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Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 1h

a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the woman is saying you know exactly what you 've done sir

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Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 1h

Oh, you do not know the horrors to come! 😱😱😱

But #StarTrekVoyager fans know what happens when you cross that

... Threshold!!! 😱😱😱😱😱👽👽🤣🖖

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"Star Trek: Voyager" Trailer — 215: "Threshold"

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Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 1h

The lack of ads resulted in me missing new shows. That's why I subscribe to YouTube channels feature tv promos in general or for specific networks.

Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 1h

👍

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Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 1h

Which shareholders?

If companies had a healthier labor pool to hire from it increases competitors for jobs and lowers labor cost long-term. Healthy workers are more productive than sick workers--or workers with sick families.

More productive companies mean more long-term value for shareholders.

Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 2h

No.

The problem is not capitalism but, as usual, PEOPLE making wrong choices.

You know what's good for profits? A healthy labor force that contributes to production and not an excessive drain on resources. That's good for long-term profit.

Instead TPTB, PEOPLE make short-sighted choices.

Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 2h

While not littering is a good thing, this was stunning to find out:

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Adam Ruins Everything - The Corporate Conspiracy to Blame You for Their Trash

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Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 2h

There are humanitarians in government, but they're not the only ones.

And many humanitarians are not the best at communicating or being persuasive in debates.

A love of people is nice--for a start.

a woman says " i do know love is not enough " in a red table talk ad

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Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 2h

Is the problem the lack of mass education or the excess of mass MISEDUCATION by those who have a vested interest in exploiting people, Americans and nonAmericans alike?

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Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 2h

Do funding agencies want to find wonder drugs that will cure the horrible diseases?

Or do they want to find wonder drugs that will TREAT the horrible diseases--as long as consumers keep paying for prescriptions?

Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 9h

Sounds like a scifi #NeoNoir. Like #Bladerunner.

Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 9h

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! A politician is citing BOTH Star Trek AND Star Wars?!!?!!? 😱😱😱🤣🖖

a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the woman is asking the man if it is even legal

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Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 9h

Money.

If a show is popular enough to get a spin-off, then the stars of the original show are likely really popular--and expensive.

Using them on the new show is likely to be really expensive--especially since they now an entire series hinge on a successful launch.

Ewamore, Quoth the Raven @ewacat.bsky.social · 11h

Why, when a TV show gets a spin off, do they so often try to start it with a bad expository episode with brand new characters who are just annoying instead of some of the characters we're familiar with from the OG series. This is a rhetorical observation I don't need actual answers

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Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 10h

Excuse me, @davidpierce.xyz but did the @larchuk.bsky.social just SOLVE #AIHallucinations by simply having DIFFERENT #AIs fix flaws they themselves are blind to?

WHAT THE ACTUAL FRELL, TRAVIS?!!

The one flaw humans could exploit of an #AI, but you've taught the AIs the value of teamwork?!! 🤖🤖🤖😱😱😱

a cartoon girl is covering her ears with her hands and the words we 're all doomed

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Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 10h

You only like History that's immediate??

Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 16h

Doing it ... 👍😁

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Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 16h

"Un" is a kind of healthy. 🤣🤣🤣

Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 16h

Shirley, Meta has published the differences

... right? 🤔

Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 16h

What Scott hasn't mentioned is WHAT he is secretly filling the garage with. #Muwahaha #BatLesson #RespectYourElders 😱😱😱👍🤣

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Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 16h

😱😱😱

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Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 18h

Current poster child for pure r d eeeveeel:

Dean #Cipher on #GenV. 😱😱😱👍🍿

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Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 18h

No, he lacks a metal arm. 🤔💪👎🤣

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Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 18h

Remember the hoopla when area codes split until you HAD to ... TEN ... digits to "Reach out / Reach out and touch someone" 🎵🎵🎵? 🤔🤣

Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 19h

If you haven't already, you and @coverville.com should discuss who should do the soundtrack for the 3rd #Tron (eg, Moby, Coldplay, Imagine Dragons, Florence and the Machine, etc.). 🤖🤔🎵🎵🎵

Ken from Chicago @kenfromchicago.bsky.social · 20h

Short stories in general are a much better introduction to reading, especially recreational reading, for kids anyway.

When they start getting upset the story is over, introduce them to novellas and novels, where they can more time immersed.

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