They'll sell the company off to some place that will give less of a crap and will need to monetize even more to recoup their investment. It will become Deaddit.

There was a story years ago about some scientists who dropped a box of tablets into a village somewhere that had no previous contact with modern tech. They went back some time later, and the kids had figured out, not only how to use them, but had networked them too. I wonder what ever happened with that, or if it was even true? I suppose I should google it.

There is a journalistic shorthand at work here, "brief illness" usually means something discovered too late to treat, RIP Sir.

So burn the hotel down?

The beyond being mould, I presume.

No, you are mistaken, 1994 was, at most, 15 years ago...

https://www.fastcompany.com/2681011/ethiopian-kids-hacked-their-donated-tablets-in-just-five-months

This looks like two mice 69ing.

Deadit.

Do be carefully though, capacitors can store an electrical charge, even broken ones can still be dangerous.

Colman Doyle's 1973 photo of a woman IRA volunteer in Belfast became one of most iconic shots of the Troubles: https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2020/0616/1147804-troubles-northern-ireland-colman-doyle-photo-woman-ira-belfast-1973/

Colin Furze has done the same thing in the UK on YouTube. I haven't heard any criticism of him.

People in Space with lights inside their helmets to light up their faces. They would be blind!

Link to article doesn't seem to appear, so here it is: https://silodrome.com/the-highwayman-truck/

I didn't.

First time seeing Limmy on Lemmy.

It didn't work 23 years ago in Tipperary, it won't work now. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/fire-at-hotel-for-asylum-seekers-1.264123

They'll claim the insurance, rebuild the hotel and refugees will move in anyway.

I was not aware of this, thanks, I will avoid that site in the future.

No one likes taking orders. Requesting something in the form of a question makes it seem like they are helping you rather than obeying you. "Do you think it's a good idea to let the dogs tangle?" is better than "can you not let the dogs tangle" which is negative and could be taken as bossy. There are studies that support this.