Either there is a terrific melt underway or someone's crying wolf. Every time I turn around, every month anyway, there's another article about how the glaciers are disappearing. So now "satellite data and automated weather stations now indicate it is more widespread" and there's no end in site, at least not in my life time or anyone's life time for the next tens of thousands of years.
Now is someone crying wolf or what? I heard that story about the little boy crying "wolf" once too many times. Now I'm beginning to wonder about this ice deal.
Then, there's that old "Mother Hubberd who lived in a shoe" to think about. I know for a fact there's more folks on this planet than mechanized agriculture can feed any time soon. And some of these folks are using Brave New World technology to bring eight kids at a time!
Well, after my writing on the word "environment," I decided to write on the nature of English, syntax, and meaning. Now it's the ice man melting that has my dander up!
I will get to my re-editing of the environment piece and then move on to the next piece, the nature of screwing up a good marketing campaign by one word.
Eddie Evans (not melting -- yet)
Crime Scene Cleanup
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
"Environment" is a dandy, helpful word.
"Environment" is a good word for helping us give meaning to an event, place, or process. It is one of those words that allows us to mean a specific meaning while not pinning us down to fist fights over meaning. It is not a good word for the dogmatically oriented.
On the one hand, when we speak of the "environment," we might be speaking of an internal or external environment. On the other hand, when speaking of either, we are talking about more than the "internal" or "external" environments. In either case, we are talking about a place without solid, inflexible boundaries, but we are talking about a place. We are talking about a place that exists with relationships between internal and external environments.
Added to this, we are talking about temperature, cycles, seasons, and a becoming and passing away, processes. We are talking about habitat for critters, human and non-human, internally and externally. We are talking about what it is that makes an "environment," whether its embryonic fluid, human and non-human, or undersea habitat for deep sea critters. In both cases, most cases (not to be dogmatic), there is an internal and external flowing of material, be it gas, liquid, or solid material, an inward, outward flowing motion not unlike the Secret of the Golden Flower -- not to change the subject, either.
"Environment" works well with the word "total,' although when using the phrase "total environment," folks tend to understand the internal and external places with and without a connection, places that exist in relationship to other places without connections. For example, I can say the total environment of "symbiotic relationships for lichens," or I can say the "total environment" for "teenage relationships," and in both cases I can explain the two as if I can explain everything about the two. One exists in an environment influenced by temperature, moisture, light, humidity, nutrients, and seasons. The other exists in an environment influenced by family, friends, school, and more. So I can speak as if I am speaking about something common to either, but neither exists as it was an instant ago. Both are being, becoming and passing away because of their total environment's being, becoming, and passing away.
Then again, "Environment" does not work well with the word "total," because "environment" is the total. It is what it is because it contains the totality of what it needs to be an "environment." It is an odd word because to exist it exists by adjoining to another "environment." While it is doing this adjoining, it is also overlapping what it adjoins. And it still has a certain meaning for its users!
To really add to this mystery of the environment, the language mystery, "environment" has no real existence out there, out there in the non-human World. It is, in a way, like the tree in the forest. The tree in the forest which does or does not make a sound when it falls is silent, unless there is someone there to hear it fall, someone there to give meaning to the tree's total environment, its internal environment and external environments, the hearer's internal and external environments.
In the end, the word "environment" has its own environment, a World of contextual clues, meanings, to give it its own place in human usage. "Environment" is just one of those words that make life more interesting and understandable. It is an important word.
I am jabbering. It's late.
eddie evans
crime scene cleanup
On the one hand, when we speak of the "environment," we might be speaking of an internal or external environment. On the other hand, when speaking of either, we are talking about more than the "internal" or "external" environments. In either case, we are talking about a place without solid, inflexible boundaries, but we are talking about a place. We are talking about a place that exists with relationships between internal and external environments.
Added to this, we are talking about temperature, cycles, seasons, and a becoming and passing away, processes. We are talking about habitat for critters, human and non-human, internally and externally. We are talking about what it is that makes an "environment," whether its embryonic fluid, human and non-human, or undersea habitat for deep sea critters. In both cases, most cases (not to be dogmatic), there is an internal and external flowing of material, be it gas, liquid, or solid material, an inward, outward flowing motion not unlike the Secret of the Golden Flower -- not to change the subject, either.
