Uncanny valley

It's not the giant head; that's far enough outside human norms it doesn't trigger UV for me. It's the feet. The lack of feet.

And yet it's oddly hypnotic....

[Probably not sfw, and the comments may be worthy avoiding]

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A prediction

This will end up with more sausages than Oktoberfest. Also, any suggestion that it not will eventually provoke some comment like "quotas" or "Orwellian thought control."

"burn the books"

A small band of brave residents is being credited with saving Vancouver's downtown Chapters bookstore from fire during Wednesday night's widespread violence and vandalism.

Will Culturally Inappropriate Prosperity Doom Us All?

As pointed out in email

Spun right, this could a population bomb for the 21st century:

The basic story is: growth, but not evenly distributed growth. Developed countries are expected to plateau in population and energy demand, but developing countries are expected to grow like gangbusters:
[snip]
What kind of energy will satisfy all that new demand? While renewables and natural gas are expected to grow faster than ever before, and oil and coal are expected to substantially slow their growth, there will nonetheless be more oil and coal burned in 2030 than in 2011:

[Poll #1754119]

Will Culturally Inappropriate Prosperity Doom Us All?

As pointed out in email

Spun right, this could a population bomb for the 21st century:

The basic story is: growth, but not evenly distributed growth. Developed countries are expected to plateau in population and energy demand, but developing countries are expected to grow like gangbusters:
[snip]
What kind of energy will satisfy all that new demand? While renewables and natural gas are expected to grow faster than ever before, and oil and coal are expected to substantially slow their growth, there will nonetheless be more oil and coal burned in 2030 than in 2011:

[Poll #1754119]

Like a big red flag

Reminiscent of the long-dead population of Easter Island , humanity is stuck in a solar system-sized bubble and, as time ticks away, they can’t help but cannibalize everything good in their ever-failing quest to leave the solar system behind.