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WASHINGTON (AP) _ Intelligence official: 2 more explosive devices found at Boston Marathon; being dismantled.
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mister d wrote:What happened actually matters to a lot of us here so if everyone could agree to not engage Scottie's lookatmeness, I'd really appreciate it.
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Scottie (and others), let it go. It's not the thread for this.
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Friend heard a rumor that both Harvard and Central squares (Cambridge) have been shut down for either threats or suspicious items.
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Scottie wrote:
mister d wrote:What happened actually matters to a lot of us here so if everyone could agree to not engage Scottie's lookatmeness, I'd really appreciate it.
The only reason you can continue to have a forum upon which you can post your one-line idiotic drivel, obsessively, is because I re-built this place.

Think about that.

I did not ban you. I could have. Easily. I still can. In an instant.

I don't like you. Few, if any, do.

I re-made this forum because I love it. You are an unintended consequence. Yet, you are permitted free babbling.

Go ahead. Challenge me. You are stupid enough to do so. Think this ends well for you?

The Swamp has a remarkable number of intellects. You are not one of them. The exchange of ideas will continue, in some fashion, as time passes. You are a lamprey.

If I were you, and thank all heavens above I am not you, I'd tread more carefully.

I will not repeat this.

Yeah, this is what I was waiting for. How long did that take?
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“This changes everything [in New York],’’ one source told The Post. “Everyone’s on high alert. Our marathon was canceled in November. Who knows if that changed someone’s plans?’’

That's from the NY Post. Someone's stuck on themselves.

Can someone check on Giff?
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AB_skin_test wrote:Can someone check on Giff?
So, would it be ironic if he had gone to Boston to run the race, and actually was in danger?
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Pat Forde tweeted that he had a friend finish the marathon 3 minutes before explosions. Which means he was likely still very close to the finish line.
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My wife ran the Boston Marathon 2 years ago. The bombs went off right when she would have been crossing the finish line.
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bfj wrote:
Scottie wrote:
mister d wrote:What happened actually matters to a lot of us here so if everyone could agree to not engage Scottie's lookatmeness, I'd really appreciate it.
The only reason you can continue to have a forum upon which you can post your one-line idiotic drivel, obsessively, is because I re-built this place.

Think about that.

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I don't like you. Few, if any, do.

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Go ahead. Challenge me. You are stupid enough to do so. Think this ends well for you?

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If I were you, and thank all heavens above I am not you, I'd tread more carefully.

I will not repeat this.

Yeah, this is what I was waiting for. How long did that take?

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This is a time when Twitter becomes nearly useless. So many conflicting reports, including several saying that the police continue to find unexploded devices. It's hard to know if that's subsequent to the ones they already found or not.
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AB_skin_test wrote:Pat Forde tweeted that he had a friend finish the marathon 3 minutes before explosions. Which means he was likely still very close to the finish line.
And likely right by where the 3rd device was found.
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AB_skin_test wrote:This is a time when Twitter becomes nearly useless. So many conflicting reports, including several saying that the police continue to find unexploded devices. It's hard to know if that's subsequent to the ones they already found or not.
x2. I can't figure out what's new, what's two minutes old, etc, etc.
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AB_skin_test wrote:So many conflicting reports, including several saying that the police continue to find unexploded devices.
This. I don't think anyone will really know how many other devices were found for hours, or maybe days. Fog of War.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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CBS News says police have surveillance video of someone bringing multiple backpacks into area 20 minutes before explosions.
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bfj wrote:Yeah, this is what I was waiting for. How long did that take?
Really?

I could have removed him from the moment I gave this place new life.

I chose not to do that because "mister d" is as much of us as any of us are as much of us.

I could have set up PhpBB and immediately killed off his troll accounts. Why didn't I do that? Why didn't I set up The Swamp and easily block that intentional moron? I could have shut off his IPs in a heartbeat. I didn't. And, those who know me well enough, I could have fucked up his life if I wanted to. I did not. He's still here. Because he has every bit as much right to post here as anyone else. He's a blatant asshole, but he's our blatant asshole. I won't intrude on his right to be an idiot.

And banning him is a lose move. Not going to happen. And it did not happen. It won't. Could have built it in to this iteration. Didn't. Could have blocked his access from the beginning.

Note that I did not. Read that again.

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Scottie wrote:
bfj wrote:Yeah, this is what I was waiting for. How long did that take?
Really?

I could have removed him from the moment I gave this place new life.

I chose not to do that because "mister d" is as much of us as any of us are as much of us.

