tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post6531775277783882328..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: September 3 2009: Tall TalesIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-79415633525669148562009-09-04T09:55:31.396-04:002009-09-04T09:55:31.396-04:00'Gut instincts' can be very useful, but th...'Gut instincts' can be very useful, but they can also lead you like a pied piper in very much the wrong direction.<br /><br />For me, looking at my emotions 'from the outside' <br /><br />++++++++++++++<br /><br />From past experiences, I have learned to step outside my ferociously territorial instincts when necessary. It scares the @#$* out of me how quickly (instantly) I have the real mccoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-52231435097608461982009-09-04T09:51:09.992-04:002009-09-04T09:51:09.992-04:00Stoneleigh,
Nice cognitive/stress post!
As you r...Stoneleigh,<br /><br />Nice cognitive/stress post!<br /><br />As you reached your current understanding of our global dilemma, was there a point at which it became easier to spend time "grounded in the 'now'"?<br /><br />I hope such will be my experience, since the past year has been nearly all-consuming in trying to comprehend the situation and plan for the future.Barneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-70103262061226228352009-09-04T09:50:48.301-04:002009-09-04T09:50:48.301-04:00El G,
Karl on Student Loans (up 25% this year)
F...El G,<br /><br /><i>Karl on Student Loans (up 25% this year)<br /><br />Folks, we are at the end of this rope. Students are literally coming out of college with more debt than they can ever reasonably hope to amortize over their working lives, making their education a negative net equity position - that is, a guaranteed losing investment. This is out-and-out fraud committed upon our young adults Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-11579364975150596462009-09-04T09:43:17.130-04:002009-09-04T09:43:17.130-04:00Ahh, Stoneleigh. Like the Evony chick but with pur...Ahh, Stoneleigh. Like the Evony chick but with purple hair. A few streaks of grey -- <i><3 <3 <3</i><br /><br />I'm working on the neocortex-over-limbic-system "thing" myself. Trying to figure out if a number of things make sense: quitting job to claim 401K; buying land in Maine; cashing out savings and retirement accounts to buy treasuries-direct. <br /><br />I don't Jim Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419179432204743768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-13376521157896032012009-09-04T09:41:26.342-04:002009-09-04T09:41:26.342-04:00Any way you slice it the jobs numbers is much bett...Any way you slice it the jobs numbers is much better than Ilargi speculated they would be. They're not great, not even close, but they aren't a million a month either. I'm afraid Armageddon will probably be postponed this year. Next year? Watch us have actual job growth. Timing the meltdown isn't easy, especially when the bookkeepers come straight from the misinformation ministryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-24114352860010317102009-09-04T09:28:20.735-04:002009-09-04T09:28:20.735-04:00Employers cut 216,000 from payrolls, fewer than fo...<i>Employers cut 216,000 from payrolls, fewer than forecast, after a 276,000 drop in July that was larger than previously reported, Labor Department data showed today in Washington. The jobless rate jumped to 9.7 percent from 9.4 percent.</i>VKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-74169809343153722622009-09-04T09:18:43.770-04:002009-09-04T09:18:43.770-04:00Scandia,
Do you have specific strategies/techniqu...Scandia,<br /><br /><i>Do you have specific strategies/techniques to empower the cognitive function in times of emotional stress?</i><br /><br />The first step is being able to see one's emotional responses for what they are, and not assume, as most do, that the message one's emotions is sending is necessarily the right one for the circumstances. This is hard if you're used to Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-4837825933964171262009-09-04T09:07:37.266-04:002009-09-04T09:07:37.266-04:00Starcade NFL said:
crooks and shills like you, Da...Starcade NFL said:<br /><br /><i>crooks and shills like you, David, to rip people off and get them to give you more.</i><br /><br />I'm a crook?<br /><br />And a shill?<br /><br />And I rip people off?<br /><br />Exactly where did you get that information from?<br /><br />Really . . . please provide something of substance here other than the usual swill you spout.Ventriloquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17710882943614273994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-64767226065068865532009-09-04T08:55:56.693-04:002009-09-04T08:55:56.693-04:00Stoneleigh
