Yes, "Mark Z." is a very convincing chat bot. Almost human! Yes, Edward, he is programmed to lie.

I love Austraila, and I will continue to admire it from suburban Chicago.

It's a worthwhile alternative approach to deepen the understanding of the quadratic equation. Easier? It depends on the teacher and on the student!

I would pre-pay for tickets to this.

In the '80s we just ate Twinkies for breakfast.

So they weren't caught while cutting it?

My parents' social group had Vegas Nights in our basement to raise funds. There were food, drinks, and penny-ante gambling. The next day, we'd be cleaning up and find the occasional cig butt on the the floor. Smoking is a drug addiction. For the smoker, the only thing that matters is having cigs and smoking them. Where do the butts go? "Who knows, who cares?"

My Filipino uncle had a mural of a bucolic scene of the Philippines on his kitchen dinette (in the U.S.). The people in the mural wore these hats, though they were brown (perhaps smoke-hardened, as described in the article). My sister and I (Filipino but U.S. born and raised) called them "Hershey Kisses hats."

Here's Martha with the product; it looks smaller than the photo. But I'd consider buying it.

You'll need a robot assistant.

And if our soldiers do get sick from it, we will definitely take care of those qualifying for care.[1]
[1] See Terms and Conditions.

How do you even clean that knife? You can't, right?

Ollie up to a frontside 50-50 (you know, on the...trucks). Couldn't land it.