Lots of interesting news today

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CLRracer said:
So no AI robot overlords anytime soon. Not sure if we should be happy or sad about that lol.

Duane
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They key is to keep training them to be as dumb as us.
 
Ron said:
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The Strange & Curious Tale of the Last True Hermit

For nearly thirty years, a phantom haunted the woods of Central Maine. Until one day, the hermit came out of the forest.
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I've read this before (or another version of the story). Think about it a lot actually, what it would be like living like that.
Especially halfway through a really long hard week.
 
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RatLabGuy said:
I've read this before (or another version of the story). Think about it a lot actually, what it would be like living like that.
Especially halfway through a really long hard week.
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Same…but maybe not in Maine
 
I hope this scumbag goes to prison and is put down like a rabid dog.

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Raleigh man with violent criminal past charged with beating his parents

Police charged Christopher McCullough, 29, with two counts of felony assault causing serious bodily injury and larceny of a motor vehicle on Sunday after the attack on two people Sunday afternoon at a home on Ingate Way in northwest Raleigh.
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mommucked said:
I hope this scumbag goes to prison and is put down like a rabid dog.

www.wral.com

Raleigh man with violent criminal past charged with beating his parents

Police charged Christopher McCullough, 29, with two counts of felony assault causing serious bodily injury and larceny of a motor vehicle on Sunday after the attack on two people Sunday afternoon at a home on Ingate Way in northwest Raleigh.
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Nope.
17 prior arrests
restraining orders
cuts off ankle monitor

He's figured out they won't do anything to him.
Being arrested is just a minor inconvenience
 
VortecJeep said:
Why am I not driving big brown truck instead of tending a power plant?

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UPS driver pay and benefits deal in US to be worth $170,000 a year, firm says

The shipping giant warns of lower profits after it agreed a deal to avert a US drivers' strike.
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UPS driver pay and benefits deal in US to be worth $170,000 a year, firm says
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1 - Ironic how this will probably also feed into inflation, since shipping is so integral to our economy.
2 - I'm really curious what is wrapped into that "total benefit" cost. Keep in mind if insurance for a family is $2.5k a month, that's $30k. If there is matched 401k contribution, that could be another $20k. If there is a pension plan, that adds on top. so the "pay" may be $100k. AND - thats 5 years from now, not today. consider all wages should be 15% higher by then anyway.
Also I'm sure this is the absolute top rank, not the median guy - note start is still $21/hr, roughly $45k.
 
RatLabGuy said:
1 - Ironic how this will probably also feed into inflation, since shipping is so integral to our economy.
2 - I'm really curious what is wrapped into that "total benefit" cost. Keep in mind if insurance for a family is $2.5k a month, that's $30k. If there is matched 401k contribution, that could be another $20k. If there is a pension plan, that adds on top. so the "pay" may be $100k. AND - thats 5 years from now, not today. consider all wages should be 15% higher by then anyway.
Also I'm sure this is the absolute top rank, not the median guy - note start is still $21/hr, roughly $45k.
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The pay should be around 100k with overtime. All drivers make the same pay once they are fully vested, I think it's 3 years, last I heard it was low or mid $40's per hour. There is no median guy with the union drivers, there is part time(holiday), new guy, and everyone over 3 years. At least that's how my local driver had explained it to me.
 
My ups and fedex guys both have AC in their trucks but because they are in and out so much they say it’s better to just leave the doors open and catch the breeze. Of course I’m more rural and not neighborhood stop and go so that may play a role 🤷🏼‍♂️
 
jeepinmatt said:
Not sure how I ended up down this rabbit hole, but I found this tidbit quite interesting...
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Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702 - Wikipedia

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"The flight was escorted by Italian Eurofighter and French Mirage fighter jets while traversing their respective airspaces. The Swiss Air Force did not respond because the incident occurred outside normal office hours, which are 08:00–12:00 and 13:30–17:00 Monday to Friday"
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That's about the most European thing ever.
 
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