Elon has gone on record saying he's a huge sci-fi fan, and has mentioned Iain M Banks in particular who writes a lot of posthuman and transhuman characters. He's literally pulling his ideas directly from fiction.

I'm sure many (American) people think Hugh Laurie is like House in real life too 😂

Well that sucks, I just paid for a full year. Was this announced beforehand or did they disappear with no warning? What else are they going to drop?

This kinda gives me Cardcaptor Sakura vibes.

I use "in essence" for i.e.

My grandma gave him this bed, and he's actually using it!

Not my gumdrop buttons!

Do you do the same routine every day? I've been interested in trying this but I don't know where to start.

Every time I'm using someone else's tech and I see ads I actually quite enjoy them in a nostalgic way. I kind of miss the days when I used to know all the jingles for all the pizza chains and furniture stores in my area.

I'd want a familiar/daemon that was running an AI personality to act as a personal assistant, friend and interactive information source. It could replace therapy and be a personalized tutor, and it would always be up to date on the newest science and global happenings.