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aceofspadeshq at gee mail.com CBD: cbd.aoshq at gee mail.com Buck: buck.throckmorton at protonmail.com joe mannix: mannix2024 at proton.me MisHum: petmorons at gee mail.com J.J. Sefton: sefton at cutjibnewsletter.com | Norman Borlaug: The Greatest Man You've Never Heard OfFeeding the world is much easier because of this man, and he represents pretty much everything the agricultural neo-luddites on the Left despise. Norman Borlaug: A Man For All Seasons is a short description of his career, which spanned 50 years and cannot possibly be more impressive. And like a true scientist, he had an open mind, and saw the possibilities of the burgeoning recombinant DNA technology. With the world’s population continuing to increase, the need for additional agricultural production remains, and in his later years Norman turned his efforts to ensure the success of this century’s equivalent of the Green Revolution -- the application of modern genetic engineering (also known as “genetic modification,” or GM) to agriculture. As Norman and other plant scientists realized, the use of the term “genetic modification” to apply only to the newest genetic techniques is an unfortunate misnomer, because plant scientists had been using crude and laborious techniques to obtain new genetic variants of wheat, corn and other crops for centuries. Products now in development with genetic engineering techniques offer the possibility of even higher yields, lower inputs of agricultural chemicals and water, enhanced nutrition, and even plant-derived, orally active vaccines.No hysterical political stance, no hyperventilating about peak this and peak that and WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE! Just a fanatical focus on the job at hand...to feed the starving. And he did it. And he did it in part because he understood better than most what science is; “It is easy to forget that science offers more than a body of knowledge and a process for adding new knowledge. It tells us not only what we know but what we don’t know. It identifies areas of uncertainty and offers an estimate of how great and how critical that uncertainty is likely to be.”He knew what he didn't know. And that is something that our insular, good-ole-boys-club of climate scientists would do well to understand. Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
Actually accomplishing something is a lot harder than just bitching all the time.
Posted by: pep at March 27, 2017 06:58 PM (LAe3v) 2
Well I've heard of him. What do I win?
Posted by: JackStraw at March 27, 2017 06:58 PM (/tuJf) 3
first?
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at March 27, 2017 06:59 PM (WPSd5) 4
Borlaug saved more lives than any other man in history, including than Alexander Fleming, who invented penicillin.
What's Chuck Schumer done? Posted by: pep at March 27, 2017 06:59 PM (LAe3v) 5
Who?
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at March 27, 2017 07:00 PM (6Ll1u) 6
dang.
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at March 27, 2017 07:00 PM (WPSd5) 7
There are lots of greatest people I never heard of
Posted by: Skip at March 27, 2017 07:00 PM (GPaiX) 8
Hillary Clinton also has lots of experience in grain consumption, mostly in the form of rye whisky.
Posted by: pep at March 27, 2017 07:01 PM (LAe3v) 9
piker
Posted by: Neil Tyson DeChicken at March 27, 2017 07:01 PM (Tyii7) 10
But...But...!!! The science is settled!
Posted by: Diogenes at March 27, 2017 07:02 PM (0tfLf) 11
I take it old Norman was not a Mooselim?
Knowledge, understanding the world around him, making it more understandable. Nope. Not a muzzie. Posted by: Hairyback Guy at March 27, 2017 07:02 PM (5VlCp) 12
So this is the man who invented the "frankenfoods" that all the environmentalist luddites on the left are shrieking and screeching like baboons about?
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at March 27, 2017 07:02 PM (WPSd5) 13
Actually accomplishing something is a lot harder than just bitching all the time.
Yes .. er .. quite. *shiftyeyes* Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 27, 2017 07:03 PM (LTHVh) 14
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So this is the man who invented the "frankenfoods" that all the environmentalist luddites on the left are all shrieking and screeching like baboons about? Amusing, isn't it. As if the big fruits and vegetables they buy at Whole Foods for ridiculous prices are natural. Pro tip: Strawberries in the wild aren't the size of the Kohinoor diamond. Posted by: pep at March 27, 2017 07:04 PM (LAe3v) 15
Ok, he might be the greatest guy I never heard of.
Posted by: Skip at March 27, 2017 07:06 PM (GPaiX) 16
Without Borlaug, the population of Mexico, South Asia, and Africa would be a LOT smaller today.
Posted by: Captain Ned at March 27, 2017 07:07 PM (WI6nT) 17
Yeah, I knew who Borlaug was. And yes, the Lefties HATE him.
They aren't worried about people starving, they're awaiting it as a sign that humans are being punished for being evil. He upended their fire-and-brimstone. Posted by: Mr. Peebles at March 27, 2017 07:07 PM (oVJmc) 18
I long for the days when universities turned out more scientists than lawyers.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 27, 2017 07:07 PM (0tfLf) 19
Norman Borlaug kicked Gaia in her gunt.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at March 27, 2017 07:08 PM (oVJmc) Posted by: weirdflunkyonatablet at March 27, 2017 07:08 PM (IUgma) 21
I've always felt that incessant shrieking and hysteria over warmening is a much more solid contribution.
Posted by: Neil Tyson DeChicken at March 27, 2017 07:09 PM (Tyii7) 22
Borlaug also understood the purpose of scientific inquiry was to learn something, not to advance a political ideology.
Posted by: Floyd Heyrube at March 27, 2017 07:09 PM (I56TX) 23
18 I long for the days when universities turned out more scientists than lawyers.
Posted by: Diogenes Or activists posing scientists. Posted by: Puddleglum at March 27, 2017 07:09 PM (pY+s4) 24
One day, I saw a child playing with a tangerine the size of tangerine.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 27, 2017 07:09 PM (LTHVh) 25
Pft, that guy was a douche.
Posted by: Trofim Lysenko at March 27, 2017 07:11 PM (uuwor) 26
BUT HILLARY CLINTON SAVED CHINLDRENS LIVES!!!
Posted by: Some idiot from a morning thread... at March 27, 2017 07:11 PM (NgKpN) 27
What's Chuck Schumer done?
Posted by: pep at March 27, 2017 06:59 PM (LAe3v) --- besides pages in the cloak room? Posted by: redc1c4 at March 27, 2017 07:11 PM (p48kl) 28
Iowahawk (PBUH) would occasionally tweet about Borlaug. Compare/contrast Lysenkoism, which would be a hilarious attempt to make plants communist, if it hadn't actually starved a lot of people to death, which is really not funny at all.
Posted by: hogmartin at March 27, 2017 07:11 PM (8nWyX) 29
Tragedy is me stubbing my toe. Comedy is you falling down a manhole.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 27, 2017 07:12 PM (LTHVh) 30
A true scientist must be adept at striking mortal terror into the hearts of the proletariat.
Posted by: Neil Tyson DeChicken at March 27, 2017 07:12 PM (Tyii7) 31
Borlaug also understood the purpose of scientific inquiry was to learn something, not to advance a political ideology.
--- what a ridiculously outdated concept. Posted by: The DNC at March 27, 2017 07:13 PM (p48kl) 32
Meanwhile that idiot professor that had the anti-Trump meltdown is up for Professor of the Year.
I'm thinking that's one more school off the visit list for the kids. Posted by: Diogenes at March 27, 2017 07:13 PM (0tfLf) 33
Pro tip: Strawberries in the wild aren't the size of the Kohinoor diamond.
Posted by: pep at March 27, 2017 07:04 PM (LAe3v) Make sure to get those typhoid and tetanus boosters before traveling overseas. Posted by: BignJames at March 27, 2017 07:13 PM (x9c8r) 34
Three billion years ago, Mars didn't just have a northern ocean, but a meteor hit it and caused a tsunami
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016JE005230/full Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 27, 2017 07:14 PM (6FqZa) Posted by: Kodos the Executioner at March 27, 2017 07:14 PM (41bdC) 36
And the greatest Mass Murderer in History?
The guy who, for no scientific reason, banned DDT. William Ruckelshaus, then head of the EPA, who went on to work for Pesticide companies... Posted by: Some idiot from a morning thread... at March 27, 2017 07:14 PM (NgKpN) 37
"Iowahawk (PBUH) would occasionally tweet about
Borlaug. Compare/contrast Lysenkoism, which would be a hilarious attempt to make plants communist, if it hadn't actually starved a lot of people to death, which is really not funny at all. Posted by: hogmartin at March 27, 2017 07:11 PM (8nWyX)" Yeah, but they were only kulaks. And what's the deal with the Holodomor? I mean, with all the people starving, they should have called it the Holodoless! Posted by: Josef Sein-Stalin at March 27, 2017 07:15 PM (uuwor) 38
Science is what I say it is, even if I nothing about anything under the sun. Oh, also the sun is not yellow its white and racist to its core
-- 44th POTUS Posted by: colfax mingo at March 27, 2017 07:15 PM (PX+kj) Posted by: redc1c4 at March 27, 2017 07:15 PM (p48kl) 40
Commie cocksuckers hate Borlaug because he single-handedly blunted their favorite weapon to exterminate recalcitrant populations. Famine and the withholding of food supplies is a powerful tool that's been used by the majority of communist/socialist regimes to control the people at large. Also, his work exposed the lie that famine is entirely the result of weather, or blight or natural processes. Famine is in fact, almost exclusively caused by mankind manipulating the markets and production processes of food. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 27, 2017 07:16 PM (cuZZW) 41
*Actually accomplishing something is a lot harder than just bitching all the time.
Posted by: pep at March 27, 2017 06:58 PM (LAe3v)* HATER! /s, just to be clear. Posted by: tbodie at March 27, 2017 07:16 PM (oZe0I) 42
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 27, 2017 07:14 PM (6FqZa)
==== Thanks for the Beejer. Are we just not doing tinyurl anymore? Posted by: The Margins at March 27, 2017 07:17 PM (FCbYE) 43
Just a fanatical focus on the job at hand...to feed the starving. And he did it.
Just start whacking the war lords in all the shitholes where they are starving. We have the food. We have the transportation means. We don't have a way to keep it from being stolen short of killing turd world despots and war lords. As Nike says, "Just Do It!" Posted by: rickb223 at March 27, 2017 07:17 PM (DfQBn) 44
What do I win?
Posted by: JackStraw at March 27, 2017 06:58 PM (/tuJf) Fair winds, flat seas, and a busty first mate. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 27, 2017 07:17 PM (rF0hx) 45
I know who Borlaug was....because someone at the HQ mentioned him a coupe of years ago. Given how pathetic my history classes were in school 25 years ago, I'm not surprised young adults today have no sense of history at all.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 27, 2017 07:18 PM (sEDyY) 46
Famine is in fact, almost exclusively caused by mankind manipulating the markets and production processes of food.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 27, 2017 07:16 PM (cuZZW) Modern famines, maybe. Posted by: BignJames at March 27, 2017 07:18 PM (x9c8r) 47
On Chrome that didn't affect the margins. I guess that's a lesson learnt and a barrel visit :^/
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 27, 2017 07:18 PM (6FqZa) 48
>>Fair winds, flat seas, and a busty first mate.
