tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744431297917220971.post5794188674676259057..comments2023-10-09T17:20:44.686-08:00Comments on Ink & Snow: "Genetically Modified"jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929486289400863627noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744431297917220971.post-5335508260042972752013-10-27T17:54:17.964-08:002013-10-27T17:54:17.964-08:00One little thing I learned from my tenure in New E...One little thing I learned from my tenure in New England was, well, it's the little things: most notably ticks and their host of associated increasingly antibiotic-resistant pathogens which might have a humbling impact on our proliferation. As you said, we are like every other species.jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929486289400863627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744431297917220971.post-33218043344390512982013-10-27T04:44:54.146-08:002013-10-27T04:44:54.146-08:00Population became a forbidden topic many years ago...Population became a forbidden topic many years ago. Pollution receives lip service but mostly gets swept under the rug. Not only do powerful commercial interests want to divert attention, most people want to believe they can have their lifestyle and live without restraint.<br /><br />Humans are like every other species. We're designed to reproduce exuberantly and die readily. As we head off cafiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744431297917220971.post-16404618183474159422013-10-26T16:21:50.198-08:002013-10-26T16:21:50.198-08:00Thanks for the link - will check it out.Thanks for the link - will check it out.jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929486289400863627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744431297917220971.post-2827927498340462422013-10-26T11:57:58.276-08:002013-10-26T11:57:58.276-08:00A few months ago, IEEE Spectrum published a series...A few months ago, IEEE Spectrum published a series of articles about the future of agriculture and its technological maturation. You might find it interesting:<br /><br /><a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/magazine/2013/June" rel="nofollow">http://spectrum.ieee.org/magazine/2013/June</a>Dave Rieszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05702155284604909958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744431297917220971.post-61640893821195899682013-10-26T07:59:15.972-08:002013-10-26T07:59:15.972-08:00Thanks John - it's not a popular stance, and I...Thanks John - it's not a popular stance, and I truly love supporting locavores, but the reality is disconcerting. Even in our little valley here in the Interior of Alaska the carrying capacity for resources - food and fuel - is a fraction of the current population, and is a daily reminder what thin ice we're on in our community. Presumably many, if not most, other towns & cities are jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929486289400863627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744431297917220971.post-32207845438631615552013-10-26T06:57:22.475-08:002013-10-26T06:57:22.475-08:00A) Love the gag.
B) Love both the B/W and color v...A) Love the gag.<br /><br />B) Love both the B/W and color versions. Oh yeah, and the sketches, too.<br /><br />C) You're absolutely right -- there's a lot of fear out there, and it's well-placed. We're overpopulated and overconsuming. Soon there won't be much left. Smart agricultural techniques *can* feed more people, but I sure wish were investing in having *less* need in John R. Platthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031328798487186988noreply@blogger.com