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  • My wife hates watching “All in the Family”, because she hates Archie.

    I love watching “All in the Family”, because I hate Archie. He consistently gets put in his place and gets taught a lesson. He’s still crass and rude and xenophobic and racist and sexist…and that’s the point.

    People like that can’t be fixed, but we can sure enjoy laughing at them and showing them how they are wrong. That’s why I love the show.

    No wonder Reiner died due to “complications of TDS”, as our wonderful President put it. That asshole (the president) is practically a modern reflection of Archie Bunker, just also sundowning.



  • JasonDJ@lemmy.ziptoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.worldeveryone hates AI
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    I asked ChatGPT to review my resume and make changes tailored for the job description I was applying to (which I also gave it). Also told it that this was an internal position and not really an upgrade, but a sidestep that (I felt at the time) was more aligned with my long-term career goals.

    I was really happy with the improvements it suggested.

    Didn’t get the job, but as I understand it, the hiring manager wanted to bring in a friend of his from the moment he posted it.

    In retrospect, I’m kinda glad that’s how it panned out. Myself and the new guy are operationally equal, he’s incredibly competent. We compliment each other well, and get along great.

    And he’s friends with the big boss and thus has his ear.

    The main reason I even applied to the job was because I wouldn’t want to work with anyone but myself in that job. And he’s close enough. .

    I did get an interview for it, which ultimately just became a 1:1 with the boss and it gave us a chance to talk openly about where I see deficiencies that need fixing. All in all it went great. Six or so months later and I’m feeling a renaissance in the air at work. Like the things I talked about with him are now front-and-center and getting the attention they needed.

    This company moves quite slowly, so six months (basically, new fiscal) seems incredibly quick.










  • People in other countries don’t teach their kids to hunt or handle firearms at a young age?

    Also, re-reading my comment from last night, I’m just now realizing the other ways this line could be interpreted…

    My youngest is incredibly impulsive. My oldest has high anxiety. I don’t want them in my home, but I’m starting to think we may need one.

    So allow me to clarify, so there’s no confusion…

    • I want both my kids in my home
    • I’m starting to think we may need one gun.
    • My concern is upon the kids discovering the gun. Obviously I would keep it locked and secured, and I think they should know that it’s in the house, what it is, never to touch it, what to do if they see it, MAYBE offer to let them touch it to satiate that natural curiosity in a supervised setting (after I triple-check that it’s unloaded, chamber empty, safety on, etc)…but my kids are incredibly clever.