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l comes out every day. And it's a little bit spicier than it used to be. But I also published the comic from 10 years ago, exactly 10 years ago to the date. And people who subscribe either on X or on Locals can see both. And the amazing thing is that the 10-year-ago comic is almost exactly what's happening today. It's all about AI in the workplace and robots. And today's was about tiny nano robots…

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ic is ahead of its time by 10 years.

Let's look at some science and see if there's any science that looks like it's backwards. Okay, here's one. Socializing could add years to your life. So apparently the people who socialize the most live the longest, and therefore they suggest that it's the socializing that makes you live longer. And then they gave some examples of the socializing, and it includes joining sports teams. Now they're talking about older adults. This is for older adults, not teenagers. And volunteering and spending time with grandchildren. You know what all of those things have in common? They are things you don't want to do unless you're healthy. Would you join a sports team if you're unhealthy and middle-aged? Probably not. Maybe bocce. But it seems to me if you're looking at the subset of people who could join a sports team when they're middle-aged

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, any sports team, tennis, whatever, I would say that group is probably more likely to live longer than the other people. So backwards science, at least partially. It might also be true that socializing is good for your health. I wouldn't be surprised. Here's one that really pisses me off. How many of you believe that there's a thing called the Bermuda Triangle and that the reason it's famous is…

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