tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post390397398269293698..comments2024-03-28T00:20:01.688-05:00Comments on Little Blog In The Big Woods: The Tooth Fairy- a Growth Industry!Greenpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-57422150939392412042010-02-07T09:00:49.592-06:002010-02-07T09:00:49.592-06:00Logic doesn't work to fix problems? That autho...Logic doesn't work to fix problems? That author is either a female of a feminist or worst, both. Logic is the man's gift, ignored or discredited by the weaker vessel unless she has been properly trained.<br /><br />Logic works. It is not the logic that fails to fix, but the emotional compromise of anyone who recognizes the validity of logic but fails to implement it, as given.<br /><br />The only reason I buy life insurance (specifically without cash value) is because American is preparing to sieze citizen assets in banks and investments, and that means my prefeered alternative to life insurance, CDs, are subject to forfeiture, without notice. And that just doesn't fly with me.JNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-5440384901195219452009-11-13T18:44:00.448-06:002009-11-13T18:44:00.448-06:00Where'd you go Greenpa??Where'd you go Greenpa??mellycookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08698054589386962849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-8148999875167169682009-11-12T11:27:52.264-06:002009-11-12T11:27:52.264-06:00I initially read your comments on TAE, and yesterd...I initially read your comments on TAE, and yesterday stumbled across your video of the water running in your valley. Do you have any posts describing your farm's growth and evolution in more detail? I'm new to the thought of self-sufficiency, and am trying to learn as much as possible quickly. I am located in California's foothills, so your experience will not all directly translate, but it may still be helpful. I was really impressed by the return of water, having read "Unbowed" by Maathai regarding her experiences with trees helping to maintain the water table in Kenya.Still learningnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-88146958413436684472009-10-04T15:26:47.987-05:002009-10-04T15:26:47.987-05:00sgl -"i disagree that professors are *the* pr...sgl -"i disagree that professors are *the* problem -- they are a useful smokescreen to the people behind the scenes that use them to obfuscate the obvious"<br /><br />Oh, that. sure. :-)<br /><br />Doing a little herding of my own- once you have some of the herd attention- don't spook 'em! Going too fast, pushing too hard, will spook them- then they run off in all directions.<br /><br />If you possibly can, get a copy of "The View From The Devil's Mountain", by Philip Regal, possibly available used from the U of Minn book store. Not published, but he used it in a course, so they printed some up. You will not be sorry.Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-60003694890441449752009-10-04T14:02:13.008-05:002009-10-04T14:02:13.008-05:00i disagree that professors are *the* problem -- th...i disagree that professors are *the* problem -- they are a useful smokescreen to the people behind the scenes that use them to obfuscate the obvious. (note that the essay below was written long before van jones, mentioned in the article, was ousted from the obama administration) eg:<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow">http://www.redroom.com/articlestory/getting-beyond-the-narratives-an-open-letter-activist-community</a><br /><b>Getting Beyond The Narratives: An Open Letter to the Activist Community</b><br /><br /><i>To my mind, one of the most striking essays in “Globalize Liberation” is Van Jones’ piece “Behind Enemy Lines: Inside the World Economic Forum” (pp.87-96). It’s especially valuable because it brings core assumptions of the progressive community up against the very different world of industrial society’s ruling elite. <br /><br />Jones was astonished to find that the vast corporate structures against which he and many other progressives had been campaigning so hard — the WTO, the World Bank, and so on — were treated, by the people who run them, as mere tools to be used or tossed aside at will. The elite see themselves personally as the holders of power, and institutions as their means and modes of power. The activists outside the police barricades, by contrast, see the institutions themselves as the problem. The scene from “The Wizard of Oz” comes forcefully to mind; Dorothy and her friends try to figure out some way to deal with the terrifying apparition of Oz, the Great and Powerful, but never notice the little man behind the curtain. <br /><br />This is only one form of a pervasive problem in today’s progressive politics: the way that identification so often transforms itself into reification. In magical tradition, names are a source of power, since to name something is to give it a context and meaning of the mage’s choosing. In struggles for social change, it’s therefore crucial to name what one is fighting; that’s identification. But to go beyond this, to forget that every name is an abstraction imposed on a complex reality, and to treat the name as though it’s an independent reality lurching around all by itself causing problems — that’s reification, and it’s fatal. <br /><br />The economic elite Jones encountered at the World Economic Forum use reification as a form of protective camouflage. The WTO and its like distract protest from the people and interests who shape, operate, and profit from them. The elites could discard any of them in a heartbeat without bringing the world one step closer to progressive goals.</i><br /><br />--sglAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-46362011597746285972009-10-03T19:13:11.830-05:002009-10-03T19:13:11.830-05:00DIYer- nah. we got high P soils- recommendation f...DIYer- nah. we got high P soils- recommendation for corn here is zero. :-) Extra organic material is always good, though.<br /><br />Belinda- not to worry, essays quite welcome.<br /><br />" Something about the process seems to encourage this and honestly I feel it is really bad for science."<br /><br />ABSOLUTELY! Nerve here, too. My own guess from watching the dynamic at meetings is it's the competition for funding. If I can get my colleagues to think I know more than my competitor- they will back me against him for funding. And it's disastrous.<br /><br />There IS one thing that's useful about "I don't know" though. And I'm totally serious- when you meet a new scientist, and you're sniffing each other- the sooner the other guy says "I don't know" - the smarter, wiser, more competent, more collegial, and more honest they are.<br /><br />No kidding. Good test.Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-39704706014564206662009-10-03T18:04:44.460-05:002009-10-03T18:04:44.460-05:00I certainly have seen that track in science over h...I certainly have seen that track in science over here. It seems to relate at least in part with lack of non corporatised labs. Gone are the days where science got funding and lab space just because it was something useful to know, now unless you have a business plan you may as well not even bother applying. <br /><br />The more concerning one I have personally witnessed that might be feeding in is that PHD's can't be wrong. I have seen smart people who should very well know their limits attempt to answer questions way outside their field rather than admit less than accurate knowledge on a subject. <br /><br />Honestly what is wrong with saying "I don't know".. you are not saying I couldn't ever know. You are simply saying the information in your current possession does not make you feel comfortable to answer that question accurately. Something about the process seems to encourage this and honestly I feel it is really bad for science. Scientists that refuse to acknowledge the need to change track if the results don't support their assertion start doctoring results.<br /><br />Kind Regards<br />Belinda<br />**Oops sorry for the essay, hit a nerve here it seemsBelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061114934356314515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-20736171630732666672009-10-03T11:24:30.298-05:002009-10-03T11:24:30.298-05:00Just bury me under your compost heap. I'm orga...Just bury me under your compost heap. I'm organic, give or take a couple amalgam fillings. <br /><br />And you can use the phosphorus.Jim Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419179432204743768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-78520551902948708052009-10-03T11:07:49.400-05:002009-10-03T11:07:49.400-05:00So when you are dead money will give your family ...So when you are dead money will give your family a happy ending? Nice sales pitch - if you don't think too hard...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com