tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post8145044476542478121..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: September 27 2011: Leveraged Stability? Excuse me?Ilargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-86251944757619350192011-09-29T18:37:32.319-04:002011-09-29T18:37:32.319-04:00New post up.
All you need to know about what&#...New post up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2011/09/september-29-2011-all-you-need-to-know.html" rel="nofollow"><b>All you need to know about what's real and what's not</b></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-44955920570125926162011-09-29T16:21:12.535-04:002011-09-29T16:21:12.535-04:00Jack said...
davefairtex
You seem like you are tr...Jack said...<br />davefairtex <br />You seem like you are trading currencies and I was wondering if you have any helpful tips for people interested in this field.<br />______________________<br /><br />Jack, you didn't ask me, but I'll throw in my two cents. You want to gamble, go to Las Vegas. The odds against you are more obvious and clear. If you think you can go up against el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-73974887974354148042011-09-29T16:06:02.191-04:002011-09-29T16:06:02.191-04:00Re The Anonymous
I am going to take a page out o...Re The Anonymous<br /><br /><br />I am going to take a page out of one of my favorite blogger's book, George Washington. When he does a post about the facts concerning 9/11, he co-posts a numbered list of about 20 academic and bogus logical fallacies, so he can just respond to comment posts with a couple of numbers.<br /><br />The logical fallacy of The Anonymous is the following:<br /><br /el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-40322732241176995742011-09-29T15:47:32.963-04:002011-09-29T15:47:32.963-04:00Ash said...Just saying that your story is obviousl...Ash said...Just saying that your story is obviously constructed in a way as to imply that is not true at all.<br /><br />Whatever Ash. The guy was/is a Prechter disciple. Once he saw how Prechter called the early 80s boom, AND the 87 crash, he became convinced Prechter could do no wrong, and went "all in" on the deflation thesis. <br /><br />Thus, once Prechter warned of "great The Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09233501721660697800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-62366633469718798202011-09-29T15:37:06.610-04:002011-09-29T15:37:06.610-04:00"P01 said...Maybe you forgot to mention he ha..."P01 said...Maybe you forgot to mention he had an addiction problem?"<br /><br />Not that I know of. Then again, back before the internet, the only reliable source of economic doom was Prechters newsletters. I think he finds plenty of free stuff these days...The Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09233501721660697800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-19073753851891539392011-09-29T15:35:51.452-04:002011-09-29T15:35:51.452-04:00davefairtex
You seem like you are trading currenc...davefairtex <br />You seem like you are trading currencies and I was wondering if you have any helpful tips for people interested in this field.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15412294798193285237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-82537259871563257602011-09-29T15:30:36.224-04:002011-09-29T15:30:36.224-04:00The Anon,
I'm not saying "your friend&qu...The Anon,<br /><br />I'm not saying "your friend" made a lot of good decisions. Just saying that your story is obviously constructed in a way as to imply that is not true at all. It is a combination of a person making the worst possible decisions at the worst possible times, and a person who has not been continuously preparing for deflation at all (or was working as a slave laborer Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-68443737385878730272011-09-29T15:27:36.989-04:002011-09-29T15:27:36.989-04:00Mister Roboto said...
When you live in a declinin...Mister Roboto said...<br /><br /><i>When you live in a declining oligarchic society, inner peace means accepting your own relative political powerlessness and realizing that whatever is going to happen will just happen, and it is what it is.</i><br /><br />It seems to me that there is a middle way between "accepting your own relative political powerlessness" and "it is what it isbosuncookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07560613908076783621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-21249529376887691652011-09-29T15:26:07.364-04:002011-09-29T15:26:07.364-04:00El G. As you may recall, last time we spoke (this...El G. As you may recall, last time we spoke (this summer I think) I asked you when, if ever you would come around to my position (i.e. that the implosion, while inevitable, is years, perhaps longer away). You in turn asked, when if ever, I would come around to your way of viewing things. <br /><br />Well as luck would have it, the drop in the DOW was enough to trigger all my stop losses -- The Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09233501721660697800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-27048114822863501622011-09-29T15:17:11.828-04:002011-09-29T15:17:11.828-04:00"Ash said...If your friend sold his house 20 ..."Ash said...If your friend sold his house 20 years ago and has been preparing for "imminent deflation" ever since, then he would have a lot of cash saved up,"<br /><br />Im sure he has some, probably around 100K or so. Would have been about 500K if he left it in the market, but whatever. <br /><br /><br />"Ash said...would not have watched the value of his stock The Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09233501721660697800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-14357295834252241172011-09-29T15:14:28.315-04:002011-09-29T15:14:28.315-04:00pO1
He is a troll but has been feeding us the sam...pO1<br /><br />He is a troll but has been feeding us the same stuff for years, so is not an impersonator. Hopefully he will take Ash's advice and fine tune his story a bit or just post it on Tea Party sites.el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-74883855262975671472011-09-29T14:48:13.960-04:002011-09-29T14:48:13.960-04:00The Anonymous said...
