One of the investors in "Lightronics, Inc." was Dave Listner, an adviser to Bethel College. Fiber optics, the internet, LEDs, optical disc media, display technology created a lot of jobs. Quality education and young people with opportunity (not bankrupted from the effort to learn) could happen many places. I did find some big changes in new technology leadership. My interest in environment, energy, and agriculture has some great new directions. The old "renewable energy" scammers are all gone. Of particular interest is "NRRI" out of UMD. With nearly double atmospheric CO2, biology is growing nearly twice as fast. With population growth, farm soil fertility is important. This combines to a new project in Coleraine, MN. to convert wood waste to fuel and charcoal (biochar). When you buy garden black dirt it contains biochar. This NRRI project is just one component of a larger industrial bioenergy climate response the world must face. Coleraine, MN. has connections to Finland, Sweden, with technology transfer opportunity with Russia, China and Brazil. Otto's big theory was to copy nature, "biomimetics." He invented digital electronics copying the nerve "action potential." I question my actual contribution but not my sweat equity trying to copy nerve systems. Regarding biomass conversion I push "copy fire." Anybody who burns a wood fire knows light energy and photochemistry is happening. Some very basic data is now being developed in Coleraine, MN. Civilization won't destroy science, but politics can. Linux industrial controls will matter. Brian Wood wrote: > From: Rick Engebretson > > > Interesting lead article in Sunday's Mpls. Startribune Opinion Exchange > > section, "Will Civilization Destroy Science?" I think it fairly reflects > > the "What do we do now?" status of our politics and nation as a whole. > > > > We know we use electronics, but China makes most of it. In Otto's day > > they were known as "Red China" and he would roll over in his grave if he > > could see 2017 USA. > > I try to buy from USA then South Korea(Samsung), Taiwan > (Acer, Azus), Canada, Mexico, Australia, etc. > > > > > Personally, I wouldn't give 10 cents to the U. of MN. administration. > > But I would give huge grants to students willing to study hard and > > become a foundation for the future. > > The U gets most of the press, but am glad for the smaller schools > in the area. Most of my family went to Bethel. I cheer for the > Bethel Royals, the Gophers and my Nittany Lions. It's great to > see how well the Gopher men's basketball team is doing! Now > I hope their success doesn't go to their heads like it did for the > footballers. > > > Brian > Ebenezer Enterprises - In G-d we trust. > https://github.com/Ebenezer-group/onwards > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list