Between this, Tik Tok, and pot, today's yutes (< 35 y.o.) have no chance of growing into responsible functioning adults.

Gee, I remember my parents saying the same sort of thing about my generation. Certainly there are no responsible adult boomers. I am reading all the Agatha Christie mysteries and people were saying the same sort of thing in the 1920s.

 

Gee, I remember my parents saying the same sort of thing about my generation. Certainly there are no responsible adult boomers. I am reading all the Agatha Christie mysteries and people were saying the same sort of thing in the 1920s.

And they were probably saying it back in Greek and Roman times. And, to some degree, it has very possibly been a valid observation in all those cases -- there's a reason that civilization is a self-defeating concept.

 

And they were probably saying it back in Greek and Roman times. And, to some degree, it has very possibly been a valid observation in all those cases -- there's a reason that civilization is a self-defeating concept.

Years ago I read a collection of texts, some dated some centuries BC where philosophers complained somehow about youths and kids. My father did as well.

 

And they were probably saying it back in Greek and Roman times.

Alas, that is indeed true:

Later, in the fourth century BC, Plato was heard to remark: "What is happening to our young people? They disrespect their elders, they disobey their parents. They ignore the law. They riot in the streets, inflamed with wild notions.

https://historyhustle.com/2500-years-of-people-complaining-about-the-younger-generation/

 

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"Sur-prise, sur-prise, sur-prise"

Best Gomer Pyle.

Actually, it's one thing that they got right in the article.
Can they really do that much damage with 15kW laser? A Trumpf sheet-metalwork laser cutter is much the same power, and that's operating quite slowly at point-blank range.
And 10p for a cup of tea? Seems expensive to me.
2.5p for a teabag (£27 for a bag of 1040)
1.2p for 45 seconds of electicity for a 3kW kettle at 32p/kWh
and
3.2p for 20ml of milk at 90p per pint.
That's less than 7p.

 

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"Sur-prise, sur-prise, sur-prise"

Best Gomer Pyle.

Light is so slow.

 

Actually, it's one thing that they got right in the article.
Can they really do that much damage with 15kW laser? A Trumpf sheet-metalwork laser cutter is much the same power, and that's operating quite slowly at point-blank range.
And 10p for a cup of tea? Seems expensive to me.
2.5p for a teabag (£27 for a bag of 1040)
1.2p for 45 seconds of electicity for a 3kW kettle at 32p/kWh
and
3.2p for 20ml of milk at 90p per pint.
That's less than 7p.

Actually, I didn't bother to read the article...most of the crap that comes up on my MSN news feed is click bait.

 

Actually, I didn't bother to read the article...most of the crap that comes up on my MSN news feed is click bait.

Bad scientific journalism really annoys me.

 

This is definitely NOT an obvious headline:

'Boneless' chicken wings can have bones, US court rules

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Michael Berkheimer sued Wings on Brookwood in 2016, saying the restaurant failed to warn him that the boneless wings could in fact contain bones, a piece of which became lodged in his throat and caused an infection.

 

This is definitely NOT an obvious headline:

'Boneless' chicken wings can have bones, US court rules
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Astrology shown to be no better than random guessing


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Does astrology work? No, according to a detailed assessment of 152 astrologers that found their predictions were not only no better than random guessing, but also rarely agreed with each other.

 

Juice confirms that Earth is habitable
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Juice/Juice_confirms_that_Earth_is_habitable

During its flyby of Earth on 20 August, ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) found ingredients for life in Earth’s atmosphere.

 

Juice confirms that Earth is habitable

During its flyby of Earth on 20 August, ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) found ingredients for life in Earth’s atmosphere.

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Obvious and moot as it is ... it's still a pretty cool test of the craft's instruments.

 

Obvious and moot as it is ... it's still a pretty cool test of the craft's instruments.

But it's not story-worthy. It would have been story-worthy is it had reported that Earth DOESN'T have an atmosphere consistent with supporting life.

 

But it's not story-worthy. It would have been story-worthy is it had reported that Earth DOESN'T have an atmosphere consistent with supporting life.

Stay tuned. That report is in the works.

 

Stay tuned. That report is in the works.

We're doomed, I tell you.

 

We're doomed, I tell you.

Maybe you should pick a new avatar

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Maybe you should pick a new avatar

 

REALLY?

 

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REALLY?

"Which parts?"
"Yes."