I have realized that I do know one person (personally) being affected by the shutdown. Unfortunately it is my niece. She got the opportunity to teach a graduate level course (for her graduate degree credits) at a school (not sure if college or university) in Maine. The unfortunate part is the funding for the course was from NASA, no funding, no class. I just told her to be proud that she was offered the position in the first place. Hopefully she gets another chance, if, and when things settle down.