tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post2579231264075250882..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: March 1 2009: We Had Known A LionIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-44397427706895063132009-03-02T16:50:00.000-05:002009-03-02T16:50:00.000-05:00Survey: Over Two-Thirds of Chinese Economists Favo...<A HREF="http://www.chinastakes.com/story.aspx?id=1030" REL="nofollow">Survey: Over Two-Thirds of Chinese Economists Favor Gold Over US Bonds</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-47972150351004836392009-03-02T16:48:00.000-05:002009-03-02T16:48:00.000-05:00The Mar 2 post seems to have replaced the mar 1 an...The Mar 2 post seems to have replaced the mar 1 and it has been moved to archives, but the Mar 2 is not loading properly. Is something wrong with the coding?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-56742603494695903072009-03-02T16:47:00.000-05:002009-03-02T16:47:00.000-05:00Sorry. It's a subscription service. Here's a blog ...Sorry. It's a subscription service. Here's a blog where their stuff is quoted.<BR/><BR/>http://www.independencejournal.com/today.htm<BR/><BR/><I>Ask yourself what would happen if a large financial entity - and it could be a private mint, an ETF, or something like that - was discovered in the next, oh, two or three weeks - to be holding a lot of counterfeit gold that was apparently made in China?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-24258861413665226442009-03-02T16:40:00.000-05:002009-03-02T16:40:00.000-05:00@ AItraderClicked on your link for the Webbot proj...@ AItrader<BR/><BR/>Clicked on your link for the Webbot project but did not see the story regarding gold/ETF you mentioned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-79586999372181374002009-03-02T16:23:00.000-05:002009-03-02T16:23:00.000-05:00The previous anonymous comment is courtesy of Ahim...The previous anonymous comment is courtesy of Ahimsa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-12791474573198228162009-03-02T16:19:00.000-05:002009-03-02T16:19:00.000-05:00Didn't mean to offend guys. Just a little whimsy. ...Didn't mean to offend guys. Just a little whimsy. I'll get back to serious stuff. (Forgot that a willy has several connotations).<BR/><BR/>Global markets are down 3%-5% on average today alone. We're entering the stage where the PPT has reached the limits of their ability to manipulate. Rumors from the <A HREF="http://www.halfpasthuman.com" REL="nofollow">webbot project</A> say that a gold scandalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-3442447541151055222009-03-02T16:11:00.000-05:002009-03-02T16:11:00.000-05:00Aitrader = Goritsas = OrionAitrader = Goritsas = OrionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-61076538799041599722009-03-02T15:58:00.000-05:002009-03-02T15:58:00.000-05:00I was also wondering whether a "wet willy" is what...I was also wondering whether a "wet willy" is what an English person would assume that it meant. <BR/><BR/>However, much to my relief, it seems to be a childish prank - <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_pranks#Wet_willy" REL="nofollow">wet willy</A> - that aitrader seems to be still playing on his friends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-91164753173130933822009-03-02T15:22:00.000-05:002009-03-02T15:22:00.000-05:00@AhimsaYes, we, US citizens, will then learn what ...@Ahimsa<BR/><BR/><I>Yes, we, US citizens, will then learn what it feels like to be denied entry to a neighbor nation-state. </I><BR/><BR/>The irony, eh?<BR/><BR/>@Greenpa<BR/><I>hey, Minnesota has been talking, nicely, about joining Canada for years now.</I><BR/><BR/>I've never been to Minn - this gives me a good reason to check it out.<BR/><BR/>@Orion<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link<BR/>Beginning Persephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990525279110502147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-34018963687408040902009-03-02T14:29:00.000-05:002009-03-02T14:29:00.000-05:00Absolutely! :-)Neither jokes nor magic works on fa...Absolutely! :-)<BR/><BR/>Neither jokes nor magic works on fanatics in my experience. I did try a wet-willy on one once however.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-73864016048855840062009-03-02T14:25:00.000-05:002009-03-02T14:25:00.000-05:00@GreenpaWe can all speculate, right? We're really...@Greenpa<BR/><BR/>We can all speculate, right? We're really in uncharted territory. But science can help us a bit in our perception of reality. Actually, James Lovelock's 2006 book "Revenge of Gaia" includes almost the exact same map as the one I linked to.<BR/><BR/>Who knows, if there is a nuclear exchange, we might be heading toward the Southern Hemisphere before ultimately heading to the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-4155931859003662072009-03-02T14:05:00.000-05:002009-03-02T14:05:00.000-05:00"Fanatics do not have a sense of humor. it's what ..."Fanatics do not have a sense of humor. it's what distinguishes them from human beings." - airtrader<BR/><BR/>Can I quote you on that? ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-32860469373735503852009-03-02T13:44:00.000-05:002009-03-02T13:44:00.000-05:00Next stop: 6300.From there: 5000, and then the a...Next stop: 6300.<BR/><BR/>From there: 5000, and then the abyss.<BR/><BR/>The only question now is when the riots start...<BR/><BR/>I'll lay late fall of this year, on the basis that there will finally be admission there won't be enough food.Starcadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226367306835781483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58666561948065233122009-03-02T13:42:00.000-05:002009-03-02T13:42:00.000-05:00Noon Summary "* Too much opinion, not enough facts...Noon Summary "* Too much opinion, not enough facts in comments for some; Others like anecdotes."