Comments on: Environmentally-Conscious Midlife Crisis http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/21/environmentally-conscious-midlife-crisis/ Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:06:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: kreepyk http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/21/environmentally-conscious-midlife-crisis/#comment-24443 kreepyk Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:04:15 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/21/environmentally-conscious-midlife-crisis/#comment-24443 Unless you are plugging this into a system that charges on renewable energy (which is possible if you have your own renewables, if you buy greentags or greenpriced power), this expensive toy will be powered by coal and nuclear. This is not exactly a coup for the environment. Unless you are plugging this into a system that charges on renewable energy (which is possible if you have your own renewables, if you buy greentags or greenpriced power), this expensive toy will be powered by coal and nuclear. This is not exactly a coup for the environment.

]]> By: Charles http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/21/environmentally-conscious-midlife-crisis/#comment-24383 Charles Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:54:30 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/21/environmentally-conscious-midlife-crisis/#comment-24383 A late comment. You might possibly approve, at least in part, of the 77-year-old mother of my legally conjoined significant other. For the last 20 yeasr she has insisted on driving in a Corvette (the last two iterations of which have been cherry-red). Yes, a Porsche would be better but ya gotta love the spirit. A late comment. You might possibly approve, at least in part, of the 77-year-old mother of my legally conjoined significant other. For the last 20 yeasr she has insisted on driving in a Corvette (the last two iterations of which have been cherry-red). Yes, a Porsche would be better but ya gotta love the spirit.

]]> By: Ken C. http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/21/environmentally-conscious-midlife-crisis/#comment-24203 Ken C. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:04:43 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/21/environmentally-conscious-midlife-crisis/#comment-24203 This is obviously a fusion of the twin ideals of patriarchal phallus-worship and consumerist gadget-love, its silence only enhancing its thanotic appeal. It might be possible to "enjoy" driving/identifying with such a sextoy-on-wheels, but only years of societal training gives the susceptible the "need for speed" that such identification fulfills. Objectively, a funk-filled bratwurst of a car. (Plus, charging takes three and a half hours.) This is obviously a fusion of the twin ideals of patriarchal phallus-worship and consumerist gadget-love, its silence only enhancing its thanotic appeal. It might be possible to “enjoy” driving/identifying with such a sextoy-on-wheels, but only years of societal training gives the susceptible the “need for speed” that such identification fulfills. Objectively, a funk-filled bratwurst of a car. (Plus, charging takes three and a half hours.)

]]> By: firefall http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/21/environmentally-conscious-midlife-crisis/#comment-23931 firefall Tue, 25 Jul 2006 12:55:28 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/21/environmentally-conscious-midlife-crisis/#comment-23931 Range on a full charge is supposedly 250m (I'm assuming that's miles, not meters), so Dallas should be in reach, provided you can manage to not go top speed the whole way. Cupholders & heated seats I can see, but luggage space - not a chance. As for the engine rumble, I believe they offer that as a download for your IPod A snip, for a mere $80-120k Range on a full charge is supposedly 250m (I’m assuming that’s miles, not meters), so Dallas should be in reach, provided you can manage to not go top speed the whole way. Cupholders & heated seats I can see, but luggage space - not a chance.

As for the engine rumble, I believe they offer that as a download for your IPod

A snip, for a mere $80-120k

]]> By: Mar Iguana http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/21/environmentally-conscious-midlife-crisis/#comment-23866 Mar Iguana Tue, 25 Jul 2006 01:16:30 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/21/environmentally-conscious-midlife-crisis/#comment-23866 "...California or some other such godforsaken place..." Please don't hate us because we're beautiful. “…California or some other such godforsaken place…”

Please don’t hate us because we’re beautiful.

]]> By: frumious b http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/21/environmentally-conscious-midlife-crisis/#comment-23797 frumious b Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:01:32 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/21/environmentally-conscious-midlife-crisis/#comment-23797 <blockquote>depends not a whit on foreign oil</blockquote> Oh? So all the petroleum energy used in the manufacture and transport of its parts comes from the US? Do they offer a certificate asserting this when you purchase the vehicle?

depends not a whit on foreign oil

Oh? So all the petroleum energy used in the manufacture and transport of its parts comes from the US? Do they offer a certificate asserting this when you purchase the vehicle?

