World Views

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/sports/mets-ste ... orter-2016

"Mets fire GM after reportedly sending explicit pictures to female reporter in 2016"

So many years into the digital age and men (usually) still send such photos!
using public communciation systems (they're not so private ... and recipients
then have the option of sharing the photos later with whomever).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/19/world/di ... index.html

"fossil reveals how dinosaurs peed, pooped and had sex"

Finally, this can be crossed off our bucket list of things to know
... and adult subscribers might be able to purchase animated video.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/sh ... 218771001/

"Kroger quietly rolled out the new carts at its Madeira store, branded 'KrogGo.' The technology allows shoppers to load up
their cart with groceries, then pay by swiping their credit or debit card at the cart, then head for the parking lot."

Apparently, cash will not be a future medium of exchange ...
and these carts will have sensors to know what's in them.
(kids cannot ride in these - only items to be purchased)

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.stripes.com/news/us/biden-p ... y-1.659042

"(President-elect) picks transgender woman as assistant health secretary"

More evidence that sexual orientation is becoming less important?
Forecasts a new WYSIWYG rule of mating ("onus is on the buyer").

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://dnyuz.com/2021/01/20/is-mask-sl ... spreading/

"there’s the possibility that men are just slobs.
They are always hitching up their pants, tucking in their shirts ..."

Well, one thing for certain ... a nose is not a hose
that might prefer less crowding when tucked in.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/no-ca ... university

"There's no cap on income affecting happiness, despite previous evidence"

"Across decisions big and small, having more money gives a person more choices and a greater sense of autonomy."

"More than 33,000 people participated in the study — and in the end, Killingsworth says the data showed
that 'all forms of well-being continued to rise with income'."

"Money cannot buy happiness" may refer to those who have sufficient money for their needs but are not happy.
For those without sufficient money for their needs experience more sadness (and worry, etc.) than happiness.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... sport.html

"executive order pushing schools to include transgender athletes in girls' sports"

While getting political attention, this is a different social problem
because the physical body at birth is decidedly male or female
with the brain not necessarily in sync with that body.

The physical ability of that body first associates with maleness
or femaleness until modern medical science redesigns it,
but usually limits redesign to external appearance.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world- ... b-23354026

"battlefield robots of the future could use lab-grown muscles and tendons instead of metal pistons and actuators,
giving them more flexibility and agility"

This is beginning to hint that space aliens may be more mechanical than human-like!
... with their human-like administrators still resident light years away!

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech ... -tech.html

"We may not have flying cars, but we could soon have 'talking' ones."

"Musk teased an upcoming Tesla feature that combines external speakers and artificial intelligence, enabling vehicles
to 'speak' to pedestrians. And the eccentric billionaire said that as well as conversing with pedestrians, drivers could be
able to emit a farht noise from the speakers as well."

Not yet disclosed is that a case of beans is provided for AI
to learn how to reproduce the driver's signature emission.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/videos/style/2021/0 ... of-vpx.cnn

"Bernie Sanders' 'grumpy chic' style steals show at inauguration"

That first picture was taken outside! with snow all over the place!
Even 'Comfy grumpy chic' would not be accurate (but a hat would help).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... upply.html

"Gang of 100 monkeys raids farm to steal food in Thailand after lack of tourists due to Covid-19 cut off their food supply"

Might be related to: http://www.wowzone.com/monkey.htm
... or not:

"What the research does suggest, however, is that holding positive ideas (as important a step as this is) is not sufficient by itself to change the world. We still need direct communication between individuals, we need to translate our ideas into action, and we need to recognize the freedom of choice of those who choose alternatives different from our own."

Why do the cash registers in a store seem to have few customers
... until we're ready to check out? Maybe we are the 100th monkey!

Husband to wife: "Why does it take women so long to shop?"
Wife to husband: "It's always the same monkey business!"
Husband to wife: "Naturally! Monkey see! Monkey do!"
Wife to husband: "Like men who don't ask for direction"

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.the-sun.com/news/2186952/fu ... -have-sex/

"I-CONSENT - new app that gives men ’24-hour consent contract’ to have sex"

"Users enter the number of the person they want to have sex with and send a request -
the other person is then given the option to accept or reject it."

If you enter the wrong number, do you have to hide in the closet for 24 hours
when an undesired gender or age or whatever accepts your offer?
Does the contract then lock you out of other engagements?
Does the 24-hour consent mean 24 hours of sex?
What if you need a few more minutes?