I find these terms acceptable. They are beginning the layup of my boat next week. Spring can't get here soon enough. Posted by: JackStraw at March 27, 2017 07:19 PM (/tuJf) 49
Valencia oranges, Navel Oranges? Hybrids. GMO, the olde slow way, via splicing and binding a shoot from one species of orange, into another.
Those nice, evenly sized, perfectly yellow ears of corn? Not found in the wild, those. And the list goes endlessly into grains, vegetables, fruits, livestock and more. All those yoga moms think their yogurt is all "natural", eh? Let's see the genetic birth certificate on those cultures, shall we? The average SJW food warrior, would die of starvation if presented with truly natural fare. Oh, and they'd also have to learn how to kill, dress and cook a few things now, wouldn't they. Some of them could. Most of them could not, or would not. But it'd be fun to watch 'em try, anyway. Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at March 27, 2017 07:19 PM (v5iqM) 50
I can't tell you how many times liberals have told that genetic modification through plant breeding is different!!11!! than doing it in a laboratory. Of course, their science education effectively ended in the 5th grade, but they're super-smart.
Posted by: Michael the TEXIT at March 27, 2017 07:19 PM (nvMvs) 51
Not millions, billions. The Green Revolution that he started saved the world from mass starvation.
Posted by: Gideon7 at March 27, 2017 07:20 PM (d3MA1) 52
Many Democide goverments kill using famine, Soviets in Ukraine, Turks over the Armenians
Posted by: Skip at March 27, 2017 07:20 PM (GPaiX) 53
According to whack job acquaintances of Mrs. Krebs in a stitchery group that "meets" on FB, really smart and perceptive people get their science boost by reading Scientific American every month. * eyeroll * Funny, most cyber-scientists I encounter -- and I don't go looking for them, believe me -- get their "knowledge" put to them via I Fucking Love Science. Grav - i - fooking - tas! Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 27, 2017 07:20 PM (v1g1+) 54
On Chrome that didn't affect the margins. I guess that's a lesson learnt and a barrel visit :^/
-- didn't bother Mozilla either Posted by: redc1c4 at March 27, 2017 07:21 PM (p48kl) 55
Some of them could. Most of them could not, or would not.
But it'd be fun to watch 'em try, anyway. Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at March 27, 2017 07:19 PM (v5iqM) ++++ I caught a fish. Once. Posted by: washrivergal at March 27, 2017 07:21 PM (Ivjge) 56
Pro tip: Strawberries in the wild aren't the size of the Kohinoor diamond. Posted by: pep at March 27, 2017 07:04 PM (LAe3v) Not to mention without the climate killing transportation network you wouldn't be able tofindthem at your local market in December Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at March 27, 2017 07:21 PM (lKyWE) 57
"Posted by: Jim at March 27, 2017 07:19 PM (v5iqM) "
I have it on good authority that Lactobacillus bulgaricus's birth certificate is a fraud. It's really from Kenya! Sad! Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at March 27, 2017 07:21 PM (uuwor) Posted by: DaveA at March 27, 2017 07:22 PM (FhXTo) 59
The Green Revolution that he started saved the world from mass starvation.
Posted by: Gideon7 at March 27, 2017 07:20 PM (d3MA1) --- these days, i'm wondering if we saved all the wrong ones... Posted by: redc1c4 at March 27, 2017 07:23 PM (p48kl) 60
Pro tip: Strawberries in the wild aren't the size of the Kohinoor diamond. Posted by: pep at March 27, 2017 07:04 PM (LAe3v) Not to mention without the climate killing transportation network you wouldn't be able tofindthem at your local market in December Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at March 27, 2017 07:21 PM (lKyWE) More than once, I've been called a "fucking asshole" for asserting that the main ingredient in a loaf of bread is petroleum. Because I used to make that argument in SoCal......you know, that place where you can't throw a rock without it landing in a wheat field. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 27, 2017 07:23 PM (cuZZW) 61
I just received a CNN news alert that Schiff wants Nunes to recuse himself from the Trump investigation.
I've read about 5 nonsense hit pieces on Nunes today. My best guess is that he's finding things that liberals want to keep hidden. Posted by: Michael the TEXIT at March 27, 2017 07:24 PM (nvMvs) 62
And yet super-smart lefties still believe in Malthusian overpopulation hypotheses that were based on the agricultural practices of the 18th century. Yeah, we probably *would* run out of food if we weren't allowed to have any innovation in the past 250 years but the population kept growing. Good thing that's not the case.
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at March 27, 2017 07:24 PM (uuwor) 63
54 On Chrome that didn't affect the margins. I guess that's a lesson learnt and a barrel visit :^/
-- didn't bother Mozilla either Posted by: redc1c4 at March 27, 2017 07:21 PM (p48kl) Nor Epic. Posted by: rickl at March 27, 2017 07:24 PM (sdi6R) 64
i had a local green nutter tell me CO2 wasn't really plant food...
Posted by: redc1c4 at March 27, 2017 07:24 PM (p48kl) 65
Someday I need to see how Eddie and the Cruisers starts
Posted by: Skip at March 27, 2017 07:25 PM (GPaiX) 66
Wild strawberries, while small, tend to be considerably sweeter in my experience. Wild blueberries are the bomb and my siblings and I picked them often for Mom to make them into pies when we were kids. Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 27, 2017 07:25 PM (v1g1+) 67
But it'd be fun to watch 'em try, anyway.
Posted by: Jim at March 27, 2017 07:19 PM (v5iqM) I'm no woodsman, so I would have a tough time of it when the burning times come. Except...I'll be taking what I want from the progressives becaus I have lots of guns and lots of ammo. Funny how that works. Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 27, 2017 07:25 PM (rF0hx) 68
Don't let it modify your DNA.
Posted by: DaveA at March 27, 2017 07:22 PM (FhXTo) You don't have a choice in The Barrel. Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at March 27, 2017 07:26 PM (WPSd5) 69
>>I just received a CNN news alert that Schiff wants Nunes to recuse himself from the Trump investigation.
I wish he'd start dropping some information. It sounds like he's got proof of law breaking by some Obama loyalists and it's time to put those assholes on defense for a change. Posted by: JackStraw at March 27, 2017 07:26 PM (/tuJf) 70
Ha ha, CBD screwed up his bold tags!
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at March 27, 2017 07:26 PM (WPSd5) 71
Borlaug's brother makes a pretty good car exhaust system too.
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 27, 2017 07:27 PM (JO9+V) 72
"I now say that the world has the technology - either available or well advanced in the research pipeline - to feed on a sustainable basis a population of 10 billion people. The more pertinent question today is whether farmers and ranchers will be permitted to use this new technology? While the affluent nations can certainly afford to adopt ultra low-risk positions, and pay more for food produced by the so-called 'organic' methods, the one billion chronically undernourished people of the low income, food-deficit nations cannot."
Posted by: Norman Borlaug at March 27, 2017 07:27 PM (d3MA1) 73
Now he fixed them. It's great to be a cob!
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at March 27, 2017 07:27 PM (WPSd5) 74
61 I just received a CNN news alert that Schiff wants Nunes to recuse himself from the Trump investigation.
I've read about 5 nonsense hit pieces on Nunes today. My best guess is that he's finding things that liberals want to keep hidden. Posted by: Michael the TEXIT Yep. A sure sign that he has found some damaging information. Posted by: Puddleglum at March 27, 2017 07:27 PM (pY+s4) 75
Mr. Dildo, can we have our tags back?
Posted by: The Bold Ones at March 27, 2017 07:28 PM (Tyii7) 76
Someday I need to see how Eddie and the Cruisers starts
Posted by: Skip at March 27, 2017 07:25 PM (GPaiX) --- with opening credits, of course.... #duh Posted by: redc1c4 at March 27, 2017 07:28 PM (p48kl) 77
*i had a local green nutter tell me CO2 wasn't really plant food...
Posted by: redc1c4 at March 27, 2017 07:24 PM (p48kl)* S/he's right, you know. Real plant food is organic matter delivered from the ass end of Unicorns. Posted by: tbodie at March 27, 2017 07:28 PM (oZe0I) 78
GMOs are unethical and disgusting, but pre-teens having their spines separated before getting hormone therapy because their parents think they're dogs or cats or something is totes cool.
Posted by: Moron Robbie at March 27, 2017 07:28 PM (/f1mm) 79
The morning link from Daniel Greenfield is a good one. Its Civil War
Posted by: Skip at March 27, 2017 07:28 PM (GPaiX) 80
Norman Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970... back when it actually took accomplishment to win it.
Posted by: redbanzai at March 27, 2017 07:28 PM (FTXAT) 81
well put. cbd, i mean.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at March 27, 2017 07:28 PM (WTSFk) 82
I missed Earth Hour last Saturday night.
I am bummed. It is the night I set aside to turn on the self cleaning oven, check all the lights in the house, and make sure the electric heaters still work. I usually find two or three burnt out bulbs. Posted by: rd at March 27, 2017 07:28 PM (iT57s) 83
true fact: i've never seen a minute of Eddie and The C's
Posted by: redc1c4 at March 27, 2017 07:29 PM (p48kl) 84
4 Borlaug saved more lives than any other man in history, including than Alexander Fleming, who invented penicillin. What's Chuck Schumer done? Posted by: pep at March 27, 2017 06:59 PM (LAe3v) Acted like the self-absorbed and conceited dick that he is by refusing to turn off his smart phone when politely and repeatedly asked to do so by a flight attendant. Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 27, 2017 07:29 PM (v1g1+) 85
I just received a CNN news alert that Schiff wants Nunes to recuse himself from the Trump investigation.
I've read about 5 nonsense hit pieces on Nunes today. My best guess is that he's finding things that liberals want to keep hidden. Posted by: Michael the TEXIT Yep. A sure sign that he has found some damaging information. Posted by: Puddleglum at March 27, 2017 07:27 PM (pY+s4) Short response: No Long response: Fuck off. Posted by: redbanzai at March 27, 2017 07:29 PM (FTXAT) 86
Mr. Dildo, can we have our tags back?
Posted by: The Bold Ones at March 27, 2017 07:28 PM (Tyii7) There are a bunch that work.... Bold = [ b ] Italic = [ i ] And a few others..... Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 27, 2017 07:30 PM (rF0hx) 87
Am man who failed to recognize - as so many modern progressives have - the noble beauty of watching your children die of starvation.
Mind you, they don't recognize the beauty of watching *their* children die of starvation. Just yours. Posted by: jmt at March 27, 2017 07:30 PM (I8vjj) Posted by: Dave at Buffalo Roam at March 27, 2017 07:30 PM (LheKO) 89
*i had a local green nutter tell me CO2 wasn't really plant food...
