Reedy Creek - a special place

[Robert]

Robert,

It was easy, I just looked for 'glacial striation' and Australia

Hi Pat, if you ever want a guide please contact me. I'd be very happy to meet you there and show you the sights.

Robert the internet has answers to many questions, the trouble is knowing which questions to ask it!

I guess that I am still too old fashion.

For me, sometimes going beyond the rock garden forum on the internet is like having to deal with HAL, as in 2001 A Space Odyssey.           Maybe not so easy, and yes, what is THE right question.

I personally like to learn about and know from a forumist their first hand impressions of their own homelands. For me it makes learning more vital and real, however there is a place for everything. 

[Tim Ingram]

Robert - I think you've got it right You have to meet the Internet with quite a lot of knowledge already to get the best of it, and then it is really illuminating, but in the same way that books and words can be - they delve deep! Tasmania has some incredible examples of glaciation - particularly the Western Arthurs, a whole chain of narrow ridges and small lakes - so different to the ancient heart of Australia. (I have a superb book detailing the the Tasmanian Wilderness - 'The South West Book', published by the Australian Conservation Foundation in 1979, which describes its natural and human history, and asks questions about its future - apposite in view of the over exploitation of resources which hydroelectric schemes and forestry practices have demonstrated in the last few decades, leading eventually to 'common' sense reasserting itself).

[Robert]

Tim,

Thank you for the recommendation of your book! I will check our public library to see if I can get a copy. This is the type of book that I find most fascinating!        

[Jupiter]

Open a google window and enter this sentence in the search field.

Is there evidence of glaciation in South Australia?

Ask and you sHALl receive!

[Robert]

Jamus,

What an eye opener for me!   

I clearly live in some old out-dated world.  HAL did not bite me and there was some interesting information on glaciation and geology in Australia.

Sadly, I am not sure that I am comfortable with all aspects of the modern world. My mind drifts off to the wilderness and wild place where I feel alive and real. Even 40 years ago this is how it has been for me....always off in the mountains.

Well I guess that it does not hurt to learn something about modern times. Charlie Chaplin certainly had his ideas about "Modern Times".

[Hoy]

Robert,

It never hurts to have knowledge - it may hurt to acquire it though

And knowledge don't weight much either.

But to be serious -  I try to find a key word, maybe two or three, and google. Usually something useful pops up.

[Robert]

Robert,

It never hurts to have knowledge - it may hurt to acquire it though

And knowledge don't weight much either.

But to be serious -  I try to find a key word, maybe two or three, and google. Usually something useful pops up.

Trond,

Thank you for the useful information on how to use google.

Sadly I have to admit that I have very little trust of American corporations, especially google, and am too often reluctant to use their products. My personal perception of google is similar to that of HAL: an out of control machine that is willing to engage in any sort of nefarious activity. In the case of google this is the use of nefarious activities in the pursuit of profits. Here in America we see American corporations justify almost anything. A far as I can tell, too many American corporations appear completely amoral. Here in America, everyday I have to deal with deceptive and high pressure advertising for things I do not want, monopoly price gouging (AT&T our only phone service), and the general obsession with ever increasing profits and growth at any cost. All of this seems hurtful to me, or at least I feel hurt. I suppose if this is what folks want it is none of my business and like Lao Tsu I can get on my donkey and ride off into the sunset. Unfortunately for people like me there are few alternatives or places to go. For the most part, at this time, I use our public library for information and avoid google as much as possible. This is my choice and others make other choices, which is completely okay. Being judgemental of others is something else I am much better off avoiding.

Now it might be a good idea to get back to subject of plants.    I am very hopeful that Wednesday will be my next outing, however with caring giving this may not work out. We shall see.

[Hoy]

OK, Robert, I do understand what you mean.

In fact I do like books and have several yards of my shelves filled with them at home

Looking forward to the next days!

[Robert]

Trond,

One last point.

I greatly appreciate your tips on how to best use google for searching the internet. There is a place for everything and even I will use google at times.

I did get cross-threaded when I signed up for gmail. If I had a better understanding of google from the beginning I could have made better, more informed choices. I signed up for gmail without fully understanding what it was all about. If I knew what I know now, maybe I might have done something different. However, as I now understand google, another choice might not have made any difference at all. At this point I kinda' give up as I realize, for me, this is something that is in the hands of GOD now. In this regard, I feel like the Buddha before (way, way before!) he became enlightened. I may study SPIRIT, but the truth is I know nothing about SPIRIT at all.

The short of it is that I appreciate your efforts to help me out with the internet searching. 

[Hoy]

Robert,

 I use searching engines a lot, also in my work, and have never had any bad events. However, I have learnt to be very carful what to open You can't trust everything you read either

At home I get internet connection (incl TV, radio, telephone) through my power supplier. I can freely choose other providers but it is easy this way.