tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post5664142118062287018..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: May 16 2010: Oil, credit and the velocity of money revisitedIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-2151809304715542782011-05-14T10:59:18.592-04:002011-05-14T10:59:18.592-04:00Paris property market steams ahead with 20% price ...Paris property market steams ahead with 20% price growth<br /><br />http://m.ibtimes.com/paris-property-market-steams-ahead-with-20-price-growth-143316.html<br /><br />I understand supply and demand aspects of the Paris real estate market and that French lending practices are tighter than those in the US with a requirement to put a large percentage down, but does this make any sense?Chashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00266745551401583981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-19953289907695824382010-05-17T20:11:05.611-04:002010-05-17T20:11:05.611-04:00New post up.
Katie Bar The Door
.New post up.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2010/05/may-17-2010-katie-bar-door.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Katie Bar The Door</b></a><br /><br /><br /><br />.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-5882352915434774162010-05-17T20:01:15.995-04:002010-05-17T20:01:15.995-04:00I appreciate the comments that from those who care...I appreciate the comments that from those who cared enough to respond.<br />Please keep in mind that not all who ask for insight and assistance are as informed as you, and the sarcastic tone that is imbodied by some of your number are not all that helpful. If you wish to be of any real service, a little loving understanding will go a long way in the world that is coming. There are those in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-37334582992627865982010-05-17T19:24:40.294-04:002010-05-17T19:24:40.294-04:00Tom said...
"There is a touch of Simplicito ...Tom said...<br /><br />"There is a touch of Simplicito the straw-man here. Is the questioner a real person ? "<br /><br />No, it was my cat, Slim. Are cats real people?<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En4tpKt_x7gel gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-85197374336450286142010-05-17T18:55:08.176-04:002010-05-17T18:55:08.176-04:00oh, yeah; sorry. Forgot the tie in. In a healthy...oh, yeah; sorry. Forgot the tie in. In a healthy culture, a collection like this would have been housed safely, and securely watched. In the Fall of Rome world- it was probably being curated by one retired professor, using his own nickels and dimes to keep it going.<br /><br />We don't have to wait for it- it's happening; now.Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-23753142160612923152010-05-17T18:52:31.180-04:002010-05-17T18:52:31.180-04:00"It's The Fall Of Rome" department.
..."It's The Fall Of Rome" department.<br /><br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8685921.stm<br /><br />99.99999% of the world will laugh at it. But as a partial herpetologist, this is heartbreaking. Genuinely catastrophic. The Gulf of Mexico will pretty certainly recover, some decade- but what was lost here is literally irreplaceable. Thousands and tens of thousands of hours Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-19794658557378002832010-05-17T18:41:27.295-04:002010-05-17T18:41:27.295-04:00Hi Illargi,
The post of the discussion between St...Hi Illargi,<br /><br />The post of the discussion between Stoneleigh and the questioner reminds me of Gallileo's...<br /><br />"Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems"<br /><br />There is a touch of Simplicito the straw-man here. Is the questioner a real person ? <br /><br />Now, if Steve from Virginia accepts Stoneleigh's invitation to attend one of her talks and Tom Therramushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955050476386723591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-3285308882918865502010-05-17T17:23:09.358-04:002010-05-17T17:23:09.358-04:00I.M. Nobody,
I think Chris Oynes got the message...I.M. Nobody, <br /><br />I think Chris Oynes got the message anyway.<br /> <br /><br /><i>"The agency specifically has been accused of being too cozy with the oil and gas lessees it oversees."</i><br /><br />http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/17/interior-departments-oil-gas-official-quits-wake-gulf-oil-spill/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-86003241923222424922010-05-17T17:16:38.245-04:002010-05-17T17:16:38.245-04:00Kurt,
Two things.
