Problem solved.

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

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.

I'm guessing you do not depend on Starlink for your Internet service.

Who are they pissing off? A few "creatives" who have no intellectual claim to the ad in the first place? Nobody really cares about them.

We're talking government workers in the smallest county in the state. Yeah, they do clean bathrooms and mow the lawn. Some of them even do essential work, like first responders. We need them. Somebody has to collect the taxes! But one thing they NEVER worry about is making a profit. They don't have to because if you don't pay your taxes, you lose your house. If they work 32 hours a week, you still owe your full taxes. If they work 24 hours a week, you still pay your full taxes. And if they do this for 30 years, they get a pension that is 60% of their salary, plus social security. For the math inclined, this means thay take home more money retired than they did working. So yeah, you won't get rich on stock options, but it's a nice gig if you can get it.

10%? The Ruble closed today at $.0103, a smidgen over one cent.

He still is a great writer. I was originally taken aback by the "new" vocabulary, but I learned early on that with Stephenson, you just have to jump in and swim. Within a couple of chapters I was very comfortable with the new vocabulary, which really isn't that different from "normal" English. Stephenson's books can be very rewarding, but require some effort and imagination, which you quite obviously were unwiling to put forth.

Freedom of speech and all that.

These people were "ready to tear Israel a new one" before this. Otherwise they wouldn't have been carrying a pager in the first place. Israel did not create any new enemies here. They just took out a few old ones.

How did that work out for them? Not only did they "overcount" their population by a mere 100 Million, now they don't have enough young and middle age to drive their economy, which is on the verge of collapse.