Oops. Man I just read something else right before I saw this article and replied to you and I swear it said a woman directed the film.  DOH.

Letting her do it. The director is a Japanese / European woman.

Ummmm.....it says “Morpheus” right next to the photo so....

The experiment here is that they are giving this movie a 45 day exclusive theater window and then offering it on Disney + premier access. The previous movies they have released during the pandemic have had simultaneous theatrical and Disney + premier access releases.

Just because Disney has done / said some shitty…

Even if a global ban were enacted as you suggested as being very unlikely, it wouldn’t do anything other than delay the development of a super AI (if it’s possible for us to even create super AI).

No, billionaires by definition do not hoard wealth. That kind of thinking drives me crazy. First, there is not some imaginary “cap” on how much wealth there is. New wealth is literally created all the time. Wealth is created by creating value.

Gates started Microsoft as a young man and led the company to become a…

Gates isn’t a saint. But the guy has done a huge amount of good in the world (and continues to do so) through the foundation he self funded with billions. (And now has billions more donated by other billionaires like Warren Buffett)

And he didn’t just put his money in it, he retired from Microsoft and has been running…

He thinks he’s the smartest kid in the room because most of the time he is. 

Seems like he’s mellowed out a lot from his younger 80 hour plus work week days. And you can’t credit the foundation without crediting the man. He has been working full time there since shortly after founding it and stepping away from…

He’s not “hoarding” wealth. He created it. He founded what under his leadership became one of the largest software empires in history and a little thing called Windows which runs the vast majority of desktop computers. (Among other things.)

And unlike a lot of very rich people, he created a huge non-profit foundation…

For years I’ve heard of the idea that they would make the battery packs swappable. Basically you pull into a battery station and they would be able to swap out the battery pack in 5 minutes and send you on your way. Each station has a supply of packs in a few different sizes, and they just keep them charged up for…

Sorry to hear about this situation. Love to hear that she is getting a convertible like she’s always wanted though. That’s really awesome.

I’d recommend a BMW Z4. You can pick one up from Carvana (and have it delivered!) for $25K and it’s got a hard top for added security and better comfort in the winter. This one is a…

I’ve been pissed off ever since the A110 came out since we can’t get them here in the US. At least we get Lotus. Can’t wait to see the Emira in full...a shame it will be their last ICE car.

I like electric vehicles, but it saddens me that even smaller boutique brands are dropping ICE completely.

Look at the photo. There is no position you could do 5 lugs on that wheel that would not look like shit. There are 6 spokes and there are 6 gaps between.

It’s pretty likely Mars had at least single celled life in the distant past. We have a sample set of 1 right now (Earth), but here, single celled life arose almost immediately.

I don’t find this creepy. Just looks boring. meh.

I don’t know. Catholics probably dish out the most guilt of christians (former Catholic current agnostic here), but I think in terms of judginess, it’s hard to pick just one denomination. Plenty of judgy born agains and evangelicals out there.

I love pizza. Oops. Better not say that. It dilutes the meaning of the word love as it relates to human relationships.

People say “I love pizza”. Does that dilute the meaning of the word love as it relates to human relationships? I think it’s a cool turn of phrase (7 minutes of terror, not I love pizza) and in no way dilutes the meaning of a person who is in actual terror.

Their car (if it comes to be) is supposedly going to be fully autonomous. I don’t think we are decades away like you, but I do think it might take up to a decade.

Based on the fact that Apple doesn’t have a manufacturing partner picked yet, I’d be surprised to see a car from them before 2028. (Especially if it’s going…

When the rumors that Apple was going to make a smartphone started, nearly all the pundits said it didn’t make any sense. They had no experience in that market and it was vastly different to make a phone (working with multiple carriers in different countries, etc) than it was to make computers or MP3 players.

No one…