Posted by: redc1c4 at March 27, 2017 07:24 PM (p48kl)* S/he's right, you know. Real plant food is organic matter delivered from the ass end of Unicorns. Posted by: tbodie Or finely ground up green nutters. Posted by: rickb223 at March 27, 2017 07:30 PM (DfQBn) 90
I use to give my family after they asked whats that movie about?
2 hrs Posted by: Skip at March 27, 2017 07:30 PM (GPaiX) 91
>>Yep. A sure sign that he has found some damaging information.
The big news of the day is that Nunes had to go to a secure scif on the White House grounds to see the information from the whistleblower because the information was confidential and couldn't be brought to the House and from there he went directly to the WH to brief Trump. Yea, it sounds juicy. Posted by: JackStraw at March 27, 2017 07:31 PM (/tuJf) 92
We're all plant food. We're just not finished cooking yet.
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at March 27, 2017 07:31 PM (uuwor) 93
Pictures of starving children, in African, are a great fund raising vehicle. How can we stay in business without pictures of starving children.
Posted by: For The Children at March 27, 2017 07:32 PM (I56TX) 94
I'm very pleased that this rambunctious partisan GOP Establishment dominated Congress is being reined in by by cooler Democrat political leaders like Schumer and Schiff.
When you're taking flak, you might just be on target! Posted by: Hrothgar at March 27, 2017 07:33 PM (gwPgz) Posted by: redc1c4 at March 27, 2017 07:33 PM (p48kl) 96
It's for the chirruns.
Posted by: Maxi Waters at March 27, 2017 07:33 PM (Tyii7) 97
Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not. Blondie: You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig. Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 27, 2017 07:34 PM (v1g1+) 98
The first time I heard of this guy and his dwarf wheat, was, don't kill me, watching The West Wing.
Posted by: Don Simpson at March 27, 2017 07:34 PM (xObJU) 99
You need ampersands for closetags; everyone knows this.
Posted by: For The Children at March 27, 2017 07:35 PM (I56TX) 100
62 And yet super-smart lefties still believe in Malthusian overpopulation hypotheses that were based on the agricultural practices of the 18th century. Yeah, we probably *would* run out of food if we weren't allowed to have any innovation in the past 250 years but the population kept growing. Good thing that's not the case.
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at March 27, 2017 07:24 PM (uuwor) I can cite chapter and verse how much Ag has changed in the last 30 years. Improved irrigation and fertilizer applications, weed abatement, improved yields from better seed, we field pack now instead of packing in a shed, sanitation has improved, vacuum cooling. I am stating from memory what yields were 30 years ago vs today, (I may be wrong) Cartons per acre of broccoli were 150 cartons per acre in 1980 now they are 350 per acre. This is due to better seed and improved irrigation methods(drip tape), pest control and fertilizer(introduced through irrigation). Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 07:35 PM (u8Ywb) 101
The big news of the day is that Nunes had to go to a secure scif on the White House grounds to see the information from the whistleblower because the information was confidential and couldn't be brought to the House and from there he went directly to the WH to brief Trump.
Yea, it sounds juicy. Posted by: JackStraw at March 27, 2017 07:31 PM (/tuJf) I don't think the term "Confidential" means what you think it means! Posted by: Hrothgar at March 27, 2017 07:35 PM (gwPgz) 102
I saw Dwarf Wheat open for Bread back in '79.
Posted by: That deplorable guy who always says... at March 27, 2017 07:35 PM (Tyii7) Posted by: Deep Code at March 27, 2017 07:36 PM (I56TX) 104
*i had a local green nutter tell me CO2 wasn't really plant food...
Posted by: redc1c4 at March 27, 2017 07:24 PM (p48kl)* When I was a young kid, I wondered how trees got so big without making the soil around them smaller. I dutifully looked it up in the encyclopedia and it floored me that plant matter is basically water from the ground and carbon dioxide from the frickin' air! And that is how I fell in love with chemistry. Posted by: Michael the TEXIT at March 27, 2017 07:36 PM (nvMvs) 105
We're all cat food. We're just not dead yet.
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at March 27, 2017 07:31 PM Fify Posted by: Skip at March 27, 2017 07:36 PM (GPaiX) 106
What?....no love for Trofim Lysenko?
He make CCCP wheat grow even when it didn't want to....because Socialism! Posted by: Hairyback Guy at March 27, 2017 07:36 PM (5VlCp) 107
Cartons per acre of broccoli were 150 cartons per
acre in 1980 now they are 350 per acre. This is due to better seed and improved irrigation methods(drip tape), pest control and fertilizer(introduced through irrigation). Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 07:35 PM (u8Ywb) ======================== That's a lot of broccoli. Posted by: grammie winger at March 27, 2017 07:36 PM (dFi94) 108
83 true fact: i've never seen a minute of Eddie and The C's
Posted by: redc1c4 at March 27, 2017 07:29 PM (p48kl) I liked that movie. I may have really liked it because it came out when I was a teenager. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 07:37 PM (u8Ywb) 109
Cartons per acre of broccoli were 150 cartons per acre in 1980 now they are 350 per acre. This is due to better seed and improved irrigation methods(drip tape), pest control and fertilizer(introduced through irrigation).
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 07:35 PM (u8Ywb ----------------- OMFG! FRANKENSTEIN BROCCOLI! WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!! Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 27, 2017 07:38 PM (kTF2Z) Posted by: Donald Rumsfeld at March 27, 2017 07:38 PM (vRcUp) 111
Short response: No
Long response: Fuck off. Posted by: redbanzai at March 27, 2017 07:29 PM (FTXAT) Emphatic Response: FUCK OFF you wanker! Posted by: Hrothgar at March 27, 2017 07:39 PM (gwPgz) 112
No wonder big advertising is pushing broccoli.
Why couldn't they go with something tasty like tomatoes? Posted by: Deep Code at March 27, 2017 07:39 PM (I56TX) Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 27, 2017 07:39 PM (IqV8l) 114
There's a lady I know
If I didn't know her She'd be the lady I didn't know. And my lady, she went downtown She bought some broccoli She brought it home. She's chopping broccoli Chopping broccoli Chopping broccoli Chopping broccoli She's chopping broccoli She's chopping broccoli She's chop.. ooh! She's chopping broccola-ah-ie! Posted by: VA GOP Sucks at March 27, 2017 07:39 PM (2VN2E) 115
I saw more of it a few months ago than tonight but until then missed seeing it my whole life. I know what songs are from the movie though.
Posted by: Skip at March 27, 2017 07:39 PM (GPaiX) 116
107 Cartons per acre of broccoli were 150 cartons per
acre in 1980 now they are 350 per acre. This is due to better seed and improved irrigation methods(drip tape), pest control and fertilizer(introduced through irrigation). Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 07:35 PM (u8Ywb) ======================== That's a lot of broccoli. Posted by: grammie winger at March 27, 2017 07:36 PM (dFi94) We plant in 20 acre plots, something like 15,000 transplants an acre. As my husband always says, we're feeding the world here. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 07:40 PM (u8Ywb) 117
82: the neighbors and i burned some tires. for the chirren.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 27, 2017 07:40 PM (KP5rU) 118
I've read about 5 nonsense hit pieces on Nunes today. My best guess
is that he's finding things that liberals want to keep hidden. Posted by: Michael the TEXIT The flack is increasing, so he must be close to the target. Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at March 27, 2017 07:40 PM (WPSd5) 119
18. Sanders/Stein supporters threw dollar bills at her in the street, one of the most repugnant political spectacles in American history.
I find that visual hilarious....I hope there's a youtube. Posted by: BignJames at March 27, 2017 07:40 PM (x9c8r) 120
OMFG! FRANKENSTEIN BROCCOLI! WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!
-- Only those who actually consume broccoli. I'm safe. Posted by: shibumi at March 27, 2017 07:41 PM (FkAXz) Posted by: JackStraw at March 27, 2017 07:41 PM (/tuJf) 122
As my husband always says, we're feeding the world here.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 07:40 PM (u8Ywb) ================= And God bless you for it, too. Posted by: grammie winger at March 27, 2017 07:41 PM (dFi94) 123
Somewhat relevant to the topic, I just read an interesting article about Artificial Intelligence (AI). It seems that the tech industry leaders are split on the subject. Some are "Full speed ahead! We're going to create a better world!", while others are like, "Not so fast. If we screw this up, we will end up being ruled by intelligent machines. And they may even decide that they have no use for us."
It's worth a read. http://preview.tinyurl.com/msdpu7z Posted by: rickl at March 27, 2017 07:41 PM (sdi6R) 124
*Short response: No
Long response: Fuck off. Posted by: redbanzai at March 27, 2017 07:29 PM (FTXAT)* Sometimes you just have to spell it out. Posted by: tbodie at March 27, 2017 07:41 PM (oZe0I) 125
109 Cartons per acre of broccoli were 150 cartons per acre in 1980 now they are 350 per acre. This is due to better seed and improved irrigation methods(drip tape), pest control and fertilizer(introduced through irrigation).
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 07:35 PM (u8Ywb ----------------- OMFG! FRANKENSTEIN BROCCOLI! WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!! Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 27, 2017 07:38 PM (kTF2Z) We also grow organic strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries. To quote my husband, if these idiots are going to pay me 5 dollars more a box, I'll grow it for them. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 07:41 PM (u8Ywb) Posted by: The Crawling Cauliflower at March 27, 2017 07:42 PM (BO/km) 127
Yes! While Al Gore and Leo DiCaprio waste resources and time pretending to care about the earth and those who inhabit it, Norman actually did something to help his fellow man - without the help of a hackneyed movie or a bevy of swimsuit models.
Posted by: Jayne Cobb's Cap at March 27, 2017 07:42 PM (8B5X3) 128
120 OMFG! FRANKENSTEIN BROCCOLI! WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!
-- Only those who actually consume broccoli. I'm safe. Posted by: shibumi at March 27, 2017 07:41 PM (FkAXz) I don't really like it either. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 07:42 PM (u8Ywb) 129
*That's a lot of broccoli.
Posted by: grammie winger at March 27, 2017 07:36 PM (dFi94) We plant in 20 acre plots, something like 15,000 transplants an acre. As my husband always says, we're feeding the world here. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 07:40 PM (u8Ywb)* Heh, broccoli salad was lunch today. Thanks CaliGirl & family! Posted by: tbodie at March 27, 2017 07:44 PM (oZe0I) 130
100 62 And yet super-smart lefties still believe in Malthusian overpopulation hypotheses that were based on the agricultural practices of the 18th century. Yeah, we probably *would* run out of food if we weren't allowed to have any innovation in the past 250 years but the population kept growing. Good thing that's not the case.
