Slog PM is brought to you by this beer from the Sean Nelson Memorial Fridge: It's the Hazealicious IPA from Reuben's Brews. They keep sending Lester Black beer. Lester also told us to call the fridge the Sean Nelson Memorial Fridge. We're thinking of getting a plaque for it.
Chase Burns and Rich Smith swapped sips. Did they cheers to Rich's birthday on Wednesday? No. But I did it internally while I took this picture, like a parenthetical (Happy birthday, Rich). I asked Chase what the beer tasted like and he said, "Mmm⊠hops."
Microsoft takes the cake: The Bill Gates brainchild has surpassed Apple as the worldâs most valuable public company. Microsoft has hit its stride focusing on software and cloud computing. Also, its prioritization of business-oriented services like Office is proving to be lucrative. Cool! Alright! Weâve got two of the big dogs right in our backyard. Big tech will rule us all in the end.
NYC sexual assault survivors billed for their rape kits: Seven hospitals in New York City were billing rape survivors for their rape kits. The bills cost up to $3,000. There were at least 200 cases of this happening. Forensic rape kits are supposed to be provided free of charge. The hospitals have reached a settlement to repay the survivors.
People prohibited from buying guns really want guns: A new report found that nearly 700 peopleâ669 to be exactâwho are prohibited from buying guns attempted to buy them in 2017. In most cases, the purchasers didnât actually obtain the firearm because the background check failed. Still, KING5 found that police rarely follow up on denied gun purchases. It's a crime to lie on the background check form.
Two-year-old missing near Skagit River: The boy was driving around in an electric car around the banks of the Skagit River. His mom turned her back for a moment, she said, and when she looked back the boy was gone. The car appeared a half-mile down the river yesterday. The boy hasnât been found but the search is ongoing.
That 6.7 magnitude Anchorage earthquake: Wreaked havoc on the Alaskan city. So far, there are no reported deaths. There have been 45 aftershocks reported so far. Here are some images and videos to inspire you to get a fucking earthquake kit already, what are you even doing?
Vine Road, south of Wasilla, was heavily damaged in by the #akearthquake. An aerial view today. pic.twitter.com/m9Qhr0rdzg
â Marc Lester (@marclesterphoto) November 30, 2018
More pictures of the newsroom damage #ktva #alaska #weather #earthquake pic.twitter.com/PvBpYWRAnt
â Cassie Schirm (@cassieschirmtv) November 30, 2018
7.2 earthquake here in Anchorage, Alaska. This is a video my dad took from the Minnesota exit ramp from international. đ°đ° pic.twitter.com/1yOGj3yz9q
â sarah m (@sarahh_mars) November 30, 2018
Another unfortunate result of the earthquake at our household... pic.twitter.com/05WOz1SrFo
â Elizabeth Harball (@ElizHarball) November 30, 2018
We talked about it in the office today and letâs just say our chances look grim. I think I will bring a âjust-in-case-of-earthquakeâ helmet to work from now on. Rich Smith took a more active route and researched just what the heck is happening with earthquake preparedness. You can read about it if you want. Or remain ignorant and pray science is wrong.
G20 is happening in Buenos Aires: Argentinian protesters marched in the streets of the capital to protest the summit and capitalism. They didnât get far because they were cordoned off by guards. Argentina is in the midst of a tough economic timeâtheir inflation rate is currently at 40 percent, according to Reuters. There were 25,000 police on hand to monitor the crowd of labor unions and rights groups who organized. Tomorrow, Trump is supposed to have dinner with the president of China to discuss the trade conflict.
New Mexico couple couldnât get married because clerk didnât know what New Mexico was: The D.C. clerk and her supervisor scrutinized the licenses and said they couldnât accept them. Why? They thought New Mexico was a foreign country. Apparently, they had to check to see if New Mexico was a state twice before they accepted the licenses. It took 20 minutes.
Starbucks bans porn and now porn bans Starbucks: Earlier this week, Starbucks announced that it will ban pornographic content from its free WiFi next year. YouPorn, a, well, porn company, is taking it personally. The Vice President of YouPorn sent out a memo telling employees they were forbidden from consuming Starbucks products within the office.