Bernie, is it a Savings Program or an Insurance Program?
If it's an insurance program, why would he pay astronomical premiums for minimal coverage?
Or if it's a savings program, why would he not be able to withdraw what he contributed?
So which is it?
YOU, of all people, know that Social Security is effectively a Ponzi scheme. Don't shame people for treating it like one.
The Differential Theory of US Armed Forces (Snake Model) upon encountering a snake in the Area of Operations (AO)
Infantry: Snake smells them, leaves area.
Airborne: Lands on and kills the snake.
Armor: Runs over snake, laughs, and looks for more snakes.
Aviation: Has Global Positioning Satellite coordinates to snake. Can't find snake. Returns to base for refuel, crew rest and manicure.
Ranger: Plays with snake, then eats it.
Field Artillery: Kills snake with massive Time On Target barrage with three Forward Artillery Brigades in support. Kills several hundred civilians as unavoidable collateral damage. Mission is considered a success and all participants (i.e., cooks, mechanics and clerks) are awarded Silver Stars.
Special Forces: Makes contact with snake, ignores all State Department directives and Theater Commander Rules of Engagement by building rapport with snake and winning its heart and mind. Trains it to kill other snakes. Files enormous travel settlement upon return.
Combat Engineer: Studies snake. Prepares in-depth doctrinal thesis in obscure 5 series Field Manual about how to defeat snake using countermobility assets. Complains that maneuver forces don't understand how to properly conduct doctrinal counter-snake ops.
Navy SEAL: Expends all ammunition and calls for naval gunfire support in failed attempt to kill snake. Snake bites SEAL and retreats to safety. Hollywood makes fantasy film in which SEALS kill Muslim extremist snakes.
Navy: Fires off 50 cruise missiles from various types of ships, kills snake and makes presentation to Senate Appropriations Committee on how Naval forces are the most cost-effective means of anti-snake force projection.
Marine: Kills snake by accident while looking for souvenirs. Local civilians demand removal of all US forces from Area of Operations.
Marine Recon: Follows snake, gets lost.
Combat Controllers: Guides snake elsewhere.
Para-Rescue Jumper: Wounds snake in initial encounter, then works feverishly to save snake's life.
Quartermaster: (NOTICE: Your anti-snake equipment is on backorder.)
C-17 Transport pilot: Receives call for anti-snake equipment, delivers two weeks after due date.
F-15 pilot: Mis-identifies snake as enemy Mil-24 Hind helicopter and engages with missiles. Crew chief paints snake kill on aircraft.
F-16 pilot: Finds snake, drops two CBU-87 cluster bombs, and misses snake target, but get direct hit on Embassy 100 KM East of snake due to weather (Too Hot also Too Cold, Was Clear but too overcast, Too dry with Rain, Unlimited ceiling with low cloud cover etc.) Claims that purchasing multi-million dollar, high-tech snake-killing device will enable it in the future to kill all snakes and achieve a revolution in military affairs.
AH-64 Apache pilot: Unable to locate snake, snakes don't show well on infra-red. Infrared only operable in desert AO's without power lines or SAM's.
UH-60 Blackhawk pilot: Finds snake on fourth pass after snake builds bonfire, pops smoke, lays out VS 17 to mark Landing Zone. Rotor wash blows snake into fire.
B-52 pilot: Pulls ARCLIGHT mission on snake, kills snake and every other living thing within two miles of target.
MinuteMan Missile crew: Lays in target coordinates to snake in 20seconds, but can't receive authorization from National Command Authority to use nuclear weapons.
Intelligence officer: Snake? What snake? Only four of 35 indicators of snake activity are currently active. We assess the potential for snake activity as LOW.
Judge Advocate General (JAG): Snake declines to bite, citing grounds of professional courtesy.
