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Invasion of the Killer Whales: Orcas Hunting Narwhal
This PBS Nature documentary from 2014 showing how Killer Whales are already exploiting climate change to hunt previously protected Narwhal is seriously frightening and amazing. There’s footage of starving polar bears beginning to find new ways to survive — they...
Why the Doctor Prescribed Viagra for My Brain Tumor
[sc:brain-toc]I’ve never enjoyed waiting for a stranger to examine my prostate but I at least assumed it would happen the morning I went to see a urologist. For several years, I’d noticed a subtle decline in my libido which seemed...
Capital One Credit Card Fraud Detection Stupidly Shuts Down Accounts
Final Update 10/15/15: After emailing with the Capital One support person below and given that they’d provided the credit that I asked for, I reactivated my accounts to give the new text alert system a try. Their exec support team called...
Amazocalypse – Photo Gallery of Seattle’s Amazon Growth
[sc:amazon] Last week, I wrote about the explosive Amazon growth still planned around South Lake Union: six forty story buildings, seven over 20 stories where there none that size now. Few people recognize the amount of construction and density across Seattle without...
The Out of Pocket Maximum That Isn’t
The Affordable Care Act's Out of Pocket Maximum isn't what you'd expect. In Washington State, it's insurance fraud.
It’s Time to Cut Our Spending at Amazon
The company's ignored the massive problems it's created in Seattle. It's time to stop shopping with them.
Evidence of Traffic and Affordable Housing Problems in Seattle
In How Our Success is Ruining Seattle, I mentioned traffic gridlock and affordable housing issues as lowering the quality of life in Seattle. Over the last 24 hours, I saw two examples of this. This morning, I received my third...