Month: July 2026

/s, in case it isn’t obvious I try to avoid ranting all that much on the blog because there’s enough hot takes out there already. While rants perform better than therapyposting about how great MS is, there’s zero monetization on CC, so it makes no real difference to me.  I’m free to talk about how…

A special thanks to good friend and frequent guest poster smugdog for today’s post. It’s an interesting thought exercise for whales, minnows, and everyone in between – and a fresh perspective on the never-ending debate about sharing vs. gatekeeping. The K Shaped Churn: Why the Whales Are Diving Deeper and the Minnows Are Drying Up…

It’s been awhile since we had cause for a good ‘ol fashioned Friday rant, but yesterday, the Mint gave us plenty to talk about. Since you’re reading this post, you’re likely aware that the U.S. Mint released three special edition coins shaped like the Liberty Bell yesterday. A 1oz silver at $750, a half-ounce gold…

When I was in college, I took a throwaway course on ethics and ethical relativism one summer to avoid needing an extra semester for a double major. It actually ended up being my favorite class I took during all of my time in college, even though it was wildly unrelated to my majors.  The idea…

Friday means it’s time for something more fun than rants about getting shutdown. It’s been around six months since I made some puzzles, so why not do some today? The Wordle is fairly easy, the crossword is fairly easy, and the Connections is fairly diabolical. On the bright side, there are unlimited attempts unlike the…

We spend a lot of time talking about loops in this hobby. Moving your money in a circle with some (hopefully) profitable intermediaries is basically…the whole thing. I think we sometimes manage to make some loops unnecessarily complicated while leaving too much risk hanging off others. Let’s do a little thought exercise. Example #1 –…