Octopus Overlords

Default wrote:

Daehawk wrote:DeFault you must be a rarity giving so much to an ex who normally would get nothing. Either you're a saint or your ex was very close to your mom.

I lost my own mom over ten years ago, this was my mother-in-law.

Paingod wrote:I don't want to start a new thread because the subject is pretty damn nasty, but maybe it deserves one.

This article outlines how police worked together internationally to take down 3,000 to 4,000 child sex offenders on the dark web. The site had a million registered users, but only a few thousand were active. Only a few thousand. Unwitting media outlet digging for dirt on the site hosting it discovers it's a police booby trap and sit on the story until it breaks.

I just don't even. First, that people do. Second that people enjoy. Third that cops have to pretend to. Fourth that the news has to chase it. Everyone on the "legal" side of this fence has s##t in their heads that years of therapy can't cure, and the other side should just be shot off into space towards the sun. Other, clean sites use a lot of people to filter the content we see, and these folks get burned out in months. They monitor people and watch for signs of stress. I can't imagine a job like that. Hell. No.

But someone has to, right? Can't let it go unchecked. Can't let it slide. It makes me hate people sometimes.

Daehawk wrote:Pringles Jalapeno has no jalapeno in the ingredient list.

LordMortis wrote:

Default wrote:

Daehawk wrote:DeFault you must be a rarity giving so much to an ex who normally would get nothing. Either you're a saint or your ex was very close to your mom.

I lost my own mom over ten years ago, this was my mother-in-law.

I caught that but point still stands. You're a better than I am capable of becoming. Even if she treated you like a son after the divorce, you weren't doing what you did for her, nor even her memory.

Default wrote:

LordMortis wrote:

Default wrote:

Daehawk wrote:DeFault you must be a rarity giving so much to an ex who normally would get nothing. Either you're a saint or your ex was very close to your mom.

I lost my own mom over ten years ago, this was my mother-in-law.

I caught that but point still stands. You're a better than I am capable of becoming. Even if she treated you like a son after the divorce, you weren't doing what you did for her, nor even her memory.

Not sure what point you are making?

Paingod wrote:I don't want to start a new thread because the subject is pretty damn nasty, but maybe it deserves one.

This article outlines how police worked together internationally to take down 3,000 to 4,000 child sex offenders on the dark web. The site had a million registered users, but only a few thousand were active. Only a few thousand. Unwitting media outlet digging for dirt on the site hosting it discovers it's a police booby trap and sit on the story until it breaks.

I just don't even. First, that people do. Second that people enjoy. Third that cops have to pretend to. Fourth that the news has to chase it. Everyone on the "legal" side of this fence has s##t in their heads that years of therapy can't cure, and the other side should just be shot off into space towards the sun. Other, clean sites use a lot of people to filter the content we see, and these folks get burned out in months. They monitor people and watch for signs of stress. I can't imagine a job like that. Hell. No.

But someone has to, right? Can't let it go unchecked. Can't let it slide. It makes me hate people sometimes.

Skinypupy wrote:I've asked her a couple times how she still does it and her answer is always the same: she feels a responsibility to help the kids who are caught in these webs. Said no matter how horrific the things she sees are, she knows that these kids have no chance unless someone like her is willing to try and chase these assholes down. I can't help but have the utmost respect for what she does, even if I have no idea how she can do it.

Holman wrote:I don't know who's a saint, but I know Default is a mensch.

Skinypupy wrote:My friend's wife is some sort of specialized Postal Inspector with the USPS, and her job is basically to catch these type of child porn and sex trafficking lowlifes. Some of the stories I've heard have been absolutely sickening, and I have no idea how she's done the job for 20+ years.

Holman wrote:My sister is in Child Protective Services, and she describes her job the same way. She has often been part of the first team into an abuser's residence, right after the cops bring the handcuffs.

Daehawk wrote:Fuck child molesters...they get what they deserve in prison. But this sounds like an invasion of privacy. I am not comfortable with people going through private mail willy nilly without full court backing.

KKBlue wrote:I text with my mom often, she is 85 and one of the hippest ladies I know. I used emojis to hit home a joke and she replied with how it was one of her hardest laughs of the week. My heart is singing!

PornHub’s new AI has been trained to recognize the faces or other body parts of professional performers. End users will also be allowed to give input on the accuracy of the new system, upvoting or downvoting the AI’s accuracy.

The one dollar win.

Many Jeopardy! champs have won by a dollar, but only one other time in our history did a contestant actually win with a single buck.

In 1993, Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Darryl Scott found himself at the finish of the Double Jeopardy! round one dollar ahead of returning champ Nancy Melucci. Although his fellow competitor Kate Marciniak was still a factor in the game, Darryl went for the win. “Boy, you guys are gutsy today,” Alex Trebek observed about the all-or-nothing wagers before revealing Darryl’s final response. No one came up with the correct Final Jeopardy! question, but at the end of the game, Darryl was left standing with a dollar.

On today’s show, Manny Abell was faced with a different situation. A strong returning champ who found himself in a distant third place at the end of the second round of play, he faced two strong competitors tied for first place. Whatever his wagering strategy was, it worked out, and when the dust cleared, no one looked more surprised than Manny – except for maybe Alex.

There are a couple of takeaways from a game like this one. First, a Jeopardy! champ is a Jeopardy! champ. Once you’ve earned the title, no one can take it away from you. Next, Manny had a running total of $42,798 coming into today’s game and unlike his competitors, he gets to come back tomorrow and try again, just like Darryl did (he took home another $13,401 after his second game).

Oh, and one last thing: It isn’t always easy, and it isn’t always pretty, but a win’s a win.

Daehawk wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2017 4:12 pm Ive always wondered why the words chosen as slang for homosexual were picked. I still dont know or get the tie in.

Fag - A cigarette
Faggot - a measure of wood for a pile
Gay - Very happy.

And lastly whats with 'light in the sneakers' ?

wonderpug wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2017 4:25 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2017 4:12 pm Ive always wondered why the words chosen as slang for homosexual were picked. I still dont know or get the tie in.

Fag - A cigarette
Faggot - a measure of wood for a pile
Gay - Very happy.

And lastly whats with 'light in the sneakers' ?

Gay people have been persecuted in the past for using flashlights at night, so it became common practice for them to hide small ones (like the kinds that use a single AAA battery) inside their shoes.

Daehawk wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2017 4:12 pm Ive always wondered why the words chosen as slang for homosexual were picked. I still dont know or get the tie in.

Fag - A cigarette
Faggot - a measure of wood for a pile
Gay - Very happy.

And lastly whats with 'light in the sneakers' ?

Daehawk wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:05 pm Seems light in the sneakers refers to fairy wings thus making them lighter.

Spoiler:

Daehawk wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:05 pm Seems light in the sneakers refers to fairy wings thus making them lighter.