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Video Game Skin Analysis – Rust
25 Apr 2019

Video Game Skin Analysis – Rust

by Dr. Blake Porter | posted in: Computer Science, Data Visualization, Learning Python, Stock Market, Video games | 13

This is the first post of (hopefully) many to come from my Python program that pulls Steam Community Market data for video game skins. If you want to learn how I got all this data, check out that tutorial. TL;DR: … Continued

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The coming tsunami of automation
12 Apr 2016

The coming tsunami of automation

by Dr. Blake Porter | posted in: Computer Science, Life, Politics, Stock Market, Technology | 4

“All for ourselves and nothing for other people, seems, in every age of the world, to have been the vile maxim of the masters of mankind.” –  Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations, 1776   Real wages in the US have been … Continued

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Misconceptions on Minimum Wage of Fast Food Workers and the US Military
14 Nov 2015

Misconceptions on Minimum Wage of Fast Food Workers and the US Military

by Dr. Blake Porter | posted in: Life, Politics, Stock Market | 19

This “rant” about minimum wage, fast food, and military compensation has been circulating around Facebook for the past few years, one version can be seen here:   Other versions read something like: “Okay, rant – For those fast food employees striking … Continued

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Accredited Investor requirements are ridiculous, ill-informed, and should be amended or abolished
31 Oct 2015

Accredited Investor requirements are ridiculous, ill-informed, and should be amended or abolished

by Dr. Blake Porter | posted in: Life, Politics, Stock Market | 6

Update July 18th, 2016: Some great changes are coming for Title III!  You were smart enough to gamble but too dumb to invest, until now with Title III and IV of the JOBS Act   Odds of winning the Jackpot in … Continued

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Do Stocks Oscillate like Brains?
11 Jul 2015

Do Stocks Oscillate like Brains?

by Dr. Blake Porter | posted in: Brain Rhythms, Neuroscience, Stock Market | 0

This post is one step in my attempts to apply neuroscience analysis to the stock market. Brain Oscillations I’ve written about brain oscillations before so if you need some back ground on what they are, you can go here. Brain oscillations … Continued

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