tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post6877274475722700217..comments2024-01-19T04:29:08.081-06:00Comments on subrealism: in a consumer society, there are two kinds of slaves:the prisoners of addiction, and the prisoners of envy...,Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-29299334532866206392014-08-11T19:07:35.586-05:002014-08-11T19:07:35.586-05:00Overall - California does pretty well when it come...Overall - California does pretty well when it comes to water and energy efficiency. From the whole, "If it's brown - flush it down. If it's yellow - let it mellow." campaign to urinals which use a thin layer of scented oil as a floating barrier (instead of the flush method) to residents planting drought tolerant gardens and a whole list of plans and programs implemented in an effort to conserve the water they have - the problem is that there are too many people living in areas that cannot sustain large populations over large periods of time. It's odd though... Just last week one of the harder hit areas of the drought were victims of flash floods. Even if the urban runoff could not be used as a potable source, the water in the Santa Ana river could be dammed and used in some way in the dry counties that make up the I.E..uglyblackjohnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-51656878832196509292014-08-11T16:54:48.124-05:002014-08-11T16:54:48.124-05:00DD didn't post the article or accompanying gra...DD didn't post the article or accompanying graphic, I did. That said;<br /><br /><br /> <i>With this in mind - could you tell us how you justify the notion that "Excess Water Consumption" is contributing to the drought conditions?</i><br /><br />I didn't, instead, I asserted that normotic illness is a barrier to environmental adaptation. <br /><br />Do you know what "normotic illness" is, or, are you strictly carrying on a conversation with yourself?<br /><br /><i>4) Is this the first time in "Man's History" that a civilization was forced to move because of a change in the availability of water?</i><br /><br />I'm going to guess that it may be the first time a "civilization" had certain knowledge of its specific environmental overshoot, and was still utterly incapacitated when it came to making the necessary behavioral and situational adaptations.<br /><br /><i>Does the QUANTITY of people (as seen today) that are impacted as compared to past civilizations that were smaller make today's events "MORE EVIL"?</i><br /><br />The fact that these people will be impacted today, and will assert a domino-like effect on many other people within our contiguous North American geography makes it infinitely more relevant and real to me and mine. In those vanishingly rare moments when you admit to reality-based mentations, I'm guessing you'd be compelled to admit that these events are and will be infinitely more relevant to you and yours, as well.CNuhttp://subrealism.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-88555912064857670972014-08-11T15:58:47.207-05:002014-08-11T15:58:47.207-05:00So in other words - you are giving me ENGLISH LESS...So in other words - you are giving me ENGLISH LESSONS.<br /><br />Can you tell me which of the points that I have enumerated about the FACTS of the so called "Consumption Of Water" were in error.<br /><br />Take you time.Constructive_Feedbackhttp://withintheblackcommunity.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-33524140547252268162014-08-11T12:40:25.170-05:002014-08-11T12:40:25.170-05:00Look, I'm a busy professional. This site discu...Look, I'm a busy professional. This site discusses big boy topics at a high level. When people go out of their way to write clearly, I still occasionally struggle with the topic or positions being advocated.<br /><br />When you speak in riddles, use crazy punctuation, and ask shrouded questions that require me to independently research your vagueness, all while not explicitly staking a position.... Ain't nobody got time for that.<br /><br />Try using normal punctuation, clearly stating a position, providing sources, and THEN you can ask hypotheticals as they'll be framed by your position.<br /><br />Seems easy enough, give it a shot. If you want to maintain the "in this world but not a part of it" shtick where you provide the riddles and only those seeking truth will find you, you should actually maintain some level of remove so as to be justifiably aloof and mysterious.<br /><br />But when you wave your dick around in every thread it takes you from "knowledgeable apocalyptic mystic," and deposits you in "ranting homeless guy" territory.DDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-24990843703284934432014-08-11T11:43:05.621-05:002014-08-11T11:43:05.621-05:00The ON_TOPIC for this morning ---> "Today...The <b>ON_TOPIC</b> for this morning ---> <i>"Today the dominant narrative is that of market fundamentalism,"</i><br /><br />From the sacking of Rome, to Wall Street banksters, Jon Corzine, and FergusonMO,,,,, LOOTing is heavily embedded in the Western historical nostalgia of market fundamentalism --- It definitely takes on all forms. So deal with it.....<br /><br /><br /><br />On Topic, baby.....BigDonOnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-20400181083947966952014-08-11T11:32:43.012-05:002014-08-11T11:32:43.012-05:00That's really not that much of a surprise . We...That's really not that much of a surprise . Were I to bet against any metro area, it would have to be the Phoenix sprawl. But I'm guessing Oregon and points north is looking mighty attractive to some west coast folks.John Kurmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-80677146574377023912014-08-11T11:20:35.291-05:002014-08-11T11:20:35.291-05:00It's going fine,and there's very little no...It's going fine,and there's very little noticeable change in behavior or attitude. It comes up in polite conversation but remains very polite; there's no urgency.<br /><br />Which is probably appropriate. There's no real danger of a shortage for us. It will hit people upstream ( who have less water rights) first.<br /><br />The water issue is one of distribution. Humboldt County at the north end of the state has massive water rights they are going to lose unless they use it, so they've been searching for an industrial consumer and have toyed with water bagging and towing the fresh water to LA.<br /><br />This is naturally wet country, so most of the concerns are around other power centers like LA restructuring the rights rules away from us. But the Bay Area is powerful politically, so I suspect we will be spared long after it makes sense. They'll abandon Arizona before wealthy Californians feel a meaningful pinch.<br /><br />LA is pretty powerful though. It's weird to be east of the Sierras and see major facilities labeled "Los AngelesCounty Water District."DDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-37679500974836219862014-08-11T10:43:56.760-05:002014-08-11T10:43:56.760-05:00One more off-topic drive-by Big Don, and your post...One more off-topic drive-by Big Don, and your poster-child days are over. Final warning.CNuhttp://subrealism.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-15253016793470626492014-08-11T09:41:32.078-05:002014-08-11T09:41:32.078-05:00My own observations suggest one liminal path is th...My own observations suggest one liminal path is the emergence of infantilization in the process of taming wild species. Within the human species, the taming seems to be self-selected - women have long been preferring males with infantilized phenotypes such as the absence of body hair.Dale Asberryhttp://life-abundantly.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com