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    • Too Soon to Re-enter Oil Stocks? [view article]
      Not exactly sure why CHK is listed among the "oil" stocks. Sure, it's energy, but it's not exactly "small" either.

      But, in any case, I agee that it's a perfect time. I just added to my CHK holdings this last week - and I'm already in positive territory.       Aug 13 11:10 AM
    • Netflix User Statistics: Reading Between the Numbers [view article]
      This is cool stuff! How did I not hear about it before this? I'm heading over to that site right after I post this - and signing up. I've tried to do some of those personal calc's myself and it will be interesting to see how my "back of the envelope" numbers compare to theirs.

      Thanks for the interesting info.       Aug 06 09:43 AM
    • Implementing Pickens' Plan for Public Energy Policy [view article]
      You have a very interesting article, with some insightful comments. Then, you get down to giving opinions - and completely lose it. When you write: "From a free market approach, the US should not try and pick which alternative engine will be used," you make everything you write after that suspect!

      You are correct in saying that the US (government) shouldn't try & pick. But, the government also shouldn't impose dollars more in taxes. (your price chart is scary!) If there is a scarce resource, like oil, in a free market, the price will go up to where it is valued by the consumer.

      I'm already seeing people make significant life-style changes: where they live & work, how they get to work, where they shop, and what they do for entertainment. Let's not encourage the government (that as you pointed out, contributed to getting us into this situation in the first place) to start making bets on what fuel is going to be the "best."

      Instead, the government's role should be to GET OUT OF THE WAY. Quit taxing or subidising. Quit regulating and setting standards. When people want fuel efficent vehicles, they will be produced & sold. When driving an Escalade or Hummer get's unbearably expensive, people will buy a Vespa or live within walking distance.

      At least I do agree with most of your stock picks. NG will be a bigger and bigger component of the solution. Solar and Wind will be big winners, too. How 'bout a couple of suggestions in those sectors?       Jul 16 09:22 AM
    • In Light of Peak Oil, Financial Diversification Is a Bad Idea [view article]
      Interesting and quantitative reasoning for what I think I've found myself intuitively (luckily?) gravitating to over the past few years. So much of my portfolio has trended to energy (NatGas, Oil & TarSands, CanRoyTrusts, and even Solar & Coal) that I've been concerned that I was not "diversified"... enough. Here's an article that reasures me that I'm not crazy. [my picks might not be perfect, but there were/are reason to be energy/commodity heavy] May 30 09:25 AM
    • Netflix's Roku is Doomed to Fail [view article]
      I'm a happy NFLX member. On days like today, when I've only got one dvd at home (kid's movie that I don't want to watch again), I can choose from tons of movie & shows (granted, not new releases) that are worth watching. Now, I watch 'em by myself, on the laptop. But, with a box (and we are a Playstation family, not Xbox) we could have the whole family watching fav's or classic's.

      For me, $100 is cheap enough.       May 21 10:44 AM
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