I could have set up PhpBB and immediately killed off his troll accounts. Why didn't I do that? Why didn't I set up The Swamp and easily block that intentional moron? I could have shut off his IPs in a heartbeat. I didn't. And, those who know me well enough, I could have fucked up his life if I wanted to. I did not. He's still here. Because he has every bit as much right to post here as anyone else. He's a blatant asshole, but he's our blatant asshole. I won't intrude on his right to be an idiot.

And banning him is a lose move. Not going to happen. And it did not happen. It won't. Could have built it in to this iteration. Didn't. Could have blocked his access from the beginning.

Note that I did not. Read that again.

But I'll give you this bit of advice. Don't push buttons that do not need to be pushed.
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bfj wrote:Thanks for the advice. I'll file it where it belongs.
If you use your own words wisely, that would be prudent.
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I can't decide where I stand on people filming/taking pictures. I know we discussed this a bit in the subway story, but at some point, you need to stop and help, not document, story be damned. I know I'm not a medical professional, and my assistance would be only in a comforting/evacuation capacity, but I like to think I'd help in some way, providing I didn't have children to care for.
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According to the press conference, there was some electrical fire at JFK that wasn't related, but an explosion around 4:30 that was. And threats around Cambridge.
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Viewer beware. In one photo it's pretty clear a woman has lost her right leg.

http://sports.yahoo.com/photos/two-expl ... 0-453.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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mister d wrote:And my cell, a 617, is down. Man ...

Law enforcement official: Cellphone service shut down in Boston area to prevent potential remote detonations of explosives, according to @AP
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But that would be local towers, not area code, right? Odds of the person using a 617 to do detonating can't be all that high.
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"Reports of Marathon Runners that crossed finish line and continued to run to Mass General Hospital to give blood to victims"

I have a hard time believing that one, NBC. Sensationalist twittering.

If you finish in 409 that's a tough slog for another mile.
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mister d wrote:But that would be local towers, not area code, right? Odds of the person using a 617 to do detonating can't be all that high.
Good point. Not sure how they would go about shutting down service, but it's possible that a first step would be to cancel all phones with that area code as a precaution.
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It's the NY Post, so take it for what you will, but reporting that a 20-year old Saudi national at the hospital is being treated as a suspect.
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http://google.org/personfinder/2013-boston-explosions/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Google putting their network to good use.
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Just finished my taxes. Did I miss anything?

A couple of days ago I happened to review the Boston response to the Aqua Teen Hunger Force terrorism scare/incredibly stupid overreaction. Today we will see the flip side.

Pretty good sized blast at the finish line. Bigger than a grenade; but not that much bigger. Not like the more effective suicide bombers in Israel/Afghanistan/Pakistan.

Interesting they locked down cell phone network.

I am surprised not that this has happened, but that it is so rare.

I've turned to Fox/Sheppard Smith. Seems measured, controlled and thus far accurate coverage. The anchor matters in a huge breaking news story.

I don't even have a guess, GWOT related or not. Could just as easily be a local nut.

ETA: Cell phone network was not shut down.
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Keg wrote:12 dead according to the NY Post:

http://www.nypost.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Who also reported that a Saudi national had been arrested on the scene.

In other words, don't read the fucking NY Post unless you want to be misled.
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Nonlinear FC wrote:
Keg wrote:12 dead according to the NY Post:

http://www.nypost.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Who also reported that a Saudi national had been arrested on the scene.

In other words, don't read the fucking NY Post unless you want to be misled.
Someone also pointed out that there were rumors of three Arab-looking men in the wake of Oklahoma City.

Nobody knows nothing.
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Obama is gonna speak in a few minutes.
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I hadn't noticed (since I avoid looking at him). But nigga has more gray hair than me.

ETA: Weak. Didn't even declare war on North Korea or Syria.
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Steve of phpBB wrote:
Nonlinear FC wrote:
Keg wrote:12 dead according to the NY Post:

http://www.nypost.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Who also reported that a Saudi national had been arrested on the scene.

In other words, don't read the fucking NY Post unless you want to be misled.
Someone also pointed out that there were rumors of three Arab-looking men in the wake of Oklahoma City.

Nobody knows nothing.
I can't believe the Arabs would do something like this.
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My tv news options right now are wolf blitzer, al sharpton, or Bret baier. Ridiculous.
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Yeah, Shep Smith leaves the air, and Fox returns to unwatchable.
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Just based on the three confirmed locations, I would bet on this being one person walking down one side of the street dropping 3 bags.
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Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
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