tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post5107126962944729834..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: November 22 2011: Europe Tumbles, America Pays and We Build Something BetterIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-39843036830128997042011-11-25T21:59:02.109-05:002011-11-25T21:59:02.109-05:00Nassim, right you are about Russian rocketry:
&q...Nassim, right you are about Russian rocketry:<br /><br /><i>"well, that is what a lot of others thought as well. In this case, even if it is "hollow", their rocket forces are better than the USA's. I mean, they are doing the heavy-lifting for the International Space Station and so on. Let's not delude ourselves - even if our "leaders" might.</i>"<br /><br />trojanhorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588557877904395571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-28903290318610963412011-11-25T16:18:59.694-05:002011-11-25T16:18:59.694-05:00Just superb article by Peter Marciano. I am a buil...Just superb article by Peter Marciano. I am a builder well versed in energy efficient construction and I live in one of the coldest areas in the US.I so rarely see folks adding exterior insulation to the outside of a building but it is hands down the easiest way to add insulation. It cuts down on Thermal Bridging Losses, thru the wall studs. The very best system is spray foam between the studs sv kohohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11058401490041584973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-31934758831770684052011-11-25T11:47:14.976-05:002011-11-25T11:47:14.976-05:00New post up.
Deleveraging: There never was ano...New post up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2011/11/november-25-2011-deleveraging-there.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Deleveraging: There never was another choice</b></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-50726106894831686152011-11-25T11:42:38.614-05:002011-11-25T11:42:38.614-05:00Soul searching would be detrimental and unproducti...Soul searching would be detrimental and unproductive to anyone wanting to get into the Black Friday socialized thinly veiled looting mob scenes.<br />jaljalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-69199350534720811662011-11-25T11:05:01.855-05:002011-11-25T11:05:01.855-05:00@elG Mish has an email from a Russian on his site ...@elG Mish has an email from a Russian on his site that claims that, without disagreeing about the NWO encirclement stuff, that speech was more about upcoming Russian elections in a bad economy than anything the west has done recently.<br /><br />The whole Kaliningrad radar thing is actually kind of scary. I think I recall that it was offline for several years and that there was at least one Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752307987743035281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-86072404346907748742011-11-25T10:51:56.406-05:002011-11-25T10:51:56.406-05:00from TAE Daily
"The BBC has obtained first h...from TAE Daily<br /><br />"The BBC has obtained first hand evidence that the struggle for democracy in Syria is becoming an armed insurgency"<br /><br />Becoming? Is this a joke. NATO spreading DU around the world.el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-52000231111533286192011-11-25T10:50:48.678-05:002011-11-25T10:50:48.678-05:00El G. Thank you SO much for your advice. I will go...El G. Thank you SO much for your advice. I will go out and get a supply of valves. I have a deep well (400'+) that provides a good supply of really good water - unless the lights go out. Then we have to hook up a generator, etc etc and make 220V electricity. Since my survival plan is for "no fossil fuel and no money" I have got a really good pump guy who is becoming a distributor LynnHardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606026107796473837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-76947693902913590052011-11-25T10:44:42.263-05:002011-11-25T10:44:42.263-05:00Any thoughts about parking the money in my self-di...Any thoughts about parking the money in my self-directed IRA in a Swiss Annuity?Chashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00266745551401583981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-29077948807476511432011-11-25T10:37:29.372-05:002011-11-25T10:37:29.372-05:00BBC's live thread on "Arab Unrest". ...BBC's <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15886275" rel="nofollow">live thread</a> on "Arab Unrest". <br /><br />Key Points:<br /><br /># Many thousands of people are protesting in Cairo's Tahrir Square in Egypt, demanding an end to military rule; a rival rally is also being staged in the capital<br /><br /># The head of Egypt's ruling military council has Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-47530687485670547222011-11-25T10:24:43.308-05:002011-11-25T10:24:43.308-05:00Rumor of no Greek haircuts enough for financials t...Rumor of no Greek haircuts enough for financials to rally, despite it meaning the "master plan" from October is deader than dead.<br /><br />(Telegraph) "Bloomberg reports the eurozone nations are considering dropping private-sector involvement in the EU permanent bailout - meaning those with debts sunk in Greek won't be forced to take a hair cut." <br /><br />And, Spain Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-21786583692090136592011-11-25T10:14:36.850-05:002011-11-25T10:14:36.850-05:00Italian 10 year bonds in moonshot mode today. Exp...Italian 10 year bonds in moonshot mode today. Expect a green day as very possible on the S&P500 with very low, easy to manipulate volumes, causing an irrational melt-up. Irrational because the credit markets are a lot smarter than their idiot, equity cousins.<br /><br />Crude oil futures are holding pretty steady. I see it as a push between depression forcing them downward with the threat el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-55722109888064885092011-11-25T09:49:23.575-05:002011-11-25T09:49:23.575-05:00LynnHarding
All standard hot water heaters come w...LynnHarding<br /><br />All standard hot water heaters come with a standard pressure relief valve which stops an explosion if the thermostat goes bonkers in a permanent on position. It is the brass gizmo with the little flip lever on top. They come with a 3/4" male pipe thread to screw into the heater and a female thread to lead the steam to a safe place. They are inexpensive. Since el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-81417270056465425372011-11-25T09:30:03.282-05:002011-11-25T09:30:03.282-05:00Tii-i-iime is NOT on their side.
