(1/2) Not only that, but a population kept stupid and undereducated, who denounce basic fact as hoax, cannot be competitive in an exponentially globalizing economy. And then when their jobs are phased out or automated, they'll decry it as a conspiracy of the government, academic and scientific "elites," "leftists," whoever, that's keeping them down. Thus, anti-intellectualism continues while wealth disparity widens and the economy suffers.

Flat-Earthers are really...

(2/2)...just the poster children for this entire problem, but they are a cancer nonetheless.

He's also on the fence as to whether the moon landing was faked or not.

Orville is ... interesting. The humor is crude, forced, and often jarring to what would otherwise be a nice homage to TNG. Never feels organic.

I see it more as The Orville would be if TNG were jokers and lovable losers who spoke their mind more often,...Inappropriate or not. I thought the episode with the Society where people have to vote on everything (Think "Likes" in Social Media) was brilliant! I also thought it was hilarious when he says Open hailing frequency, then launches into a Great speech... and someone in the crew says, "Sorry I haven't turned it on yet"...Just Once I would have liked to see St...

...Star Trek do that!

...and Rocky IV

The Truffle Shuffle!

And Rambo, 227, Alfred Hitchock Presents (new series), Amazing Stories, Commander USA's Groovie Movies, and Divorce Court, to name a few.

Even harmless lost pets aren't safe in this ignorant, violent armpit of a town. I bet we have more guns than high school diplomas. RIP, Chum.

At least they got the Tigers

Detroit as a whole doesn't suck. It's the politicians that sucked the city dry so people in their own neighborhood had to deal with it.

adam you're probably better off...Exactly Jaybird3rd! I hate that as well!, But I did like Myspace before the ads...A long time ago...

Keatah you are correct. The smart ones are off already. The smartest never signed up in the first place.

I love FB as an OpenAuth alternative for video games. One password. It's only as intrusive as I allow it to be -- I don't give it much info.

@thanatos. Perhaps you should help him work on a more structured schedule...

GoldLeader gets it, these polls are dumb.

I've also heard that teenagers are more into smartphones than driving nowadays. Makes sense to me.

Thanks Flojo! I'm not accused of that very often

C5 chord anyone?

Good description if he was trying to make a red light Amsterdam chick sounds like a down home 10

There is still more that will work there than in an Ataribox.

Must have been a US thing, as KFC never had beans in Canada.

@SeaGtGruff - Not all KFCs had the beans. The one on the corner of my street didn't, so I would drive to one farther out. Now that one doesn't carry them anymore.

At least they still have their big-noodle, creamy mac & cheese. Yum!!!

Mr. Land, you scare me.

You haven't heard that Beatles song?

@xucaen - Jimmy Eat World "For Me This is Heaven"

This is starting to sound kinda like season 9 of Trailer Park Boys...

@eddhell  It's Trailer Park Boys everywhere these days.  My local area was fine 10 years ago.  Ghetto drug culture is growing, and coming to a neighborhood near you!  LOL 

“For the want of a nail the shoe was lost,
For the want of a shoe the horse was lost,
For the want of a horse the rider was lost,
For the want of a rider the battle was lost,
For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost,
And all for the want of a horseshoe-nail.”

― Benjamin Franklin

This is why almost every part of our economy is essential. You can't just shut down what some bureaucrat deems non-essential without affecting everything else. 

My company was declared an essential service as well.

I've been working from home for two weeks and it's driving me bonkers.

My supervisor has his hands full working on-site doing physical work, so I've told him I am happy to come onsite to give a helping hand.

We're waiting for executive approval, but I've been told that that probably won't happen anytime soon.

We've been relegated to some weird grey area.. I was told we were going to reopen today, but on a 'voluntary basis'. This makes no sense to me. I thought if we were 'essential' we would all have to show up, and if we weren't, we would all be expected to stay home. Needless to say, I'm holed up at home.

Tried the rice trick, but ended up just buying a new phone. Arrived today. I cannot express how much I loathe setting up a new phone. And losing all kinds of data, including old text messages.

What kind of phone did you buy?  I use Google services, so all my data just follows me when I get a new phone.  Sometimes you can connect the 2 phones via BT and then move your contacts and messages over, but your phone was toast so that wasn't possible.

@jd_1138 I'm with Boost Mobile. Bought an LG Tribute Royal. All my apps were restored, contacts of course..  and some settings. All pics were on the unaffected microSD card. But I refuse to put my life 'on the cloud'.

Add distilled water...

Crazy!   I'm thinking my last battery lasted on and on and I finally replaced it...Guess I don't remember specifics.

In the past two decades I've definitely replaced OEM batteries that pretty much died exactly after three years.

Welp, then I guess it's just a random thing your mind has generated.

Yeah, the PET has always been near-and-dear to me. First computer I ever used in school..  Actually owned a 4032 from my elementary school for a few years before regrettably selling it. Current prices are prohibiting me from reacquiring one.

Hmmm..Maybe throw it here:

It's nothing but reality shows on cable TV. My mom who's a psych major watches them to see how certain people tick...

From Wikipedia:

"[bravo] originally focused on programming related to fine arts and film; it currently broadcasts several reality television series targeted at 25-54-year-old women ..."

That's pretty sad right there.

@Goldleader: because it's all 'reality' shows populated by truly hateable people. My GF keeps it on all night, every night. Can't deal with it.

...maybe she's addicted to the sodium buzz. lol

So... I'm guessin' you're not "Lovin' It"?

We eat McDonald's just often enough to remind ourselves not to eat McDonald's. The food itself is bad enough, just wish the workers would get it right. They aren't worth minimum wage, let alone $15 an hour.

I am not sure the cat could recover from the back broken so high up, it is possible the cat was put out of it's misery. I don't know many vets who would have tried to do anything other than painkillers followed by euthanizing the cat. It's a heartbreaking thin from any viewpoint

I hope whoever did this gets caught, gets time, and most importantly- gets publicly outed so people know what a monster they are.

And that includes if they were 'putting her out of her misery' after an accident- it wasn't their cat, it wasn't their call, and euthanasia is far gentler than a goddamn shot to the head!

This is why if I were in politics, federal level animal cruelty laws would be a top priority.

Couldn't agree more, HoshiChiri. RIP Lilly. You deserved so much better.

GoldLeader and sdamon for the win!

I'd give Joe C credit for a Douglas Adams when ya least expect it!)

The late Douglas Adams is welcome to any conversation

Joe was the Man for sure.

I see it everyday!

I saw Montana. He got shot in the chest after crossing the Cuban drug dealers.

We kid we kid haha...You are a lucky man! Cheers Adam!

I hope none of them are suffering from bad PMS, in particular once they've synced their periods.

See you on Springer!

Keep your arms inside, don't break them.

The coast can be beautiful. Are you looking for some advice on moving there?

Probably a pipe dream... I'm just done with metro Detroit and the Pacific Northwest looks like an appealing place to make a fresh start.

Definitely call that crap in. I lived next to a meth lab for 3 years and it was scary chaos.

Definitely call in an anonymous tip. You might even end up saving someone's life, perhaps even your own.

The problem is, at this point it wouldn't be quite 'anonymous'... I kinda yelled various accusations and insults at him from my driveway the other night.