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AC_Hacker · 10-19-11, 12:21 PM

Well, I am of two minds on this one...

First off, I think that everyone is underestimating bat's ultrasonic navigating ability. They are totally, incredibly amazing. I found out when I tried to shoot bats out of the air with a shot gun. I must have gone through two boxes of shells before I finally connected, and I am very good at hitting birds on the wing. Bat's are able to detect the danger of a speeding cloud of lead shot and take evasive action, this in addition to their normal ferocious behavior of devouring massive amounts of tiny flying bugs. They have way more than forward-pointing cones... they are absolutely superb creatures.

On the other hand, regarding technology and critters (as an abbreviation for all living systems)... I think that it must be incumbent on technology to prove clearly that the application of any technology will do no harm. In other words, guilty until proven innocent.

In case you haven't noticed, this planet of ours is in peril... actually not the planet itself, but the conditions that make human life possible and pleasant.

It's pretty much because of the rampage of technology, guided by the narrowest of principles... generally profit.

I saw a presentation recently by a woman who is doing primary research on harnessing ocean wave power to provide electricity. Their project is very much in touch with the natural consequences of deploying this technology... and the decisions to avoid damage to the environment are every bit as difficult and as important as the decisions of optimization of the technology.

It is the broadening of thought that is important here.

I say that if we ignore the effects of technology on the bats, we are next...

-AC_Hacker

10-19-11, 12:21 PM	#7
AC_Hacker Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 4,004 Thanks: 303 Thanked 723 Times in 534 Posts	Well, I am of two minds on this one... First off, I think that everyone is underestimating bat's ultrasonic navigating ability. They are totally, incredibly amazing. I found out when I tried to shoot bats out of the air with a shot gun. I must have gone through two boxes of shells before I finally connected, and I am very good at hitting birds on the wing. Bat's are able to detect the danger of a speeding cloud of lead shot and take evasive action, this in addition to their normal ferocious behavior of devouring massive amounts of tiny flying bugs. They have way more than forward-pointing cones... they are absolutely superb creatures. On the other hand, regarding technology and critters (as an abbreviation for all living systems)... I think that it must be incumbent on technology to prove clearly that the application of any technology will do no harm. In other words, guilty until proven innocent. In case you haven't noticed, this planet of ours is in peril... actually not the planet itself, but the conditions that make human life possible and pleasant. It's pretty much because of the rampage of technology, guided by the narrowest of principles... generally profit. I saw a presentation recently by a woman who is doing primary research on harnessing ocean wave power to provide electricity. Their project is very much in touch with the natural consequences of deploying this technology... and the decisions to avoid damage to the environment are every bit as difficult and as important as the decisions of optimization of the technology. It is the broadening of thought that is important here. I say that if we ignore the effects of technology on the bats, we are next... -AC_Hacker __________________ I'm not an HVAC technician. In fact, I'm barely even a hacker...