tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579705626818354150.post454958682993061040..comments2023-09-28T05:56:51.582-04:00Comments on Titanic Deck Chairs: Think of the Trees!C. Augusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860759500684485756noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579705626818354150.post-23791112051013991622012-04-03T02:17:33.548-04:002012-04-03T02:17:33.548-04:00Reading between the lines, the email you received ...Reading between the lines, the email you received came from a co-worker that may or may not be a person that can think an original thought. I think that bandwagon jumpers are lemmings that need to do some <a href="http://www.abenviro.com/" rel="nofollow">waste management services</a>, we all win in the end.Debra Menninshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08687426310057952132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579705626818354150.post-18274309731348217232009-02-23T11:20:00.000-05:002009-02-23T11:20:00.000-05:00Anon 2/23/09: Yes, I suppose there are some compa...Anon 2/23/09: Yes, I suppose there are some companies that do this, but I was specifically referring to individuals who make the choice themselves. It's easy to tell whether it was their own bright idea or not, especially when you work with them.C. Augusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05860759500684485756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579705626818354150.post-36443220875858389682009-02-23T10:03:00.000-05:002009-02-23T10:03:00.000-05:00I believe that some companies automatically add th...I believe that some companies automatically add that line, or something like it, to the bottom of all outgoing emails as corporate policy. It just like the "this message is confidential. Please destroy it if you are not the intended recipient" footer. The email sender has nothing to do with it and may not even realize it's there. (How's that for not allowing for individual thought?) And other Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579705626818354150.post-11968901607979265852009-02-20T13:58:00.000-05:002009-02-20T13:58:00.000-05:00Great post!Great post!khartoumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09761611008437385981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579705626818354150.post-41967344432150033442009-02-20T01:22:00.000-05:002009-02-20T01:22:00.000-05:00Similar notations on my incoming e-mail discourage...Similar notations on my incoming e-mail discourage printing in order to reduce our carbon footprint. I’ve been pondering a simple response to that plea, but haven’t yet come up with a one-liner that says anything more than “to hell with you.”<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, these pleas come predominantly from people I know to be simply ill-informed but good-intentioned. Any direct counter-comment I mightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579705626818354150.post-13852934653245103892009-02-19T20:24:00.000-05:002009-02-19T20:24:00.000-05:00There you go with your "logic" and your "reasons."...There you go with your "logic" and your "reasons."<BR/><BR/>By the environmentalist's "reasoning," we shouldn't be cutting down trees for building materials either. <BR/><BR/>The earth is an inherent value unto itself, and any encroachment upon its pristine nature by the evil humans is an abomination.<BR/><BR/>The unthinking bozo who adds that email signature doesn't get that explicit, and wouldC. Augusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05860759500684485756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579705626818354150.post-52706969291697481712009-02-19T20:03:00.000-05:002009-02-19T20:03:00.000-05:00Indeed.In any case, the idea that we can avoid pap...Indeed.<BR/><BR/>In any case, the idea that we can avoid paper consumption to save trees is completely wrongheaded (and I don't care about "saving trees" anyway. This sends the message that the types of species we are cutting for timber and paper are in danger, which is demonstrably false). Paper is a byproduct of harvesting for timber, so it just doesn't matter that much whether we print more,Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223664599729768316noreply@blogger.com