Oddball and/or out-of-the-ordinary news stories.

[Mace Canute]

Man charged for flying helicopter to Dairy Queen for ice cream cake

After successfully airlifting an ice cream cake from a Dairy Queen, a helicopter pilot is facing charges because police deemed the landing "not an emergency."

www.newsweek.com

 

[JerryBob]

Man charged for flying helicopter to Dairy Queen for ice cream cake

After successfully airlifting an ice cream cake from a Dairy Queen, a helicopter pilot is facing charges because police deemed the landing "not an emergency."

www.newsweek.com

Well....in defense of the pilot....those big blades when spinning do keep ice cream cakes very cold!

 

[Mace Canute]

"I discovered my uncle is my biological father"

My mom immediately called me and confessed. I was at work, and this news was all coming to me via text. My mom said: "It's true."

www.newsweek.com

I couldn't help but think of this song when I read the headline...

 

[Mace Canute]

We May Finally Know The Secret of The Geminids Asteroid's Weird Comet-Like Tail

There's something strange about the near-Earth asteroid 3200 Phaethon: It brightens up as it approaches the Sun, despite not having any reserves of ice that would normally cause this effect as they evaporate and scatter sunlight.

www.sciencealert.com

 

[Mace Canute]

This is a must read.

The lost tablet and the secret documents

Clues pointing to a shadowy Russian army

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Mace Canute]

When Your Child Is a Psychopath

The condition has long been considered untreatable. Experts can spot it in a child as young as 3 or 4. But a new clinical approach offers hope.

www.theatlantic.com

...they become Trumpers...

 

[Mace Canute]

The Terminator is one step closer...

A New Chip Cluster Will Make Massive AI Models Possible

Cerebras says its technology can run a neural network with 120 trillion connections—a hundred times what's achievable today.

www.wired.com

 

[PRNDL]

The Terminator is one step closer...

A New Chip Cluster Will Make Massive AI Models Possible

Cerebras says its technology can run a neural network with 120 trillion connections—a hundred times what's achievable today.

www.wired.com

Wow, that's more than those 80 trillion spikey proteins crawling in your veins.

 

[Mace Canute]

Incredible.

Mojo Vision crams its contact lens with AR display, processor and wireless tech

Do you want to wear screens on your eyes?

www.cnet.com

 

[Mace Canute]

It's bad enough when fires start naturally but to have arsonists setting them?

VIDEO: Forest fire arsonist arrested after drone catches him in the act

Drone footage recorded arsonist using a cigarette lighter to set a wildfire that devastated five acres.

www.newsweek.com

 

[Mace Canute]

You ever notice in news article that do fact checking that it's always the right wingers who are spreading the lies?

NewsGuard Misinformation Monitor: August 2021

Welcome back to NewsGuard's Misinformation Monitor, our newsletter tracking misinformation with exclusive data from five countries.

www.newsweek.com

 

[Molalla1]

It's bad enough when fires start naturally but to have arsonists setting them?

VIDEO: Forest fire arsonist arrested after drone catches him in the act

Drone footage recorded arsonist using a cigarette lighter to set a wildfire that devastated five acres.

www.newsweek.com

That person needs a looooong vacation in a crossbar hotel.

 

[JerryBob]

That person needs a looooong vacation in a crossbar hotel.

They should shoot the SOB.

 

[California]

It's bad enough when fires start naturally but to have arsonists setting them?

VIDEO: Forest fire arsonist arrested after drone catches him in the act

Drone footage recorded arsonist using a cigarette lighter to set a wildfire that devastated five acres.

www.newsweek.com

That was in Italy. We had one in NorCal recently. He was caught setting a string of fires between the firefighters fighting the huge Dixie fire, and the road they needed behind them for escape if the wind shifted.

(Corrected, I cited the wrong post).

 

[California]

You ever notice in news article that do fact checking that it's always the right wingers who are spreading the lies?

NewsGuard Misinformation Monitor: August 2021

Welcome back to NewsGuard's Misinformation Monitor, our newsletter tracking misinformation with exclusive data from five countries.

www.newsweek.com

Dang. They have that problem in Europe too.

 

[California]

"Car Warranty" robocaller identified and sued!

US Dealer Services Hit with Class Action Over Alleged Extended Car Warranty Robocalls

A proposed class action claims US Dealer Services has unlawfully placed robocalls to consumers as a means to advertise its extended car warranties.

www.classaction.org

 

[Mace Canute]

Sad news.

Johnson & Johnson HIV vaccine trial fails

An HIV vaccine candidate manufactured by Johnson & Johnson failed to provide sufficient protection against infection, the company announced Tuesday, the latest blow to the HIV vaccination effor…

thehill.com

 

[Mace Canute]

Somebody should have thrown a cup of hot coffee on his pecker...

Man Peed in Middle of a Dairy Queen Because Employees Told Him to Put on Mask (VIDEO)

A would-be Dairy Queen customer in Canada whipped out his "Dilly Bar" and peed on the counter of the fast-food establishment because employees told him to put on a mask. Now cops are trying to track him down.

lawandcrime.com

 

[JerryBob]

Somebody should have thrown a cup of hot coffee on his pecker...

Man Peed in Middle of a Dairy Queen Because Employees Told Him to Put on Mask (VIDEO)

A would-be Dairy Queen customer in Canada whipped out his "Dilly Bar" and peed on the counter of the fast-food establishment because employees told him to put on a mask. Now cops are trying to track him down.

lawandcrime.com

If this crap continues.....Canada should not allow Texans in their country!

 

[Mace Canute]

Rick and Morty Season 5 teaser features Christopher Lloyd in the part he inspired

The Back to the Future actor plays the character he inspired in short live-action video posted by Adult Swim.

www.cnet.com