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How do real newspapers stack up against the mega-advertising TV from the movie Idiocracy (2006)? The answer will probably not surprise you!

Oct 16, 2023

Film / TV

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Abstract: The 2006 movie Idiocracy depicts an extremely stupid consumerist-focused future. One of the scenes shows a character watching a TV show on a television surrounded by an unbelievably large number of intrusive ads (Figure 1). But is this an unbelievable fraction of screen real-estate to dedicate to ads? Let’s find out! Materials & Methods:…
A possibly-legal way to officially be paid for advertising purposes while serving in a public office! Run it by a lawyer first, though.

May 2, 2022

Finance, Law, Government, & Politics

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Background: Most countries have laws that discourage public officials from being financially compensated to use their official powers to benefit particular companies. (This is usually called “bribery.”) For example, a state governor probably couldn’t declare July 5 to be “Official BestUsedAutoDeals.com Appreciation Day, Use Referral Code AUTO4U.” However—maybe there’s a “one weird trick”-style loophole that…