This reminds me of the book Rainbows End, by Vernor Vinge. In it, a company uses a mulcher to grind down all the books and shelves in a library, then uses scans of the scraps to reassemble the books in digital form for an AR version of the library.
Current hourly forecast says we’re gonna get thunderstorms around 5 here, but the rain will start at 3.
He’s playing shuffleboard, I think.
I thought trains were the most efficient way to ship goods, though I’ll concede that trains are notoriously bad at crossing oceans.
I agree on the whole anthem/pledge thing, but flyovers do have at least some value in that they give pilots flight hours. Those planes would have to be in the air anyway for training, so they might as well use them for advertising via flyovers.
Oh, it’s a great book. Or at least, I liked it a lot. The library mulching was opposed by most of the characters.