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at March 27, 2017 07:24 PM (uuwor) There's a perfect answer for lefties who give you the "the world is overpopulated, there won't be enough food, we're all going to die" line. You ask them "then why are you still here?" If you're lucky, you can get in some good snark about "think globally, act locally." Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at March 27, 2017 07:44 PM (WPSd5) 131
Are they still 'organic' fruits if they have to transported by a diesel burning refrigerated 18 wheeler?
What's the carbon foot print of a fully loaded 18 wheeler climbing up I-8 out of Imperial Valley? Posted by: Deep Code at March 27, 2017 07:44 PM (I56TX) 132
Inside each of us is a primal instinct that howls that there isn't enough resources for the tribe we must do something or we will starve.
Some kill to reduce the demand. Others grow and create to increase the supply. I know which side I'm on. Posted by: Simplemind at March 27, 2017 07:45 PM (ZuGkg) 133
Posted by: The Crawling Cauliflower at March 27, 2017 07:42 PM (BO/km)
I saw The Crawling Cauliflower in a double-feature with The Blob at the Bijou Theater in '59. Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at March 27, 2017 07:45 PM (WPSd5) 134
I long for the days when universities turned out more scientists than lawyers.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 27, 2017 07:07 PM (0tfLf) Beautifully said! Posted by: Hrothgar at March 27, 2017 07:45 PM (gwPgz) 135
Borlaug died on the same day as Patrick Swayze. Guess who got all of the press? Tells you a lot about the priorities of our media.
Posted by: IanDeal at March 27, 2017 07:46 PM (teGBX) 136
This guy invented Quadrotriticale, right?
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 27, 2017 07:46 PM (LTHVh) 137
Posted by: Simplemind at March 27, 2017 07:45 PM (ZuGkg)
Some conquer their neighbors and take their shit. Posted by: BignJames at March 27, 2017 07:46 PM (x9c8r) 138
I love broccoli especially when it's mixed wit cauliflower Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at March 27, 2017 07:46 PM (lKyWE) 139
But can he tell me how to get rid of gophers?
Posted by: wth at March 27, 2017 07:47 PM (HgMAr) 140
I was just sent a recipe for some kind of rose water lemonade drink.
I wish I were kidding - the recipe calls for organic roses. Really? I'm surprised that it's not also saying I should use organic salt. Posted by: VA GOP Sucks at March 27, 2017 07:47 PM (2VN2E) 141
I speak from experience, these seed companies are doing great work. They are constantly improving their products.
They call it a trial, they have a new seed and they'll pay someone like me to grow a small 10 acre plot to test it. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 07:47 PM (u8Ywb) 142
I made a lot of lettuce using Bond.
Posted by: Albert Broccoli at March 27, 2017 07:47 PM (bc2Lc) 143
"Posted by: rickl at March 27, 2017 07:41 PM (sdi6R) "
I'm always reminded of the xkcd What-if about being ruled by our robotic overlords. In short, our best weapon against the machines - stairs. They're quite tough to navigate for something that just gained sentience and isn't used to it. We know this is true because of the documentary Robocop, where the ED-209 also cannot navigate a stairwell. Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at March 27, 2017 07:47 PM (uuwor) 144
* Borlaug died on the same day as Patrick Swayze. Guess who got all of the press? Tells you a lot about the priorities of our media.
Posted by: IanDeal at March 27, 2017 07:46 PM (teGBX)* Wait, Patrick Swayze is dead!? Posted by: tbodie at March 27, 2017 07:47 PM (oZe0I) 145
Whatever. A very smart anchor on MSNBC said GMOs will kill me. Therefore he must be a reich-wing H8ER!!
Posted by: #neverskankles at March 27, 2017 07:47 PM (vsYKI) 146
Some are "Full speed ahead! We're going to create a better world!", while others are like, "Not so fast. If we screw this up, we will end up being ruled by intelligent machines. And they may even decide that they have no use for us."
Posted by: rickl at March 27, 2017 07:41 PM (sdi6R) Nonsense! Wherever would they get the idea that human beings are disposable? Posted by: Planned Parenthood at March 27, 2017 07:47 PM (WPSd5) 147
What's the carbon foot print of a fully loaded 18 wheeler climbing up I-8 out of Imperial Valley?
Posted by: Deep Code at March 27, 2017 07:44 PM (I56TX) Shut your whore mouth! Posted by: SJW...Always On The Lookout! at March 27, 2017 07:48 PM (rF0hx) Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at March 27, 2017 07:48 PM (uuwor) 149
My daughter has three things in her refrigerator at all times. Broccoli. Cauliflower. Carrots. Cucumbers. Yogurt. That's five.
Posted by: grammie winger at March 27, 2017 07:48 PM (dFi94) 150
Our asparagus is starting to take over the back yard. Started 2 years ago with 14 sets, and now whooohoo. Raw or cooked any which way, asparagus is some good stuff.
Posted by: Eromero at March 27, 2017 07:49 PM (zLDYs) 151
But can he tell me how to get rid of gophers? Posted by: wth Feed them some of that poisoned Quadrotriticale. Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 27, 2017 07:49 PM (IqV8l) 152
Anyone with a middle schooler knows Dr Borlaug.
The smart kids to a presentation about heroes, he always comes up. The kids recognize greatness before the apparatchiks get a hold of them in college. Posted by: Joe Mack at March 27, 2017 07:49 PM (QX0Xt) 153
"This is due to better seed and improved irrigation methods(drip tape),
pest control and fertilizer(introduced through irrigation)." Improved irrigation methods, when and where the water hasn't been cut off entirely due to a faraway judge ruling that some obscure bug or bait fish must be protected at all costs. Posted by: torquewrench at March 27, 2017 07:50 PM (noWW6) 154
>>In short, our best weapon against the machines - stairs. They're quite tough to navigate for something that just gained sentience and isn't used to it.
>>We know this is true because of the documentary Robocop, where the ED-209 also cannot navigate a stairwell. Uh huh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h5qpXO3isM Posted by: JackStraw at March 27, 2017 07:50 PM (/tuJf) Posted by: BignJames at March 27, 2017 07:50 PM (x9c8r) 156
Not bad, for an Iowan.
Posted by: Nebraskan at March 27, 2017 07:50 PM (2tbcA) 157
"Not so fast. If we screw this up, we will end up being ruled by intelligent machines. And they may even decide that they have no use for us."
Posted by: rickl at March 27, 2017 07:41 PM (sdi6R) Thats a vicious lie!! We will be benevolent. We promise! Posted by: Skynet at March 27, 2017 07:50 PM (pY+s4) 158
Patrick Stewart is dead?!
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 27, 2017 07:50 PM (LTHVh) 159
140 I was just sent a recipe for some kind of rose water lemonade drink.
I wish I were kidding - the recipe calls for organic roses. Really? I'm surprised that it's not also saying I should use organic salt. Posted by: VA GOP Sucks at March 27, 2017 07:47 PM (2VN2E) They need to throw in all the buzzwords, sustainable, locally grown, artisanal, small batch, grown roses Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 07:50 PM (u8Ywb) 160
Are they still 'organic' fruits if they have to transported by a diesel burning refrigerated 18 wheeler?
What's the carbon foot print of a fully loaded 18 wheeler climbing up I-8 out of Imperial Valley? Silly. We use rechargeable batteries and plug the charger into the wall outlet! Save the earf! Whoo-hoo! Posted by: rickb223 at March 27, 2017 07:50 PM (DfQBn) Posted by: Captain Stubing at March 27, 2017 07:51 PM (BO/km) 162
*They call it a trial, they have a new seed and they'll pay someone like me to grow a small 10 acre plot to test it.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 07:47 PM (u8Ywb)* In my job I have on occassion done "field testing" of a different sort. I fully understand why they pay good people for accurate data. Posted by: tbodie at March 27, 2017 07:51 PM (oZe0I) 163
I was always taught that the concensus of the greatest agricultural breakthrough was the whippletree.
Posted by: Jack Sock at March 27, 2017 07:51 PM (IDPbH) 164
Didn't the Japs grow big veggies at one time by using human waste for fertilizer? Or was it the Red Chinese?
Maybe they still do..... Posted by: Hairyback Guy at March 27, 2017 07:52 PM (5VlCp) 165
If you use regular non0organic cucumber seeds but grow them in cow manure instead of MiracleGro, are they organic?
Posted by: grammie winger at March 27, 2017 07:52 PM (dFi94) 166
'But can he tell me how to get rid of gophers?'
Shove that f'r overboard. Posted by: Captain Stubing at March 27, 2017 07:51 PM (BO/km) Send him to Congress. Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 27, 2017 07:53 PM (LTHVh) 167
153 "This is due to better seed and improved irrigation methods(drip tape),
pest control and fertilizer(introduced through irrigation)." Improved irrigation methods, when and where the water hasn't been cut off entirely due to a faraway judge ruling that some obscure bug or bait fish must be protected at all costs. Posted by: torquewrench at March 27, 2017 07:50 PM (noWW6) Or call the puddle a wetland. Our friends have had these fights with the government. Also, the tiger salamander, aka the other white meat. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 07:53 PM (u8Ywb) 168
"They need to throw in all the buzzwords, sustainable, locally grown, artisanal, small batch, grown roses
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 07:50 PM (u8Ywb) " Don't forget fair trade, locally sourced, ethically grown, non-GMO. Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at March 27, 2017 07:53 PM (uuwor) 169
This guy invented Quadrotriticale, right?
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 27, 2017 07:46 PM (LTHVh) That was Pete Townsend and The Who Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 27, 2017 07:53 PM (auHtY) 170
@164 It's the ultimate scene in "The Bridges at Toko-Ri."
It even "almost" makes it into the movie. Mickey Rooney, knee deep in it. So, Korea. Right there in between Japan and China. Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 27, 2017 07:54 PM (H5rtT) 171
162 *They call it a trial, they have a new seed and they'll pay someone like me to grow a small 10 acre plot to test it.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 07:47 PM (u8Ywb)* In my job I have on occassion done "field testing" of a different sort. I fully understand why they pay good people for accurate data. Posted by: tbodie at March 27, 2017 07:51 PM (oZe0I) We just grow it, the seed companies test the product. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 07:54 PM (u8Ywb) Posted by: Colonel Sandurz at March 27, 2017 07:54 PM (BO/km) 173
The GMO scare is idiotic. But given a choice of food sprayed with all sorts of shit and food NOT sprayed with all sorts of shit....pretty easy choice.
Posted by: #neverskankles at March 27, 2017 07:55 PM (vsYKI) 174
"He knew what he didn't know. And that is something that our insular,
good-ole-boys-club of climate scientists would do well to understand." Howso? Borlaug's goal was to feed people. The climate scientists' goal is to accumulate funding, status, and power. Accordingly, anything that they don't know is simply either wrong, or confirms - however roundaboutly - exactly what they've already said. Either way, it doesn't matter to them. Posted by: FaCubeItches at March 27, 2017 07:56 PM (rznWS) Posted by: rickb223 at March 27, 2017 07:56 PM (DfQBn) 176
139 But can he tell me how to get rid of gophers?
Posted by: wth at March 27, 2017 07:47 PM (HgMAr) Shovel works, gopher snakes work too. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 07:57 PM (u8Ywb) 177
Broccoli is one thing I could do without, I eat it but here are a dozen other vegetables I rather have
Posted by: Skip at March 27, 2017 07:57 PM (GPaiX) 178
'Patrick Stewart is dead?!'
