Comments for General Lordisimo's Apocalypse

Comment on I Hate K-Cups by L2

L2 — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:35:35 +0000

The K-cup is not recyclable in a home or business recycling system but Keurig can arrange a waste-to-energy collection system for businesses that buy K-cups directly from Keurig. If a business buys K-cups from a distributor (which most do), then there is a fee to collect used cups for burning. K-cups are not recyclable because the plastic has multiple layers of materials. Sustainable management of resources means reducing, reusing, recycling, and composting. Keurig created a new product that can only be landfilled or burned, both of which have negative impacts to the environment as there is no “away”. Corporations need to look at the end-of-life of a product during the design phase. Keurig should take more responsibility for financing the system to correctly recycle it. Waste-to-energy is not the solution. We have a finite number of resources on earth. Future generations depend on us to make the choice between the proper management of waste both upstream and downstream (the system of extraction, transportation, manufacturing, transportation, production, transportation, retail store, transportation, consumer use, transportation, collection by hauler, transportation, then ultimately landfilled, reused, recycled, composted, or burned) or convenience. Everyone has their own threshold of where to draw the line but the wise understand that consuming at a rate of 4 times the earths resources is not sustainable. What can we do? vote with our $$$ and buy sustainable products.

Comment on I Hate K-Cups by SavvyChristine

SavvyChristine — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:10:29 +0000

My roommate has a k-cup machine. Wait, let me clarify: my roommate the environmental lawyer has a k-cup machine, and she buys packages of those disposable, stupid, single-use plastic k-cups. She tried to convince me that it was less waste than using a reusable filter and a bag of ground coffee because she makes herself a cup of coffee once every two weeks and says that any coffee she buys from the store will go stale before she has time to use it. Then she tried to justify it by saying the cups were recyclable — although she never recycles them after using them.

I don’t even know where to start explaining the wrongness of this situation.

Comment on 2011 Morels in Pictures by anudibranch

anudibranch — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:06:56 +0000

That’s incredible…so many morels…!

I used to find them outside our house with my grandmother growing up in Vermont, but, seasons are different in the pacific northwest and I’m still adjusting.

Comment on Proposed Alternate Realities and a World in Which Humans Share the Earth with Neanderthals by Nathaniel

Nathaniel — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:51:41 +0000

I would totally play that counter-factuals game . . . with gusto and pride.

Comment on Proposed Alternate Realities and a World in Which Humans Share the Earth with Neanderthals by Karen

Karen — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:38:35 +0000

A bit like the counter-factuals game from Big Bang Theory?

Comment on I Hate K-Cups by mrs ketchup

mrs ketchup — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:31:08 +0000

So after we got a k cup monster for our wedding… for christmas my husband got one of those reusable k cups. He can put his own coffee, tea or hot cocoa in the reusable cup. I’m not sure what my opion of this is. It doesnt make the kuerig machine less silly but its less wasteful.

Comment on Signs of the Apocalypse: Scientific Doomsdays by Nathaniel

Nathaniel — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:32:41 +0000

There are many a times that I feel much the same way.

Comment on Signs of the Apocalypse: Scientific Doomsdays by Mark

Mark — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:28:57 +0000

I am afraid that mankind’s intellect and ingenuity could be the cause of our extinction as well as helping us to survive.

Comment on Contemplation: Let’s Talk About Vampires by Lindsey Clarke

Lindsey Clarke — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:23:28 +0000

Really liked this post and weirdly having stated on a number of occasions that I love the true depiction of vampires as evil beings eg. 30 Days of Night, The Lost Boys and Salems Lot, I find myself caught in the trap of wanting to write about evil vamps, yet increasingly riding on the romantic wave. I try and achieve a bit of a mix thesedays, I have goodish vamps and very bad vamps and don’t ever want to lose sight of the bad ones. Great post.

Comment on I Hate K-Cups by hitch

hitch — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:37:17 +0000

My wife wanted Kuerig for X-mas. I hated the whole idea and said so. Our drip coffee maker makes a wonderful pot of coffee (it makes 1/2 pot of pretty good coffee). I don’t like the K-Cup waste, or the energy waste of keeping the hot water ready, most of all I hate the K-Cup expense. And I told my wife all this.

Well, we now have a Kuerig coffee maker (my wife got one for X-mas). The thing make a good cup of coffee and fast. It’s difficult to make a (good) single cup of coffee fast. The only way I know to the make a (good) single cup of coffee is to use a French Press or a Vacuum maker. And neither one of these are fast.

To make a long story short. I love the thing and this is what I love about it. I can get an excellent cup of fresh coffee in 30 seconds, any time I want. Key words, Excellent Coffee and Fast!

You would think that the smell of brewing coffee and the anticipation would enhance the flavor that first cupa in the morning. Well, while I think the smell of brewing coffee is one of the great pleasures of life. I would rather push the button and get my coffee and get going.

While the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, the train to hell is probably powered by convenience.

So it boils down to waste vs convenience!

I drive a car, I could ride my bike instead.
I take a hot shower every morning, I could take a cold one.
I heat my house in the winter, I could wear a coat.
I go out for fast food, I could stay home and cook.
And now I drink excellent coffee and get it fast.

Ah, where does one draw the line between waste/expense and convenience?

Am I young and foolish or old and wise?