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The 'For All Mankind' universe is about to get a whole lot bigger
Time for a completely new story tbh. This particular well is getting dry. Spin offs are. Ever as good as the original and happen because the writers have run out of new ideas and just want to rehash old ones.
The art to a good service is knowing when to say no. A pretty smart person once said that.Something entirely new, based on a novel or two would be good.Pity The Expans or the three body problem are already done.
how about the moon is a harsh mistress?
Or the long earth series
or the bridger stories
or The Legacy of Herot (might get accused of being an extended alien rip off, but really a story of what can happen when you mess with an ecosystem you don’t understand )
For something completely different how about a Royal Navy napoleonic wars series? Eg hornblower ot Aubrey/Maturin.
or the scarlet pimpernel
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Australian court is the latest to attack Apple on behalf of rich corporations
I love the story of the little red hen, particularly the Ronald Reagan version.
it explains so much about the nexus of entrepreneurism and just who is entitled to benefit from those activities. And the role of government in capturing those benefits for the loudest voices.Once upon a time there was a little red hen who scratched about the barnyard until she uncovered some grains of wheat. She called her neighbors and said 'If we plant this wheat, we shall have bread to eat. Who will help me plant it?'
"Not I, " said the cow.
"Not I," said the duck.
"Not I," said the pig.
"Not I," said the goose.
"Then I will," said the little red hen. And she did. The wheat grew tall and ripened into golden grain. "Who will help me reap my wheat?" asked the little red hen.
"Not I," said the duck.
"Out of my classification," said the pig.
"I'd lose my seniority," said the cow.
"I'd lose my unemployment compensation," said the goose.
"Then I will," said the little red hen, and she did.
At last it came time to bake the bread. "Who will help me bake bread?" asked the little red hen.
"That would be overtime for me," said the cow.
"I'd lose my welfare benefits," said the duck.
"I'm a dropout and never learned how," said the pig.
"If I'm to be the only helper, that's discrimination," said the goose.
"Then I will," said the little red hen.
She baked five loaves and held them up for her neighbors to see.
They all wanted some and, in fact, demanded a share. But the little red hen said, "No, I can eat the five loaves myself."
"Excess profits," cried the cow.
"Capitalist leech," screamed the duck.
"I demand equal rights," yelled the goose.
And the pig just grunted.
And they painted "unfair" picket signs and marched round and round the little red hen, shouting obscenities.
When the government agent came, he said to the little red hen,
"You must not be greedy."
"But I earned the bread," said the little red hen.
"Exactly," said the agent. "That's the wonderful free enterprise system. Anyone in the barnyard can earn as much as he wants. But under our modern government regulations the productive workers must divide their product with the idle."
And they lived happily ever after, including the little red hen, who smiled and clucked, "I am grateful, I am grateful."
But her neighbors wondered why she never again baked any more bread.
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iPadOS 17.5 beta teases OLED display upgrade for 2024 iPad Pro models
For field work, I’m wondering if OLED will be bright enough compared with mini LED.
if the Air got the promotion display, it might be the better option for that kind of activity.
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No, you won't get a black eye from Apple Vision Pro
They’re holding it wrong.
given other recent articles, perhaps not the Vision Pro.
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New iPads Pro, iPad Air, and USB-C accessories expected in early May
I use one for actual work though (remote field work). It isn't a lux purchase for me. Agree they are getting too expensive and for most people an MBA would be better these prices.
