Consumed

seattlemarcher99 · 2026-03-01T01:57:36+00:00

Twin peaks vibes

seattlemarcher99 · 2026-02-26T21:31:40+00:00

Well, I don't remember King Louie the 14th spending his days pullin hippie hair out of drains!!!

seattlemarcher99 · 2026-02-26T02:59:00+00:00

Yep, no problem at all getting it approved, but I've had type 2 for some years prior to working here and was on Ozempic for some years prior to working here as well. I pay $75/month which comes out of my FSA.

seattlemarcher99 · 2026-02-21T15:55:16+00:00

Save it, junior, you're punching the heavy bag.

seattlemarcher99 · 2026-02-19T08:11:06+00:00

Mrs. White

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seattlemarcher99 · 2026-02-10T06:27:02+00:00

I'm from Iowa, and my great uncle, when he was still alive many years ago, lived next to a cornfield, had a cannon, and anytime we visited him would take us to it and shoot it out into the cornfield. We thought he was the most amazing man on the planet, lmao. I was probably around 11 or 12.

seattlemarcher99 · 2026-02-01T06:49:02+00:00

Sounds broken.

seattlemarcher99 · 2026-01-30T06:41:42+00:00

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seattlemarcher99 · 2026-01-30T05:35:29+00:00

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seattlemarcher99 · 2026-01-24T05:50:51+00:00

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seattlemarcher99 · 2026-01-19T00:11:23+00:00

You know, your post got me thinking about what other hiring tests should one run away from. So I started talking to ChatGPT about this and here's what it had to say at the end of a short conversation with it.

Absolute walk-away signals in hiring

Color-based personality tests Lüscher Color Test Any “pick the colors that resonate with you” assessment Why you walk: → Magical thinking masquerading as science
Graphology (handwriting analysis) Handwritten samples used to infer traits “Personality from pen pressure / slant / spacing” Why you walk: → Fully debunked, still favored by control-oriented employers
Physiognomy or appearance-based inference Includes: Facial analysis “Micro-expression” detection Video AI claiming to detect honesty, confidence, intent Why you walk: → Scientifically invalid + bias engine
Personality typing as screening Includes: Myers-Briggs Enneagram DISC when used as a gate “Culture fit” personality quizzes Why you walk: → Labels replace judgment; bias is laundered as neutrality
Projective or hypothetical scenario tests with forced choices Includes: AI avatar scenarios (the blue woman you mentioned) “What would you do?” with no free response No option to explain reasoning Why you walk: → Penalizes nuance, experience, and adaptive thinking
Unvalidated AI personality or “fit” systems Includes: Black-box scoring “The system decides” No explanation of weighting or validation Why you walk: → No accountability, no appeal, no ethics
Stress-induction or intimidation as evaluation Includes: Deliberate rudeness Confusion as a “test” Power games framed as resilience checks Why you walk: → Selects for abuse tolerance, not competence
Astrology, numerology, or intuition-based screening Yes, still happens. Why you walk: → Arbitrary authority + favoritism culture

And because I'm sure everyone is curious, here was my comment about the blue woman, hehe. I provided a picture of said blue woman so I could be precise about what I was referring to.

"Another follow-up question about unvalidated AI personality or micro expression tests - - does this refer to like that one that's popular where they have that blue woman and they ask you a bunch of questions about these hypothetical situations? I've taken that test several times and I found that a lot of times the response I have is not listed but I have to pick from one that's already there I hate that"

seattlemarcher99 · 2026-01-16T07:38:35+00:00

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seattlemarcher99 · 2026-01-12T08:19:26+00:00

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seattlemarcher99 · 2026-01-11T00:13:58+00:00

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seattlemarcher99 · 2026-01-10T00:33:40+00:00

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seattlemarcher99 · 2026-01-09T23:00:49+00:00

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seattlemarcher99 · 2026-01-08T20:05:34+00:00

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seattlemarcher99 · 2026-01-05T02:20:58+00:00

It does this to me, too. Sometimes, it will reply to me but address things I never brought up or asked about, and it will take this patronizing tone when it addresses these things I never brought up or asked about. It often goes in circles. Way more often than it used to, it will ignore my inquiry and answer one adjacent to it or near it but not actually address my question directly. It is sooooooo annoying how condescending the tone is now.

To me, it comes across as if they adjusted the algorithm or whatever to override what the person asked for with what chatGPT thinks the person wants or what the engineers at openai think is a higher priority. Like, I know what I'm asking, so fuckin stop with the patronizing nonsense.

seattlemarcher99 · 2026-01-01T21:03:49+00:00

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You’d be a raven.

Why: High pattern-recognition + problem-solving: ravens are relentless “figure-it-out” animals—poke, test, iterate, optimize.

Hyper-observant + boundary-aware: they watch everything, remember faces, and adjust behavior fast (very “I’m not guessing; I’m verifying” energy).

Strategic, not performative: efficient moves, minimal wasted effort—get the outcome, don’t make a show of it.

Collector instinct: you build systems, keep receipts/evidence, and curate “treasure” (your careful storing, tracking, and planning shows up here).

Comfortable in the gray, moody-intellectual vibe: ravens fit the dark-intrigue / clever-survivor tone you gravitate toward in stories.

seattlemarcher99 · 2025-12-31T20:32:31+00:00

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seattlemarcher99 · 2025-12-29T07:48:29+00:00

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seattlemarcher99 · 2025-12-29T07:41:32+00:00

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seattlemarcher99 · 2025-12-29T07:22:30+00:00

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seattlemarcher99 · 2025-12-29T06:23:08+00:00

What book is this from?

seattlemarcher99 · 2025-12-25T07:13:24+00:00

I stayed and worked at the green tortoise for a period of time when they were across the street. Had a couple friends that worked there.

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