> saying they found 'signs' of alien life, and it never is.

Until we get samples back to Earth labs, we can't really tell. It's just speculation at this point.

The arguments over the meteorite AH-84001 are certainly interesting, but we need "fresher" samples.

since the 1970's Viking missions. Nobody will really know until we get samples back on Earth. (I hope we have immunity if a lab leak.)

The Viking landers detected what look like circadian rhythms, where organisms have an internal clock to optimize metabolism to fit daily temperature swings. The pattern of the rhythm fading over time when kept a constant temperature, and after being baked fit the pattern of certain Earth microbes. But "funny chemistry" can't be ruled out. Mars is a tease.

> Large cars, have been around for a long damn time

The big 70's-and-earlier cars were mostly sedans. While it was hard to see short people directly in front, the side-angle view was better than the SUV boats because sedans are lower to the ground. I used to drive a big sedan (not by choice). Thus, not really comparable.

I think you mean Detroit & Big Oil lobbied & bribed the gov't to make fuel rules that favor building big vehicles to keep foreign SUV competition out.

It's called "crony capitalism".

My 4-cylinder SUV has a big blind-spot at the edges of the front window, almost a foot wide. I realize it needs a thick roll-bar there, but such a bar shouldn't be any wider than say 3 inches, 3.5 with a cover over it. Part of the clutter is devoted to the side mirrors, but many cars put the stem lower than the mirror itself; not this car. Dumb design.

As far as tall hoods, it's probably a macho esthetics thing. People are dying for male vanity. 'Murica!

Trump = "Undemocratic Socialist"

Big-Brother-NIMBYism: "Spy on those other people*, not ME!"

* Who have less political bribing power

After the buses return to the depot, the transportation authority would archive the regular video footage on a local server for up to five years.

Why the hell five years?

It's not mutually exclusive. They fluff each other.

and die for Bibi

lets the other side control when to turn it off. If they flake or go rogue, you are left holding the bag.

...Like their opinion is supposed to control our democracy?

Smartphones have matured enough there is very little incentive to upgrade.

64 camera lenses oughtta be enough for anyone!
  - Phone J. Gates

> And no the bubble isn't going to pop.

It's smells more bubblier over time. Sales of AI services are not self-supporting the hardware and infrastructure needed. AI usage numbers are based on the heavily discounted services supported by investors and market-share fights. These subsidies cannot last forever. Users will be more judicious with AI use when they have to pay real prices, and the market will realize it over-built.

Investors are pricing in big breakthroughs, and if these don't arrive, the existing stacks are financially hosed.

Where's that micro-violin I loaned to a tardigrade?...