IIRC all it took for it to be irrelevant was for a human to decide to disable it.

The name escapes me, sorry, but it was about a man who grew up in "poverty", one which required his family to spend all their woke hours consuming. His evolution into adulthood, where he could be on his own, made him into a twisted but fascinating individual, one whose lifestyle was a commentary of mid 20th century American consumerism.

They'll incorporate their skill at making tools to design the ultimate fusion of a Nokia phone with nVidia chips and cased inside the head of a hammer.

Ahead of the curve! Though Robert Silverberg, PKD, and Frank Herbert, also touched on the possibilities.

Breathe a sigh of relief soon after and 0.9 seconds later forget about it.

Story Two: "How do Italians feel about inflation?"

She has a fine voice as her other performances demonstrate, but it was decided to "sweeten" it and/or make it unique by adding the voice of another actress's on top of hers. Perhaps not so noticeable when she was basically an unknown, but it's jarring now.
https://www.hollywoodreporter....

Michel Colombier - Colossus To Guardian/Guardian To Colossus/A New Language (Colossus)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Gully Foyle is my name
And Terra is my nation.
Deep space is my dwelling place,
The stars my destination.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Alien Versus Predator almost made it to that format.
"In 2002, prerecorded D-VHS cassettes were sold under the brand name D-Theater in the US. While D-Theater is a D-VHS tape, it is incompatible with D-VHS decks not bearing the D-Theater logo. They provide content in both 720p and 1080i as well as at least one Dolby Digital audio track."

Long story short, the nickname of "limeys" resulted.
https://www.merriam-webster.co...

Wish I was totally kidding about that.

They must be dealt with!

Or is there an option to have ones taxes diverted from that that I'm unaware of?
Can we at least get the warheads we send overseas to be painted with smiley faces, and/or the logos of our choosing?

Call me cynical, but I imagine that they weren't gangbusters, or a major effort would have been made to keep the show on.