Ben Matheson
@benmatheson.bsky.social
web, data, radio, maps. running, biking, skiing. #rstats
very "mid-November" this weekend
November 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
very "mid-November" this weekend
this weekend's views
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
this weekend's views
I'm sure I have used their galvanized coatings many times.
November 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I'm sure I have used their galvanized coatings many times.
squirrelier than expected today : )
November 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
squirrelier than expected today : )
I grew the world's smallest brussels sprouts this summer.
October 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I grew the world's smallest brussels sprouts this summer.
Glen Alps got some snow. dnr.alaska.gov/parks/units/...
October 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Glen Alps got some snow. dnr.alaska.gov/parks/units/...
Here are the smallest Alaska PFDs after adjusting for inflation. #akleg
(in a @datawrapper.de table.) benjmatheson.substack.com/p/alaskas-20...
(in a @datawrapper.de table.) benjmatheson.substack.com/p/alaskas-20...
October 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Here are the smallest Alaska PFDs after adjusting for inflation. #akleg
(in a @datawrapper.de table.) benjmatheson.substack.com/p/alaskas-20...
(in a @datawrapper.de table.) benjmatheson.substack.com/p/alaskas-20...
a new newsletter 📝 today: all 44 Alaska Permanent Fund dividends adjusted to 2025 dollars.↑ 📊
The $1,000 we received this month sets the new bar for the smallest real dividend, beating out 1984's $331, which is now $1,019. #akleg benjmatheson.substack.com/p/alaskas-20...
The $1,000 we received this month sets the new bar for the smallest real dividend, beating out 1984's $331, which is now $1,019. #akleg benjmatheson.substack.com/p/alaskas-20...
October 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
a new newsletter 📝 today: all 44 Alaska Permanent Fund dividends adjusted to 2025 dollars.↑ 📊
The $1,000 we received this month sets the new bar for the smallest real dividend, beating out 1984's $331, which is now $1,019. #akleg benjmatheson.substack.com/p/alaskas-20...
The $1,000 we received this month sets the new bar for the smallest real dividend, beating out 1984's $331, which is now $1,019. #akleg benjmatheson.substack.com/p/alaskas-20...
a decade or two of inflation on some of the bigger dividends makes for some humbling numbers:
2008’s dividend (with the energy bonus) of $3269 balloons to $4,890 in 2025 dollars.
2000’s $1,964 is $3,657. #akleg benjmatheson.substack.com/p/alaskas-20...
2008’s dividend (with the energy bonus) of $3269 balloons to $4,890 in 2025 dollars.
2000’s $1,964 is $3,657. #akleg benjmatheson.substack.com/p/alaskas-20...
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
a decade or two of inflation on some of the bigger dividends makes for some humbling numbers:
2008’s dividend (with the energy bonus) of $3269 balloons to $4,890 in 2025 dollars.
2000’s $1,964 is $3,657. #akleg benjmatheson.substack.com/p/alaskas-20...
2008’s dividend (with the energy bonus) of $3269 balloons to $4,890 in 2025 dollars.
2000’s $1,964 is $3,657. #akleg benjmatheson.substack.com/p/alaskas-20...
The first ever dividend in 1982 of $1,000 was the exact same nominally as the 2025 dividend. Buy when you adjust for inflation, that dividend surges to $3,299.
The all time nominal lowest ($331 in 1984) is more than this years at $1,019. benjmatheson.substack.com/p/alaskas-20...
The all time nominal lowest ($331 in 1984) is more than this years at $1,019. benjmatheson.substack.com/p/alaskas-20...
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The first ever dividend in 1982 of $1,000 was the exact same nominally as the 2025 dividend. Buy when you adjust for inflation, that dividend surges to $3,299.
The all time nominal lowest ($331 in 1984) is more than this years at $1,019. benjmatheson.substack.com/p/alaskas-20...
The all time nominal lowest ($331 in 1984) is more than this years at $1,019. benjmatheson.substack.com/p/alaskas-20...
The $1,000 that arrived in Alaskans’ bank accounts this month is the smallest inflation-adjusted Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend in history. How does it stack up against the other 43 dividends? A new number-heavy newsletter is out today ➡️ #akleg 💸📊 benjmatheson.substack.com/p/alaskas-20...
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The $1,000 that arrived in Alaskans’ bank accounts this month is the smallest inflation-adjusted Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend in history. How does it stack up against the other 43 dividends? A new number-heavy newsletter is out today ➡️ #akleg 💸📊 benjmatheson.substack.com/p/alaskas-20...
from saturday's "run"
October 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
from saturday's "run"
more eklutna-related procrastination today
October 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
more eklutna-related procrastination today
sunset is starting to come.. early in the evening
October 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
sunset is starting to come.. early in the evening
my favorite type of map is the one that encourages you to imagine new trips or fun routes ⬇︎ open.substack.com/pub/benjmath...
October 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
my favorite type of map is the one that encourages you to imagine new trips or fun routes ⬇︎ open.substack.com/pub/benjmath...
From yesterday: 🏔️🗺️ Mapping the Chugach 120. Southcentral Alaska's most challenging peakbagging project.. and my biggest print map ever. ⬇︎
October 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
From yesterday: 🏔️🗺️ Mapping the Chugach 120. Southcentral Alaska's most challenging peakbagging project.. and my biggest print map ever. ⬇︎
Seldovia, Alaska has extensive golf cart-based transportation
October 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Seldovia, Alaska has extensive golf cart-based transportation
The map making involved mostly two hillshade layers and a couple of layered satellite images..but mostly endless fiddling until I got what I wanted. The new newsletter is new, free, and you are invited to subscribe : ) open.substack.com/pub/benjmath...
October 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The map making involved mostly two hillshade layers and a couple of layered satellite images..but mostly endless fiddling until I got what I wanted. The new newsletter is new, free, and you are invited to subscribe : ) open.substack.com/pub/benjmath...
Some people spend a few decades trying to climb all of them. (I’ve “climbed” .…10?). It’s a huge undertaking and only 16 people have ever completed the list. They range from moderate hikes to big technical projects. open.substack.com/pub/benjmath...
October 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Some people spend a few decades trying to climb all of them. (I’ve “climbed” .…10?). It’s a huge undertaking and only 16 people have ever completed the list. They range from moderate hikes to big technical projects. open.substack.com/pub/benjmath...
A new newsletter out today: 🏔️🗺️ Mapping the Chugach 120: the 120 peaks in Chugach State Park with 500 feet or more of prominence. It’s the biggest print map I’ve ever made. 36” x 24”. open.substack.com/pub/benjmath...
October 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A new newsletter out today: 🏔️🗺️ Mapping the Chugach 120: the 120 peaks in Chugach State Park with 500 feet or more of prominence. It’s the biggest print map I’ve ever made. 36” x 24”. open.substack.com/pub/benjmath...
procrastinating via making a potential Eklutna Lake map (for the wall)
October 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
procrastinating via making a potential Eklutna Lake map (for the wall)
I finally got my new lights set up this weekend.
October 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I finally got my new lights set up this weekend.
a shockingly sunny day part 2
October 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
a shockingly sunny day part 2
a shockingly sunny fall day in Seward yesterday
October 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
a shockingly sunny fall day in Seward yesterday
kind of goopy but very enjoyable girdwood marathon.
October 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
kind of goopy but very enjoyable girdwood marathon.