tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post6491371172024334925..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: September 28 2009: A Quicksand QuagmireIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-73465394487612887352009-10-01T04:45:15.264-04:002009-10-01T04:45:15.264-04:00Wow, that was an amazing post Ilargi. More pleas...Wow, that was an amazing post Ilargi. More please!Bill Realhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536597714965549103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-83954259297539124752009-09-30T06:52:12.543-04:002009-09-30T06:52:12.543-04:00David said, "And I've been told that prof...David said, "And I've been told that professional seed growers maintain distances of 1/4 to 1/2 mile between similar species of varietals. So, my question is . . . for most people who can't space similar varietals that far apart due to the total size of their property, do you just grow one type of each varietal if you want to save seeds for future plantings?"<br /><br />This is Weaseldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657976442272800800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-33471286254815036632009-09-30T06:44:07.144-04:002009-09-30T06:44:07.144-04:00David said, "Therefore, the only other conclu...David said, "Therefore, the only other conclusion I would reach is that Farmerrod was referring to the fact that people who have already purchased gold would be parting with it for far less than what they paid for it.?"<br /><br />Gold is worth what someone will pay you for it.<br /><br />If you fall on hard times during a bear market for gold, you'll be selling with the price Weaseldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657976442272800800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-16175765327330027472009-09-30T06:40:21.891-04:002009-09-30T06:40:21.891-04:00David said, "1) These people you personally k...David said, "1) These people you personally know are mentally deficient if they sell their gold coinage for a small percentage of the current market valuation,"<br /><br />Anyone who's ever had to sell when the market has dropped, in other words, they bought high, but sold because they needed to raise cash, are always mentally deficient...<br /><br />Good thing that those people areWeaseldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657976442272800800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-91502054622842654832009-09-30T01:29:54.566-04:002009-09-30T01:29:54.566-04:00RE: Sarah Palin, milf
From: Fahrenheit 451
"...RE: Sarah Palin, milf<br /><br />From: Fahrenheit 451<br /><br />"I voted last election, same as everyone, and I laid it on the line for President Noble. I think he's one of the nicest-looking men ever became president." (Ray Bradbury, 1953, p.96)<br /><br />"What possessed the 'Outs' to run him? You just don't go running a short little man like that against a tall team10timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12100467801841348435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-11188885088198192142009-09-30T01:10:33.182-04:002009-09-30T01:10:33.182-04:00Re: 90% plunge in RE prices. My nephew in So Cal j...Re: 90% plunge in RE prices. My nephew in So Cal just closed on a house today. My wife and I just put down earnest money on a house in a... city in difficulties. ;)<br /><br />Our house is bigger. He has a little larger lot. He's paying approximately 15 times what we are. More like 35 when you add in interest on a loan, which we don't have, having paid cash.<br /><br />In some places, ccpohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02608765517662755393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-85427707966198446202009-09-30T01:10:21.758-04:002009-09-30T01:10:21.758-04:00"New" Post Up."New" Post Up.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-2304362759727344232009-09-30T01:01:34.755-04:002009-09-30T01:01:34.755-04:00The words here improve each reading...and more tho...The words here improve each reading...and more thoughtful reflection...<br /><br /> Ed Gorey...Being nimble,and mobile,and quick-footed may be well and good...but it seems a little too much like the word "Refugee"to me.Still being able to move is part of the plan.The next major expenditure or "acquisition"I have my heart set on,with this in mind is a small [22' to 28'snuffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978637281755386311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-56500627108921435612009-09-30T00:28:45.756-04:002009-09-30T00:28:45.756-04:00@David
Thank you very much for your generous contr...@David<br /><i>Thank you very much for your generous contribution to my knowledge.</i><br /><br />Why the petulance?Farmerodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03492165772535123915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-23035614233719763092009-09-30T00:21:59.649-04:002009-09-30T00:21:59.649-04:00Greenpa & David,
As I understand it, some of...Greenpa & David, <br /><br />As I understand it, some of the corn seed companies maintain their breeding stock in abandoned underground mines, with artificial lighting in carefully filtered and humidified air. The "hybrid" product is the result of DNA wranglers carefully braiding together 3 or 4 generations from the breeding lines, none of which would survive in the open (the last Jim Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419179432204743768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-42503219104338566722009-09-30T00:08:43.977-04:002009-09-30T00:08:43.977-04:00NZSanctuary said...
