Displaying 0 To 0 Of 0 Comments Friday Music Thread – Peace, Love and Taking It To The Man [img]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHRxQo2uUy8[/img] (…Don’t know how to embed it.) » Posted By Peabody II On March 6, 2011 @ 8:55 pm Pessimism in the Age of Mass Manipulation and Plutocracy… I’ll work on a reply, though, because it’s an interesting challenge. But it will take a while…. (Check back here occasionally…) » Posted By Peabody II On February 28, 2011 @ 7:26 pm Honestly, Abby, I’m with you on 95% of what you’ve said, but my POV is so different, I don’t even know where to start to respond. All i can say is that I’ve found answers that work for me. Maybe it’s because I think way outside the box. But I just wouldn’t know where to begin… Good luck! » Posted By Peabody II On February 28, 2011 @ 7:11 pm Obviously you are familiar with the dark humor of Despair, Inc. You should be familiar with the translation of “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”…. “What doesn’t kill you only postpones the inevitable.” » Posted By Peabody II On February 28, 2011 @ 6:37 pm “so we are getting close to 90,..” That’s good, but it’s only half the battle. (Actually, less than half.) Whatever replacement technology/-ies for fossil fuels we find, it/they must be capable of almost completely replacing fossil fuels at nearly the same cost before the scarcity of fossil fuels drives energy prices so high that it causes a world-wide “implosion” of civilization. That means not only developing the replacement technology/-ies to a cost-per-therm/HP/watt/joule/[whatever] nearly equal to fossil fuels. …BUT WE ALSO, have to build a distribution infrastructure cheaply enough that those costs don’t significantly increase the overall energy-costs, either… The task is much larger than most people think it is… » Posted By Peabody II On February 24, 2011 @ 8:11 pm Thanks again! I’ll check those out, too! The best assessment I’ve read so far is that whatever the best long-term solution ends up being, the short-term is going to be multiple solutions. Wind turbines are economically viable in some regions, solar in others, biomass in others. It will take a lot of “working together” of different technologies to come even close to economically replacing fossil fuels… » Posted By Peabody II On February 24, 2011 @ 7:17 pm Thanks for the link. I’ll check it out. From what I have time to keep up with, the most promising short-term stop-gap solution to Peak Oil, is Grassahol. …But I’m good for anything that replaces fossil fuel — even Fission-Nuclear. » Posted By Peabody II On February 24, 2011 @ 7:10 pm I seem to recall that among the WikiLeaks revelations, was a State Department memo confirming that the Saudi reserves are a lot lower than they claim they are. » Posted By Peabody II On February 24, 2011 @ 2:22 pm Solar is unquestionably the cleanest way to go. Unfortunately, we can’t economically “bet the farm” on it. Even though there have been major advances, I don’t see it replacing fossil fuels before they run out. We need a Plan B. And a Plan C. As I see it, the mushrooming population on this planet — combined with increasing and insatiable appetite for biggerbettterfastermore — will outstrip the technological potential for power production long before economically comparable substitutes are found. And not that far in the future. And when that happens, the technological and economical repercussions will be the least of our worries… » Posted By Peabody II On February 24, 2011 @ 2:18 pm “Computer Field Engineer”!! Now there’s a title I don’t hear anymore. I was one, too. Started in the early 80’s. Now I’m just a “Professional Geek”. As for oil, I assume you are familiar with the “Peak Oil” theory, which was gaining some publicity just before the crash. The crash itself sent oil prices down — artificially, IMO. Now the ME crisis’ may artificially pump them higher. Both are masking the looming larger crisis of Peak Oil, and the urgency with which it must be dealt. What’s your opinion of the Peak Oil theory? For those who do know about this or understand the urgency — consider this: There are many experts who believe that children born as little as 30-40 years from now may never fly in an airplane, because the cost of fossil fuels will climb so high that commercial flight will all but vanish. …And that’s just the good news…. » Posted By Peabody II On February 24, 2011 @ 9:27 am Memo to Members: How We Choose Front Page Posts and Other Editorial Policies Any problems with having a blog post here and on a different blog? » Posted