First" Mr. Bruno says: &...Kurt, <br /><br />Two things.<br /><br />First" Mr. Bruno says: <i>"Inflation is caused by a fall in the value of our currency"</i><br /><br />But he doesn't say relative to what. So we have to guess: is it gold, yen, euro, cows, grass, cheesecake? Without knowing relative to what, "a fall in the value of our currency" is pretty meaningless.<br /><br />Second: We haveIlargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-65343964794056408852010-05-17T16:37:15.384-04:002010-05-17T16:37:15.384-04:00I read a Giordano Bruno post today:
http://neithe...I read a Giordano Bruno post today:<br /><br />http://neithercorp.us/npress/?p=291<br /><br />Here's a couple excerpts that I'm sure will try the patience of many here at TAE:<br /><br />"Deflationists who argue that inflation is not a concern almost always overlook the problem of our national debt and its effect on the value of the Dollar"<br /><br />"To be as clear as Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04255568296187076649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-83337396352597008512010-05-17T16:15:56.017-04:002010-05-17T16:15:56.017-04:00It was traditional in some areas to bury some meta...It was traditional in some areas to bury some metal at the bottom of a dug well. If you pursue this option, be sure to have a VERY good water filter.............<br /><br /><br />On a related note, this is the 10 year anniversary of the Walkerton water tragedy in Ontario:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkerton_Tragedy<br /><br />I would expect much more of this on a massive scale in The Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10891095083924427554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-37996243080147234682010-05-17T15:42:34.751-04:002010-05-17T15:42:34.751-04:00"When Stoneleigh talks about "cash on ha..."When Stoneleigh talks about "cash on hand" she means exactly that - i.e. (for Usacos) pieces of green colored linen/paper blend (efectivo) in one's paw, or as you suggested (hopefully figuratively), buried in a tin can in the back forty."<br /><br />If you really want to bury some, it might be better to convert to rolls of $1 or $2 coins. If you are really "loaded&The Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10891095083924427554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-81038724507057022142010-05-17T15:22:40.128-04:002010-05-17T15:22:40.128-04:00"Denied Entry: Israel Blocks Noam Chomsky fro...<i>"Denied Entry: Israel Blocks Noam Chomsky from Entering West Bank to Deliver Speech.<br /><br />On Sunday afternoon, Noam Chomsky was stopped by Israeli border guards at the Allenby Bridge border crossing from Jordan. After over three hours of questioning, Chomsky’s passport was stamped with "Denied Entry." He was scheduled to deliver a lecture at Bir Zeit University near Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-56413055309647783092010-05-17T15:15:18.744-04:002010-05-17T15:15:18.744-04:00cjb
Maybe I was being a little bit too snarky ear...cjb<br /><br />Maybe I was being a little bit too snarky earlier.<br /><br />When Stoneleigh talks about "cash on hand" she means exactly that - i.e. (for Usacos) pieces of green colored linen/paper blend (efectivo) in one's paw, or as you suggested (hopefully figuratively), buried in a tin can in the back forty. Cash does not mean a checking account. A checking account is simplyel gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-59921701560343348702010-05-17T15:03:28.948-04:002010-05-17T15:03:28.948-04:00Frank A,
That was a great expose by Chris Hedges....Frank A,<br /><br />That was a great expose by Chris Hedges. Thanks for the link.<br /><br /><br />El G,<br /><br />I think you'll settle in Argentina and will find many like-minded people there. :)<br /><br />Buena suerte!<br /><br /><br />Snuffy,<br /><br />Welcome back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-67610347833428303402010-05-17T14:34:38.929-04:002010-05-17T14:34:38.929-04:00lol! Ok, now; come clean. "veryruffrdahead&...lol! Ok, now; come clean. "veryruffrdahead" is actually Ilargi's grandma, isn't she?<br /><br />ripped a hole in the continuum? :-) I like it.Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-55222225368989138552010-05-17T14:26:10.184-04:002010-05-17T14:26:10.184-04:00@ Happy surfer, Thanks from me too for the Bonner ...