Alternative Energy
Your Next HVAC System Should Be a Heat Pump
Heat pumps move heat instead of burning it, running 300–400% efficient. Modern units handle sub-zero cold, with backup for extremes. Lower bills, steadier comfort, one system year-round.
T Jackson
Creativity Commons
OllamaAIModels
Learn how to install, verify, and manage Ollama and an AI model on a Mac mini, test the local API, troubleshoot common issues, and build a private, fully offline AI environment.
Business
When Markets Fail, the Public Should Step In
Capitalism's government bailouts prove its tendency toward failure and demand a fix. Governments should own too-big-to-fail firms that fail, absorb publicly funded functions, and compete directly in life-essential sectors.
Creativity Commons
How to set up your own private, offline AI on a Mac
Abstract A step-by-step guide to setting up a private, offline AI on Mac using Ollama, covering RAM requirements, installation, uncensored models, and connecting to LibreOffice. Running an AI model on your own Mac gives you three things online tools can't: complete privacy (nothing you type ever
Sociology
Same Job, Fewer Workers: Why Technology May Bring Mass Unemployment
In 1920, one roof took a crew a week. Today, tools and AI let one worker do more, from roofing to coding — a shift that may bring mass unemployment across every industry.
Sociology
Strong Public Investment Without Debt: Putting MMT to Work
Abstract Sovereign governments can fund public investment through money creation instead of debt, as long as inflation is managed through spending discipline and taxation. I wrote this blog with the assumption that the reader has already read: “MODERN MONETARY THEORY: A NEW LENS ON MONEY, POLICY, AND PEOPLE,” found at
Science
Why Space Data Centers Are a Bad Idea With Today’s Technology
Space data centers sound futuristic, but today’s technology makes them impractical because server heat is far harder to remove in orbit than on Earth.
Business
Collective effort, rather than a single leader, fueled Amazon's expansion
Amazon's rise wasn't a one-person show. Smart people, a strong culture, and a willingness to fail forward built one of the world's most powerful companies.
economics
T-Bills vs T-Bill ETFs
T-bills, bonds, and ETFs offer safety but differ in payouts, flexibility, and risk. Direct T-bills avoid management fees; ETFs offer liquidity for an expense ratio.
Sociology
Banks Turn $8 Into a Money Making Machine
Banks create money with debt. With a small amount of capital, layered loan fees, sales, and servicing rights that fuel endless profit cycles, it reveals who really creates money in our society.
Sociology
A Cross and a Hood: The KKK's Christian Nationalistic Identity
Abstract The KKK cloaked racial hatred into the Christian Nationalistic identity, embedding itself into churches and communities, which proves that faith's language can be weaponized to make hatred feel holy. Let me say first, I believe in Jesus Christ enough to try to follow his teachings found in
Sociology
MODERN MONETARY THEORY: A NEW LENS ON MONEY, POLICY, AND PEOPLE
MMT reframes government spending for sovereign currency issuers, arguing inflation, not deficits, is the true constraint, enabling full employment and public investment without austerity.