Your argument about cashing out tax de...Stoneleigh<br /><br />Your argument about cashing out tax deferred accounts would make total sense if people were trying to convert these holdings into fiat money in their collective mattresses. But if they were just going into MM or equities or even checking accounts, would this really represent a "run" on the "national" bank account. Wouldn't it just be credit el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-20497008874003923042009-09-04T08:54:26.408-04:002009-09-04T08:54:26.408-04:00Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Supertanker owners may star...Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Supertanker owners may start refusing cargoes within the next three months unless rates return to a profitable level, said Frontline Ltd., the biggest operator of the ships which carry almost half the world’s oil. <br /><br />Ship owners’ income after fuel costs from shipping Middle East crude is a negative $703 a day, according to the London- based Baltic Exchange. Rates Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-73390695908111044462009-09-04T08:52:29.269-04:002009-09-04T08:52:29.269-04:00@ A 23:36:
I bet it does not. How much ya wanna ...@ A 23:36: <br /><br />I bet it does not. How much ya wanna bet?Jim Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419179432204743768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-20366457525790300342009-09-04T08:43:15.293-04:002009-09-04T08:43:15.293-04:00Just read a long but informative article by Chomsk...Just read a long but informative article by Chomsky, <br />http//bostonreview.net/BR34.5/chomsky.ph<br />Re the economic " crisis" Chomsky says, " ...the underpricing of systemic risk: if you and I make a transaction we factor in the cost to us but not to others." Yup.<br />Our current predicament is that complexity makes it difficult to assess the cost to others.As in " scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-90513029489074817492009-09-04T08:28:15.331-04:002009-09-04T08:28:15.331-04:00The cop shooting the fireman in court is a Preview...The cop shooting the fireman in court is a Preview of Coming Attractions.<br /><br />Stoneleigh has mentioned that central authority, even local central authority, will start grasping at straws as the catabolic cascade picks up steam.<br /><br />History of the U.S. is replete with tales of local despots lording over small town populations.<br /><br />High Plains Drifter comes to mind as one Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-82962113032973583312009-09-04T06:39:02.116-04:002009-09-04T06:39:02.116-04:00@ Spice
"As to the design... Greenpa designe...@ Spice<br /><br />"As to the design... Greenpa designed it with the help of a friend's son who is an architect.<br />Most greenhouse design has gone to disposable plastic "hoop houses" that require a ton of heating and cooling for northern climates. That's why a lot of greenhouse businesses are loosing money."<br /><br />In my neck of the woods commercial greenhouses cavemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-62280899009593836372009-09-04T01:16:32.181-04:002009-09-04T01:16:32.181-04:00Having just got a 250$ ticket this afternoon,The p...Having just got a 250$ ticket this afternoon,The post about the fire guy getting shot hits a nerve.The law has orders to fill those empty city coffers...and will do so..<br /><br /> Starcade sees a different cross-section of our society,part a lot of folks miss.Those who live on the edge of our society get pushed into chaos when the money supply ...the fat of the land is gone.But overall,as theysnuffynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-50168563410557527992009-09-04T01:10:31.947-04:002009-09-04T01:10:31.947-04:00rumor,
It's tough to amass significant preps i...rumor,<br />It's tough to amass significant preps in an apartment, but I had decades to practice it before buying my "dying house" a couple years ago. My take:<br /><br />1) Books, e.g. "Edible wild plants," and "Where there is no doctor/dentist/rocket surgeon." Any additional knowledge that you can store internally is even better, since your memory can't be Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07827295021201195746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-92040946834332097912009-09-04T00:41:37.048-04:002009-09-04T00:41:37.048-04:00Anon 10:42
If you want to 'sew with a thread ...Anon 10:42<br /><br />If you want to 'sew with a thread too big for the pattern,' by all means, have at it. But there is no need to decontextualize one sentence that I wrote in order to launch your long ‘anti-Orwellian’ rant.<br /><br />And speaking of myth, denial and fantasy, I would recommend a real history book in order to deflate your ’1776’ misconceptions. You write with a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-14390898638248201222009-09-03T23:36:03.221-04:002009-09-03T23:36:03.221-04:00Monday, August 31, 2009
