Smartphones made an incredible change. We used to plan trips months or even years in advance. Mailing to foreign embassies for visas, gathering maps, buying travelor’s cheques, making reservations by mail, researching by borrowing books from the library - all took a lot of time and effort.

Hey, thanks. That makes sense.

Yeah, I did the same thing.

Yeah. I’m guessing it’s harder to write songs in tonal languages.

Interesting. I think I’ll try it.

I always found the idea of singing in a tonal language weird. I guess it works though.

If you want an idea where you stand, the world median income is about $7.26 per day or $2700 per year.

He’s absolutely right. And while we’re at it, can we rename the “World” Series?

It didn’t work well on Star Trek. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdSJFrhb-HM

The Russians said it wll be repaired quickly. The accuracy of this is anyone’s guess.

With Japan’s population losing almost a million a year, Tokyo is not likely to regain the title.

But if bacteria killed us entirely, the world would go on with barely a whimper.

Many countries have pay per use public restrooms. Sometimes there’s someone sitting outside handing out toilet paper after you pay. Sometimes it a coin insert turnstile. Us oldsters call them Johnny Cash.

It shouldn’t have happened at all. Abiogenisis is so hugely unlikely, it defies probability.

Not very crucial. It’s a very secure Conservative riding.

Unfortunately, most of the people flying drones do it at a height where the annoying buzz disturbs the people below.

That’s pretty high, but they are mighty annoying.

The early church was actually kinda communist, having all things in common.

Yeah, and he said he was heading to work.

It would have been nice if something photobombed the group shot.