@ Happy surfer, Thanks from me too for the Bonner quote. He puts meat on the bone of my contention<br />@El G...best wishes for this next move to Argentina! Also for the new relationship!scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-80385284371117650442010-05-17T14:10:16.884-04:002010-05-17T14:10:16.884-04:00cjb on Can you get specific about what you mean b...cjb on Can you get specific about what you mean by "cash on hand,<br /><br />just my opinion - not trying to answer for anyone else (especially not Stoneleigh).<br /><br />As the old punchline goes "if you have to ask you can't afford it." In other words, if you can't afford to pay armed goons to guard your gold for the next 15-20 years or so until the storm passes, it&#rcg1950https://www.blogger.com/profile/14528664922464338338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-34568330550157816882010-05-17T13:29:54.203-04:002010-05-17T13:29:54.203-04:00Happy Surfer
Thanks for that Bill Bonner quote. ...Happy Surfer<br /><br />Thanks for that Bill Bonner quote. I always liked him. He had a good interview on Frisby's Bulls and Bears a while back if you want to hear him. They had a lot of nice things to say about Argentina long before I considered going there.<br /><br />Scandia<br /><br />And I thought we were to take punishment for the sins of our fathers unto the seventh generation. el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-36743207333194308002010-05-17T13:25:32.968-04:002010-05-17T13:25:32.968-04:00Stoneleigh,
Thank you so much for sharing with al...Stoneleigh,<br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing with all of us your thorough and insightful understanding of our predicament, economy, etc. <br /><br />I'm sorry we'll miss your talk in Vermont. We'll be there the first week of June.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-50113995524606403242010-05-17T13:06:37.544-04:002010-05-17T13:06:37.544-04:00continued…
On a personal note:
This peripatetic...continued…<br /><br />On a personal note:<br /><br />This peripatetic eagle wannabe will be heading off to the Argentine before the end of this month. My game plan, if the world is still here in the fall, will be to return to FL and ship my things in storage (two shrink wrapped pallets) from FL "down" along with a lot of stuff for the apocalypse. Will probably perform a serious el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-4773153736266551982010-05-17T13:04:20.403-04:002010-05-17T13:04:20.403-04:00A few comments secreted from this bile duck:
Migh...A few comments secreted from this bile duck:<br /><br />Might want to check out Charlie aka crabbydogtrix. His latest video is:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zkZ5hm7sE8&feature=digest<br /><br />His politics are just a tad too far to the libertarian for my sensitive palate, but he's smart, intense, and honest.<br />=============<br /><br />Today on the S&P. I see this el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-53339783739154788142010-05-17T12:48:59.152-04:002010-05-17T12:48:59.152-04:00Another exquisite piece from Chris Hedges, BP and ...Another exquisite piece from Chris Hedges, <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/bp_and_the_little_eichmanns_20100517/" rel="nofollow">BP and the 'Little Eichmanns'</a>.Archiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474700824903759325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-15438945591187858222010-05-17T12:43:15.040-04:002010-05-17T12:43:15.040-04:00For the simple minded
This may have been posted ...For the simple minded <br /><br />This may have been posted earlier:<br /><br />http://dailyreckoning.com/say-you-want-a-revolution/<br /><br />Bill Bonner.<br /><br />"At present, the Greeks owe an amount about equal to 120% of GDP. Thanks to the bailout, it is scheduled to go up. The plan on the table stops the debt growth only after it has increased by another 30% of GDP.<br /><br />ThereHappySurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02616436901153873742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-74434200139931461932010-05-17T12:30:38.339-04:002010-05-17T12:30:38.339-04:00What with so much going on the Pope/Catholic churc...What with so much going on the Pope/Catholic church story is on the back burner. ...On BBC this morning it is reported that the Pope/Church denies responsibility for the behaviour of its Bishops. Seems secular employment law now trumps divine/moral law. Pope will not take responsibility for crimes committed by Bishops. The Pope better watch out or the Inquisitors will come acalling. They must be scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.com