DropBox is cool. I use it to keep my many computers in sync. This includes keeping my password manager master safe file in sync (you all use password managers, right?) Even though that file is encrypted with a good encryption algorithm, it’s still a file I would like to protect. I used a pretty strong… Continue reading DropBox Two-Factor Authentication
Author: Nathan Hunstad
Our Intelligent Discourse
I was all ready to write a post about how fun, content-free issues like how Obama is “slashing Medicare and using the money to pay for Obamacare!” are taking over this election cycle, while truly important issues are being forgotten. For example, the fact that MF Global is likely going to evade criminal charges for… Continue reading Our Intelligent Discourse
The Ryan Job
I’m not a fan of Ron Paul, but compared to Paul Ryan, Ron Paul is at least consistent. Like much of the Democratic world, I think it’s awesomely hilarious that Romney chose Ryan as his running mate. I don’t have much to add to the great commentary already out there (see Ezra Klein and this… Continue reading The Ryan Job
Squaring the Circle
Surprise, surprise: the Romney tax plan to cut taxes for the richest Americans can only be paid for if you raise taxes on the other 95% of people. Predictably, Romney is saying that the study is “biased”, because it doesn’t count for the massive economic boom that would result. So who is right? Let me… Continue reading Squaring the Circle
…And All That
There’s a lot going on right now. Too much, in fact, what with Europe teetering on the edge, Romney flying around the world with both feet in his mouth, half of India dark, and something fun going on in London. All of that is too much to comment on individually. But it all ties together,… Continue reading …And All That
Different Rules
If there is one thing that is evident this election cycle (and, more broadly, throughout the ongoing financial meltdown that has been going on for years now), it’s that the wealthy play by a very different set of rules from the rest of us. Sometimes, the things they do are technically illegal, but end up… Continue reading Different Rules
New Photos: Photo Walk
One of the fun things about working at Target is that there are a ton of groups set up on just about every interest imaginable in order to make the company a little smaller. One of these group is the Photography Network, and this week, over lunch one day, we went for a photo walk… Continue reading New Photos: Photo Walk
Health Care, The Future, and All The Fish
So the Supreme Court did the “unexpected” (expected by constitutional scholars and those in the know, but unexpected by the media, so therefore unexpected) and upheld the bulk of Obamacare, specifically the mandate. Medicaid expansion was tweaked, and there are some arguments that the limits on the Commerce Clause is the real far-reaching story of… Continue reading Health Care, The Future, and All The Fish
Moving on up
I’ve been pre-occupied of late, because Julia and I bought a house in South Minneapolis and moved in last weekend. After renting for a long time, we decided to take advantage of the low housing prices and low interest rates to buy a house. We’ve been very busy, but we’re starting to settle in. Count… Continue reading Moving on up
One More Thing
One more thing to add to my rant from yesterday: Congress has been debating whether or not to keep the interest rate on student loans at 3.4%, or to increase it to 6.8%. The standard student loan payoff period is 10 years. Currently, the interest rate the U.S. pays on a 10-year Treasury note is… Continue reading One More Thing