Category: Blog
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New River National Park
New River is actually an ancient river! It’s all fours and fives but I’ve heard people enjoy rafting it. The water was extremely high today when I was there, and all the roadside stops were taped off with signs warning of “Extreme Danger.” Still the visitor center and viewing area were open and it…
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Predictive Arbitrage
Use automated analysis of pending blocks and cryptocurrency to front-run arbitrage across exchanges
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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park
This was a cool place. It happened to be right on my way. I decided at some point to expand my trip to include historic sites related to the civil and revolutionary wars. So the birthplace of the man who beat the traitors seemed like a perfect spot to stop and see. They even had…
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Kentucky: Hot Brown (Sandwich)
The Hot Brown is a very special sandwich. All the guides agreed it was the best single dish to get in Kentucky. It even has its own wikipedia page… A Hot Brown sandwich (sometimes known as a Louisville Hot Brown or Kentucky Hot Brown) is an American hot sandwich originally created at the Brown Hotel in…
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Mammoth Cave National Park
This was a weird place. They say it’s normally better because of covid. Basically the cave that’s currently open is just a long boring hallway and then when you get to the end you turn around and come back. As you can see, there are no stalactites, no stalagmites, no lilly pads, nothing to see…
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Visiting The Garden AKA Treeisalive
I decided to visit the now infamous “Treeisalive” commune and see what The Garden was like for myself. I met a lot of amazing people and learned a lot. It all started a few weeks ago. I have a close internet friend of about fifteen years who until recently I had never met. A few…
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Great Smoky Mountains are a really cool place. Basically the clouds hug the mountains which makes them look smoky. This is the most popular of all the national parks whuch surprises me given how grand the grand canyon is. Check out this video… I thought this sign was hilarious. I picked up a…
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USP 530 – Session 8
March 17th Session Eight: Disaster Preparation and Resilience in Cities In this session we will focus on disaster preparation and resilience in cities. We will focus on the root causes of disasters, profiteering from disasters, the differential impact of disasters on different populations, and disaster preparation and resilience. We will be guided by the following…
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Congaree National Park
(View the full album here) This one is really just a spite park. It was created to prevent development in the area. It’s just a normal forest with hiking. There isn’t really anything remarkable about it. They were also doing prescribed burns so the trails were closed. lmao. So basically it was just a parking…
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Key Biscayne National Park & Key Lime Pie
(View the full album here) Okay so this might be my favorite day of the Florida leg of the trip. I started by heading to Fireman Derek’s Bake Shop in downtown Miami. I got a slice of what many reviewers call the most authentic key lime pie. Then I drove to Key Biscayne National Park and ate…