https://www.columbiagasma.com/en/ab...ving-natural-gas-service-across-massachusetts

https://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/09/13/lawrence-fires-explosions-gas-main/

We’ll be upgrading natural gas lines in neighborhoods across the state.
This work will lead to long-term benefits for you including:

• Enhanced safety features

I feel sorry for the engineering team in charge of this so-called upgrade ... and my heart goes out to the teen's family who lost his life ... what a tragedy

EDIT: a quick view of the affected area:

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http://www.ky3.com/content/news/Con...Pulaski-County-newspapers-name-493099221.html

URANUS, Mo. -- A new newspaper is being launched in Pulaski County.

"The Uranus Examiner."

 

https://www.iflscience.com/editors-...ll-winners-of-this-years-ig-nobel-awards/all/

The one for Medicine used an unorthodox approach when dealing with kidney stones, looking at whether being on a roller coaster helps to pass them more quickly. The seat at the back is the best at helping people pass the stones.

 

https://www.iflscience.com/editors-...ll-winners-of-this-years-ig-nobel-awards/all/

Top story for the Uranus Examiner.

The Medical Education Prize goes to Dr Akira Horiuchi who showed how easy a colonoscopy can be by doing one on himself. While it might seem like a peculiar thing to do, many people worry about the procedure, which can be crucial for spotting signs of colorectal cancer.

https://www.giejournal.org/article/S0016-5107(05)03012-9/abstract

 

Top story for the Uranus Examiner.

The Medical Education Prize goes to Dr Akira Horiuchi who showed how easy a colonoscopy can be by doing one on himself. While it might seem like a peculiar thing to do, many people worry about the procedure, which can be crucial for spotting signs of colorectal cancer.

https://www.giejournal.org/article/S0016-5107(05)03012-9/abstract

That's probably going to be next year's ig-nobel medical award ...

 

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/11/python_purges_master_and_slave_in_political_pogrom/

"Is it really necessary to pollute Python code base with SJW ideology/terminology?" asked Gabriel Marko. "What comes next?"
...
"As far as I can't tell there isn't a single instance where the docs use 'master' as a reference to human slavery or where the use could be seen to imply an endorsement of that notion."

What about 'kill'?
Everybody knows killing is bad and using the term might upset certain people.

 

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/11/python_purges_master_and_slave_in_political_pogrom/

"Is it really necessary to pollute Python code base with SJW ideology/terminology?" asked Gabriel Marko. "What comes next?"
...
"As far as I can't tell there isn't a single instance where the docs use 'master' as a reference to human slavery or where the use could be seen to imply an endorsement of that notion."

What about 'kill'?
Everybody knows killing is bad and using the term might upset certain people.

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Expect sex based connector names to be eliminated next.

http://www.te.com/usa-en/products/c.../hermaphroditic-connectors.html?tab=pgp-story

 

Expect sex based connector names to be eliminated next.

http://www.te.com/usa-en/products/c.../hermaphroditic-connectors.html?tab=pgp-story

Innies and outies?

 

Expect sex based connector names to be eliminated next.

http://www.te.com/usa-en/products/c.../hermaphroditic-connectors.html?tab=pgp-story

.... that is oh-so deviant! ...

This connector mates and unmates (vertically and horizontally) to itself ...

 

.... that is oh-so deviant! ...

What next, good grief. When idiots become freaking stupid. Stupid is as stupid does. I'm glad I'm close to retirement.

kv

 

 

https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/...ject-spotted-aboard-us-aircraft-carrier-video

 

https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/...ject-spotted-aboard-us-aircraft-carrier-video

Nice CGI of the UFO.

The original carrier video.

 

So, when they say "all you can eat", they really mean "that's all you can eat".

 

Expect sex based connector names to be eliminated next.

http://www.te.com/usa-en/products/c.../hermaphroditic-connectors.html?tab=pgp-story

Why is this not offensive to hermaphrodites?

 

Nice CGI of the UFO.

The Afghanistan video was more convincing. The shadows of the UFO on the deck of the carrier are wrong somehow - maybe a little too sharp. Still, an impressive trick.

 

The Afghanistan video was more convincing. The shadows of the UFO on the deck of the carrier are wrong somehow - maybe a little too sharp. Still, an impressive trick.

 

The Tamale wars:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/tamale-history

In 1921, the Omaha Daily Beereported on a party held by “competitive ‘hot tamale rings’” where one member of tamale-selling business hacked another to death with an axe. (The party had been an attempt at reconciliation between the two sides.)

 

Happy 67th birthday to Elvira (Cassandra Peterson)