Tag: Psychology & Thinking
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AI Impact -What’s Next Part 5
Why Marx’s Theory of Communism Never Worked (And Why We Still Argue About It) This is meant to be consumed alongside thoughts around AI and the four previous parts of this series. Once you get to the end, ask yourself: Is it possible that AI could be driving us toward communism? Have we tried to…
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Gripe: I Don’t Understand The Point
You’ve created 4,000 videos and 1,000 posts, calling the process fun but a ‘waste of time.’ I have to disagree: nothing you enjoy is a waste of time. My confusion is simpler: your work drew me in, yet your blog is built like a fortress with no way to comment or engage. Why spend so…
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That’s All, Folks! (Except the Plating): A Satire on Culinary Expectations.
Pepe Le Pew didn’t just want dinner; he wanted a ‘swoosh of passion’ painted across his china in red wine reduction. He promised Penelope Pussycat a night of ‘un chef-d’oeuvre’ and ‘starlight in a glass,’ but what happens when the marketing of fine dining hits the brick wall of a greasy apron? In this satirical…
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Daily Quote – George Costanza
In the pantheon of questionable advice, George Costanza’s famous mantra—’Jerry, just remember, it’s not a lie if you believe it’—reigns supreme. While it was originally a comedic justification for professional-grade deception, there is a strange, functional truth hidden in the punchline. In the real world, our reality is often shaped by the narratives we choose…
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Part 11 – My Career at Fidelity Ends – My Only Layoff
Puckmasters Let me start by saying the business didn’t last. But I had a great time and learned a lot. Sometimes we get confused about what failure or success really means. It’s easy to think that if a business closes, it failed. I felt that way at first, but when I looked back at what…
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Post Of The Week 13-Apr-2026
I picked this post because it was something that had to be hard to commit to putting out there for all to see, vulnerable. It showed a side of reflection, importance in life, and commitment. Without giving away the post, it also reminded me of my life a bit, since a similar role was played…
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News Letter Week Of 13-Apr-2026
Being Kevin: Weekly Newsletter from Rio BeingKevin Tech, books, musings, Retirement, and Life in Brazil About Kevin, I spent 40 years in FinTech before retiring to Rio de Janeiro to trade software releases for a front-row seat to the beautiful absurdity of life in Brazil. This blog is my digital porch, a place for unpolished commentary…
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A WordPress Gripe
I have a bit of a gripe about WordPress, and P. J. Gudka mentioned something similar a few weeks ago. I want to talk more about it because these problems seem easy to fix. P.J said that some of her subscribers, or people she subscribed to, had to be added again because WordPress was randomly…
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Sapiens: A Myth Of Human Superiority
We often think of humanity as the masters of the planet, but for 90% of our history, we were just ‘ordinary animals.’ We weren’t the kings of the jungle; we were the scavengers of the savannah, living in the shadow of lions and waiting for the leftovers. Understanding how we went from ‘insignificant ape’ to…