Bomb scare at Holborn tube station (busy one, in central London). Can't seem to find any news about it - even the TFL website doesn't mention the station closure. We're only finding out via SMS from people who are there. Weird.
EDIT: All clear! Twitter was all over it. Still not a peep from the big news sites, even though it was a pretty big deal (apparently the entire area was shut down, offices evacuated etc). I wonder if that's prudent reporting on the part of the mainstream media, or an indicator of the greater responsiveness of social media.
Just came back from work (I work in a shop), and it turned out we had a break-in last night. The door was smashed and most of the cigarettes were gone. My manager, who lives above the shop, successfully slept through the whole thing, even with alarms going off! Probably just as well, or he might have been hit. Still, it was only a matter of time before we got the thieves. A shop down the road has had it happen to them quite a few times this year already.
^^^ It's good to hear no one was hurt during the bomb scare. I wonder if there wil be anything on the news.
What a amazing story. I feel a movie coming on though...they are definitely going to cash in on this. Though it's a very inspiring and amazing story.
So what if they do make a movie about it? I certainly hope they do... it's an inspiring story. You seem to be of the mindset that if anything produces profit or is organized by a business then it's inherently evil, but that's just not true. Greed itself is terrible, but that doesn't mean that its products can't be amazing.
That'd be crazy if the mining co. actually did pay them out for all that time.
I'm pretty sure their lives have changed forever though, especially financially. I don't know how common it is for an employer to pay out their workers in court settlements in Chile, but it seems logical that will happen.
That'd be crazy if the mining co. actually did pay them out for all that time.
I'm pretty sure their lives have changed forever though, especially financially. I don't know how common it is for an employer to pay out their workers in court settlements in Chile, but it seems logical that will happen.
Happens, but the Company owner of the mine declared theirselfes broke almost two weeks after the miners get trapped. The good thing is the Goverment is going to take care of them for 6 months and give them a new job, and, of course all the money they can get from Media Interviews.
Bomb scare at Holborn tube station (busy one, in central London). Can't seem to find any news about it - even the TFL website doesn't mention the station closure. We're only finding out via SMS from people who are there. Weird.
EDIT: All clear! Twitter was all over it. Still not a peep from the big news sites, even though it was a pretty big deal (apparently the entire area was shut down, offices evacuated etc). I wonder if that's prudent reporting on the part of the mainstream media, or an indicator of the greater responsiveness of social media.
Welcome to my world, nothing wrong with a bomb scare, puts hairs on your chest, unless something goes boom it's not newsworthy
Feeling sort of depressed recently. Think I've just hit a point where I feel sort of lost and without structure since classes haven't started yet. Also, I need to stop having more than a pint when I'm out at pubs, the results just make me want to punch myself in the face after I'm sober.
I just did a really good cleaning job on my room and I'm so excited about how neat it is now.
However, now I'm about to start the daunting task of dusting the console shelf, and the even more daunting task of attempting to do some cable management on it.
I just did a really good cleaning job on my room and I'm so excited about how neat it is now.
However, now I'm about to start the daunting task of dusting the console shelf, and the even more daunting task of attempting to do some cable management on it.
Turned 21 today. Birthday loot: a rabbit skeleton, earrings made out of watch gears, a very dirty drinking game, a deflated balloon, and a fake mustache. Yes, I know weird people.
I'm not sure if the cable management thing took. Here's what it looked like before...
...after...
...and after I put the controllers back:
Since I can't tie off the controller cords together, I think I'm always going to have some of this problem as long as I still want to display my consoles with their controllers.
Since I can't tie off the controller cords together, I think I'm always going to have some of this problem as long as I still want to display my consoles with their controllers.
Can't you just wrap the cords around the controllers, or spin the cords around your fingers and tie them off individually with a twist-tie in that "figure eight"-ish dealy that always looks so nifty?
True... although, just about all of the controllers pictured can be replaced for a pittance should that happen (could even keep backups in a non-display box), and it'll pretty up the entire display.
Of course, I'm just launching ideas. I honestly think the cords look fine as-is.
I've thought about gently bundling the cords and trying to tuck them out of sight, but the main thing holding me back is that I want to be able to just pick up the controller and play whenever I want to use one of my consoles. Besides, my room is pretty dim, and even if I turn on all the lights, the light doesn't really penetrate to the back of the shelf, so the cords aren't usually very noticeable.
Also, I have 6 ties left out of a package of 20, so apparently I managed to attach 14 of them back there. I didn't think it seemed like that many. I wonder if I got shorted.
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EDIT: All clear! Twitter was all over it. Still not a peep from the big news sites, even though it was a pretty big deal (apparently the entire area was shut down, offices evacuated etc). I wonder if that's prudent reporting on the part of the mainstream media, or an indicator of the greater responsiveness of social media.
^^^ It's good to hear no one was hurt during the bomb scare. I wonder if there wil be anything on the news.
So what if they do make a movie about it? I certainly hope they do... it's an inspiring story. You seem to be of the mindset that if anything produces profit or is organized by a business then it's inherently evil, but that's just not true. Greed itself is terrible, but that doesn't mean that its products can't be amazing.
That'd be crazy if the mining co. actually did pay them out for all that time.
I'm pretty sure their lives have changed forever though, especially financially. I don't know how common it is for an employer to pay out their workers in court settlements in Chile, but it seems logical that will happen.
Happens, but the Company owner of the mine declared theirselfes broke almost two weeks after the miners get trapped. The good thing is the Goverment is going to take care of them for 6 months and give them a new job, and, of course all the money they can get from Media Interviews.
Welcome to my world, nothing wrong with a bomb scare, puts hairs on your chest, unless something goes boom it's not newsworthy
Unless you try to derive e^x
That IS surprising. I hear about it all the time and I've never even watched Firefly.
(insert rimshot here)
However, now I'm about to start the daunting task of dusting the console shelf, and the even more daunting task of attempting to do some cable management on it.
AHAHAHA, what a funny story, Mark.
There aren't enough facepalms to go around to describe how stupid that reference was.
YOU ARE TEARING ME APART, STRONGBRUSH1!
Aren't you supposed to be dead or something?
I don't even get the reference and I still hate you for it.
It's a reference to "The Room." It's an independent film written, directed, produced, and starring a man named Tommy Wiseau.
As you might have guessed, it sucks royally.
Nostalgia Critics review.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocFumueZq0Y
Fawful away!
It appears I am not the only superhero. You have done well, Super Secret Fawful.
looks like you got some competition
Ask Batman.
Nope, not that one.
Try again.
There we go.
Look no further than the mirror to find a good repellent.
The BATMAN, dude.
...after...
...and after I put the controllers back:
Since I can't tie off the controller cords together, I think I'm always going to have some of this problem as long as I still want to display my consoles with their controllers.
Can't you just wrap the cords around the controllers, or spin the cords around your fingers and tie them off individually with a twist-tie in that "figure eight"-ish dealy that always looks so nifty?
Of course, I'm just launching ideas. I honestly think the cords look fine as-is.
Also, I have 6 ties left out of a package of 20, so apparently I managed to attach 14 of them back there. I didn't think it seemed like that many. I wonder if I got shorted.