Author Archives: Brian

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Engineer. Aviator. Educator. Scientist.

The Endgame of Bitcoin

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Brian

Bitcoin is becoming a popular investment and a popular currency. I would have enjoyed buying at $980 a few days ago and selling today at $1014. But I still shy away because I don’t see a healthy endgame.

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Left Leaning Media: Get Off Your High Horse

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Brian

Over the weekend, Dan Rather stood up for journalistic integrity, demanding that what Trump says must be called a “lie”. This, after the WSJ Editor-in-Chief Gerard Baker said (paraphrasing), “Let’s distinguish between false facts and calling someone a liar; one … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Tweets – Relax Already

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Brian

Trump surely shoots out more tweets than other politicians. Pretty soon others will understand and will catch up.

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Rules Don’t Apply If We Say So

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Brian

I’ve been intrigued by Palmier’s (Clinton’s communication director) attempt to justify her bad behavior. The pivotal sentence in a CBS report is “Palmieri explained that while she knew you had to be gracious at this post-election forum, “I decided this … Continue reading →

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Individual ObamaCare Costs

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Brian

Very high individual costs of participating in ObamaCare make most government subsidized plans useless. Politicians promoting the program want to include you in their numbers of covered individuals and hope you just don’t recognize the situation until it’s too late.

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