<BR/><BR/>Exactly. I was wondering why nobody pointed this out during the fracas.<BR/><BR/>Goritsas says; too much opinion not enough "fact" -(whatever a fact is).<BR/><BR/>That's his opinion. Which he's entitled to.<BR/><BR/>no, wait... he says he's not... hm.........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-17538261029640215242009-03-02T13:28:00.000-05:002009-03-02T13:28:00.000-05:00Persephone and Ahimsa- hey, Minnesota has been tal...Persephone and Ahimsa- hey, Minnesota has been talking, nicely, about joining Canada for years now. Heck, we almost talk the same language as it is.<BR/><BR/>About that future map- I wouldn't take it too seriously- frankly it looks more than a little "sexed up" to me, to sell more papers. so to speak.<BR/><BR/>I also totally love their other forecasts: high-rise cities covering New Zealand and Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-52578505580837652592009-03-02T13:18:00.000-05:002009-03-02T13:18:00.000-05:00@PersephoneYes, we, US citizens, will then learn w...@Persephone<BR/><BR/>Yes, we, US citizens, will then learn what it feels like to be denied entry to a neighbor nation-state. Of course, assuming Canada will still be a sovereign nation-state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-12258886299296346952009-03-02T12:59:00.000-05:002009-03-02T12:59:00.000-05:00ahem, sorry border fenceahem, sorry <B> <I> border fence </I></B>Persephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990525279110502147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-40429851276385290502009-03-02T12:58:00.000-05:002009-03-02T12:58:00.000-05:00@AhimsaAnd here's the map of a world 4C degrees wa...@Ahimsa<BR/><BR/><I>And here's the map of a world 4C degrees warmer (please don't panic! :)):<BR/><BR/>http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8ndgSYbdkZ0/SaoNHp_R0SI/AAAAAAAACmc/uiRqhGUd6uI/s1600-h/FourDegrees.jpg</I><BR/><BR/><B> Canada will be building a wall</B>Persephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990525279110502147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-61764588418926642072009-03-02T12:43:00.000-05:002009-03-02T12:43:00.000-05:00* Too much opinion, not enough facts in comments f...* Too much opinion, not enough facts in comments for some; Others like anecdotes<BR/>* Farmers have never done well; Farming to disappear in some valleys of CA<BR/>* Herd behavior may not evolve as expected due to internet and other factors, i.e. There may be no big suckers rally<BR/>* Hillary Clinton has sold out American middle class<BR/>* Stabilization for America means lower standard of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-31681391547210442472009-03-02T12:15:00.001-05:002009-03-02T12:15:00.001-05:00Bank of Canada is set to reduce its overnight rate...Bank of Canada is set to reduce its overnight rate from 1% to 0.5% tomorrow. However, with today's unfolding market disaster, I wonder if they will just cut it all the way to zero, or somewhere below 0.5%. <BR/><BR/>Either way, I expect a dead cat bounce in the TSX as a result. Maybe it will last through wednesday before further declines.<BR/><BR/>Watching the market is like gambling without Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614205920972531674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-7898763690149798842009-03-02T12:15:00.000-05:002009-03-02T12:15:00.000-05:00Bank of Canada is set to reduce its overnight rate...Bank of Canada is set to reduce its overnight rate from 1% to 0.5% tomorrow. However, with today's unfolding market disaster, I wonder if they will just cut it all the way to zero, or somewhere below 0.5%. <BR/><BR/>Either way, I expect a dead cat bounce in the TSX as a result. Maybe it will last through wednesday before further declines.<BR/><BR/>Watching the market is like gambling without Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614205920972531674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-82025026410757344602009-03-02T12:08:00.000-05:002009-03-02T12:08:00.000-05:00Can anyone find a capitalist/republican who invest...Can anyone find a capitalist/republican who invested in AIG who is saying "Let me lose my shirt. Don't bail me out".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-28989026400211658092009-03-02T11:55:00.000-05:002009-03-02T11:55:00.000-05:00Catastrophic climate change is coming our away soo...Catastrophic climate change is coming our away sooner than we think:<BR/><BR/>"How to Survive the Coming Century"<BR/><BR/>http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126971.700-how-to-survive-the-coming-century.html<BR/><BR/>And here's the map of a world 4C degrees warmer (please don't panic! :)):<BR/><BR/>http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8ndgSYbdkZ0/SaoNHp_R0SI/AAAAAAAACmc/uiRqhGUd6uI/s1600-h/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-49210783529920544412009-03-02T11:31:00.000-05:002009-03-02T11:31:00.000-05:00@rumor:Yeah. Who'da thunk it. If you want one very...@rumor:<BR/><BR/>Yeah. Who'da thunk it. <BR/><BR/>If you want one very bearish viewpoint, see:<BR/><A HREF="http://www.moneyandmarkets.com/beginning-now-the-panic-phase-of-the-collapse-29932" REL="nofollow">Beginning Now: The Panic Phase of the Collapse</A><BR/><BR/>Martin Weiss is predicting a Dow of 5000Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-52356594764409657292009-03-02T11:15:00.000-05:002009-03-02T11:15:00.000-05:00Oh, the stocks are tumbling, tumbling down...TSX d...Oh, the stocks are tumbling, tumbling down...<BR/><BR/>TSX down over 5% in the first hour today. I wonder if it will stick or we'll see another miniature bull trap.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614205920972531674noreply@blogger.com