I think his record label of the time had something to do with it. He looks a lot better on the back side. His hair is already growing out and he's not doing the over produced 60s Nashville sound. He was already on the way but the label didn't want to publicize it.

A similar case in Albuquerque New Mexico was reopened due to protest. www.kunm.org/2025-10-07/a...

I have an ugh, puke reaction to Sabine. I tried one of her videos and cut it off at around 60 seconds. The quote on the book cover is so right wing echo chamber which confirms my initial reaction.

The unforeseen consequences would be planetary not solar system wide but it would still have a cooling effect on the earth. The energy beams would likely cause ozone damage and otherwise be hazardous. And the plausibility is arguable especially if cost/benefit is taken into consideration.

In high school, we had a substitute science teacher who proposed building an artificial ring around the earth to collect solar energy and beam it to the surface. Unlike Dyson, I think he was serious. I'm also reminded of Edward Teller wanting to use atom bombs for construction projects.

Gotta love the cartoon universe with its infinite supply of anvils, safes and dynamite.

There's a reason old tech is so fashionable these days. For dealing with newer tech, I use Linux and dumb down my android smart phone as much as possible and use F-Droid instead of Google Play.

The only code question I ever asked AI was for some regex rules to block Youtube ads with a Pi-hole. I got a complete run around. I thought of trying Grok but opening an account on a toxic platform wasn't worth the trouble. Like going to a biker bar in a bad neighborhood to buy drugs.

Nothing, I read several languages I don't speak but if you want true fluency, you have to deal with people, not tech. There are lot of subtleties you miss otherwise.