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It was one of the 20-something basic channels when my family first got cable. I don't think they split into a local and cable until they acquired WB programming. I mostly remember WGN for having hours of Bozo. I still remember an episode where he was calling for the kids to toss a ball in the buckets and wound up picking the name of a teenager who seemed to be there with a group for giggles. I think they may have been the last channel to carry Bozo. We had our own Bozo on our local affiliate, but I think he ended around 82-83.

Get ready to start your early investments: It may not be accepted by 2030, but you'll see at least as much of it as regular meat by 2040 and it is very possible that it will pass regular meat in consumption by 2050. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-10/lab-meat-is-getting-closer-to-supermarket-shelves

Laverne & Shirley was one of my mom's "must watch" sitcoms when I was a kid. If I remember right, it followed Happy Days on ABC on Tuesday nights. I could be wrong, I was five when it went off the air.

They actually managed to accomplish something similar in my state. It's illegal to call any sort of vegetarian product with a meat referencing name. I'd be happy to see most farms disappear. The poultry industry has taken advantage of the lack of regulation in this state so you have huge chicken houses popping up in residential areas and stinking up the place. When it comes to beef and other four legged food products, the amount of deforestation, wildlife killing and water pollution is atrocious. Just look at what they do for the beef and poultry industry when it comes to the Amazon. Fuck those farmers.

I totally expect lobbying groups like the U.S. Cattlemen's Association to ramp up their misinformation campaign about cultured meat. Of course, I'm sure many red state politicians will follow their lead, but history is proven that the market eventually favors better technology that's hit a certain price level.

They're close if not already there: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/lab-grown-meat-starting-feel-real-deal

From what I understand texture has been one of the primary focuses during its development. I figure that most people won't miss those leftovers if the quality meat is cheaper overall. If there is a demand, I don't see it being that difficult to manufacture pink slime or whatever you want to call it.

So, it looks like price is now linked to scale. When production ramps up price will go down. In the next few years you're going to see cultured meat on supermarket shelves here. Livestock agriculture combined with growing global demand for meat has been one of the driving factors of climate change and deforestation. Eliminating a majority of livestock will result in cleaner water and air in many places as well as the chance for wildlife to return to its native areas. Just got to get past the tinfoil hat wearing anti-GMO crowd who wield a disproportional influence. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/02/no-kill-lab-grown-meat-to-go-on-sale-for-first-time

Twitter ... the place where every person who thinks they have an ounce of fame feel the need to post every brain fart and unasked for opinion. Is it really that hard for people to just keep their more socially unacceptable opinions in their circle of friends and family instead of grabbing a bullhorn and saying "here's what I think, FIRE ME!" (posting anonymously on a message board works too)

I'm sort of apprehensive about it because Villeneuve is directing it. He makes visually great movies but he doesn't seem to bring the same spark to his actors. It usually feels like they're just there to wander around these spectacular set pieces. I'm not getting much of different impression with this. Say what you want about Lynch's Dune, but he brought that extra something out of his cast that still strikes a chord. Plus the costumes were great. It was kind of the same story with Blade Runner 2049, which I looked forward to. Upon seeing it though, I thought the visuals were great but all the actors pretty much maintained the same, almost uninterested, expressions throughout the movie no matter what was happening. Again, Scott was able to bring something out of his cast that Villeneuve wasn't.

Maybe not, but we do have food printers. They're limited right now, but eventually we may be able to break things down to a handful of proteins, starches and sugars so that we would have the biological goo to create almost anything at a cellular level. I figure we'll eventually see fast food line cooks replaced by them.

I'm dreading the next couple of months. I still have my job but we've taken a lot of hits from the virus. It is looking like it may be worse than predictions between now and February so I'm already planning ahead for hard times.

Kevin Bacon bacon anyone? https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/02/27/celebrity-salami-bite-labs/5861595/

Tyson and Cargill have already done that. We're in the phase where the public is still apprehensive about it, but that's been the way of all technological advances.

It's not the price of a sports car. The cost of the patties are expected to drop to $10 next year, largely because production is being upscaled. The meat at the Israeli Restaurant is free because they want feedback from customers. https://vegnews.com/2019/7/price-of-lab-grown-meat-to-plummet-from-280000-to-10-per-patty-by-2021 There's also companies that specialize in the research of cultured fats in order to improve taste and texture: https://www.supertrends.com/cultured-fats-for-food/ This is what I mean about designer food being on the horizon. It's not just going to be producing this meat without an animal, but also making food that's specifically meant for the individual.

Probably, though, I'm guessing it would still be taboo.

Less than 10 years ago a burger made with cultured meat cost $300,000. Now the same burger can be produced for $13. What's happening in Israel are the first steps toward not only the acceptance of cultured meat, but also a potential market for designer food: https://www.fastcompany.com/90572093/at-the-first-lab-grown-meat-restaurant-you-can-eat-a-cultured-chicken-sandwich Keep in mind, we may be some time away. But as the technology progresses, sometime in the future you may go into a restaurant and not only be given the choice of "medium rare or well done" but also options for texture and taste. It may sound weird in 2020, but in 2030 you may have already started eating this stuff.

Tom Cruise is a very interesting person: https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/mission-impossible-star-tom-cruise-has-actually-saved-lives-more-than-once.html/ Unfortunately, the Scientology thing really weighs against him.

Can you not vote early in person and get a provisional ballot in your state?

He was on mine. There were so many candidates I thought the Secretary of State here was trying to mess with everyone. But I guess the placement was truly random since Biden was No. 5 on page one and Trump was the very last candidate listed on the bottom of Page 2. Kanye was on the top of Page 2 if I recall correctly.

He also inspired a whole generation of debunkers on YouTube. You had almost real time debunks of all those Ghost Hunter shows and Psychic shows in real time. I think he did a lot to inspire that.

I think Rogan is a good interviewer when it comes to comedians and scientists. When he talks shop with other comedians, its a very interesting listen. His interviews with scientists are pretty good because he seems genuinely interested in how things work. That said, he's been letting himself turn into the voice of "the bros" and being too open-minded when it comes to the conspiracy types.

He also toured with Alice Cooper in the 1970s:

One significant death overlooked during this time of election. James Randi was probably the world's most well-known skeptic and debunker of the modern age. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03050-5