Comments for Bits and Pieces http://agrobick1.wordpress.com ongoing thoughts of life Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:41:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Cafe Satan by Cafes and Restaurants » Cafe Satan Bits and Pieces http://agrobick1.wordpress.com/2006/09/12/cafe-satan/#comment-126 Cafes and Restaurants » Cafe Satan Bits and Pieces Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:41:32 +0000 http://agrobick1.wordpress.com/2006/09/12/cafe-satan/#comment-126 [...] The best information on the topic can be found at the source here [...] [...] The best information on the topic can be found at the source here [...]

]]> Comment on World resources by fleas7 http://agrobick1.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/world-resources/#comment-12 fleas7 Sun, 03 Dec 2006 21:18:37 +0000 http://agrobick1.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/world-resources/#comment-12 Thanks for posting this and the link on your page. It is certainly grim reading of course yet in many ways we have sadly known and suspected as much for years. Best wishes and good luck at collage and don't forget to have some fun. Thanks for posting this and the link on your page. It is certainly grim reading of course yet in many ways we have sadly known and suspected as much for years.
Best wishes and good luck at collage and don’t forget to have some fun.

]]> Comment on freedom by Christian http://agrobick1.wordpress.com/2006/09/12/dsc09304jpg/#comment-11 Christian Mon, 06 Nov 2006 20:29:21 +0000 http://agrobick1.wordpress.com/2006/09/12/dsc09304jpg/#comment-11 Nice to see this image being appreciated! It has found a nice home in this website. ;-) Nice to see this image being appreciated! It has found a nice home in this website. ;-)

]]> Comment on Economics by Martha http://agrobick1.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/economics/#comment-10 Martha Tue, 31 Oct 2006 02:53:33 +0000 http://agrobick1.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/economics/#comment-10 Oh. Now that's just going to go to his head. ;-) Oh. Now that’s just going to go to his head. ;-)

]]> Comment on World resources by Martha http://agrobick1.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/world-resources/#comment-9 Martha Tue, 31 Oct 2006 02:52:42 +0000 http://agrobick1.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/world-resources/#comment-9 I saw an amazing presentation by Ray Kurzweil at a conference a few weeks ago that your post reminds me of. Kurzweil is a futurist and one of the arguments that he makes is that these kinds of trends are always affected by the emergence of future technolgies. So, one response I would have to this kind of argument, is how will new (or future) technologies empower us to make better and more efficient use of those resources? I definitely believe that we need to take a long, hard look at our use of natural resources and become more responsible in our usage. That said, I think we should also expect technologies to improve so that our efficiences grow as well (at the same time, that we can probably also expect developing countries to be slower to adopt new, more efficient technologies--as the previous poster mentions). Also, I have to say that as the mother of an 18 month old, 2050 doesn't seem very far away at all. Having children really changes your perspective on these issues. . . I saw an amazing presentation by Ray Kurzweil at a conference a few weeks ago that your post reminds me of. Kurzweil is a futurist and one of the arguments that he makes is that these kinds of trends are always affected by the emergence of future technolgies. So, one response I would have to this kind of argument, is how will new (or future) technologies empower us to make better and more efficient use of those resources?

I definitely believe that we need to take a long, hard look at our use of natural resources and become more responsible in our usage.

That said, I think we should also expect technologies to improve so that our efficiences grow as well (at the same time, that we can probably also expect developing countries to be slower to adopt new, more efficient technologies–as the previous poster mentions).

Also, I have to say that as the mother of an 18 month old, 2050 doesn’t seem very far away at all. Having children really changes your perspective on these issues. . .

]]> Comment on World resources by Steve Greenlaw http://agrobick1.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/world-resources/#comment-8 Steve Greenlaw Fri, 27 Oct 2006 01:26:05 +0000 http://agrobick1.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/world-resources/#comment-8 Also, it depends on which resources you're looking at. I understand we have coal to last 150 years. Also, it depends on which resources you’re looking at. I understand we have coal to last 150 years.

