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Don't Panic
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Adapting (or getting used to) AI based headhunter/agency recruiter calls is going to take me a while to adapt to... these systems will need to evolve a bit.

I don't know what impact this will have on recruiters positions, either.
November 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
In Trumps 2 terms the government has been shut down 3 times
3 days in January 2018
35 days in 2018-19
43 days for 2025
Total: 81

Cumulative prior shutdowns were: 1980 (1), 1981 (4), 1984 (1), 1986 (1), 1990 (3), 11/1995 (6), 1995-96 (21), 2913 (16) -> Total: 53 days.

How long for the next one?
November 22, 2025 at 10:42 PM
So, given the current reports of Donald Trump performing fellatio (true of otherwise)...

Donald Trump gives the best blowjobs, nobody gives better blowjobs than Donald Trump... Just ask Donald Trump!
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Make this make sense:

Several women (Karen McDougal, Stormy Daniels, now a woman (formerly teen) exploited by Epstein, etc.) who had sex with Donald Trump in the 1980s to 2006? all appear to repeat that he told them that they all reminded him of his daughter Ivanka.

bit.ly/49YiM5r
Donald Trump Tell Wendy Williams That He Has S.e.x In Common With Ivanka
During a 2013 appearance on Wendy Williams talk show with his daughter Ivanka, the current GOP presidential nominee made a pretty creepy comment about what he and his daughter had in common. With both of them sitting down with Williams, the host asked them to play a game known as ‘Fave Five,’ where Williams asks her guests some questions. In response to what she had in common with her father, Ivanka gave a relatively standard answer, saying golf and real estate are the two interests she shares with her dad. However, when it was the real estate mogul’s turn, he brought up s.e.x, quickly saying he shouldn’t because she was his daughter. “Well, I was going to say s.e.x, but I can’t relate that to her,” Trump told Williams while pointing to Ivanka. Trump’s history of sexualizing his daughter has been noted throughout the campaign, with numerous media appearances popping up of him agreeing that his daughter is a piece of ass and that he’d be dating Ivanka if they weren’t related.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Trump talks about going out and negotiating individual health care insurance, individually one may be looking at $1000 per person. If you have a spouse and a (or multiple) child(ren), that could be $2000+ a month for the plan to cover you and/or your family. This is Trumps plan?
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Was listening to some Elon Musk spew, do we need humanoid robots (do you have a use for one?). Do people need their own R2D2 or C3PO (why Star Wars androids?)?

We have vacuum robot and mop and lawn mowers (for individuals), do we need personal bipedal robots or is that not a useful form?
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Was driving home one night, I hear on the radio: "carrier" has phones/plans for people 55+ (cell phones for seniors).
Me, speeding in car, 55, have 2 phones (Android, iPhone): "Say what? Fuck off!"

I am not listing the carrier, I am sure other carriers are doing this...
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The Dot-com bubble implosion began in March 2000, when the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index peaked, and continued to collapse through October 2002. When will the AI bubble implosion begin and how long will it go until?
November 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Trump has been talking about lowering health insurance costs.

Trump first term raised health insurance rates (from ACA/ObamaCare rates)
Trump Second Term still raising health insurance rates.

If you don't pay your health insurance, ask your employer what the costs/rates were and are now.
November 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
In the next 5 years (a reasonable window for projection), given we have WMS (Warehouse Management Systems) software, robotics in packaging (for shipping) and potentially loading trucks, robotic stacks (via the robots used an Amazon, for example), how would human(ish) robots help/impact this?
November 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I get the impression that I am missing something 'cuz I don't give a fuck about AI, what is does (or can do). I get that it could automate some tasks but so does robotics, configuration management, scripting/coding, etc. Times change and people adapt, as do business and job requirements.
November 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
So far, historically Donald J. Trump (as President of the United States) has had 3 government shutdowns (Jan 2018 - 3 days, 2018-2019 - 35 days, 2026 - 26 days and counting), so far 64 days. That is more than any U.S. President can claim as per time with government shutdowns.
October 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
If putting U.S. troops on the grounds in states (as being done currently) is a precursor for the mid term elections, and states determine voting rights (mail in v. voting sites), how would the troops impact the midterm elections in states that have mail in voting (sans politically)?
October 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
It amazes me how many people are unaware of the quantities of cameras (and other surveillance devices) there are in places (both private/businesses and public) and the actions people take that are captured on camera. The amount of electronic/digital data on people is amazing (from ~1989 onwards).
October 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The following question comes to mind: given that ICE agents tend to wear masks to conceal their identities in public, why has nobody called in/reported a terrorist alert and description of agents in any of the cities? Worst case a SWAT team comes down on some masked individuals.
October 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Apparently there were several 'No Kings Day' rallies throughout the nation (USA) and perhaps some in other countries. Will the Trump / MAGA response be to overload and crash Grindr (which I understand to be popular with MAGA men)?
October 19, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Found on Truth Social, not sure the poster knows who was holding the office of President of the United States on that date.
October 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I wonder if I am the only tech who doesn't give a fuck about AI (using it or aspects of what I do being augmented or replaced by AI).
October 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Antifa is a German word, shortened form of the word antifaschistisch ("anti-fascist") and a nickname of Antifaschistische Aktion (1932–1933). The German word Antifa first appeared in 1930. The long form antifaschistisch was borrowed from the original Italian anti-Fascisti ("anti-fascists").
October 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
If both the men who hold the offices of President of the United States and Secretary of War (formerly Secretary of Defense) wear makeup (as well as the VP), does this cascade down the ranks of/for those that serve in the various branches and what will be the standard for mens makeup be?
October 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
So the following U.S. Government branches are currently controlled by the Republican party: Executive, both houses of the Legislative (House & Senate) and the Judicial Branch. So the left (which is not in power) is responsible for the shutdown (according to the majority in power of all 3 branches).
October 3, 2025 at 3:03 AM
What are the chances that we can have the current government shutdown break 35 days (the record set in the first Trump Administration, 12/22/18 - 1/25/19)?
October 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
So today, a person (Pete Hegseth) who achieved the rank of Captain (in the officer ranks of the U.S. Army) gave a speech about warrior ethos to 1-5 star generals (4+ ranks higher).

We are in strange times.
September 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Just a thought: Trump (and his administration, largely consisting of TV personalities) are trying to move America to Fascism. It would appear that we may be heading to where Trump tries to emulate dictators, both current and past, and try to make America like North Korea, Russia, etc.
September 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Would Americans accept a Fascistic nation/environment established by/under the Trump administration and backed by both Congress and the Supreme Court?

Are we headed down the path of Germany 1933-45, Italy 1922 to 43?

Would American conservatives support this change if it impacted their freedoms?
September 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM