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"This author seems to imply that handing the money and incentives over to private enterprise is the way to go but all I see that doing is enriching those companies and their CEO's at our expense. "
Other than national defense and public safety ther…
"they said the cost of shipping has gone up tremendously, mostly due to a shortage of containers. "
@little5bee- They weren't exaggerating-
From my post above:
Shipping rates which are normally in the $200 range are now in the $2000 range. Empty c…
It's being reported that there are no cranes in the area large enough to off-load these containers. The only possibility is to use helicopters. That shouldn't take too long. NPR is reporting that Lloyd's List estimates that the waiting game is …
@hank- The picture of the USCGC Sundew certainly brings back some great memories. When I was in the Coast Guard some sixty years ago we had a lighthouse out on the Farallone Islands, west of SF. It was a "family station", meaning that there was hous…
Not necessarily the Captain. During canal transit the ships are all under the control of local pilots, supposedly specially trained and qualified to handle the tight passage and the heavy winds which are frequent in the area.
The banks in the area …
The WSJ, The Economist, and other news sources have, for the past several weeks, been running lots of articles regarding shortages of all sorts, primarily due to shipping and container shortages. Ships are lined up waiting entry at numerous ports wo…
@BenWP- My father's generation understood and appreciated the value of union representation because they had to fight like hell to organize. Our cohort (I'm 81) heard enough around the dinner table to grow up also appreciating the unions, but we pro…
I swear- I'm to the point where I frankly just don't understand "those people" at all, and have no idea what their thought processes, if any, may be.
No shots to protect themselves, no masks to protect themselves and others. They don't come across …
Well, he makes a number of good points, but it's obvious that he has a real blind spot:
There are three categories of work that I think is unlikely to be automated in the near future. One is "surprising work." So this is work that involves complex r…
Evidently that depends on who is in charge of administrating the vaccine delivery. My wife and I, and another couple who are friends, made no attempt to request vaccine appointments. We all have the same health provider, but different doctors. Sutte…
Here's additional current information from NPR on the likely COVID source:
A member of the World Health Organization investigative team says wildlife farms in southern China are the most likely source of the COVID-19 pandemic.
China shut down those…
@Sven- yes, I've been getting her daily email posts for a while now since you mentioned her some time ago. Thanks for that. Always been a Moyers fan.
OJ
@davidmoran- about 3 or 4 years ago- a long river cruise on a small boat through France and then a week or so over on the Italian Ligurian coast. Wonderful trip, for sure. Fortunately the virus was not really debilitating- just enough to knock me of…
"There is relatively little airflow forward and backward between rows, making it less likely to spread respiratory particles between rows."
Did you read any of the responses to that article? For instance, this one:
"As a ventilation engineer with 4…
Some weeks ago there was an extensive and well-documented investigative report into the whole thing on PBS/Frontline, looking at many aspects of Wuhan, including the market and other possible transmission corridors. The facts are that there is signi…
Hi @Derf. OK, I tried the following approach:
• Entered the following as the URL:
https://www.mutualfundobserver.com/discuss/profile/Old_Skeet
That takes you to Old_Skeets profile page.
As difficult as carbon sequestration (aka: hiding it under the rug) may be, it's going to be a lot easier than transporting almost of the current energy transfer via the electric grid.
Cf: Ignoring Energy Transition Realities: Some Unanswered Quest…
@Crash: So what exactly is this "free" stuff"? Like the tooth fairy? Or does someone else pay for it via taxes?
Not saying that that's a bad system, at all. I really do believe that we have an obligation to help those less fortunate financially. Li…
@WABAC- I'd be surprised. Judging by his posting here for a number of years John is just a sucker for come-ons. If it's too good to be true, John will be among the first to bite.
@InformalEconomist- Good morning. No sir, I'm not familiar with Vaclav Smil, but I'll be taking a look at his work, thank you. From your note it sounds like he and I are looking at the situation from the same perspective. To be honest, I haven't tak…
@Derf- thanks for your comments. And yes sir, you are exactly right with respect to China and India. I tried to stay focused on the US, and I can't even see much that's hopeful here.
Mark Twain is reported to have observed that "you cain't squeeze …
"Think for yourself. Shut them off. Don't use them. To me it's that simple."
Never have, never will, even refuse to use Google- use DuckDuckGo instead.
"The opinions of their owners/CEO get no more weight from me than I give to any other individua…
But we're really not discussing the thing that I find most worrisome: if banks in major Western democracies have no use for cash, what does that imply about the viability of cash as a trading medium? I believe that never before in my 81 years has s…
Yes, we're looking at much the same sort of thing here in SF. Hopefully because we are a much smaller city it may not be quite as difficult to transition to whatever is coming next.
