I prefer the organic method. Some of your points are valid but some not.
>2). Wrong. Third world countries are already >using the biotech products of the IRRI. Using doesn't mean EVERYBODY is using
>3). Wrong. The amount of arable land in >production in in rice growing countries is >strictly limited by geography.
Think twice! Don't blame the geography countor. It is mostly due to policies and political. Some agriculture land is convert for short sighted economy purpose such as golf course, housing, manufacturing, etc.
>5). IRRI super crops are being used to feed >nearly 50% of the world population today. I am sceptic with this figure.
>6). Rice supplies the basic calorie input of 50% >of the world population today. It is a simple >fact. Fruits and vegatbles are nice too, but the >basic caloric intake needed to sustain life comes >from grains. Agree.
>7). Irrigation is not going to increase the >output of a rice paddy that is already >intensively irrigated. Wrong. Science have prove that, proper organic irrigation increase the yield instead. Organic irrigation sustain the earth nurtition, reduce usage of fertilizer, reduce the underground water polution due to over fertilize.
Organic irrigation will takes time to heal the earth. It is not easy to restore mother nature after we spoilt it with chemical. But mother nature will rewards us if we appreciate her.
> 8). If Southeast Asia used organic methods like > you propose 1 Billion people would die of > starvation next year. Their methods are not > organic, but are sustainable. Wrong. femine issue will fade if people know whats go wrong. Food issue in the world is cause by power struggle and the country policies.
Yes, modern agriculture is attractive, anyone can see the result almost immediate. How about the impact? The deficiency of modern agriculture?
We have see the effect of relying commercial herbicide, insecticide and fertilizer:super weed resist/immune to herbicide, super bugs resist/immune to insecticide, over fertilize poison the land and reduce crops yield.
In addition, the latest research have shown that the heavy machinery used for irrigation, have reduce crops yield 10-20% per year, due to deficiency of the machine.
No, it doesn't mean we must use the slow and old way. Why not adopt the mother nature way with science?
A 5 year old child can't think? Isn't it a stereotype?
That's what a school teach us. When we start thinking the society is evolving, some of our mindset are not.
Many will agree in near future, 10 years old will learn calculus, there will read the Stephen Hawkin Universe.
But to the "thinking" parts, some still think the children cannot "distinguish" good or bad, but they can accept the 10 years old learning calculus . They think learning mathematics is different compare to philosophy, where you just "learn" mathematics, and philosophy is "thinking".
And most of us know, huamn still "learning" the philosophy by thinking.
Many years ago, DDT is used to kill pests. Then the environment impact is found and UN bans the use of DDT.
Roundup is nothing special except it is slightly better than DDT, roundup degrade faster than DDT. When you say GM soybean is not affected by roundup doesn't mean GM Soybean will not absorb herbicide. Instead, the resistant only mean the GM soybean can ABSORB MORE HERBICIDE and not dying.
I have recall one article I read somewhere, 5 gram s of caffeine can put an adult to sleep forever. Don't panic, you must consume at least 50 cans of cokes or 50 cups of coffee, (or I suspect) or 5 packs of Penguin mint in 1 day to commit suicide.
Due to the word "caffeine" origin from coffee, many people though only coffee contain caffeine. Beside coke, the coffee rival, tea, also contain caffeiene.
Caffeine is found in coffee, coke, penguin mint and yes, tea.
No, not the English red tea. You still need to add milk and sugar, that make no different.
Try Japanese green tea or Chinese tea. There is shin-ca (japanese), Oolong, Pur-Err, etc. Green tea and chinese tea taste terrible if you add sugar, but it is ok if you put honey for below average quality tea. Due to crazy Taiwanese, best quality tea is expansive than gold. Luckily, most of us still afford good quality tea. Just take note, Chinese restaurant seldom serve good tea.
Yes, everything have side effect. Like beer, tea make you pee a lot.
India is an extreme country. They funds the nuclear project while most of their people still under poverty levels. Don't laugh, India have the funds to make nuclear weapons, they definite can funds the crypto technology. If they can do a nuclear test without the US awareness, they can do it again. Who knows, maybe they will embeded linux for their government computer system 8)
You are correct in some sense. Overvalued stock is something comparable to bubble - it can't stand a jab. The Asian economy suffers today due to stockholder blindly balloning the stock price e.g. The stock vs total Assets ratio is up to 10:1 even 15:1. It is not suprise that a currency attack effectively brings Asian country into turmoil.
I have use Etherexpress pro before, the main issue for the card are crappy drivers. The good news is,Intel Etherexpress fast ethernet is much cheaper than 3com ethernet card. The bad news is, crappy driver will ruins your day.
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I prefer the organic method. Some of your points are valid but some not.
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>2). Wrong. Third world countries are already >using the biotech products of the IRRI.
Using doesn't mean EVERYBODY is using
>3). Wrong. The amount of arable land in >production in in rice growing countries is >strictly limited by geography.
