tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post7155058493316564825..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: November 14 2011: The Growth Paradigm Has Become An EmbarrassmentIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger192125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-72199113245042229022011-11-17T16:37:36.966-05:002011-11-17T16:37:36.966-05:00New post up.
This is what happens when governm...New post up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2011/11/november-17-2011-this-is-what-happens.html" rel="nofollow"><b>This is what happens when governments go bust</b></a><br /><br /><br /><br />.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-30512207232498412042011-11-17T15:48:50.962-05:002011-11-17T15:48:50.962-05:00scrofulous,
What would you say if spot gold was a...scrofulous,<br /><br />What would you say if spot gold was at say... 1100 a year from now? What would you tell your friends who used 50 cents of every dollar they saved to accumulate gold, starting a year or two ago? Tough luck, buddy, better start over from square one?<br /><br />No one is saying that is an inevitability. But, given recent action in risk markets, do you not see how it is a Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873953851816670692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-31365379050718542122011-11-17T15:31:15.631-05:002011-11-17T15:31:15.631-05:00"The truth about gold is coming out. Good lon..."<i>The truth about gold is coming out. Good long term, not so short and medium.</i>"<br /><br /><br />Geez have you not been singing that <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NvgLkuEtkA" rel="nofollow"> Golden Olde </a> long enough? Isn't it time to start singing your jolly Christmas requiem? That one has made a lot of sense for many people.<br /><br />Ran into one of your old trojanhorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588557877904395571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-52414447631822892192011-11-17T14:38:34.365-05:002011-11-17T14:38:34.365-05:00MF Global was indeed a strategically placed domino...MF Global was indeed a strategically placed domino. Hell is breaking lose right about now. See Market Ticker and ZH recent posts.p01https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396562841580952642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-90388622788355443022011-11-17T14:26:39.516-05:002011-11-17T14:26:39.516-05:00"The liquidity crunch explains why everyone i...<i>"The liquidity crunch explains why everyone is liquidating the one asset that is performing best YTD to procure much needed dollars - gold."</i><br /><br />This is where we say: told you so?!<br /><br />FT ran a piece today saying central banks these days buy most gold in 40 years. Still, the gold price went from $1770 to $1710 today. The article talks about John Paulson having to Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58108907007234209042011-11-17T14:17:04.937-05:002011-11-17T14:17:04.937-05:00Watching Europe and the markets today is certainly...Watching Europe and the markets today is certainly good incentive to keep honing DIY food production!<br /><br />@ Scrofulous<br /><br />Yeah we've pretty much got the 'how eggs are made' thing figured out after 4 decades of poultry-keeping. I just have negative associations with waterfowl in general, compared to chickens, after keeping a variety of species over the years. <br />We&#Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788312334364951442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-55640121104659072392011-11-17T14:12:57.918-05:002011-11-17T14:12:57.918-05:00Barley sprout superfood for livestock
http://www....Barley sprout superfood for livestock<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/user/crlndy#p/u<br /><br />I found this to be worth sharing.<br />The problem with the times we are living in is that you cant start any kind of business.<br />There are millions of ideas but when you start calculating the cost of starting and the amount you anticipate to make than you just forget about it.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15412294798193285237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-2759931862302409732011-11-17T13:58:22.623-05:002011-11-17T13:58:22.623-05:00@Ruben, thanks for the link to Kerschner's pap...@Ruben, thanks for the link to Kerschner's paper. Spot on.<br /><br />In other news, there's a good audio interview with our favourite anti-economics economist, Prof Steve Keen, on KMO's latest <a href="http://c-realmpodcast.podomatic.com/entry/2011-11-16T20_01_57-08_00" rel="nofollow">C-Realm podcast</a>.<br /><br />It's about an hour long.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05789761931551673481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-70434014591136595442011-11-17T13:47:14.085-05:002011-11-17T13:47:14.085-05:00In the land of paper, the dollar is still king.
