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    Constitution True-Up
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    Constitution True-Up

    Robert Hamill 6 Sep 202324 Oct 2024Leave a comment

    Just like portfolios require rebalancing, our Constitution and government require adjustment to better handle challenges in a timely fashion.

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    Culture Warrior
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    Culture Warrior

    Robert Hamill 9 Aug 202326 Aug 2024Leave a comment

    Using politics to make diverse cultural choices illegal is a violation of the Constitution. Freedom of expression is guaranteed. It is not subject to a…

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    Grab Bag of News
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    Grab Bag of News

    Robert Hamill 28 Jul 202322 Jan 20242 Comments

    Slogan war: higher wages mean lower profits versus a rising tide lifts all ships.

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    Gambler’s Grumble
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    Gambler’s Grumble

    Robert Hamill 27 Jul 20236 Dec 20242 Comments

    We’re even when I say we’re even and I say we ain’t.

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    News with a Twist
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    News with a Twist

    Robert Hamill 25 Jun 20234 Jun 20242 Comments

    Items in the news can lead to insights beyond their apparent straight-forward content.

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    Chatbot Assistant or Replacement
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    Chatbot Assistant or Replacement

    Robert Hamill 26 May 202328 Nov 2024Leave a comment

    Employers expect to create 69 million new jobs by 2027 and eliminate 83 million positions because of automation and AI

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    Daily Life over Epochs
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    Daily Life over Epochs

    Robert Hamill 9 May 202328 Sep 2024Leave a comment

    If current trends of robots and AIs in the workplace, by 2100, the world may face an unemployment crisis with a majority of discontented citizens,…

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    Lessons Learned about US Economy
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    Lessons Learned about US Economy

    Robert Hamill 13 Apr 202322 Jan 20244 Comments

    More than half of our wealth depends on the social fabric, trained workers, clear property rights, and stable government.

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    Software Development Rules of Thumb
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    Software Development Rules of Thumb

    Robert Hamill 20 Mar 202322 May 2023Leave a comment

    Design for requirements, not exceptions

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    The States are Democracies, but the United States Is Not
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    The States are Democracies, but the United States Is Not

    Robert Hamill 6 Mar 202326 Jan 20255 Comments

    The individual states of the United States are democracies, but the union of the states is not.

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