ArkanianOffshoot

and literature. and philosophy. and medicine. and geography. and astronomy.

at least a third of the stars you see at night have names that come from Arabic! (Betelgeuse, Aldebaran, Rasalhague, Altair, Deneb, etc.)

…after which your favorite healthcare insurance provider will use its own AI-powered systems to deny coverage for your AI-prescribed meds :D

yay!

Reminds me of that scene in Ubik where Joe Chip has to put a coin in his front door for it to open lol

The door refused to open. It said, “Five cents, please.”

He searched his pockets. No more coins; nothing. “I’ll pay you tomorrow,” he told the door. Again it remained locked tight. “What I pay you,” he informed it, “is in the nature of a gratuity; I don’t have to pay you.”

“I think otherwise,” the door said. “Look in the purchase contract you signed when you bought this conapt.”

…he found the contract. Sure enough; payment to his door for opening and shutting constituted a mandatory fee. Not a tip.

“You discover I’m right,” the door said. It sounded smug.

making friends and keeping them (or social skills in general)