. Sources following the talks told Reuters news agency that Russia, India and the United States were among the countries that pushed back against a new LAWS treaty. The US has pointed to the benefits of LAWS, including precision. At the present rate of progress, the pace of technological development risks overtaking our deliberations, said Switzerlands Disarmament Ambassador Felix Baumann, voicing discontent at the outcome of the UN intergovernmental panel, which has been held for the past eight years. Sixty-eight states have called for a legal instrument at the UN while a number of NGOs have been battling the unregulated spread of such weapons and pushing for new regulations. Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg and New Zealands Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control Phil Twyford have both called for the development of new international laws regulating autonomous weapons. The new government coalition agreements of Norway and Germany have promised to take action on this issue. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was among those to express disappointment in the outcome of the talks. Its a real missed opportunity and not in our view what is needed to respond to the risks posed by autonomous weapons, Neil Davison, a policy adviser in the Legal Division at ICRC, said of the outcome of the week-long talks. Verity Coyle, senior adviser at Amnesty International, said the CCW has once again demonstrated its inability to make meaningful progress. Campaigners now believe a separate process from the long-running series of UN talks may be needed to ensure future progress on the issue. Its now time that committed states take the lead on an external process that can deliver the type of breakthrough weve previously seen on landmines and cluster munitions, Coyle said, adding that the window of opportunity to regulate is getting smaller. Richard Moyes, coordinator at Stop Killer Robots, said governments need to draw a moral and legal line for humanity against the killing of people by machines. A clear majority of states see the need to ensure meaningful human control over the use of force. Its time now for them to lead in order to prevent the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of killer robots, Moyes said. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Why tf are refried beans so good? |
| brestugo 12/19/21 3:16:59 PM #10 | Lard and other pork fat. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Broseph_Stalin is SUSPENDED! |
| brestugo 12/19/21 2:36:40 PM #12 | Dude has a weird flex. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Reagan and Trump |
| brestugo 12/19/21 2:00:48 PM #4 | Before Reagan, many on the right had a big bias against the divorced. That ended when the divorced Reagan was elected in 1980. Then they get Trump who's not only a divorc twice over but also living in a loveless sham marriage. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Can u get covid twice? |
| brestugo 12/19/21 1:41:35 PM #14 | I remember hearing as early as Spring 2020 that people were getting it twice. IIRC, from Japan and Korea. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Can u get covid twice? |
| brestugo 12/19/21 1:11:58 PM #10 | NightMarishPie posted... Yes. Someone at my gym (not vaccinated) has had it 3 times. Adios ereccin! --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Artists whose first album is better than their later work. |
| brestugo 12/19/21 12:40:21 PM #9 | The thing people have to keep in mind is that a first album is usually the product of years and years of touring and work in a studio. Later albums are all too often cranked out at the studio's nudging in far less time. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Is there any part of a woman that isn't fetishized? |
| brestugo 12/19/21 12:33:21 PM #22 | No. Someone, somewhere, at some point has had a filthy thought about every inch of a woman. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | My eggs gotta be all beaten up before I fry em |
| brestugo 12/19/21 12:07:16 PM #10 | Feline_Heart posted... I've never tried cracking it right into the pan. Maybe I'll give it a shot tomorrowYou've never fried an egg? --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | My eggs gotta be all beaten up before I fry em |
| brestugo 12/19/21 11:56:42 AM #5 | [LFAQs-redacted-quote] --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Are you watching the jimmy kimmel bowl |
| brestugo 12/18/21 9:59:03 PM #2 | There are too many bowl games these days. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | i love how there's a show on the food network called 'barefoot contessa' |
| brestugo 12/18/21 9:57:15 PM #13 | It's a good show. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Woman who was among first to warn world of Covid, about to die in prison |
| brestugo 12/18/21 9:40:13 PM #3 | I saw this story also. Just terrible. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | do people willingly go to burger king |
| brestugo 12/18/21 9:35:23 PM #40 | FortuneCookie posted... Arby's sometimes creates traffic problems...... That's one way to put it. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | do people really think that $200 is all that much for jeans? |
| brestugo 12/18/21 8:52:05 PM #17 | Do these jeans have back pockets? --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | What's up with this slice of cheese in this burger? |
| brestugo 12/18/21 8:46:40 PM #5 | Sweating? --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Possible outbreak at Saturday Night Live. No audience at tonight's episode |
| brestugo 12/18/21 8:34:44 PM #16 | Blue_Inigo posted... So is the show gonna be quiet then?They didn't say "no changes". --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | People are finding bugs and plastic in their Kellog's products. |
| brestugo 12/18/21 8:21:27 PM #10 | scab labor --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | OUTRAGE after woman hides pregnancy test in bf's waffles |
| brestugo 12/18/21 8:14:32 PM #46 | [LFAQs-redacted-quote] I can't unhear those *tsks*. Didn't notice it before. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | OUTRAGE after woman hides pregnancy test in bf's waffles |
| brestugo 12/18/21 5:08:20 PM #11 | rexcrk posted... Social media was a mistake.She seems to think that because the test was "dry", everything was ok. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | OUTRAGE after woman hides pregnancy test in bf's waffles |
