tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post3106586682902283649..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: August 2 2010: America’s Fitful ReverieIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-80488727422214089642010-08-05T07:05:12.876-04:002010-08-05T07:05:12.876-04:00New post up.
Capitalists of Chaos and Catastrop...New post up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2010/08/august-5-2010-capitalists-of-chaos-and.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Capitalists of Chaos and Catastrophe</b></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-34155143443313207992010-08-05T06:11:04.930-04:002010-08-05T06:11:04.930-04:00"Mah homeboyz tell me you gots lotsa da old y..."Mah homeboyz tell me you gots lotsa da old yella stuff under dat pillow dere... lemme make it work for ya instead of just sittin' dere doin' nuthin'"<br /><br />Oh I think I get it now, T. It's kinda like your version of the glenn beck (not to be confused with glennjeff) caricature of thuggery. He frequently attempts to capture its essence by audibly placing a pipe in benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338619620804720116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-14277082019715209762010-08-05T04:09:26.276-04:002010-08-05T04:09:26.276-04:00@ board
The combination of giving up smoking and ...@ board<br /><br />The combination of giving up smoking and chatting to you folks has triggerd a major catharsis, 45 years overdue at that.<br /><br />Thankyou all, collectively you've earned TAE a donation.<br /><br />Whilst I shall do my best to avoid consuming bandwidth here, I have decided that action must be taken and I have a proposal, and this is going to be <i><b>really weird</b></i>.Glennjeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11717673597621943322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-14038379556407107272010-08-05T01:44:10.303-04:002010-08-05T01:44:10.303-04:00Dumtidum... UK interest rates to go up fast and fu...Dumtidum... UK interest rates to go up fast and furious in <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/7925564/Interest-rates-will-go-up-quicker-than-anyone-expects-ex-Bank-of-England-officials-warn.html" rel="nofollow">the next 12 months</a>. I agree about the results but not the reasons LOL <br /><br />It seems reading "news" reporting nowadays demands good filtering and lautturihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269968661393439346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-16339279908195993762010-08-04T22:37:22.796-04:002010-08-04T22:37:22.796-04:00Also this: http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/CIA/...Also this: http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/CIA/S%26L_Scandal_CIA.html<br /><br />Anybody suppose this ever stopped? Should be so much more workable post-deregulation...---https://www.blogger.com/profile/15351955410331132836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-73615140922938574582010-08-04T22:32:54.767-04:002010-08-04T22:32:54.767-04:00Amazing... NYT vintage '88
http://www.nytimes...Amazing... NYT vintage '88<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/17/world/north-poindexter-and-2-others-indicted-on-iran-contra-fraud-and-theft-charges.html<br /><br />WASHINGTON, March 16— Lieut. Col. Oliver L. North, Rear Adm. John M. Poindexter and two other key participants in the Iran-contra affair were indicted today on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States by illegally---https://www.blogger.com/profile/15351955410331132836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-6515536173461232102010-08-04T21:54:14.285-04:002010-08-04T21:54:14.285-04:00@ Greyzone
The article on the Fed has been knocke...@ Greyzone<br /><br />The article on the Fed has been knocked off that website, but I have a copy of it. It will take some digging and perhaps luck. When I find it, I'll get back to you.<br /><br />As to the frauds, they often had to do with chain hypothecations, moving money from one sleeve corporation to another using offshore locations such as Cayman, and eventually forcing some bank ---https://www.blogger.com/profile/15351955410331132836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-87779503926545955252010-08-04T21:52:01.913-04:002010-08-04T21:52:01.913-04:00Ventriloquist,
I think bluebird is just asking wh...Ventriloquist,<br /><br />I think bluebird is just asking why you singled out the month of August in the year 2012.Fuserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727608356701069843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-17391881956770622302010-08-04T21:30:21.789-04:002010-08-04T21:30:21.789-04:00Greenpa said...