I'm not sure if anyon...<i>NZSanctuary said...<br /><br /> I'm not sure if anyone followed the Project 10^100, but Google now is promoting the voting part of it: http://www.project10tothe100.com/vote.html<br /><br /> Reading the finalist section I cannot help but feel disheartened by the choices.</i><br /><br />Felt the same way. As the magnitude of our crisis seems to increase almost daily, these selections Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-36790443765836179752009-09-29T23:44:32.029-04:002009-09-29T23:44:32.029-04:00Dr.J, NZS,
"Could you perhaps start with an ...Dr.J, NZS,<br /><br /><i>"Could you perhaps start with an explanation of why you think smallpox vaccine was not instrumental in the eradication of the disease."</i><br /><br />Do what you will, but don't dream of doing it here.<br /><br />Can you guys stop making me feel like a highschool teacher?Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-31188030928375590862009-09-29T23:42:09.465-04:002009-09-29T23:42:09.465-04:00NZS,
"I&S:
What is your guesstimate of t...NZS,<br /><br /><i>"I&S:<br />What is your guesstimate of the speed at which we will see a decline in real estate – any time frames? Is the 80-90% drop from peak something that you think is likely within 2 years, 5 years, 10 years? Is the bulk of it likely to happen swiftly, or will it be drawn out? I'm curious to know what your thinking is behind the rate of the squeeze..."</i>Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-76517105909178324052009-09-29T23:37:17.343-04:002009-09-29T23:37:17.343-04:00www.democracynow.org
Fmr. UN Weapons Inspector Sc...www.democracynow.org<br /><br />Fmr. UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter Warns Against "Politically Motivated Hype" on Iran Nuke Program<br /><br />Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter joins us to discuss what he calls “politically motivated hype” over Iran’s nuclear program. The Obama administration has warned of sanctions unless Iran allows inspections of a newly disclosed nuclear gylangirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070402756630613211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-70855528435581415532009-09-29T23:34:43.720-04:002009-09-29T23:34:43.720-04:00NZSanctuary - I am not a slave to orthodoxy as you...NZSanctuary - I am not a slave to orthodoxy as you will know from the diet discussions. If I am mistaken about the utility of vaccines, I would be interested in being enlightened (Ilargi permitting, of course). <br /><br />Could you perhaps start with an explanation of why you think smallpox vaccine was not instrumental in the eradication of the disease.Dr Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578932342600399932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-13838540091340005002009-09-29T23:34:01.875-04:002009-09-29T23:34:01.875-04:00re.: future jobs
The present estimate is that the...re.: future jobs<br /><br />The present estimate is that there will be a permanent 30 million unemployed people in the USA.<br />Getting involved with municipality to change their by-laws so as to allow “tent cities” in a controlled manner would benefit both parties.<br /><br />Yep!<br />Municipalities could become slum landlords. They will have lots that have water, sewage and municipal servicesjalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-56286334343933135752009-09-29T23:33:57.469-04:002009-09-29T23:33:57.469-04:00NZS, Dr. J
I feel a vaccine discussion coming on ...NZS, Dr. J<br /><br />I feel a vaccine discussion coming on that might rival the diet babble, and you both know what I'm going to say next.<br /><br />For everyone: when you read something, anything, please think for one moment about how all the other readers will receive it, to what extent it interests them, not just you.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-39146726262764199842009-09-29T23:22:49.168-04:002009-09-29T23:22:49.168-04:00I&S:
