Canbyte's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/200657/comments http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/242562-coursonc/34543-optt-microsoft-of-ocean-wave-energy?source=feed#comment-779806 779806
I hardly know what to make of all these alternatives -- a somewhat recent article pointed out the energy cost of energy is often not very favourable for windmills, solar etc. ie takes two decades to recover whatever energy was used in construction. Too many calm days. Seems that unless the energy multiplier is at least 4 or so, its hardly worth it. Sorry i don't have the link.

Also, if conservation ever gets going (by choice or necessity) these things may be in trouble given all the infrastructure already in place. Operators will be begging consumers to 'turn it on'!! Subsidies may be fine for now but Americans will be broke after next meltdown. What then? ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:31:07 -0500
I hardly know what to make of all these alternatives -- a somewhat recent article pointed out the energy cost of energy is often not very favourable for windmills, solar etc. ie takes two decades to recover whatever energy was used in construction. Too many calm days. Seems that unless the energy multiplier is at least 4 or so, its hardly worth it. Sorry i don't have the link.

Also, if conservation ever gets going (by choice or necessity) these things may be in trouble given all the infrastructure already in place. Operators will be begging consumers to 'turn it on'!! Subsidies may be fine for now but Americans will be broke after next meltdown. What then? ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/319000-joshua-morgan-brown/4110-the-cramer-uptick-rule-petition?source=feed#comment-535270 535270
If you don’t like naked shorting, you have to cut the grass it hides in. All shorts start off naked – time between short sale and stock is loaned. All shorting should be abolished – it is dishonest, duplicative and destructive. Contrary to what the commissioned industry would have you believe, it is also unnecessary as the 8 month ban proved (we lived without it for 8 months, the world did not end). Markets were intended to create wealth, shorters are bent on destruction with the wealth transferred to them. If you agree all shorting should be abolished, spend a moment at

www.petitiononline.com...]]> Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:22:40 -0400
If you don’t like naked shorting, you have to cut the grass it hides in. All shorts start off naked – time between short sale and stock is loaned. All shorting should be abolished – it is dishonest, duplicative and destructive. Contrary to what the commissioned industry would have you believe, it is also unnecessary as the 8 month ban proved (we lived without it for 8 months, the world did not end). Markets were intended to create wealth, shorters are bent on destruction with the wealth transferred to them. If you agree all shorting should be abolished, spend a moment at

www.petitiononline.com...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/139572-financial-sector-what-good-is-it-anyway?source=feed#comment-518179 518179
Please add shorting/ naked shorting to Bill Herbert's list. The duplicative effect is almost unknown, the regulatory environment deteriorated, the destructive effect denied and the data involved (faulty to begin with) kept semi-hidden.

Folks should make their voices heard here:

www.petitiononline.com...]]> Tue, 26 May 2009 13:43:08 -0400
Please add shorting/ naked shorting to Bill Herbert's list. The duplicative effect is almost unknown, the regulatory environment deteriorated, the destructive effect denied and the data involved (faulty to begin with) kept semi-hidden.

Folks should make their voices heard here:

www.petitiononline.com...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/139485-why-buy-and-hold-isn-t-dead?source=feed#comment-518146 518146
Setting up a strawman with words such as always, forever, never and knocking it down with such a facile argument is really stupid. Commenters did not get this, their responses fell into various traps.

Well, buy and hold is, at this point in time, an extremely risky strategy if your time frame is 1 or 2 decades. Until something changes, dead is a good descriptor.

One change that is needed is to understand the manipulative and dishonest effect of shorting (legal, illegal) which is almost impossible to factor into buy (and hold) decisions, at least for ordinary investors. Duplicative effects cause AND exacerbate price declines and increases in float that is not reported/understood. Here is a website that explains this in more detail.

www.stopshortingstocks.../

I believe Bruce is referring to the DTCC. More folks should understand what is going on behind their backs. ]]> Tue, 26 May 2009 13:24:55 -0400
Setting up a strawman with words such as always, forever, never and knocking it down with such a facile argument is really stupid. Commenters did not get this, their responses fell into various traps.

Well, buy and hold is, at this point in time, an extremely risky strategy if your time frame is 1 or 2 decades. Until something changes, dead is a good descriptor.