I ran into this, on BBC Science:
...Greenpa said...<br /><i>I ran into this, on BBC Science: <br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8854653.stm<br />Which cast me thoroughly into gloom. Such complete cluelessness.</i><br /><br />Why don't people get that interfering more will cause more problems, not solve them? We should be doing less, not more.<br /><br />As Einstein said: you can't solve a problem with the same NZSanctuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06676287221558805541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-90894638735556614112010-08-04T21:26:39.047-04:002010-08-04T21:26:39.047-04:00Blogger JayGatsby said...
Look here El Gal, ...<i>Blogger JayGatsby said...<br /><br /> Look here El Gal, old sport.</i><br /><br />What an absolutely insufferable patronizing fool you are. <br /><br />You have all the class of a Manchester football hooligan.<br /><br />With none of the redeeming qualities.<br /><br /><br />.Ventriloquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17710882943614273994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-61085440602051313912010-08-04T21:15:44.507-04:002010-08-04T21:15:44.507-04:00bluebird said...
Ventriloquist said "Bec...bluebird said...<br /><br /> <i> Ventriloquist said "Because the music stops playing before August, 2012."<br /><br /> Could you please enlighten me what happens before August 2012 that would cause the music to stop? I thought the The Mayan Calendar ended on December 21, 2012.</i><br /><br />My pleasure.<br /><br />There are a number of end-game strategies that are being played outVentriloquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17710882943614273994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-67161706844974036762010-08-04T20:42:36.691-04:002010-08-04T20:42:36.691-04:002nd part
This scheme to operate a foreign army in...2nd part<br /><br />This scheme to operate a foreign army involved at least two former presidents. <br /><br />In 1992 Bush pardoned six people involved in the scandal, namely Elliott Abrams, Duane R. Clarridge, Alan Fiers, Clair George, Robert C. McFarlane, and Caspar W. Weinberger.<br /><br />Bush selected some individuals that served under Reagan for high-level posts in his presidential ---https://www.blogger.com/profile/15351955410331132836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-29412856567089568572010-08-04T20:36:37.142-04:002010-08-04T20:36:37.142-04:00@ Greyzone
I'm now trying to dig through note...@ Greyzone<br /><br />I'm now trying to dig through notes/files and I'll get back to you when I find that one. However the period indicated would be before electronic records, if memory serves correctly. I think I-C, which got going in the mid-80's, would have been before a lot of things were electronic, certainly before internet usage was prevalent. Will get back to you as the dig---https://www.blogger.com/profile/15351955410331132836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-49950667192676551082010-08-04T19:29:35.973-04:002010-08-04T19:29:35.973-04:00A Gravity...Jenga is a brilliant metaphor!
I know ...A Gravity...Jenga is a brilliant metaphor!<br />I know I'm holding my breath with every move by the players of late...scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-11972977277055370332010-08-04T19:27:14.849-04:002010-08-04T19:27:14.849-04:00Gravity, old sport, you also seem to miss the poin...Gravity, old sport, you also seem to miss the point:<br /><br />The Fed is a limitless receptacle for rotten paper. All central banks share this property. When they coordinate their activities, the sky is the limit. And they will coordinate. Interest rates can't rise because central banks will buy the debt. It couldn't be any simpler. Currencies can't fall apart because central Blackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445855563784696741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-43396349208702279072010-08-04T19:15:26.687-04:002010-08-04T19:15:26.687-04:00El Gallus: "Jeez, why couldn't I have thu...El Gallus: "Jeez, why couldn't I have thunk of that?"<br /><br />Why, I'm surprised at you.<br /><br />The correct phrase is "Why couldn't I OF thunk of that?"<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />(and, I feel your alternative hypotheseseses for the Flash Crash are still a tad on the speculative side. Larry Occam's Scissors suggest mine is preferable. At least, there&#Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-20039540494422039262010-08-04T17:55:37.341-04:002010-08-04T17:55:37.341-04:00By another analogy, Fed's powers to inflate th...By another analogy, Fed's powers to inflate the economy remain physically constricted as there's no intact well casing left for them to inject heavy drilling debt into, no sufficient structure to channel it down, it would only cause severe lateral fissuring and spring countless leaks.