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Archive of entries posted on 21st September 2018
Just Hoping They’re 3-Laws-Compliant
Good news: a new report predicts that robots will do half of all workplace tasks by 2025.
Bad news. It’s the goofing off half that your slacker co-workers do.
Probably Unbuildable While Militant Islam Is Still a Thing
[Space Elevator – Science Fiction or the Future of Mankind?] (Viewer #3,886,577)
Perfect timing, because they’re workin’ the concept hard in Japan.
Link of the Day: To Be Fair, It’s a Good a Reason As Any to Hate Socialism. Lack of Toilet Paper Being the Other
[High Praise! to The Babylon Bee]
[Think you have a link that’s IMAO-worthy? Send it to harvolson@gmail.com. If I use your link, you will receive High Praise! (assuming you remember to put your name in the email)]
Icebreaker: What is the best gift anyone’s ever given to you?
Previously: “The 25 most popular icebreaker questions based on four years of data”
The Only List of Icebreaker Questions You’ll Ever Need
Currently: 63 Icebreaker Questions For Adults (Not all of which will be used)
Your mission: answer the question in the comments with a good story.
If you don’t have a good story, you are encouraged to make one up.
What is the best gift anyone’s ever given to you?
My first computer. In all its 4k glory.
Christmas 1981. Set dad back $300, but he was convinced that computers were the future, and he wanted me to have a leg up.
This Is Every Government Program
Straight Line of the Day: Discovered! The Cause of a Widespread Power Outage in New Orleans Was…
Works like this: I feed you Moon Nukers a straight line, and you hit me with a punch line in the comments.
Discovered! The cause of a widespread power outage in New Orleans was…
The Illustrated Frank J: a Disturbingly Plausible Scenario
Why Would I Go to Their Store When I Can Get Free Delivery?
In Chicago, Amazon has opened a cashierless store.
Not sure whether to be worried because it’ll cause unemployment, or happy because it won’t add to Chicago’s body count if it’s robbed.