tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post2226587565049399782..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: September 30 2009: The Worth of the EarthIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-33827436074065267332009-10-01T16:21:22.924-04:002009-10-01T16:21:22.924-04:00goritsas - "Blinders do not impede progress a...goritsas - "Blinders do not impede progress as ones focus is upon the path."<br /><br />Yes, I should have used the term blindfold rather than blinders, as that sometimes means only a block to peripheral vision.Hombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930734368916487826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-24531437874394537922009-10-01T15:54:51.737-04:002009-10-01T15:54:51.737-04:00El G - "Other than following the path of harm...El G - "Other than following the path of harmlessness or ahimsa, the outside world becomes of little importance and distracting."<br /><br />Yes, I remember as a young man studying many Eastern teachings, and trying to find some balance in the notion of reduction of "attachments" which would, said the teachings, lead to the reduction of "sufferings" etc.<br /><br />IHombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930734368916487826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-38138545411591752952009-10-01T12:20:29.489-04:002009-10-01T12:20:29.489-04:00Farmerod said...
(And, incidentally, that 9 cubic...Farmerod said...<br /><br />(And, incidentally, that 9 cubic miles/year is now in the ocean- adding weight to the water which floats on floating crust- which will have to find a new equilibrium...)<br /><br />I find that statement unintuitive."<br /><br />I know, you're right; very hard to visualize. But it does follow from believing in physics, and familiarity with plate tectonics. Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-10110658401875117982009-10-01T11:50:07.888-04:002009-10-01T11:50:07.888-04:00Ian said...
Is there more to all of this than mee...Ian said...<br /><br /><i>Is there more to all of this than meets the eye?</i><br /><br />More faux profundity from the peanut gallery. Perhaps an equally important question might be: Is there less?<br /><br />In any case, whatever philosophical credibility you felt deserving of was irretrievably dashed when you rushed to annotate your post with yet another post reassuring us you’re “not goritsashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767556060065779629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-89193702090791799492009-10-01T11:44:35.947-04:002009-10-01T11:44:35.947-04:00Greenpa @ 10:43
Thank you for saying it so well!...Greenpa @ 10:43 <br /><br />Thank you for saying it so well!<br /><br />Fred Pearce's 2007 book "With Speed and Violence" mentions that oceans could rise in a matter of a few days through a worldwide tsunami after a tipping point has been reached.<br /><br />One reason to move away from coastal regions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-27557244956641457502009-10-01T11:32:53.649-04:002009-10-01T11:32:53.649-04:00Coy Ote,
You know, I thought Austin was supposed ...Coy Ote, <br />You know, I thought Austin was supposed to be all progressive and stuff. And these neighbors are long-time Austinites, they are elementary school teachers. I thought they would have read that other Austinite's book, <i>Voice of the Coyote</i> by J Frank Dobie. </sigh><br /><br />Bigelow, <br />Regarding the Fred video... youth is just wasted on the young, don'tcha Jim Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419179432204743768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-91075968828424661402009-10-01T11:29:17.736-04:002009-10-01T11:29:17.736-04:00Greenpa
(And, incidentally, that 9 cubic miles/ye...Greenpa<br /><br /><i>(And, incidentally, that 9 cubic miles/year is now in the ocean- adding weight to the water which floats on floating crust- which will have to find a new equilibrium...)</i><br /><br />I find that statement unintuitive. <br /><br />Also, I meant to ask you about your <i>hybrid is not a hybrid is a hybrid</i> or words to that effect.Farmerodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03492165772535123915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-72295499815398231042009-10-01T11:28:39.159-04:002009-10-01T11:28:39.159-04:00New post up.
The Carcass of Mother Goose
.New post up.<br /><br /><a href="http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2009/09/october-1-2009-carcass-of-mother-goose.html" rel="nofollow">The Carcass of Mother Goose</a><br /><br /><br />.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-32898378455659059082009-10-01T11:21:46.295-04:002009-10-01T11:21:46.295-04:00Coy Ote
In Buddhism and Hinduism, that final non-...Coy Ote<br /><br />In Buddhism and Hinduism, that final non-run for the non-goal posts involve what in modern scientific terms would be considered complete self-regulation of one's own brain activities. Other than following the path of harmlessness or ahimsa, the outside world becomes of little importance and distracting. People who can actually do this successfully are in their last stagesel gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-91346593957879413472009-10-01T11:11:46.209-04:002009-10-01T11:11:46.209-04:00Oops. The Dow just lost the last month's worth...Oops. The Dow just lost the last month's worth of gain in an hour. Perhaps the start of the next downturn. This is third sharp downward inflection in a week and a half, so momentum may be building for the wheels to come off this '09 bull trap.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614205920972531674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-8388984860235663322009-10-01T10:59:22.379-04:002009-10-01T10:59:22.379-04:00“Because unless you truly believe that the stock m...“Because unless you truly believe that the stock market is its own isolated bubble, which many do, at some point cash from assets will have to support equity and debt valuations. And once the government cash funding vacuum pops, the market-economy divergence will also collapse. At that point, every dollar used by the government via stimulus and Federal Reserve pumps will have an equal and Bigelowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883913065391637120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-61977829237588599142009-10-01T10:44:47.601-04:002009-10-01T10:44:47.601-04:00Oh; and:
