The "what the farg is wrong with this world" thread

[smeags]

A suspected sex offender recently featured on CNN's "The Hunt" with John Walsh was killed today while police were attempting to arrest him on child molestation charges, according to two New York City law enforcement sources.

Two U.S. marshals and a New York City police officer were also wounded during the attempted arrest, a law enforcement official said.

Charles Mozdir, 32, had been sought since June 2012

hope the officers' are ok but good job. 

[smeags]

President Barack Obama announced stepped-up U.S. sanctions as he criticized Russia for supporting separatists in Ukraine.

"If Russia continues on its current path, the cost on Russia will continue to grow," Obama said.

Earlier Tuesday, the European Union agreed to impose new economic and military trade sanctions on Russia as escalating fighting in Ukraine prevented investigators from getting to the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site.

take that putin.

[PhillyPhreak54]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/sc-moms-arrest-sparks-child-care-debate-24745801

Ridiculous

[General_Failure]

Remember when you were a kid and you didn't see your parents all summer long until the street lights went on?

[PhillyPhreak54]

Pretty much.

[Rome]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/11/iran-ban-permanent-contraception-population-growth

These religious zealots need to be eliminated from the face of the farging planet.  Seriously. 

[hbionic]

From Christians, to Muslims, to Jews, to Athiests....except for the Buddhists. All they do is sit there.

[Geowhizzer]

From Christians, to Muslims, to Jews, to Athiests....except for the Buddhists. All they do is sit there.

[hbionic]

Sitting, self-immolation...potato, potahto.

[Rome]

Killing in the name of...

[Diomedes]

I recently learned that that album is universally considered to be the pinnacle of music recording..it's routinely used to test the fidelity of recordings from all genres, etc.

[hbionic]

I recently learned that that album is universally considered to be the pinnacle of music recording..it's routinely used to test the fidelity of recordings from all genres, etc.

Dio, please elaborate...my 8-bit processor of a brain is not quite getting how it is used to 'test the fidelity of recordings'.

[Rome]

Zero sound distortion.

[hbionic]

Gracias.

[Diomedes]

from the wikipedia entry for the album:

The album is known for its high production values, which are almost to the strictest audiophile standards. Some audiophile sites and magazines even go as far as using the album—in particular the song "Take the Power Back"—to test amplifiers and speakers.[14]