The point being made, I think, is to ignore all the hype, propaganda, marketing and sales pitches and focus on whether the tool is useful to you.

Make up your own mind and please don't tell me about it :)

Your average "snowflake" needs a civics lesson more than they need rifle training.

A few lessons in discipline wouldn't go amiss either. Interestingly enough, one of the easiest ways to teach large groups of people discipline in a short time is part of basic training in all branches: close order drill.

...because we're making a loss on this'-discount.

No, no, no! "At this price, I'm cutting me own throat!" Don't you know your Pratchett?

There are always going to be people who are willing to use violence to get what they want, including violence against the USA. Sometimes an all-volunteer military is enough to keep them at bay, and when that's the situation, snowflakes won't need to put themselves in harm's way to keep the rest of us safe. But there are times that that's not enough, and we need to build our forces up to a higher level than that can manage. When that happens, some of us will be picked to defend the rest of us regardless of what they want so that this nation can survive. That's why veterans get extra points in Civil Service exams, get subsidies to pursue their education and medical care for the rest of their lives: to repay us for our sacrifice. If you don't think that's appropriate, you must not think very much of your country.

If you really want to see Superman done right, find a copy of the Superman Serial produced by Columbia Pictures in 1948, and its sequel, Atom Man vs, Superman from 1950. They're the first two live action films about The Man of Steel, and the start of Noel Neill's "career" as Lois Lane.

If I had any PTSD, it's had over half a century to manifest itself so I think I managed to dodge that bullet. Still, my hearing loss (including tinitus) and diabetes took several decades to show up, so there still might be a surprise or two in my future.

Back in 1941, Warners got away with having Sam Spade call Wilmer a gunsel only because the censors didn't know what it means and thought it referred to a gunman.

Surely they make Flight Simulator part of the Copilot experience too.

No they don't, and don't call me Shirley!

As did the Agent Orange responsible for my LADA diabetes and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Still, I think I came out a better man for the experience.

I would prefer to replace myself, yes.

I have a 37 year work history of finding ways to replace myself and folks like me. I already offer my clients free Ai consulting on the side to help them replace me. I'm already onto the "next thing" that will replace Ai in the headlines anyway.

I don't own a computer. I am not a programmer. I do everything from my iPhone.

In the past 10 years, I have spent tens of thousands of dollars on human programmers to create 3 web apps. Zero of them ever were finished. ZERO.

I used Grok AI to create 5 web apps. 3 of them were monetized almost immediately and have paying clients. All 5 have passed security checks that look for bugs or hack entry points.

One of the 3 monetized web apps took me all of 30 minutes using Grok, on an airplane, using my iPhone. I was able to download the files and upload them to a web server and the site was live. Literally 30 minutes and that website has created thousands of dollars of passive income.

I use vibe coding DAILY to make spreadsheets better for me and clients (I am not in IT). I use vibe coding DAILY to come up with cool functions for my web apps that people pay me to use.

Those under 25 might find themselves with a new job as a military conscript late next year.

And if so, it may well turn out to be the best thing that's ever happened to them, although they probably won't believe it at the time. Not only will they get food, shelter and a paycheck out of it, they'll come away with some new and marketable skills as well. And, once they're out, they'll have access to subsidized schooling to put a polish on those skills and low cost world-class medical care for the rest of their lives.

Yes, but that's not what I responded to. If you'll look at the OP, you'll see that among other things the poster suggested that the company was getting rid of some "worthless patents," and this one accidentally got included. That's what I responded to. Sorry for any confusion.

It's very unlikely that any pharma company is holding on to worthless patents. If nothing else, getting a patent granted takes both time and money, and there's no point in patenting something unless you have a use for it. And, when you apply for a patent, you have to make one or more claims, each one of them describing a use for whatever you're patenting that you want protected. No use, no claims, no patent.

Oh, that's easy! First, get your glasses very clean. Next, rub just a little solid soap on each side of both lenses, polish it in and say goodbye to fogged up lenses until it wears off. Liquid soap will work too, but it's more work and messier.