Think twice! Don't blame the geography countor. It is mostly due to policies and political. Some agriculture land is convert for short sighted economy purpose such as golf course, housing, manufacturing, etc.
>5). IRRI super crops are being used to feed >nearly 50% of the world population today.
I am sceptic with this figure.
>6). Rice supplies the basic calorie input of 50% >of the world population today. It is a simple >fact. Fruits and vegatbles are nice too, but the >basic caloric intake needed to sustain life comes >from grains.
Agree.
>7). Irrigation is not going to increase the >output of a rice paddy that is already >intensively irrigated.
Wrong. Science have prove that, proper organic irrigation increase the yield instead. Organic irrigation sustain the earth nurtition, reduce usage of fertilizer, reduce the underground water polution due to over fertilize.
Organic irrigation will takes time to heal the earth. It is not easy to restore mother nature after we spoilt it with chemical. But mother nature will rewards us if we appreciate her.
> 8). If Southeast Asia used organic methods like > you propose 1 Billion people would die of > starvation next year. Their methods are not > organic, but are sustainable.
Wrong. femine issue will fade if people know whats go wrong. Food issue in the world is cause by power struggle and the country policies.
Yes, modern agriculture is attractive, anyone can see the result almost immediate. How about the impact? The deficiency of modern agriculture?
We have see the effect of relying commercial herbicide, insecticide and fertilizer
resist/immune to herbicide, super bugs resist/immune to insecticide, over fertilize poison the land and reduce crops yield.
In addition, the latest research have shown that the heavy machinery used for irrigation, have reduce crops yield 10-20% per year, due to deficiency of the machine.
No, it doesn't mean we must use the slow and old way. Why not adopt the mother nature way with science?
A 5 year old child can't think?
Isn't it a stereotype?
That's what a school teach us. When we start thinking the society is evolving, some of our mindset are not.
Many will agree in near future, 10 years old will learn calculus, there will read the Stephen Hawkin Universe.
But to the "thinking" parts, some still think the children cannot "distinguish" good or bad, but they can accept the 10 years old learning calculus . They think learning mathematics is different compare to philosophy, where you just "learn" mathematics, and philosophy is "thinking".
And most of us know, huamn still "learning" the philosophy by thinking.
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Yes, consumers play important roles here.
Many years ago, DDT is used to kill pests. Then the environment impact is found and UN bans the use of DDT.
Roundup is nothing special except it is slightly better than DDT, roundup degrade faster than DDT.
When you say GM soybean is not affected by roundup doesn't mean GM Soybean will not absorb herbicide.
Instead, the resistant only mean the GM soybean can ABSORB MORE HERBICIDE and not dying.
I have recall one article I read somewhere, 5 gram s of caffeine can put an adult to sleep forever. Don't panic, you must consume at least 50 cans of cokes or 50 cups of coffee, (or I suspect) or 5 packs of Penguin mint in 1 day to commit suicide.
Due to the word "caffeine" origin from coffee, many people though only coffee contain caffeine. Beside coke, the coffee rival, tea, also contain caffeiene.
Caffeine is found in coffee, coke, penguin mint and yes, tea.
No, not the English red tea. You still need to add milk and sugar, that make no different.
Try Japanese green tea or Chinese tea. There is shin-ca (japanese), Oolong, Pur-Err, etc. Green tea and chinese tea taste terrible if you add sugar, but it is ok if you put honey for below average quality tea. Due to crazy Taiwanese, best quality tea is expansive than gold. Luckily, most of us still afford good quality tea. Just take note, Chinese restaurant seldom serve good tea.
Yes, everything have side effect. Like beer, tea make you pee a lot.
Sounds like sour grapes more than FUD. Well maybe his marketing people should teach him how to speak.
LPR can be easily hack to support message passing back from the printer. It is sort like putting extra acknowledgement code into the LPR code.
I don't see any reason reinvent the wheel. I'm impress only if they invent a Quatum printing technology,
HP laserjet network printer IP printing are using scale down lpr. the lpr howto have clearly state this.
India is an extreme country. They funds the nuclear project while most of their people still under poverty levels.
Don't laugh, India have the funds to make nuclear weapons, they definite can funds the crypto technology.
If they can do a nuclear test without the US awareness, they can do it again.
Who knows, maybe they will embeded linux for their government computer system 8)
You are correct in some sense. Overvalued stock is something comparable to bubble - it can't stand a jab.
The Asian economy suffers today due to stockholder blindly balloning the stock price e.g. The stock vs total Assets ratio is up to 10:1 even 15:1. It is not suprise that a currency attack effectively brings Asian country into turmoil.
I have use Etherexpress pro before, the main issue for the card are crappy drivers. The good news is,Intel Etherexpress fast ethernet is much cheaper than 3com ethernet card. The bad news is, crappy driver will ruins your day.
Redhat 5.2 have better support for this adapter.