I can't tell you how many articles I've seen touting the benefits of drinking coffee. I'm sure you've seen them too. Maybe if I gave up coffee years ago I wouldn't have needed blood pressure meds. I'd say its a possibility. So many people are on blood pressure meds it makes me wonder if all the articles pushing the benefits of coffee are published for the benefit of big pharma.

Has anyone tried it? Is it any good? The impression I got was that simple stuff it can do mostly OK, but if you try complex things it just fails. I also heard that, if you use it over time in large project, you wind up with AI spaghetti slop.

It's hard to tell from random people on the Internet, because there are posts saying it's awful, followed by accusations of them being losers who can't cope with technology change. There are posts saying it's awesome, followed by accusation of them being AI generated posts put there by AI vendor PR.

Key contents of the release include:

"Footage of unidentified objects in Iraq, Syria, the UAE, and the East China Sea, including a football-shaped object spotted in 2022.

Apollo mission transcripts and images, such as Apollo 12 and Apollo 17 astronauts reporting "flashes of light" and "bright particles" in space, with one photo showing three unexplained lights above the lunar surface.

A 1947 FBI file detailing public UFO reports, and recent military sightings, including unexplained glares in Syria (2024) and a circular object near the ocean in Greece (2023).
The Pentagon emphasized that descriptions reflect subjective interpretations, not conclusive evidence, and warned against treating reports as definitive proof of extraterrestrial activity."

There has to be more than this. I can't believe the government thought some of this footage warranted keeping it from the public for so long.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLKZnVB4F9k

He's going to pay a heavy price for his lack of judgment. Where does he think most of the tax revenue comes from? He even singled out Ken Griffin and pointed out his home in NYC, potentially putting a target on his back. His home isn't too far from where the United Healthcare CEO was shot. He wanted to shame him for being rich.

After that commercial, every rich person in NYC got the message that they're not safe from the tax grab Mamdani wants to do.

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2026/04/28/gone-in-9-seconds-ai-coding-agent-deletes-entire-company-database-and-all-backups/

This is what happens if you allow AI to have no restrictions and no supervision.

I hope some of the people that attended the dinner got to see the end result of their rhetoric. Their TDS hatred has to stop. Maybe this incident will be a turning point for some of them to stop the Trump hatred. More importantly, I hope each and every one of them think about how they've contributed to the atmosphere of hatred in this country. I'm probably dreaming that they could ever be so self-aware.

https://rumble.com/v78q0xg-dude-delivers-intense-sports-commentary-as-a-bunny-gets-chased-in-the-snow.html?mref=8g74p&mc=1tbdj

It just occurred to me that the Catholic church generally dominates mostly in Latin America and in very liberal western countries in Europe. Latin America is basically leftist or Communist.

Therefore it seems to me that ANY Pope will unavoidably be liberal. Simply because that's his actual base.

That's all.

Again a good reason for Trump to ignore the church.

Do you have a strategy for keeping up with the current affairs?

I tend to scattershot my consumption with a bunch of Youtube channels about 70% on the conservative or former MAGA side and the remainder being independent skeptics' channels such as Jimmy Dore and Corbett Report. I especially gravitate to former military channels (big example, Shawn Ryan, but there are many others) because their analysis of events seems most realistic.

The last thing I do or would recommend is just listening to one side or one cluster of opinions.

I used to have a pretty good lock on reality. Up until maybe 2 years ago. Reality doesn't even seem like "a thing" now.

I've never held a management position. Will having this degree automatically qualify me to be in the management ranks?

Or perhaps I should go back to school for a Masters in Computer Science? Does an MCSE still
Just joking of course. :)

This forum CANNOT go down without a classic "what should I do to salvage my career" type post that were so often posted back in the day, whether it be on JOS, Crazy On Tap, or the precursor to this forum.

I'm GLAD I never went for the MBA. What a waste of time and money that would have been.

My mission in life is to get a part time pizza delivery gig to supplement my income, as the legendary hoyza suggested on numerous occasions.

This system was designed to screw Republicans, because the top two vote getters were frequently both Democrats. Frequently, the "jungle primary" system led to Republicans getting excluded from the general election ballot.

In the California governor race, every Democrat and their dog is running, splitting the commie vote. There are only two Republicans seriously running, and they're first and second, but with only 15%-20% of the vote each.

It's very similar to the situation where Schwarzenegger won, where the Republicans backed Schwarzenegger close to 100% but the Democrats had multiple candidates splitting the vote, in the recall election.

They desperately need multiple Democrats to drop out, so that at least one Democrat can make the top 2 in the primary. Otherwise, it could be two Republicans facing off in the general election for California governor.

