tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post2908974284608769254..comments2024-03-16T09:24:45.474+01:00Comments on 22 Billion Energy Slaves: Something StirsJason Heppenstallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17886109260870545074noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-72944390923184147432014-02-10T08:18:43.766+01:002014-02-10T08:18:43.766+01:00Hmm. From Wiktionary:
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predate (third-p...Hmm. From Wiktionary:<br /><br />Verb[edit]<br />predate (third-person singular simple present predates, present participle predating, simple past and past participle predated)<br />To prey upon something.Jason Heppenstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886109260870545074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-52341083801434951542014-02-10T01:13:43.262+01:002014-02-10T01:13:43.262+01:00I think what a predator does is "prey", ...I think what a predator does is "prey", not "predate", but maybe I'm just old-fashioned.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01251330546889158364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-1984967744989022332014-02-03T11:22:39.867+01:002014-02-03T11:22:39.867+01:00JHK has noticed this too ...
http://kunstler.com/...JHK has noticed this too ...<br /><br />http://kunstler.com/eyesore-of-the-month/february-2014/Jason Heppenstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886109260870545074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-83116730385120460622014-02-03T11:21:09.401+01:002014-02-03T11:21:09.401+01:00Sack of tatties go for a fiver round here. It did ...Sack of tatties go for a fiver round here. It did strike me as very cheap. I remember, as a student, me and my housemates would often find ourselves with almost no money and having to live off potatoes (in London!). It's perfectly possible, if you have some ketchup and/or curry sauce to relieve the monotony.<br /><br />But, yes. Prices do seem to be dropping for some things and rising for others. Shops seem to have permanent sales on these days, and the internet has made things et cheaper still. No wonder physical stores are going bust all over the High Street.<br /><br />Glad to hear the hens are back in action! We are building a large coop in the woodland and have invested in an incubator. Jason Heppenstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886109260870545074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-82855346952746744602014-02-03T11:16:34.948+01:002014-02-03T11:16:34.948+01:00Yep, there are plenty. Ironically, I was only in T...Yep, there are plenty. Ironically, I was only in Truro because that's where the nearest branch of the Cooperative Bank is and I was having to pay council tax.Jason Heppenstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886109260870545074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-46021379744460227692014-02-02T17:58:03.619+01:002014-02-02T17:58:03.619+01:00I've been doing a lot of walking in my local a...I've been doing a lot of walking in my local area this month and one thing that struck me was the price of a 25kg sack of tates, (potatoes) from a small farm for £4. Last winter they were £12 a sack. Mind you it was 9 miles from home and it would have been hard work carrying them back! I can't grow them that cheap on my allotment. Likewise 10kg of onions for £4. Carrots the same price. So its not all massive increases. If you had to you could live on these and allotment veg and eggs. By the way my hens have just started laying again after their winter break. Look forward to seeing and reading your book Jason. Hope you enjoy the time off writing it.Phil Espinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03291438294869499059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-72826423022264099582014-02-02T16:23:53.949+01:002014-02-02T16:23:53.949+01:00Could well be the third party cookies thing in the...Could well be the third party cookies thing in the browser settings again.<br /><br />Surely there must be a pound shop in Penzance, no need to come all the way to Truro? MawKernewekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03079953492549786059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-5221794496629797032014-02-01T19:11:00.081+01:002014-02-01T19:11:00.081+01:00This comment from WHD - who is unable to comment o...This comment from WHD - who is unable to comment on Blogger for reasons unknown:<br /><br />Just think, the bernank/yellen cabal has another $65 billion/month to taper. Of course, ms yellen might be like, hey, QE4-8 or 9, because PIIGS really can fly! LOL. <br /><br />Are you thinking of making a swine tooth jacket in place of chain mail? Wear a boars head and grunt real fierce to scare away the looters? <br /><br />When The Lights Go Out. Is that a modern fairy tale? Y'all gonna need some help from fairies about then. M'hopes you are making a welcome for them @ the fox hallow? <br /><br />You live in Penzance, right? Perhaps there are some ghosts of pirates you can call on? :)Jason Heppenstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886109260870545074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-1309940502529879032014-02-01T16:45:00.987+01:002014-02-01T16:45:00.987+01:00Obviously I meant 'zirps' rather than '...Obviously I meant 'zirps' rather than 'zips'. Blogger's spell checker doesn't recognise the former and changed it to something it did.<br />Jason Heppenstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886109260870545074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-83588614439374490722014-02-01T16:42:51.085+01:002014-02-01T16:42:51.085+01:00I used to bank with Triodos back in the days when ...I used to bank with Triodos back in the days when I was earning a reasonable wage. To be honest, although they may be the ethical choice, I have no idea as to their setup or how safe they may be. They are Dutch, but I think that they are effectively (to the customer) a British bank and therefore subject to the same dangers as the rest. <br /><br />I bank with the (formerly ethical) Cooperative Bank. Of course, they are run by a US hedge fund now, so all bets are off. I only use it for basic transactions, such as paying taxes, utilities and the like, as I 'cashed out' of the system and invested what I had in land, tools and bricks. I do a bit of translation work that pays the monthly bills, but other than that we don't really have anything that would be recognised as 'money'.<br /><br /> Perhaps that's why I'm shopping at Poundland these days!Jason Heppenstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886109260870545074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-28092363025041073542014-02-01T16:36:24.954+01:002014-02-01T16:36:24.954+01:00Granted - things tend to be more complex than they...Granted - things tend to be more complex than they appear. However, I think that in any complex system that comprises intelligent agents (such as the world economy), and where a clear advantage can be gained over others by manipulating said system, the powerful core will always predate on the relatively weak periphery to maintain their hegemony. That's what QE and zips have allowed the US to do - although I don't think it worked. I don't think they really know what they are doing.<br /><br />As for the book - I'll send you a review copy :)Jason Heppenstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886109260870545074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-85734036336598077512014-02-01T15:10:44.262+01:002014-02-01T15:10:44.262+01:00This could shape up to be a milestone year in many...This could shape up to be a milestone year in many ways, economically, environmentally, politically, socially.<br /><br />What little we have left is tucked away in Triodos Bank (www.triodos.co.uk/en/personal/). I would certainly appreciate your take on them, if you have the time that is.<br />Paul Harrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-45001011876388661522014-02-01T11:30:06.573+01:002014-02-01T11:30:06.573+01:00The edifice of Peripheral Currencies and the Debt ...The edifice of Peripheral Currencies and the Debt Edifice is a bit more complex than you make it out to be here Jason. Not that I disagree entirely with the conclusions, but the problem is more complicated than just Helicopter Ben printing FRNs.<br /><br />Look forward to reading your new book. :)<br /><br />REReverse Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07062239687986775433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-84665901476052002742014-01-31T20:20:01.287+01:002014-01-31T20:20:01.287+01:00Depends on the quality (of the book and the pigs)Depends on the quality (of the book and the pigs)Jason Heppenstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886109260870545074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-64499538313231349762014-01-31T18:52:00.097+01:002014-01-31T18:52:00.097+01:00So.... how many pigs' teeth for a copy?So.... how many pigs' teeth for a copy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com