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Sorry that your electricity bill has skyrocketed\u2014your neighbor is in love with her dishwasher. It\u2019s nice that she finally found connection, even if it\u2019s with a machine. Oh, and the wedding is set for June!<\/p>\n

Read more Relics of the Not-So-Distant Past<\/a><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t worry\u2014we have the most brilliant scientists in the world working to make sure it\u2019s not in the Cuisinart mixer\u2019s best interest to kill us all.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s the end goal for the electric toothbrush? You\u2019ll have to ask it. But I think we\u2019ll be fine.<\/p>\n

So what if your daughter is using the air-conditioner to help her with her homework? And, by \u201chelp,\u201d we mean just doing it for her. But who cares? Pretty soon, success is going to boil down to who can set their thermostat most effectively anyway.<\/p>\n

Credit cards will<\/em> end our debt crisis.<\/p>\n

We\u2019d love to regulate nuclear weapons, but it would tank the economy. Also, the C.E.O. of Nuclear Weapons, Inc. paid for this ballroom, so . . .<\/p>\n

Oof, we didn\u2019t expect your Roomba to tell your son to harm himself. We\u2019re looking into it.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re being dramatic\u2014the microwave is not frying your ability to think critically about how to make food.<\/p>\n

Maybe this electric wine opener will figure out how to reverse climate change! Or, at least, distract us from the sensation of burning?<\/p>\n

The hypersonic missiles will probably be fine\u2014just don\u2019t stress about it.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m starting to wonder if my bidet is sentient.<\/p>\n

Is it possible that my lawnmower is making me dumber? Let me ask it what it thinks.<\/p>\n

Sure, the printing press will put people out of work. But they\u2019ll find other meaningful work picking berries or something.<\/p>\n

Read more Can Mozart and Salieri Work It Out?<\/a><\/p>\n

No one trusted the wheel when it first came out, either. At least, I don\u2019t think they did. I haven\u2019t met anyone who remembers its launch.<\/p>\n

So what if the compass hallucinates half the time? The other half of the time, it can tell you which way is north. Much faster than a human can, I should add. Especially if the human is asleep or an infant.<\/p>\n

Irrigation systems may require a truly astronomical amount of water. But that\u2019s also the whole point of them.<\/p>\n

Textiles will<\/em> cure cancer, hopefully while simultaneously writing highly tailored romantasy erotica.<\/p>\n

Iron smelting seemed like it was just going to be for nerds, too. But, trust me, after a while, all the coolest Neanderthals were smelting. Like, the ones with the most teeth.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re worried about the bow and arrow replacing your job, just start investing your inheritance instead. A passive income offers more financial security in the long run anyway.<\/p>\n

Stone tools could end civilization\u2014all of it, permanently, forever. Wipe the human race off the face of the earth. And that\u2019s not great. But let\u2019s not be pessimists. They could end up making a<\/em> lot<\/em> of money for a very small number of people instead.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s extremely embarrassing to use a treadmill desk. Actually, this one is true.\u00a0\u2666<\/p>\n

Read more Shaggy\u2019s Boombastic Pilates Session<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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