If you see something, say something.
If you see a Nazi, punch a Nazi.
Yeah. I got nothing else to do this Winter. Maybe I'll give it a shot.
Not my 20-year-old car.
Without regulation, this will continue, and get worse. Remember to vote in every election you can, both local, and national.
If I were anything like a good writer, I'd write a screenplay for this.
This is Microsoft BOB
Here's a good demo video without any talking or people mugging for the camera, just the interface: https://youtu.be/VrsIsf8PQJY
Microsoft Bob was a Microsoft software product intended to provide a more user-friendly interface for the Windows 3.1, Windows 95 and Windows NT operating systems, supplanting the Windows Program Manager. The program was released on March 10, 1995, and discontinued in early 1996.
Oh, I know this one! They hold the camera with their chin against their neck. It's awkward, but that lets them have both balls in view.
Hmm. I feel like one could mount a chair to one of these and have the mop sticking out of the ringer, handy for jousting purposes. Seems more comfy.
Writing fiction is so much fun.
When you start writing, you're in control, but about 1/3 of the way through a longer story, the characters start taking over and leading the way, to the point that if you're not careful, they'll lead you astray from the story you want to write, and they'll start writing their own story--which may or may not be a better story. If you've never experienced this, it's surprising the first time it happens.
Wee!
People pay to ride a tilt-a whirl. Let the bees have their fun.
I drink instant because, well, it's instant, and I can't tell that one is better or worse than the other.
Coffee, cigars, chocolate, wine, cheese, etc. All these things people obsess over and judge; they all seem equal to me. Not better or worse, just different.
Last year I got a mix of mostly chocolates, and some other candies I considered filler. When I let the kids choose I noticed they didn't choose the chocolate, but I don't remember what they chose.
I probably gained three pounds.
Please, what should I buy that the kids will like?
Is it really necessary to send humans to those places just to get the knock-on benefits? Couldn't we do those things directly, without going there?
It seems to me that, today, those who have the money to spend on these endeavors would only do so if there were perceived short-term benefits to themselves. That means they plan to exploit the resources, or increase their own power somehow.
I know the good engineers that make this happen are doing it for the challenge and in the pursuit of knowledge, and I know that's why we poors support it, but that doesn't "pay the bills." What is the motivation behind the money? Why are they really doing this?
Mark Zuckerberg:
Mark Zuckerberg wearing a Mark Zuckerberg mask:
Ah, I guess not. It's a self-driving Rolls Royce with no steering wheel and only one bench seat. You just tell the car where you want to go and it takes you there in your ivory tower cocoon.
The joke is that self-driving cars haven't worked out they way the promised, illustrated by the collection of videos of Waymo cars getting trapped by stupid problems. I imagined this $50 million dollar car trapped in a flood, or just as likely running over a child.
https://youtu.be/rGqUnIaNUjE?t=75
They're still promising it, but it jumped from $20 million to $50 million.
Meanwhile in the real world:
