Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #02572
To: beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Steven Bolt sbolt@xs4all.nl
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 10:01:15 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Green Thumb gets Finger; plant grows out of control
On Fri, 23 Apr 1999, Nigel Joyce wrote:
> YOU CAN'T DO THAT !!!
> You can't go and build something... dare I say it? - "PRACTICAL!" That's
> not what this hobby is about ! :)
This little part of it is about plant liberation. Plants have a
right to more control over their environment. They're smarter than
certain advanced life forms; I gave that plant the bottle, but it
didn't go on a binge - it still drinks no more than it really needs :)
> I don't know if the traditional bonsai enthusiasts would appreciate the
> "Modern Technology", but you never know!
I'm sure they wouldn't. Those tubes and flashing leds...
A Bonsai Borg? The horror!
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