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Topic: The Economist: America may default on it's debt |
Windmills
Replies: 85
Views: 3647
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 9:36 am Subject: Re: The Economist: America may default on it's debt |
Roubini says there is "no doubt" that the FDIC's reserve will be "drained 100-percent" and stresses that there is "nothing that can be done" to prevent this financial crisis and recession.
I neve ... |
Topic: losing faith in free markets? |
Windmills
Replies: 38
Views: 1276
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:47 am Subject: Re: losing faith in free markets? |
| Give it time. The unemployment rate isn't nearly high enough to spark big changes. People will lose faith in this lesser-socialist market when the market drives them out of work. When unemployment ... |
Topic: How do I know when to harvest Asian pears? |
Windmills
Replies: 15
Views: 430
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:35 am Subject: Re: How do I know when to harvest Asian pears? |
| My parents have a couple types of Asian pear trees. I don't mean to be silly, but I guess you harvest them when they taste good! They'll all ripen within a couple weeks of each other. However, they ... |
Topic: Senator Jim Bunning OWNS Benny and the Inkjets... |
Windmills
Replies: 4
Views: 322
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:48 pm Subject: Re: Senator Jim Bunning OWNS Benny and the Inkjets... |
| Benny and the Inkjets! Yeah!! Haha! |
Topic: There's plenty of oil left |
Windmills
Replies: 51
Views: 1893
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Forum: Psychology Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:26 pm Subject: Re: There's plenty of oil left |
| I heard that nuclear fusion is right around the corner, along with personal jetpacks and flying cars. And just think, Star Trek technology is not that far away! The replicator! "Honey, make me a da ... |
Topic: Lots of "untapped" wells in US "just sitting |
Windmills
Replies: 46
Views: 1910
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:21 pm Subject: Re: Lots of "untapped" wells in US "just sitt |
| Another seed of truth that is distorted in these types of urban legends is that, yes, there is a lot of oil that companies are "sitting on": it's the oil left in a field that can't be extracted, whic ... |
Topic: We are in the .001th percentile (according to GM) |
Windmills
Replies: 17
Views: 1288
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:53 am Subject: Re: We are in the .001th percentile (according to GM) |
Either we're all brilliant here, or this just goes to show how big and dumb GM really is.
I'm not sure. I'm confused since my free market capitalist friends tell me that only the smartest and hard ... |
Topic: Leaving the Family |
Windmills
Replies: 19
Views: 926
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Forum: Psychology Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:44 am Subject: Re: Leaving the Family |
| Blood is thicker than water. I'd stay with my family and try to weather the storm there rather than buy into an ecovillage. Living might be friendly there at first, but will those flimsy bonds shatt ... |
Topic: Bush says OCS has 18 billion barrels of oil |
Windmills
Replies: 94
Views: 3044
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 4:00 pm Subject: Re: Bush says OCS has 77 billion barrels of oil |
| The sooner we start drilling everywhere, the sooner the public will figure out that it won't solve anything, and then we can move past this issue, perhaps on to the next useless solution. Let the loo ... |
Topic: Jet fuel prices set to collapse; demand is slackening |
Windmills
Replies: 5
Views: 616
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:45 pm Subject: Re: Jet fuel prices set to collapse; demand is slackening |
| Can jet fuel be used in other applications besides jets? Can it be more or less refined in order to produce more of a different type of fuel? Are its properties close enough to another type of petro ... |
Topic: Still seems to be a steady supply of oil |
Windmills
Replies: 17
Views: 1064
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:50 am Subject: Re: Still seems to be a steady supply of oil |
| I wanted to post to start a discussion about the supply of oil...the apparent availablity of gasoline in the states despite widely supported accounts that the world as a whole has passed peak oil prod ... |
Topic: Democrats Cave-In On Offshore Drilling |
Windmills
Replies: 7
Views: 415
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:02 am Subject: Re: Democrats Cave-In On Offshore Drilling |
Even if it were true, it's irrelevant. Assuming you're talking about abiotic oil, the point you're still missing is rates. The issue at the heart of peak oil is production rates.
Production rates a ... |
Topic: Democrats Cave-In On Offshore Drilling |
Windmills
Replies: 7
Views: 415
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:55 am Subject: Re: Democrats Cave-In On Offshore Drilling |
| Even if it were true, it's irrelevant. Assuming you're talking about abiotic oil, the point you're still missing is rates. The issue at the heart of peak oil is production rates. A few drops of oil ... |
Topic: Plant peas/beans in the compost pile? |
Windmills
Replies: 23
Views: 1104
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:42 am Subject: Re: Plant peas/beans in the compost pile? |
Why go to all the trouble to dilute your urine before pouring it on the compost? Just pee on your compost pile. I do all the time.
Once I did an experiment. I peed on knotweed (Polygonum) growing i ... |
Topic: Plant peas/beans in the compost pile? |
Windmills
Replies: 23
Views: 1104
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:45 am Subject: Re: Plant peas/beans in the compost pile? |
It seems like a compost pile heating internally to well over 100 F wouldn't be a good place for legume roots.
If you want some extra nitrogen in your compost pile, collect your urine, dilute with 1 ... |
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