tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post6015130446334514172..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: March 30 2009 1: Don't be misledIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-34212969983251401902009-03-31T12:11:00.000-04:002009-03-31T12:11:00.000-04:00IBM deserves the title CorpronaziThey made it poss...IBM deserves the title Corpronazi<BR/><BR/>They made it possible for the Third Reich to efficiently ID it's adversaries and 'neutralize' them.<BR/><BR/>Nice work Big Blue. <BR/><BR/>from Mish:<BR/><BR/>"Q: What Makes IBM Special?<BR/><BR/> A: Filing for an outsourcing strategy patent twice in 17 months only to withdraw the application when it was publicized."<BR/><BR/>Are blue arm bands with the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-66286536782416507662009-03-31T12:03:00.000-04:002009-03-31T12:03:00.000-04:00Anon 10.35:And there you have it. Is there also a ...Anon 10.35:<BR/><BR/>And there you have it. Is there also a program that can calculate how many trillions of dollars worth of American jobs have been farmed out to other countries ? As for the contention that this practice saves the American consumer money, Bullshit. These companies minimize labor costs and maximize profits. Classical, textbook capitalism. <BR/><BR/>A friend of mine moved Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-12663093494829672522009-03-31T10:35:00.000-04:002009-03-31T10:35:00.000-04:00MishIBM Files Patent for System that Calculates Ho...<A HREF="http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Mish</A><BR/><BR/><I>IBM Files Patent for System that Calculates How to Offshore Jobs While Maximizing Tax Breaks </I><BR/><BR/>Whoa whadda surprise! I thought they would keep this sort of thing quiet, like they did with some of the punch card use in <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_IBM#IBM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-68559408588538972322009-03-31T10:27:00.000-04:002009-03-31T10:27:00.000-04:00"Unfortunately, it isn't possible with the blogger..."Unfortunately, it isn't possible with the blogger format to have one comment section for more than one post."<BR/><BR/>I too am finding the new format more work than I like.<BR/><BR/>What COULD be done here is - make the first post; then create the second post as a separate entity, but rather than hitting "post" - copy the entire thing from the "edit Html" edit mode; and then paste it, at the Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58550810247853667872009-03-31T09:33:00.000-04:002009-03-31T09:33:00.000-04:00El G,There is a separate comment thread for the ne...El G,<BR/><BR/>There is a separate comment thread for the newer post, but as there are now two threads on the front page at once, link to the comment thread for the newer one is somewhere in the middle of the page rather than at the bottom. The comment link at the bottom is for the first post of the day. The easiest way to find the newer comment section without scrolling up and down is to click Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-53469340519020562122009-03-31T08:58:00.000-04:002009-03-31T08:58:00.000-04:00The next bailout for The Weasel:Divorced wives of ...The next bailout for The Weasel:<BR/><BR/>Divorced wives of banksters. Employment opportunities in the trophy wife market must also be encountering hard times. See Monstress.com.<BR/><BR/>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aeh8cnuc.IHg&refer=home<BR/><BR/>Heard on This American Life that shark attacks have hit a five year low due to the recession. I can also state el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-49302632509443390322009-03-31T08:29:00.000-04:002009-03-31T08:29:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-60855646238952491572009-03-31T04:31:00.000-04:002009-03-31T04:31:00.000-04:00Thank you for the new posting schedule. It works ...Thank you for the new posting schedule. It works much better in my timezone (England).<BR/><BR/>Thank you also for the collation work. It is much appreciated.Aldabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05977584412304944371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-64429941410376446562009-03-31T02:19:00.000-04:002009-03-31T02:19:00.000-04:00>cost of health care and education>should ri...>cost of health care and education<BR/>>should rise relative to other goods >over time -- because most other<BR/>>goods are subject to improvement in <BR/>>design and productivity in >production, but education and >healthcare are mostly not.<BR/><BR/>education was more expensive than today in 1900, and was cheapest in the 1950s and 1960s. your theory applies only to the Bryan McNetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654543245300079060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-63495603514143835682009-03-31T02:04:00.000-04:002009-03-31T02:04:00.000-04:00"It will let President Obama go into history as th...<I>"It will let President Obama go into history as the man <B>responsible</B> for 2 million jobs lost and counting."</I><BR/><BR/>I don't see how you come to that conclusion. Seems to me the industry did it to itself, and Obama has been pres for only a couple months now. Don't think he'll be forced to own this fuckup.APCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-51168153353873448252009-03-31T01:48:00.000-04:002009-03-31T01:48:00.000-04:00I can see the calls for a complete re-structuring ...I can see the calls for a complete re-structuring of our entire society soon.But I doubt if folks are going to like how this ends up.<BR/><BR/> The USA is losing its empire,and going to just be a regular country soon.If it hangs together.When the regular folks see how bad we have been screwed...when ssn and medicare is gone...<BR/> Watching it happen will be surreal...its the case now..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-35055196757532700082009-03-31T01:32:00.000-04:002009-03-31T01:32:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Submit your advicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867890217907128363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-87789645036305295312009-03-31T01:26:00.000-04:002009-03-31T01:26:00.000-04:00Ilargi says --"Real wealth has been sinking for de...Ilargi says --<BR/>"Real wealth has been sinking for decades, as is easily seen by looking at the development of the costs of education and health care"<BR/><BR/>Not to defend the old system, but I think this particular diagnosis is not correct.