tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post837814614602451439..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: January 6 2011: Does the Federal Reserve have a debt ceiling?Ilargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-19283935141857387712011-01-09T15:16:27.319-05:002011-01-09T15:16:27.319-05:00New post up.
Highly Efficient Systems and Agoni...New post up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2011/01/january-9-2011-highly-efficient-systems.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Highly Efficient Systems and Agonizing Death</b></a><br /><br /><br /><br />.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-80166936458058900492011-01-09T14:52:07.095-05:002011-01-09T14:52:07.095-05:00@ Raoul
Well, let's look at this gold questio...@ Raoul<br /><br />Well, let's look at this gold question a little further:<br /><br />As mentioned above, over the last 100 years gold has moved (in nominal terms) from $20./oz to ~ $1400./oz. (or, a 70-fold increase), and that $20. a century ago would purchase the same amount of goods as $1400. today.<br /><br />Now, that would be of little consequence if INCOME had increased at the same Ventriloquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17710882943614273994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-74397913226113321102011-01-09T14:43:14.185-05:002011-01-09T14:43:14.185-05:00IMN.
Oh no you don't.
Can't start chasing...IMN.<br /><br />Oh no you don't.<br />Can't start chasing a new career path now matey.<br />You got a position of responsibility right here as blogster extraordinaire and informant-in-chief.<br />who needs a life?<br /><br />Zzanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352619368764868819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-41167488656844736002011-01-09T14:18:23.358-05:002011-01-09T14:18:23.358-05:00@zander and SFV
Not that it's terribly import...@zander and SFV<br /><br />Not that it's terribly important, but in case you haven't chased it down, Mat Rodina is the Roman alphabet rendering of this Russian phrase Родина-мать, which translates as The Motherland or sometimes Mother Russia.<br /><br />Do ya think maybe I need a life? :)Phlogiston Água de Beberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269917130349144430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-12840509651754741102011-01-09T13:19:34.541-05:002011-01-09T13:19:34.541-05:00@ rcg
My thanks to you for that observation. I&#...@ rcg <br /><br />My thanks to you for that observation. I'd rather be seduced by history, than raped by empirical speculation … <br /><br />@ Ventriloquist<br /><br />If gold is as constant as a compass, operating in a system with no direction, would you buy the compass, or the printed text of those authorities that purport to use it ??? <br /><br />@ Ilargi<br /><br />In your deflation Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00122674807840987102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-26166419041308571772011-01-09T13:14:49.554-05:002011-01-09T13:14:49.554-05:00@ IMN
The truth hurts so bad in Point 2.a. of Vra...@ IMN<br /><br />The truth hurts so bad in Point 2.a. of Vrabels post that it was painful to read. We're marooned !!<br /><br />Z.zanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352619368764868819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-19931573230549120802011-01-09T13:06:50.442-05:002011-01-09T13:06:50.442-05:00Logout - Regarding the word "peak."
