tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post3372240701158474470..comments2023-11-29T13:13:23.022+00:00Comments on newgate news: Uh-oh!Macheathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-45263915522815503732014-01-26T17:22:14.037+00:002014-01-26T17:22:14.037+00:00Macheath - It was fascinating from start to finish...Macheath - It was fascinating from start to finish. ThanksBuckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-87048426046825517622014-01-25T08:51:07.610+00:002014-01-25T08:51:07.610+00:00Julia, there is undoubtedly a profound satisfactio...Julia, there is undoubtedly a profound satisfaction to be derived from tales of hubris and Nemesis - as long as it's someone else's Nemesis, of course.<br /><br />Michael Crichton catches the essence of the plotline in 'Jurassic Park':<br />"...your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they <i>should</i>." <br /><br />Bucko, hope you enjoy it; let me know what you think! (BTW, how did you get on with 'Extraterrestrial Civilizations'?)<br /><br />Demetrius, if the medieval church could count a beaver as fish and thus serve it up on a Friday, I suppose anything fed on a plant-based 'fish' oil would fit the bill.<br /><br />Odd, isn't it, that among all the healthy eating messages, the idea of fish on Fridays has never been suggested by government-backed food campaigners as an easily-remembered mantra that would surely improve some people's diets. <br /><br />AKH, we're already well on the way to that particular Brave New World with Quorn mycoprotein (OK, so that's fungi) and tofu, the nut milks currently being heavily promoted and, as Rightwinggit points out, cotton (or tree-wool, as the Germans call it), yet the demand for meat and milk, at least, continues to rise; the tipping point will presumably come when the new products become significantly cheaper.<br />Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-29200726933767171902014-01-24T23:30:02.980+00:002014-01-24T23:30:02.980+00:00" Plant-based wool.."
Cotton?" Plant-based wool.."<br />Cotton?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-29539390638435769602014-01-24T18:39:56.403+00:002014-01-24T18:39:56.403+00:00Well spotted.Well spotted.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-75499172300955724322014-01-24T16:24:24.252+00:002014-01-24T16:24:24.252+00:00We can all imagine where this kind of research cou...We can all imagine where this kind of research could go. <br /><br />Plant-based meat proteins so no need for animal meat. Plant-based milk - no more cows. Plant-based wool - no more sheep.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-49972086203130822012014-01-24T15:12:30.763+00:002014-01-24T15:12:30.763+00:00Something fishy for Friday?Something fishy for Friday?Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-64896279437934287372014-01-24T13:43:06.104+00:002014-01-24T13:43:06.104+00:00You've just reminded me that I've never re...You've just reminded me that I've never read The Day of The Triffids, so I visited ebay and bought a copy.<br /><br />ThanksBuckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-69305030949046814772014-01-24T12:08:08.398+00:002014-01-24T12:08:08.398+00:00I think this is also the starting point for pretty...I think this is also the starting point for pretty much all of the SyFy Channel's recent output...<br /><br />Anyway, I for one welcome our new CereaPiscine Overlords!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.com