tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post4585272619381447332..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: February 27 2011: The Receding Horizons of Renewable EnergyIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-19289616934340342972011-04-27T13:42:23.283-04:002011-04-27T13:42:23.283-04:00A really good article. Solar does still have a lon...A really good article. Solar does still have a long way to go, and the panels can and will get even more efficient over time, as I keep reading in the news. But as it is it's still a great, risk-free investment, a way to power your property for 'free' after your ROI after a few years. There's a great tool I used to calculate this at www.richhesslersolar.com where they gave me an jordanbhaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226240868981639516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-46926660218110873902011-03-02T17:12:42.127-05:002011-03-02T17:12:42.127-05:00PS JF
I would be interested in your ideas at hpa...PS JF<br /><br />I would be interested in your ideas at hpaulfuchs at the gmail company commercial.<br /><br />PPS<br /><br />I wonder what suppressed energy source Celente was referring to in the previous post Mad Max interview? Anyone know? Gerald can be cagey when he knows something that if he stated it explicitly, could be used to disqualify him. He has made it subtle clear that he knows el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-59614563755259191172011-03-02T17:05:55.084-05:002011-03-02T17:05:55.084-05:00JF
Chin up. There is at least one other regular c...JF<br /><br />Chin up. There is at least one other regular crazy on this blog. As to decreasing entropy, it has been over 15 years since I did a course in statistical thermodynamics, but I don't recall anything in it about, say, nuclear fusion. Not that the ***effects*** of nuclear fusion violate the 2nd law, but to my knowledge, there is nothing in thermodynamics that predicts this source ofel gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-36849134824541202162011-03-02T16:59:37.000-05:002011-03-02T16:59:37.000-05:00JF
Chin up. There is at least one other regular ...JF<br /><br />Chin up. There is at least one other regular crazy on this blog. As to decreasing entropy, it has been over 15 years since I did a course in statistical thermodynamics, but I don't recall anything in it about, say, nuclear fusion. Not that the ***effects*** of nuclear fusion violate the 2nd law, but to my knowledge, there is nothing in thermodynamics that predicts this sourceel gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-2849152185068058202011-03-01T22:40:33.631-05:002011-03-01T22:40:33.631-05:00@ mistah charley
Thanks for your post - I agree. ...@ mistah charley<br /><br />Thanks for your post - I agree. <br /><br />I believe it is not constructive to imagine powerful groups in full control of what going on. Absolutely, there are some groups that want to hide their agenda. But I don't attribute a small group of humans with being adept enough to control more than a few levers.<br /><br />One insight that struck me in some of Julian A Fall Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646030011686964723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-80152242597678213052011-03-01T09:17:45.423-05:002011-03-01T09:17:45.423-05:00New post up.
The Math is Different at the Top
...New post up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2011/03/march-1-2011-math-is-different-at-top.html" rel="nofollow"><b>The Math is Different at the Top</b></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-62569506679836036802011-03-01T09:13:38.281-05:002011-03-01T09:13:38.281-05:00I disagree with the paranoid tendencies that are s...I disagree with the paranoid tendencies that are showing up here.<br /><br />I disagree with the phrase <i>the extended criminal organization currently masquerading as our government. </i> Governments and criminal gangs are not opposites - they are points on a continuum. Obama, like Bush before him (VERY like Bush, unfortunately) is not "masquerading" as President - he IS President.<brmistah charley, ph.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303695341246058680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-4619330018025526872011-03-01T09:08:53.801-05:002011-03-01T09:08:53.801-05:00The comment about "outlawed" foam coffee...The comment about "outlawed" foam coffee cups was with respect to the Capitol Hill society only.