Author Archives: akiramorikawa

Originally posted on April's space:
I love you beyond reason Beyond rhyme Beyond space Beyond time Wherefore art thou With the walk with Thee Alst the while With the walk with me

Is Trump doing a good job? by Chrys Jordan Answer by Chrys Jordan: No. He is not. Is Trump doing a good job?

Game Theory Optimal Solutions and Poker: A Few Thoughts | PokerNews

Originally posted on Robert Turner Poker:
There is not much distinction between an average player and a great player. The average player can do much to improve his mental game. Never underestimate the power of your mind. Meditation can be…

Originally posted on norabateson:
photo by Indiana Vatikiotis-Bateson (This piece has a different tone than most of my work, it is a little bit of satire and grit, and given the times, I think some measure of spunk is needed. Not…

Compared to others, certain ethnicities and races (and genders, sexual orientations, and so on) are just plain royally f*cked from the day they’re born (also depending on locale and time period). ⁃ Bad things constantly happen to good people. Good … Continue reading →

In the US and in several other nations, we seem to be sliding back to a socio-political-industrial-military situation that is similar to the Gilded Age of the late 19th century. Vast income inequality, nasty divisive partisan politics, chest-thumping nationalism, military … Continue reading →

$400,000 100-hand Video Poker payout for quad (‘four of a kind’) Aces (AAAA) (at max bet $500, (5 credits/hand $1/credit) placed on 100 hands) $1,085,391 paid out on Superbowl Sunday (Feb 5, 2017) for hitting a Jackpot on a three-reel … Continue reading →

Silicon Valley’s Quest to Live Forever – The New Yorker

She’s one of the only officials inThe White House,, other than President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence to have Secret Service protection — which staffers receive at the special request of the president, who has famously referred to her as … Continue reading →

Do lawyers really make that much money when taking into account they often work 50-60 hour weeks? by Ty Doyle Answer by Ty Doyle: First of all, many lawyers don’t make all that much money. The median salary for American … Continue reading →

There’s an unceasing wind that blows through this night, there’s dust in my eyes, that blinds my sight A silence that speaks so much louder than words Of promises broken A man in black on a snow-white horse A pointless … Continue reading →

And you thought Inception was tricky. Lost like flashbacks, dream (well, nightmare) sequences, circular narrative references. Intentionally mirrors Seven in eerily echoic analogies to skeletons in the closet and secrets from the past returning to haunt The Shocking Complexity of … Continue reading →

Can a lawyer effectively represent himself in court? by @JLE_JD Answer by Jennifer Ellis: I think it is hard to effectively represent yourself in court. One of the issues is that lawyers need to be able to be objective, and … Continue reading →

    ‘If you think they’re going to give you your country back without a fight, you are sadly mistaken; Every day, it is going to be a fight. They’re corporatist, globalist media that are adamantly opposed — adamantly opposed … Continue reading →

“I know what’s best for foreign policy and national security… And I’m going to act on that.” – Aldrich Ames, a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent convicted of treason in the 1980s and 1990s whose crimes resulted in the compromise … Continue reading →

  The idea that President Donald J. Trump is some kind of an agent or a spy of Russia, or that he is being blackmailed by Russia and is going to pass secret information to the Kremlin and endanger American … Continue reading →

In the past three weeks, Trump has: staffed the White House, sent a dozen Cabinet nominees to the Senate, browbeat The Boeing Company into cutting its price on a government contract, harangued American CEOs into keeping their plants in the … Continue reading →

If I make a yearly income of $300,000 and want to buy a $1.7 million dollar penthouse what would I… by Randall Burns Answer by Randall Burns: You have the income you need. Do you have $2–400K in down payment? … Continue reading →

Can billionaires actually liquidate their entire net worth? by Pascal Lorig Answer by Pascal Lorig: Yes they can. The most famous billionaire that comes to mind is Pablo Escobar. He had nothing but cash. Though there are many stories and … Continue reading →

if you imagine the Trump Insurgency as highly effective desert guerrillas, they are currently in the process of turning everything into a desert. The Establishment, optimized for “jungle conflict”, is going to have a hard time Rather than endeavoring to … Continue reading →

War on an epic scale, for Stephen Kevin Bannon, is not a prospect to fear but to relish.“We’re at war” is one of Steve’s favorite slogans, whether it’s the struggle against jihadism, which he describes as “a global existential war” … Continue reading →