Quickly: A short article on how Monsanto's biotech maize which is supposed to be resistant to corn root worm attack, is "losing its effectiveness".
The article is pretty vague on just why this "effectiveness" is being lost, and Monsanto are naturally trying to spin this is "small numbers, minor incidence, easily managed". But I think it's pretty obvious what is going on here, don't you?
Showing posts with label bullshit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bullshit. Show all posts
14 March 2012
19 August 2006
Irish Perpetual Motion Machine
An Irish company, Steorn, claims to have invented an energy-generation technology that operates at greater than 100% efficiency. In other words, a Perpetual Motion machine. They are seeking validation from respected physicists.
Now, I don't mind fools being parted from their money. But its a bit sad that some permaculture proponents buy into this sort of bullshit. As a long-time practitioner of permaculture design principles, I firmly believe that the basis of permaculture design is a firm and clear understanding of the fundamentals of thermodynamics.
Even if one does not have a clear grasp of energy principles, pure logic tells us that all the "free energy" machines and theories have to be a load of bollocks: If I could build a machine that generates "free energy" (or, at least, more energy than it consumes) I would not need to "convince" anyone that it works; I would not need to "seek validation" from physicists or anybody else. All I would need to do is build just one, and start generating energy. Then, with the money I earn from teh first one, I would build another one. Then another one, and another, and another. Investors would flock to fund me because I would be showing a positive return. In short order I would take over the world. (Not that I want to - sounds too much like work - but I could!)
So the moment a company "seeks validation" of their Perpetual Motion machine, I don't suspect, I know: Some con-artist is looking to fleece some unwary investor.
Investor Beware.
Now, I don't mind fools being parted from their money. But its a bit sad that some permaculture proponents buy into this sort of bullshit. As a long-time practitioner of permaculture design principles, I firmly believe that the basis of permaculture design is a firm and clear understanding of the fundamentals of thermodynamics.
Even if one does not have a clear grasp of energy principles, pure logic tells us that all the "free energy" machines and theories have to be a load of bollocks: If I could build a machine that generates "free energy" (or, at least, more energy than it consumes) I would not need to "convince" anyone that it works; I would not need to "seek validation" from physicists or anybody else. All I would need to do is build just one, and start generating energy. Then, with the money I earn from teh first one, I would build another one. Then another one, and another, and another. Investors would flock to fund me because I would be showing a positive return. In short order I would take over the world. (Not that I want to - sounds too much like work - but I could!)
So the moment a company "seeks validation" of their Perpetual Motion machine, I don't suspect, I know: Some con-artist is looking to fleece some unwary investor.
Investor Beware.
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