[LAU] Wired... wires confused!

[Joshua D. Boyd]

On 07/20/10 16:28, Ken Restivo wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 11:04:19AM -0400, Paul Davis wrote:
>> On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 5:55 PM,<fons at kokkinizita.net>  wrote:
>>> Using farming machinery (*tractor) would even be more
>>> difficult to justify...
>>
>> i note that some 15-20 years ago, i was quite a rabid reader of the
>> agricultural movement that decried the use of the plough, an attitude
>> that was even more rabid when it came to the tractor that pulls a
>> plough. those guys would excoriate anyone who suggested using these
>> tools; i, on the other hand, am quite happy to refer people towards
>> rui's very nice device.
>
> You live in Pennsylvania, yes? I believe these folks are called AMISH.

As far as I can tell (with an hour of my commute going through amish 
country both coming and going), most amish use ploughs.  They just put 
them behind horses instead of tractors.

Now, what I am also aware of is no till farming, which doesn't seem to 
be practiced by the amish, but is practiced by one local farmer (who 
also plays bass, but has no interest in linux audio).  My friend leads 
me to believe that it is very profitable, in addition to being eco 
friendly.

Anyway, I am certainly in favor of using tractors though, both for music 
and farming.  I'm less in favor of seeing horse and buggies on the road. 
  I'm not sure that it is really fair to the horses.