tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post820191995772716441..comments2024-03-06T07:06:38.928-08:00Comments on JSBlog - Journal of a Southern Bookreader: Shellular automataRay Girvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556764642402680159noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-75722145548384001272012-02-18T04:20:19.546-08:002012-02-18T04:20:19.546-08:00> sustainability
Yes: I like shells, but resis...> sustainability<br /><br />Yes: I like shells, but resist buying them for exactly that reason. Before I discovered that, I assumed they just found the empty ones on the beach.Ray Girvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05556764642402680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-12583733301177181332012-02-18T03:55:25.708-08:002012-02-18T03:55:25.708-08:00The sustainability bit at the beginning is good to...The sustainability bit at the beginning is good to hear ... most shells sold are produced by boiling masses of them, the molluscs still alive, the resulting shrivelled blobs of denatured protein flushed down the sewer and the shells sold on. Use as food makes all the difference.<br /><br />The main point of the post is deeply fascinating, too, and I've off to cogitate upon it −- I just don't have anything I can add to it in repayment :-)Felixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13179787011325615414noreply@blogger.com