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@geke
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Author of The Next Octave: a Sustainable Economy Encoded in Music
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denmark
2025-12-16 19:42
Tomorrow I prove I can speak English to the Danish government. Wish me luck!
A major step forward tomorrow in my Danish residency permit application
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books
2025-12-11 07:47
Take two
Update on the last five years
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gekevenns
2025-12-10 20:55
I'm back
This is a test. It's only a test.
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stimulus
2020-03-14 00:30
Federal Reserve stimulus / easing is “banking communism” that drives consumerism and punishes saving
Somebody asked me today if the $1.5 trillion in “capital” injections by the Federal Reserve would be helpful to the economy. The question terrified me because it really brought home the fact that most
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deepdives
2020-03-05 22:53
The High Cost of Health Care: is Bernie Sanders' "Medicare for All" the solution?
Is democratic socialism the solution to what is, admittedly, a huge problem in the U.S. healthcare system? If we break down all its various definitions and iterations, socialism boils down to one, pretty
geke
instagram
2020-02-10 21:48
Instagram accounts up & running for Cost Benefit Jr. and GekeVenns (plus a few more!)
After much tinkering and sub-dividing accounts, I think we've got the various Instagram marketing prongs where we want them. I posted a few weeks back about my plans to promote Cost Benefit Jr. and economics
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instagram
2020-01-20 02:11
A new direction for 2020
The military posts have stopped because, after almost two years documenting how the DoD is spending our tax dollars, daily, to enrich ten or so multinational corporations, I decided I needed a new, more
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naturalmedicine
2019-12-08 19:31
Looking and feeling young over 50
I turned 53 a few weeks ago and I'm sometimes told I look young for my age. Occasionally I even get questions about how I achieve that, so I'm going to document here some of the unusual products and systems
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deepdives
2019-11-29 20:35
How much did the military spend yesterday? $946 million
Lockheed Martin was the only company on our watchlist to see an award on Nov. 27. Note that the November to-date totals are current. Yesterday's breakdown: BAE: -- Boeing: -- General Dynamics: -- L3: --
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recipes
2019-11-29 20:01
My favorite sweet potatoes
Hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving! Yesterday I made my favorite sweet potatoes and thought I might share a few photos. I love fall flavors and this very simple dish includes a few of them: molasses
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deepdives
2019-11-27 21:27
The High Cost of Health Care: the Flexner Report (Part 3 - its German-pharmaceutical angle)
This is a series on the history of health care, exploring how and why health care costs in the US have risen beyond the levels a free market would normally bear. Other posts in this series: Is health insurance
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deepdives
2019-11-21 19:48
How much did the military spend yesterday? $1.22 billion
Yesterday Raytheon broke the $1 billion barrier with another $386 million modification (increase) to an existing contract. General Dynamics is poised to do the same thing any day now. (Note that included
geke
deepdives
2019-11-20 17:50
How much did the military spend yesterday? $1.02 billion
Research into the origins of our ridiculously expensive healthcare industry has been overwhelming my time so I apologize (again) for not posting daily on military spending. The November to-date totals,
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deepdives
2019-11-15 15:26
How much did the military spend yesterday? $2.03 billion
In addition to the awards to companies on our watchlist, of special note yesterday was a $1.2 billion contract awarded to Rolls-Royce for “sustainment support” of the V-22 AE1107C engine. Yesterday's
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deepdives
2019-11-14 16:44
How much did the military spend yesterday? $501 million
Sorry for the lapse in posting; have been immersed in research on another topic. Spending is still somewhat slow as we approach the middle of this spending quarter with only three companies on our watchlist
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deepdives
2019-11-11 00:06
The High Cost of Health Care: the Flexner Report (Part 2 - its discriminatory angle)
This is a series on the history of health care, exploring how and why health care costs in the US have risen beyond the levels a free market would normally bear. Other posts in this series: Is health insurance
geke
deepdives
2019-11-08 16:33
How much did the military spend yesterday? $4.1 billion
I've been wanting to replace Booz Allen Hamilton on the watchlist with either Rockwell Collins, General Electric, or L3. It varies, but of those three companies, I think L3 is showing up the most, so you'll
geke
ecotrain
2019-11-07 18:01
My answer to the Ecotrain QOTW: In what ways has centralisation failed us?
I love @eco-alex and his work on Steemit, especially his Questions of the Week. The latest one ..... “In what ways has centralisation failed us?” might be my favorite so far and I'm excited to give my
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deepdives
2019-11-06 16:22
How much did the military spend yesterday? $1.2 billion
With several smaller contracts and one large one the Pentagon was able to break a billion dollars in spending yesterday. None of the companies on our watchlist received contracts or modifications (increases
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deepdives
2019-11-06 00:53
The High Cost of Health Care: the Flexner Report (Part 1 - its progressive efficient-monopoly angle)
This is a series on the history of health care, exploring how and why health care costs in the US have risen beyond the levels a free market would normally bear. Other posts in this series: Is health insurance