Ilargi said,
"Along...<i>Monday, August 31, 2009<br /><br />Ilargi said,<br /><br />"Along with the back-to-business rising Manhattan trading volumes we’ll see rising foreclosures (a dead-sure given) and job losses (who fires anyone in August, after all?), <b>a rising US dollar (no other safety available)...</b>"</i><br /><br />Don't you get tired of being right all the time. I Bet Gold breaks $1,200 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-37290993995052787952009-09-03T23:26:28.173-04:002009-09-03T23:26:28.173-04:00JERICHO, Ark. – It was just too much, having to re...JERICHO, Ark. – It was just too much, having to return to court twice on the same day to contest yet another traffic ticket, and Fire Chief Don Payne didn't hesitate to tell the judge what he thought of the police and their speed traps.<br /><br />The response from cops? They shot him. Right there in court.<br /><br />Payne ended up in the hospital, but his shooting last week brought to a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-91744848186404788202009-09-03T23:16:03.890-04:002009-09-03T23:16:03.890-04:00thethirdcoast: I plan on printing that when I hav...thethirdcoast: I plan on printing that when I have a hearing on a traffic ticket-level thing to show how ridiculous the police are getting. I calendar to eventually see the judge (because, in California, they try to make you pay the fine BEFORE YOU CAN CHALLENGE THE TICKET) on Tuesday.<br /><br />Uhh, no.<br /><br />Anon 2242: The illusion is about to end, in a very short timeframe.<br /><br /Starcadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226367306835781483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-72928400618936322672009-09-03T22:51:37.048-04:002009-09-03T22:51:37.048-04:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfaWzJe1j3c
China&...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfaWzJe1j3c<br /><br />China's about to buy 50B of IMF Notes, not 50B of US T-Bonds. China's encouraging its citizens to buy gold & silver. China's allowing its state owned enterprises to default on derivative contracts sold by US banks. China's taking delivery of all of its gold stored in London's vaults. The dollar losing its value is Cochisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01705593218624342780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-1455272079341487102009-09-03T22:48:06.830-04:002009-09-03T22:48:06.830-04:00Oh look, the police are shooting firemen over traf...Oh look, the police are shooting firemen over traffic tickets.<br /><br />In court.<br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090903/ap_on_re_us/us_shot_in_court" rel="nofollow">Fire chief shot by cop in Ark. court over tickets</a><br /><br />USA #1 WOOOOOO<br /><br />Who else is getting excited for the annual celebration of "National False Flag Day"?<br /><br />Where I work we thethirdcoasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02828310354952426682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-65922329171574483932009-09-03T22:42:43.065-04:002009-09-03T22:42:43.065-04:00"Pelosi wears the pants in the Democratic par..."Pelosi wears the pants in the Democratic party."<br /><br />OkAaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy<br /><br />We refuse to believe in this new Orwellian America. We prefer the world of<br />magic, myth and illusion.<br /><br />Democracy is dead. Oh, the illusion will be kept alive in our history books,<br />in the rhetoric of politicians, in the manipulated minds of America's 95 million<br />Main Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-61944416680947348792009-09-03T22:36:17.829-04:002009-09-03T22:36:17.829-04:00Oh, and, BTW:
The only reason the world hasn'...Oh, and, BTW:<br /><br />The only reason the world hasn't ended yet is that even I underestimated the ability and crooks and shills like you, David, to rip people off and get them to give you more.Starcadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226367306835781483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-9705417761347157262009-09-03T22:30:59.191-04:002009-09-03T22:30:59.191-04:00Whoa, David...
I'm saying _HE_ said 9 months....Whoa, David...<br /><br />I'm saying _HE_ said 9 months. It's a miracle we've lasted this long, but I would not bet money on a coin-flip chance for 9 months.<br /><br />As I also said in the same comment, there are those (one in the article I&S put out there) that are saying TSHTF could happen within a month.<br /><br />And they aren't the only ones.<br /><br />WAKE UP AND Starcadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226367306835781483noreply@blogger.com