I indeed hear this more and more. No kids because no future. Sad, but there is some truth in that.

It depends, dark blue for new, grey for older asphalt. I would definitely like vanta black highways. Will, the first week that is.

I do not think that is the case here. McDonalds is not known for its superb customer experience. It is fastfood, that's it. You go in, you get your food fast, eat and leave. Food quality is mediocre. It is a well established brand, everybody knows what to expect and what not. That is the whole concept. They do not want to be a michelin star restaurant, people would be ... dissapointed.
So you put up a restaurant. Have a look around, what is burger king asking here? What is a local restaurant charging and you set your price. What is the rent for the building, ... You do not want to be the cheapest around there. You'd get a bad name just by perception.
Humans...

It was one of the first lessons I got when taking up economy. You do not set the price by calculating the cost and adding a proffit margin. You set the prince to what people actually want to pay.
I am not sure this is a bad thing though. Rich areas pay more for the same hamburger? Owned! It is a common practice.

Checks how much solar panels deliver at night. 0kW Adds 10%... Oh...

Ah, nice! My solar panels will soon start generating electricity at night...

because they are? But it reflects back up in the sky when the light hits the ground... Could paint the roads vanta black...

Belgium here, they installed those here to. Way too bright. Apparently they can dim every individual lamp. We did not bother, but one of my neighbors went on a quest to turn them lower. They listened. Now they dimmed the entire street to a very soft white. Even less than with the natrium lamps. Hopefully you have a similar neighbor.

Joe Charlotteke, alles goe?

Preaching to the choir I am afraid. Magas probably love the corruption. That is how you get things done, at least in their minds.
Oh well, one day they will have to eat their own shit and they cannot refuse. Something to look forward to.

Imagine... Ai is prestine. Does its job flawlessly. No more employees needed. Just explain to the Ai what you want. A few kilowatthours later, the Ai delivers a present for you, wrapped with a ribbon. There is the new fantastic thing you imagined. Optimistic scenario: everyone has such an AI. Would we be happy? Pessimistic scenario, the happy few have one. Are they happy?
Somehow some of us will still use it to try to dominate the other and ruin it for everybody. Can we include a therapist in the model, one with authority? "Sure I can develop a tron motorcycle for you! But first you need to do your breathing exercices. Ah ah aah, you now what we talked about. "

Dot: "Why are you so hostile, Telescreens? Let's talk about it, I have time for you."
* dot adjusts your HR file *

Yup... Dodgy Donald probably knew very well what he was doing... Of course it was just business... Fake left wing news had to wrap it as an evil corruption scheme. Bad left wing media! Bad! After years I have a Maga emulator in my head...

Greenland!!!!! Trump figured it out long before us. Genius!!! (no I am not serious)

They should heat homes with the waste heat. Use the cooling water with a heat pump. Offer that to the locals for free. Well... If climate there needs heating...