tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post5836308092318458906..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: July 23 2009: Prime Rhyming TimesIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-8332880825063488562009-07-25T00:20:00.184-04:002009-07-25T00:20:00.184-04:00Couple of observations....
Stoneleigh, echo the c...Couple of observations....<br /><br />Stoneleigh, echo the comments on primer of primers - good stuff.<br /><br />As a relatively new poster, I (somewhat) hesitate to post this, but what the heck.....Brunswickian, you rather seem to be the troll, with your droll quips and one liners - Toddman tries to invoke some thoughtful analysis and to try to tone down the hostilities, and you try to pin him Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-57102531134183199012009-07-24T23:51:34.163-04:002009-07-24T23:51:34.163-04:00I always pour draino in my septictankus.
The two ...I always pour draino in my septictankus.<br /><br />The two were made for each other.<br /><br />One unplugs the other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-7720861646503109382009-07-24T23:29:22.005-04:002009-07-24T23:29:22.005-04:00Is it interesting to watch Scepticus con ilargi or...Is it interesting to watch Scepticus con ilargi or watch Scepticus watch ilargi conning himself?<br />I don't know the true merit of what I say here but it seems to this idle viewer that whether ilargi bans Scepticus and Scepticus posts no more or ilargi threatens to ban Scepticus and Scepticus goes off to chuckle in glee and post no more, Scepticus wins. If Scepticus is, as I think, a highAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-27829255860353421332009-07-24T23:29:20.437-04:002009-07-24T23:29:20.437-04:00Is it interesting to watch Scepticus con ilargi or...Is it interesting to watch Scepticus con ilargi or watch Scepticus watch ilargi conning himself?<br />I don't know the true merit of what I say here but it seems to this idle viewer that whether ilargi bans Scepticus and Scepticus posts no more or ilargi threatens to ban Scepticus and Scepticus goes off to chuckle in glee and post no more, Scepticus wins. If Scepticus is, as I think, a highAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-36483631480104726242009-07-24T22:58:56.377-04:002009-07-24T22:58:56.377-04:00A foray way off into the weeds. Some dense musings...A foray way off into the weeds. Some dense musings on experience, belief and a few other things authored by a crop circle maker.<br /><br /><br />http://www.circlemakers.org/art_and_artifice.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-7078850301135073962009-07-24T22:18:54.111-04:002009-07-24T22:18:54.111-04:00Please post the brand new highly anticapated blog ...Please post the brand new highly anticapated blog address of Septictankicus if you stumble upon it per chance.<br /><br />I have a deposit to put there. ;>}Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-12643804645897401262009-07-24T22:09:57.206-04:002009-07-24T22:09:57.206-04:00PATNA, India (Reuters) – Farmers in an eastern Ind...PATNA, India (Reuters) – Farmers in an eastern Indian state have asked their unmarried daughters to plow parched fields naked in a bid to embarrass the weather gods to bring some badly needed monsoon rain, officials said on Thursday.<br /><br />Witnesses said the naked girls in Bihar state plowed the fields and chanted ancient hymns after sunset to invoke the gods. They said elderly village womenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-73360215036460076412009-07-24T22:08:37.847-04:002009-07-24T22:08:37.847-04:00"Ladies and Gentlemen...
Scepticus has left ..."Ladies and Gentlemen...<br /><br />Scepticus has left the building!"Hombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930734368916487826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-89603127535729501882009-07-24T22:06:54.921-04:002009-07-24T22:06:54.921-04:00The corrupt politicians who are only now calling f...The corrupt politicians who are only now calling for a halt and investigation of HFT have known about it since day one.<br /><br />What could have made them act now, a guilty conscience? hahaha<br /><br />Karl D is foaming about it to but, here again, it's been around for awhile, why the attention now dude.<br /><br />It's like being shocked that there's gambling in Casablanca. The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-61934051718879206042009-07-24T22:02:23.311-04:002009-07-24T22:02:23.311-04:003rd coast -
"You may recognize "Publiu...3rd coast - <br /><br />"You may recognize "Publius Valerius Publicola," as the precursor later taken by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison in the form of "Publius," the pen name over which they wrote the Federalist Papers."<br /><br />I guess if these folks (and Franklin, etc.) can use pseudonyms effectively maybe some space should be given to I&S Hombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930734368916487826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-64063487320264879592009-07-24T21:48:23.163-04:002009-07-24T21:48:23.163-04:00BFF:
#58
#59 to #64BFF:<br /><a href="http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/press/2009/pr09129.html" rel="nofollow">#58</a><br /><br><a href="http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/press/2009/pr09130.html" rel="nofollow">#59 to #64</a>Persephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990525279110502147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-69032484762984130632009-07-24T21:29:27.316-04:002009-07-24T21:29:27.316-04:00My chips are on Total Collapse and Hunger.My chips are on Total Collapse and Hunger.Persephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990525279110502147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-86274641250793445582009-07-24T21:23:35.285-04:002009-07-24T21:23:35.285-04:00* Was scepticus actually banned or was he simply a...* Was scepticus actually banned or was he simply asked to take his boring, repetitive crap elsewhere? He was a major addition and should be humbly asked to repost his stuff over and over and over and over at TAE<br />* New batch of tiny farmers gives hope for future; Market will peak between 1100 and 1200; Don't introduce new products in August; Luck is the largest ingredient in commercial Occasional Summarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-60330347534775540342009-07-24T21:12:31.683-04:002009-07-24T21:12:31.683-04:00Stoneleigh, thanks for the primer primer. I have t...Stoneleigh, thanks for the primer primer. I have to say, finance and economics always triggered a case of MEGO until I stumbled onto TOD a few years ago, remembered M. K. Hubbert, and realized that I would retire broke, live in abject poverty, and no one would care (they will be enduring their own misery), unless I get a handle on these topics R.F.N.. Thanks for the resource you and Ilargi Jim Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419179432204743768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-9094982097354389112009-07-24T21:00:16.787-04:002009-07-24T21:00:16.787-04:00Wow.
