tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post6701929359065665885..comments2024-03-26T23:23:06.905-07:00Comments on Blogger in Middle-earth: Are We There Yet?Blogger In Middle-earthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post-42832240470424183532008-11-16T23:37:00.000-08:002008-11-16T23:37:00.000-08:00Tēnā kōrua, Andrea and Laurie.Hey this will do!And...Tēnā kōrua, Andrea and Laurie.<BR/><BR/>Hey this will do!<BR/><BR/><B>Andrea</B> - like Laurie, I just love that line of yours "we... ...can't foresee the new problem we create with the solution to the old problem." It would appear that we've a bit to go yet. But we can have fun getting there :-)<BR/><BR/><B>Laurie</B> - thanks for the enlightening link to the site about Exxon. I find that a bit depressing, but was partly aware of this sort of thing over a decade ago.<BR/><BR/>I think it was when Wellington (Harbour) had a visit from <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Warrior" REL="nofollow">The Rainbow Warrior</A> that I had my eyes opened to this sort of thing. I was introduced to the stunning fact that the major sponsors for research and development into solar power alternatives to traditional energy sources were the oil companies!<BR/><BR/>I thought, if ever there was a case of hunting with the hounds and running with the hare, that was.<BR/><BR/>Ka kiteBlogger In Middle-earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post-20541699484646538032008-11-16T06:55:00.000-08:002008-11-16T06:55:00.000-08:00You said it so well: We have the technology. For a...You said it so well:<BR/><BR/> We have the technology. For as much as we'd like to, we just don't have the brains yet.<BR/><BR/>And Andrea added:<BR/><BR/>We can only see so far ahead and can't foresee the new problem we create with the solution to the old problem.<BR/><BR/>There are those who are adept at thinking and imagining into the future, but they are few and far between. My husband just related the tale of Kodak and how the company ignored the early digital cameras, thinking the technology would not evolve fast enough or strong enough to impact their business model. Ha, did they goof and then have to quickly play catch up. Need I also mention the meddle which our U.S. auto makers have gotten themselves into because they had the technology but refused to think into the future… <BR/><BR/>And then there's one of the headline stories in today's NY Times: Green Is for Sissies, a story about ExxonMobil that may make your heart sink (as it did mine). I placed a tinyurl link to it at the end of this post.<BR/><BR/>The technology exists, but it's the interpretation of how to best use it that makes the difference. And of course, we don't all agree on that interpretation ;-)<BR/><BR/>Sigh.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Laurie<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/6q5ugoLauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10896939296742508794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post-52830125222927643972008-11-15T17:27:00.000-08:002008-11-15T17:27:00.000-08:00This is so right on. I think a lot about all this,...This is so right on. I think a lot about all this, as well. My take, in a nutshell, is this-- we humans thrive on solving problems. Call it progress, human nature, evolution, technology, desire...We imagine and create, fill a need, make life better or easier, and, in so doing, we create new problems. We can only see so far ahead and can't foresee the new problem we create with the solution to the old problem. It's just the way it is. <BR/>I like what you said about how our human biology is part of the reason we can't keep up with technology.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10630103304646424890noreply@blogger.com