I think it’s plausible right now. We have brain-computer interfaces under active research (for things like stroke recovery or limb-loss patients).

At the same time, neuroscience researchers have been able to switch off parts of the brain temporarily to study things like how the Wernicke area affects our use of language.

You could probably combine the two for something that fits the bill.

That being said, what I’m envisioning is more along the lines of “strap the victim into a chair and hook them up to a lot of fancy equipment for a reprogramming session” than “point a remote at the victim and press a button”.

Still, it’s pretty spooky to think about.

OTOH, I finds sopes delicious.

Oh, sure, and the spam box in my email might actually have a valuable offer for me!

That sounds backwards to me. If companies are paying all the taxes, why would you insert a second company into the chain? Then both companies would be paying a tax portion, and your salary would be that much less than if you just had a job.

Or were you thinking that you could bamboozle the government out of the tax revenue by saying “Oops, no profit! Salaries cost too much!”? I don’t think that would work unless the entire structure was built with one directive in mind: “Reward Hollywood accounting”

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I want to argue, but I have to admit that your English is far better than my German.

Look at it this way, I’ll eat the stuff you don’t like so there’s more of the stuff you DO like!

Is it the name or the people that creeps you out?

Ok, but I’m an idiot with happy taste buds.

Oof, that’s a sobering realization.

This post is starting to make me think people say “strict” strictly as a euphemism.

What I think it means: The parents never bend the rules for their kids.

What it apparently means: The parents have anger problems.

The price is the price, yo

❤️🐶

Knowing is in the Biblical sense and comes after the entrance ceremonies!

I used to know a woman who would make up names like “North American yodel-hound” or “white-toed chipmunk dog” as the breed for her dogs.