List Of Posts Under the label 📰 News

The Local News Sources Are Awful

I happened upon a news article from a closer to Philly and was pleasantly surprised at how long and detailed it was.

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Sometimes I think Social Media Is The Worst Thing That Happened to Common Sense

Sometime I think social media is the worst thing that has happened to Common sense. People just copy and share instead of any form of critical thinking.

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What Happened To Slashdot?

What happened to Slashdot? At one point it was my go-to website. These days it's so slow and bloated I hardly visit it.

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I Will Not Pay More To Read Content Online

Our local newspaper has decided they want me to pay a few dollars to read 15 articles online. The thing is, I already have a subscription to get the physical version delivered. Why should I pay twice?

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Phoenix Lander Might Move a Rock

This is very cool and could be very fascinating. The Phoenix lander might peek under a rock, which it wasn't designed to do.

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LHC Going On Line

Today is the day that the Large Hadron Collider is going on line. It's so cool to see science things in the news! It will solve some mysteries but probably create more of them than it solves.

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Conshohocken fire

Yesterday afternoon I saw that there was a massive fire in Conshohocken PA. It went to 8 alarms. Scarey how fast that apartment building went up for being new.

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Florida Blackout

I saw about the Florida blackout. It got me thinking how we take being able to just turn on the electricity for granted.

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Burn Saltwater With RF

This was interesting article about how radio waves can break the bonds of salt water.

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Water Found On Extra Solar Planet

Scientists have discovered water on an extrasolar planet for the first time. I admit, I hope this is a sign of life outside our bubble.

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Wood Chips Unfriendly To Disabled children

Accessibility is important, but I think this time it's taken too far when a judge ruled that a playground is violating disabled children's rights by having wood chips.

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Pickle Parks

I was surprised to see the newspaper mention the term "pickle parks." It was probably in poor taste, but the mostly conservative type of people around here eat that up.

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How Many Times Can You Rob The Same Place

How many times can you rob the same place and get away with it? I just saw that Cyber Warehouse two days last week. Why would you go back to the same place?

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Virginia Tech Shooting

Naturally, some people are already trying to blame the Virginia Tech shooting on video games. It's not guns, though, is it? What the problem really is the fact that we don't deal with mental issues properly.

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Stupid Teenagers Caught By Putting Video On Myspace

I saw this and had to laugh at the stupidity of it. If you're going to do something illegal don't video it and certainly don't post the video of you doing it on the internet. That's what these teenagers did when they broke into a house.

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Saved By Shit!

I saw this article about a woman who fell six stories. She landed in the septic system, which was being cleaned at the time. I think I'd rather die.

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Man Steals 1500 Pairs of Women's Underwear

I saw an article about a man getting caught with 1500 pairs of woman's panties that he stole. Now, that's a pantie raid.

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Legally Blind Driver

I saw that a legally blind person who was driving pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle. I'm not certain that I agree with legally blind people driving under any circumstances, and trust me I know the frustration of not driving being legally blind myself.

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Two People Were Killed At The Same Spot

It was strange reading how two people who were killed at the same spot but at separate times.

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Home Owners Association Says No Guns

I thought this was pretty interesting to see a HOA say that guns aren't allowed on your property. I'm sure that'll stop crimes just like crimes being illegal does!

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Real Live Darwinism

Darwinism in real life alert! I saw a picture on the news of a person on the roof of their flooded car on a cell phone.

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Don't Steal from Grandpa

I saw that a teen got shot for trying to break into his grandfather's house.

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Killing Homeless People Is Not Like A Video Game

I saw an article about teens killing homeless people as a game. I don't know what is wrong with some people. Homeless or not, they're still real living people.

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Mummified Body Found In Front Of TV

A mummified body was found in front of a TV. They say he had been dead for over a year.

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More Real Winners In The News

People are disgusting. Some kids just need their asses kicked.

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She Took The Wrong Car

I saw an article about a woman taking the wrong car accidentally.

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Sex Crazy?

Don't see a sign at a church about sex every day like this one in the news.

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Barbaro Is Dead

I don't get how a race horse dying is newsworthy, especially considering how few people care about it. Sure it was bred locally but who cares?

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Maybe A Darwin Award Winner Someday?

I saw on the news last night that thieves stole copper pipes from a vacant house. I guess they stole the gas line too and neighbors smelled the gas.

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Microwaves Make Things Hot

Breaking news - microwaves make things hot. I saw an article about microwaving sponges to kill germs. Apparently people saw it and didn't know it could catch fire if it's dry or in too long.

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Dog Buried Alive

I just read about someone burying a dog alive. I hate animal abuse as much as people abuse.

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Hit Man Email Scam

I saw a thing on the news last night where they talked about an email scam claiming to be from the FBI London office saying you're the target of a hitman.

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Woman Shot Six Times In Head Lives

Wow, I just read an article about a woman who was shot six times and she survived.

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Throw Your Kid In The Street

I read about a woman who was arguing with the child's father. She threw the child into the street.

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That's Gotta Hurt!

It's never a good idea to shoot fireworks from your ass.

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Where Not To Point Your BB Gun

I just read about a teen that pointed is BB gun at the wrong car. Turns out the car had undercover cops.

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Get Paid To Trespass

Somehow two people that were burned by wires while climbing up on a train were awarded $24,000,000 million

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