"Environment" works well with the word "total,' although when using the phrase "total environment," folks tend to understand the internal and external places with and without a connection, places that exist in relationship to other places without connections. For example, I can say the total environment of "symbiotic relationships for lichens," or I can say the "total environment" for "teenage relationships," and in both cases I can explain the two as if I can explain everything about the two. One exists in an environment influenced by temperature, moisture, light, humidity, nutrients, and seasons. The other exists in an environment influenced by family, friends, school, and more. So I can speak as if I am speaking about something common to either, but neither exists as it was an instant ago. Both are being, becoming and passing away because of their total environment's being, becoming, and passing away.
Then again, "Environment" does not work well with the word "total," because "environment" is the total. It is what it is because it contains the totality of what it needs to be an "environment." It is an odd word because to exist it exists by adjoining to another "environment." While it is doing this adjoining, it is also overlapping what it adjoins. And it still has a certain meaning for its users!
To really add to this mystery of the environment, the language mystery, "environment" has no real existence out there, out there in the non-human World. It is, in a way, like the tree in the forest. The tree in the forest which does or does not make a sound when it falls is silent, unless there is someone there to hear it fall, someone there to give meaning to the tree's total environment, its internal environment and external environments, the hearer's internal and external environments.
In the end, the word "environment" has its own environment, a World of contextual clues, meanings, to give it its own place in human usage. "Environment" is just one of those words that make life more interesting and understandable. It is an important word.
I am jabbering. It's late.
eddie evans
crime scene cleanup
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Obama on Nukes
Before I forget to get this down, there is a big bright spot out there on the nuke issue, and that spot is Obama's spot.
Already he is moving toward reducing the US nuclear stockpile. It is a first step and an important step that Bush could not find his way to in any meaningful manner.
If and when the US stockpile is destroyed, then we can demand that all others be destroyed. This is one area that I would support US intervention.
What would Jesus do? He would destroy the war heads. What did that stupid Bush do? Nothing to be proud of doing as far as the warheads go. Bush is criminal.
eddie evans
crime scene cleanup
Already he is moving toward reducing the US nuclear stockpile. It is a first step and an important step that Bush could not find his way to in any meaningful manner.
If and when the US stockpile is destroyed, then we can demand that all others be destroyed. This is one area that I would support US intervention.
What would Jesus do? He would destroy the war heads. What did that stupid Bush do? Nothing to be proud of doing as far as the warheads go. Bush is criminal.
eddie evans
crime scene cleanup
Sunday, February 15, 2009
"We are all Sweds now."
Quoting Ian Master's words this morning on KPFK, "We are all Sweds now." He's using this idea to explain that Bush's legacy leads to nationalization of the US banking system. There's no way out of it and any "half-measures" are extending the inevitable.
In my terms, we are looking at life after capitalism as we know it. The rich will continue to enjoy their sordid form of socialism, while the rest of us will suffer at the hands of some sort of crony Capitalism mixed with social welfare programs. These social welfare programs will be social control mechanism switched this way and that in order to keep the masses from eating one another, one way or another.
Meanwhile, the republicans will continue their march to alienate citizens from control over their own government and means of existence.
eddie evans
crime scene cleanup
In my terms, we are looking at life after capitalism as we know it. The rich will continue to enjoy their sordid form of socialism, while the rest of us will suffer at the hands of some sort of crony Capitalism mixed with social welfare programs. These social welfare programs will be social control mechanism switched this way and that in order to keep the masses from eating one another, one way or another.
Meanwhile, the republicans will continue their march to alienate citizens from control over their own government and means of existence.
eddie evans
crime scene cleanup
Green House even worse!
Every time I turn around, it seems, the Earth's gas problems have increased. Now it's worse than anticipated a year ago because of gas increases this century.
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crime scene cleanup
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crime scene cleanup
Friday, February 13, 2009
New at Yahoo!
"Yahoo! oneSearch Shortcuts
The Yahoo Search Blog has announced the expansion and improvement of Yahoo oneSearch shortcut. * An auto-locate feature that uses cell tower triangulation. * Wi-Fi to detect the users location. * Enhanced Search Assist that incorporates the users recent search history. * A Windows Mobile client. * Expanded availability on Windows..."
The Yahoo Search Blog has announced the expansion and improvement of Yahoo oneSearch shortcut. * An auto-locate feature that uses cell tower triangulation. * Wi-Fi to detect the users location. * Enhanced Search Assist that incorporates the users recent search history. * A Windows Mobile client. * Expanded availability on Windows..."
