tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post3099402670447338702..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: February 9 2011: A Glimpse Into the Stubborn Psychology of FishIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-10542757712321291142011-02-15T13:08:38.421-05:002011-02-15T13:08:38.421-05:00interesting to observe the unwillingness of you fo...interesting to observe the unwillingness of you folks to face the FACT of the powerful surge in stock prices since March of 2009. We are approaching two years of this run.<br />Following the explicit and often implicit advice to be out of the markets completely would leave one missing almost a doubling of your invested capital.<br />who knows what/when bad things will happen. However, WHAT HAS Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175650702614197238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-34744175435281134092011-02-12T22:36:59.246-05:002011-02-12T22:36:59.246-05:00New post up.
Pensions, Treasuries, Fannie and ...New post up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2011/02/february-12-2011-pensions-treasuries.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Pensions, Treasuries, Fannie and Freddie: Ponzi's one and all</b></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-27122360859732504552011-02-12T22:12:55.749-05:002011-02-12T22:12:55.749-05:00I lived in a very dubious part of a famously crimi...I lived in a very dubious part of a famously criminal city in my 20's, always dressed down and looked "raggged 'round the edges", and always carried a cheap wallet with a little cash and assorted tat (trash - photos, out-of-date cards and ids). The real money (sometimes a LOT of it) was stashed inside pockets sewn into the inside of the inner layer of clothes. <br /><br />I was subgeniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06734870137496182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-70783911176376500402011-02-12T20:27:43.902-05:002011-02-12T20:27:43.902-05:00Boats Carrying 200+ Tunisians Reach Lampedusa
Qui...<a href="http://migrantsatsea.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/boats-carrying-200-tunisians-reach-lampedusa/" rel="nofollow">Boats Carrying 200+ Tunisians Reach Lampedusa</a><br /><br />Quicker than I expected :)<br /><br>Nassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014132282872515690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-55644146648960684332011-02-12T19:50:34.710-05:002011-02-12T19:50:34.710-05:00Even in Arcadia Gravity is a recursive algorithm.Even in Arcadia Gravity is a recursive algorithm.Gravityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09126443076478406015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-20425093695059973792011-02-12T19:42:00.412-05:002011-02-12T19:42:00.412-05:00@ Tech guy..
Air is 21% (approx) oxygen.
Soft b...@ Tech guy..<br /><br />Air is 21% (approx) oxygen. <br /><br />Soft body fuel bladders that have no air and let no air in as fuel is dispensed may be your best bet. <br /><br />CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-90281407663694740252011-02-12T19:34:13.025-05:002011-02-12T19:34:13.025-05:00@ Board...
Security Issues:
On the point of noi...@ Board...<br /><br />Security Issues: <br /><br />On the point of noise (from chat with "tech guy") and security, another wise idea may be do consider dressing somewhat like a bum when going to more urban areas so to not attract undue attention. (Once things unravel)<br /><br />Avoid flagrant flashes of wealth or excess. Wear your not so good boots and maybe don't clean ahead of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-49866456445337411402011-02-12T19:32:51.380-05:002011-02-12T19:32:51.380-05:00Taliban attack police HQ in Kandahar
And this is ...<a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/taliban-attack-police-hq-in-kandahar-2212787.html" rel="nofollow">Taliban attack police HQ in Kandahar</a><br /><br />And this is what they call <b>"making progress"</b><br /><br>Nassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014132282872515690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-78284595111922153662011-02-12T19:21:04.003-05:002011-02-12T19:21:04.003-05:00@ Tech Guy...
I concur :)
I still will have s...@ Tech Guy... <br /><br /><br />I concur :) <br /><br />I still will have some diesel and on hand, but it is pragmatic to eliminate your vulnerabilities. <br /><br />Also, chainsaws tell everyone in the area that you have food and gas. A quieter solution may be necessary depending on how remote you are or how large your community is. <br /><br />Noise and visibility may become a serious issue.<brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-28924023785886130492011-02-12T18:44:01.556-05:002011-02-12T18:44:01.556-05:00allgreatthingsemergefromchaos Wrote
"The poi...allgreatthingsemergefromchaos Wrote<br /><br />"The point is that for most of us large volume gasoline storage carries a significant risk of being not usable a few years down the line. The risk is yours to take."<br /><br />All depends on what your using the gasoline for, such as running a chainsaw. A full 55 gallon metal drum will provide enough fuel to power small devices like chain TechGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12328471402077565757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-11696495353399085732011-02-12T18:21:14.529-05:002011-02-12T18:21:14.529-05:00@Brunswickian - I know you are right about Egypt, ...@Brunswickian - I know you are right about Egypt, and I do understand the statistics and data you posted and the difficulties they face. My post sounded like it came from an inebriated fan whose team just won the IHSAA championship. :-) <br />Maybe it's because these days one reads, hears, and digests so much that is negative and even despairing, that the dramatic, even if temporary, success Hombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930734368916487826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-4886718763509008842011-02-12T17:44:59.772-05:002011-02-12T17:44:59.772-05:00"...I would not want to live there, nor in an..."...I would not want to live there, nor in any other country that has fostered or permitted such reckless population growth beyond what the country itself can sustain."<br /><br />Human nature leans to reproduction without consciousness to consequences. <br /><br />Ruling Class greed then drives and ruthlessly reinforces this instinct toward unchecked population growth. Cheap labor is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-72826712855880330202011-02-12T17:27:26.295-05:002011-02-12T17:27:26.295-05:00The relentless math:
Brunswickian,