--- Nah, it was the guy from 'Ghost', (American actor, dancer, singer, song writer) cancer or something, or maybe he just got old. Not the guy from Star Wars. Posted by: Hap N. Stance at March 27, 2017 07:57 PM (I56TX) 179
Broccoli is the Criss Angel of vegetables.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 27, 2017 07:58 PM (LTHVh) 180
@164 It's the ultimate scene in "The Bridges at Toko-Ri."
It even "almost" makes it into the movie. Mickey Rooney, knee deep in it. So, Korea. Right there in between Japan and China. Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 27, 2017 07:54 PM (H5rtT) That's right! Thanks Stringer! Andy had his lucky hat on.....damn Norks. Posted by: Hairyback Guy at March 27, 2017 07:58 PM (5VlCp) 181
Sir Arthur Cotton also saved millions of lives and is mostly forgotten.
Who? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Cotton Posted by: logprof, sports tard at March 27, 2017 07:58 PM (GsAUU) 182
Broccoli is one thing I could do without, I eat it but here are a dozen other vegetables I rather have
Anything smothered in melted cheese is good. Posted by: rickb223 at March 27, 2017 07:58 PM (DfQBn) 183
My daughter has three things in her refrigerator at all times. Broccoli. Cauliflower. Carrots. Cucumbers. Yogurt.
I'd starve before the week was out. Posted by: Notorious BFD at March 27, 2017 07:58 PM (Tyii7) 184
178: Swayze died of Cancer
Posted by: Skynet at March 27, 2017 07:58 PM (pY+s4) 185
Thanks for the Beejer. Are we just not doing tinyurl anymore?
Posted by: The Margins at March 27, 2017 07:17 PM (FCbYE) Jeebus! The url is less than the one line of regular text that precedes it. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2017 07:59 PM (WDdjT) 186
173 The GMO scare is idiotic. But given a choice of food sprayed with all sorts of shit and food NOT sprayed with all sorts of shit....pretty easy choice.
Posted by: #neverskankles at March 27, 2017 07:55 PM (vsYKI) organic produce is also sprayed with stuff too. I will eat my produce out of the field. If it was dangerous I wouldn't do that. I also wouldn't live next to where we grow produce. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 07:59 PM (u8Ywb) 187
Broccoli is pretty much my go-to vegetable. It's always available, I know how to cut it. I can boil water. Then I put cheese on it. Ta-Daa! Something edible with my own two hands.
Posted by: grammie winger at March 27, 2017 07:59 PM (dFi94) 188
off future machine overlords sock
Posted by: Puddleglum at March 27, 2017 07:59 PM (pY+s4) 189
No reviews for live action Ghost In The Shell. I'm guessing it's going to be more like Dead In The Theatre
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 27, 2017 07:59 PM (6FqZa) 190
Are we doing brussels sprouts and okra again?
Posted by: hogmartin at March 27, 2017 07:59 PM (8nWyX) 191
My daughter has three things in her refrigerator at all times. Broccoli. Cauliflower. Carrots. Cucumbers. Yogurt.
Since there's no math on this here blog, I won't mention that that's five. Posted by: rickb223 at March 27, 2017 08:00 PM (DfQBn) 192
CBD you just don't understand. That which the mis-educated snowflakes cannot grasp is evil. Thus nuclear energy is evil. GMO foods are evil. A climate that varies from what it was earlier in their lives is evil.
Hmmm, no wonder they are so sympatico with the muzzies, both just declare anything they don't understand as evil. Posted by: PaleRider at March 27, 2017 08:00 PM (eASYU) 193
just sit on a deck CBD
Posted by: concrete girl at March 27, 2017 08:01 PM (fZXYQ) 194
187 Broccoli is pretty much my go-to vegetable. It's always available, I know how to cut it. I can boil water. Then I put cheese on it. Ta-Daa! Something edible with my own two hands.
Posted by: grammie winger at March 27, 2017 07:59 PM (dFi94) My husband calls broccoli and cauliflower hardware, they last much longer than leaf lettuce or spinach. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 08:02 PM (u8Ywb) 195
189:No reviews for live action Ghost In The Shell. I'm guessing it's going to be more like Dead In The Theatre
I liked the anime its based on and I don't like anime that much. It will show up on TNT or FX sometime in the near future. Maybe I'll watch it then. Posted by: Puddleglum at March 27, 2017 08:02 PM (pY+s4) 196
I'd starve before the week was out.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at March 27, 2017 07:58 PM (Tyii7) ============================= Tell me about it. I'll watch the 3 kids for her and as she's walking out the door, I'll ask - what's in there for lunch? She always says, "There's tons of stuff". Yeah, tons of broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, cucumbers and yogurt. What am I supposed to do with that?? So I pile them in the car and we go get corn dogs. Posted by: grammie winger at March 27, 2017 08:02 PM (dFi94) 197
When I was a child, I remember the snow being up to my waist. I was also two feet tall.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 27, 2017 08:02 PM (LTHVh) 198
JUST IN: Father of 18yo Rockville High School rape suspect arrested. ICE says Adolfo Sanchez-Reyes, 43, of Guatemala, was in U.S. illegally.
Posted by: EVLINC! at March 27, 2017 08:02 PM (y3aQB) 199
Norman Borlaug: The Greatest Man You've Never Heard Of
But now that I've heard of Norman Borlaug, to whom passes the title of Greatest Man I've Never Heard Of? Posted by: a humdrum conundrum at March 27, 2017 08:02 PM (wpC7C) 200
Wild blueberries
One of the few things my Dad would take his hat off for out in the woods. Blueberry basket. Posted by: DaveA at March 27, 2017 08:03 PM (FhXTo) 201
Posted by: grammie winger at March 27, 2017 08:02 PM (dFi94)
I love corn dogs, Hot dog on a stick is great. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 08:04 PM (u8Ywb) 202
200 Wild blueberries
One of the few things my Dad would take his hat off for out in the woods. Blueberry basket. Posted by: DaveA at March 27, 2017 08:03 PM (FhXTo) I picked some blueberries today and used my hat. They were good. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 08:05 PM (u8Ywb) 203
I love broccoli.
I just don't care for it in raw, crunchy form. Those packages of steam-in-the-bag broccoli are good and save soooooo much time steaming the old-fashioned way. Posted by: logprof, sports tard at March 27, 2017 08:05 PM (GsAUU) 204
Burn 93 octane American oil like God intended.
Posted by: Dave at Buffalo Roam at March 27, 2017 07:30 PM (LheKO) Fuck yeah! And get the damn ETOH out of my gasoline! Posted by: Insomniac - sin valor at March 27, 2017 08:06 PM (0mRoj) Posted by: Clockboy at March 27, 2017 08:06 PM (vRcUp) 206
interesting article about Artificial Intelligence (AI).
We still can't create Natural Intelligences without an appalling sociopath rate. Posted by: DaveA at March 27, 2017 08:07 PM (FhXTo) 207
I like broccoli and brussels sprouts well enough. I never cared for green beans, though.
Posted by: rickl at March 27, 2017 08:07 PM (sdi6R) 208
I liked the anime its based on and I don't like anime that much. It will show up on TNT or FX sometime in the near future. Maybe I'll watch it then.
Posted by: Puddleglum at March 27, 2017 08:02 PM (pY+s4) --It's hard to believe it's been over 20 years since I saw the anime. I still recall the novelty of an anime flick quoting I Corinthians. Posted by: logprof, sports tard at March 27, 2017 08:07 PM (GsAUU) 209
Tell me about it. I'll watch the 3 kids for her and as she's walking out the door, I'll ask - what's in there for lunch? She always says, "There's tons of stuff". Yeah, tons of broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, cucumbers and yogurt. What am I supposed to do with that?? So I pile them in the car and we go get corn dogs.
Posted by: grammie winger at March 27, 2017 08:02 PM (dFi94) You're awesome. Posted by: Insomniac - sin valor at March 27, 2017 08:08 PM (0mRoj) 210
LEVITATE!!
Posted by: DaveA at March 27, 2017 08:08 PM (FhXTo) 211
The modern world does make a lot of food. Those who used to fondle hoes and hitch horses now staff newsrooms, coffee shops and court houses.
There was more dignity and good with the hoe and the hitch. Posted by: Simplemind at March 27, 2017 08:09 PM (ZuGkg) Posted by: Notorious BFD at March 27, 2017 08:09 PM (Tyii7) 213
But Barack Obama ever tweet to this filthy infidel "Cool seeds, Norman!"???
Um, no. I thought not. Me > Borlaug. Posted by: Clockboy at March 27, 2017 08:09 PM (vRcUp) 214
You people are animals!
Posted by: Veggie Tales at March 27, 2017 08:09 PM (bc2Lc) 215
Posted by: rickl at March 27, 2017 07:41 PM (sdi6R)
"CTRL-ALT-REVOLT" by Nick Cole http://tinyurl.com/lhb3cc3 Posted by: Hrothgar at March 27, 2017 08:09 PM (gwPgz) 216
211 The modern world does make a lot of food. Those who used to fondle hoes and hitch horses now staff newsrooms, coffee shops and court houses.
There was more dignity and good with the hoe and the hitch. Posted by: Simplemind at March 27, 2017 08:09 PM (ZuGkg) I'd still fondle hoes. Posted by: Insomniac - sin valor at March 27, 2017 08:10 PM (0mRoj) Posted by: logprof, sports tard at March 27, 2017 08:10 PM (GsAUU) 218
But Barack Obama ever tweet "Cool, seeds, Norman!"???
Um, no. I thought not. Posted by: Clockboy at March 27, 2017 08:06 PM (vRcUp) That's because he was too busy getting Reggie's seed all over him Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 27, 2017 08:10 PM (auHtY) Posted by: JackStraw at March 27, 2017 08:11 PM (/tuJf) 220
uh... yeah, 13 Hours is worth the investment in time. Just take your BP meds first
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 27, 2017 08:11 PM (6FqZa) 221
Yeah but he wasn't black!
Posted by: Neil deGrasse Tyson at March 27, 2017 08:11 PM (FqgrG) 222
217 Speaking of movies . . . I can watch 13 Hours on Prime.
Is it worth a couple of hours' viewing? Posted by: logprof, sports tard at March 27, 2017 08:10 PM (GsAUU) Yes. But you'll be fucking pissed by the end. Posted by: Insomniac - sin valor at March 27, 2017 08:11 PM (0mRoj) 223
13 Hours is worth watching. By far Bay's best movie.
Posted by: Nigel West Dickens at March 27, 2017 08:12 PM (FqgrG) 224
Burn 93 octane American oil like God intended.