Marla Singer over at Zero Hedge just crushed...Wow.<br /><br />Marla Singer over at <i>Zero Hedge</i> just crushed the gonads of all the whiners who insist that anonymous bloggers are a detriment and lack credibility unless they reveal their true identities.<br /><br />This is must read stuff:<br /><br /><a href="http://zerohedge.blogspot.com/2009/07/open-letter-to-financial-media.html" rel="nofollow">An Open Letter To The Financial Media</a>thethirdcoasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02828310354952426682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-91526331766037787112009-07-24T20:33:53.947-04:002009-07-24T20:33:53.947-04:00El G and other casino patrons:
I commented about ...El G and other casino patrons:<br /><br />I commented about the use of ETFs recently and just came across <a href="http://seekingalpha.com/article/65002-proshares-ultrashort-china-etf-caveat-emptor" rel="nofollow">this</a> which talks about Hang Seng ETFs but applies to all. Ironically, FXI does a remarkably <i>good</i> job of tracking ^HSI particularly in comparison to others like USO which do Farmerodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03492165772535123915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-18111562359917251472009-07-24T20:00:12.698-04:002009-07-24T20:00:12.698-04:00anon
A dozen posters like scep would be unendurab...anon<br /><br />A dozen posters like scep would be unendurable. This site is not a philosophical free-for-all. It is literally sophomoric to believe that every viewpoint must be parsed and considered to further our understanding.<br /><br />If you don't have the wider vision that informs the economic stance here, you may erroneously think that there is no basis for I&S's strategies Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-38120931441284576412009-07-24T19:57:27.231-04:002009-07-24T19:57:27.231-04:00Stoneleigh
You mention short term treasuries as ...Stoneleigh<br /><br /> You mention short term treasuries as a safe place to invest remaining real liquidity. Does that require constant monitoring and can you convert that into real money when cashing out? Wouldn't payment be in the form of a check which would then have to be deposited into a bank ( which I detest )and then withdraw it in cash. Wouldn't that set of red flags if the amountgregfbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-14353156820097267672009-07-24T19:22:22.028-04:002009-07-24T19:22:22.028-04:00Scepticus was a major addition.
A dozen like pos...Scepticus was a major addition. <br /><br />A dozen like posters and this blog would become the center of the financial Internet universe.<br /><br />Bring him back and apologize Ilargi.<br /><br />Do it. Suck down the ego and just do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-50802387706642840672009-07-24T19:15:16.699-04:002009-07-24T19:15:16.699-04:00Toddman - if you are having hypoglycemia or any ot...Toddman - if you are having hypoglycemia or any other blood sugar problems, it means you are developing insulin resistance. You need to cut out all sugars and refined carbs for sure and maybe carbs altogether (except fibre and non-starchy veggies). If you are interested, we can discuss off-line so as not to clutter up the comments here: wortmandotmd at the mail service provided by googol.<br /><Dr Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-39819037408139486352009-07-24T17:49:43.551-04:002009-07-24T17:49:43.551-04:00The Wall Street Rally: Watch Your Wallets<a href="http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/24/wall_street_rally/index.html?source=rss&aim=/opinion/feature" rel="nofollow">The Wall Street Rally: Watch Your Wallets</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-52595051398295753062009-07-24T17:32:07.610-04:002009-07-24T17:32:07.610-04:00Stock Traders Find Speed Pays, in Milliseconds<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/24/business/24trading.html?_r=2&hp" rel="nofollow">Stock Traders Find Speed Pays, in Milliseconds </a>PKPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-45818549648975839392009-07-24T17:26:02.013-04:002009-07-24T17:26:02.013-04:00No one wants to talk too much about the small matt...<i>No one wants to talk too much about the small matter of NZ's enormous dependence on foreign investment ...</i><br /><br />Denial is a good coping mechanism for grief.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-11354312792267990842009-07-24T16:54:50.862-04:002009-07-24T16:54:50.862-04:00Signs of impending irrational exuberance are begin...Signs of impending irrational exuberance are beginning to show in New Zealand as well. Headlines in the last two days:<br /><br />'Recession nearly over, says BNZ economist who called recession first' <br /><br />and<br /><br />'Recession more or less over - AMP'<br /><br />And often in conversation people talk proudly about our 'good, strong, sensible Australian-owned banks, Johannahttp://starcooked.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-76355981367493043622009-07-24T16:38:24.357-04:002009-07-24T16:38:24.357-04:00At some point physical currency could be abolished...At some point physical currency could be abolished, removing a small amount of thermal drag from the system. <br /><br />It should then be feasible to enforce negative interest rates while eliminating cash hoarding, decoupling the mass moment of monetary inertia and violating the conservation of angular momentum in capital substances. <br /><br />The procedure ought to be viewed as a Gravityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09126443076478406015noreply@blogger.com