Author Archives: Alaska

This Just In…

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Alaska

The wife just returned from a presentation on Will The Bubble Burst in Higher Education? at a national conference of education counselors here in Denver. The message? A bubble is an asset that is irrational, overvalued, and whose price cannot … Continue reading →

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Switzerland Did It

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Alaska

…so we don’t have to. Good ammo for when you next encounter an Occupy wannabe education freeloader. h/t: SondraK

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The Great New England Vampire Massacre

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Alaska

It’s October, so here’s some October Country history for ya.Happened in the 1830s. Now, Bert and I had now’t to do wi’ it, you understand…. Since I’m in a Bert & I mood, here’s some Downeast Socialism. – Posted using … Continue reading →

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There Ain’t No Stealth in Space

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Alaska

The Space Shuttle’s little bitty maneuvering thrusters could be detected as far as the asteroid belt. Main thrusters? Pluto. Visible light, etc. Interesting reading at the link.

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The Doom That Came to America

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Alaska

It won’t be inflation. From today’s Transom, which I highly recommend. Key part bolded by me: Francis Cianfrocca emails regarding this CNBC piece on the Fed funding the deficit. http://vlt.tc/hi5 “The point that the Fed is basically funding the federal … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Alaska

RID THE WORLD OF THOSE SAVAGES! – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Shrine of the Mall Ninja

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Alaska

All the Gecko45 wisdom in one place. Beverages, keyboards and this site do not mix well.

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Caption Time

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Alaska

Joe Biden enjoys his campaigning, yes he does. Click to embiggen, the expressions are priceless.

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What we’re up against

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Alaska

Some very cool cartograms show the misleading nature of the standard red-vs-blue map by increasing and decreasing size based on electoral-college votes and county-level returns population. For example, this one: Note the San Francisco Bay Area has enough voting weight … Continue reading →

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I Want Eyes Like an AR-15

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Alaska

There’s a reason so many ’70s kids ran around with a Steve Austin doll glued to one eye.* The emphasis in this story is on the benefits for the blind, but the implications of “cracking the code” the brain uses … Continue reading →

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