By Peabody II On February 23, 2011 @ 6:43 pm It does amaze me though, that HP can be censoring so many comments and still be getting NO attention from the media. This should be big news. It would be easy to prove through existing, cooperative HP subscribers — and I know there are many — like dimplasm. » Posted By Peabody II On February 17, 2011 @ 8:32 pm I can only offer an “attaboy”, because I closed my account with HP. Otherwise, I could have provided you with many examples of posts that conformed to their rules, but were censored. …I assume because they were intensely critical of AOL and Ari… Good luck! » Posted By Peabody II On February 17, 2011 @ 8:28 pm My wife and I had to find an alternative to her COBRA after it ran out. (Her company closed down after the crash.) The only insurance we could get at all was through my self-employment. We pay $1600 per month for that, with a $5000 deductible… Each. » Posted By Peabody II On March 4, 2011 @ 11:02 pm This is among the best articles I have read on the subject. I learned a lot about topics I really wanted to know more about, but didn’t have the time to research. Great work, KQuark! » Posted By Peabody II On March 4, 2011 @ 5:22 pm I honestly did not read your entire post — but enough to understand the theme, and to compel me to offer my perspective of “reality” through the filter of depression. Depression runs in my family. I’ve dealt with it all my life — although for the first half of it, I didn’t even know what it was. (It was a problem that affected “other people”, not me.) I’m not sure if that was a factor in my constant search for meaning in life — maybe that came from the OCD I also inherited — but as someone with a “connection”, I wanted to offer you the (current) conclusions of my experience — after six decades of life. 1.) I am not what I feel. I’ve dealt with depression so often, and for so long, that I now regard it (more or less) as a passing illness, like a cold or the flu — or a seasonal allergy I recognize it when it comes. I know the feelings. If it gets bad, I simply start recognizing that “I’ve got it again”. When I start feeling too depressed, I stop thinking about the meanings, the absences, the hopelessness — and I start focusing on one question: What is the next thing I need to do right now? …And then I do it. My history has taught me that if I do this, in a few days I’ll be ok again. If I don’t, I will fall into a rapid downward spiral. If I “catch a depression” too often or it gets prolonged, I see my doctor. 2.) My life will never be as happy or wonderful as what I perceive other people’s lives to be. . Maybe that’s because my life really is depressing. Maybe it’s because I exaggerate how happy other people’s lives are. Maybe it’s because my neurochemistry condemns me to feeling that. Perhaps it is “all of the above”. I can never know for certain where or how the causes lie. The only question I can answer is “Can I have experiences that make me happy?” I can. I do. So I choose to focus on those rather than whether I can experience a “normal” happiness. 3.) Is there an afterlife? It doesn’t matter. I believe in God, but that relationship is between Him(/Her) and me. Will I disappear when I die? Will I be reincarnated until I get it right? Will I be judged and go to heaven or hell? There is no way that I can know which will happen — therefore: I don’t care. Any of those possiblities are fine with me. I won’t explain why, but just consider the possibility that reasons really don’t matter. Just live your life sincerely, honestly, do the best you humanly can, and accept that whatever comes after life, you’ve done all that you can do to make the universe a better place — and what ever happens to you as an “individual spirit” doesn’t matter. » Posted By Peabody II On February 21, 2011 @ 9:05 pm The Deficit of Truth About Obama’s Budget I suspect it’s like the so-called “fair tax”, Its insane proposal is based on the current “average” tax of (approx) 27% for a median income. However, poverty-level families curently pay less than that (can’t quote the exact number, but something like 18%.) That means the “fair tax” would significantly increase taxes on poverty-income families. Not surpising, since most supporters of the “fair tax” hate the poor…. » Posted By Peabody II On February 15, 2011 @ 7:27 pm Obama’s mistake (if there was one at all) Would be that he thought he could beat the conservatives using rational plans. Conservatives are addicted to their wealth. They will not fight “rationally” or “fairly” …in any way. You can’t “outfox” an enraged, addicted, charging elephant. You can only “blow it away” with equal brute force… » Posted By Peabody II On February 15, 2011 @ 7:18 pm Tips For Newcomers (and Regulars Alike) Thanks! Thanks for leaving the clever “vertical” URL on HuffPost, too! (That’s how I got here…) » Posted By Peabody II On February 9, 2011 @ 5:56 pm Conservative Republicans eat their dead. » Posted By Peabody II On February 10, 2011 @ 3:45 pm “He’s worthless.” Worse. He even gives “worthless” people a bad reputation. » Posted By Peabody II On February 10, 2011 @ 3:44 pm I understand. Proof-reading is a damper to creativity. Thanks for understanding. When it comes to language, I’m a little OCD (my father was a word enthusiast). I rarely do this — but for some reason, this time it was an itch I just had to scratch! Don’t know why. I’ll behave now! » Posted By Peabody II On February 10, 2011 @ 3:41 pm Hi Dusty! I’m compelled to violate a strict personal rule: Never correct someone else’s spelling on blogs/comments. God knows, I make enough spelling errors of my own — especially when commenting, and I certainly don’t want to be a pest, because I like it here. However, I think that the word “coo” in your opening line is actually spelled “coup” — as in “coup d’etat”. If “coup” sounds like a type of car to you, the car style is actually spelled “coupe”. (And of course, what chickens live in is a “coop”. 😉 ) I only violate my rule because I like PlanetPOV, and “old farts” like me tend to (unjustly) not take articles/blogs seriously when they contain this kind of misspelling. I wouldn’t want PlanetPOV to lose any potential members over it. My apologies… » Posted By Peabody II On February 9, 2011 @ 10:13 pm Couldn’t agree more. I think we need much more moderate influences in Gov’t and the media, but I don’t believe for a minute that that’s what Ari is really after… » Posted By Peabody II On February 9, 2011 @ 4:59 pm I don’t think there’s enough room for that many digits… » Posted By Peabody II On February 9, 2011 @ 11:19 am I believe private industry wastes FAR more of the average person’s wages than the government. I could tell you some REAL horror stories about mega-corps like AT&T wasting money. But private industry gets to hide behind privacy, while every single mistake the Gov’t makes is analyzed and bemoaned by thousands of “armchair CEO’s”. Small wonder they can’t do anything right. » Posted By Peabody II On February 9, 2011 @ 10:06 am What would you think if a good friend met someone for the first time in Mid-November, then married them in early February? You’d probably think the relationship grew much too fast, that they were overwhelmed with infatuation, not love, and that they were headed for disaster. (…Unless you’re a teeenager. 😉 This is essentially what Ari and Tim have done. They married two multi-million dollar businesses together after a 10-week, “whilrwind romance”. If you closely read Ari’s announcement of her sell-out, you’ll see it is laden with very personal, emotional, and even romantic undertones. It doesn’t really sound like a business announcement at all. I’m not insinuating that Ari and Tim are romantically involved, but I AM saying that Ari’s decision is based on strong emotions of *some* kind — not business sense. Tim very obviously did not discourage her emotions, either. I predict that watching this disaster unfold will be better than any soap opera… » Posted By Peabody II On February 9, 2011 @ 10:02 am If any jounralists are reading this — consider looking into how many HuffPost subscribers are cancelling because of this move. I’d guess it to be well into the thousands, with thousands more perched to jump ship if things don’t stay as they are (and they won’t). I just cancelled my subscription. …Not because of the merger — I was willing to wait and see on that — but because of the extreme censorship that is being exercised on comments. Although a few are getting through, most posts that are anything more than mildly critical of Arianna or AOL are being deleted without notice. Several of mine were, including one that simply provided a link to http://gigaom.com/2011/02/07/aol-huffington-post-and-why-it-is-not-really-a-good-deal/ » Posted By Peabody II On February 8, 2011 @ 10:10 am I noticed. I like that. » Posted By Peabody II On February 22, 2011 @ 3:16 pm It’s unhealthy to keep your emotions pent up. You should turn loose and tell us how you really feel! 😉 » Posted By Peabody II On February 22, 2011 @ 12:57 pmComments Posted By Peabody II
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