]]> Comment on World resources by sehauser http://agrobick1.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/world-resources/#comment-7 sehauser Thu, 26 Oct 2006 22:36:36 +0000 http://agrobick1.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/world-resources/#comment-7 Interesting article, now if only people would take it seriously. I have a feeling that until the problem comes knocking on our door (about another 40 years) little will be done about this problem. In addition it is probably only going to be sped up by developing countries who do not have laws and regulations set up to control pollution. There is one globalization can be stopped...nobody is going to be around to continue it! Interesting article, now if only people would take it seriously. I have a feeling that until the problem comes knocking on our door (about another 40 years) little will be done about this problem. In addition it is probably only going to be sped up by developing countries who do not have laws and regulations set up to control pollution. There is one globalization can be stopped…nobody is going to be around to continue it!

]]> Comment on Cafe Satan by anyaka86 http://agrobick1.wordpress.com/2006/09/12/cafe-satan/#comment-6 anyaka86 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:14:49 +0000 http://agrobick1.wordpress.com/2006/09/12/cafe-satan/#comment-6 Starbucks had been debating about whether to invest in my home town in Germany or not. When the first Starbucks cafes opened in the larger German cities people went crazy. It was a new, American thing and it just seemed like the thing to do. But I agree with you that price plays a major role. That's probably why the Starbucks craze has faded. Germans are going back to the (cozier) local cafes, unique places that serve drinks and foods that are made for the local customers rather than trying to fit the world's taste. And since our town isn't a very touristy area (despite the fact that Nicolas Cage bought a castle near it) there is not a big interest in Starbucks anymore. Starbucks had been debating about whether to invest in my home town in Germany or not.
When the first Starbucks cafes opened in the larger German cities people went crazy. It was a new, American thing and it just seemed like the thing to do. But I agree with you that price plays a major role. That’s probably why the Starbucks craze has faded. Germans are going back to the (cozier) local cafes, unique places that serve drinks and foods that are made for the local customers rather than trying to fit the world’s taste. And since our town isn’t a very touristy area (despite the fact that Nicolas Cage bought a castle near it) there is not a big interest in
Starbucks anymore.

]]> Comment on Cafe Satan by agrobick1 http://agrobick1.wordpress.com/2006/09/12/cafe-satan/#comment-5 agrobick1 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 14:24:29 +0000 http://agrobick1.wordpress.com/2006/09/12/cafe-satan/#comment-5 Well I beleieve this is happening because starbucks is well known and tourists don't wander around long enough to find the local cafes. If it were me, I would try to find some local cafes because i love trying new things. Now I can't really say much about the locals going to starbucks but i find it to be expensive so to me i would compare costs and probably go to the local cafe. Well I beleieve this is happening because starbucks is well known and tourists don’t wander around long enough to find the local cafes. If it were me, I would try to find some local cafes because i love trying new things. Now I can’t really say much about the locals going to starbucks but i find it to be expensive so to me i would compare costs and probably go to the local cafe.

]]> Comment on Cafe Satan by Jerry Slezak http://agrobick1.wordpress.com/2006/09/12/cafe-satan/#comment-4 Jerry Slezak Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:44:00 +0000 http://agrobick1.wordpress.com/2006/09/12/cafe-satan/#comment-4 I followed your link to Flickr, and there was a discussion there about how Starbucks is spreading across Paris. The person who took the picture was upset that Starbucks was putting the local cafes out of business. My question here is why is that happening? Why do people go to a Starbucks over the local cafe? I'm wondering if the tourists are going to the Starbucks, or are the locals going as well? I followed your link to Flickr, and there was a discussion there about how Starbucks is spreading across Paris. The person who took the picture was upset that Starbucks was putting the local cafes out of business. My question here is why is that happening? Why do people go to a Starbucks over the local cafe? I’m wondering if the tourists are going to the Starbucks, or are the locals going as well?

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