Author Archives: Jason

About Jason

Jason R. Koepke is Founder and Data Strategist at GNT LLC, a risk-analysis and data strategy firm that provides analytical and technical services to the public and private sectors. His work and research has been featured in the academic, financial, and technical industries.

Album Reviews

1—–>3—–>5
Terrible—>Fantastic

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Friedberger, Eleanor – New View
Messiaen, Olivier et al – Turangalila Symphonie
Earth – Primitive and Deadly
My Brightest Diamond – Bring Me the Workhorse
My Brightest Diamond – Tear it Down
My Brightest Diamond – All Things will Unwind
Rossel-Maydan, Hilde – Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice
Magrudergrind – II

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Kills, The – Ash & Ice
My Brightest Diamond – A Thousand Shark’s Teeth
My Brightest Diamond – This is My Hand
My Brightest Diamond – I had Grown Wild
Despise You, Agoraphobic Nosebleed – And On and On

Things I Learned this Week

Among the things I learned this week:
* The deliciousness of Congolese coffee. (Courtesy: Caffe Vita)

* Chicken skins make for good polishing cloths. (Courtesy: Javier C. Hernandez/NYT)

* Britain hasn’t negotiated its own trade deal since 1973. (Courtesy: George Parker, Sarah Gordon, and Sarah Neville/FT)

Things I Learned this Week

Among the things I learned this week:
* At the F.B.I., the Sept. 11 plot officially remains an open case. (Courtesy: Mark Mazzetti and Scott Shane/NYT)

* A second video of my participation in demolition derby exists. (Courtesy: SA)

* Instant noodle sales by volume fell by 12.5 percent last year. (Courtesy: The Economist)