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"If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative."..., 2009-04-24 09:35:22 | Main | it's been a while since we've had a industrial research policy that made much sense..., 2009-04-27 11:08:09 an awful lot of shit going to waste: With all the swine flu panic sweeping across the interwebs, now might be as good a time as any to revisit this fairly disgusting article and ponder the kind of economic system in which tens of millions of tons a year of high value fertilizer is converted into expensive, highly toxic sludge. via, though I rather doubt pig shit ponds have much to do with flu outbreaks... Or not? I guess it's a recent discovery that influenza can remain infectious for three hours inside fly guts, meaning pig shit is a potential vector. Fascinating. :: posted by buermann @ 2009-04-26 15:38:53 CST | link Comments: My friend Nance Klehm is composting human waste here in Chicago. She also set them up on a former military base in UT - http://spontaneousvegetation.net/clean-livin/ De Clarke at Feral Scholar is doing the same - http://www.feralscholar.org/blog/index.php/2008/04/29/h... not adventurous enough to give it a try. Who knows, maybe circumstances will give me the nudge I need. Like the blog. Thanks for the content. posted by BruceF @ 2009-04-27 11:32:00 | link go ahead, express that vague notion Name: Email: Homepage: Comment your turing test: