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Looks like the glass hammer was finally recovered.

It basically boils down to, "No, the other left hand". Brain lock under stress, I suppose. Maybe robocops will do better?

I've already paid myself reparations.

The 2020 Russian face slapping championship was held just before the pandemic "hit".

Judging by the middle east, it's at least 926 years.

No, I'm being realistic. A political career requires that you have enough intelligence to do the job, but not enough that you are bored by it. Believe me, I've met plenty of people who are a lot brighter than our typical political hack.

Our best and brightest do not go into politics. Not to say that we don't have idiots, but China has plenty of knuckleheads as well.

Feed me, Seymour. FEED ME!

Our state (WA) has been using all mail-in ballots since 2011 and it works great. You don't have to drive to an election booth and decide who to pick; it can be done at your leisure at home with full access to the internet. I'd like to see more states adopt this system so we can get rid of all this legalized voter suppression nonsense.

Been enjoying Resident Alien. It's quirky and amusing. Not sure whether I like Debris yet, but I'll keep watching. The Gloaming is one creepy series, but it has me hooked. Clarice is better than I was expecting.

Yes, the tail end of the vaccination program will be the most difficult since those are the people who are reluctant to get vaccinated. We may never reach 70% unless there's a strong inducement.

Just wait until the government finds out they can collect taxes from loot boxes...

Part of that boils down to the enforcement measures you need to apply to implement your policies. The more out of the mainstream you go, the more resistant people become. At the extremes, tight state control becomes inevitable and the policy nuances are drowned out by the harsh measures.

It's an expensive piece of hardware, so I'm sure they will be ultra-cautious.

Too true. We'll never know which people didn't die because of the vaccine. We'll only know it was probably a lot.

Nowadays a modern light tank design would probably be a stealth tank, relying on optical/infrared camouflage rather than armor. You probably wouldn't see it until a shell is heading your way, and then it would scoot.