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Wednesday, August 23. 2023Wednesday morning linksThe Female Pickup Artists - A new group of influencers is peddling an old strategy: the art of entrapping a man. I’m 23 Years Old. And I’ve Bought a Farm. Chinese parents around the US are launching programs and schools to defend traditional values like hard work and meritocracy. Canadian "health care" is fast-tracking euthanasia The Business of Treating Anxiety " It has been observed that the demand for racism outstrips the supply, and hence the need for defining racism down .." ‘A Dream Deferred’ Revisited - Shelby Steele’s masterful second book invites black America to reject redemptive liberalism and the helplessness it demands for a humanistic politics of advancement. “What’s the ‘anti-racist’ perspective on the atomic mass of boron?” San Fran State hires ‘anti-racist’ engineering dean Cancer Biologist Applicants at San Diego State University Subjected to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Litmus Test Why Has Biden Declared War on Natural Gas? Public Employee Unions Rule California Biden is Doing Everything Possible to Open Up the Border. The invasion is coming from inside the White House. Vivek Ramaswamy: My 10 truths for the 2024 campaign Deindustrializing Germany Trackbacks
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re I’m 23 Years Old. And I’ve Bought a Farm.
Hmmm . . . . One wonders how he came up with enough money at age 22 for the down payment? I hope he has a good job, I don't see how he can grow enough of anything to make the payments. I think if he can hang on to it, it will be a good investment, especially when you consider his age. Given the emotional baggage he is carrying, I don't think he will own it for long. If he grows some rope, he should do alright and make a few bucks.
Max Meyer works at the venture capital firm 8VC in Austin, Texas.
I don't know what sort of job he holds at 8VC, but I would guess it's a good one. But, yes, calling 25 acres a farm is a bit of a stretch. You have to have 1,000 acres or more if you're a commodity farmer. If he managed to get the loan as a home mortgage he probably didn't need a down payment. Even with a commercial loan you're only talking about $40K or so.
Worst case scenario, he files bankrruptcy and is still young enough to start a family with a clean credit score in 7-10 years. There are farmers who grow veggies for restaurants on less than five acres who net in excess of $100K a year. One person runs it all and puts in about 40 hours a week with half the year off.
San Fran State goes on my 'never hire an engineer from here' list. Sad.
It was ironic to read about the "anti-racist" dean and discover she is blatantly racist. Ironic but not unusual That is the hallmark of the left to call themselves the opposite of what they are. Like the fascist who call themselves Antifa (anti fascist) LOL.
The Biden Administration has cut dozens of openings in the Trump wall and welded them open so that illegals can pass through unfettered. Clearly the events of the last three years show that this wasn't necessary the illegals are coming in by the millions. So why did he do that? To throw it in your face. To give you the bird and make it clear that this is not YOUR country. So far Biden has allowed in about 10 million illegals and they will all get welfare and free stuff and even get your jobs and your kids job and YOU will pay for it. And still Biden felt the need to throw it all in your face and laugh at you as he destroys America.
re: Chinese Patents
Good for the Chinese immigrants. Dropping out of the public school system is probably the best thing they can do for their children. Many natural-born citizens can learn from their example. "...the best way to end racism is to stop talking about it."
Morgan Freeman Wagner chief Prigozhin among 10 dead in Russia jet crash
My guess is Putin got him. https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.i24news.tv%2Fen%2Fnews%2Finternational%2Feurope%2F1692810307-wagner-chief-prigozhin-among-10-dead-in-russia-jet-crash Putin would find his skills and organization very helpful in both Africa and in Syria. His location in Belarus was also helpful in keeping the Poles in Poland. I would far more suspect the Ukraine/CIA/Brits behind an assassination attempt. He buggered up their plans more than once. And never underestimate a typical aircraft failure. It is always eye-opening to recognize how many of our own troops die in aircraft crashes.
Prigozhin may have engineered his own death. We probably will never know for sure.
the conservative treehouse has an unusual piece on Prigozhin that's as close as any guess. Aug 23.2023 edition
The Biden war on natural gas ... Think of all the products that are made from natural gas. Fertilizer and propane being only two of them. In the neo-Malthusian cult of 'sustainability' having fertilizer available is detrimental to the restriction on population. Propane is a common fuel in rural areas for crop drying and home heating. The antifa/marxists need such bottlenecks in place.
Found at westernrifleshooters today from the US Air Force Academy no less.
Cadet program promotes diversity, inclusion across academy campus. And it comes with a purple rope across their left shoulder symbolizing their position as diversity representatives. Also includes a cadet driven 'Spectrum Club'. Not much difference from the old political officers attached to the Soviet forces back in the day. QUOTE: Why Has Biden Declared War on Natural Gas? . . . We also need states to redefine natural gas as a “clean” and “net zero” form of energy so that utilities can use it. Why isn’t this happening? Because it's not true. It's a fossil fuel in a world where the administration wants solar panels and windmills.
Ending stoves, water heaters and home heating with gas has the excuse of 'preventing' asthma. They just expand the narrative and the narrative is all that counts in marx world. Huh? Who do you think you're quoting and what is the point of the quote. It doesn't support your assertion.