(Telgraph)
&quo...Tii-i-iime is NOT on their side.<br /><br />(Telgraph)<br /><br />"The Economist, with its cover of a euro coming down in flames, asks 'Is this really the end? and answers that, basically, yes it is. A senior minister explained to me a few days ago that contingency planning is now well under way, and takes in both preparations at home for a shock on the banks and work with consulates andAshvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-88913447283391883772011-11-25T09:10:28.835-05:002011-11-25T09:10:28.835-05:00When I hear the phrase " Black Friday " ...When I hear the phrase " Black Friday " it translates in my brain to " Black Death ".<br />There has been a big media push to get Cdns participating in US style Black Death to-day. I'll be looking to see how successful the propaganda has been.scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-3390459436769437362011-11-25T08:30:14.240-05:002011-11-25T08:30:14.240-05:00@Joanna - thanks for the link to antique bed solut...@Joanna - thanks for the link to antique bed solutions. <br />@Lynford - I am trying to figure out how to make a small solar hot water heater that will work with a small wood stove. I haven't got a good grip on how to keep the whole shebang from exploding. Again, would love to avoid complicated pumps and valves. <br />WWWIII had better not be around the corner.LynnHardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606026107796473837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-55623748715967121672011-11-25T07:23:33.090-05:002011-11-25T07:23:33.090-05:00the road collapse in san pedro, california that gr...the road collapse in san pedro, california that greenpa linked to the other day reminded me of the pride of pedro, charles bukowski, whose epitaph reads 'don't try.' he thought that trying made things come out wrong. certainly, no one wants to feel like a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7vit543J6c" rel="nofollow">control freak</a> (music video). maybe if we all <a href="http:benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338619620804720116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-629033807602038482011-11-25T06:54:40.620-05:002011-11-25T06:54:40.620-05:00Morning bond market update (Europe having its own ...Morning bond market update (Europe having its own "Black Friday"):<br /><br />*Italy paid 6.5% at auction to borrow for 6 months!<br /><br />*Italy 10Y yield = 7.3% (despite reported ECB buying)<br /><br />*Spain 10Y yield = 6.7%<br /><br />(via Telegraph)<br /><br />"Italian 2-year bond yields - the cost of borrowing - have broken the 8pc barrier, now up 40 basis to 8.03pc, Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-62142083977707828092011-11-25T05:28:48.977-05:002011-11-25T05:28:48.977-05:00"Better to have gamed out all the outcomes yo..."Better to have gamed out all the outcomes you can imagine than to pollyanna into oblivion."<br /><br />don't forget to keep an ear out for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulak" rel="nofollow">kulak</a> entering into the wordstock after Occupy has smothered the MIC with its pillows and erected one last tent for the termites at 1600 pennsylvania ave.benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338619620804720116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-30822453623389821092011-11-25T04:36:41.672-05:002011-11-25T04:36:41.672-05:00Prof. Costas Lapavitsas:The biggest crisis in hist...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHpmq2XPz0k&feature=g-all" rel="nofollow">Prof. Costas Lapavitsas:The biggest crisis in history</a><br /><br />highly recommended interview from 2 days ago...<br /><br />AlexAlexander Achttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16845172528191878930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-85861331734802849352011-11-25T03:35:23.333-05:002011-11-25T03:35:23.333-05:00I think most of you already noticed, but here is &...I think most of you already noticed, but here is <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/hardtalk/9641873.stm" rel="nofollow">"Steve Keen HardTalk"</a>Alexander Achttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16845172528191878930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-32550168661202895712011-11-25T03:11:31.967-05:002011-11-25T03:11:31.967-05:00Blogger agtefc said... "Thank you once again....Blogger agtefc said... "Thank you once again.<br /><br />I fully appreciate the depth to which you explore our economic, political, and energy predicaments; In these regards I resonate strongly with your position.<br /><br />I do find, however, that your "big picture" is STILL significantly smaller that that needed to adequately deal with the uncertainty inherent to the system.&Biologique Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05410194284794713409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-3298481073966845222011-11-25T02:56:12.252-05:002011-11-25T02:56:12.252-05:00Evolution is an amazing process. Even KD is turni...Evolution is an amazing process. Even KD is turning into an activist and pursuing greener and healthier choices: <br /><br />http://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=198058<br /><br />I am not making fun of Karl, I am glad to see him use rational thinking more and more for every day issues. I don't agree with everything he says or argues about but that is normal in thought processes and Biologique Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05410194284794713409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-79766338670105393242011-11-25T01:00:17.101-05:002011-11-25T01:00:17.101-05:00You got to go to where its a life or death decisio...<i>You got to go to where its a life or death decision for you or for your family.</i><br /><br />I have, I just don't like to talk about it. <br /><br />If I ever have to make those decisions, I can do what is best for my household. I think most people so dislike following this train of thought, they'd rather watch tv, keep going into debt, etc than deal with potential realites. Better Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788312334364951442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-56333459540256429902011-11-25T00:24:16.359-05:002011-11-25T00:24:16.359-05:00@ Joanna
You got to go beyond and do some soul se...@ Joanna<br /><br />You got to go beyond and do some soul searching.<br /><br />You got to go to where its a life or death decision for you or for your family.<br /><br />jaljalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-45954525496479084272011-11-24T21:51:24.823-05:002011-11-24T21:51:24.823-05:00Just because you gave out advise and warning which...<i>Just because you gave out advise and warning which they did not follow does not mean that they won't show up on your door step. On the contraire, you will be the first place where they will turn up in times of needs.<br /><br />If you do not have enough preparations for yourself, then you must make up your mind of what you will do when they show up. What will you do when your preparations Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788312334364951442noreply@blogger.com