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Lamplighter · 10-26-2011, 11:34 AM

I see, and essentially do agree with, your point about a second kind of discussion.

My career and life experiences tell me that while technical
people can, and do, engage one another in such discussions,
it's almost impossible for those discussions to go public.

Lead in paint, putty, solder, etc was my first career encounter ('70s)
with such discussions.
It was so frustrating to see technical proposals and solutions nullified
by industry management-types, politicos, and the other veto-ers.
It was always someone else's problem or responsibility, or there was no such problem.
Griff found an NPR discussion of fracking I feel is a good example

So far as "adapting" our lives to changes, I think this is going to happen... wanted or not.
Personally, I haven't actually tried to think about what kinds of things
could be done in the face of extended global warming.
I get stuck on things like war, abandonment, and other forms of apocalypse.

Compared with technical issues of prevention, the challenges involved
with reaction, repair, remediation, reparation, etc. are even more frustrating.
All I can imagine a cry of:
"Look out Canada, here come the Yanks"

As I say, my career experience always puts me into "prevention" mode.

10-26-2011, 11:34 AM	#939
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	I see, and essentially do agree with, your point about a second kind of discussion. My career and life experiences tell me that while technical people can, and do, engage one another in such discussions, it's almost impossible for those discussions to go public. Lead in paint, putty, solder, etc was my first career encounter ('70s) with such discussions. It was so frustrating to see technical proposals and solutions nullified by industry management-types, politicos, and the other veto-ers. It was always someone else's problem or responsibility, or there was no such problem. Griff found an NPR discussion of fracking I feel is a good example So far as "adapting" our lives to changes, I think this is going to happen... wanted or not. Personally, I haven't actually tried to think about what kinds of things could be done in the face of extended global warming. I get stuck on things like war, abandonment, and other forms of apocalypse. Compared with technical issues of prevention, the challenges involved with reaction, repair, remediation, reparation, etc. are even more frustrating. All I can imagine a cry of: "Look out Canada, here come the Yanks" As I say, my career experience always puts me into "prevention" mode.