100%. I work for a fortune 500, and it is the same cycle every time. Our economy is dependent on the myth of unlimited growth. When you lay off all of these people, it frees up reporting cash for shareholders to see. Which means when they actually do have growth, they will need to re-hire anyways and have massive…

Over 6000 layoffs in the video game industry, but how many people have been laid off in the Tech Industry altogether from 2023-present? The fact that companies can just throw their workers away while claiming record profits is ugly capitalism at its finest, but the sheer unchecked accountability for companies to…

Big cars make you manly.

My son, who is a neuroscience student heading to med school, is freaking out about this. The words irresponsible idiocy have come out of his mouth more than once. Implants are coming, but Elon’s playing fast and loose with lives...

Oof. Back in the day, you were the crumple zone.

Go ahead and read this. It is the most gut wrenching depiction of animal abuse I have read.  We already don’t have the greatest understanding yet of how the brain works.  Adding electronics to it (or any foreign object for that matter) is not a great idea.

We have our COTD.

I think it’s quite safe to presume that Neuralink is currently a functioning mind-machine interface in the same sense that Autopilot is currently a functioning autopilot, in that it’s not.

I’m sure it is just as well tested as Autopilot or FSD.

Everyone has probably heard some variation of the unknown scientist, who in the mid-20th century, invented a magic carburetor which allowed vehicles to get 100+ MPG but was either silenced or murdered through some shadowy plot carried out by the big oil and automotive companies.

They’re OK. I think their wings are roughly the same as BWWs but they don’t skimp on sauce as BWWs does. And I think BWWs has way better sides (their potato wedges top any fries that Wingstop has for me).

I was going to mention “getting thrown clear”! But I didn’t trust my memory, because how could anyone be so stupid?

Potential new discussion topic: What is the definition of a “good” driver? Is it more than just following all the laws and not crashing? Because that really seems like the bare minimum.

“that he’s quickly become one of Hollywood’s most enjoyable comedy performers”

Ah, yes, I remember that one. People wanted to be “thrown clear” because, of course, through the windshield at 40 mph is always the safest way to exit a vehicle.

Older cars are safer, because they built them “better in the old days.”

Well to be fair out of the major chains, at least the ones in the town where I live, WingStop is miles ahead of everyone else. The only knock I really have against them is their fries. I LOVE the seasoning they use on them, but I have never had a crispy fry from them.

This is no longer as prevalent as it once was, but I used to hear people say they wouldn’t wear their seatbelt because it could trap them in case of a crash and they’d be safer without it.

The myth that everyone is an above average driver.

“I’ve seen it on the set and it is heartbreaking. It is heartbreakingly beautiful... It’s a phenomenal technical achievement.”