Sunday, February 1, 2009
GovLoop.Com - Can Obama use technology to change government?
http://www.govloop.com
Adding a public layer of citizenship participation to Washington DC and other US government structures.
Complete transparency to begin in Obama's White House has an ally at govloop.com.
GovLoop is the premier social network connecting the government community
Beware because the corporations do not want the USA's citizenship to use the Internet for its own benefit. Rather, the corporate world, in general, has a vested interest in the a stupid population. There are corporations on our side, but they do not have the clout needed to ensure net neutrality. It's up to us.
South Koreans have control over their last mile of fiber optics. Do we? NO!
Everyone needs a chance to participate as the US economy evolves into its new configuration.
Obama has set his sites on an improved Internet and net neutrality. If he emulates the South Korean model we are in. South Korea's model helps its economy.
Why not make Internet access a right the way we did telephones. With direct access everyone gets to participate. People will have an ability to be involved in their grass roots government as well as the government hierarchy. Just think what we can do to cronyism!
Adding a public layer of citizenship participation to Washington DC and other US government structures.
Complete transparency to begin in Obama's White House has an ally at govloop.com.
GovLoop is the premier social network connecting the government community
Beware because the corporations do not want the USA's citizenship to use the Internet for its own benefit. Rather, the corporate world, in general, has a vested interest in the a stupid population. There are corporations on our side, but they do not have the clout needed to ensure net neutrality. It's up to us.
South Koreans have control over their last mile of fiber optics. Do we? NO!
Everyone needs a chance to participate as the US economy evolves into its new configuration.
Obama has set his sites on an improved Internet and net neutrality. If he emulates the South Korean model we are in. South Korea's model helps its economy.
Why not make Internet access a right the way we did telephones. With direct access everyone gets to participate. People will have an ability to be involved in their grass roots government as well as the government hierarchy. Just think what we can do to cronyism!
More on the depression -
Now we're watching demopublicans trying to get out of this mess they and we are in. I predicted this situation years ago as others of my ilk did the same. It was obvious that capitalism goes boom and bust. None of this is new.
It's interesting watching the republicans pray for Obama's failure. I can understand this after watching the shameful, greedy, stupid Bush actions. Obama's like a naive kid that wants everyone to get along, "Can't we all just get along." Now he's going to become jaded.
Obama shows his emotions to the close observer. He's a sensitive man. He's too kind to be in office. He had a about-to-cry emotion on his face when he referred to the Wall Street ruling class CEOs getting their bonuses. "Shameful" elicited the emotion.
Obama comes from a place in the World where his social circle actually gave more than they received, gave kindly to all they could. He's too much of a cup cake for office. The Republican dung cakes will blame all failure upon him; the failures are inherent to capitalisms crush of all before it. Obama will be one of the crushed if the Republican dung cakes have their way.
How anyone can call theirself "republican" is beyond me. They have no shame. There is no individualism, no responibility, no accountability in their politics. The democrats are looking like they are a step above the republicans, but this is a small, meaningless step. It's Obama that brings a sense of stability, a sense of honesty and accountability to Washington DC's corrup doings.
Eddie Evans
Crime Scene Cleanup School
It's interesting watching the republicans pray for Obama's failure. I can understand this after watching the shameful, greedy, stupid Bush actions. Obama's like a naive kid that wants everyone to get along, "Can't we all just get along." Now he's going to become jaded.
Obama shows his emotions to the close observer. He's a sensitive man. He's too kind to be in office. He had a about-to-cry emotion on his face when he referred to the Wall Street ruling class CEOs getting their bonuses. "Shameful" elicited the emotion.
Obama comes from a place in the World where his social circle actually gave more than they received, gave kindly to all they could. He's too much of a cup cake for office. The Republican dung cakes will blame all failure upon him; the failures are inherent to capitalisms crush of all before it. Obama will be one of the crushed if the Republican dung cakes have their way.
How anyone can call theirself "republican" is beyond me. They have no shame. There is no individualism, no responibility, no accountability in their politics. The democrats are looking like they are a step above the republicans, but this is a small, meaningless step. It's Obama that brings a sense of stability, a sense of honesty and accountability to Washington DC's corrup doings.
Eddie Evans
Crime Scene Cleanup School
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