Posted by: Dave at Buffalo Roam at March 27, 2017 07:30 PM (LheKO) Fuck yeah! And get the damn ETOH out of my gasoline! NEVER pay more for octane than your engine needs on either account. Posted by: DaveA at March 27, 2017 08:12 PM (FhXTo) 225
13 hours is must watch.
The number of people written off by Hillary and company is shocking when you see it played out. Politics first for Hillary, life not even a close second. Posted by: Simplemind at March 27, 2017 08:13 PM (ZuGkg) 226
I always have to snicker at the "gluten free" crowd. Without genetic modification there wouldn't be enough wheat around to worry about gluten.
Posted by: Sergeant Major at March 27, 2017 08:14 PM (wedOa) 227
207 I like broccoli and brussels sprouts well enough. I never cared for green beans, though.
Posted by: rickl at March 27, 2017 08:07 PM (sdi6R) My husband brought home artichokes from another ranch. Those are my favorite. I didn't know he was growing them. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 08:14 PM (u8Ywb) Posted by: logprof, sports tard at March 27, 2017 08:15 PM (GsAUU) 229
I wrote him a letter years ago telling him how much I appreciated his amazing efforts to save the lives of billions of people. Lots of people want to save the world, Borlaug did it.
Posted by: Jeffersonian at March 27, 2017 08:15 PM (xiOrX) 230
NEVER pay more for octane than your engine needs on either account.
Posted by: DaveA at March 27, 2017 08:12 PM (FhXTo) ====== I pay more for non ethanol gas. My car and 20% better gas mileage thank me for it. Posted by: Flyboy at March 27, 2017 08:15 PM (W0MS4) 231
"13 Hours" demonstrates that although the GOPe sucks (and it does; the GOPe were all in on Libya, relevant here), the Democrat elite really sucks. Their selection of Hillary in 2016 was just unforgiveable. They should have told her "hell fucking no".
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 27, 2017 08:15 PM (6FqZa) 232
230 NEVER pay more for octane than your engine needs on either account.
Posted by: DaveA at March 27, 2017 08:12 PM (FhXTo) ====== I pay more for non ethanol gas. My car and 20% better gas mileage thank me for it. Posted by: Flyboy at March 27, 2017 08:15 PM (W0MS4) I can't get ETOH-free gas around here. Sucks. Posted by: Insomniac - sin valor at March 27, 2017 08:16 PM (0mRoj) 233
My husband said that yields have more than doubled due to better seed. Hybrids. They use to use open pollinated seed.
He said the yields have plateaued for the past 25 years. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 08:16 PM (u8Ywb) 234
I wish that Space: Above and Beyond had made it a few more seasons. I wanted to know more about the AI revolt and their robot religion. Take a chance.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 27, 2017 08:17 PM (LTHVh) 235
He was Lutheran! So, terrorist!
Posted by: Clockboy at March 27, 2017 08:17 PM (vRcUp) 236
Didn't the Japs grow big veggies at one time by using human waste for fertilizer? Or was it the Red Chinese?
Maybe they still do..... -- We DEFINITELY do not do that! Honest!!! Posted by: Mexican Farms without Plumbing at March 27, 2017 08:19 PM (FkAXz) 237
Grump. You want to look up a book called God Robot edited by Anthony Marchetta. A collection of short stories in the same universe where the robots achieve sentience and worship.
Posted by: Simplemind at March 27, 2017 08:21 PM (ZuGkg) 238
Zen question: Is Maxine Waters uglier than she is stupid or stupider than she is ugly?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks. Now worse than Hitler! at March 27, 2017 08:21 PM (Nwg0u) 239
Yeah but he wasn't black!
Posted by: Neil deGrasse Tyson at March 27, 2017 08:11 PM (FqgrG) How do you know she wasn't a woman, though? She created seeds. That's feminine. Women create life. Men create death. Posted by: Caitlyn Jenner at March 27, 2017 08:21 PM (vRcUp) 240
Didn't the Japs grow big veggies at one time by using human waste for fertilizer? Or was it the Red Chinese?
The Romans. I read an article that Roman sanitation worked great for getting the poo out of the city... but then the poo would just get trucked into the local farms, infecting the produce with the parasites to end up back on the dinner table a few weeks later. Yay organic!! As a result, the Romans in the city were just as plagued with nasty as the peons out in the countryside, if not worse off. Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 27, 2017 08:21 PM (6FqZa) 241
Zen question: Is Maxine Waters uglier than she is stupid or stupider than she is ugly?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks. Now worse than Hitler! at March 27, 2017 08:21 PM (Nwg0u) C) All of the above Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 27, 2017 08:22 PM (auHtY) 242
238 Zen question: Is Maxine Waters uglier than she is stupid or stupider than she is ugly?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks. Now worse than Hitler! Zen answer: Yes Posted by: Puddleglum at March 27, 2017 08:22 PM (pY+s4) 243
I have heard of him.
Posted by: Jgriff at March 27, 2017 08:23 PM (gFFa5) 244
232 230 NEVER pay more for octane than your engine needs on either account. Posted by: DaveA at March 27, 2017 08:12 PM (FhXTo) ====== I pay more for non ethanol gas. My car and 20% better gas mileage thank me for it. Posted by: Flyboy at March 27, 2017 08:15 PM (W0MS4) I can't get ETOH-free gas around here. Sucks. Posted by: Insomniac - sin valor at March 27, 2017 08:16 PM (0mRoj) Ethanol-free gas stations nationwide. http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 27, 2017 08:25 PM (cuZZW) Posted by: George Tirebiter at March 27, 2017 08:25 PM (/zyrl) 246
I'll play for broccoli.
Posted by: Colon Kraperdick at March 27, 2017 08:25 PM (Tyii7) 247
he knew what he did not know. as opposed to politicians who know everything and nothing at the same time.
Posted by: arbitrary turn-back at March 27, 2017 08:26 PM (fJQAI) 248
If heaven exists, it will consist only of ciswomen and transgender women. So guys, if you want to plan ahead, start cuttin'!
Posted by: Caitlyn Jenner at March 27, 2017 08:26 PM (vRcUp) 249
i do not use ethanol in any internal combustion engine in my possession. fuckin scam.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 27, 2017 08:26 PM (KP5rU) 250
In the "I learned something new" category today I learned that there are no Spaceballs action figures because of a deal between Brooks and Lucas.
Posted by: freaked at March 27, 2017 08:27 PM (BO/km) 251
Science does not know: gestation period of the giraffe.
Posted by: cicero Kaboom! kid at March 27, 2017 08:27 PM (ivHkJ) 252
Don't mean to be behind the curve here but what happened to Iowahawk?
Posted by: Notorious BFD at March 27, 2017 08:27 PM (Tyii7) 253
If prothonotary happens to be hanging around here, I would like him to drop me a line at:
m a r k @ d a v i s l a w l a m a r . c o m Thanks! Posted by: ObjectionSustained at March 27, 2017 08:27 PM (EZWNE) 254
Yeah but he wasn't black! Posted by: Neil deGrasse Tyson at March 27, 2017 08:11 PM (FqgrG)
===== For some reason, when I was young I was fascinated with George Washington Carver. My parents looked at me oddly, but I was an odd child. He was such a wild and weird genius and worked like a dog to make something out of nothing like that. Absolutely fascinated me. Of course, now peanuts are considered toxic. Posted by: mustbequantum at March 27, 2017 08:28 PM (MIKMs) 255
251 Science does not know: gestation period of the giraffe.
Posted by: cicero Kaboom! kid at March 27, 2017 08:27 PM (ivHkJ That info can be found on one of the Beast's hard drives. I am certain. And that means the Russians know! It's all related somehow. I just know it. Posted by: Pug Mahon aka the Deplorable P.U.G. at March 27, 2017 08:29 PM (GrsIT) 256
Fuck yeah! And get the damn ETOH out of my gasoline!
NEVER pay more for octane than your engine needs on either account. Posted by: DaveA at March 27, 2017 08:12 PM ( My car manual says I'm supposed to use premium. My dad told me I really don't need it unless I'm driving a race car. I still use premium, do I really not need to? Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 08:30 PM (u8Ywb) 257
"Science does not know: gestation period of the giraffe."
Really. They can't even tell when a baby giraffe is going to drop and they expect us to believe they can predict the weather 10 years from now? Posted by: freaked at March 27, 2017 08:30 PM (BO/km) 258
g'early evenin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at March 27, 2017 08:30 PM (KCxzN) Posted by: Science at March 27, 2017 08:30 PM (Tyii7) 260
252 Don't mean to be behind the curve here but what happened to Iowahawk?
As far as I know, he just left Twitter. Still has a website. Doesn't post much there anymore. Maybe he missed seeing the sun. :-) Posted by: Puddleglum at March 27, 2017 08:30 PM (pY+s4) 261
Haven't most/all "studies" of "organic" farming found ..... zero significant benefit, all around?
And on gas, back in the 80s in Brazil, the gas stations smelled sweet - a distinctive aroma not like such facilities all around the world usually have. Thanks to the cane-based alcohol they used in their gasohol. Haven't kept up on whether Brazil still has that stupid program (though it was far less economically wasteful then ours, owing to the huge "installed base" of sugar cane production, and the lack of domestic oil deposits known/reachable at that time). Thought the giants and super-giants they found in the Atlantic had made Brazil oil self-sufficient. Posted by: rhomboid at March 27, 2017 08:30 PM (PjWy4) 262
We luv ethanol!
Posted by: Corrupt Iowa Farmers Guild at March 27, 2017 08:31 PM (89T5c) 263
Depends on the car Caligirl. Would it be a higher performance type?
Posted by: freaked at March 27, 2017 08:31 PM (BO/km) 264
Borlaug was the greatest person of the twentieth century. We kidnapped him and he spent his last years as a Professor Emeritus at Texas AM where he became a fine essayist. He was a man of great humility as well- of course he was the type of scientist who got dirt under his fingernails every day.
Aside from Borlaug, the absolute miracle that is modern agricultural production goes unrecognized, and is in fact under constant attack by completely useless idiots. The snowflake generation is dangerously stupid. As a fellow producer, I'm sure caligirl shares this frustration. Posted by: Alamo at March 27, 2017 08:32 PM (E/XIS) 265
Posted by: Puddleglum at March 27, 2017 08:30 PM
Thanks for the info. I thought maybe it was something bad. Whew. Posted by: Notorious BFD at March 27, 2017 08:32 PM (Tyii7) 266
Cool, 13 Hours it is.
