tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post7663173817197099928..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: August 9 2009: Renewable RedundancyIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-88973683450833145602009-08-10T15:01:14.251-04:002009-08-10T15:01:14.251-04:00Gasman, your (and others') derision of myself ...Gasman, your (and others') derision of myself and my children is disingenuous. Intubation is a monkey skill and you know it. I know it. I've been doing it for 15 years, in cars while the person is sitting up, when they have half their face torn off, on the sides of roads, in bathrooms, living rooms, between beds and walls, and I now get to occasionally assist in a nice brightly lit Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-36045487408759607702009-08-10T15:01:12.487-04:002009-08-10T15:01:12.487-04:00Gasman, your (and others') derision of myself ...Gasman, your (and others') derision of myself and my children is disingenuous. Intubation is a monkey skill and you know it. I know it. I've been doing it for 15 years, in cars while the person is sitting up, when they have half their face torn off, on the sides of roads, in bathrooms, living rooms, between beds and walls, and I now get to occasionally assist in a nice brightly lit Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-61397646874951816012009-08-10T05:18:48.267-04:002009-08-10T05:18:48.267-04:00@ anon 3.42: I'm Dutch, and I doubt whether ou...@ anon 3.42: I'm Dutch, and I doubt whether our fried was correctly informed. Expecting mothers are given the option whether to have their baby at home or in a hospital. About half of the Dutch babies are born at home. I know of several babies whose mothers did have epidurals. How long a stay in hospital takes depends entirely on how things go. Both of our children were born at home, althoughMartin, the Netherlandsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-46965321704280941102009-08-10T01:36:57.834-04:002009-08-10T01:36:57.834-04:00New post up.New post up.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-12200955550529392342009-08-10T01:11:58.117-04:002009-08-10T01:11:58.117-04:00Oh, and they have a LOT more information on the Sw...Oh, and they have a LOT more information on the Swedish developments...all their emergency gear runs on gasifier technology<br /><br /><br /> Got some neat gizmos...<br /><br /> snuffysnuffynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-44410168025628903942009-08-10T01:07:17.996-04:002009-08-10T01:07:17.996-04:00Thats where I started a long time ago,,,with that ...Thats where I started a long time ago,,,with that booklet from FEMA<br /><br /> The "biogass foundation" with a guy name Das and Dr Reed are the 2 men who made sure this technology that was developed in ww2 did not fade away...I have spoke with them several times.Their books and supplies are the bibles for gasifier technology...and are where all the folks on the web got their start...snuffynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-11052942473899078732009-08-10T00:30:45.558-04:002009-08-10T00:30:45.558-04:00CONSTRUCTION OF A SIMPLIFIED WOOD GAS GENERATOR FO...CONSTRUCTION OF A SIMPLIFIED WOOD GAS GENERATOR FOR FUELING INTERNAL COMIBUSTION ENGINES IN A PETROLEUM EMIERGENCY<br /><br />That is so cool! I've heard of them but I never saw the plans and specs for one.ogardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062788838505530416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-25368869687476565772009-08-10T00:10:15.150-04:002009-08-10T00:10:15.150-04:00Ahimsa @ 4.36
Always something intelligent coming...Ahimsa @ 4.36<br /><br />Always something intelligent coming from you. Always great to read you.<br /><br />Dr. J.<br /><br />Me thinks you are rather full of self importance and are either highly deluded or on drugs provided by your favorite pharmaceutical company (or both)<br /><br />Ne c'est pas?<br /><br />cdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-39952829246986084882009-08-09T23:45:58.785-04:002009-08-09T23:45:58.785-04:00Hi Stoneleigh,
Thank you for following up my requ...Hi Stoneleigh,<br /><br />Thank you for following up my request from the other week with your article today. It is appreciated.<br /><br />For me, battery life is a bit of a turn off. Although the hybrid I'm thinking of (I do get relatively cheap "time of day" grid electricity at night, which I can use to top up the batteries and ensure their lifespan is as long as possible) wouldMarkBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-61756486830896118512009-08-09T23:24:18.991-04:002009-08-09T23:24:18.991-04:00Stonleigh,
Have you looked at propane gensets?
