Monthly Archives: December 2013

Sing for the Sunspots’ Return!

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Alaska

Lots of womyn’s solstice anti-global-cooling chant groups around Livermore and the Bay Area this weekend. I’m just gonna leave that right there. (ducks) – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Going Galt

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Alaska

That is exactly what this is, even if Ayn Rand might have looked at it askance. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Veterinary Insurance for All

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Alaska

It’s basically catastrophic insurance, and we dealt with it very often during Alaska’s and Kaya’s lives, and reading this reminded me of the way it worked: every time you needed something done you would get a very detailed cost estimate … Continue reading →

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We know what’s in it now, Nancy

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Phil Kadath

You probably remember when I posted about all of the newly enrolled Medicaid recipients and wondered how we, as a country, were going to pay for it. Turns out, they had that covered from the beginning. Expanded Medicaid’s fine print … Continue reading →

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Pull the Lever

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Phil Kadath

While I have been a born and bred gunny my whole life, one aspect of it has been missing during the adult portion of it. Reloading. I just never had the time or the funds or the space to get … Continue reading →

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Don’t be fooled by her populism

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Phil Kadath

So, the fake “Native American” Senator from Massachusetts (she is, sadly a real Senator), Elizabeth Warren, introduced a bill that would make it illegal for employers to examine the credit reports of prospective employees. While this practice does suck, because … Continue reading →

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Of course they voted it down

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Phil Kadath

I mean, folks in the military vote Republican by huge margins. Senate Dems block amendment to restore veteran benefits by closing illegal immigrant welfare loophole Margins which got even bigger this afternoon. On a similar note, why Democrats oppose Voter … Continue reading →

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Half-baked Thoughts

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Alaska

I can think of all sorts of ways Fisher’s runaway might apply to humanity.

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Epic Science Fiction

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Alaska

And yet it happened. Related: this book makes a tremendous Christmas gift. ETA:  Heh. Both sides can play this game. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Uh Oh.

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Alaska

Moore’s Law is dead? IEEE isn’t known for being wrong. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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