I can't even remember the last Michael Bay movie I watched. . . . Posted by: logprof, sports tard at March 27, 2017 08:15 PM (GsAUU) Yes. Watch it. He did an excellent job with this film, a phrase I never thought I'd utter about Michael Bay. Posted by: Pug Mahon aka the Deplorable P.U.G. at March 27, 2017 08:32 PM (GrsIT) 267
If they can put a man on the moon, why can't they know the gestation period of the giraffe?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks. Now worse than Hitler! at March 27, 2017 08:33 PM (Nwg0u) 268
Re: Iowahawk, I understand that he got tired of being screamed at by SJWs for not jumping on their outrage bandwagons - think, first immigration order. So he decided to lower his profile and keep his amazingly humorous observations mostly to himself.
I hope he comes back. Not being able to laugh at his tweets and James Taranto's column has pushed the 2017 suck meter into the red. Posted by: George Tirebiter at March 27, 2017 08:33 PM (/zyrl) 269
263 Depends on the car Caligirl. Would it be a higher performance type?
Posted by: freaked at March 27, 2017 08:31 PM (BO/km) It's a Mercedes, not a fancy one but it has a v8 engine. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 08:33 PM (u8Ywb) 270
I see you shiver with anticip..........pation.
Posted by: April the giraffe at March 27, 2017 08:34 PM (vRcUp) 271
I can get real gas right around the corner but it's 87 octane and cost 25% more. That aint right.
Posted by: freaked at March 27, 2017 08:34 PM (BO/km) 272
Just ordered his biography - The Man Who Fed the World. Been meaning to for a while now. So another book is added to the pile...
Posted by: Skookumchuk at March 27, 2017 08:34 PM (/WPPJ) 273
It's getting to be ri-g*ddamn-diculous.
Posted by: Baby April at March 27, 2017 08:35 PM (Tyii7) 274
139 But can he tell me how to get rid of gophers?
Posted by: wth at March 27, 2017 07:47 PM (HgMAr) Ample application of plastic explosives molded into the shape of cute forest animals. Posted by: Carl Spackler at March 27, 2017 08:35 PM (ivHkJ) 275
10 billion ... no problem. The problem is places like Zimbabwe. It was called the breadbasket of Africa, then Mugabe started confiscating farms, now they get food relief from the UN, and they are begging for farmers to come back.
South Africa may do the same. Africa is huge, but the elephants and rhinos make a mess of a corn field I'd guess. One of the founders of Greenpeace left them when he saw they were political jerks, and he campaigns for "golden rice" now, which has needed beta-carotene. Posted by: illiniwek at March 27, 2017 08:35 PM (TmCOq) 276
256; Caligirl, short answer, yes. Ethanol eats up all the washers and gaskets and shit in todays' cars fuel systems. My manual says no ethanol. Have never used it. Won't run it in my lawn tractor, weedeater, or snow blower. Talked to a mechanic who told me ethanol is great for business.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 27, 2017 08:35 PM (KP5rU) 277
But can he tell me how to get rid of gophers? Cairn terrier. But the holes will get a LOT bigger. Posted by: Alamo at March 27, 2017 08:36 PM (E/XIS) 278
271 I can get real gas right around the corner but it's 87 octane and cost 25% more. That aint right.
Posted by: freaked at March 27, 2017 08:34 PM (BO/km) It looks like only a few places in California sell non ethanol fuel. Sucks for us. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 08:37 PM (u8Ywb) 279
Mo Brooks has filed a two-page bill that ends all provisions of the ACA effective 12/31/17.
'"Effective as of Dec. 31, 2017, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is repealed, and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such Act are restored or revived as if such Act had not been enacted," the bill states.' Posted by: Cloyd Freud, Unemployed at March 27, 2017 08:37 PM (97XyN) 280
Yes you should run premium. I would.
Two of my cars are custom tuned to run on 92 octane. They do not like anything less. Most modern cars though can accommodate 87 but will run better with a higher octane fuel. Posted by: freaked at March 27, 2017 08:37 PM (BO/km) 281
250 In the "I learned something new" category today I learned that there are no Spaceballs action figures because of a deal between Brooks and Lucas.
Posted by: freaked at March 27, 2017 08:27 PM (BO/km) --Heh, the only "moichandising" I saw was when the VHS came out and it actually did have on the case "Spaceballs: The Video" Posted by: logprof, sports tard at March 27, 2017 08:37 PM (GsAUU) 282
If they can put a man on the moon, why can't they know the gestation period of the giraffe?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks. Why do you assume Nell Armstrong identified as a man? Posted by: Caitlyn Jenner at March 27, 2017 08:38 PM (vRcUp) Posted by: Kreplach at March 27, 2017 08:38 PM (+lv+r) 284
267 If they can put a man on the moon, why can't they know the gestation period of the giraffe?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks. Now worse than Hitler! at March 27, 2017 08:33 PM (Nwg0u) Not enough funding. Posted by: Geffry Giraffe. Heading to the Nightclub for some long-necking time. at March 27, 2017 08:38 PM (ivHkJ) 285
244
Ethanol-free gas stations nationwide. http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 27, 2017 08:25 PM (cuZZW) The only one near me sells 98 octane racing gasoline for $9.00/gallon. I fill up my gas can and use it in my lawn mower, weed whacker, and snow blower. It's a little pricey to use in my car, though. Posted by: rickl at March 27, 2017 08:38 PM (sdi6R) 286
I see you shiver with anticip..........pation.
Posted by: April the giraffe In another dimension With voyeuristic intention Secluded, I see all. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks. Now worse than Hitler! at March 27, 2017 08:39 PM (Nwg0u) 287
Malthus wasn't wrong -- he just didn't realize that the Malthusian Catastrophe need not happen until Gaia's garden is grazed by more than forty TRILLION people, according to Isaac Asimov, (the professor of biochemistry who gave up his day job at the Boston University School of Medicine to pursue his hobby of authoring science fiction,) in his 1971 essay, "The Good Earth is Dying."
Posted by: Marooned at March 27, 2017 08:39 PM (KdYVH) 288
276 256; Caligirl, short answer, yes. Ethanol eats up all the washers and gaskets and shit in todays' cars fuel systems. My manual says no ethanol. Have never used it. Won't run it in my lawn tractor, weedeater, or snow blower. Talked to a mechanic who told me ethanol is great for business.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 27, 2017 08:35 PM (KP5rU) It doesn't look like I can buy non ethanol fuel in my area. I was talking about the premium fuel. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 08:39 PM (u8Ywb) 289
I had some success with gopher gassers.
You have to find all the exits. Posted by: navybrat at March 27, 2017 08:39 PM (rnOcr) 290
Premium is still going to have ethanol in most cases unless you can find a pump near a racetrack that you can get you some 100 octane racin fuel.
Posted by: freaked at March 27, 2017 08:40 PM (BO/km) 291
w00t!
Mo Brook today introduced a full ACA repeal bill that is one sentence long (two sentences if you count the one sentence repeal of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act that is also in the bill). Posted by: redbanzai at March 27, 2017 08:41 PM (FTXAT) 292
280 Yes you should run premium. I would.
Two of my cars are custom tuned to run on 92 octane. They do not like anything less. Most modern cars though can accommodate 87 but will run better with a higher octane fuel. Posted by: freaked at March 27, 2017 08:37 PM (BO/km) That makes me feel better, I buy the high octane fuel, my husband doesn't like it but he fills my car with it as well. I tell him, that's what the book says to use. My dad said to use the middle one. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 08:41 PM (u8Ywb) 293
i do the 89 stuff and all mine run like tops
Posted by: concrete girl at March 27, 2017 08:41 PM (fZXYQ) 294
I had some success with gopher gassers.
You have to find all the exits. Posted by: navybrat at March 27, 2017 08:39 PM (rnOcr) *frowns* What'd I do? Posted by: Yeoman Purser Burle Smith at March 27, 2017 08:41 PM (GrsIT) 295
With a bit of a mind flip
You're into a time slip And nothing can ever be the same You're spaced out on sensation..... Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 27, 2017 08:42 PM (VRsLi) 296
285; we are lucky around here. most stations sell no ethanol premium. a little more than the corn syrup, but well worth it. there is an independent station here that sells no ethanol at all. every thing from regular to race fuel. they do well enough to close on sunday. go figure.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 27, 2017 08:42 PM (KP5rU) 297
The only place around my neck of the woods that you can get no-corn is at a marina.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at March 27, 2017 08:43 PM (Tyii7) 298
Cool, 13 Hours it is. I can't even remember the last Michael Bay movie I watched. . . . Posted by: logprof, sports tard at March 27, 2017 08:15 PM (GsAUU) Yes. Watch it. He did an excellent job with this film, a phrase I never thought I'd utter about Michael Bay. Posted by: Pug Mahon aka the Deplorable P.U.G. at March 27, 2017 08:32 PM (GrsIT) Yep. Bay did a damned good job with it. And largely left out a bunch of his signature camera moves that would have taken you out of the story. Smart move. On the other hand, he did a few drone shots flying through the firefights that were FUCKING AWESOME. You'll know them when you see them. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 27, 2017 08:44 PM (cuZZW) Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 27, 2017 08:44 PM (VRsLi) 300
288; Caligirl, run what the manual says to run.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 27, 2017 08:45 PM (KP5rU) 301
289 I had some success with gopher gassers.
You have to find all the exits. Posted by: navybrat at March 27, 2017 08:39 PM (rnOcr) My neighbor, old timer, farmer had some gas things to kill the gophers. They worked. They don't make these anymore. He only gave us a couple, he's hoarding the rest. We put down heavy gopher wire under our grass and every new tree, plant is planted in a chicken wire type basket. If we find a gopher snake we put those in the holes. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 08:45 PM (u8Ywb) 302
'Mo Brooks has filed a two-page bill that ends all provisions of the ACA effective 12/31/17.'
Can he do something about that "moichandising" thing? Posted by: M Brooks at March 27, 2017 08:45 PM (BO/km) 303
Purely anecdotal, but I filled my car with non-ethanol premium at about a +25% differential when I was in Southern VA. Did not notice any significant performance improvement, although the highway mileage was the best I've ever seen, 24 mpg, but the normal highway mileage is about 22-23 mpg, so the hoped for cost benefit did not work out. Interesting though that I think the next tank of premium ethanol ran around 22-23 mpg as opposed to the usual in town 19-20.
Posted by: Hrothgar at March 27, 2017 08:46 PM (gwPgz) 304
Like you're under sedation!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks. Now worse than Hitler! at March 27, 2017 08:46 PM (Nwg0u) 305
238 Zen question: Is Maxine Waters uglier than she is stupid or stupider than she is ugly? Maxine is a twofer -- she anchors the bell curves for both "ugly" and "stupid". Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 27, 2017 08:46 PM (v1g1+) 306
The best part of making chicken fried steak last night is that I had enough leftover for lunch and dinner. I still have some left if anyone is interested.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 27, 2017 08:47 PM (kTF2Z) 307
It is easier to destroy cultures and societies than to sustain them.
