[QUOTE=chalsall;539319]And what do you propose instead?[/QUOTE]
My ancestors used to light fires on hills when enemies were coming...
Now, would you ask any of them about satellites, smartphones, and internet?

[QUOTE=LaurV;539359]My ancestors used to light fires on hills when enemies were coming...
Now, would you ask any of them about satellites, smartphones, and internet?[/QUOTE]

It's all smoke and mirrors to me...but a nice tone in a valley carries well also.

The latest on PG&E and the Camp Fire
 

(my emphasis)
[url=https://apnews.com/b9a1b0ea20a2f76307cafcc6c64000bc]PG&E to plead guilty to lethal crimes in 2018 wildfires[/url][quote]<snip>
As with its prior criminal conviction, [b]no one from PG&E will go to prison for the company's felony crimes.[/b] Instead, its plea agreement with the Butte County District Attorney's office calls for PG&E to pay a $4 million fine, the maximum allowed. It will also help pay for efforts to restore access to water for residents affected by the loss of a canal destroyed by what became known as the Camp Fire.
<snip>
Butte County officials have said 85 people died in the Camp Fire. It wasn't immediately clear why [b]PG&E agreed to plead guilty to 84 counts of manslaughter[/b] instead of 85. Besides the litany of involuntary manslaughter, PG&E also will plead guilty to a single count of unlawfully starting a fire.[/quote]

[QUOTE=Dr Sardonicus;540621](my emphasis)
[url=https://apnews.com/b9a1b0ea20a2f76307cafcc6c64000bc]PG&E to plead guilty to lethal crimes in 2018 wildfires[/url][/QUOTE]

I would say "wrist slap", but oddly, companies, despite having been granted all the constitutional rights of personhood with none of the odious attendant responsibilities, have no wrists.

[QUOTE=ewmayer;540635]having been granted all the constitutional rights of personhood[/QUOTE]That happened back when corporations were mortal, with a defined life span at birth.

[url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/30/astrophysicist-gets-magnets-stuck-up-nose-while-inventing-coronavirus-device]Astrophysicist gets magnets stuck up nose while inventing coronavirus device[/url] | Australia news | The Guardian

Gorbachev and Pizza Hut
 

[URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5yryP2GzHI"]https://getpocket.com/explore/item/mikhail-gorbachev-s-pizza-hut-thanksgiving-miracle?utm_source=pocket-newtab[/URL]
[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5yryP2GzHI[/URL]

'Dalek' spotted on UK street telling humans to 'stay inside' and 'self isolate'
 

[url]https://www.indy100.com/article/coronavirus-dalek-doctor-who-self-isolate-social-distancing-9448011[/url]

[QUOTE=kladner;541881][url]https://www.indy100.com/article/coronavirus-dalek-doctor-who-self-isolate-social-distancing-9448011[/url][/QUOTE]Glorious.
:tank::clap:

Amazing and hilarious. I wonder "Who" was able to come up with a functional Dalek simulation. :smile:

[QUOTE=kladner;541901]Amazing and hilarious. I wonder "Who" was able to come up with a functional Dalek simulation. :smile:[/QUOTE]They've probably been working on it for a while. When [i]Il Duce[/i] was in the UK in 2018, someone came up with a "Dalek J. Trump" complete with orange hairpiece, red tie, and a contingent of "secret service agents."