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Month: September 2016

Crime/Second Amendment

Misleading gun statistic

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

I’ve seen one particular statement replayed several times over, and it’s rather misleading in its representation: gun deaths have been cut in half o...

Mira

Mira – Finished

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

I’m writing this on Mira, which means the system is up and running. But it wasn’t without hiccups. As much as I’d hoped the upgrade would go s...

Mira

Mira – II

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

That is a rendering of Mira in Space Engine 0.9.8, a screenshot I snapped from within the software. Mira is the Bayer designation for Omicron Ceti (ο Ceti)...

Debt

Almost getting it right

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

I’ve said numerous times that I really don’t like much of what is published about debt collections. Because most articles I’ve seen about the ...

Technology

Patreon feature request

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

I’m a Patron through Patreon, currently supporting three creators. Recently I put in this feature request with Patreon: Good day, There is a Creator for w...

Beta Orionis/Mira

Mira

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

The time has come for another build log. Seven months ago for Valentine’s Day, I posted a revisit to Absinthe in which my wife’s AMD FX-8350 system ...

Espresso/Product and service reviews

Breville Infuser – 3 years later

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

About three years ago, I ordered the Breville Infuser direct from Breville to replace my De’Longhi EC-155. Both are great espresso machines. I only wish t...

Due process

Revisiting Brock Turner

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

There’s a big reason we don’t have “justice” in the United States: justice is not objective. It’s entirely subjective. What is ...

Beta Orionis/Product and service reviews/Technology

Corsair AX860: A retraction

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

Last year I wrote a negative review of the Corsair AX860 power supply in which I said that I had two units on me fail in a short period of time: When an 800W po...

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