tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post8942217883219123588..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: October 27 2011: How I prepared my family for peak oilIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-32166977739837414222011-10-30T12:58:20.913-04:002011-10-30T12:58:20.913-04:00New post up.
Reviving the Department of Subsis...New post up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2011/10/october-30-2011-reviving-department-of.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Reviving the Department of Subsistence Homesteads</b></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-90868629538559820932011-10-30T12:23:17.000-04:002011-10-30T12:23:17.000-04:00@davefairtex
I've shorted AMZN at $234.80. I...@davefairtex<br /><br />I've shorted AMZN at $234.80. It's made money so far but still has a big fall down IMO.<br /><br />The problem with inverse ETF's is the daily compounding. If you take a look at the ETF over a long time period (say 6 months to a year) versus the underlying index, there are wide variances. This is due to the daily investment results.<br /><br />I'm tryingFrankSchoenburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903578726852128008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-13947965679418583692011-10-30T11:53:36.033-04:002011-10-30T11:53:36.033-04:00jal
"Keeping the comment section closed...jal <br /><br /> <i>"Keeping the comment section closed is impairing discussions.</i>"<br /><br />Not a complete solution, but if Ilargi and Stoneleigh were to make comment at the end of a session, before closing and moving on to the next new post, that would at least keep their identities clear of impersonators.trojanhorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588557877904395571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-19514354775258469422011-10-30T11:43:06.709-04:002011-10-30T11:43:06.709-04:00@Chas
You probably want to maintain liquidity.@Chas<br /><br />You probably want to maintain liquidity.FrankSchoenburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903578726852128008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-31283414554087764212011-10-29T22:21:32.593-04:002011-10-29T22:21:32.593-04:00@The Anonymous
I actually have a small T-amp I ins...@The Anonymous<br />I actually have a small T-amp I inscribed with 11. I like the snowball analogy better now, but just in case you're wondering, I'm 100% sure the world as you (we?) know it will end <b>quite a bit</b> before 2013 (hence 110%); that's the "Hail Mary pass with a completely broken shitcan" part of the comment you so gracefully left out in your digression.p01https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396562841580952642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-33867706172293987782011-10-29T22:04:05.060-04:002011-10-29T22:04:05.060-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.p01https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396562841580952642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-5750794215176163142011-10-29T21:52:23.774-04:002011-10-29T21:52:23.774-04:00jal said...
Keeping the comment section closed is ...jal said...<br /><i>Keeping the comment section closed is impairing discussions.</i><br />Not to mention blogger is in comment-eating mode. I wrote a full novel of comments today, lost them all!*<br />*just kidding, but I did write the usual five-liners, and forgot to copy them rushing to log-in for fear that the comments will close while I was logging in (that happened also). :)p01https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396562841580952642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-40671786245581375932011-10-29T19:39:34.679-04:002011-10-29T19:39:34.679-04:00@gogoog (timing specific events.)
The Perturbatio...@gogoog (timing specific events.)<br /><br /><a href="http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2011/05/may-5-2011-perturbational-path-of-human.html" rel="nofollow">The Perturbational Path of Human Civilization</a><br /><br />Ashvin: "We spend a lot of our time thinking about how much prices for specific goods will rise or fall next week or next month, and telling others what we imagine will Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-53890756612527501502011-10-29T19:32:14.580-04:002011-10-29T19:32:14.580-04:00Re: Fancy bolt holes.
We lived in NE WA for a whi...Re: Fancy bolt holes.<br /><br />We lived in NE WA for a while, very rural & remote, conservative, etc. There were a fair amount of fancy bolt holes bought & stocked by people with out-of-town money, for the Y2K meltdown. Most of the locals knew where they were, if they were occupied or empty, and definitely planned to make use of their stores in a crisis. Much better to be low profile Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788312334364951442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-37278642695861902462011-10-29T19:11:03.354-04:002011-10-29T19:11:03.354-04:00Re.: preparedness
Build an emergency kit.
If the...Re.: preparedness<br /><br />Build an emergency kit. <br />If the snow storm hitting the east coast is affecting you, then stop talking and start doing.<br /><br />FEMA has no money. The fed. gov. has no money. States have no money.<br />Municipalities have no money.<br /><br />If you still have an income, use some of it to prepare for emergencies.<br /><br />Sorry, I don't have any beans to jalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-62515270706451592962011-10-29T18:42:12.939-04:002011-10-29T18:42:12.939-04:00Keeping the comment section closed is impairing di...Keeping the comment section closed is impairing discussions.jalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-20974616181926311702011-10-29T16:30:55.934-04:002011-10-29T16:30:55.934-04:00Check what KD came up with reference to Occupy Oak...Check what KD came up with reference to Occupy Oakland.<br /><br />http://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=196747Lynford1933https://www.blogger.com/profile/03219003310267757286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-67024079810165434772011-10-28T16:16:32.353-04:002011-10-28T16:16:32.353-04:00@ TAE Daily
Good thing I wasn't drinking my mo...@ TAE Daily<br />Good thing I wasn't drinking my morning coffee still. lol.<br /> <br /><br />@ El G<br />Reminiscent of the 60's grass roots activism, yes. Even this light hearted picture of what they did with the barricades in Oakland shows that.<br />http://twitpic.com/76m8sr<br /><br /><br /><br />There are plenty of scraps left, but I expect lots of scurmishes over them. <br /><br />Glenndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018411800955469492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-11635724850310779072011-10-28T15:48:47.836-04:002011-10-28T15:48:47.836-04:00How long will it be? What is the time-frame before...How long will it be? What is the time-frame before the nations, such as Italy or Spain descend into chaos like Greece?<br /><br />Are there lessons for North Americans to learn from the behaviors of the Grecian government and people?gogoog -https://www.blogger.com/profile/14969569647023866805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-19231527111324385602011-10-28T15:12:26.994-04:002011-10-28T15:12:26.994-04:00Cans vs. Snowballs.