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15691388297498844536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-15824668136244285592011-03-01T08:46:11.753-05:002011-03-01T08:46:11.753-05:00Was listening to NPR. Apparently the dems "ou...Was listening to NPR. Apparently the dems "outlawed" foam coffee cups, etc, in favor of biodegradables, etc. Boehner says that's nonsense--plastic & foam are back in vogue. I almost had to stop the car for my head to explode. It's like when Carter put solar panels on the White House & Reagan removed them. Or when Bush said something about our American way of life being Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15691388297498844536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-55673362088743685612011-03-01T08:25:09.694-05:002011-03-01T08:25:09.694-05:00"A little poison now and then: that makes for..."A little poison now and then: that makes for pleasant dreams. And much poison at the end for a pleasant death."<br /><br />Since I'm offending the sensibilities of all who cleave to the established order I may as well completely outrage everyone by showing that I do recognize a hoax when I see one. It's just that I see hoaxes where others see the gospel.<br /><br />http://JFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681632224756939196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-54829202753722816142011-03-01T08:13:36.579-05:002011-03-01T08:13:36.579-05:00@Paul
It's not stumbling across examples that...@Paul<br /><br />It's not stumbling across examples that is the problem. <br /><br />Rather, one has to first establish to one's own satisfaction that what one has discovered is not an elaborate hoax.<br /><br />Having done that, one must then embark on the impossible task of getting others to even pay attention to what you've discovered. It's hard enough to convince yourself JFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681632224756939196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-26852027424850062972011-03-01T08:04:30.365-05:002011-03-01T08:04:30.365-05:00Ron Paul joins the Collapse Party
"US Congre...<b>Ron Paul joins the Collapse Party</b><br /><br /><i>"US Congressman Ron Paul is sounding like quite the shoo-in for a leadership position within the Collapse Party, which I proposed over three years ago (and which is fast becoming a great success: without fielding a single candidate in any election, it is well on its way to successfully implementing the entire collapse agenda).<br /><br /ogardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062788838505530416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-21091964370677292762011-03-01T08:03:41.076-05:002011-03-01T08:03:41.076-05:00@ Los Board
Apple and Bananas.
Most of us here a...@ Los Board<br /><br />Apple and Bananas.<br /><br />Most of us here at TAE think in terms of family, community, "human toll", etc. MOST people in government do not have that "luxury". They think in terms of ends, acceptable losses, hegemonic positioning, etc. Better to kill 100,000 Iraqi civilians in the near term, because it may save American lives over the long haul.<br /><Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02629934080871994373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-9342901997497857202011-03-01T07:05:06.374-05:002011-03-01T07:05:06.374-05:00@JF:
A single example of lowering the entropy woul...@JF:<br />A single example of lowering the entropy would suffice. Apart from the Big Bang (or whatever created the energy gradients, G-d explanations included) a single example would do the trick. Ever stumbled upon one? I guess not.<br />Meanwhile if <a href="http://www.forexlive.com/170066/all/market-rumour-riots-in-saudi-arabia" rel="nofollow">this</a> is true, then maybe we can all say "p01https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396562841580952642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-36666213809709709912011-03-01T06:52:42.542-05:002011-03-01T06:52:42.542-05:00JF,
I am a contrarian in many fields, and natural...JF,<br /><br />I am a contrarian in many fields, and naturally sceptical of received wisdom, but I do believe the laws of thermodynamics are paramount, and I am not going to take seriously anything that contradicts them. To me that seems like the worst kind of wishful thinking, that distracts people from getting to grips with reality. The conspiracy element added on top doesn't help either.Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-17528393753930515832011-03-01T06:42:32.324-05:002011-03-01T06:42:32.324-05:00Anecdotal evidence of the demand destruction:
Yest...Anecdotal evidence of the demand destruction:<br />Yesterday my tipical BMW (bus, metro, walk) trip home from soon to be extinct workplace took half an hour less because there were no traffic jams. Because of the traffic and furious building and repairs on all the roads in Montreal the trip was a nightmare for many (not for those who have always an interesting ebook to read in the bus). Gas p01https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396562841580952642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-75230626953030974642011-03-01T05:41:15.419-05:002011-03-01T05:41:15.419-05:00Stoneleigh said "We do not make wind turbines...Stoneleigh said "We do not make wind turbines with wind power or solar panels with solar power".