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401(k) - Holding the Bag

October 10, 2008

The stock market decline continues today. This is a ridiculous sell-off. AIG is rapidly drawing down their “loan”, General Motors’ market-cap is less than what it was in 1929.
I would like to purchase physical gold and/or silver. Ideally, I would like to swap my 401(k) holdings for gold and/or silver. Unfortunately, I [...]

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Pluto’s Realm

September 3, 2008

A picture is worth 1,00 words, or so they say. Tonight, I stumbled across a series of fascinating photos and commentary about the abandoned lands surrounding Chernobyl, titled Pluto’s Realm
In Chernobyl reading from the book of nature is easy, here facts themselves speak eloquently of the truth… wherever I turn, I stumble upon a fact [...]

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The Government Should Not Invest in Renewable Energy

August 19, 2008

(Disclaimer: the government should not invest in anything.)
Some people think that we should reduce our dependence on foreign oil. To this end, they propose that we produce our own oil, or that we subsidize encourage the domestic production of some other energy source.My friend e-mailed me a few weeks ago, asking for my [...]

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Music Bleg

June 18, 2008

I’ve been running out of good music to listen to lately. I downloaded the new Nine Inch Nails album, which is decent, from the bands website for free when it came out, but that’s more of “mowing the lawn music” than everyday listening.
I’m a fan of Bad Religion’s latest, including Requiem for Dissent:
The sanctimonious [...]

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