One change that is needed is to understand the manipulative and dishonest effect of shorting (legal, illegal) which is almost impossible to factor into buy (and hold) decisions, at least for ordinary investors. Duplicative effects cause AND exacerbate price declines and increases in float that is not reported/understood. Here is a website that explains this in more detail.

www.stopshortingstocks.../

I believe Bruce is referring to the DTCC. More folks should understand what is going on behind their backs. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/24242?source=feed#comment-506499 506499
www.petitiononline.com...

background & links
www.stopshortingstocks.../
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www.petitiononline.com...

background & links
www.stopshortingstocks.../
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Learn more - click on my website which links to a petition to abolish shorting and to discussion sites etc.
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Learn more - click on my website which links to a petition to abolish shorting and to discussion sites etc.
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Learn more at www.stopshortingstocks...
Follow links to petition asking for abolition of shorting manipulation. ]]> Wed, 13 May 2009 09:55:54 -0400
Learn more at www.stopshortingstocks...
Follow links to petition asking for abolition of shorting manipulation. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/134820-the-worst-case-scenario-someone-has-to-say-it?source=feed#comment-489192 489192 www.stopshortingstocks.../
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]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/130146-200-oil-is-coming-while-we-waste-a-perfectly-good-crisis-part-3?source=feed#comment-456776 456776 * stop building suburbs, renovate inner cities = no need for hybrids
* stop taxing rail lines or start taxing highways to get the trucks off the roads
* stop using "free" natgas to make dirty oil. Our cities need this distributable clean fuel.
* make more garbage power (get your masks on) from what recycling doesn't.
* accept lower living standards, courtesy corrupt banksters (but hang the crooks) = less oil demand
* rein in military industrial complex before they take over or destroy everything including civilization for their new world order.
* forget solar (except cheap solar) for a decade or so.
Jimho]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:38:57 -0400 * stop building suburbs, renovate inner cities = no need for hybrids
* stop taxing rail lines or start taxing highways to get the trucks off the roads
* stop using "free" natgas to make dirty oil. Our cities need this distributable clean fuel.
* make more garbage power (get your masks on) from what recycling doesn't.
* accept lower living standards, courtesy corrupt banksters (but hang the crooks) = less oil demand
* rein in military industrial complex before they take over or destroy everything including civilization for their new world order.
* forget solar (except cheap solar) for a decade or so.
Jimho]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/115268-pc-demand-no-recovery-in-sight-netbooks-a-bright-spot?source=feed#comment-364290 364290 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:48:17 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/115456-will-the-deflationist-vs-inflationist-debate-end-soon?source=feed#comment-360940 360940 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:53:53 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/101453-is-norilsk-really-selling-its-swc-stake?source=feed#comment-335065 335065
www.deepcapture.com/]]> Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:45:55 -0500
www.deepcapture.com/]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/97538-proposed-0-25-trading-fee-per-transaction-a-bad-idea?source=feed#comment-317036 317036 ]]> Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:23:37 -0500 ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/95109-what-s-happening-in-the-related-to-home-building-space?source=feed#comment-260825 260825 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:30:02 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/95794-when-will-solar-be-cost-competitive-with-electricity?source=feed#comment-260818 260818 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:16:50 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/93440-solar-breaks-oil-price-dependence?source=feed#comment-243127 243127 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:43:19 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/80514-oil-will-peak-at-150-200-barron-s-interview?source=feed#comment-182960 182960
Johnthebear and many others should reconsider their drill-Alaska-to-bits idea. Better idea is to save it for a (really) rainy day. ]]> Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:50:16 -0400
Johnthebear and many others should reconsider their drill-Alaska-to-bits idea. Better idea is to save it for a (really) rainy day. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/79486-solars-should-bounce-today?source=feed#comment-177106 177106
Solar geeks may be making money on stocks but its at taxpayers expense, essentially your poorer neighbour. Nakedjaybird i'm sure has wants me to pay for his collector but having built a few economical designs, I would prefer to keep his hands out of my pockets. ]]> Fri, 30 May 2008 22:35:18 -0400
Solar geeks may be making money on stocks but its at taxpayers expense, essentially your poorer neighbour. Nakedjaybird i'm sure has wants me to pay for his collector but having built a few economical designs, I would prefer to keep his hands out of my pockets. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/79309-greenspan-bubbles-are-a-necessary-part-of-innovation?source=feed#comment-176347 176347 Thu, 29 May 2008 18:53:30 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/79129-gold-stocks-five-points-to-remember?source=feed#comment-175694 175694 Wed, 28 May 2008 23:32:08 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/54616-don-t-count-on-spain-for-solar-success?source=feed#comment-174874 174874 Tue, 27 May 2008 22:45:23 -0400