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.

Gin and Movies

Gin has a role in some great movies:

(1) It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
Peter Bailey: No gin tonight, son!
Harry Bailey: Aw, pop! Just a little?
Peter: No, son, not one drop.
Harry: Aw!
Annie: Boys and girls and music. Why do they need gin?

(2) Casablanca (1942)
Rick: Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.

More to come…

Album Reviews

1——->3——->5
Terrible—->Fantastic

5
Callas, Maria – Rossini and Donizetti Arias [1964]

4
Callas, Maria – Mozart, Beethoven, and Eber [1963]
Tobin, Amon – Isam
Photek – Avalanche
Photek – Aviator EP
Photek – Form & Function, Volume 2
Black Keys – entire discography

3
Callas, Maria – La Gioconda by Amilcare Pochielli [1959]
Callas, Maria – Norma by Vincenzo Bellini
Roots Manuva – 4everevolution
Karen O – Where the Wild Things Grow OST

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1

The Herd and Facebook’s Valuation

Two of the most amateur stock market dabblers I know have told me that there is “no way” buying Facebook can lose money. Their plan is to use all their savings and retirement money to buy Facebook stock when it IPOs, with the idea of either buying and holding or flipping it depending on its performance in the initial days. Ah, what the great American dream has become.

Well, here’s a great chart: