14 October 2024

Psilocybin mushrooms are getting more potent. You knew the druggies weren't going to be satisfied with the status quo. And these aren't even legal yet. But who cares, right? Just what American needs right now.

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The mediocre men problem. Nobody can be great anymore.  Mediocre men are finding out that it doesn't pay to stay mediocre anymore. "Employers are scared of bad press, bad employee reviews (on online job sites), or being sued, so they have to be extremely risk averse and impersonal in hiring." Everyone is afraid now. 

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Portland pushes back on progressive policies. Too late, folks. And probably no one will do what needs to be done. Portland is too far gone, and the new governing structure will make sure no one is to blame, and no one takes ownership of Portland's problems. Heck, we don't have a mayor that has power to decide things anymore.

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Over half of Oregon dentists don't take Oregon Health Plan insurance now.  It's so lousy, and not worth the paperwork.

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There's an article here about America's culture of failure, and how people are incompetent in basic tasks.  Well, someone in the Oregon government tried to hire on competency, and it cost him.  The Oregon Forestry Service tried to hire on merit, and got put on leave, because he wasn't mindful enough of diversity and equity BS that Oregon requires.  And apparently he made it so that employees there "couldn’t freely have 'conversations around pronouns'".  This is why Oregon fails.

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James Cameron will take a position on the board of an AI company.
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