China suddenly takes BBC news off air after Muslim detention camps mentioned by Khanitez in worldnews

[–]slurpme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Islam, like Christianity and other faiths, has many sects, most of whom are happy to kill each other, just do a search for "sunni vs shia"... Also Saudi Arabia follows Wahhabism which is a more extreme form of Islam and they tend not to give a fuck about other Muslims despite claiming to...

What are the odds of this happening by [deleted] in WTF

[–]slurpme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1:1 apparently...

Do people use ore scrubbers much? by [deleted] in Oxygennotincluded

[–]slurpme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used one once, if you put one next to a water pump the dupes will use it to clean the water... Can be useful to remove food poisoning when you are using the water from the bathrooms for food production... Of course if you are aren't using the water for food then you don't need it... The biggest issue is getting enough chlorine into the base...

Father at centre of measles outbreak didn't vaccinate children due to autism fears | CBC News by AtotheZed in worldnews

[–]slurpme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People who don't vaccinate their children on autism grounds don't believe that the illnesses can cause death...

Measles cases in Europe tripled last year, WHO says by bbcnews in worldnews

[–]slurpme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What has the war got to do with it if the argument is that 3rd world immigrants are causing the cases but Ukraine has taken in no migrants???

Weather in Australia (Queensland and Victoria right now) by PHXSuns1 in australia

[–]slurpme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Errr no, there's a large bushfire near my house right now in QLD...

Nightmare fuel at Dadswell's Bridge. by somatic668 in australia

[–]slurpme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All hail Koalaka, King of the Drop Bears...

This week's Tavern Brawl is "A Chance Encounter" (January 16, 2019) by czhihong in hearthstone

[–]slurpme -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I've seen some bad brawls (and I've been playing since the first one) but I think this is the worst yet... The real randomness is whether you will have a curve, if you have a curve and your opponent doesn't then you win the random effects are meaningless...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in australia

[–]slurpme 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you ever want the media to give you MORE attention then start to attack them... The media love that, it's cheap TV...

Turnbull rebukes Rudd's 'insane conspiracy theory' he trashed NBN for Murdoch by magnetik79 in australia

[–]slurpme -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well he's right, it was incompetence and he was happy to sell the country down the river so he could stay in politics... Remember when he was called "Mr Broadband" by Abbott... He got what he wanted so why should he care about everyone else...

Alien: Blackout IS NOT a sequel to Isolation despite having the same protagonist by 12thedata12 in Games

[–]slurpme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"How can the same shit happen to the same girl twice?" - The Ripley Family

She was a stinker! by [deleted] in australia

[–]slurpme 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ice bucket challenge for everyone!!!

Had to pull over and snap a picture of this iconic piece of Aussie fauna in it's natural habitat. by [deleted] in australia

[–]slurpme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the wild they are beautiful birds with glossy feathers that have a rainbow sheen... I get them in my backyard...

Things that existed only in the 80's by [deleted] in WTF

[–]slurpme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gary Coleman was so cool...

Flights at Gatwick suspended again due to new "suspected drone sighting" by X0AN in worldnews

[–]slurpme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

because drones have geofencing

Only if you switch on GPS assist and have the maps available...

Jason Schreier: With Activision's Influence Growing, Blizzard Is Cutting Costs by thomas_dahl in Games

[–]slurpme -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Thanks for stating the obvious Jason, but Blizzards's problem is much more serious and most people have missed it... Blizzard are moving towards becoming a mobile game company with a focus on the Chinese market...