<BR/><BR/>It's a well explained phenomenon in economic theory (pardon my language) why the cost of health care and education should rise relative to otherMugabenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-9708159423646864722009-03-31T01:08:00.000-04:002009-03-31T01:08:00.000-04:00Isn't my moniker a good addition to the sock puppe...Isn't my moniker a good addition to the sock puppet list?<BR/><BR/>I really like Knutty Knitter, which inspired me to think of that crazy character on Seinfeld -- Crazy Joe DeVola.<BR/><BR/>He disguised himself as a mean old clown in one episode. He's well spoken, appears to be knowlegeable in many different subjects, has a big ego, and is quite disturbed. <BR/><BR/>I salute my fellow clown(s) onCrazy Joe DeVolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-83319466647232437742009-03-30T23:59:00.000-04:002009-03-30T23:59:00.000-04:00you guys are about 5 hours behind the curve of two...you guys are about 5 hours behind the curve of two posts a dayIlargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-35188859626844703132009-03-30T23:42:00.000-04:002009-03-30T23:42:00.000-04:00Thanks El G, I wish I had seen your comment before...Thanks El G, I wish I had seen your comment before I posted.RCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-765113027192693352009-03-30T23:37:00.000-04:002009-03-30T23:37:00.000-04:00I think the comments for the day need to be corral...I think the comments for the day need to be corralled under the second post of the day. OR, it should be easier for the dial up persons like myself to get back to the first set, but it just seems like the introduction of another aggravating circumstance. I do think that the one comment section per day concept has worked well here and should not be altered.<BR/>My terminal irritation syndrome {TISRCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-56259978914718782932009-03-30T22:59:00.000-04:002009-03-30T22:59:00.000-04:00Anon 10:35Your link gives me a blogspot error mess...Anon 10:35<BR/><BR/>Your link gives me a blogspot error message. Suspect that it got cut off in the posting. Where did you get it? Comment link of part twp leads to the same page as part one.<BR/><BR/>@David<BR/><BR/>Yeah, not only does he rarely reference Jon Stewart, but "America's finest news source," the Onion News Network is **never** referenced. And in an amazing burst of Jungian el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-28550629079923873672009-03-30T22:35:00.000-04:002009-03-30T22:35:00.000-04:00the second comment section looks like an orphan, j...the second comment section looks like an orphan, join the party<BR/><BR/>https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4921988708619968880&postID=1671845427030174663&page=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-79111864730359780602009-03-30T22:10:00.000-04:002009-03-30T22:10:00.000-04:00@Starcade"Remember, the one thing you have to keep...@Starcade<BR/><BR/>"Remember, the one thing you have to keep in mind is that Obama is not in charge of the show unless he can assure his own safety when he makes decisions like yesterday's."<BR/><BR/>Yeah, for once I agree with you. There hasn't been a shadow government hit on a president for 46 years. I am not a big fan of The Manchurian Candidate, but I thought Biden was an exceptionally bad el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-9335068543668589922009-03-30T22:02:00.000-04:002009-03-30T22:02:00.000-04:00Duke of Earl: Rule by the gun. Sign of the times...Duke of Earl: Rule by the gun. Sign of the times.<BR/><BR/>Persephone: And, at that point, the massive population reduction begins.Starcadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226367306835781483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-69696262555847256212009-03-30T22:01:00.000-04:002009-03-30T22:01:00.000-04:00@ VKI've said it before and i'll say it again, no ...@ VK<BR/><BR/>I've said it before and i'll say it again, no one does doomer humour better than Orlov. :-) (Kunstler comes close)<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>One of Illargi's greatest weaknesses<BR/><BR/>a seemingly total lack of humour.<BR/><BR/>Which is why nobody touches Jon Stewert on this blog.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, had to say it<BR/><BR/>and Stoneleigh,<BR/><BR/>marginally better, but not by a huge amount<Ventriloquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17710882943614273994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-2770297150966681372009-03-30T21:54:00.000-04:002009-03-30T21:54:00.000-04:00@Persephone"If you are under 50 y/o now, the USG w...@Persephone<BR/><BR/>"If you are under 50 y/o now, the USG will not be able to afford either."<BR/><BR/>We should be so lucky. I think 60 would be an optimistic number.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the Timesonline link, but I got lost in the spouses of the G20 slide show next to the featured article. Notably absent were the 300 for the Saudi King.el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-41925781625722982009-03-30T21:53:00.000-04:002009-03-30T21:53:00.000-04:00Kunstler said that it is becoming more apparent th...Kunstler said that it is becoming more apparent that the oncoming destruction will reduce Americans' way of life 20-50%.<BR/><BR/>If that's the case, so will the population go by about that same fraction.<BR/><BR/>---<BR/><BR/>If they really want to save GM then someone is going to smack down Obama on that level too -- after yesterday, I can't see how GM even survives the 60 days it has left.<BR/Starcadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226367306835781483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-34731993638683950902009-03-30T21:52:00.000-04:002009-03-30T21:52:00.000-04:00Anecdotal story. I was having a brewski awhile ago...Anecdotal story. I was having a brewski awhile ago at a local biker bar at lunch time, it's much more tame then.<BR/><BR/>Guy next to me, after several mugs, got to rambling about having no health care coverage at work. Says if he gets something fatal that could have been treated when it was in the early stages because of no health coverage, that he really would not have anything to loose by 'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com