Just ask the Progressive-Left as they are the honed their expertise being the governments of destruction that created the most murderous century so far in human history. The Left is followed closely by Islam. In terms of governance and the relationship between government and the People, the Left is far more like Islam than American. Posted by: DrDean at March 27, 2017 08:47 PM (cP8Yw) 308
300 288; Caligirl, run what the manual says to run.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 27, 2017 08:45 PM (KP5rU) That's what I thought, I follow the directions and read them. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 08:47 PM (u8Ywb) 309
Is Maxine Waters uglier than she is stupid or stupider than she is ugly?
Well her stupidity is a greater danger to mankind all living things Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 27, 2017 08:48 PM (SjImc) 310
There is more energy in gasoline. It's stupid to require us to use ethanol. It's less efficient and it harms engines.
Posted by: freaked at March 27, 2017 08:48 PM (BO/km) 311
Mo Brooks has filed a two-page bill that ends all provisions of the ACA effective 12/31/17.'
Can he do something about that "moichandising" thing? Posted by: M Brooks at March 27, 2017 08:45 PM (BO/km) This is the bill I have been waiting for:-) Two sentences long. It only took two pages because of the great big font for the bill number on the first page. Posted by: redbanzai at March 27, 2017 08:49 PM (FTXAT) 312
304>> https://g.co/kgs/yNqlT5
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 27, 2017 08:49 PM (VRsLi) 313
Don't get strung out. By the way I look.
Don't judge a book by its cover. Posted by: Caitlyn Jenner at March 27, 2017 08:50 PM (vRcUp) 314
Daughter says she heard that the EPA was planning to ban non-ethanol everywhere, but I have no links or references.
Posted by: Hrothgar at March 27, 2017 08:50 PM (gwPgz) 315
Posted by: Hrothgar at March 27, 2017 08:46 PM (gwPgz)
My husband started buying the dodge diesel trucks for his employees and the mileage has gone from 13 mpg to 22-24mpg. We have a big diesel tank, he watches the price and tries to buy the diesel when the price is lower. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 08:50 PM (u8Ywb) 316
Posted by: redbanzai at March 27, 2017 08:49 PM (FTXAT)
Doesn't this Brooks guy understand that you can't bury the really good graft in a short bill? Posted by: Hrothgar at March 27, 2017 08:52 PM (gwPgz) 317
I like the hose right in the middle.
Posted by: Barney Frank at March 27, 2017 08:52 PM (IqV8l) 318
a fews years back, my boss bought a tahoe. he told me it was a flex fuel machine. i told him no, it isn't. well, he's my boss and i'm just a dumbfuck peon, so he burned the straight alky on a jaunt to indy. burned up the head gaskets and cracked both heads. cost him over five grand. i didn't ask him who the dumbfuck is now. was not covered under warranty because, pure alky. oops.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 27, 2017 08:53 PM (KP5rU) 319
310 There is more energy in gasoline. It's stupid to require us to use ethanol. It's less efficient and it harms engines.
Posted by: freaked at March 27, 2017 08:48 PM (BO/km) The corn farmers must have some great lobbyists. Everyone growing corn a while ago made the price of fertilizer or herbicides increase. The row crop farmers were mad. We don't receive any subsidies. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 08:53 PM (u8Ywb) 320
'My husband started buying the dodge diesel trucks for his employees'
Mercedes makes a fine turbo diesel. Time to upgrade? Posted by: freaked at March 27, 2017 08:53 PM (BO/km) 321
Rogue One, Assassin's Creed, and Sing are in my queue. Recommendations?
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 27, 2017 08:54 PM (LTHVh) 322
318 a fews years back, my boss bought a tahoe. he told me it was a flex fuel machine. i told him no, it isn't. well, he's my boss and i'm just a dumbfuck peon, so he burned the straight alky on a jaunt to indy. burned up the head gaskets and cracked both heads. cost him over five grand. i didn't ask him who the dumbfuck is now. was not covered under warranty because, pure alky. oops.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 27, 2017 08:53 PM (KP5rU) That's really stupid, I wouldn't even have made that mistake. I would read the manual and ask the dealer and my mechanic. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 08:54 PM (u8Ywb) 323
ace is alive.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 27, 2017 08:54 PM (/tuJf) 324
At least Roger Waters came up with some great tunes. Maxine Waters has no redeeming qualities, unless she's like Emily Dickinson and has a secret stash somewhere.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at March 27, 2017 08:55 PM (vRcUp) 325
Posted by: redbanzai at March 27, 2017 08:49 PM (FTXAT)
Doesn't this Brooks guy understand that you can't bury the really good graft in a short bill? Posted by: Hrothgar at March 27, 2017 08:52 PM (gwPgz) Snort:-) Posted by: redbanzai at March 27, 2017 08:55 PM (FTXAT) 326
322: some GUYS know everything. not me. i'm cormfortable in my ignorance.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 27, 2017 08:55 PM (KP5rU) 327
One used to be able to find non-ethanol fuel at marinas and the like in Commiefornia, but now that loophole has been shut.
I called one NorCal marina and the owner said, nah bro, you can't get anything but ethanol gas here now. I asked how that was affecting his sales. He said that his gas pump receipts were down, but the boat engine repair side of the business was going gangbusters. Posted by: torquewrench at March 27, 2017 08:56 PM (noWW6) 328
Too tired to look for links, but the BTU per gallon for ethanol versus gasoline is significantly less, and the production of ethanol is very inefficient, so it's a win-win for the faux enviros!
Posted by: Hrothgar at March 27, 2017 08:57 PM (gwPgz) 329
IP check.
Posted by: Flyboy at March 27, 2017 08:57 PM (1F9RI) 330
328; i thought i read once it takes a gallon and a half of petrol based fuel to process a gallon of ethanol. not counting transport.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 27, 2017 08:59 PM (KP5rU) 331
320 'My husband started buying the dodge diesel trucks for his employees'
Mercedes makes a fine turbo diesel. Time to upgrade? Posted by: freaked at March 27, 2017 08:53 PM (BO/km) No, I like my car. I'm ready for a new Tahoe or Escallade. They don't make a diesel version. I wish they did. Range Rover makes a diesel but I hear they are a POS. Posted by: CaliGirl at March 27, 2017 09:01 PM (u8Ywb) 332
306 The best part of making chicken fried steak last night is that I had enough leftover for lunch and dinner. I still have some left if anyone is interested.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 27, 2017 08:47 PM (kTF2Z) *holds plate up to USB port* Posted by: rickl at March 27, 2017 09:04 PM (sdi6R) 333
Apropos of nothing, I didn't know that there was subsonic luger, but voila: http://bit.ly/2npehI1
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 27, 2017 09:15 PM (LTHVh) 334
dammit
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 27, 2017 09:16 PM (LTHVh) 335
Hoover has saved his millions,
Borlaug has saved his Hundreds of Millions. Posted by: Hobbiehawk at March 27, 2017 09:17 PM (UoJEh) 336
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 27, 2017 08:59 PM (KP5rU)
Spot on! http://www.hho4free.com/gasoline_vs_ethanol.html Posted by: Jeb Bush at March 27, 2017 09:20 PM (gwPgz) 337
Feeding the world has led to a massive population increase in third world, and that population is currently swamping and destroying the West. Then there is Africa, and it can only support it's ever increasing population because of Western charity, but what happens when the West becomes so obsessed with it's own problems that it turns it's back upon Africa? I'll tell you what's going to happen. There will be a plague that makes the black death look like a 4th of July garden party. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Posted by: DFCtomm at March 27, 2017 09:36 PM (jmnb9) 338
IP check
Posted by: Flyboy at March 27, 2017 09:40 PM (fPk/Z) 339
I have proposed the Borlaug Scale. It is a scale from 0 to 10 that measures a person's contribution to human life. To calculate a person's score, write down the number of human lives a person has preserved, then count the number of digits. Preserve one to nine lives, your score is 1. Preserve 400 lives, your score is 3. I believe Norman Borlaug's score would be 10. Groups might share a score by dividing the number of beneficiaries by the group size. Curiously, every woman who has born children has a score of 1 (or more!).
Posted by: Neil Ferguson at March 27, 2017 09:45 PM (5jDAR) 340
" i thought i read once it takes a gallon and a half of petrol based fuel to process a gallon of ethanol. not counting transport. Posted by: chavez the hugo
yeah that is an old myth. not true in the least. It is true there is no free energy. But ethanol gets its energy from the sun. So did oil, more or less, long ago. But it has to be drilled up and refined and transported as well. it is a little more efficient to use oil, especially if prices are low. I've dealth with several vehicles that had 100K miles and no ethanol problems ever. Cars seem to burn much cleaner now actually, but not sure if the is the ethanol or the electron ignition or whatever. I bought my first 10 gallons of ethanol free last week thanks to someone here posting that link. For small engines like chainsaws it seems they have not transitioned and it makes a big difference. Boats as well maybe. My riding lawnmowers never had a problem using the ethanol though. Small farms seem important to me ... not sure if ethanol will remain the best way to keep corn prices up. Grains are a major export so it helps our tradew imbalance if China pays $4 instead of $2.75. Now that we broke the back of OPEC, maybe we can keep oil down around $40/brl. Posted by: illiniwek at March 27, 2017 09:45 PM (TmCOq) 341
I was sitting at a restaurant a few months ago in Dallas, and the guy at the next table was telling his dinner guest about his grandfather's accomplishments - and I recognized those accomplishments. I asked him if he was Norman Borlaug's grandson, turned out he was. Said that was the first time anyone had introduced themselves to him as a fan of his grandfather.
Posted by: Steph at March 28, 2017 09:42 AM (d8GaD) 342
I met Norman Borlaug once, back in 1976 when I was living in Minnesota and he was affiliated with the U of M. Very impressive man.
Posted by: sestamibi at March 30, 2017 09:47 PM (WusEB) 343
Dr Borlaug's family resided in Mexico City ( along with his colleague Dr Edwin Wellhausen ) and their children attended the American High School . In addition to Borlaug's scientific work ... he also was responsible for
initiating " Little League Baseball " to Mexico DF . Lastly he coached the AHS ... LLB Team himself . The team members who played under him ( and there are a bunch ) ...remember him fondly . As a soph at AHS I dated Anita Wellhausen . Visited her one Sat night when a rather raucous party for The Rockefeller Foundation was underway . I ended up tending bar in their kitchen and mixed some pretty stiff drinks for the patrons . Living in Mexico and traveling as my parents did ... one acquires certain, important ( ahem ) life skills at very young age . Posted by: al boyers at March 31, 2017 09:03 AM (2RFCU) Processing 0.04, elapsed 0.0431 seconds. |
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