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There has been a huge debate going on about the H1B visas and the topic does bring up complex issues with no easy resolution. One the one side, those for the visas claim that the H1B visas allow companies, especially the tech companies, to bring in highly talented people with skills that they can’t find…
Recently, New York Times wrote up an article describing the timeline of the drone freakout. The article was titled “How Drone Fever Spread Across New Jersey and Beyond”. (This article may be behind paywalls.) I thought it gave a good picture of the events creating the hysteria. There is not much more to be said…
Let’s have some fun! Let’s talk about the recent drone drama but apply some critical thinking to one of the conspiracy theories: that of the Iranian “mothership” off the eastern shore of US. This narrative was spouted by one of the New Jersey politicians where I believe the bulk of the sightings occurred. He postulated…
“…he hasn’t hired any new humans in a year amid the company’s push to embrace AI.” Noor Al-Sabai, “CEO Says He Hasn’t Hired Anyone in a Year as He Replaces Human Workers With AI”, Futurism, 12/14/2024 Bragging about replacing people with AI It sounded like this CEO was bragging about replacing people with AI chatbots….
How are these for displaying critical thinking when interviewing doctors? “I don’t have much interest in having sexual experiences with another person” Tara Palmeri, “The Best and the Brightest Newsletter”, Puck, December 2024 “I believe in things that many others don’t – like ‘having a sixth sense’, clairvoyance, and telepathy – and as an adolescent,…
This is NOT good news: private equity is into debt collection, specifically medical debt collection. Article can be found here. Last week the news blew up with the reaction to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO and the shocking glee from some of the public. So, we already know people are angry at health insurance companies….