tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post30320959074723114..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: January 14 2012: Housing and Oil: Dark Inventory RulesIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-8039950828708529852012-01-17T19:47:02.943-05:002012-01-17T19:47:02.943-05:00I have a question about value/prices of home/land....I have a question about value/prices of home/land.<br /><br />I figured, a few years ago, that the price of average homes, overall, would fall to the traditional 2 1/2 x's annual income. Given that most well paying jobs in the last few years, have been outsourced, I figured that between $10 & $20 would be the common man's pay.<br /><br />If anyone were willing to loan (a local bank) Think Out Of The Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07373674194034852861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-70069183904347494622012-01-16T21:26:07.616-05:002012-01-16T21:26:07.616-05:00Have the comments stopped working?
No, it's j...<i>Have the comments stopped working?</i><br /><br />No, it's just that the people are preparing for the TEOTWAWKI.<br /><br>Nassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014132282872515690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-80854981920595102322012-01-16T20:50:28.564-05:002012-01-16T20:50:28.564-05:00Have the comments stopped working?Have the comments stopped working?jalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-48185064436418910512012-01-16T09:59:39.984-05:002012-01-16T09:59:39.984-05:00@ Rear Entry
I'm more concerned about the fa...@ Rear Entry <br />I'm more concerned about the fact that the clock stopped working.<br /><br />:-ojalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-69673681502976606102012-01-16T05:00:03.141-05:002012-01-16T05:00:03.141-05:00It gets really boring waiting for a stopped clock ...It gets really boring waiting for a stopped clock to be right.Rear Entryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430806371011164944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58926448675795038212012-01-16T03:22:07.648-05:002012-01-16T03:22:07.648-05:00John Day, I suggest you look at a larger selection...John Day, I suggest you look at a larger selection of white folks. For possible tribes to look at, try Newfie, Sammi, Youper.<br /><br />Lynford, without "kids", hill yankee culture would be in the same barely alive state as the culture of the indians we stole the land from three hundred years ago.<br /><br />The last generation stuck here was the one too young for WWI and too old for Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752307987743035281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-56574505969060840932012-01-16T02:40:03.568-05:002012-01-16T02:40:03.568-05:00America's historic relationship and alliance w...<i>America's historic relationship and alliance with Saudi Arabia - the vital relationship between the world's largest producer of oil and its largest consumer - may no longer be the most important energy partnership in the world. And the energy relationship between China and Saudi Arabia could change history every bit as much as the U.S./Saudi relationship.<br /><br />But if that's Nassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014132282872515690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-24804351433966652852012-01-16T01:18:14.595-05:002012-01-16T01:18:14.595-05:00@ NZsanctuary
It's my view that there simply ...@ NZsanctuary<br /><br />It's my view that there simply is no viable form of energy that is going to replace oil. Oil is energy from the sun concentrated by orders of magnitude over mega millions of years. There will never be a source to compare. <br /><br />But my real point is this: what good would it do you anyway? Go ahead and find a cheap abundant supply of energy. How far up the curve Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387833829866724944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-60467675875324736652012-01-15T23:23:17.305-05:002012-01-15T23:23:17.305-05:00NASA's LENR technology – cheap energy producti...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mxeKeuh_2Bw" rel="nofollow">NASA's LENR technology</a> – cheap energy production using low energy nuclear reactions.<br /><br />It'll be interesting to see if anything viable comes out of this, and/or what scalability is like.NZSanctuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04166233807474941124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-23418101178285012862012-01-15T22:02:29.805-05:002012-01-15T22:02:29.805-05:00Anne Richards, chief investment officer at Aberdee...<i>Anne Richards, chief investment officer at Aberdeen Asset Management, says the possibility of European capital controls could be the greatest risk facing investors in the year ahead.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blinkx.com/watch-video/european-capital-controls-are-greatest-concern/Lw39-GUBZaggGG1dE1KCxQ" rel="nofollow">European capital controls are greatest concern</a><br /><br />If the Nassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014132282872515690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-50932899221859418852012-01-15T21:49:22.737-05:002012-01-15T21:49:22.737-05:00Just curious, what class do you suspect the majori...<i>Just curious, what class do you suspect the majority of readers to be in?</i><br /><br />Joe in NC,<br /><br />Much the same as in the population at large - i.e. of the "Political Class". <br /><br />I mean, only 2% of Americans are farmers - and many of them benefit from subsidies and handouts. The proportion of people actually creating real wealth in the USA, and not employing Nassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014132282872515690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-47047285383102635752012-01-15T21:42:02.029-05:002012-01-15T21:42:02.029-05:00John Day,
Thanks for the info on living on Navajo...John Day,<br /><br />Thanks for the info on living on Navajo. Curious, I think you are describing the windswept upper plateau? Any difference if one is in the many canyons? Evidently they keep the herds down below in the winter?<br /><br />In the last ditch ag dept, we are in Mexico. Finally have found land at a reasonable price if one knows Mexicans (and we do) who can sit on the title until---https://www.blogger.com/profile/15351955410331132836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-78403423621016299682012-01-15T20:50:47.972-05:002012-01-15T20:50:47.972-05:00Nassim: That's just good planning. Protect t...Nassim: That's just good planning. Protect the oil if necessary and be all ready to strike if called upon.Lynford1933https://www.blogger.com/profile/03219003310267757286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-33749056937549419242012-01-15T20:40:17.274-05:002012-01-15T20:40:17.274-05:00Thanks for thoughtful replies!
