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Post by Kulamata on Jun 11, 2010 22:24:56 GMT
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Post by Kulamata on Jul 2, 2010 3:32:56 GMT
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Post by Kulamata on Jul 2, 2010 7:35:45 GMT
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Post by Kulamata on Jul 7, 2010 21:33:06 GMT
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Post by Kulamata on Jul 17, 2010 23:54:30 GMT
Geithner, the Presidents' (B and O) rescue efforts, who actually paid for TARP, successes and shortfalls, and much, much more. Very good article; long. Excellent example of why TV (and the papers usually) can't fully cover a complex subject; it just takes time. I was behind on my reading, this issue was well down the pile, so apologies for the delayed post. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/04/inside-man/7992/1/There's some scuttlebutt that Geithner is unhappy with Elizabeth Warren, and is trying to block her appointment as the head of the new consumer protection agency. The few times I've seen her interviewed, she comes across as forthright and savvy. We'll see how it turns out, the "base" is pushing hard for her. Apparently she did her current job a bit too well.
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Post by Kulamata on Jul 24, 2010 21:48:24 GMT
Well, here's my sales pitch for this one: long, depressing, and, I think, correct. A discussion of the possible (probable?) effects of massive, prolonged unemployment. I wasn't going to post it, but the apparent resumption of several unfortunate trends makes it as timely as when it appeared in the Spring. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/03/how-a-new-jobless-era-will-transform-america/7919/There is some reference to the work of William Julius Wilson. Many years ago I read an article by him summarizing his work on the sharecropper culture's effect on acculturation in the big cities in the '30's through the '60's. I was memorably impressed with the direct path from data to conclusion, expressed extremely cogently. A remarkable fusion of data collection, analysis, and coherent writing.
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Post by AA0 on Jul 26, 2010 16:44:35 GMT
Being here it is easy to forget the US is still in it deep, our unemployement is now just over 1% off of the pre-recession numbers and total employeement is about on par now (so we are just making up for population growth.)
I would guess that most people here have learned to live without exports to the US and adapted, if the US doesn't shape up; the rest of the world will do the same. I think the article has the right attitude though, you can see it coming but does anyone know how to stop it? Should it be stopped? Something has to smack that arrogant look off of Generation Me's face.
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Post by Kulamata on Aug 2, 2010 22:07:41 GMT
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Post by Darkwater on Aug 3, 2010 4:19:45 GMT
Pretty nice if its commercializable (is that a word? lol)
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Post by Kulamata on Aug 3, 2010 8:07:15 GMT
Probably; if the design works out eventually, it looks as if production techniques will be based on basic semiconductor manufacturing technology. It's likely that the initial demand/investment issues would not be much of a problem.
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Post by AA0 on Aug 3, 2010 14:10:34 GMT
A lot of these solar break throughs seem to come and go, the problem is nothing ever really hits and takes a hold in the market. A couple years ago I remember the announcement of these guys: www.popsci.com/popsci/flat/bown/2007/green/item_59.html but really haven't seen much large movement to cheap, distributed solar.
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Post by Kulamata on Aug 3, 2010 21:05:54 GMT
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Post by Kulamata on Aug 18, 2010 20:19:31 GMT
I'd heard of the Reconstructionists from time to time. They were noted for loudly predicting Y2K chaos; saying, for example, that all elevators and escalators would stop, because they had microprocessors. But in general not much information. Not that this article is great, but it has more than I knew before. www.slate.com/id/2264348/
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Post by Kulamata on Aug 19, 2010 22:23:10 GMT
Excellent article (I thought) on alternatives to petroleum. Picks up some of the difficulties (like capital availability) that are often glossed over. www.theoildrum.com/node/6854
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Post by Kulamata on Aug 22, 2010 0:03:11 GMT
Another from the Oil Drum. With petroleum at or near peak production, with a decline sooner or later, this article addresses the impact on agriculture, with the loss of cheap fertilizer and farm machinery fuel. Suggests a CCC-modeled effort to revamp agriculture; reminiscent of the deliberate effort in the US to free the labor force from agriculture. campfire.theoildrum.com/node/6877#more
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