In m...Logout - Regarding the word "peak."<br />In my biking days I used to watch motocross, flat track and climbing races.<br />It was amazing to watch the climbing bikes go up the hill grudgingly, slipping, sliding, struggling at the last few yards and them often falling haphazardly down the slope.<br />It is my fear that we are at a similar peak of a lot of things (much about which I have Hombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930734368916487826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-50544588908920095372011-01-09T13:04:31.625-05:002011-01-09T13:04:31.625-05:00@ Scandia
A prescient post, as Al-Sadr has used h...@ Scandia<br /><br />A prescient post, as Al-Sadr has used his first speech as a sort of unification clarion call for both main religions to merge in the fight against the infidels.<br />I wonder who he could possibly mean?<br /><br />Z.zanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352619368764868819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-30552601288959564842011-01-09T12:59:31.450-05:002011-01-09T12:59:31.450-05:00I just visited Damon Vrabel's blog and see tha...I just visited Damon Vrabel's blog and see that he has hung up the gloves. I guess either the hopium mines are playing out or someone is blocking exports of it. In light of what has recently transpired, I suppose it is just as well. Nothing much to be gained by taking more of that drug.<br /><br /><a href="http://csper.wordpress.com/2011/01/08/in-conclusion/" rel="nofollow">In Conclusion…</a>Phlogiston Água de Beberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269917130349144430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-37197324603035170762011-01-09T12:37:14.430-05:002011-01-09T12:37:14.430-05:00About the last article posted on todays blog:
Pea...About the last article posted on todays blog:<br /><br /><i>Peak Oil and a Changing Climate</i><br /><br />Good to see Stoneleigh hanging out with such as Chomsky in those videos, that won't hurt the site.<br /><br />Did a quick search in the comments on the word 'Peak' and see no one has made any comment that relates to the article. Curious that, in a strange though obvious way, donscrofuloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085471693372823086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-84527111137342234732011-01-09T11:51:56.816-05:002011-01-09T11:51:56.816-05:00@Woods Walk, My understanding of the importance o...@Woods Walk, My understanding of the importance of the Magna Charta is that it did, for the first time since the Roman Republic, include non-noblemen. "No free man shall..." That did exclude serfs, but did include townsmen and freehold yeomen.<br /><br />This was payback for the bankers refusing to lend the king money and the town militias closing their gates when the king was looking Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752307987743035281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58645332687462532712011-01-09T10:41:14.322-05:002011-01-09T10:41:14.322-05:00Skilo,
Last time I checked lard turns out to be...Skilo,<br /> Last time I checked lard turns out to be about 2/3s mono and polyunsaturated fats. I intend to continue eating this heart healthy fat forever! (I'm serious, it tastes good and it's healthy)EBrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894676347259218501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-78308382515179917012011-01-09T10:03:04.597-05:002011-01-09T10:03:04.597-05:00The break down of the financial sphere was a done ...The break down of the financial sphere was a done deal after the break down of the political sphere.<br /><br />Where is the discussion about the role of the judiciary in all this. <br /><br />Aside from the very current case in Massachusetts, the U.S. judiciary has sat there with it's collective finger up it's collective ass through every stage of the dystopian drama now unfolding.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-60878006183831648782011-01-09T09:54:20.489-05:002011-01-09T09:54:20.489-05:00I don't know if he was just a sick kid (age22)...I don't know if he was just a sick kid (age22) or motivated by radical political rhetoric but I am just sorry for the relatives of all the victims. And my concern is that I live in a country, a world, full of these "civilized" crazed zombies.<br /><br />It is reminder to me though to be mindful of my expressions that they be concise, well motivated and do not contribute or infer in Hombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930734368916487826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-44822497832357774542011-01-09T09:18:31.377-05:002011-01-09T09:18:31.377-05:00@Zander...Honestly I have been singing " que ...@Zander...Honestly I have been singing " que sera sera..." this week! Also have the poem " Desiderata" by Max Ehrman(1920) running through my thoughts. Phrases such as " Exercise caution in your business affairs for the world is full of trickery."<br />And " no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should..."<br />And of course the shooting in Tucson is onescandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-69597637845840812422011-01-09T07:28:23.170-05:002011-01-09T07:28:23.170-05:00@ Steve FV.