Rod

[Amigoo]

Humor in today's email (product advertising)

Friendship? Forever!
40% off? Ends tonight!

Friendship returns to regular pricing (?)

Rod

[Sandy]

Thanks for the chuckle Rod!
xxSandy

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/hom ... istic-pods

"Homeless In Germany Offered Futuristic 'Coffin-Like' Pods To Sleep In"

It's best to make sure that the pod is anchored to the ground
lest it suddenly be transported to a more coffin-like location
... sometime during the night.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/real-life/m ... n-23382246

"Man on mission to become 'black alien' gets lip removed in latest body modification"

This hints of increasingly popular "dark missions"
where humans test their limits of body disfigurement,
sometimes perceived as cosmetic improvement.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... ption.html

"The four-page report is a memo sent from the U.S. officials, looking both at Soviet research into the chemicals
found in Agent Orange, and at 'psychic medical treatment at USSR Clinical and Experimental Medicine Institute'."

"volunteers in both Novosibirsk and Leningrad attempted psychically to relay to one another
images of geometric shapes such as squares or circles"

No psychic experiment has yet relayed a circle and square having identical areas
But relay of a circle-squaring triangle (inscribed in a circle), with a certain ratio*
of hypotenuse (circle's diameter) to long side, might confirm such expertise.

* 2/sqrt(Pi) = 1.1283791670955125738961589031215..

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/26/health/s ... index.html

"Why swearing is a sign of intelligence, helps manage pain and more"

On the other hand, swearing is not necessarily a sign of wisdom,
considering how easily children acquire this adult "intelligence".

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.wnd.com/2021/01/university- ... rly-women/

"the 'tragedy' of heterosexuality is it advances misogyny, pushes men
toward embracing toxic masculinity, and leaves women utterly unsatisfied."

The good news about such rampant professorial creativity
is that students will finally be inspired to think for themselves
... regardless of that taught in schools or opined online.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/amer ... er-bowl-lv

"Americans will eat record 1.42 billion chicken wings during Super Bowl LV"

Considering how little meat is on a chicken wing,
1.42 billion necessarily includes good amount of coatings,
sauces, and cooking oils, but this is the culinary allure

Bon Appétit ! ... on special occasions.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets ... r-BB1dcO4H

"Bitcoin Investors May Lose Everything, Central Banker Warns"

Until bitcoin (many blockchain platforms) become stable currency,
"investors" can only mean "greedy, risk-enticed day traders" ...
with "greedy" referring to those who try to "time the market".

Re: https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/29/investin ... index.html

"It's the latest bizarre twist in the retail investing revolt making front pages all over the world.
The surge came after a popular Reddit forum — not unlike ... group behind GameStop's rally —
set its sights on pumping up the digital currency."

"Pumping up" is often associated with "marketing hype" - not true market value.
In the old days, an "investor" had to dabble in Penny Stocks (which were often hyped).

There needs be an app that calculates a "sell" time,
perhaps by deflating one's "expertly calculated" timing
and including one's risk avoidance sensitivity.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/arti ... nline.html

"People are mocking a resurfaced classification of men known as the 'sigma male' —
a 'lone wolf' type that is equal to the alpha in the oppressive male hierarchy."

What's lost in this classification is that these terms only apply to Greek fraternities.
What about sororities? and non-Greek social organizations? or true independents?
(those who behave independently with little concern for societal classification)

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech ... -Mars.html

"Female physicist invents new fusion rocket that could take the first humans to Mars
... 10 TIMES faster than space-proven thrusters"

"You go girl !!" the competing male scientists shouted.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.fox5ny.com/news/brood-x-bil ... r-17-years

"When the billions of cicadas emerge after nearly two decades underground, they have a short lifespan above ground —
flying to the treetops to mate. The males sing to attract females, and their offspring will bury themselves into the ground
for another 17 years, only to continue the cycle in 2038."

Too early to incorporate into now popular insect food,
but they should be available as flour or whatever by 2038.

Best guess: Singing males will be part of the marketing
... or however "males" are then labeled.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-indi ... SKBN29Z0EX

"India plans to introduce a law to ban private cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin
and put in place a framework for an official digital currency to be issued by the central bank"

Apparently (and because "bitcoin" has been so numerous and so volatile in recent years),
a cryptocurrency used as a country's official "medium of exchange" will be government issued,
perhaps leaving some bitcoin as day trade "Monopoly Money" (which might still have real value
... if governments can tax the profits).

Rod