tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post2013182189234272120..comments2024-03-02T00:39:32.453-08:00Comments on From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog: Food Stamp Tally Sets Record; Corporate Bond Sales CollapseJenna Orkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05812985825726850202noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-297211024583451172010-05-14T07:00:35.133-07:002010-05-14T07:00:35.133-07:00Rather than risk "losing" their posts, b...Rather than risk "losing" their posts, bloggers might consider composing their work on a secure location, such as provided by Microsoft Word, Notebook, or whatever location one typically uses for creating/receiving e-mail. From there one can then copy & paste her/his work to the blog's comments panel as many times as is necessary until it successfully sends and publishes, rather than have it vanish forever via Blogger software failure.RanDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05841404809073660720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-80664485559018168212010-05-14T06:39:34.505-07:002010-05-14T06:39:34.505-07:00I really appreciate this community of thoughtful, ...I really appreciate this community of thoughtful, intelligent posters (for the most part :-)<br /><br />I have no problem paying $10/mo for CollapseNet. I find this forum not just informative, but psychologically necessary in these crazy times. It's good to know there are people out there who give a shit about what's coming down.<br /><br />On another note, it's been colder than normal where I live for the last few weeks, and I've had to start getting creative about how I'm going to put my tomatoes in the ground. They're 2-3 feet tall in their pots. I grew them from seed. It made me ponder how I'd be feeling if I had to RELY on my home-grown food for survival. I'd be stressing out big-time right now, worrying if the weather will be warm enough this summer for certain crops. <br /><br />This is what people 200 years ago had to deal with, too. When there was crop failure, there was starvation. If my garden fails, there's always the grocery store...<br /><br />I have a safeguard in that I joined a CSA, too. <br /><br />Anyway, I came up with a creative solution on how to get those tomatoes in next week, despite night-time temps not reaching 50 yet. I'll put wire cages around them, then wrap the cage in plastic (clear garden kind) to keep the plants warmer. Damn, imagine how creative I'd be if it meant the difference between life and death!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04486379835722747813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-32017322903508762702010-05-14T02:03:14.127-07:002010-05-14T02:03:14.127-07:00As a few of us have noticed, seems Blogger softwar...As a few of us have noticed, seems Blogger software is losing posts again, probably due to the increased demand. I've not been able to post for the last few days either, lost some lengthy posts too.<br /><br />This is obviously NOT due to Jenna, for two reasons, first the links I tried to post here have been posted by other blog members anyway, second, if Jenna doesn't want something posted, you will see "comment deleted by an administrator" as one of mine was rightly deleted last week - I read a headline which looked Kosher, posted in haste without reading the full (offensive) long article it linked to. <br /><br />The sooner CoLLapsenet is up and running, the sooner we can overcome this tedium.gamedoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366724220594141999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-35160876207891659262010-05-13T22:59:42.079-07:002010-05-13T22:59:42.079-07:00The big news in Australia at the moment is a class...The big news in Australia at the moment is a class action being taken against the banks, in particular the four major banks that operate here.<br />They are accused of ripping off clients to the tune of $5b AUD through exhorbitant and unduly large service and penalty fees.<br />The action is being taken by a law firm on a pay if they win basis and they have been inundated by over 1,000 people a day contacting them to sign up. People here are angry with the greed shown by the banks and the lack of good service.<br />For the banks I would think the $5b a piss in the ocean for them to pay but the bad publicity will be harder for them to escape. Everyone, it would appear, has some ‘bank’ story to relate. It might however be a wake-up call for the political parties. To see the amount of public wrath shown towards the banks might just give them the balls to rein in the activites and greed of the banks (one lives in hope). I am sure the politicians will be able to get some mileage from such a public show of solidarity.Soggy Bottomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558899582826098188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-3880556898355855252010-05-13T20:10:20.535-07:002010-05-13T20:10:20.535-07:00Holy shit, now they are claiming 70,000 barrels a ...Holy shit, now they are claiming 70,000 barrels a day from the oil spill, 70,000! As in more than 10 times than the claim of 5,000. This just gets worse and worse. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126809525Fakehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02494657970527074009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-57763583216439207942010-05-13T18:52:29.243-07:002010-05-13T18:52:29.243-07:00As I said a week ago or so , all it's going to...As I said a week ago or so , all it's going to take is one hurricane and the path of destruction is going to be a lot heftier. This won't be very good for the topsoil...TheProfessorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16965168468681764617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-39548950786328631452010-05-13T16:24:56.432-07:002010-05-13T16:24:56.432-07:00I'm spinning! Weee!
(CNN) -- Natural forces, ...I'm spinning! Weee!<br /><br /><i>(CNN) -- Natural forces, human effort and some good fortune have kept the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico from becoming an all-out environmental disaster, scientists say.</i><br /><br />http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/13/oil.spill.why.no.mess/index.html?hpt=C2Weaseldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657976442272800800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-56877548632908375632010-05-13T16:22:53.311-07:002010-05-13T16:22:53.311-07:00The more I think about it, the more it makes sense...The more I think about it, the more it makes sense that we may have the next terrorist attack before we experience real major economic collapse in many of our cities. This way it will allow for every hardship in the future to be blamed on terrorism, instead of on Peak Oil.<br /><br />Once the precedent has been set for cyberterrorism having knocked out our electricity, gas, water, banking systems, credit card systems, and the ability of our merchants to electronically take our money and ship and deliver products to their stores, cyberterrorism can then be blamed for almost every shortage we'll experience thereafter in the future.<br /><br />And the majority of the people will probably just eat this explanation up.businessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014863390357287025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-65667808222950096122010-05-13T16:03:24.082-07:002010-05-13T16:03:24.082-07:00Dear Mr Ruppert,
I read the update on CollapseNet...Dear Mr Ruppert,<br /><br />I read the update on CollapseNet yesterday and was heartened by Paul Mineau's comments but <br /><br />as one of the betas may I ask that you provide some more feedback to the Beta testers - even if it's OK we'll think about that.<br /><br />Thanks. <br /><br />BryanBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560006282627072784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-23842282380794491002010-05-13T15:34:30.957-07:002010-05-13T15:34:30.957-07:00Sorry if you didn't like my post yesterday Je...Sorry if you didn't like my post yesterday Jenna. I understand that this is your site and it's your perogative to post whom you wish; but I didn't think I said anything too offensive by asking why is MR closing the gate on his success.<br /><br />There are still those of us who would like to continue following but who can't afford another monthly bill. As Mike said " you get used to it" <br /><br />Has there been a discussion about having people donate when they can and as much as they can? <br /><br />Radiohead amazed everyone by allowing people to download their last CD and pay as much they wanted or nothing at all. Most people paid even though they didn't have to. <br /><br />I'm just asking why now, as Mike has stated, that numbers of followers are growing are you going to shut a large number of us out?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13362608166384781141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-63733097241813982882010-05-13T14:22:02.811-07:002010-05-13T14:22:02.811-07:00Nuclear Explosion Can Heal the Bleeding Wound in t...Nuclear Explosion Can Heal the Bleeding Wound in the Gulf of Mexico<br /><br />http://english.pravda.ru/world/americas/13-05-2010/113370-oil_leak-0Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09162152854045475654noreply@blogger.com