tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3728901504726161181.post1417548354142976786..comments2024-03-24T00:14:28.448-07:00Comments on SunWeb: A Bang and a Whimper.John Weber http://www.blogger.com/profile/18104568019314685460noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3728901504726161181.post-35989551930288360492016-11-21T08:19:40.690-08:002016-11-21T08:19:40.690-08:00Dennis Irvine (an internet friend) commented:
Th...Dennis Irvine (an internet friend) commented: <br />That solar and wind energy collecting devices are a product of the fossil fuel industry and inevitably linked to it, and dependent on it, an effective extension of it, that cannot break free and 'create green energy' seems spot on to me. It is<br />almost as if the entire petrochemical based industrial(and social/cultural)<br />infrastructure will only 'allow' changes that, ultimately, continue to burn<br />fossil fuels. Much like a living system defending itself from foreign bodies<br />with alternate agendas.<br /><br />The story of Daedalus and Icarus speaks to this and hints that we should only fly within a certain safe range, a thermodynamic mean.<br /><br />A very interesting observation. It is technology running the show, we are the mental/physical/spiritual slaves now.John Weber https://www.blogger.com/profile/18104568019314685460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3728901504726161181.post-72061412206006710382016-08-01T00:06:52.213-07:002016-08-01T00:06:52.213-07:00Yes John - your post has triggered a number of res...Yes John - your post has triggered a number of responses from me ..<br /><br />http://reneweconomy.com.au/2016/all-cars-on-australian-roads-will-be-driverless-by-2030-telstra-exec-33821<br /><br />http://www.dailyimpact.net/2016/07/27/technology-is-now-a-cancer-stage-four-metastasized<br /><br />and others<br /><br />we really are in a sad pickle<br /><br />As Helmut said - so many of us are "HOT" (HOPE OPTIMISM TECHNOLOGY) .. the reality is rather different. <br />Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07506926102192342647noreply@blogger.com