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New comment by mike_bob in "The turbulent AI era is here"

mike_bob — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:52:45 +0000

If you're interested in healthcare IT look into becoming an Epic admin. Hospitals and clinics want RNs with a tech background for those roles, and they pay really well (~150k here in CA)

New comment by mike_bob in "A.I. companies are recruiting electricians and carpenters by the thousands"

mike_bob — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:32:24 +0000

The union negotiated pay schedule is what allowed me to go from $15/hr to $30/hr in 2.5 years... WORTH IT!

Don't listen to this corporate, middle-class hating, shill.

New comment by mike_bob in "A.I. companies are recruiting electricians and carpenters by the thousands"

mike_bob — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:52:58 +0000

I was in the IBEW when I was doing basic tech support for HawaiianTel 15 years ago... making $15/hr, union dues were nothing even at that wage and they rarely ever go up.

This cry of "OMG dues suck" is so stupid for what you get in return. But go ahead and buy more into republican propaganda.

New comment by mike_bob in "Texas Police Spent $4.5M on Four Chevy Tahoes"

mike_bob — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:35:15 +0000

As a country, we spend nearly as much on domestic police (~$250B) as China does on their military each year. And from what I've seen, there is no correlation with increases in police spending and drops in crime rates. It's pretty disturbing if you think about it.

New comment by mike_bob in "U.S. science is in chaos"

mike_bob — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:07:40 +0000

It's 100% christian evangelicals (bible fundamentalists) that inserted themselves into the republican party after the counter-culture movement of the 60s. They hate freedom and liberty, full stop.

New comment by mike_bob in "SpaceX to buy Cursor for $60B"

mike_bob — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:58:34 +0000

Yup, more activity... Elon never solved the bot problem like he promised, and it's far worse now.

New comment by mike_bob in "Fox to buy Roku"

mike_bob — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:23:55 +0000

Biden signed a few anti-trust acts into law and also issued executive order 14036 to try to reign in anti-competitive practices. Trump quite literally revoked every one of these within his first month returning to office, calling them "bad for business".

Who is it actually bad for? The consumers. The new religious-linked GOP no longer believes in fairness or holding business accountable for anything, it's "God's will" or something...

New comment by mike_bob in "Fox to buy Roku"

mike_bob — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:06:29 +0000

Biden passed some of the toughest anti-trust laws in the past 20 years, but Trump repealed them quite literally in the first month he returned to office, calling anti-trust legislation as "bad for business".

New comment by mike_bob in "Google Fulfilled ICE Subpoena Demanding Student Journalist Credit Card Number"

mike_bob — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:26:03 +0000

Remember "Don't be evil"? It's crazy anyone would trust a corporation with anything these days.