]]> By: Pony http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/21/environmentally-conscious-midlife-crisis/#comment-23795 Pony Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:57:21 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/21/environmentally-conscious-midlife-crisis/#comment-23795 Hmm must be *very* recent. The last I have says it is not an anti-inflammatory. Like heroin and morphine they are related but not the same. So no, not synonyms either. If anyone needs anti-inflammatory action, as for example with menstrual cramps or arthritis, they won't find it in paracetemol or acetaminophen. Hmm must be *very* recent. The last I have says it is not an anti-inflammatory. Like heroin and morphine they are related but not the same. So no, not synonyms either. If anyone needs anti-inflammatory action, as for example with menstrual cramps or arthritis, they won’t find it in paracetemol or acetaminophen.

]]> By: Gertrude Strine http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/21/environmentally-conscious-midlife-crisis/#comment-23740 Gertrude Strine Mon, 24 Jul 2006 05:11:20 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/21/environmentally-conscious-midlife-crisis/#comment-23740 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/21/environmentally-conscious-midlife-crisis/#comment-23701 <b> Neither paracetemol nor acetaminophen are anti-inflammatories.</b> Yes it is - paracetamol is a synonym for acetaminophen. It may not be a steroidal or a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory with the same sledgehammer effect of the COX-1 and COX-2 isozyme inhibitors (both the general and the selective ones) but it does have an anti-inflammatory action and remains grouped with the other NSAIDs in the pharmacopaeia. I may have confused you with the term "anti-inflammatory". I could have chosen the more precise term "anti-pyretic" but the distinction is not one that I'd make when contributing to a forum comprising the general population - and in the light of recent elucidation of the COX-3 isozyme mediation by paracetamol, I'd be really stupid to disregard its anti-inflammatory effects. http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/21/environmentally-conscious-midlife-crisis/#comment-23701

Neither paracetemol nor acetaminophen are anti-inflammatories.

Yes it is - paracetamol is a synonym for acetaminophen.
It may not be a steroidal or a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory with the same sledgehammer effect of the COX-1 and COX-2 isozyme inhibitors (both the general and the selective ones) but it does have an anti-inflammatory action and remains grouped with the other NSAIDs in the pharmacopaeia.

I may have confused you with the term “anti-inflammatory”.
I could have chosen the more precise term “anti-pyretic” but the distinction is not one that I’d make when contributing to a forum comprising the general population - and in the light of recent elucidation of the COX-3 isozyme mediation by paracetamol, I’d be really stupid to disregard its anti-inflammatory effects.

]]> By: Pony http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/21/environmentally-conscious-midlife-crisis/#comment-23701 Pony Sun, 23 Jul 2006 22:40:43 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/21/environmentally-conscious-midlife-crisis/#comment-23701 Gertrude Neither paracetemol nor acetaminophen are anti-inflammatories. Gertrude

Neither paracetemol nor acetaminophen are anti-inflammatories.

]]> By: Ms Kate http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/21/environmentally-conscious-midlife-crisis/#comment-23697 Ms Kate Sun, 23 Jul 2006 22:24:32 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/21/environmentally-conscious-midlife-crisis/#comment-23697 In Texas, you could get around the charge issue by supplementing with a custom spoiler. Said spoiler might ruin the looks a bit, but it would tilt to maximize the intake of Texas sun, bolstering the charge situation and adding range over the range. Who said environmentally conscious and responsible living had to be boring and crunchy anyway! Thought = style! In Texas, you could get around the charge issue by supplementing with a custom spoiler. Said spoiler might ruin the looks a bit, but it would tilt to maximize the intake of Texas sun, bolstering the charge situation and adding range over the range.

Who said environmentally conscious and responsible living had to be boring and crunchy anyway! Thought = style!

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