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by Tom Mazanec
Tue Sep 30, 2008 4:36 pm
Forum: Politics, Culture, Music and the Media
Topic: Presidential Election
Replies: 81
Views: 61522

Re: Presidential Election

McCaine
Pro-life (or anti-choice, if you prefer)
Abortion has killed about as many people in this country as died in all of WW II around the globe.
And they were the most defenseless of all.
by Tom Mazanec
Tue Sep 30, 2008 4:30 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Hello everybody
Replies: 4
Views: 32808

Re: Hello everybody

Brace yourself when you talk to a reporter: 1) I never had a job in Astronomy. My BS came with a 2.8 GPA, which boded ill for my chances of an MS, much less a PhD, which you need for an Astronomy job. My second BS was a 3.0 GPA (at a top university for computers, BTW), which let me get (but not keep...
by Tom Mazanec
Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:33 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29822
Views: 15817497

Re: Financial topics

To John's Friend: I doubt it will be called the Greater Depression. The '30s made depression the D-word nobody speaks. The politicians and economists will be calling it a recession, and Average Joe will soon be calling it "The Great Recession" as a sick joke. The moniker will stick, is my guess. The...
by Tom Mazanec
Mon Sep 29, 2008 1:19 pm
Forum: International events
Topic: Middle East
Replies: 13
Views: 17141

Middle East

The Middle East has been on John's "red alert" status for some time, but he hasn't put anything on his weblog recently. The last he said was that the situation was deteriorating daily. I asked him for an update, and he replied that he just did not have the time. So here is a thread to help him out a...
by Tom Mazanec
Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:28 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Hello everybody
Replies: 4
Views: 32808

Re: Hello everybody

by Tom Mazanec
Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:33 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Good source of news
Replies: 2
Views: 6369

Re: Good source of news

Another good peak oil news source:
http://www.energybulletin.net/
by Tom Mazanec
Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:11 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Good source of news
Replies: 2
Views: 6369

Good source of news

This is primarily a peak oil site, but right now they are doing mostly finance.
Updated weekdays.
http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/BreakingNews.html
by Tom Mazanec
Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:55 pm
Forum: International events
Topic: Afghanistan, Pakistan and India
Replies: 37
Views: 35441

Re: Pakistan

Here is a little foretaste. Just change the last digit to a 9, or switch the last two digits.
http://www.alternatehistory.com/discuss ... hp?t=42487
by Tom Mazanec
Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:36 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Inflation, deflation, gold and currencies
Replies: 768
Views: 408327

Re: Inflation, deflation, gold and currencies

One thing I expect in a fanfic I am setting in 2029 is that gold will crash heavily by then. Water usage goes up (the population is about the same, as growth has canceled out the billion dead in WWIII and is more affluent. We already have water shortages, and natural fresh water is more preserved in...
by Tom Mazanec
Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:18 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Hello everybody
Replies: 4
Views: 32808

Hello everybody

You can learn about me on tmazanec1.xepher.net
Just click on either the image or the text.