The Biden administration has proposed/signed in law massive subsidies for solar and wind, which artificially lowers their cost and make natural gas less competitive. They're trying to change the rules on investment banker's fiduciary responsibilities so that they can keep refusing to finance fossil fuel production. https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/EBSA/about-ebsa/our-activities/resource-center/fact-sheets/notice-of-proposed-rulemaking-on-prudence-a The EPA is proposing multiple rules that increase natural gas costs and lower production. https://www.wri.org/insights/epa-power-plant-rules-explained#:~:text=New%20natural%20gas%20power%20plants%20that%20operate%20 All of those are things you should have, and probably did notice. Collectively, it is an act of war on the energy industry. James: Who do you think you're quoting and what is the point of the quote.
The quote is from the linked article by Stephen Moore, “Why Has Biden Declared War on Natural Gas.” Moore said to declare natural gas to be net carbon zero, but that doesn’t any more make it true than it would be to declare gravity null and void. Which may be a point worth making. or not, since almost no one is making the claim, not even the guy being quoted. In contrast, claims of wind and solar being net zero are often made by people of your ilk, and are clearly not true. In fact, natural gas often has a smaller net carbon footprint than solar and wind, with far fewer other negative environmental impacts. While being much cheaper and much more reliable than wind and solar.
James: since almost no one is making the claim
Moore said, “We also need states to redefine natural gas as a ‘clean’ and ‘net zero’ form of energy so that utilities can use it.” As already noted, redefining it doesn’t make it so. James: natural gas often has a smaller net carbon footprint than solar and wind That is incorrect. Most of the emissions from solar and wind come from resource extraction and manufacturing, with resource extraction also being very carbon-intensive for fossil fuel usage. When accounting for all life-cycle emissions, solar and wind have much lower carbon footprints than fossil fuels. See, for instance, Pehl et al., Understanding future emissions from low-carbon power systems, Nature Energy 2017.
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2023-08-24 20:49
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James: The point made by quote, which is by Moore, not of Moore, is that enviro wackos claim wind and solar are net zero for propaganda and regulatory purposes despite the fact that they are not, so fossil fuel proponents should make the same claim for natural gas for the same reasons.
Zero emissions typically refers to the emissions from the source. Electric vehicles are considered zero emissions, but that largely depends on the source of electricity. However, and as you correctly note, it is important to include the entire life-cycle emissions. But just redefining fossil fuels as net zero is just silly nonsense. James: Secondly, the total carbon budget for the extraction, refining, manufacture, transportation, installation and maintenace of a megawatt of solar or wind production capacity is much higher than the carbon footprint for those things for a megawatt of natural gas production capacity. All you are doing is making bald assertions. As already supported, the life-cycle emissions from fossil fuel is much higher than for renewables.
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2023-08-26 09:24
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You haven't supported anything, and the carbon accounting done by "green energy advocates are either incompetent or dishonest. Solar requires huge amounts of silicon, which is one of the highest carbon footprint of any processed material in the world. Wind and solar both require large amounts of aluminum, which has the highest carbon footprint of any metal. solar and onshore wind requires 2 times as much copper as natural gas. offshore wind requires 3 times as much. Wind has large amounts of exotic metals which requires processing huge quantities low concentration ores. Commercial wind and solar are usually sited very remotely, so the transmission infrastructure has a carbon footprint for wind and solar is at least 5 times that of natural gas. Not a single one of the carbon footprint analysis done by green advocates has accounted for this. Nor have they properly accounted for the disassembly and disposal of retired facilities, which will be many times higher than that of natural gas power generation.
You don't know what you're talking about.
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James
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2023-08-26 18:41
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You're wrong on both points. The point made by quote, which is by Moore, not of Moore, is that enviro wackos claim wind and solar are net zero for propaganda and regulatory purposes despite the fact that they are not, so fossil fuel proponents should make the same claim for natural gas for the same reasons. Neither is claiming natural gas is net zero. Which is obvious if you just make a few clicks and read a few sentences.
Secondly, the total carbon budget for the extraction, refining, manufacture, transportation, installation and maintenace of a megawatt of solar or wind production capacity is much higher than the carbon footprint for those things for a megawatt of natural gas production capacity. Because the life expectancy of a solar panel is 1/3 that of a gas plant and that of a wind turbine if 1/2 that of a gas plant. Secondly, a solar panel averages less than 20% of its nameplate production over its lifetime in its optimal environment. Wind is slightly better at about 25% in its optimal environment. Also because the materials used in the manufacture of solar panels and wind turbines have a much larger carbon footprint than those used in a natural gas turbine. The extraction and refinement of the metals/minerals have a lot of nasty environmental impacts as well. Finally, much solar and wind capacity has been installed in environments that aren't just less than ideal, but terrible. Like solar in Great Britain. Germany, and the US northeast. Such installations are not just not net zero, their lifetime carbon footprint is much worse than that of natural gas turbines. James: You haven't supported anything
We provided a citation to the journal Nature Energy, which is stronger support than you waving your hands in the general direction. You said there are emissions associated with the manufacture of green infrastructure, but that point has already been granted. To support our claim that renewables result in lower total life-cycle emissions, we provided a quantification. You did not. |