T...Stonleigh,<br /><br />Have you looked at propane gensets?<br /><br />The cost per kilowatt is competitive and you can store large quantities of fuel essentially forever.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />JP<br />offgrid, 3KW solar, 1KW wind, propane backupAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-12341351084074172142009-08-09T23:24:11.118-04:002009-08-09T23:24:11.118-04:00Amid all the comment about the abilities and compa...Amid all the comment about the abilities and compassion of doctors today- and the speculation about the future of any medical "system" in any case-<br /><br />This was going on a very few miles from me: <br /><br /><a href="http://www.startribune.com/local/east/52798827.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUnciaec8O7EyUsl" rel="nofollow">47 spend all night locked in Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-8493382704411712592009-08-09T23:13:14.569-04:002009-08-09T23:13:14.569-04:00Dang! I'm going to cancel that Prius I ordered...Dang! I'm going to cancel that Prius I ordered.Dr Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-25692559352218965942009-08-09T23:10:55.166-04:002009-08-09T23:10:55.166-04:00Greenpa, or was it Snuffy, have you seen this from...Greenpa, or was it Snuffy, have you seen this from FEMA?<br /><br />CONSTRUCTION OF A SIMPLIFIED WOOD GAS GENERATOR FOR FUELING INTERNAL COMIBUSTION ENGINES IN A PETROLEUM EMIERGENCY<br /><br />"This report attempts to preserve the knowledge about wood gasification that was put into practical use during World War II. Detailed, step-by-step fabrication procedures are presented for a Dr Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-30672734252055275982009-08-09T23:08:40.763-04:002009-08-09T23:08:40.763-04:00pentronicus: Holy Smoke! Sorry, I had the idea so...pentronicus: Holy Smoke! Sorry, I had the idea so firmly in my head it didn't even occur to me that "car battery" has had an established meaning for a long time.<br /><br />NOT THAT KIND of car battery! Of course.<br /><br />Sorry, I meant the batteries that power hybrid and or plug in electric vehicles. <br /><br />A different kettle of worms, altogether. NiMH, and Lithium Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-57856697401974398352009-08-09T22:51:32.698-04:002009-08-09T22:51:32.698-04:00Mr Coy, I am in favor of less people and more food...Mr Coy, I am in favor of less people and more food and of getting there as nicely as we can. Playing God, I control all sorts of populations at the macro and micro and sub micro {viral and atomic}levels in my dealings with semi sentient subjects each day. {That would be my dear plants and their myriad hangers on.} I have observed that when everybody {yes, I have a habit of anthropomorphic RCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-85431895759751249302009-08-09T22:16:15.615-04:002009-08-09T22:16:15.615-04:00coy ote
sorry, did'nt mean to attribute the c...coy ote<br /><br />sorry, did'nt mean to attribute the cuban comment to you. <br /><br />On when shortages will occur, It is hard to say, It will be different for the various specialties. It is very difficult to get in to a dermatologist with waits of 3 months or more. The pipline is long with cardiothoracic surgery and demand may be artificially constrained with rules regulating who gets hosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13821437402355376640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-71078959939554416792009-08-09T21:50:01.602-04:002009-08-09T21:50:01.602-04:00Stoneleigh said...
Our own 3kW solar array is not...<i><br />Stoneleigh said...<br /><br />Our own 3kW solar array is not grid connected. It will continue to operate in a stand-alone manner, feeding the battery bank that runs the essential loads 24/7. It was installed for the power, not in order to produce an income. The essentials (well pump, sump pump, circulating pumps for the outdoor wood furnace and the solar thermal system, fridge, freezer, timekeeprhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020096490041944876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-37288643997708091242009-08-09T21:48:50.304-04:002009-08-09T21:48:50.304-04:00Gasman - "I know, I know bring in the cubans&...Gasman - "I know, I know bring in the cubans"<br />That was from another poster, not my words. I'll leave that to someone who knows Cuba better than I.<br /><br />Actually I think this comment from you was the start of today's discussion... <br />"How long do you think it will take before shortages of American trained docs develops?"<br /><br />Could be, but so far it Hombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930734368916487826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-42235224170504525582009-08-09T21:46:49.583-04:002009-08-09T21:46:49.583-04:00Gasman,
Perhaps the shortage of qualified medical...Gasman,<br /><br />Perhaps the shortage of qualified medical professionals could be addressed by restructuring and streamlining the requirements needed to become one. I certainly wouldn't want someone with an Associate's degree performing thoracic surgery on me but from my own experience, much of what I learned in college didn't end up being very useful outside of the academic Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-66345563737659945062009-08-09T21:38:09.632-04:002009-08-09T21:38:09.632-04:00Anonymous said...
If American doctors ever decide...Anonymous said... <br />If American doctors ever decided to stop practicing due their personal objection to providing all their fellow citizens with health coverage, then all the government would have to do is offer to pay the airfare of foreign doctors willing to come practice here. That's how Canada once increased the number of doctors in their country.<br /><br />But this whole healthcare hosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13821437402355376640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-44822167921547284102009-08-09T21:22:28.980-04:002009-08-09T21:22:28.980-04:00Coy Ote
holding all other variables constant, ie....Coy Ote<br /><br />holding all other variables constant, ie. length of training, number of hours worked in training, medical school entrance requirements, debt level at matriculation, cost basis to operate as a practicing physician, practice environment and physical toil of working day and night, while reducing reimbursements, I do not think you will raise that 2.56 per 1000 number by much.<br />hosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13821437402355376640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-42782567811988050082009-08-09T21:17:32.253-04:002009-08-09T21:17:32.253-04:00RC - Obviously you have put a lot of thought into ...RC - Obviously you have put a lot of thought into these substances, their usage, and the effects on food production, population, etc.<br /><br />Most of what you say above makes sense to me actually, if I get it correctly that you would be in favor of a balanced and stair-stepped retreat from the production and usage of those pesticides and such most unnatural and dangerous.<br /><br />I admit Hombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930734368916487826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-46254569394022945232009-08-09T21:16:09.132-04:002009-08-09T21:16:09.132-04:00Seriously, I work at a hospital and the ER doctors...Seriously, I work at a hospital and the ER doctors wouldn't know what the hell to do if their precious CT machine stop working...<br /><br />Does anyone know where one might learn some low-tech medical skills that could be bartered later?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-77831691294353897772009-08-09T21:06:12.842-04:002009-08-09T21:06:12.842-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bigelowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883913065391637120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-16470548017606617822009-08-09T21:03:23.089-04:002009-08-09T21:03:23.089-04:00Mr Coy : No I am not "in favor" of most ...Mr Coy : No I am not "in favor" of most of the items that happen to be in those tanks. But we do use hormones on the farm for trying to root rare plants, we sometimes shock certain seeds or cells with toxic substances in order to effect a mutation or to encourage diploid characteristics, some of our water received from the public sources is chlorinated, and so on.<br />Conversely, sickoRCnoreply@blogger.com