Actually, thanks for remindi...The Anonymous said...<br /><i>Actually, thanks for reminding me. The cruel irony of his selling so long ago and renting is that his rent is going to soon exceed his means as he wants to retire. </i><br />So sad...<br /><br />Maybe you forgot to mention he had an addiction problem?<br /><br /><b>So sad</b> indeed...<br />I think we now know one of the impersonators.p01https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396562841580952642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-76518625261870936872011-09-29T14:12:49.526-04:002011-09-29T14:12:49.526-04:00The Anonymous,
Advice for the future:
You need t...The Anonymous,<br /><br />Advice for the future:<br /><br />You need to be a little more creative when you make up a story. If your friend sold his house 20 years ago and has been preparing for "imminent deflation" ever since, then he would have a lot of cash saved up, would not have watched the value of his stock portfolio or retirement account plummet, and would have no problem "Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-87798892396955201302011-09-29T14:00:42.957-04:002011-09-29T14:00:42.957-04:00Scandia says I was peaceful throughout the protest...Scandia says <i>I was peaceful throughout the protest</i><br /><br />You're describing <i>Neijia</i>, the internal martial arts developed by the Taoists.Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092313041560676587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-57146780460830930952011-09-29T13:54:51.963-04:002011-09-29T13:54:51.963-04:00"p01 said...
@The Anonymous
Sorry to hear (a..."p01 said... <br />@The Anonymous<br />Sorry to hear (again) about your friend who has been living within his means for so long. Must have been a horrible sight. Oh, well..."<br /><br />Actually, thanks for reminding me. The cruel irony of his selling so long ago and renting is that his rent is going to soon exceed his means as he wants to retire. <br /><br />Had he only not sold his The Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09233501721660697800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-9374906861323933362011-09-29T13:26:43.218-04:002011-09-29T13:26:43.218-04:00RBM,
Rastani was also interviewed by CNN after th...RBM,<br /><br />Rastani was also interviewed by CNN after the infamous BBC interview, so yeah, I'd say he's legit.<br /><br />http://www.zerohedge.com/news/alessio-rastani-makes-us-prime-time-tv-circuitAshvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-74847329249201899422011-09-29T13:22:14.165-04:002011-09-29T13:22:14.165-04:00Thanks for the link.
The Yes Men publicly denied ...Thanks for the link.<br /><br /><i>The Yes Men publicly denied that Rastani is a member. And the BBC said in a statement that it doesn't think he is, either: "We've carried out detailed investigations and can't find any evidence to suggest that the interview with Alessio Rastani was a hoax. He is an independent market trader and one of a range of voices we've had on air to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-35157501402091100662011-09-29T12:31:41.009-04:002011-09-29T12:31:41.009-04:00Comments will now be reviewed before being publish...Comments will now be reviewed before being published for the time being. If a moderator is "on duty", the comment should be published shortly after submission. If not, then it may take more time, but all legitimate, <i>non-fraudulent</i> comments will be published.Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873953851816670692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-8301297842551580602011-09-29T12:17:54.648-04:002011-09-29T12:17:54.648-04:00Reading in the Globe and Mail that the US is "...Reading in the Globe and Mail that the US is " mulling over " building a wall along the Cdn/US border. The 800 comments were great. Stuff like build baby build and keep the Americans out of Canada and the sweet spot is the US pays for the wall. Several suggesting the US is building the wall to keep Americans from escaping.<br />Judging from the comments times have changed when Cdns scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-57388077549089366552011-09-29T11:56:37.090-04:002011-09-29T11:56:37.090-04:00Germany approved the changes to EFSF
What we are ...<b>Germany approved the changes to EFSF</b><br /><br />What we are witnessing is the greatest Greek satyr being played upon the world stage. For the common man it is a tragedy. For the financial literate it is a comedy.*<br />---<br />( For a full appreciation, since you are an intellectual audience, look up the meanings of those words. Do not rely upon your memory.)jalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-61576966804902092762011-09-29T11:34:42.020-04:002011-09-29T11:34:42.020-04:00Mister Roboto- actually, my version was Pee Tarty ...Mister Roboto- actually, my version was Pee Tarty - but I like your variant better. :-) Interesting fantasies, either way. Has to be a crack or two about returning in the future to the Golden Showers standard.<br /><br />Meanwhile- purely for purposes of entertainment- if my "counter-indicated" theory of market movement is correct, there's enough "good economic news" Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-21625419361045733622011-09-29T11:26:19.811-04:002011-09-29T11:26:19.811-04:00@RBM: This story from Yahoo News is the only foll...@RBM: <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/cutline/bbc-victim-hoax-no-yes-men-154724196.html" rel="nofollow">This story from Yahoo News</a> is the only follow-up I've seen on the "Rogue Trader on BBC" controversy so far.Mister Robotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08724938709642010624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-4968961438465915932011-09-29T11:17:01.991-04:002011-09-29T11:17:01.991-04:00I hope this isn't too off-topic, but this sort...I hope this isn't too off-topic, but this sort of thing is what led to my epiphany yesterday that this really is a good time to cultivate inner peace, even though you know very harsh things are coming down the road. My own personal obstacle to this peace in the past has been (among other things) too much emotional investment in the politics industry and the Democratic Party. The Democratic Mister Robotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08724938709642010624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-77239840756679546822011-09-29T10:58:52.923-04:002011-09-29T10:58:52.923-04:00I'm all for analogies, so I'll make the ca...I'm all for analogies, so I'll make the <b>car analogy</b>. It's always the car analogy that's easyest to understand. So here we go:<br />I&S: Your car has no brakes, you should stop, get out of the car and get away from it to a safe place.<br />Driver: Yeah?! Sez who?<br />I&S: That would be your little red light blinking over there, the manual said it's....<br />p01https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396562841580952642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-83666578941471839032011-09-29T10:52:44.405-04:002011-09-29T10:52:44.405-04:00Hi Snuffy
Did everyone notice how fast the "...Hi Snuffy<br /><br /><i>Did everyone notice how fast the "Trader" was show to be a slug?</i><br /><br />I haven't seen any coverage of that development. Does anyone have a link ?<br /><br />I think your redefinition of a capitalist with the politico's as 'company' partners is accurate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com