To be shot in the face and still return to protesting against injustice is the height of bravery and dedication.

Paywall

Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement has sentient centipede-like aliens. A very good book even 70 years later.

You mean you are not motivated to make rich people even richer? Shame.

I think as mainstream porn has become more extreme more people are viewing it as harmful.

My library also has Hoopla, maybe yours does as well?

I am in the middle of fracking country. I can’t go to certain parks because the chemical smell the wells give off makes me lightheaded. One of the workers I met said they also use copious amounts of biocides to keep the wells clear of growth.

Lol, so accurate.

Oh dear God. Kids don’t need “nifty gadgets” to learn, they need an authentic learning community and a reason to care.

Everyone would share the yacht? Like a timeshare.

Damn it. My shop has used Shopify for years. One reason I chose it was the excellent customer service and help I received as a new small business owner.

Greedy people at the top of companies are always trying to squeeze more money out of their operation, to the detriment of everyone.

Perhaps employees should co-own the companies they work for so they can be part of the decision-making process.

It’s called DishBrain, a silly name for something terrifying…

It could also be partly explained by mothers being forced into carrying defective fetuses to term.

Like this mother: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/04/06/1168399423/a-good-friday-funeral-in-texas-baby-halos-parents-had-few-choices-in-post-roe-te

I had a hopeful but naive view of humanity. I thought that progress in science and technology would naturally lead to a more educated and tolerant society. Sigh.

Back in the '90s everything messed up was “gay.” The teacher won’t let you turn in late homework, that’s gay. Recess was cut short by a fire alarm, so gay.

I thought we’d moved past that immaturity.

Oh, but it does do something. It makes rich health insurance execs even richer! (Working as intended.)

Where are the bases the Wagner group are returning to? I hope they are not returning to fight against Ukrainians.