I used to think AI bias was just a tech problem until a hiring tool in Atlanta rejected my resume

I applied for a project manager job last week and got an instant rejection email. The company uses an AI screening tool that flagged my resume for not having enough 'leadership keywords' from a specific list. It made me realize bias isn't just in the data, it's built into the rules we give these systems. Has anyone else had an AI tool misjudge their experience based on weird criteria?

Talked to a retired toolmaker at the diner yesterday

He said we rely too much on the machine to think for us. Told me about hand-scraping ways on a Bridgeport to get tenths. I've been running a Haas VF2 for 8 years. Never touched a scraper. Made me realize I just push buttons now. How many of you guys still do any real hand fitting?

I finally saw a carbon seatpost fail at a gravel race in Bentonville and now I think the 'just torque it' advice is wrong.

Watching a rider's post snap clean at the binder after a muddy section, where grit had clearly gotten into the clamp interface, convinced me we need to tell people to pull and re-grease carbon parts way more often than we do, or am I overthinking it?

Spent $200 on a 'universal' dryer motor that fried itself in 3 days

The cheap import didn't have the thermal overload protection the OEM part did, and now I'm eating the cost of the call-back and the replacement. Anyone know a solid supplier for Whirlpool direct-drive motors that won't melt?

I read a report that said 40% of office admin tasks could be automated right now

Found this in a study from the Brookings Institution I was reading yesterday. It's not about some far-off future, it's about jobs like data entry and scheduling that exist today. Has your workplace started using tools for this kind of work yet?

Summer heat turned my joint compound to liquid

Yesterday, I was on a site and the heat was crazy! My joint compound mixed up way too thin from the humidity. I tried to apply it anyway, but it just slid right off the wall. I had to stop and make a new batch with less water. Now I always check the forecast before I mix large amounts. What do you all do when the air is moist like that? I want to hear your best ideas for keeping mud good in tough conditions!

Watching teens use AI to design a community garden sign showed me its creative side.

Grandma blames aliens for lost TV remote

She swore the aliens took it during a blackout. We found it under the couch a week later, but she still blames them. Now we hide the remotes to mess with her.

Using a water filter pitcher instead of getting bottled water has helped my wallet.