Kicking the Snowball Down the...Cans vs. Snowballs.<br /><br /><a href="http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2010/12/december-18-2010-kicking-snowball-down.html" rel="nofollow">Kicking the Snowball Down the Road</a><br /><br />"Ilargi: The saying of course says "kicking the can down the road", and we see it used a lot when referring to the financial crisis and the reactions to that crisis from governments and Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-6379293198686071212011-10-28T14:48:57.184-04:002011-10-28T14:48:57.184-04:00"p01 said...Neither then, nor now do I wish i..."p01 said...Neither then, nor now do I wish it to happen." <br /><br />I understand. I never thought you wanted it to happen. <br /><br /><br />"p01 said...But seeing how the recent events have developed, now I'm 110% sure of it."<br /><br />So in 2010 its "100% chance in 2013", and after the can gets kicked further down the road, its now "110% chance in The Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09233501721660697800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58102752179405346402011-10-28T14:43:24.866-04:002011-10-28T14:43:24.866-04:00On money managers and fickle investors. Bottom lin...On money managers and fickle investors. Bottom line: don't listen to Cramer.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.southofwallstreet.com/2011/10/performance-anxiety-thanks-cramer.html" rel="nofollow">Performance Anxiety - thanks Cramer</a><br /><br />"Performance anxiety can, whether you're honest about it or not, cloud your decisions in this market. Do you cave to the relative performance Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-49586012917126179982011-10-28T13:30:12.285-04:002011-10-28T13:30:12.285-04:00Berlusconi nervous break down?
(Telegraph)
"...Berlusconi nervous break down?<br /><br />(Telegraph)<br /><br />"An astonishing outburst from Silvio Berlusconi, the embattled Italian prime minister, being reported on Bloomberg. Here's a taste of the flashes we are seeing:<br /><br />• The euro 'hasn't convinced anyone'.<br />• The euro is a strange currency.<br />• Italy is the 'most solide' EU country after Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-44399257399412577992011-10-28T12:35:28.849-04:002011-10-28T12:35:28.849-04:00As an anti-Vietnam War activist in college in the ...As an anti-Vietnam War activist in college in the second half of the 60's, what is about to go down is very different. While social conscience did activate a lot of young people, the primary impetus for resistance was the coercion of the central state to force male kids, usually working class, to become minimum wage hitmen. But TPTB had much less on the line back then. The War was very el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-75171931924837545932011-10-28T12:32:31.175-04:002011-10-28T12:32:31.175-04:00http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-28/credit...<a href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-28/credit-default-swaps-as-hedge-threatened-by-greek-debt-plan.html" rel="nofollow"> http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-28/credit-default-swaps-as-hedge-threatened-by-greek-debt-plan.html</a><br /><br />Link to above article I posted.trojanhorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588557877904395571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-74387419558232119192011-10-28T12:04:14.162-04:002011-10-28T12:04:14.162-04:00Credit-Default Swaps as Hedge Threatened by Greece...<b>Credit-Default Swaps as Hedge Threatened by Greece Debt Plan</b><br /><br /><i>"Banks Threatened<br /><br />That approach threatens to affect banks that use the swaps to hedge their holdings of government bonds, forcing them to look at other ways of laying off risk. The contracts pay the buyer face value in exchange for the underlying securities or the cash equivalent should a borrower trojanhorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588557877904395571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-71781817999902096692011-10-28T11:08:32.010-04:002011-10-28T11:08:32.010-04:00CHS does an exceptional job summarizing the eurocl...CHS does an exceptional job summarizing the euroclown "fix." Too bad Ken Lay is theoretically dead as he otherwise should be a faux Nobel winner for his work at Enron on SPV (special purpose vehicles). Perhaps Jeffrey Skilling.el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-12446276209113209122011-10-28T10:49:12.009-04:002011-10-28T10:49:12.009-04:00snuffy said...
Its too strange..I get echos of the...snuffy said...<br /><i>Its too strange..I get echos of the sixtys</i><br /><br />Oh, snuffy, this is different. I was not yet born in the 60s, but somehow feel the zeitgeist is much different now.<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28MmnThlYOo" rel="nofollow">We spiral towards disaster</a>.p01https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396562841580952642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-77349234188154286342011-10-28T10:09:06.829-04:002011-10-28T10:09:06.829-04:00On austerity: "Please sir", replied Oliv...On austerity: "Please sir", replied Oliver, "I want some [less]".<br /><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jH7OFwRhfiS4ua2dXrCu2fBvaHwg?docId=CNG.0af8f11acd1989af42a50ede5cf89585.841" rel="nofollow">5.1 billion people lack social security: UN</a><br /><br />"Two thirds of the world's population live without social security protection, Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-87139283163651786092011-10-28T09:50:58.173-04:002011-10-28T09:50:58.173-04:00I have a question for the group. How many people ...I have a question for the group. How many people here have tried to make money by going short (buying inverse ETFs, or buying puts counts too) based on your views of where things are ultimately headed?<br /><br />Or is everyone pretty much focused on preparation, education, resilience, training, and the like?davefairtexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00094120177103838672noreply@blogger.com