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Curated Absurdity Food Minnesota

SPAM (part I of IV)

We blame UC#3 for today’s torturous tempest of a Spam BLOTT. Gentlepeople – I am still waiting on Securities Exchange Commission approval of our WLBOTT fund but should have it by tomorrow. But I wanted to explain one of the investment choices. Our most Esteamed Senior Elder, UC#4 (Señor Viejo), has a strong affinity for […]

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Animal Kingdom Food Late Stage Capitalism Project 2124

The Moral Ambivalence of Loving Chick-Fil-A

This began as a simple request: Favorite Chicken Recipes / Favorite Chicken Fast Food. But oh, the roads this led us down… I already shared my favorite chicken recipe (Faux Tandoori Chicken; https://www.wlbott.com/?p=27496), but for the fast food I have to say Chick-Fil-A. I love it… and I hate that I love it. KM So, […]

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Adventures of the Elders Food

Lives of the Elders: May 16, 2024

The Elders have rich and varied lives, and in the case of UC#4, a complete detachment from reality. Let’s check in…. KM If anyone tries the Dinner cookbook, may I recommend the Faux Tandoori Chicken recipe, which Mr. KM[1] requests weekly. I don’t even like Indian food that much, but I’m obsessed with this one. […]

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Book Club Food Meaning of Life Ukraine

WLBOTT Re-Reading List (part II of XVII)

UC#3 sparked our interest recently with this suggestion: A survey for the elders – which books have you ‘reread’ the most? I’m not asking for favorite books or most compelling, but which books have continued to read again? UC#3 KM and UC#2 Both KM and UC#2 are huge Harry Potter fans. UC#2 uses the first […]

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Project 2124 Work-Life Balance

Entertainment Guide: 2124

The Bachelorette The Bachelorette proves to be a timeless classic, but the selection process has changed in the year 2124. Just pick a brain. Reading Reading is still an enjoyable pastime, but in the year 2124, people would rather pay to watch someone read, rather than reading themselves. Note that the paid reader does not […]

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Adventures of the Elders Book Club Scholarship/Erudition

WLBOTT Re-Reading List (part I of XVII)

[big thanks to UC#3 and all the Elders for today’s BLOTT. This series will span several days.] Elder KM Just the idea that there is a summary of The Subtle Art of Not Giving A #!@% for people who are too busy to read the unabridged version, says something about America. I’m not sure what […]

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Alaska Climate Change Project 2124 Will there be a buffet?

The AMOC Diaspora (part II)

In one WLBOTT 2124 timeline, a major ocean current collapses, causing fairly rapid climate change to Scandinavia and parts of northern Europe. This leads the US to open up a large area of Alaska to the climate refugees, (or Frosties, as they become known) for the great Ice Exodus. In this Project 2124 timeline, the […]

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Fine Arts Korea Project 2124

Face Zero

This South Korean artist has almost no web presence outside of this portfolio page: https://facezero.artstation.comand Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/seongjin_kim The WLBOTT Ministry of Truth and Beauty wanted to post some of their haunting images here to preserve their Internet presence and help spread their vision. All images were liberated from FaceZero’s portfolio page https://facezero.artstation.com

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Erudition Project 2124

Project 2124: People, People, People!

In the year 2124, how many people are we talking about? From antiquity until the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the global population grew very slowly, at about 0.04% per year. After about 1800, the growth rate accelerated to a peak of 2.1% annually during the 1962–1968 period, but since then, due to the worldwide […]

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Project 2124 TechnoBLOTT

Bench marking the Advances of AI Image Generation: 2024 – 2124

For decades, the challenge of AI “understanding” human speech was summarized by this humorous phrase: Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. To set a benchmark for Project 2124, WLBOTT presents the current state of the art, and will revisit this topic every 25 years until 2124. Calendar Friday, May 3, 2024 […]