tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post2943342853128084192..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: May 31 2010: 9000 days and a dying economyIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-44264781186807695052010-06-02T20:15:34.767-04:002010-06-02T20:15:34.767-04:00New post up.
A president, a gulf, a spill, and d...New post up.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2010/06/june-2-2010-president-gulf-spill-and.html" rel="nofollow"><b>A president, a gulf, a spill, and debt deflation</b></a><br /><br /><br /><br />.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-76953777808538062852010-06-02T18:42:08.447-04:002010-06-02T18:42:08.447-04:00I forgot to add
Re.: Aid to Gaza
Main stream med...I forgot to add <br />Re.: Aid to Gaza<br /><br />Main stream media is notified of world wide spontaneous, (cough cough organized) demonstrations against Israel.<br />jaljalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-34721796052873473252010-06-02T18:30:57.728-04:002010-06-02T18:30:57.728-04:00Re.: Aid to Gaza
Relief ship operations have had ...Re.: Aid to Gaza<br /><br />Relief ship operations have had 5 previous deliveries. I didn’t know. No main stream media coverage. I guess everyone was busy with other things. Nobody was paying attention to the plight of those in Gaza. Nobody was paying attention to the terrible way that Israel is treating the people in Gaza.<br /><br />Suddenly, main stream media coverage is covering the the jalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-88472892863918346952010-06-02T17:39:59.131-04:002010-06-02T17:39:59.131-04:00"I have this clear vision of the yellow rubbe..."I have this clear vision of the yellow rubber bathtub toy seal, putting the cap in place. "<br /><br />I had an image of a diaphragm being used just a little to late.YDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11659429390056544844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-35154337112980778052010-06-02T14:00:48.166-04:002010-06-02T14:00:48.166-04:00TAE Summary said...
* All Wars are failures excep...TAE Summary said...<br /><br />* <i>All Wars are failures except the War on the Environment</i><br /><br />I have always I like your posts.soundOfSilencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13710900939537685362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-39921555630126945342010-06-02T13:32:35.453-04:002010-06-02T13:32:35.453-04:00reb:
Apparently the well head is compromised, so ...reb:<br /><br />Apparently the well head is compromised, so if they just pinch off the pipe, then the full force of the escaping oil & gas will simply blow the breach wide open. Not good.<br /><br />The well needs to be plugged <i><b>under</b></i> the sea floor. That was the point of the attempted "top kill", and of the relief wells.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-24780288946453614102010-06-02T13:29:09.055-04:002010-06-02T13:29:09.055-04:00@VK
Point well taken, I stand corrected.
Is the ...@VK<br /><br />Point well taken, I stand corrected.<br /><br />Is the War Against the Environment still safely in the Win Column?<br />.<br />.Top Hat Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18062738110354384414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-65350057556248484942010-06-02T13:21:10.104-04:002010-06-02T13:21:10.104-04:00@ Zander--Either Ilargi or Sound of Silence called...@ Zander--Either Ilargi or Sound of Silence called out this web page for instruction--very easy, if you don't make a typo.<br /><a href="http://www.echoecho.com/htmllinks.01.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a><br />LindaLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15691388297498844536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-84874119914632256192010-06-02T12:33:39.551-04:002010-06-02T12:33:39.551-04:00OK Linda, give me the lowdown in terms a remedial ...OK Linda, give me the lowdown in terms a remedial case can understand.<br /><br />Zzanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352619368764868819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-64684280172654213882010-06-02T12:29:20.132-04:002010-06-02T12:29:20.132-04:00A taxi driver's gone bonkers with a gun in the...A taxi driver's gone bonkers with a gun in the UK (lake district) 12 dead many injured.<br /><br />Zzanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352619368764868819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-89743000171512334292010-06-02T12:16:36.828-04:002010-06-02T12:16:36.828-04:00@ VK
Very good!
Always follow the money. It take...@ VK <br /><br />Very good!<br />Always follow the money. It takes money to wage a war. Suppliers are making a profit.<br />jaljalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-33895550842699115822010-06-02T12:09:01.746-04:002010-06-02T12:09:01.746-04:00This is so stupid. Why not fabricate a large C-cl...This is so stupid. Why not fabricate a large C-clamp to crush the 21 inch damaged outflow pipe they are wanting to saw off ?? <br /><br />With either a 6 to 8 inch alectrically actuated screw, or a hydraulic cylinder, the C-clamp can crush the pipe and the flow is pinched off.<br /><br />Are all of the engineers asleep ??rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622151222543158091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-25703218385219778622010-06-02T11:48:35.003-04:002010-06-02T11:48:35.003-04:00Hey, hey Top Cat!