@ Joel Caris: I bui...Thanks for thoughtful replies!<br />@ Joel Caris: I built one of my bike frames with tutelage. It's really nice.<br />@ Bosuncookie: Other friends of mine have "The Bountiful Sprout" which is an online order service for produce from about 20 local farmers, which folks can order, then go pick up, and the farmers get around 90%. They are expanding to Austin, so I am urging them and 5 John Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123174297818737132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-9828936009172145342012-01-15T20:28:20.154-05:002012-01-15T20:28:20.154-05:00"a person fully exposed to the market economy..."a person fully exposed to the market economy, a member of the "Economic Class" - are a minority among readers here."<br /><br />Just curious, what class do you suspect the majority of readers to be in?<br /><br />.Joe in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02182396413057310516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-1047620643829088202012-01-15T19:11:23.283-05:002012-01-15T19:11:23.283-05:00... somewhat to the right of Genghis Khan.I am not...<i>... somewhat to the right of Genghis Khan.I am not arguing the validity of some of the points of the authors ...</i><br /><br />snuffy,<br /><br />Frankly, I don't care much who is writing - provided what they write makes sense from my perspective on the matter. I think you agreed with that a little later on. People change and their point-of-view changes depending on their circumstances. Nassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014132282872515690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-60436351750507035132012-01-15T17:54:02.721-05:002012-01-15T17:54:02.721-05:00Cementing ties with Arab world
To buttress its fa...<a href="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2012-01/14/content_14444843.htm" rel="nofollow">Cementing ties with Arab world</a><br /><br /><i>To buttress its fast-growing economy, China needs a stable and continuous supply of huge volumes of fuel. The Middle East is the world's largest fuel exporter, but then it needs a long-term and stable fuel consumer to maintain its position. Sino-Arab Joe in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02182396413057310516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-14067903695472348182012-01-15T16:59:17.527-05:002012-01-15T16:59:17.527-05:00John Day: How does your search differ significant...John Day: How does your search differ significantly from the “Transition Movement” for which there are many references on the internet? While ---<br />is looking at ’transition’ in a different nation albeit within the US. Good idea. We have Washoe indians here. <br /><br />I guess I am part of the Praetorian Class due to long time military service and early learning experience of the Lynford1933https://www.blogger.com/profile/03219003310267757286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-16030514448472684482012-01-15T15:50:01.665-05:002012-01-15T15:50:01.665-05:00http://www.zerohedge.com/news/west-blinks-iran-emb...http://www.zerohedge.com/news/west-blinks-iran-embargo-likely-be-delayed-six-monthsGravityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09126443076478406015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-39659257417798871042012-01-15T15:43:37.706-05:002012-01-15T15:43:37.706-05:00Jim Richards audio from King News.
On listening ...<a href="http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/Broadcast/Entries/2012/1/14_Jim_Rickards.html" rel="nofollow"> Jim Richards audio</a> from King News.<br /><br />On listening to this, the thing that came to mind was, 'Stalking Horse'.trojanhorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588557877904395571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-2619314865808013122012-01-15T15:25:54.076-05:002012-01-15T15:25:54.076-05:00When reading the text of that iranian oil embargo ...When reading the text of that iranian oil embargo in the NDAA s.1867, one gets the impression that the administration is trying to force a rise in oil prices, by creating a perceived tightness in supply and by intensifying the threats of an iranian blockade in the straight of hornuz.<br />Maybe they've foreseen a concurrent crash in prices and the saudis or big oil pressured the Gravityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09126443076478406015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-82697199494295377782012-01-15T14:57:05.298-05:002012-01-15T14:57:05.298-05:00Haver Analytics. in which the UK's debt to GDP...<i>Haver Analytics. in which the UK's debt to GDP figure of over 800% seems to disagree with Stoneleigh's lectures. Her figure of the UK's ratio of 466% may have come from Global Finance... Anyone know why the UK's debt to GDP ratio might be reported so differently,</i><br /><br />We use the Haver/MS graph these days, The difference may be due to several things, it all depends on Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-61252139296612911642012-01-15T14:51:49.031-05:002012-01-15T14:51:49.031-05:00@ Rear Entry--"What's new under the sun?&...@ Rear Entry--"What's new under the sun?"<br /><br />All driven by the incentives that derive from the use of money, to repeat as long as the use continues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-76662782127276369342012-01-15T13:32:55.641-05:002012-01-15T13:32:55.641-05:00One quick point..
The last two nations that tri...One quick point..<br /><br /> The last two nations that tried pricing oil in anything besides dollars were Iraq...and Libya.Might we be seeing a pattern here?...upset that apple cart,face the USA.mil.<br /><br /> snuffysnuffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978637281755386311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-75622987192725535122012-01-15T13:19:33.576-05:002012-01-15T13:19:33.576-05:00Nassim
Thanks for that link about "The Pra...Nassim<br /><br /> Thanks for that link about "The Praetorian class".Interesting world view.I followed a few links of the author,and found some writing/essays that were....somewhat to the right of Genghis Khan.I am not arguing the validity of some of the points of the authors...But some of the generalizations,as to the cause/effect of what we are now facing disturb me.His points are snuffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978637281755386311noreply@blogger.com