You are absol...<i>The relentless math:</i><br /><br />Brunswickian,<br /><br />You are absolutely correct about the relentless math regarding Egypt and a host of other countries. That is why I think that European politicians are shit-scared that there will be a <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/7973649/Nassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014132282872515690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-14833709733126452092011-02-12T17:05:59.281-05:002011-02-12T17:05:59.281-05:00Nicole, you are still lunatic for Stuart Staniford...Nicole, you are still <a href="http://earlywarn.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-highs-of-liquid-fuel-production-in.html?showComment=1297539836739#c5967785095071694879" rel="nofollow">lunatic</a> for Stuart Staniford,<br /><br />AlexAlexander Achttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16845172528191878930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-81572027165769847012011-02-12T14:17:05.709-05:002011-02-12T14:17:05.709-05:00I wouldn't get too excited about people power...I wouldn't get too excited about people power.<br /><br />another quote from Martenson's article:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here are a few quite relevant statistics about Egypt (hat tip to an email from reader Mark O., with credit to Dr. John Coulter) to which I have added a few items:<br /><br />The relentless math:<br /><br />Population 1960: 27.8 million<br />Population 2008: 81.7 Brunswickianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949802110340956509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-73443646047336616432011-02-12T14:11:10.159-05:002011-02-12T14:11:10.159-05:00http://tinyurl.com/5u6z32o
Egypt’s Warning: Are Y...http://tinyurl.com/5u6z32o<br /><br />Egypt’s Warning: Are You Listening?<br /><br />By Chris Martenson<br /><br /><br />Egypt simply reminds us that anything that is unsustainable will someday change. It is an emblem for the world.<br /><br />With abundant energy and food, we are treated to expansive and stable economies in which everyone stands a chance of gaining. Not that everyone will, mind Brunswickianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949802110340956509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-91047388506265567782011-02-12T13:07:27.328-05:002011-02-12T13:07:27.328-05:00Nice poker analogy. Here is another one that settl...Nice poker analogy. Here is another one that settles the trickle down vs trickle up argument.<br /><br />Watch the flow of money in casinos or on line and you will see the money move up as some small stakes winners take their chips and try higher stakes.<br /><br />Chips flow to the top where the best players cash them in and take the money out of the casino.davecydellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16090888216008105749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-56037874774947188312011-02-12T11:57:41.150-05:002011-02-12T11:57:41.150-05:00@ Rototillerman
I concur, saw set and sharpness...@ Rototillerman <br /><br /><br />I concur, saw set and sharpness is a must. <br /><br />The reason they have an option that does not come with a full "tuned" set and not hand ground is because you have to adjust the set for whether you are bucking dry or wet wood. Wider kerf for wet wood. <br /><br />I looked at many old saws, but most were rusting out and lacking 1-2 teeth which Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-77882740938885534042011-02-12T11:26:06.978-05:002011-02-12T11:26:06.978-05:00@AGEFC:
Thanks for the link to Fine Tools. I do w...@AGEFC:<br /><br />Thanks for the link to <a href="http://www.fine-tools.com/onemansaw.html" rel="nofollow">Fine Tools</a>. I do wish to caution people, however, that I bought one of those Wilhelm Putsch saws a couple of years ago, and I was disappointed with it. I think that the problem is that they come from the factory without any 'set' to their teeth: that is, all the teeth are in a Rototillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07692476944185608654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-7254758993128167922011-02-12T11:05:53.386-05:002011-02-12T11:05:53.386-05:00This is probably going to be at the end of a long ...This is probably going to be at the end of a long comment thread and just before a new post, but... Damon Vrabel has pulled his series of "Debunking Money" videos from YouTube. I was foolish and didn't download a copy while I had a chance, and consequently didn't even get to see the last couple. Did anyone grab copies while they were still in existence? I would appreciate it Rototillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07692476944185608654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-68647899144774149142011-02-12T09:22:45.451-05:002011-02-12T09:22:45.451-05:00At the age of 66 years I do not ever remember bein...At the age of 66 years I do not ever remember being more in awe of a political event, nor of any gathering of people then I am of these amazing Egyptians. Barring a sudden negative turn, It will loom at least equally world-changing in history as the Indian independence efforts, led by Ghandi.<br /><br />Having read as much as I can from a variety of sources (as many Arab/English sources as I can Hombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930734368916487826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-4677941968852804342011-02-12T09:07:48.196-05:002011-02-12T09:07:48.196-05:00Scandia said:
"It is mind blowingly bizarre t...Scandia said:<br />"It is mind blowingly bizarre that Americans will finance Egyptian democracy yet are unwilling to challenge the Patriot Act and liberate themselves."<br /><br />+1solarhousecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17558396534310535532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-63186731568137273612011-02-12T07:27:10.255-05:002011-02-12T07:27:10.255-05:00I get " sorry, unable to complete your reque...I get " sorry, unable to complete your request " on the last effort to post. <br />Is there any way to return to the former blogger format to sign in before writing the comment. I lose the comment when I sign in.scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-72906094655839941072011-02-12T07:24:23.321-05:002011-02-12T07:24:23.321-05:00@ Nassim, I have seen a couple of photos of the ge...@ Nassim, I have seen a couple of photos of the generals, all corrupt" old farts" and wondered how they could command any respect from young people. Guess the threat of torture commands respect. Also reading that the generals are on their way to the US in late March to renew their vows(BAU) with the US administration.<br />I am wondering how the Egyptian people see the US? From my Cdn scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-75304848102517543122011-02-12T04:09:49.093-05:002011-02-12T04:09:49.093-05:00A tyrant's exit. A nation's joy
In Mubara...<a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/a-tyrants-exit-a-nations-joy-2212487.html" rel="nofollow">A tyrant's exit. A nation's joy</a><br /><br /><i>In Mubarak's last government, the vice- president was a general, the prime minister was a general, the deputy prime minister was a general, the minister of defence was a general and the minister of interior was a general. Nassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014132282872515690noreply@blogger.com