It seems that the press is now hinting that Michelle “Big Mike” Obama is going to rescue the Democrat Presidency.
Anti American left
Pretentious Ass
I was out with my wife and some of her coworkers for some cocktails. The only other male there was an English teacher, and as you can guess from his useless degree, he is a flaming liberal. We got into a conversation about how movies that are based on books are largely trash. One of the ones we talked about was Starship Troopers. His point was that the story was about the evils of Capitalism and the dangers of letting a capitalistic system have control of the military. Proving that he doesn’t know who Robert Heinlein is, nor has he actually read any of his work, to include Starship Troopers.
Then he went on to tell me how his favorite author was Steinbeck, with Hemingway and Melville being tied for a close second. Then he went on a 20 minute spiel about how The Great Gatsby was actually just a retelling of Moby Dick, framed in a way to illustrate the crass waste that is Capitalism. Of course he is a fan of those three authors- all three of them are Socialists.
Why is it that Socialists always picture a socialist system in which they are permitted to sit around and talk about poetry and Stalin, and not the real version of socialism where they toil in the fields or labor in a death camp?
Me
Masters Degree
As I rapidly approach my seventh decade, I realize that I can’t work as a bedside healthcare worker forever. I can’t wrestle with meth heads forever. It’s time to start thinking about what comes next. My new employer will pay for my classes and books, so I have decided to get my Masters degree. There are two real choices: Nursing Management, or Nursing Education.
I have already gone down the road of education- I was a high school science teacher, I have also had jobs teaching Paramedic, ACLS, PALS, and other classes. I also don’t have a very high opinion of nurse educators, so I don’t want to do that.
That leaves Nursing Management. If you’re gonna be in the band, it’s better to wave the stick than to carry the big drum. That requires a couple of undergrad prerequisite courses that my previous degrees didn’t cover. Classes begin this week.
COVID
Now They Tell Us
I took Ivermectin and HCQ when I got COVID. It sure didn’t hurt. It may have helped, I don’t know. It’s hard to tell when there is an illness with a 99% survival rate.
Account and INFO Security
Security Flaw
Intel chips are a security flaw that exposes passwords and chances are you have exposed your passwords through a server, bank, or other computer.
Update: Intel’s security issue was also found on AMD’s Inception, where a newfound security hole affects all Ryzen and Epyc processors. See the linked article for the most up to date details. This looks huge. It’s a guarantee that every person reading this is somehow affected. It’s a hardware level problem, so there is no real fix.
Me
How it’s going, part 2
My bill came in this morning after I posted about being happy with streaming. I disconnected television service and returned their equipment on July 20. I still got billed for the full $220 as if i had television and was renting all of their cable boxes. I try to go online, and I get stuck in a chat with an automated system that won’t do anything but show you the (incorrect) bill and ask if you want to make a payment.
So I tried to call. Now I know why people snap. There is no way to escape the phone tree, because it texts you a link to the automated system and then hangs up on you. The only way to get through to an agent is to sit there and refuse to respond to any prompts. If you respond in any way, the system sends you a text link to the automated tree. Once there, you are back in the loop where it shows you your incorrect bill and asks how you would like to pay.
So I sat there and refused to answer by voice or push 1 for an agent, until the system put me on hold for an agent. I sat there on hold for 9 minutes before getting an actual person. That guy gave me a song and a dance about how it takes time for the computer to update.
I called to cut the television services on July 10. I made them effective July 20. I returned all of their equipment on July 20. I have a receipt. They just billed me for services from July 21-August 20 in the amount of $222. They are telling me that the system takes time to update and that my bill is really only $87.
It’s quite frustrating. However, the only options in this area are DSL or this one. DSL here isn’t fast enough and has data limits that are too low for streaming. I swear, it’s harder to get out of CATV service than it is to leave a timeshare sales pitch.
So I will wait to see what they charge my credit card. If it is a penny more than $87, I will send a certified letter to their offices, demanding an adjustment. Following that will be a complaint to the state regulatory agencies, and possibly a lawsuit in small claims court.
That’s why I keep copies of receipts and correspondence. When I move, there will be a different internet provider.