Category: Blog
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Things I Would Like To Do In 2026
Date Still Unclear: Regional Burns (List) Ignite Burn (Arizona) (website) Apogaea (Valdez, Colorado) (wiki) Youtopia (De Anza) (wiki) Alchemy (Lafayette, GA) (wiki) Sunburn (San Antonio, New Mexico) (website) Saguaro Man (Arizona) (website) SNRG (Southern Nevada) (website) To The Moon (Jamestown, TN) (website) unSrcuz (Santa Cruz, CA) (website) Element 11 (Utah) (website) What If (Merritt, BC)…
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Dune 3: Children of Dune
This book was hard to read. The author’s extreme misogyny and homophobia become central themes in the story. As does his explicit endorsement and justification of intergenerational relationships which really cross moral boundaries. Nevertheless, the narrative form and conclusion of most of the storylines from the beginning of the series give this book a satisfying…
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Dune 2: Messiah
Much in the same way as Asimov’s Foundation series started out, Paul creates a religion to facilitate the execution of his power and vision for the universe. His fanatic legions perpetrate a Jihad across the universe, killing tens of billions of people and cementing the new political order with Paul ostensibly ruling the universe as…
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Dune 1
Dune is a story about power. Paul finds himself in the position to decide whether or not he wants to seize power. Just as these characters found themselves in the same position… Gandalf and Galadriel were both tempted with power. They both saw a vision of a future where they had the power to…
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The Road Beyond 28 Million Viewers
My annual unique viewers for the last year now totals more than 28 million. Getting here has been quite a journey. Choosing what to do next has been the journey of the last several years, and I’m excited to report that while I’m still not quite sure, I have a much better idea than I…
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Risk-Based Strategy for Sustainable Investment
Executive Summary This report outlines a strategic approach to constructing an ESG investment portfolio by focusing on the second-order effects of long-term environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks. By understanding and analyzing these effects—such as operational disruptions, economic downturns, and regulatory backlash—investors can identify companies that are well-positioned to benefit from these evolving challenges. Approach…
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4: Analysis of Financial Statements
Ratio analysis Liquidity ratios Current Ratio: the primary liquidity ratio. Measures a company’s ability to pay short-term obligations with its short-term assets Current Ratio = Current assets / current liabilities Quick or Acid test ratio More stringent liquidity ratio that excludes inventories from current assets to assess a company’s ability to cover short-term liabilities without…
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“Crime wave” and Policing
What is the social contract when it comes to police brutality OR when it comes to police not intervening in times of crime surges? What is the decent thing to do in these situations? (Connect to crime waves driving businesses out of cities in the bay area as well as last week’s topic of systemic…
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Example: Ethics at Work
Note: In the previous assignment, I explain why I reject Kantian ethics in favor of Sartre’s critique of Kant. Prompt: “Write a story about something that you saw in business that you thought was ethical. Make the story about someone you personally know (a friend, relative, or yourself). Why was it ethical? Part 1: What…
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Categorical vs Hypothetical Imperatives
Prompt: What is a hypothetical imperative that is currently gripping you? No matter how trivial or weighty. What would have to change for the imperative to vanish? My Answer: Is it ok to vote for Biden — even though the international court of justice just found him guilty as an accessory to genocide — because…