IT'S COMPLICATED
By MsTek
IT'S COMPLICATEDJan 16, 2023
IT'S COMPLICATED - CRASH AND BURN, BABY.
Boeing.
Boeing.
Boeing.
Boeing can't stop being in the news and for all the wrong reasons. American quality is being questioned internationally as orders slip to Airbus. Why is Boeing failing and how does this relate to American standing worldwide? And what in the hell does "quiet quitting" have to do with all this? Is Boeing the canary in the coal mine? I dunno, what do YOU think?
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RESEARCH NOTES:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Boeing
- https://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/04/a-brief-history-of-the-401k-which-changed-how-americans-retire.html
- https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/opinion-why-other-countries-keep-outperforming-us-in-education-and-how-to-catch-up/2021/05
- https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pisa/pisa2018/#/math/intlcompare
IT'S COMPLICATED - THE ROBOTS ARE COMING
We're talking AI and Robots but not before a brief detour touching on the "God's Army" Jingo Jamboree happening in Texas. Still, we'll talk about some Sci-Fi rules that maybe should be incorporated as we move into this new world of AI and why AI is both a boon and dangerous as hell.
Yes, your toaster is probably trying to kill you for your own good.
Let's get to it!
Research Notes:
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67302788 https://theconversation.com/ai-systems-have-learned-how-to-deceive-humans-what-does-that-mean-for-our-future-212197
https://www.wired.com/story/biden-robocall-deepfake-danger/
https://www.businessinsider.com/a-convoy-is-heading-to-texas-border-stop-migrant-crossings-2024-1
IT'S COMPLICATED - CANCELED
What is "canceled" When did it become a thing? Can you come back from being "canceled"? Is what you did in the past more important than what you're doing now? And what happens when our heroes become canceled? And, what if we like them anyway?
After listening to this, you just might cancel me.
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Finally, the receipts [CITATIONS, my friends]:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cancel-culture-internet-joke-anything-but/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Me-Too-movement
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/04/11/millennials-largest-generation-us-labor-force/
https://www.nature.com/articles/nn1008
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49074194
IT'S COMPLICATED - I HATE TO TELL YOU BUT THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS 'WHITE CULTURE"
Wait! Wait! Wait! Yes, I am talking about racism again but this time I'm going to make white people AND black people angry! It's an equal opportunity piss-off podcast today and nobody is safe (unless they are Latino or Asian... they don't have a horse in this particular race!)
I touch on why there is no such thing as white culture but there absolutely can be black culture and if you can't directly trace where in Africa you're from, you're not African American. I'm throwing punches at everyone today. Will you get out without being knocked out? Listen and find out!
IT'S COMPLICATED - WHAT FRESH HELL SHALL WE HAVE THIS YEAR, MY DEAR?
Bet you weren't expecting this?
HELLO 2024 and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Let's start off the year talking about where we were, where we might be going, and how we got there. We've got the usual suspects all showing up and playing their roles with me, your illustrious curator to break it all down and snark her way through while dropping a few wisdom bombs and history along the way.
It's quintencential Tek content, from a woman who's dragging herself out of the grave and spitting f-bombs at the absurd. Join her as she tries this once again, and this time, with... vigor?
Promised Refrences:
- The White House is threatening the patents of high-priced drugs developed with taxpayer dollars
- Lawmakers call on US regulator to thwart Kroger-Albertsons deal
- Ohio grand jury to decide whether to charge woman who miscarried for ‘abuse of a corpse’
- 14th Amendment of the US Constitution
- Dread Scott vs. Sanford
- Elon Musk is speaking out against government subsidies. Here's a list of the billions of dollars his businesses have received.
IT'S COMPLICATED S2E2: Discipline, Consistency, Habit - And smoking is more important than guns.
There wasn't a podcast last week when I promised. Bad Tek. There were bad good reasons though and a lesson to be learned. Also, seriously what is UP with Congress?
IT'S COMPLICATED: The Personal Edition... the sad, sad story
This will be an extremely sad episode full of personal stuff as to why I disappeared. But stick with me as it explains a lot and it can only get better from here!
IT'S COMPLICATED EP9 - SOCIAL MEDIA, TRIBALISM AND THE SMELL OF BULLSH*T
I am really sorry about the audio quality... I really cannot figure out what is going on. I am going to get a new mic soon... but besides that- Let's talk about depression, tribalism, social media, the CCP, and man, Covid SUCKS.
Want my references? Go to my webpage and look up this episode of It's Complicated: https://mightbetasty.com/its-complicated-ep9-social-media-tribalism-and-the-smell-of-bullshit/
IT'S COMPLICATED - WHAT THE HEART WANTS
Talking a little bit about MMA- Miriam Nakamoto, CTE, Dana..
And talking about Yang and his cringefest to become Mayor of NYC.
ITS COMPLICATED 07 - Consequences
It's been 4 days since the coup on the US Capital.
We are starting to see some consequences from what happened but is it enough?
China, Bitcoin, Trump (Pauls?!), OH MY!
Why you need to keep an eye on China... Thoughts on Bitcoin and how Donald Trump relates to the Paul brothers.
It couldn't happen here.
After the storming of the capital...
IT'S COMPLICATED EP4: The Internet
The Internet is the one ring to rule us all. (S)he who masters the Internet, masters the world.
EP 3: UFC- Sucks. Apples in India
IT'S COMPLICATED EP2: Covid, the economy and you.
IT'S COMPLICATED EP1 - Mental Anguish
-Mental Health of Blacks and African Americans in the workplace.
-Why do we have to keep explaining why the statues need to come down?
Chicago: Notes from the Occupation, Day 7
We Own this Shit
Corporate America
How to talk about racism in America (or anywhere, really)
Chicago: Notes from the Occupation, Day 1.
