Hell yes! I grew up with that (In the UK), it was one of the first books I read (And series I watched) in the 80’s/90’s… introducing my daughter now to them.

12 Trials is still something I quote to my wife at times… “You are a wild boar, a wild boar” :D

You’re using teams. Modern teams is built on Skype, which is why it’s shit.

Actually, MythBusters proved that one couldn’t happen, unless the bullets were sub-sonic or low-powered and the diver was within 1 or 2 foot of the surface… water’s just too dense and depletes the power. And something higher power just made a big splash and bits of shrapnel that didn’t have much penetrating power.

You mean 2^267,709?

Funny… that’s a phone number I know.

It was a term coined to describe the step-by-step process modern tech platforms go through:

1. be good, get customers, grow
2. get large enough to corner market, concentrate on profits
3. get large enough to move to politicise their approach, drive out competition through aggressive tactics, and lock in consumers
4. drive more profit through dark patterns and ensure nobody wins but the stakeholders

It’s specifically that, and there wasn’t a word that described that process previously, as it’s only something that’s possible in a modern, “web scale” worldwide platform.

I’m guessing Ford and Slartibartfast will try and get in to this floating party, and it’ll hit Arthur in the small of the back somehow :D