Robots.

Okay, I work in the industry.. If solar and windmills worked, we would be putting them up everywhere. They don't work.

I work for an electric utility. The politicians are forcing green energy, which doesn't work. Shutting down coal fired plants eliminates the base load energy production, and wind and solar are unreliable. So as we are forced to get rid of our base-load generation, and if the wind ain't blowing (or its blowing too hard) or the sun goes behind the clouds, we must purchase that electricity somewhere, and that excess capacity is getting scarce. It's a supply & demand issue. That's it.

Roughly 30,000 pounds? Totally worth it to get rid of her permanently.

Which is a felony all by itself. Good luck with that.

on this thread is excessive.

Problem solved.

Robotic Lincoln has been on stage for decades.So I guess it's OK for Lincoln, but not OK for Walt?

That's a really good example about the dogs, and a useful phrase to know, as well. Thanks!

I would expect as much. Can anyone even make a good case for the existence of "Journals" -- as companies that get to sell access to research they didn't fund? I don't believe any scientists are getting rich off royalties from them, right?

They seem to me to be like a worse version of the record label racket. It seems like peer review itself should provide enough signal (drawing on the reputations of who decided to review it) to distinguish a Serious Paper that Really Matters from some slop fabricated by a conspiracy theorist in their basement. And surely the bandwidth costs etc. are so low as to be borne by the universities themselves, either by each of them self-hosting, or by funding a cooperative to host them all in one place. Or whatever Arxive is, of course.

Unions exist to perpetuate unions. The ubiquitous presence of organized crime tells you all you need to know about unions. Think Jimmy Hoffa. Think Sammy the Bull. Unions are a parasite on workers and companies alike.

Cleetus provides solid content and entertainment, most of it free. And for the record, he's pushing 5 million subs these days with a cast of characters including Jackstand Jimmy, Sam, the old man detailer, Leroy, the Savage, and Buenos Dias George. You never know who is going to appear, including Dale Earnhardt, Jr., or even Cleetus's Mom in a racing suit, or his brother Parker, the dentist. Cleetus is as likely to fly in on a helicopter as he is hosting a burnout contest or the annual Christmas tree race. I feel sorry for the nerds who think this is pointless. He's a lot more fun than slashdot. Do it for Dale! And we'll frickin' see ya later!

just like all the Hollywood actors. Three of them left and won't be missed. I'm sure Canada can absorb a few, but 75%?? Who is going to hire them? There isn't enough room. I'm sure there is space in the foreign fast food industry--if they can earn the language.

Which is exactly what I said the first time this came up. When I heard about this I immediately bought it. It came yesterday.

Don't care. If Meta is trying to quash it, I buy it. It'll be here tomorrow. The Streisand Effect.