Thanks for correcting my link typo, I...@ Steve FV.<br /><br />Thanks for correcting my link typo, I'm f...ing hopeless.<br />There won't be much time for watching TV with war raging in just about every region of the planet if Rodina is to be believed.<br /><br />@ Nassim...."What will they do once the money runs out?"<br /><br />Best not answer that one mate, it would offend.<br />Mind you, Guy McPherson has some zanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352619368764868819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-76691553715903897612011-01-09T07:18:41.863-05:002011-01-09T07:18:41.863-05:00HOLY MOLY! Looks like it's starting up!:
Unem...HOLY MOLY! Looks like it's starting up!:<br /><br />Unemployed Saudi teachers stage rare Riyadh protest:<br />http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE7081FW20110109<br /><br />Regards,<br />Paulp01https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396562841580952642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-70191540502871316502011-01-09T04:23:53.226-05:002011-01-09T04:23:53.226-05:00The sheriff blamed the vitriolic political rhetori...<i>The sheriff blamed the vitriolic political rhetoric that has consumed the country, much of it occurring in Arizona.<br />"When you look at unbalanced people, how they respond to the vitriol that comes out of certain mouths about tearing down the government. The anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous," he said.</i><br /><br />Will NZSanctuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04166233807474941124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-17592500050543211022011-01-09T00:17:06.163-05:002011-01-09T00:17:06.163-05:00@IMNobody,
Well, thanks for the kind remarks on my...@IMNobody,<br />Well, thanks for the kind remarks on my reporting. there's probably better ordered info on the net tonight as more details have been put together.<br /><br />Gaby Gifford recognized her husband at the hospital tonight. I didn't know he was an astronaut.<br /><br />Suspect has been put into Federal Custody, he lawyered up right away when he was first taken in by the Pima Shambahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074819389467884194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-35084225197125756102011-01-09T00:13:30.085-05:002011-01-09T00:13:30.085-05:00Sorry snuffy, but I disagree about the worms. Worm...Sorry snuffy, but I disagree about the worms. Worms eat your brain, wolves possess your brain. This was the act of a wolf on a mission from his satanic goddess to exterminate an opposing goddess and a host of her devotees.<br /><br />Wolves run in packs, so I do not think it will end here. What is ending I think is our mistaken self-identity. As Dr. Sandy Krolick wrote in <a href="http://Phlogiston Água de Beberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269917130349144430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-13548691741055974452011-01-08T23:33:30.704-05:002011-01-08T23:33:30.704-05:00I.M.N.
Its starting.I bet there will be copycat...I.M.N.<br /><br /> Its starting.I bet there will be copycats.<br /><br /> Good advice that,about avoiding political whatever type gigs.I do as I always want to have SERIOUS arguments with whatever political creatures I have the misfortune to encounter.<br /><br /> Its a terrible price paid by those who were there to "show the flag".That child killed was a heartbreak,that will haunt snuffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978637281755386311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-20750047023054464812011-01-08T23:09:41.854-05:002011-01-08T23:09:41.854-05:00A couple of thoughts on the diet and diabetes topi...A couple of thoughts on the diet and diabetes topic:<br /><br />The Ozzie researcher was Kerin O'Dea. The Aborigine men reversed their diabetes after about 5 weeks on the land. When they returned to their urban life, the diabetes also returned. The last time I saw her, we butted heads because she thought the traditional Aborigine diet was low in carbs while my Aborigine friends were telling Dr Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578932342600399932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-29095726874147072402011-01-08T22:43:35.254-05:002011-01-08T22:43:35.254-05:00Shamba, that was great reporting and based on the ...Shamba, that was great reporting and based on the details you provided some very sobering thoughts come to mind. The Palin polluted assassin didn't just go after an office holder, he tried to kill as many of her supporters as he could. In my mind, that makes it an act of civil war. If there are more robo-assassins fondling their guns tonight, things could get real serious real soon.<br /><br Phlogiston Água de Beberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269917130349144430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-25572679883840767952011-01-08T22:28:09.051-05:002011-01-08T22:28:09.051-05:00@ IMN
Thanks for that Native American fable. S...@ IMN <br /><br />Thanks for that Native American fable. So true. The 2012 elections may be the first held without personal appearances. Then again, they only need to meet with the corporations behind closed doors anyway.<br /><br />@ Board<br /><br />I have been studying that gizmo all day. Then I realized that it closely resembled a doohickey that I saw on my father-in-laws farm years ago.Archiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474700824903759325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-69888725022275349212011-01-08T21:51:06.741-05:002011-01-08T21:51:06.741-05:00**)(*JIOJ
I tried 3 times to get my last two post...**)(*JIOJ<br /><br />I tried 3 times to get my last two posts done and when they got posted, and allowed, one whole section was missing .... GRRR! or perhaps it was edited out??? but it was only this information anyway,<br /><br />there's one suspect in custody and there's ANOTHER suspect that they have a picture of! Of course they couldn't say more than that but maybe the pic is Shambahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074819389467884194noreply@blogger.com