This didn’t have such a wholesome outcome for Cricket.

Ok, I really should. It was a major disappointment when I played at launch and looked everywhere for how to board the train and couldn’t find it.

I think it’s the harsh consonant sounds. I’m not a linguist and am sure there’s some term for it, but it seems like we identify words in English more from the distinct “framing” of the consonants and are more flexible about hearing variations in how the vowel sounds in between are pronounced.

For example, it’s the same reason that whispering (which largely takes out tone/pitch of vowel sounds) is super easy in English, but more difficult in some other languages.

Wait, does this mean they got the train working?! I haven’t played since early on.

We all hate them. Please help.

I can read this as either: AI allows anyone to code their own stuff.

Or

AI is hogging all the million dollar ideas.

It’s nobody’s decision but yours, but I will point out that as humans, we are very poor predictors of how we will think or feel in the future.

When we’re depressed, our brains process thoughts of the future as if we’ll be sad forever. When we’re happy and have lots of energy, we make big plans as if we’ll always feel that way. Lottery winners feel an initial euphoria and think they’re set for life, but studies show their mood returns to baseline after about 1 year. Age and development helps you push the fog of foresight a little further, but it’s still hard.

I don’t know you, but if I were speaking to myself at age 22, I would caution making a decision like that so early. I still cringe about being tasked with picking a college major at 18 and how wrong that could’ve gone, and this is easily 100x more important.

I did some searching and I’m seeing 1937 and 1938, so yeah, that’s probably about right.

It looks real, and the follow-up gets weirder.

A quick search found the following panels here, if anyone is interested:

How is Nintendo going to feed its family now?

Ok, I’ll put Akira on my list…

For sure. I bet there’s a substantial number of people who only know of it from the references and haven’t seen the show.

Could it mean “this changes everything!”?

As in, a fancy way of saying we’ve truly entered a new age? I’m trying to think of a modern equivalent but am drawing a blank.

Including arguably the most famous episode!

Also, fun fact for the other Trekkies on here: the main character in this episode was William Shatner.

Frankly, I wouldn’t want to work in an office whose floorplan is only measured in 3 dimensions.

I love this