BF2S Forums EE Chat* November

AussieReaper wrote:

I have no idea who that is.

Formula 1 driver.

If you remember back I think my last post in this thread was about 29 Miners trapped in New Zealand after an explosion at the Pike River mine.

Unfortunately a second explosion occurred today and it is the opinion of those on the ground that there is now no chance that any of the 29 survived it. Not that, in my opinion, they had much chance of survival in the first place. It's really put the nation on a low.

You know who I blame? The fucking media. Since the start they wanted to turn it into Chilean Mine story, always referring to the miners as 'trapped' and gearing up for a big heartwarming finish where they'd all be pulled from the mine smiling. Immediately I saw it as tempting fate and my gut told me that it would end in a really depressing way. So yay I'm clairvoyant - or a realist, whatever. Still, it makes me sick that the media will play with people's emotions in order to better sell a story.

Ty wrote:

If you remember back I think my last post in this thread was about 29 Miners trapped in New Zealand after an explosion at the Pike River mine.

Unfortunately a second explosion occurred today and it is the opinion of those on the ground that there is now no chance that any of the 29 survived it. Not that, in my opinion, they had much chance of survival in the first place. It's really put the nation on a low.

You know who I blame? The fucking media. Since the start they wanted to turn it into Chilean Mine story, always referring to the miners as 'trapped' and gearing up for a big heartwarming finish where they'd all be pulled from the mine smiling. Immediately I saw it as tempting fate and my gut told me that it would end in a really depressing way. So yay I'm clairvoyant - or a realist, whatever. Still, it makes me sick that the media will play with people's emotions in order to better sell a story.

Unfortunately Ty, that's the way the media works.  The people who actually do a good, truthful and well rounded report on a story get drowned out by Today/Tonight and A Current Affair-esque sensationalist, over the top crap.  I was in the same boat when I heard about the explosion, I immediately wondered why they had referred to the miners as "trapped" when they hadn't heard a thing about them.

They get drowned out because we want the Current Affair-esque sensationalism. Sad but true.

Kmar wrote:

I just watched the ISS fly right by Saturn in the sky.

You lucky sod.

Right now I couldn't even see a jumbo jet fly one block away. And in five minutes, I think I won't be able to see my car either, and it's parked outside the office window.

Goddamn snow. Goddamn wind. Goddamn wind blowing snow in my face and forming drifts everywhere. On the roads, outside front doors, on my balcony.

Goddamn.

Zeek, get some potassium hydroxide to unclog the shit out of that motherfucker. Or was it sodium hydroxide? Anyway, don't try both, I think that'll make it explode.

1. Pour grains into sewage
2. Add hot water
3. Insert sound of strong base reacting with Uziques pot noodles
4. Profit

DonFck wrote:

Kmar wrote:

I just watched the ISS fly right by Saturn in the sky.

You lucky sod.

Right now I couldn't even see a jumbo jet fly one block away. And in five minutes, I think I won't be able to see my car either, and it's parked outside the office window.

Goddamn snow. Goddamn wind. Goddamn wind blowing snow in my face and forming drifts everywhere. On the roads, outside front doors, on my balcony.

Goddamn.

I wish I had snow.. well just a lil bit.

btw this app is awsumm

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It gave me a notification, pointed me in the right direction, and tracked it across the sky. It also does it for iridium flares.

Kmar wrote:

I wish I had snow.. well just a lil bit.

I wish that the first nomad tribes that came here in prehistoric ages would've said "screw this snow shit" and turned south.

eskimo_sammyjoe wrote:

Little BaBy JESUS wrote:

Glad there are still news stations like ABC and SBS, its a shame that they probably only get around 5% of the audience

A friend of my Mum refuses to watch SBS or ABC because she says the news is too depressing, so she'd rather watch the news with the skateboarding dog or similar at the end to lighten the mood.  I didn't even bother trying to argue the point.

*facepalm*

My last manager only watched sport on TV and never read a newspaper.

Drivetime radio in SA is shockingly bad, usually 2-3 morons gabbling about trivia and no news or music.

Its very sad about the miners, I thought we had the capability to deal with those sorts of mining issues.

Last edited by Dilbert_X (2010-11-24 04:09:05)

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