RickJWagner

That’s a great read. I wish more people wrote like that.

The article is credited to this guy. ( He makes a LinkedIn post about the article, too. )

If this is AI, I’m impressed by the amount of detail-sprinkling it’s throwing in.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrep66/

Would’ve been better had it been by Reg Rabhsrahcire.

No. My wife has migraines, though, triggered by flashing lights. I’d have to wonder about the long term affects from the glasses.

Add to that the blinking LEDs that track eye movements. No thanks.

John Henry said, “I feed four little brothers

And baby sisters’ walkin’ on her knees

Now did the Lord say that machines ought to take place of livin’?

And what’s a substitute for bread and beans? I ain’t seen it!

Do engines get rewarded for their steam?”

- “John Henry” sung by Johnny Cash

Adding this for readers curious about the Manhattan Institutes methods and findings.

Are there any studies that show different results?

https://manhattan.institute/article/is-wikipedia-politically...

Perhaps the next great opportunity is to be the person that designs the best process for setting up and running Schmidt’s ‘invisible AI coding sweat shop’.

Running such an operation is going to be multi-faceted. You have to have the know-how to bring in the AI coding assistants. You have to have a very tight framework for quickly specifying tests, and staying ahead of the bots. The integration. The build processes. The source code management. Etc.

Maybe one person can really be that super productive bot overseer, but they’re going to need tools and strong processes.

Building all that seems to be a fertile field.

That is a great question. It’s curious to me, I bet it’s positively baffling to many on the left.

I see things Trump does that are not in alignment with my values, that’s true.

He does move the ball forward on some conservative positions, so there is reason to approve of him. But does one outweigh the other?

  I think he is a good showman.  ( Remember, before he was a Republican he hung out with Don King and hosted Saturday Night Live— twice! ) The man knows how to reach people through a camera.  He obviously shows enough appeal that he won the popular vote.  

It is curious, and I bet will be an interesting study for future generations of political science students.

Your good news for the day!

I swear I read an article not long ago declaring the US was losing top talent to other locales.

I suppose data could be used to justify whatever position and thus earn daily bread for the headline. Tomorrow there’ll need to be another story.

My career kicked into high gear some time around 2008. I saw somewhere online where a publisher was seeking a volunteer book reviewer / junior editor.

I volunteered, did the best job I could, and posted an honest review via blog. I got more review requests, and a few other publishers contacted me for the same.

I didn’t really master much, because I didn’t put hands on keyboard for a lot of it. But I got a good view of the technical landscape, and I accumulated a nice paperback library.

Before too long, the free books became free ebooks and some of my contacts needed renewing as natural career progression took place. I let my ‘hobby’ die off as I dug deeper in the topics that interested me.

So that era passed. I still have several books with my name in the credits, sort of a souvenir set from the time.

Are you close ( I mean really close. Often share meals close ) to any families that have special needs kids?

Just curious.

Reminds me of the famous photo showing Anderson Cooper in hip waders, standing in a flooded hole. It appears that flood waters were chest high, but if you saw the surrounding terrain you realized the water was not nearly so deep, it only seemed that way because he was standing in a hole.

Parents of special needs kids are amazing. I have a very good friend who married a really nice girl, their only child was born with Down’s syndrome. They are incredible parents, and they are an incredible family. Their son brings many challenges, but they are happy as they meet every situation. Compared to my own life, I would say my friends life is different. Different joys, different problems. God bless all these families. Being around them is a blessing to you.

That’s government acting like business. It’s their device, of course they want their app on it.

They should be very careful about security, though. Otherwise, it seems like a natural work tool. I’m pretty sure a similar app will be standard stuff from here out.

I’d be anxious, too, if I were just starting my career. Those kids just invested a lot of time and money in an education, and the payoff looks a lot like a gamble.

But AI is going to help, not hurt in the long run. Technology always makes things better and cheaper in the long run. Poverty diminishes, free time increases, things truly do get better over time. This’ll be a short term bump, but it’ll be a steep one.

Your relationship with your future self has health consequences.

I’ve lived much of my life in the upper Midwest and have close relatives in Wyoming.

Nobody behaves like that. Ever.

The environment is harsh and people unfailingly help each other. Law and order is respected. The culture is one of independence, but rooted strongly in public good.

What the author wrote must surely have been an attempt at humor in the Patrick F. McManus vein.

“Here, guns were part of the furniture, and my taciturn neighbors used them on one another with heart-breaking regularity. These domestic killers rarely went to jail, since they could usually remind the jury that the deceased, whom most of the jurors knew, needed killing anyway.”

It’s enjoyable reading, but I realized the author wasn’t to be taken seriously at this point.

I agree. Today has some very good stories on Hacker News, best day I can remember.

“Violin makers, aka luthiers”…. Lest anyone be confused, luthiers work on any stringed instrument with a neck. Guitars, banjos, etc.

“Violin makers, aka luthiers”…. Lest anyone be confused, luthiers work on any stringed instrument with a neck. Guitars, banjos, etc.

Self affirmations work, but it’s a gradual thing

I was never a coffee drinker, but I became interested because what was said in Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s newsletter. ( There is a ton of medical research covered in there. )

I didn’t dig in too deeply, but started drinking a morning cup of sugar free double mocha cappuccino, to help my workouts.

If I’m fooling myself, don’t tell me. I like the cappuccino.

Health insurance before Medicare is definitely possible. The ACA ( Obamacare ) provides subsidies to those with low or medium income. That means if you spend from cash savings, healthcare can be affordable. ( But note that in doing so you are going to pay more taxes in the future, because you are foregoing Roth conversions, which show up as income and reduce the subsidies. )

Early retirement is absolutely attainable. To hear stories ( of questionable provenance), visit FIRE forums. I can personally attest to knowing people that have done it— married people with kids. It takes nowhere near the figure you’ve cited. Listen to retirement podcasts, you will hear from plenty of people that have done it.

To get real, actionable advice join the Bogleheads community. Good luck.

One result was the small surplus in the budget.

Does Clinton deserve a. Ok the credit, for signing off on it? No, of course not. He deserves some of the credit. The rest goes to the Republican congress, which did the budgeting.

Credit where credit is due.

Spending money sparingly is like reducing weight in an automobile. A car will get better gas mileage, go faster, break less often, and be more responsive with less weight.

So it is with spending. When you spend less, you can retire earlier, your finances are more secure, you feel less pressure and stress, etc. You have more flexibility in the kinds of jobs you can take. Perhaps best of all, you end up accumulating less stuff, and less complicated things, which makes your life simpler.

Frugality doesn’t get the flashy press that consumerism does, but it’s a winning life strategy.

Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich.

Perhaps the best left/right cooperative government of our lifetime.

Skeptical? Review the famous Contract with America.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_with_America

I can’t imagine that.

Politicians are supposed to lead. To present courses of action. Not to criticize other politicians after some event has already occurred and outcomes are visible.

It’s as if you were riding in a car with a friend, speeding. If you tell the friend “slow down, this is dangerous” then you are acting a little bravely and this is virtuous. Waiting to see if you get to your destination or have a crash before opening your mouth is definitely not virtuous.