Employees Are Using A.I. Bots to Snag Spots on Their Vacation Calendar

2024-05-14T15:35:12-05:00May 14th, 2024|Categories: KARL, KARZ, KKCK|

A.I. could force humans to work less.  But in one weird way, it's already HELPING us work less . . . Using bots to snag open slots on your company's VACATION CALENDAR is a new trend.  It's become a problem at Amazon warehouses. Amazon employees have two types of unpaid time off they can take.  One is normal unpaid vacation, and there's a limit to how much you can take.  The other is "Voluntary Time Off" or VTO, where your boss decides they don't need as many people working. VTO doesn't count against your vacation time, so there's a lot of competition when [...]

Dirty Tricks: Three Bob Fergusons Filed to Run for Governor of Washington

2024-05-14T15:34:16-05:00May 14th, 2024|Categories: KARL, KARZ, KKCK, KMHL|

People are saying this isn't funny.  We'll let you be the judge . . . Washington state's attorney general Bob Ferguson is running for governor as a Democrat.  And the field got a lot more crowded for him this weekend . . . after two MORE Bob Fergusons entered the race.  (???) Two other men named Bob Ferguson filed to run hours before the deadline last Friday, and it was no coincidence.  A Republican operative named Glen Morgan admitted he was behind it and said he was running both campaigns. The idea was to confuse people and split the vote between the three Bobs, so none [...]

Senior Prank + Bagpiper = Comedy

2024-05-14T11:22:41-05:00May 14th, 2024|Categories: KARL, KARZ, KKCK, KMHL|

Students at a school in Illinois pulled a senior prank on their principal . . . by hiring a bagpiper to follow him around for an hour.  The principal was a good sport, and even praised the kids for coming up with the idea.   FULL STORY:  Security is so tight at schools across the country that it MUST make senior pranks a big challenge.  But apparently, a BAGPIPE PLAYER isn't suspicious enough to get stopped at the door.   Students at a high school in Illinois pulled a senior prank on their principal, Mr. Robison, last week . . . [...]

To Feel Refreshed, People Need to Spend 67 Minutes Outside Each Day

2024-05-13T14:07:57-05:00May 13th, 2024|Categories: KARL, KARZ, KKCK, KMHL|

If your idea of "spending qualty time outside" is walking 100 feet up to a Starbucks, rather than going through a drive-thru . . . there's a reason you don't feel revived every day. According to a new poll, the average American needs to spend 67 MINUTES outside each day in order to feel refreshed.  (Which would be like walking four miles to a Starbucks.) That's easy enough right now . . . when it's getting warmer out, but not TOO hot.  It's a real struggle to get those 67 minutes in when it's January in the Midwest.  Or July in Arizona. [...]

A Dating App Will Have an A.I. Avatar Date Other People’s Avatars to Find You a Match?

2024-05-13T14:00:49-05:00May 13th, 2024|Categories: KARL, KARZ, KKCK|

If you don't trust artificial intelligence NOT to steal your job . . . would you trust A.I. to set you up in an ARRANGED MARRIAGE? Dating apps have streamlined the matching and "meeting" porcess . . . for better or worse . . . and now, A.I. could even go on the dates FOR YOU. The founder of Bumble says it could be possible in the "near future" to have an A.I. "dating concierge" . . . essentially an avatar . . . and that concierge could go on a date with another person's dating concierge. And they wouldn't have [...]

Millions of Americans Saw the Northern Lights . . . Through Their Phone

2024-05-13T13:54:00-05:00May 13th, 2024|Categories: KARZ, KKCK, KMHL|

Millions of Americans got to see the Northern Lights this weekend, at least kind of.  Some saw them the same way your 13-year-old watched Taylor Swift in concert . . . mostly through their phone. The aurora extended way farther south than usual thanks to a huge solar storm.  That's where charged particles from the sun light up as they hit Earth's magnetic field.  It was the strongest since 2003. Even people in Florida were posting photos this weekend.  But some of those shots might be more impressive than what they actually saw in person. It turns out phone cameras are so good now, they [...]

Oprah Regrets Contributing to Diet Culture

2024-05-13T13:53:09-05:00May 13th, 2024|Categories: KKCK|

 Believe it or not, Oprah is NOT infallible.  And she knows it.  During a Weight Watchers livestream last week, she said she regretted participating in toxic diet culture over the years. Quote, "I've been a major contributor to it.  I cannot tell you how many weight loss shows and makeovers I have done, and they have been a staple since I've been working in television." One of her biggest regrets was when she brought 67 pounds of animal fat onstage during "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to demonstrate how much weight she'd lost. Quote, "It sent a message that starving yourself with a liquid diet set [...]

New Music Monday: Morgan W/Post Malone, Lainey Wilson, Reba McEntire, and More

2024-05-13T13:52:40-05:00May 13th, 2024|Categories: KARL, KKCK|

Happy Monday!  Here is the best new music we could find that was just released recently: 1.  "I Had Some Help" by Post Malone and Morgan Wallen. (PROFANITY WARNING:  There's an F-word at 0:13 and an S-word at 1:47 in the video.) 2.  "Hang Tight Honey" by Lainey Wilson. 2.  "I Can't" by Reba McEntire. 3.  "Fault Line" by Carly Pearce. 5.  "Fireside" by Chase Rice. 6.  "Beautiful as You" by Thomas Rhett. 7.  "Leads Me Home" by The War and Treaty. 8.  "Over Getting Over You" by Matt Lang. 9.  "Friday Night" by Wade Bowen featuring Troy Aikman. 10.  "Daisies" by Brandon Davis. 11.  "Scratching the Surface (Mama's Song)" by Kylie Morgan. 12.  "Fall of Summer" by Scotty McCreery. 13.  "The Hurtin' Kind" by Orville Peck and Midland. 14.  "Acres" by Brian Kelley.

Just Great, Porch Pirates Are Stealing Packages Out of Homeowners’ Hands Now…

2024-05-13T13:50:26-05:00May 13th, 2024|Categories: KARL, KARZ, KKCK, KMHL|

Remember when we thought it was brazen to steal a package from someone's porch . . . in broad daylight . . . when the person has a doorbell camera?  Yeah, that's nothing compared to this. A man in Pennsylvania opened his door last Tuesday to pick up a package . . . when a man came running through his yard with his hands up.  He ran up to the porch . . . snatched the box out of the guy's hands . . . and ran off with it. It was day-time . . . there was a security camera [...]

Most Popular Baby Names Revealed!!

2024-05-13T11:21:05-05:00May 13th, 2024|Categories: KARL, KARZ, KKCK, KMHL|

If these names sounds familiar, they should . . .   The Social Security Administration released its annual list of the most popular baby names in the U.S. . . . and the top two AGAIN this year are Olivia and Liam.   Olivia has been the top girls' name five years running, and Liam has topped the boys' list for SEVEN straight years.   Both Top 10 lists are pretty much the same, but one new boys' name did crack the Top 10.  MATEO jumped from 11th to 6th, and Benjamin fell from 9th to 11th.   The 10 most [...]

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