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Happy New Year to your and yours.

Keep an eye on Rohan, he had a tendency to be naughty. Not my view, saw it on Santa’s list.

I think it has something to do with bitcoin.

BRC
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Disqus sent an email teaser and I wanted to see how Rohan got on the naughty list! Rohan?

Happy New Year, JLM! You are a wonder.

Oh, and you too, BRC.

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Good on you, Joe.

A Merry Christmas indeed.

BRC
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Here’s a front line story for you. My premium is the same, my deductibles are lower and I now have prescription coverage and at least a couple included Dr visits per year. Family of four, bought insurance for my small business for the last 12 years and premiums during that time went from $400 to $1,200 a month. My son is on a $600 a month prescription that I was paying out of pocket. Love Obamacare! Feels like I’m finally getting a return on my premiums.

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In the advance of technology, one has to always remember that the US gov’t spares no cost when it finds a promising technology.

Sometimes we forget that the gov’t invented the Internet (well, Al Gore, of course) and then we marvel that they are so damn good/evil at using technology.

The intel community is either the best or the worst as they have almost no adult supervision because their plans, leadership, budget is all SECRET.

BRC
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For sure.
Just like GPS and satellite imagery. When we first knew about them, and were then given commercial access to these, it was an incredible leap. But you knew the gov’t had way higher resolution versions. Such is the case with three Intel community and it’s tech portfolio.

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Haha, the NSA business is one of the oddest and funniest things of 2013.

First, that America was surprised that a bunch of guys with 1MM SF of Cray computers was NOT listening to everything or that big companies were not cooperating fully with them.

I hate to think how many GET OUT OF JAIL cards were distributed in return for such cooperation.

While American tech was marveling at the declining cost of storage, the NSA was buying it all up. Replacing individual 1T drives with 3T drives all bought at Best Buy?

I think we will continue to be surprised as to how far afield the NSA has already wandered. This is not a Pres Obama problem but has been going on for years and years.

BRC
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Thanks. From your mouth to g-d’s ears… if not the NSA’s ears.

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Same to you, Jim. Hope 2014 is YOUR year, my friend.

BRC/JLM
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