(...In the land of paper, the dollar is still king.<br /><br />(or why paper gold is having a bad day)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.zerohedge.com/news/global-dollar-liquidity-freeze-leads-pervasive-liquidations" rel="nofollow">Global Dollar Liquidity Freeze Leads To Pervasive Sell Off</a><br /><br />"Just two charts confirming that we have entered a complete USD liquidity lock up, and that theAshvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-24274702231656750472011-11-17T11:42:49.854-05:002011-11-17T11:42:49.854-05:00Dick Bove never ceases to epitomize embarrassingly...Dick Bove never ceases to epitomize embarrassingly pathetic analysis. One can only hope he has reached his bottom.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/45338017" rel="nofollow">US Banks Could Actually Benefit From Europe's Crisis: Bove</a><br /><br />"Instead of being hurt by the European debt crisis, US banks could actually end up benefitting from the turmoil across the Atlantic, Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-29281051385120231792011-11-17T11:40:46.316-05:002011-11-17T11:40:46.316-05:00Joanna
"Also had ducks, but it was depressin...Joanna<br /><br /><i>"Also had ducks, but it was depressing to see the males raping the females all the time.</i>"<br /><br />You do not need Drakes for ducks to produce eggs, only for reproduction.<br /><br />We do not have a drake at the moment because he was attacking a new duckling, so gave him to a local vet who liked his looks. We will likely replace him this spring. We have not trojanhorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588557877904395571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-80359007985050266422011-11-17T11:26:36.462-05:002011-11-17T11:26:36.462-05:00FACT: Economists make predictions on sound theorie...FACT: Economists make predictions on sound theories and reliable data(just trust us on this one).<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.economist.com/node/21538100?fsrc=scn/tw/te/ar/exportstomars" rel="nofollow">Exports From Mars</a><br /><br />"Economists are constantly urging governments to adopt policies that would reduce global imbalances—which, in crude terms, means that China should Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-9922035464968106502011-11-17T10:55:34.981-05:002011-11-17T10:55:34.981-05:00The latest issue of the New Yorker has a long arti...The latest issue of the New Yorker has a long article titled The War on Planned Parenthood. There is also this.<br /><br />http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2011/11/planned-parenthood.html<br /><br />Robert 2Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071103776144941751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-72005896055581098252011-11-17T09:22:02.716-05:002011-11-17T09:22:02.716-05:00For those here seeking a way to bring change; we h...For those here seeking a way to bring change; we have an excellent example today; of how NOT to.<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/6lheef9<br /><br />A 20 year old "woman" "activist" "blogger" in Egypt; posted a nude photo of herself as a direct "outcry" against the various forms of repression going on.<br /><br />Hard to imagine a more poorly considered actionGreenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-90924231962228392672011-11-17T08:50:35.058-05:002011-11-17T08:50:35.058-05:00It is my feeling that TPTB feel that the OWS movem...It is my feeling that TPTB feel that the OWS movement has gone far enough and the word is out to (try to) STOP the movement today at any cost.<br /><br />From now on the attempts to control the movement will get much rougher. Lots of new crowd suppression toys are available to try out on the proles.<br /><br />Be prepared for many more serious injuries to peaceful protestors. <br /><br /> The Biologique Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05410194284794713409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-69749087785422005692011-11-17T07:11:18.448-05:002011-11-17T07:11:18.448-05:00Euro markets aren't the only ones rioting toda...Euro markets aren't the only ones rioting today.<br /><br />(via The Guardian)<br /><br />Greece:<br /><br />9.18am: "The Greek authorities are braced for violence today - on the 38th anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. 17 November 1973 was the day that the Greek army sent troops into the Polytechnic to crush a student protest - and was a crucial event in the ending of the Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-35963788883319162532011-11-17T06:44:40.579-05:002011-11-17T06:44:40.579-05:00Morning market update:
