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Comment on Thursday Quickies by Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:36:24 +0000

Well, I try. lol It seems the older I get, the redder my neck becomes.

Comment on Thursday Quickies by Michigan-Matt

Michigan-Matt — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:21:18 +0000

Jamie, wow thanks for the link to tips on raising chickens and sensitizing your dog to life around domestic chickens… I really enjoyed the video, pictures and most of all that hip-hop rap song at the end called “A Settin’ Hen”… has Justin recorded it yet? Just curious.

I really love guys from the GreenMountainLand; quirky and different without being alarming.

Comment on Beating A Dead Horse in Burma by Michigan-Matt

Michigan-Matt — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:16:02 +0000

ohhh, you meant infinately… like in forever. nevermind then.

Comment on Beating A Dead Horse in Burma by Michigan-Matt

Michigan-Matt — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:14:29 +0000

All this talk about “infants” growing and food shortages… just do what we do at our house guys, feed the kids a balanced diet with moderate fiber and, presto, everything gets resolved in 4-5 hours.

You don’t need superplants for little infants. Our planet can grow infants, breeders have been doing it for eons.

Comment on Stretch That Grocery Dollar! by Thursday Quickies « I Must Be Dreaming

Thursday Quickies « I Must Be Dreaming — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:02:28 +0000

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Comment on Winter’s Carrot–An Anecdote by John in IL

John in IL — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:38:13 +0000

I’ve never had bronchitis (knock on wood) and I haven’t had a cold in probably five years. I attribute that to not touching public doorknobs and washing my hands somewhat obsessively. Purel and Zycam help too.

Comment on Beating A Dead Horse in Burma by Tommy

Tommy — Wed, 14 May 2008 22:14:47 +0000

That seems to be wishful thinking. These superplants do nothing to address the underlying tendency to merely create more demands by increased population that must surely follow more food. Or do you think that population on this planet can grow infinately? If population cannot grow infinately, merely creating an infinate amount of food will lead to much worse human suffering.

Comment on Beating A Dead Horse in Burma by Quakerjono

Quakerjono — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:05:31 +0000

Tommy, I think you’re reading something into my position that just isn’t there. Specifically, I’m not suggesting plowing anything under for my superplants. I’m pointing out that through modern genetic modification techniques, land that currently isn’t of use to anybody can become arable, not because the land composition itself is changed, but because the crops themselves are now able to thrive in those conditions. More importantly, however, crops already in arable land can be induced to provide more and better harvests, increasing the efficiency of that land. Or even those same crops being grown in situations that minimize land use while maximizing nutrition and harvest amounts.

I think it’s a false comparison to say that modern genetic techniques can be equated to the slow processes of the Green Revolution of the 40s through 60s. Indeed, as I’ve pointed out, the difference between the two is primarily speed. While the techniques employed in the 40s and 60s may have indeed been outpaced by population growth, the advanced techniques available now and coming out of the beginning of a bio-revolution argue this may not be the case any longer.

Comment on Beating A Dead Horse in Burma by Tommy

Tommy — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:14:44 +0000

QJ - I understand what you are saying. That’s the promise of the green revolution, which as I noted earlier has failed to fulfill its promise because population outstrips it.

For example, it makes no sense to plow under rainforests, which have notoriously poor agricultural soils, just to grow your new superplants that thrive in these depleated soils which just leads to increased population, which then starves — simulatenously turning rain forests to waste.

John: “you ignore the connection between increasing prosperity and decreasing starvation”

No. No I don’t. I said, development and education can eradicate the problem.

Comment on Winter’s Carrot–An Anecdote by Quakerjono

Quakerjono — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:20:01 +0000

Again, I highly recommend getting a nasty virus leading to bronchitis to stop smoking. Works fast and is far less expensive than patches, gums or inhalers. Plus, you’ll initially lose weight, not gain it, because you’ll have no appetite. Seriously, bronchitis is Nature’s Nicorette.