Happy XMas, Diane!

Talent must run in the family!

But also the crime, right?

Fantastic! And good to know you like Hendrix (the one my wife and I use for martinis!).

Purchased and read, recently. It is a moving story that all Americans should read.

down with ALL clouds!!!

I voted for the other guy.

But then you couldn't buy her vote.

So I guess it is possible that 'metallic subframe' is the 'frame' I was talking about, which indicates they will possibly keep it metal.

So thanks!

That is the shell that sits atop the chassis.

The frame is the lower structure on top of which the visible components (like the carbon structure made in Itally and the neat looking white parts we are used to seeing) are attached. The frame of the previous PI builds was machined aluminum.

Can you say, is the frame still the one hand-machined out of aluminum? Or is it the final production part that is made out of carbon fiber materials?

Oh yeah. DON'T ever use 'AI' generated text. Use your imagination and experiences.

Snopes marks this as unsupported.

There are many true things that damn Trump and co. Let's stick to those.

Learn all you can about how to write well; there are plenty of resources out there that help with that.
Write often and get feedback from people you trust.
Don't give up.

Good for you, Jenner! Writing is a hard business in which to make a living.

Happy birthday!

Books and Rights

Being able to read books is a RIGHT.

What we read is a CHOICE.

Limiting book choices is OPPRESSION.

Fantastic!

This feels like Diane's work. They must have used her work to train the AI-ick.

I'm on #6. What great fun! I too would approve of a film series for these!

But marmite...

I'm with you on the AI front. Any time human creativity and imagination are replaced by an algorithm, my heart shrinks a little more.

My own novel has an AI component, as well. It is one of those 'cautionary tale' themes I like to add to my story. :-)

There was a game on the Commodore 64 called Dino Eggs. I'd love to see games like that ported over to Steam!

Ohno, bad tea!

While I understand your (valid) feelings, remember that the thing about writing is that you can create whatever future you want.

How about a story about a corrupt society that comes under the control of an AI race that slowly changes human nature by providing all their 1st tier of Maslows needs?

This is one of the all-time best anime of all time. Don't miss seeing it!

For the life of me, I don't recall where I heard this. I'm glad to know the truth about this.

And while I personally like MM pie, my family don't care for it - along with fruit cake and Chrismas Pudding (which I made 2 XMas's ago. Ugh!

Emphatically, no.

Ooh, sorry. These numbers are for 1760. Value may have been higher in other periods.

I did a tiny bit of research on this. Due to the British East India Co.'s extreme control of the Spice Island supply of nutmeg, the price of 1 pound (.454 kg) of nutmeg was about £5, which is about £1,290 or $1,677.90 today. OK, not for a house but still about 5 months wages for the poor in England!