Spanish 10Y auction priced...Morning market update:<br /><br />Spanish 10Y auction priced at 15 year high of 6.975% (round up to 7%?)<br /><br />French 5Y priced at 2.82%, 50bps wider than last month.<br /><br />Spain playing catch up with Italy (and no one cares about its government being replaced, which is set to happen this weekend anyway).Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-70888340243144813372011-11-17T01:30:02.593-05:002011-11-17T01:30:02.593-05:00Survivors of concentration camps report that the s...<i>Survivors of concentration camps report that the secret to staying alive was often simple: those who were near the kitchen made it; those who were not didn’t.<br /><br />In our modern, degenerate form of capitalism the secret is the same: you want to be near the kitchen...the place where the food is handed out. You want to be near the government. That’s why there are so many lobbyists in Nassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014132282872515690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-47169890007691983132011-11-17T00:13:19.657-05:002011-11-17T00:13:19.657-05:00Re: geese
We had geese on our place in eastern WA...Re: geese<br /><br />We had geese on our place in eastern WA. They made lots of poop and were amazingly ferocious guard beasts. <br /><br />Also had ducks, but it was depressing to see the males raping the females all the time.<br /> <br />Our hens do pretty well at cleaning up the garden bugs in the fall once the crops are out.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788312334364951442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-17865786977757597632011-11-16T23:06:47.976-05:002011-11-16T23:06:47.976-05:00Blogger is on a roll of inserting funny stuff in m...Blogger is on a roll of inserting funny stuff in my links; this is the good link for the geese:<br />www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd3ioueUNHIp01https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396562841580952642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-17348612315337035292011-11-16T23:00:13.367-05:002011-11-16T23:00:13.367-05:00Geese fight back. BTW, did you know they are used ...<a href="www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd3ioueUNHI" rel="nofollow">Geese</a> fight back. BTW, did you know they are used as alert/guard animals in rural villages? I got "attacked" more than once for being a stranger in their territory; actually attacked pretty badly while being a kid. They make delicious eggs, and are delicious themselves.p01https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396562841580952642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-75732253919427458302011-11-16T22:48:50.878-05:002011-11-16T22:48:50.878-05:00Gravity: Scrofulous is correct about root cellarin...Gravity: Scrofulous is correct about root cellaring. I find it quite simple to grow things even here in the high desert. You are working with nature and plants want to grow and produce. Provide soil, sun, water, nutrients and voila. You may have pests and disease but the plants are trying their hardest to produce. What comes after is NOT natural. Produce wants to rot and will without Lynford1933https://www.blogger.com/profile/03219003310267757286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58900817858437841202011-11-16T22:43:52.097-05:002011-11-16T22:43:52.097-05:00My partner & I still have state/union jobs and...My partner & I still have state/union jobs and we are working down our homestead list as fast as we can while we still have paychecks. Right now we still have a mortgage and a truck payment, but we can make those on one income. Luckily my partner's job is pretty much guaranteed, and I can get on her insurance if I lose mine. <br /><br />We started out as city folk (with farmer parents) Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788312334364951442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-67833415436441334482011-11-16T22:30:53.158-05:002011-11-16T22:30:53.158-05:00" ... getting a little help with those slimy ...<i>" ... getting a little help with those slimy creatures pouring out of the forrest and into my garden might well be worth the feed, even when they stop laying.</i>"<br /><br />Islandlife, <br /><br />Yes slugs galore up here in the Canadian Pacific NW and coddling moth in abundance. I think my ducks are finally getting the moth's number as well though, as this years apple crop wastrojanhorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588557877904395571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-47727506899290483712011-11-16T21:53:00.391-05:002011-11-16T21:53:00.391-05:00@Skipbreakfast re Islandlife
More of us out here....@Skipbreakfast re Islandlife<br /><br />More of us out here. We don't know you Islandlife, but are also islanders and share a similar experience. Used to have a career, ditched it long ago. Not much $$ now, but a far far richer life.<br />Not as difficult as you might think if you make the transition voluntarily.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com