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Overnight Open ThreadSome Amazing and Sad Video of the Tsunami I saw this video last night on NHK and it's one of the more astonishing ones where you can truly see the full scale and force of the wave. And it's also one of the few where you can actually see people trying to escape from the incoming wave. I remember reading years ago that due to the speed tidal waves travel at by the time you even see one coming, it's pretty much too late to escape. And this video seems to confirm that. If you look towards the bottom of the hill around 0:40, you can see people running towards higher ground. Most made it but based on the higher-res version I saw I don't think they all did. And in one piece of good news a 4-month old baby was found alive today amid the tsunami wreckage and reunited with her parents. National Labor Relations Board ruled Friday that threats of physical violence by union organizers 'aren't coercive' Radiation, USN Helicopters, and Experts And here is a backgrounder from the American Nuclear Society with a succinct but good summary of what happened. The EU's Lightbulb Ban-er Leaves His On He is the man behind the European Union’s ban on the traditional lightbulb that has caused anger and confusion in the UK’s shops and households. Microsoft Euthanizes the Zune After years of mediocrity and weak sales, Microsoft is finally killing off its Zune media player, Bloomberg reports.These days Microsoft seems kind of snake-bit. They have some very smart people working for them and clever ideas, but somehow their corporate process only seems able to produce products that are uninspiring and merely meh. Japanese Sinks Are Kinda Complicated The Reverse Spurlock: Marathon Runner Trains By Only Eating McDonalds Palatine dad Joe D’Amico plans to run the Los Angeles Marathon on March 20 after training for 30 days on a diet of McDonald’s fast food alone. “I’m not trying to prove anyone wrong or make any kind of political statement,” he added. “But I’ve been eating McDonald’s since I was a kid. In a way I’ve been practicing for this my whole life.”Haven't we all. Men and Their Crazy Shoe Habits The Yahoo AoSHQ group. Bla bla bla. And don't forget about the Job Bank. Tonight's post brought to you by Charlie and Johnny, 1993: Notice: Posted by permission of AceCorp LLC. Please e-mail overnight open thread tips to maetenloch at gmail. Otherwise send tips to Ace. | Recent Comments
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