Both. If you didn’t notice the other people on the team, maybe you were reading or watching something different. I assure you they were there.

“one of the best-selling games of 2007"

It was a team of scientists in Contact, not a single woman.

It’s also way easier to get silly acceleration from an electric car. A big electric motor is not all that much more expensive than a smaller one, compared to the added expense (and inefficiency) of a powerful gas engine.

Would that be better or worse than the jobs those people have now? Genuine question because I have no idea.

Hopefully they meant it's not Tolkien but it's like Tolkien.

“It needs to be opt-in only.”

AI is not really attempting to replicate the human mind. That would be strong general AI and nobody is anywhere near producing that.

That particular program maybe, but eventually someone will come up with one even better and release it to everyone.

No. We will be forced to spray sulfur in the upper atmosphere or some such extreme action because we cannot (or will not) stop the emissions in time

As long as people keep buying tickets, the studio will keep pumping out sequels. Probably increasingly terrible sequels as talented people decline to participate, until one of them is so bad it loses money. Only then will it end.

I like your optimism.

I was at an air show where they did a sneak pass with B-1s.  That was pretty cool!

This won’t do anything approaching 100 mph, let alone 200, but otherwise sounds correct.  600 hp on land -> 200 mph.  600 hp on water -> maybe 50?

“Not sure how “rainbow washing” is different other than its a corporation pretending to care instead of an individual pretending to seem queer”

Good, we could do with fewer stupid useless pandering marketing campaigns. If this teaches companies to shut up and go about their business if they don't have something useful to contribute, I'd call that a win.

Are you thinking of Mike by any chance?

They could only retain them by force, which doesn't seem likely. The nukes are controlled by the US military, not whatever state they're located in.

What does the FDA suggest parents do if they are unable to breast feed and run out of formula?

There are lots of things it could be other than suicide.  It’s not at all certain.