| brestugo 12/18/21 4:48:57 PM #1 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM12BkhfERw She's apparently shocked she's getting murdered by social media: https://www.newsweek.com/tiktok-woman-hides-pregnancy-test-under-boyfriend-waffles-1660505 --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | 110 years in prison in Colorado for a man in a crash that killed 4. |
| brestugo 12/18/21 2:08:02 PM #101 | thronedfire2 posted... what's a runaway truck ramp? I've literally never seen or heard of that. I've seen maybe like 3 spots on highways around here where a truck driver could actually pull an out of control truck off the main highway, but then they're either driving straight into trees or buildingsThe one's I've seen lead to a bank of plastic garbage cans filled with sand. They are not unusual in hillier parts of SoCal. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Man is BANNED from United Airlines for wearing WOMEN'S UNDERWEAR as a MASK!! |
| brestugo 12/18/21 1:54:18 PM #41 | Sayoria posted... One of the airlines proposed the idea to share their no-fly lists. They really should do that. It was the best idea to come out of an airline since free snacks and drinks. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Guesswh033 is SUSPENDED! |
| brestugo 12/18/21 12:47:10 AM #25 | CE_gonna_CE posted... https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/3/3/AAb05zAACtZZ.pngYou win --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Why did Eminem name himself after a candy chocolate? |
| brestugo 12/18/21 12:38:13 AM #9 | wrecked on the 2nd post. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Zendaya is a queen |
| brestugo 12/18/21 12:23:08 AM #8 | She's quite nice. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | I'll never understand why some dudes are into sniffing panties |
| brestugo 12/17/21 6:11:17 PM #40 | thronedfire2 posted... well youre not supposed to be rubbing them in your eyeballsWait, what? --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Man is BANNED from United Airlines for wearing WOMEN'S UNDERWEAR as a MASK!! |
| brestugo 12/17/21 6:04:50 PM #29 | Jiek_Fafn posted... I flew United last week. In practice people were just sliding it off to take a sip of a drink. Even eating pretzels were done with a mask on for the most part.I flew American a few months back (5 hours) and everyone stayed masked the whole time. They allowed brief unmasking for snacks and beverages but everyone masked right up as soon as they were finished. Not a peep from anyone. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Are you SCARED of contracting Covid-19 |
| brestugo 12/17/21 5:56:47 PM #14 | I am very concerned, if not scared. I don't want any neurological or cardiovascular effects and I want to keep my Johnson in working order. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Monkeys kill 250 dogs in India in revenge spree after dog killed a baby monkey |
| brestugo 12/17/21 4:23:28 PM #43 | I remember reading about some researchers in Africa reporting that chimpanzees moved into gorilla territory and in the ensuing turf battle, the chimps killed all the infant and toddler gorillas. The report said it was calculated, cold and cruel the way the chimps separated the young gorillas from their mothers in order to kill them. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Capitol rioter who assaulted police sentenced to 63 months in prison |
| brestugo 12/17/21 4:06:56 PM #14 | I agree it's not enough, but 5+ years is enough to get most people's attention. IMO sentencing should start at 5 years and then the judge works up or down from there. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | OUTRAGE after UK school serves "bleak" Xmas lunch |
| brestugo 12/17/21 2:44:50 PM #5 | Null_Gain posted... The mince pie looks alright but the rest of that looks like prison foodIt does look like something served on death row. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | OUTRAGE after UK school serves "bleak" Xmas lunch |
| brestugo 12/17/21 9:39:16 AM #1 | https://twitter.com/mistercw/status/1471027942012694528?s=20 https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-59681239 Crispy roast potatoes, pigs in blankets and lots of gravy - all part of the perfect Christmas dinner, right? Well spare a thought for students at Steyning Grammar School in West Sussex after a photo of their "bleak" Christmas lunch was shared on Twitter. They were served a mince pie, dry bread roll, slice of turkey, single pig in blanket, and a tiny square of stuffing. After the tweet went viral, the school apologised "unreservedly" and refunded parents for the 3.50 meal. Parent Ciaran Walsh described the meal as "bleak" and wrote: "Thanks for the Christmas lunch served to our kids at Steyning Grammar yesterday, really filled them with festive cheer!" Twitter users responded to the photo calling the meal "unappetising" and "disgusting", while Ciaran compared it to the meagre food served up at Fyre Festival. The Guardian reported the school initially defended the 3.50 meal in an email to parents, but after images went viral it sent out an email offering parents an apology and refund. A school spokesperson told Newsbeat the lunch "was clearly not in line with the high standards we set for our school caterers, and we apologise unreservedly for this". "Due to a combination of unforeseen supply chain issues and Covid-related staffing shortages, our planned lunch was affected at very short notice. "As you would expect, we have now investigated this isolated matter fully and have apologised to all students and parents affected, together with providing a full refund." --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Movie ends and credits roll...do you stay till the end? |
| brestugo 12/17/21 8:56:54 AM #21 | Yes. It also lets some of the traffic get out of the theatre. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
| Topic | Sorry but Killmonger is a villain no matter how much you don't wanna believe |
| brestugo 12/16/21 12:15:20 PM #27 | Veggeta_MAX posted... Let's not mistaken anti-heroes for villains. There's a line there.The Punisher and Killmonger are closer than you think. One man's anti-hero is another's villain. --- "Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures." Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers |
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