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This is an interview with a DOGE "grunt", and probably illustrative of the kind of results that their process produces:
www.npr.org/transcripts/...
Why I joined DOGE : Planet Money
What was it like to work inside Elon Musk's DOGE? The cost-cutting initiative promised transparency, but most of its actions have been shrouded in secrecy.For months, there were reports of software en...
www.npr.org
June 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I don't normally like giving my time or attention to the perpetraitor's antics; but I feel the need to point out:
With all the middle school bully malice in that ambush, he's pulling attention away from the other destructive crap he's doing.
March 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I was afraid that the consequences of bad choices by parents was going to do real harm to children. One death, and there will be inevitable long term harm to some that are caught in this measle outbreak.
apnews.com/article/meas...
A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade
A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas. It's the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015.
apnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 10:29 AM
In case you haven't caught on, this is the pattern:
Announcements made after the close of business on a Friday, followed by back tracking on Monday, if it gets too much negative kick back.
February 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Ok this was worth a view: Questlove, some truly aggressive hot sauces on wings, and a very cool interview, on his birthday!

youtu.be/XtYRMCvbs3o?...
Questlove Refuses Defeat While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones
YouTube video by First We Feast
youtu.be
February 7, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Ok, let me see if I have this right. An unelected financial supporter of the of the current president is being allowed to install his own un-vetted personnel in important federal offices and lock out access from the actual federal employees...really?
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Exclusive: Musk aides lock Office of Personnel Management workers out of computer systems
The systems include a vast database containing birth dates, Social Security numbers, appraisals, home addresses, pay grades and length of service of government workers, sources said.
www.reuters.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I'm in the mood to post about someone doing something worthwhile with their life and resources:
www.statesman.com/story/news/l...
Round Rock man's tech idea helps needy people around the globe build water wells
Round Rock resident RC Crawford's award-winning idea for a drill has helped people build cheaper water wells in India, Uganda, Brazil and Guatemala.
www.statesman.com
January 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This administration circus ought to be interesting. Cue the rule of unintended consequences in 3 - 2 -...
January 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
My expectations: We've all seen this same sh!t show, before, and we'll see it again. There will initially be a lot of "ready, fire, aim!", with blame shifting to the previous administration.

Later, the scapegoats will be released from the pens...
January 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I caught this of Science Friday on the way home. I thought it might catch the attention of a number of my friends:
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/sci...
Why Editors At Scientific Journals Are Resigning En Masse
Publishers want to put out more papers with less editorial staff, all while charging scientists more to publish. Editors have had enough.
www.sciencefriday.com
January 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
and I have been a player of tabletop role-playing games since the very earliest releases.

As such, don't be surprised when my posts are all over the spectrum.

We will see where this goes.
January 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Just so people know who they are dealing with:
I'm electronics technician that works in the life-safety iindustry; I'm a long-time member of the Society for Creative Anachronisms (and as such a bit of an amateur historian);
January 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM