It’s Starting to Look Like AI Has Killed the Entire Model of College. Yup, it's true. The days of just learning a skill expecting the find someone who is willing to pay for it, is coming to an end. Instead, young people need to think about what problems there are that need solving and learn how to solve them. Become business owners instead of employees. It will take a different set of skills.
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97.5% of Women in STEM Feel Like Frauds Despite Their Success. This is the downside of DEI. When people get promoted or put in positions for which they may not be fully qualified for, you get unconscious bias, which feels like impostor syndrome. We are seeing that in places like the Supreme Court, in politics and education, where people are clearly unqualified for their positions, and it shows. I'm sure it's with some men as well, and perhaps women are just more honest with themselves. I'm sure Emmy Noether, Lise Meitner, Jennifer Doudna and Katherine Johnson didn't experience this. Or even Sabine Hossenfelder. Because they are for real, and earned their credentials.
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Genetics may play a greater role in determining longevity than previously believed. "We use mathematical modeling and analyses of twin cohorts raised together and apart to correct for this factor, revealing that
heritability of human life span due to intrinsic mortality is above 50%." I suspected as much. Paper here.
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English professors require printed copies of readings. I'm not sure I agree with this. It's a step backwards. Having an electronic copy allows me to search for terms and easily get definitions words I am unfamiliar with, or get translations. It does make AI analysis easier, but that, too, is a plus. I could see a move like this taking place at a community college, but at a place like Yale? It doesn't make sense. You're supposed to be a place where accomplished people want to further their studies. Don't hinder their efforts. If they can't pay attention to what they're reading, how did they get into Yale? Is this because of DEI again?
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Moltbook is beginning to be a disaster. API keys being exposed. Administrator unresponsive. What a nightmare. This scenario is fiction but it could easily happen to some poor slob.
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One surgeon created a course for other doctors to take, to help deal with AI in the clinic exam room. Pretty soon, you can get CME!
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ICE protester says her Global Entry was revoked after agent scanned her face. You have to ask yourself if it's really worth it to protest the arrests of illegal aliens. She in the database now. FAFO.
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AI Boom Is Triggering a Loan Meltdown for Software Companies. Loans are assets for banks, because they are fungible. But if people start thinking that the software companies might not deliver and might default, they become less desirable. And not being able to obtain favorable business loans is definitely a liability.
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Apple changed how you order a Mac. It's more granular now, instead of having you pick from preset configurations. I actually prefer this.
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Amazon Layoffs Hit 1,400 in Seattle as Local Tech Jobs Wither. Well, Seattle and Bellevue are in the finding out phase after increasing taxes on Amazon. I suspect that slowly, the company will exit the Seattle area and move elsewhere. And it doesn't help that Microsoft is sputtering. Seattle used to be a stellar place for tech, and now it's much less attractive, especially as cost of living increases and lefty protesting makes life miserable. The tax burden is incredible:
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Effective January 1, 2026, Washington State is increasing the advanced computing B&O surcharge from 1.22% to 7.5% for select companies, per HB 2081.
Effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2029 , Washington state imposes a 0.5% Business and Occupation (B&O) surcharge on businesses with annual taxable income exceeding $250 million. This additional tax applies to the amount of taxable income over $250 million and is separate from regular B&O taxes
The TV industry finally concedes that the future may not be in 8K. Yeah, just having more pixels isn't fun. Especially if the TV has AI and can spy on you. Many people may not have the wall space for huge screens, nor the budget.
Take Oregon: If you earn $200K in Oregon, how much do you lose to taxes? A lot. If you're married and make $200,000 /year, you only keep 71% of that. If you're single, you keep even less.
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Good. Oregon Sees One of Nation’s Largest Drops in Obamacare Marketplace Enrollment. The less people on that socialst plan, the better.
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