That's the reason Swalwell was suddenly unpersoned. If he drops out, then there are fewer Democrats splitting the vote, and it'll be easier for a Democrat to crack the top two.

I bet they'll find a way to change the rules and screw the Republicans, if the Republicans do wind up with both ballot spots in the general election.

The why - for me any possible enjoyment from it has completely run its course. If I keep it around my attitude at this point is going to poison the forum, so it's time to quit it.

JoFrance purchased the domain renewal for this current period up through early next year.

Therefore I will offer to transfer the domain to her for hosting some place else. I'll even transfer a security-sanitized copy of the database to whomever wants to host it.

If Jo doesn't want this I will give the domain to any forumer that asks.

The method of transferring anything will be - post your request here, and if there is no challenge from anyone else after a day or two I will contact you privately by your registered email address from my well known email address.

I'm not going to help set up a new site or coordinate anything between two parties. I'll hand over what I have.

There was a leaked elimination list. As expected, the people on the elimination list were trading at 95%-98%. The leaked elimination list was followed for the first few episodes.

For Wednesday's episode, the leaked elimination list was wrong! Gullible people were betting on the leaked elimination list, and someone who knew the truth made a fortune! Look at the chart for Christian (who was the leaked answer) and Dee (who was actually eliminated)!

https://kalshi.com/markets/kxsurvivorelimination/who-will-be-eliminated-from-survivor/kxsurvivorelimination-26apr11

The "no new wars" doctrine being discarded with no acknowledgement.

The admin no longer states "for the will of the American people". The will of the American people was in part to not have voluntary wars. Stephen Miller was real big on stating that deportations were the will of the American people (they were.) Where is Stephen Miller these days?

Melania Trump's press conference disclaiming association with Epstein, and also calling for full transparency. She is DIRECTLY contradicting Donnie who labeled Epstein a Democratic hoax. She is asserting that it's a real problem. This has direct vibes of Melinda Gates leaving Bill Gates over Epstein.

The Butler, PA assassination attempt was not investigated, was totally covered up, the body was burned and the crime scene was sanitized immediately (hosing down blood stains, etc) Also while Trump will roll in the mud on any other issue, he has not rebutted one thing publicly about the shooting. I have seen some analysts guessing that the Butler attempt was part of controlling Trump for the moment in time we went to war in Iran. Not proven but fishy as fuck that the Butler narrative is as buttoned down as the JFK assassination. Trump has cooperated with that coverup.

The Truth Social post he made sounds like someone on speed: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116376634773749603

I know why Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones have all been fighting me for years, especially by the fact that they think it is wonderful for Iran, the Number One State Sponsor of Terror, to have a Nuclear Weapon — Because they have one thing in common, Low IQs. They’re stupid people, they know it, their families know it, and everyone else knows it, too! Look at their past, look at their record. They don’t have what it takes, and they never did! They’ve all been thrown off Television, lost their Shows, and aren’t even invited on TV because nobody cares about them, they’re NUT JOBS, TROUBLEMAKERS, and will say anything necessary for some “free” and cheap publicity.

Uhm... yeah. Some channel like Timcast regularly gets many more visitors than the big three networks get in viewers. TV is a Boomer thing and you're a behind the times boomer if you believe that TV success is the measure of success.

And one little thing: Trump didn't place his hand on the Bible at the inauguration. Even Obama did so. The bible was right there, he kept his hand away. This to me seems like a tell that he was inwardly not sincere and was avoiding the "oath to God". He has also said in interviews that he is probably not going to Heaven. His actions and words appear to show him in conflict with righteousness.

Maybe Trump will bounce back (to reality). I believe he has fundamentally changed in this term. I personally believe he is being controlled.

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116363336033995961

Tucker Carlson thinks we're going to nuke Iran based on what Trump said.

https://x.com/HQNewsNow/status/2041522919411433539

So does MTG. She wants to 25th Amendment Trump because of the war in Iran.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/07/mtg-demands-25th-amendment-as-election-to-replace-her-begins-after-she-quit-on-constituents/

I thought what Trump said in his truth was bluster to get the Iranians to make a deal. Tucker and MTG, who claim to know Trump, overreacted to what he said. They should know Trump would never nuke Iran and kill the people. I don't get their attitudes.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/popular-twitter-user-explains-how-sam-altmans-openai-may-have-caused-the-worst-consumer-hardware-crisis-with-purchase-orders-that-were-never-real/articleshow/129879770.cms

OpenAI put in an order for 40% of the memory industry's output for 2026. They shuttered their consumer memory division and put all their factories on making memory for OpenAI.

However, oops, OpenAI was having trouble raising money. It turns out their "letter of intent to purchase" was non-binding. They backed out of the deal, and now the memory manufacturers are stuck with a bunch of memory they can't sell.