I have been using AI quite a bit. I’m not one of the cool kids doing vibe coding. I’m not even entirely sure what it is, but how cool would it be for me to post about my vibe coding?? Maybe someday… I mostly use Grok. I sometimes use ChatGPT, and they’ve both been great. […]
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I keep my news time to a minimum. I’ve found that many of the stories that get us worked up today become forgotten tomorrow. And with the polarization of the media, it’s hard to tell if we’re getting the straight scoop. Just take a look at a site like Allsides. It’s fascinating how different the
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The mainstream news media is dying. Newspapers don’t sell. Why would they? Remember when we waited for the morning paper to be delivered so we could see what’s going on? Ha Ha. Tell that to a teenager. Internet news sites, Facebook, X, Instagram, who waits for anything. And our favorite media companies – MSNBC, Fox
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The headline reads: We Were Badly Misled About the Event That Changed Our Lives. You can read the article here. The article goes on to present facts and figures and lots of information to support how we were fooled into believing that the COVID lab leak theory was ludicrous. How could no one have told
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I’ve been doing some thinking over the past few days. I’m retired – got nothin’ else to do. I thought about the recent posts I’ve written. My first posts are about mutual funds, budgets, credit cards, loans and retirement plans; helping readers understand them so that they can use them to their advantage. Next I
A Common Theme – Manipulation Read More »
I’ve written about how we rarely get a warning in advance when the market is going to be down. Usually, the market tanks and some pundit tells us why this makes sense after the fact, like we all should have seen this coming. But today (Sunday, February 2, 2025) we are given fair warning. CNBC
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It’s the weekend. I’m going to give you 2 responses to a question and I’ll ask for your opinions on which you prefer. Background Here are 2 responses to a question about US/Israel relations. While the US is trying to influence an end to the hostilities, progress to date, has been limited. Question: …but it
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In a few opinion post, I’ve explored media bias. It’s unfortunate that we cannot rely on a Google search or a news article being unbiased. Google may present something as fact when in actuality, it is a paid advertisement. Google may write this off as a software defect, but it still happened. Don’t believe me,
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This one’s really astounding. The different ways in which the left v. right media covered this is amazing. What Happened? I was reading Allsides today, and there is a story about Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband. I’m not going to hash through the details because it is disturbing, and you can read it here if
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I’ve been on a media bias kick lately. It has noting to do with personal finance so feel free to skip and read one of our many other posts. In today’s episode…I mentioned in a prior post that I am a Foo Fighters fan. I’ve told folks often that I love the Foo Fighters. Comments
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