Nice! Looks like the managers got one of the programmers drunk to find out what was really going on.

Sun is small and would be pretty faint from just a few light years away, but it’s possible.

The last thing the democrats want is to be plausibly held responsible for a flood of illegal immigrants. This is ‘Murika and it’s less than two years until the presidential election.

Problem is, the only materials that fit your description and are cheaply available in the massive quantities needed are fossil hydrocarbons.

Had no idea Ernie was that big. Kinda rocks my world

They must have just seen Ken Branagh’s Henry V.

Worth noting that the US has numerous uranium mines that are shuttered or maintained on inactive status due to low global demand. As far as I know, there is not a single active uranium mine in the USA today.

Anyone who has remotely been paying attention knows that ethanol production is energy negative. It would be greener just to burn the petroleum. It’s just an expensive farm subsidy that raises the price of food.

Robots will be able to make whatever they are built to make, including excellent Neapolitans. But considering the huge numbers of people who love and consume really 4th rate pizza, the robots will only be as good as people’s taste.