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domods t1_j2415zx wrote
Reply to comment by FayOriginal in Saudi Arabia in talks over plans for next-generation space stations. Saudi space official lays out ambitions for commercial ventures among the stars. by jivatman
According to Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, women in Saudi Arabia experience discrimination in relation to marriage, family, and divorce, despite recent reforms. The Saudi government continues to target and repress women's rights activists and movements.
Looks like gender mixing is forbidden but also allowed, so like 50% chance ur gonna get killed for hanging out with the opposite sex. Jobs for women are almost entirely in the secretarial/office work sector and they can tell you to go home we don't employ women at any time because its technically still the law. You also can't divorce a husband unless you have solid proof of abuse or infidelity, even then there's a good chance the whole fam will disown you for dishonoring the family name.
So...Not the worst....but also not as awesome as they think they are. An absolute monarchy supported entirely on oil money and slave labor tends to do that.
domods t1_j1zgwwe wrote
Rewatch Flubber to see why a flying corvette is a terrible idea in today's infastructure of power lines, houses, street lights, trees and airplanes.
Even if you had Tony Stark's ark reactor as the power source, a true flying car would need drone blades, a literal jet engine or steal whatever the UFOs are using right now to stay in the air...
We'd probably do better with magnetic hover cars, kinda like how bullet trains work... But they wouldn't be able to get off the ground past the magnetic barrier. Read the book: the uglies, they have whole cities with mag-streets for flying hover cars.
domods t1_j5r4d1r wrote
Reply to comment by rileyoneill in I welcome AI takeover by ObjectiveTruth9191
I mean..... You can ask ChatGPT to program another program. Make it a little smarter and the AI can program another AI program.
Hook that baby up to a 3D printer and boom. iRobot.
Jk, it would need self awareness first....that's when we need to worry about skynet.