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Corruption Continues
Congress votes down rewriting homeowner loans due to the laughable argument of a ‘moral hazard.’ (The stupidity here is amazing.) “Senator, you don’t understand the moral hazard here,” Durbin paraphrased the banking argument. “People have to be held responsible for … Continue reading
Connectivity Map
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Pandemic Firewalls
The trick to deal with forced disconnectedness? Use electron flows to hyperlocalize all physical flows. Gunnison, Colorado. In 1918, town leaders built a veritable barricade, closing down the railroad station and blocking all roads into town. Four thousand townspeople lived … Continue reading
Idea: Resiliency Study
Here’s a fun project that deserves funding (though is unlikely to get it): Along the lines of the Mercer standard of living study, build a data set on the resiliency of major cities. This is largely a function of how … Continue reading
My Life As a One Man Publishing House
In my last job I applied my graphic design experience to pioneer a way for small organizations to essentially turn themselves into small scale publishing houses. This process was accomplished for just the cost of the ISBN numbers – well … Continue reading