Reminds me of something read or heard years ago... a conjecture that, after WW2, the remnants of the Nazi party reappeared as the Greens ('brains') and Skinheads ('muscle').choff wrote:It's a small goosestep from tree-huggers to storm troopers.
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Trees Are Dangerous
awesome idea. Here in the north/northwest of my country, we have that forest you know, called Amazon. We could make a huge parking lot there. And paint it white! I am sure the albedo would be enough to drop the global temperatures some 5 celcius!choff wrote:So true, if they spent too much time climbing trees, they'll grow up to be tree-huggers! Best to chop them down and turn them into newpaper before they cause any lasting harm.
rains would be disrupted in a big part of the globe, but the temperature drop more than makes for it.
Now we are thinking. We will get a handle on this problem yet!
My first take is that a combined approach strategy is in order. From eating all the nuts, to health care for gypsy moths and solving major global parking issues we should get a good start. We still need to think some on leveraging this to get the Termites to develop viable extra-solar space flight for us.
My first take is that a combined approach strategy is in order. From eating all the nuts, to health care for gypsy moths and solving major global parking issues we should get a good start. We still need to think some on leveraging this to get the Termites to develop viable extra-solar space flight for us.
The development of atomic power, though it could confer unimaginable blessings on mankind, is something that is dreaded by the owners of coal mines and oil wells. (Hazlitt)
What I want to do is to look up C. . . . I call him the Forgotten Man. (Sumner)
What I want to do is to look up C. . . . I call him the Forgotten Man. (Sumner)
KitemanSA wrote:Ok, who volunteers to eat Diogenes?ladajo wrote:Like I said, we need to stop all this nonsense about nurturing and treasuring nuts. We should just eat them.
Amusing to know I'm still living rent free in your head!
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ladajo,
I'm personally not in favor of letting termites advance to the level that they could achieve extra-solar space flight. Their social structure is even worse than China's. If they gained control, can you imagine the political system?
Their planning is at least as bad as the government's. Consider that they eat the base of the tree first, then their tiny brains are almost certainly bewildered when it comes crashing down before they've consumed even 10% of it.
I don't mind using them to accomplish my goals, although so far my observation is they don't seem to care much about my goals.
But another option is that some societies in Africa consider them nutritious, and at least as good a source of protein as nuts.
I'm personally not in favor of letting termites advance to the level that they could achieve extra-solar space flight. Their social structure is even worse than China's. If they gained control, can you imagine the political system?
Their planning is at least as bad as the government's. Consider that they eat the base of the tree first, then their tiny brains are almost certainly bewildered when it comes crashing down before they've consumed even 10% of it.
I don't mind using them to accomplish my goals, although so far my observation is they don't seem to care much about my goals.
But another option is that some societies in Africa consider them nutritious, and at least as good a source of protein as nuts.
They actually sound a lot like humans if you take a step back.
The development of atomic power, though it could confer unimaginable blessings on mankind, is something that is dreaded by the owners of coal mines and oil wells. (Hazlitt)
What I want to do is to look up C. . . . I call him the Forgotten Man. (Sumner)
What I want to do is to look up C. . . . I call him the Forgotten Man. (Sumner)
Yes, they do, and one of the reasons I'm retiring to start my own business is I'm tired of being told to shut up and munch cellulose-lignin composites faster.
My wife wants to raise bees. Similar social order. I'd not like to be one of those either. The retirement plan just sucks, and from what I've heard the health care system is rather poor, as well.
My wife wants to raise bees. Similar social order. I'd not like to be one of those either. The retirement plan just sucks, and from what I've heard the health care system is rather poor, as well.
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If there are so many drawbacks with termites, what about beavers? They not only gnaw down trees, but they also flood large sections of forest thereby killing even more trees! We need a beaver breeding program... perhaps even some sort of nation-building operation to educate the beavers in how to use power tools.
We can at least get both the beavers and the termites organized so when the time comes, perhaps they can fight each other and we can step in and take back over when all the dens and mounds are reduced to smoking rubble.
We can at least get both the beavers and the termites organized so when the time comes, perhaps they can fight each other and we can step in and take back over when all the dens and mounds are reduced to smoking rubble.
They're back with a vengance around DC, where they seem to love going after ornamental trees. Most governments around here protect beavers, but for some reason the DC Park Police got upset when they removed some of those gnarly old cherry trees around the tidal basin.
Yes, they're effective on trees but people think they're kinda cute.
One of the main problems is also a creature people like. Squirrels. Yeah, they eat nuts, but they also bury many, thus planting more trees. They're responsible for most of those dangerous oaks in West Virginia that I mentioned earlier. But I have a solution. Who would like to try my wife's recipe for Brunswick Stew?
Yes, they're effective on trees but people think they're kinda cute.
One of the main problems is also a creature people like. Squirrels. Yeah, they eat nuts, but they also bury many, thus planting more trees. They're responsible for most of those dangerous oaks in West Virginia that I mentioned earlier. But I have a solution. Who would like to try my wife's recipe for Brunswick Stew?
I'm not sure. There is no pork in it. How to Muslims feel about eating fuzzy-tailed rats?
The commercial variety is made with chicken, and is probably OK, but the authentic version is made with game. There might be some problem with using squirrels for Kosher, since they're not exactly cloven-hooved, and the method of dispatching the squirrel is kind of rough.
The commercial variety is made with chicken, and is probably OK, but the authentic version is made with game. There might be some problem with using squirrels for Kosher, since they're not exactly cloven-hooved, and the method of dispatching the squirrel is kind of rough.
Not Kosher for sure. You are exactly correct about cloven-hooved. And of course you would have to slit its throat to dispatch it and make sure the blood drained.Tom Ligon wrote:I'm not sure. There is no pork in it. How to Muslims feel about eating fuzzy-tailed rats?
The commercial variety is made with chicken, and is probably OK, but the authentic version is made with game. There might be some problem with using squirrels for Kosher, since they're not exactly cloven-hooved, and the method of dispatching the squirrel is kind of rough.
I never worked on the killing floor.
http://youtu.be/Tq3NwCHm-4U
But I did visit it on breaks. It was interesting.
Engineering is the art of making what you want from what you can get at a profit.
So what we have learned so far is that the squirrels are the allies of the trees, and the beavers are the enemy of the trees, with a probable competition with gypsy moths are parking lots.
Can we use this to our advantage. Take the classical enemy of my enemy who are not friends approach?
Can beavers a gypsy moths talk to each other?
Put your thinking caps on boys.
Can we use this to our advantage. Take the classical enemy of my enemy who are not friends approach?
Can beavers a gypsy moths talk to each other?
Put your thinking caps on boys.
The development of atomic power, though it could confer unimaginable blessings on mankind, is something that is dreaded by the owners of coal mines and oil wells. (Hazlitt)
What I want to do is to look up C. . . . I call him the Forgotten Man. (Sumner)
What I want to do is to look up C. . . . I call him the Forgotten Man. (Sumner)