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Comment Nation Lampoon magazine did this story in 1982 (Score 4, Informative) 92

It was called “Cliff-Hanger Justice.” It was a satirical legal story written by Joey Green for National Lampoon magazine.
The multi-part story ran sequentially in the August, September, and October 1982 issues.

Google AI:
> "The piece is written entirely as a formal courtroom transcript and legal filings. In it, Wile E. Coyote sues the Acme Corporation for product liability. He seeks damages for the severe physical and psychological trauma caused by their chronically defective merchandise—including faulty giant rubber bands, explosive jet skates, malfunctioning catapults, and defective dehydrated boulders."

Ian Frazier wrote a highly similar, famously anthologized essay titled "Coyote v. Acme" for The New Yorker in 1990.

Just thought I'd mention it.

Submission + - Coral bleaching occurring too frequently for reefs to recover (reuters.com)

walterbyrd writes: Coral reefs are experiencing bleaching events so frequently that they no longer have time to recover before the next one strikes, with global coral cover now well below normal levels and at risk of irreversible decline, scientists said on Monday.

The world's coral reefs sustain a quarter of all marine life, make coastlines more resilient and provide food and livelihoods for millions of people, but their survival has been threatened by pollution and increasingly frequent mass bleaching caused by soaring ocean heat.

Comment Re:Wearable how? (Score 1) 54

Not an expert, but I know somebody who uses such devices. The devices are inserted on the underside of her arm. She was told to never get the devices wet. I am not sure of the name brand.

The cost varies, depending on your insurance or whatever. But she pays $80 each for them. If they fall out, or get loose somehow, or if you don't stick the devices in just right, they have to be replaced. $80 down the toilet.

She can only get so many. If her prescription runs out, she has to go back to using needles until the next prescription period comes around.

Comment Wearable how? (Score -1) 54

They have had tiny devices you stick into your skin for a few years now. They are expensive, and a PITA. If they fall out, you have to throw them away. You cannot get them wet. You cannot go swimming with the devices. You have to be very careful when bathing.

So is this something you wear like as watch? I don't see how. I think it would need to test your blood.

So how is this new? How is this "wearable?"

Comment Re:Bamned by AI for no reason (Score 1) 57

USAF Vet here.
I am not an enemy of the US, far from it.
I just had my account there permanently, and unfairly, suspended by some algorithm for "inauthentic behavior. " Attempts to appeal are instantly denied.
In the 15 years that I have had that account, I have never once done anything that they classify as "inauthentic behavior. "

Comment X sucks worse than old Twitter (Score 1) 57

At least old twitter basically worked.
I just had my account there permanently, and unfairly, suspended by some algorithm for "inauthentic behavior. " Attempts to appeal are instantly denied.
In the 15 years that I have had that account, I have never once done anything that they classify as "inauthentic behavior. "
I have found that I am not alone. Thousands of users are making similar complaints.

Comment And yet, everybody is okay with the Bidens? (Score 0) 210

Because doesn't everybody have 22 LLCs that do nothing but transfer between one another in a plainly obvious money laundering operation?

Hunter Biden was paid approximately $83,333 a month (roughly $1 million a year) while serving on the board of the Ukrainian natural gas company Burisma Holdings starting in 2014. This in spite of the fact that Hunter did not speak the language, knew nothing about the business, and did not do any work.

And now all that money has mysteriously vanished, and Hunter cannot pay child support.

Joe Biden is on video openly bragging about how he used his clout as vice president to extort Ukraine. Any chance that Biden and Obama had anything to do the present Ukraine situation? Like putting Zelensky in charge?

What about Hillary selling US Uranium $140 million? I guess that is no problem, because it's okay when we do it.

Comment Our gov officials have been doing this for ages (Score 1) 210

Ever notice how people with no great finance background, get elected to congress, and all of the sudden they're making four million a year on their investments? And if it's not congress, it's some other government office - elected or not.
They also tend to get ridiculous book deals, or Netflix deals.

Go ahead and get angry at Trump. But please recognize this is bipartisan, and has been going on for ages - and not in any small way.

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