<br /><br />@El Gallinazo,<br />Inventive, but how many potatoes does it take to power a single lightbulb?Gravityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09126443076478406015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-31196012905394572382010-08-04T17:28:49.527-04:002010-08-04T17:28:49.527-04:00"Jim Rogers predicts food inflation over next..."Jim Rogers predicts food inflation over next few years."<br /><br />Bigger potatos? (I prefer the Dan Quail spelling).<br /><br />@JayGatsby<br /><br />Funny, I reread the first half of your biography last May. Stopped in the middle when everyone got so depressingly crazy. Switched over to my Bloom County collection to chill out.<br /><br />As to the content of your (rather el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-3045387886590195712010-08-04T17:20:36.251-04:002010-08-04T17:20:36.251-04:00"However, I agree with you that the crash, wh..."However, I agree with you that the crash, when it comes, will resemble a fire in a theatre."<br /><br />Or a stampede at a loveparade, with the exits blocked. Herds can be frighteningly forceful.<br /><br />The deadline for a disintegrating threshold is sometimes intuitively established, like knowing exactly when a game of jenga cannot possibly continue upwards. Most loadbearing bottomGravityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09126443076478406015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-45536771774782473212010-08-04T17:06:03.226-04:002010-08-04T17:06:03.226-04:00Forget cold fusion and zero point energy says Mr. ...Forget cold fusion and zero point energy says Mr. Potato Head<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZfs2keZnw4&feature=player_embeddedel gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-65477701815153766992010-08-04T17:05:02.608-04:002010-08-04T17:05:02.608-04:00Look here El Gal, old sport.
You're making a ...Look here El Gal, old sport.<br /><br />You're making a cardinal error in your analysis of the Fed and the $. You assume that the Fed's powers to inflate are constrained by the potential loss of reserve currency status for the $. <br /><br />That's simply not so, old sport. Currencies are a relative game. The Fed, the ECB, the Bank of Japan, and the Bank of England can all inflateBlackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445855563784696741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-21712478487433054142010-08-04T16:55:18.075-04:002010-08-04T16:55:18.075-04:00From CNBC:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/38533807
Jim R...From CNBC:<br /><br />http://www.cnbc.com/id/38533807<br /><br />Jim Rogers predicts food inflation over next few years.memphishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679189378406297005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-12129936082126148382010-08-04T16:04:18.035-04:002010-08-04T16:04:18.035-04:00Ventriloquist said "Because the music stops p...Ventriloquist said "Because the music stops playing before August, 2012." <br /><br />Could you please enlighten me what happens before August 2012 that would cause the music to stop? I thought the The Mayan Calendar ended on December 21, 2012.bluebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600634086150466162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-83362025359191020932010-08-04T16:01:02.654-04:002010-08-04T16:01:02.654-04:00Im momentarily somewhere displaced (inconcievable ...Im momentarily somewhere displaced (inconcievable dimensions not shown) but felt compelled to reply to Kurt's assertion that this collapse could take far longer to gain undeniable momentum.<br /><br />"How about August 2012, Fed balance sheet = 7 trillion, ongoing 2 trillion+ deficits and stimulus, with the S&P at 1600"<br /><br />See, none of that would actually prevent Supergravityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16330259051452619245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-91891709512801865212010-08-04T15:34:14.200-04:002010-08-04T15:34:14.200-04:00•New York Fed May Make Banks Buy Back Faulty Mortg...•New York Fed May Make Banks Buy Back Faulty Mortgages Bought in Bailouts<br /><br />•U.S. Consumer Bankruptcies May Exceed 1.6 Million for Year, Institute Says<br /><br />•Stocks in U.S. Gain, Treasuries Retreat as Economic Reports Boost Optimism<br /><br />Three first top headlines on Bloomberg at the moment. You couldn't invent this shit :-) Maybe Bloomberg's web lackey has a sense el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.com