http://www.usnews.com/articles/science/...Oh; and: <br /><br />http://www.usnews.com/articles/science/2009/09/23/nasa-data-greenland-antarctic-ice-melt-worsening.htmlGreenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-55012247711941740772009-10-01T10:43:27.959-04:002009-10-01T10:43:27.959-04:00Speaking of earthquakes:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2...Speaking of earthquakes: <br /><br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8283873.stm<br /><br />Here is the chain of my thought, really unchanged from decades ago, but nicely supported by that study-<br /><br />The mostly granitic continents float on the mostly basalt crust of the earth. Float is exactly the right word; it's just that the bobbing and wandering happen slower than is Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-67948309144299657612009-10-01T10:38:06.976-04:002009-10-01T10:38:06.976-04:00APC,
I was wondering. What am I watching for? I f...APC,<br /><br /><i>I was wondering. What am I watching for? I follow the CAC 40 on euronext. Should I expect to see a massive selloff in one day? A small bleeding away a la .3% daily? How does this all playout?</i><br /><br />Crashes don't happen at the beginning of moves, as positive feedback spirals don't work that way. Cascades or crashes typically happen later in a downward phase (Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-17559047765700369682009-10-01T10:26:41.842-04:002009-10-01T10:26:41.842-04:00DYIer - "After a bit more conversation it was...DYIer - "After a bit more conversation it was established that my neighbor has almost a religious fanatic's hatred of coyotes, and can't be convinced otherwise."<br /><br />;-) Not this one I presume! <br /><br />Seriously, isn't this part of your quote interesting, or rather, revealing...<br /><br />"...a religious fanatic's hatred..."Hombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930734368916487826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-28296494952754411902009-10-01T10:15:06.085-04:002009-10-01T10:15:06.085-04:00Glennjeff: "I was thinking last night about p...Glennjeff: "I was thinking last night about putting some buddhist thought here and here it already is! "<br /><br />Actually, the Woo-Woo Way is Dow ist.Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-68329898175978244882009-10-01T10:03:53.439-04:002009-10-01T10:03:53.439-04:00Ian: "Is there more to all of this than meets...Ian: "Is there more to all of this than meets the eye?"<br /><br />I've always preferred Calvin's response to Hobbes on this point.<br /><br />Hobbes (as they wander alone in the woods:<br /><br />"Do you believe in God?"<br /><br />A panel of pause.<br /><br />"Well, SOMEBODY'S out to get me."Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-91273229139669835622009-10-01T10:02:21.162-04:002009-10-01T10:02:21.162-04:00Interesting piece by Rolfe Winkler on Reuters:
Kr...Interesting piece by Rolfe Winkler on Reuters:<br /><br />Krugman and the pied pipers of debt<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/y9rjl8b<br /><br />Some nice graphsUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00542311282676290149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-82743246551713955002009-10-01T09:56:52.113-04:002009-10-01T09:56:52.113-04:00The Mac people here, like Elgae, will truly enjoy ...The Mac people here, like Elgae, will truly enjoy this:<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/sep/28/charlie-brooker-microsoft-mac-windows<br /><br />PC people also.<br /><br />And if you can stand aside from the hilarity, it's also highly valuable for gaining some insight into why reason can have nothing to do with herd movement; regardless of the intelligence of a specificGreenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-55468233532919418492009-10-01T09:06:26.354-04:002009-10-01T09:06:26.354-04:00Hello,
@ APC
http://tropicalbear.over-blog.com/
...Hello,<br /><br />@ APC<br /><br />http://tropicalbear.over-blog.com/<br /><br />Voir l'article du 2 septembre, surtout le dernier graphique.<br /><br />Ciao,<br />FBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-70141516838384191742009-10-01T08:54:31.872-04:002009-10-01T08:54:31.872-04:00Ilargi - Thank you for reposting the intro. That i...Ilargi - Thank you for reposting the intro. That is one of your best.bluebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600634086150466162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-78312144056448491172009-10-01T08:09:49.549-04:002009-10-01T08:09:49.549-04:00Ian - "Will your plans, schemes, plots & ...Ian - "Will your plans, schemes, plots & devices save you from what’s coming?"<br /><br />No... but... 3 non-original points...<br /><br />A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.<br /><br />It's not the destination, it's the journey.<br /><br />It's easier to walk a path without blinders.Hombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930734368916487826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-22160968971989955692009-10-01T07:52:20.675-04:002009-10-01T07:52:20.675-04:00An 80s tune to characterize our specie’s predilect...An 80s tune to characterize our specie’s predilections: <br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK9O30d_yiE" rel="nofollow">Tears For Fears</a><br /><br />And Sh*t a more narrative version of current conundrums: <br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSAqr3GH8PA" rel="nofollow">Fred tries to wake the sheep</a>Bigelowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883913065391637120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-23872533077329744262009-10-01T07:48:42.544-04:002009-10-01T07:48:42.544-04:00Ian,
Sometimes two walk away from a plane due sol...Ian,<br /><br />Sometimes two walk away from a plane due solely to luck.<br /><br />But in general those further back in the plane have better chances. <br /><br />And those who ignore their luggage and plow over seats to get to the emergency exits live more often than those who "just have to" get their purse or luggage, or those who politely wait for them to do so.<br /><br />Being Zaphodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780961198148237878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-9257118771340782832009-10-01T05:47:57.041-04:002009-10-01T05:47:57.041-04:00Congratulations Illargi, you appear to have comple...Congratulations Illargi, you appear to have completed one full circle, and have come back on yourself, isn't life strange, at least stranger than fiction.<br /><br />I was thinking last night about putting some buddhist thought here and here it already is! I'm over the illusion as well.<br /><br />The following is a really good resource on buddhism<br /><br />http://Glennjeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11717673597621943322noreply@blogger.com