Signal: Tries to communicate with snake...fail repeated attempts. Complains that the snake did not have the correct fill or did not know how to work equipment a child could operate. Signal Officer informs the commander that he could easily communicate with the snake using just his voice. Commander insists that he NEEDS to video-conference with the snake, with real-time streaming positional and logistical data on the snake displayed on video screens to either side. Gives Signal Corps $5 Billion to make this happen. SigO abuses the 2 smart people in the corps to make it happen, while everybody else stands around, bitches, and takes credit. In the end, General Dynamics and several sub-contractors make a few billion dollars, the 2 smart people get out and go to work for them, and the commander gets what he asked for only in fiber-optic based simulations. The snake is forgotten.
@UT_Liberty Yep, it sucks. Been seeing this since the early 2000s, but didn't realize what it was. Use to be just the expensive Sr level people, now it's everyone. ++AI snakeoil slop.
The DOJ is starting to take action. I hope it's effective.
@DevLeaderCa Nope! I actively maintaining several and am building more. Blazor WASM mostly. Although debugging and some setups are having growing pains.
LIST OF 40 WEBSITES TO FIND REMOTE JOBS
1. Linkedin. com
2. Indeed. com
3. Glassdoor. com
4. FlexJobs. com
5. weworkremotely. com
6. Remote. com
7. Upwork. com
8. Freelancer. com
9. Fiverr. com
10. Guru. com
11. Toptal. com
12. AngelList. com
13. Hubstafftalent. com
14. Simplyhired. com
15. Remotive. com
16. Virtualvocations. com
17. workingnomads. com
18. Hired. com
19. cloudpeeps. com
20. taskrabbit. com
21. talent. com
22. Remote OK - remoteok. io
23. DRemote - dremote. io
24. Jooble - jooble. org
25. stackoverflow. com/jobs
26. jobspresso. com
27. onlinejobs. ph
28. simplyhired. com
29. themuse. com
30. skipthedrive. com
31. zirtual. com
32. justremote. com
33. hireable. com
34. remoteworkhub. com
35. jobbatical. com
36. freelancewritinggigs. com
37. contentwritingjobs. com
38. problogger. com/jobs
39. behance. net
40. designhill. com
Aquí les dejo las estadísticas de lo que he realizado en estos 16 años de experiencia en trabajos reales:
- Invertir árboles binarios: 0
- Identificar palindromos: 0
- Obtener el length de un String sin usar funciones: 0
- Crear mi propia implementación de QuickSort: 0
- Crear mi propia implementación de una HashTable: 0
- Buscar como centrar un div: 3,987
- Arreglar errores de CORS: 497,321
- Explicar que "un cambio rápido" no toma 5 minutos: 2,999,999
- Borrar datos de una tabla en producción por error: 1
🚨 ATTENTION JOB SEEKERS 40+
If you've applied to jobs through Workday's platform (used by THOUSANDS of big companies) and got auto-rejected- no interview, no explanation- you might be part of a massive age discrimination lawsuit against their AI screening tools.
Court-approved notice starts January 6, 2026 (in 3 days!).
Opt-in deadline: March 7, 2026- don't miss it!
Check if you qualify & join at the official site (coming soon via media ads/website) appears to be https://t.co/ZR97qWsz6t ?
The AI might have blacklisted you for being "overqualified" or older. Time to fight back!
@DevLeaderCa I don't agree with most that some magic tool is needed. Learn SQL. Learn your RDB's features. Anything worth using already does a better job at migrations than code or outside tooling.
The key to happiness:
1. Finish High School.
2. Get a job (or join military).
3. Get married young.
4. Have lots of kids.
Electives:
2.5 pay for two years of community college with that job you got. Do not delay points 3 & 4. Do not take out a student loan.
2.75 If absolutely necessary, complete a bachelor’s degree. Get your employer to pay for it. Never take out a student loan.
3.5 If an advanced degree would enhance your position, get your employer to pay for it. No student loans ever.
Status symbols over 30
- Not burnt out
- Loving partner
- Have 1–2 hobbies
- No binge drinking
- Stopped clubbing
- Dress fashionably
- Positive worldview
- Has independent thought
- Consistent fitness routine
- Zero desire to impress others
- Took action to pursue your dream
- Surrounded by ambitious, kind people