<br /><br />So true. Most people do not understand the true meaning of sustainability.<br /><br />...........<br />Sorry, folks, but "sustainability" is another cosy middle-class myth. We're in for a big shock. <br />--------------------------<br /><br />Yes, yes, of course as JFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681632224756939196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-90000266630772319172011-03-01T05:05:01.434-05:002011-03-01T05:05:01.434-05:00This may be another AE "banned" topic....This may be another AE "banned" topic. I don't know. Just ignore it if so, then move along. Nothing to see here. Another crackpot with a nutball theory<br /><br /><br />Full Spectrum Dominance: Behind the Egyptian Revolution<br /><br />http://www.engdahl.oilgeopolitics.net/JFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681632224756939196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-21436947044843554672011-03-01T05:00:06.601-05:002011-03-01T05:00:06.601-05:00"My suspicion is that they knew an outright b..."My suspicion is that they knew an outright banking collapse was inevitable after the trouble started in the summer of '07 and the stress spread throughout the system.<br /><br />Rather than wait it out and let the system collapse on its own, which would have had very unpredictable consequences, they decided to trigger the collapse at a time and place of their choosing as a kind of JFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681632224756939196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-48666299980493493272011-03-01T04:56:42.230-05:002011-03-01T04:56:42.230-05:00During my career in medicine and radiology I encou...<i>During my career in medicine and radiology I encountered an overwhelming number of Ashkenazi geniuses.</i><br /><br />I am sure you are correct. But that is not the point.<br /><br />Let me give you an example of what used to happen in the Ottoman Empire. I know that the Ottomans have reputation for having been corrupt and decadent - but that was only in the final stages. I mean, they could Nassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014132282872515690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-54828874518221196982011-03-01T02:54:53.518-05:002011-03-01T02:54:53.518-05:00During my career in medicine and radiology I encou...During my career in medicine and radiology I encountered an overwhelming number of Ashkenazi geniuses. They were represented far out of proportion to their numbers in the general population. This phenomenon occurs in other fields, particularly physics. Approximately 36% of Nobel Prize winners in the US are Jewish. Are there special Ashkenazi genes?<br /><br />http://www.jinfo.org/Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071103776144941751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-36836745181783021022011-03-01T01:33:52.403-05:002011-03-01T01:33:52.403-05:00If terrible things happen indiscriminately to Jews...<i>If terrible things happen indiscriminately to Jews again, it may not be possible to say that they did nothing to bring it upon themselves.</i><br /><br />Who's "they" exactly? I'm not really certain what I did, but I am certain I'd be lumped in with "them." It's this kind of thinking that will come back to haunt any of us who have lived richly in the firstDJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268326234560351295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-36793507331635700302011-03-01T01:17:20.038-05:002011-03-01T01:17:20.038-05:00One must take care not to paint with too broad a b...<i>One must take care not to paint with too broad a brush or focus on only the negative products of a culture. </i><br /><br />rcg1950,<br /><br />You are absolutely correct - they have splendid musicians and writers. However, it is the Begins and Sharons who are in the driving seat. They will not listen to people like Noam Chomsky until the barbarians are literally at the gates.<br /><br />Nassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014132282872515690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-27495297770978790282011-03-01T00:00:13.497-05:002011-03-01T00:00:13.497-05:00@ rcg1950
A friendly suggestion regarding the use...@ rcg1950<br /><br />A friendly suggestion regarding the use of the <i>That can and does lead to terrible things.</i> card. Terrible things are happening now. There is no denying that some of those terrible things are being committed by misguided members of the Ashkenazi culture.<br /><br />Uri Avnery, a monumental figure in my opinion, does not shy away from commenting on it and struggling Phlogiston Água de Beberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269917130349144430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-47463305662379445582011-02-28T23:26:20.182-05:002011-02-28T23:26:20.182-05:00Ilargi,
Felicidades!Ilargi,<br /><br />Felicidades!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com