Awesome stuff you see on the internet

Tim

Catogrande

The best four minutes of anyone's life.

antipodean

NTA

fluffybunny

jegga

taniwharugby

Haha love it!

JC

Marketing genius:
 
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NTA

That is some Minority Report level shit.

Nepia

I'm a wee bit embarrassed about how long I had to stare at that page before getting it.

jegga

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Nepia" data-cid="574472" data-time="1461460606">
I'm a wee bit embarrassed about how long I had to stare at that page before getting it.</blockquote>
 
I don't get the one with the Muslims . Gutted about it too judging by the response.

Nepia

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="jegga" data-cid="574483" data-time="1461464845">
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I don't get the one with the Muslims . Gutted about it too judging by the response.
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I assume if you don't know what it is referencing you wouldn't get it - think of a game you used to play on Windows back in the day.

jegga

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Nepia" data-cid="574484" data-time="1461465486">
I assume if you don't know what it is referencing you wouldn't get it - think of a game you used to play on Windows back in the day.</blockquote>
 
This is just getting worse , I've never played any games on a computer .

taniwharugby

I didnt get it at all, had to ask someone, but then I think I only played the game maybe once or twice, barely even seen it otherwise.

booboo

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Nepia" data-cid="574472" data-time="1461460606">
I'm a wee bit embarrassed about how long I had to stare at that page before getting it.</blockquote>
 
I'm glad I wasn't the only one :) 
Jegga: Minesweeper. Came standard with Windows for a while I think.

Siam

Glad you asked Jeg
 
I've never played it either, I thought the flags and numbers represented a golf graphic and couldn't see the link

Nepia

Here's a pic of the game:
 
<img src="http://www.astatix.com/i/classicminesweeper.gif" alt="classicminesweeper.gif">

NTA

To any Melbourne Ferners, I just saw this pop up in my FB feed:
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://www.facebook.com/events/1134047086645695/'>https://www.facebook.com/events/1134047086645695/</a>
 
 
HANGI JACK'S
Sunday 8 May midday - 11PM
Section 8
27-29 Tattersalls Lane, Melbourne
 
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">Section 8 and the <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://www.facebook.com/hangiboys.com.au/'>Hangi Boys</a> are putting on a celebration of all things Kiwi. The Hangi Boys have created a traditional yet modern Maori menu, which includes, of course, Hangi. There is also an all Kiwi DJ line-up and classic Kiwi beer specials for the day.
Hangi is a traditional Maori method of cooking food in an underground pit on top of hot rocks. This menu features not only Hangi, but other classic dishes such as Raw Fish, Kumara Chips and Fried Bread. The all Kiwi DJ line up includes Ed G, Pauly Who, <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://www.facebook.com/Jesse-Jahmal-304106345108/'>Jesse Jahmal</a>, Penfold,<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://www.facebook.com/djfloat/'>FLOAT</a> and Jellyfish. The event will be running from 12pm - 11pm, with the pop up kitchen going until 9pm.</blockquote>

NTA

And this in FB as well - thought it isn't "awesome" but a pretty concerning bit of footage. 
 
The guy in the vid is a Greens MP in NSW, and he was on the trail of the Coal Seam Gas (fracking) miners. The issue was first noticed back in 2012 but very little has been done about it.

antipodean

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="NTA" data-cid="574526" data-time="1461482331">
And this in FB as well - thought it isn't "awesome" but a pretty concerning bit of footage. 
 
The guy in the vid is a Greens MP in NSW, and he was on the trail of the Coal Seam Gas (fracking) miners. The issue was first noticed back in 2012 but very little has been done about it.

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Ignoring why some spastic Green is well out of his constituency in another State, it's perfectly natural and has been happening for decades according to locals. 
 
The response from Origin Energy was: <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/river-bubbling-natural-says-minister-20120530-1zis2.html'>â€œOrigin's nearest gas well infrastructure comprises four pilot wells one kilometre away from the occurrence. 
â€œThese wells have never been brought into operation, have never produced gas and have never been fracture stimulated.â€</a>
 
Also, the CSIRO have backed Origin's position, saying the gas bubbles were not related to mining in the area. 
 <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/condamine-river-on-fire-in-csg-mining-area-20160422-godaoo.html'>"The methane that is bubbling to the surface is like many other deposits around that world that have coal in them and it's finding its way through natural cracks and fissures to the surface through the Condamine River, said Professor Damian Barrett, research director of the CSIRO Onshore Gas Program.</a>
 
And what do the Greens think of this scientist clearing up the issue? "I just don't believe it. I just don't trust what the CSIRO is saying" Apparently science is infallible only when it agrees with your ideology.

NTA

Fair enough if that's the case here.
 
However, the practice is still highly controversial, with linked issues to health, and localised environmental damage, including most importantly the effect on groundwater levels and quality. Further, the use of water in the process is environmentally questionable when you're talking about the driest continent on earth.
 
If tight enough regulation is put around it, perhaps it can proceed, but there are a lot of governments still not willing to proceed due to environmental and health risks.
 
It has certainly changed the landscape for the USA, where they've turned around their resources imports using domestic gas from fracking, but there are enough issues to warrant further investigation.

The Silver Fern

Awesome stuff you see on the internet