Brought another one home on the mid-morning dog walk.

It is weird. It's one of those things that are very uncommon now, but waaay back in the day they had no issue with giving them to kids.

That is how stink bombs looked when I was a little kid. The liquid was lighter, but exposure to elements could cause a change.

You buy them at the same stores that would sell fake cigarettes that puff or hand buzzers. You are supposed to throw it or drop it and crunch it with your shoe to release a terrible (but temporary) odor. Example

Real "dead bird inside" moment. I don't know why I thought it would be any different than use more AI and fewer regulations.

This report lays a policy foundation that frees American scientists to do their most groundbreaking work, revives the national pursuit of ambitious scientific missions, and positions the United States to lead the AI-driven scientific revolution that will define the next century,” said Director Kratsios.

Thanks, OP! One of the funniest things I've read in a while.

More middlemen taking bigger bites.

It automatically detects my incorrect URL formatting every time and offers to correct it for me. Saved my bacon when I didn't know what I was doing.

I love Fred TV! Simple, looks nice, VERY easy to use, installs on every linux distro I've run.

You gotta give!

Androids start taking jobs, so angry mobs start violently segregating them from society. The machines all pack up and move somewhere to be alone, but humans still feel threatened by them and their new society, so they preemptively attack. Spacefaring technology wasn't an option before things boiled over to existential war.

Little Debbie is scab food.

I highly recommend the book A Libertarian Walks into a Bear by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling. It's a very entertaining account of this, a real page turner.