What is your guesstimate of the speed at ...I&S:<br />What is your guesstimate of the speed at which we will see a decline in real estate – any time frames? Is the 80-90% drop from peak something that you think is likely within 2 years, 5 years, 10 years? Is the bulk of it likely to happen swiftly, or will it be drawn out? I'm curious to know what your thinking is behind the rate of the squeeze...<br /><br />Dr J:<br />Polio and NZSanctuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06676287221558805541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-39541198226964452912009-09-29T22:21:14.352-04:002009-09-29T22:21:14.352-04:00I never said I personally found Palin attractive. ...I never said I personally found Palin attractive. You're all reading in something I didn't write.<br /><br />(Now I know how Ilargi feels?)<br /><br />(But who am I kidding, it's not the first time people have glossed over words I've chosen carefully. That's basically the story of my job.)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614205920972531674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-50028357021399242552009-09-29T22:12:27.897-04:002009-09-29T22:12:27.897-04:00David:
"We have our own self-determination, ...David:<br /><br />"We have our own self-determination, and <br /><br />thanks to I & S<br /><br />We do have each other."<br /><br />Agreed. And, in light of that, maybe you could drop the ad hominems from here on in.Dr Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578932342600399932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-5214848367825284052009-09-29T21:57:34.824-04:002009-09-29T21:57:34.824-04:00Greenpa said...
re: hybrids, and hybrid seeds...Greenpa said...<br /><br /> <i> re: hybrids, and hybrid seeds.<br /><br /> A hybrid is NOT a hybrid, is not a hybrid, is not a hybrid.</i><br /><br />Thank you for your elucidation!<br /><br />It's easy to be sucked into the didactic of maintaining some kind of "pure" laboratory environment.<br /><br />Probably one of the best things that comes out of growing your own crops is Ventriloquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17710882943614273994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-21409646121656953492009-09-29T21:49:14.174-04:002009-09-29T21:49:14.174-04:00"A hybrid is NOT a hybrid, is not a hybrid, i...<i>"A hybrid is NOT a hybrid, is not a hybrid, is not a hybrid.<br /><br />Hybrid, alas, is what we call a "garbage can" word."</i><br /><br />Hey, hey, dim that thar over there, bluesister.<br /><br />I'm a deepseeded hybrid and mighty proud of it.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-30382928352361604282009-09-29T21:37:40.248-04:002009-09-29T21:37:40.248-04:00re: hybrids, and hybrid seeds.
A hybrid is NOT a ...re: hybrids, and hybrid seeds.<br /><br />A hybrid is NOT a hybrid, is not a hybrid, is not a hybrid.<br /><br />Hybrid, alas, is what we call a "garbage can" word.<br /><br />At best, it might be a word comparable to "Chordate" - which includes sea squirts, bats, whales, etc. A bunch of entities that are utterly unalike.<br /><br />Explaining which is which is an Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-37393000014203372962009-09-29T21:36:42.918-04:002009-09-29T21:36:42.918-04:00NZSanctuary - I guess we are at opposite poles on ...NZSanctuary - I guess we are at opposite poles on the vaccination topic. I agree that the discussion will become too involved (and possibly nasty - see David's comment) for this site. <br /><br />Permit me to leave you with a couple of data points, however.<br /><br />I had polio as a child and, although I was supposed to die, recovered without any serious paralysis. Polio used to sweep Dr Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578932342600399932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-52838736080604794922009-09-29T21:34:05.509-04:002009-09-29T21:34:05.509-04:00Ron Paul talks sense about Iran
http://www.youtub...Ron Paul talks sense about Iran<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YGiuF97fRE&feature=player_embedded#t=430<br /><br />and Ariana Huffington talks trash about Iran<br /><br />(or why I am no longer a warmongering liberal or progressive)<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEuxel6Fv-0&feature=player_embedded#t=517el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.com