The following were NOT, I repea...Hey, hey Top Cat!<br /><br />The following were NOT, I repeat, NOT a failure. Infact they were highly profitable and lucrative to all those involved in the planning and execution.<br /><br /><i>The War on Poverty was a failure.<br /><br />The War on Illiteracy was a failure.<br /><br />The War on Drugs was a failure.<br /><br />But it looks like the War on the Environment is a huge success.</i><VKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06843562351166927162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-81961704961253433562010-06-02T11:09:59.518-04:002010-06-02T11:09:59.518-04:00Wow, read this new report from Amy Goodman and wee...Wow, read this new report from Amy Goodman and weep. It is a perfect exclamation point to Ilargi's essay. <br /><a href="http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/in_memory_of_all_that_is_lost_20100602/" rel="nofollow">In Memory of All That Is Lost</a>. <br /><br />And someone needs to tell Tony Hayward to STFU. He is a world class asshat.Archiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474700824903759325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-10078586713364877072010-06-02T10:22:47.376-04:002010-06-02T10:22:47.376-04:00@ veryruffrdahead--thanks for the html tip. I real...@ veryruffrdahead--thanks for the html tip. I really learn a lot on this site.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.safehaven.com/article/16971/the-looming-financial-holocaust-is-closer-than-we-thought-" rel="nofollow">here</a><br /><br />Success.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15691388297498844536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-27230731070223765222010-06-02T08:32:30.666-04:002010-06-02T08:32:30.666-04:00@Caith
Some of these companies are going to cut an...@Caith<br /><i>Some of these companies are going to cut and run. The governments are going to have to get up to speed quickly on how to cap these leaks, unless we believe in a 100% success rate of bankrupt capitalists hanging around to prevent losses to others. </i><br /><br />Good point. Not unlike what we face with hundreds of not-yet-decommissioned nuclear plants that will need very long termg-minorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07538584920169603580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58940863954961599952010-06-02T08:00:19.835-04:002010-06-02T08:00:19.835-04:00So, there are 3,800 wells in the Gulf? How many o...So, there are 3,800 wells in the Gulf? How many of those are about this depth? How many in the rest of the world? Who owns them? (Why doesn't Wikipedia appear to know any of this?)<br /><br />Some of them are going to be run by debt-funded businesses relying on a permanent economic growth paradigm, and some of those businesses are going to go under as demand destruction hits. How Caithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04778561168596866144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-6926259873896415052010-06-02T07:11:29.006-04:002010-06-02T07:11:29.006-04:00ogardener said...
RE: This Country Needs A Few Go...ogardener said...<br /><br /><i>RE: This Country Needs A Few Good Communists</i><br /><br />If you liked Hedges piece, then you’ll like <a href="http://theanarchistlibrary.org/HTML/David_Graeber__Hope_in_Common.html" rel="nofollow"> Hope in Common</a> by David Graeber.goritsashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767556060065779629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-47148512618900978742010-06-02T06:53:56.524-04:002010-06-02T06:53:56.524-04:00I vote for Lady Gaga. Let her plug the leak.
:)I vote for Lady Gaga. Let her plug the leak.<br /><br />:)carpe diemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14488224761512097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-56978262533850312562010-06-02T01:19:17.330-04:002010-06-02T01:19:17.330-04:00* Deepwater Horizon
- Gusher may be stopped in as ...* Deepwater Horizon<br />- Gusher may be stopped in as little as 900 days<br />- The press aren't discussing all ramifications<br />- The gulf recovered from Ixtoc but now fisheries are in decline and there are more people<br />- It is still seen as politcal theater<br />- University of Georgia is researching underwater plumes<br />- The oil companies are the experts, let's leave it to TAE Summaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914055760209031822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-7878893120639283252010-06-01T21:36:04.207-04:002010-06-01T21:36:04.207-04:00RE: This Country Needs A Few Good Communists
Gre...RE: This Country Needs A Few Good Communists <br /><br />Great article Frank. Thanks for linking to it.ogardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062788838505530416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-12964938033216298102010-06-01T20:48:13.334-04:002010-06-01T20:48:13.334-04:00@Ilargi's link to the poor admiral said...
Th...@Ilargi's link to the poor admiral said...<br /><br /><i>The operation has never been performed in such deep water</i>, that's the universal qualifier -one size fits all never been tried before when we're pushing the limits of human technology backed up by our out-sized hubris <i>and is similar to an earlier failed attempt that used a larger cap that quickly froze up. <b>BP PLC soundOfSilencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13710900939537685362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-76480017027971200082010-06-01T19:55:45.553-04:002010-06-01T19:55:45.553-04:00" then will lower a cap over it with a rubber..." then will lower a cap over it with a rubber seal."<br /><br />I have this clear vision of the yellow rubber bathtub toy seal, putting the cap in place. <br /><br />Yup, just what you'd expect.Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-59184168997987367142010-06-01T19:28:36.121-04:002010-06-01T19:28:36.121-04:00Greyzone: "In short, your idea won't work...Greyzone: "In short, your idea won't work and violates the physics of the field itself. "<br /><br />Oh, piffle. :-)<br /><br />I really didn't intend to provide a complete blueprint of a real world plan.<br /><br />Extrapolate, please! And consider the political pressure; along with the petrochemical.<br /><br />16 wells is normal? I'll see your 16, and raise you 250.<brGreenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-21836746391574758712010-06-01T19:20:44.688-04:002010-06-01T19:20:44.688-04:00Well ... the Canadian interest rates have gone up ...Well ... the Canadian interest rates have gone up 0.25%.<br /><br />Also, The fed and prov. gov. have been quietly raising fees and cutting expenses in a variety of programs. We are already hearing people screaming, "not me, do it to someone else".<br /><br />I see the "jaws" slowly closing over the next 5 years. <br />Those who bit off more than they can chew will find jalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.com