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About Tom Trimbath

program manager / consultant / entrepreneur / writer / photographer / speaker / aerospace engineer / semi-semi-retired More info at: https://trimbathcreative.net/about/ and at my amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0035XVXAA

Being Frugal During Chaos

Pardon me as I shake my head. Everything’s red, at least in my portfolio. Investing should be driven by the future of the company. Trading and speculating can be driven by the price. Politics shouldn’t be an issue, but whoa … Continue reading

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Optimism Pessimism Yes

Do I think AI has an upside potential that is so good that we can’t imagine it? Yes. Do I think AI might ruin human civilization? Yes. Do I think we should regulate it? Ha! Some things can’t be regulated. … Continue reading

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AI Oy

It’s nebulous. AI is an item in the news, but most people pass those headlines to concentrate on politics or sports. I wonder what to do about it, and am not surprised when most folks don’t think about it. Besides, … Continue reading

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MVIS Withers Some More – March 2026

Sometimes I have to write to simply chronicle another event in an investment that fewer folks care about. Today, March 5, 2026, MVIS was down 29.14%. If I said ouch I couldn’t back it up with the appropriate emotion. I … Continue reading

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Suitably Unsettling Singularity News

Now that was suitably unsettling. The good news: I’ve started posting to one of my other blogs again, PretendingNotToPanic.com (including merch!) my blog about news that is significant, factual, and apolitical. The apolitical part put it on hiatus for several … Continue reading

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Preparing For A Weird Year

Oh, no! All of my stocks are down! Oh, yes! All of my stocks are up! Everything is red, or everything is green, means it probably isn’t about you. Personal finance is personal, but markets don’t care about people, they … Continue reading

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Watching Clawdbot And AI

Are you keeping track of Clawdbot? Some of you are. Most of you may have tuned out because I’m going to write about some esoteric techie thing that isn’t part of your life. It isn’t part of mine, but I’m … Continue reading

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Super Bowl Ads 2026

Saturday, February 7, 2026 Tomorrow’s the big day. It’s a big enough day that yesterday I delayed my usual Friday post so I can do my annual review of the Super Bowl ads. But waiting until Sunday night to post … Continue reading

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Waiting For A Solid-State EV

I want a new car. There isn’t much wrong with my existing car, but it burns fossil fuel. I want an electric vehicle. But, you knew there’d be a ‘but’, I can’t find a car I want and like and … Continue reading

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Unintentional Trend Setting

I am not a trend setter. I watch trends. They are fascinating insights into people and our culture. But my life is unconventional enough that the trends are usually ‘over there’, what ‘those folks are doing.’ Somehow, I’ve found myself … Continue reading

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