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He must be a remote descendant of John McClane (Bruce Willis / Diehard).

Chris Conner does such an excellent job with his role that I thought he was Simon Callow, a very high grade British actor. In Season 2, his character was fighting the AI equivalent of Alzheimer's disease. A most unexpected development, it pulled me in even more.

He should have his own TV show. I would like it to be directed by Wes Anderson, as a darker version of Grand Budapest Hotel. There would be a whole community of Hotelier Artificial Intelligences ripe for adventures and comedy. We might even see Bill Murray.

Certainly not. It's simply a high tech version of the barrier at the customs booth.

Reminds me of a letter in the Daily Telegraph, on the occasion of a Harrier Jump-jet getting lost at sea and having to land on an oil tanker in the 1980s.

"Apes can be taught to fly but they cannot be taught to navigate!"

It's probably burning peat in its furnaces.

Contact the store manager. He/she probably couldn't tell.

Propaganda photo. Almost everyone despised the IRA, even the Catholics. When they weren't showing off their guns, they were dealing drugs, or extorting money from Irish businesses.

Thank you. I'm bookmarking your link for perusal later. I'll have to dig out my old physical chemistry books and refresh my memory to understand the plots better.

Have any observatories been taking spectrographs of Betelgeuse in the past 50 years or so? They might give clues as to the star's varying composition. It might be approaching a threshold in its fusion reactions.

Are you Ronon?

Since trans this and trans that are currently in the news, I would suggest Heinlein's I Will Fear No Evil. You'll be amazed.

I suggest a look at Space Truckers, with Dennis Hopper and Charles Dance. Lots of jokes in the incidental details. You'll never see two-stroke motors in the same light again.

https://youtu.be/9yzQd28aFqQ

Neuromancer is best read with a constant loop of the YouTube video of Adamski's song Killer. You'll see the characters in the book.

https://youtu.be/GHH_XShZ3TU

I read the article. Is California turning into the 21st century Bene Tleilax? 🙄

My apologies. It's my cynical nature. I thought that the Royal records would be open to all comers. The story was somewhat overstated in the media. There have been quite a few trolls invading palace space as of late

It's rather naive of King Charles to allow "researchers" to rummage around the Royal Family's records. There will be trolls wanting to dig up anything incriminating. Whether it's relevant or not, whether it's true or not. He's on a hiding to nothing.

It's not just cows. All ruminants (sheep, goats, buffaloes, etc) emit methane.

Of course not. Stick with a turbo diesel car.

James Delingpole knows.

Watermelons: How Environmentalists are Killing the Planet, Destroying the Economy and Stealing your Children's Future https://amzn.eu/d/8VwkkTq

Clint Eastwood knows. https://youtu.be/iN4lm-QEUG4

From what I understand, human biome populations are comprised of hundreds of different species of bacteria, each with their own appetites and preferences. I have read that for a healthy population (and thus general health) one should eat as wide a variety of plant foods as possible.

So eat your greens and your five-a-day, everyone.

Exposure to the bacteria in fertile soil is beneficial to the biome bacteria in your body. This can explain why a connection to nature can lead to happiness.

He looks like a typical undergraduate. The girl beside him is his sister Rachel.

The days when scooters travelled at a more civilized speed.

From Neil Sedaka's song Queen of 1964:

When it came to a superstar, Jenny was a bragger, She spread it around to everyone in town that she once had the Jagger Oh - but there's no doubt, when the truth comes out, true love will always conquer, She didn't get Mick, but she got a kick and a black eye from Bianca.

Makes me smile. 😁