facinating post and subsequent discussion
vector: prester_scott (I think)
In total lazy blogger mode, I'll just give you the link:
http://johncwright.livejournal.com/182201.html
and a bit of advice:
If the first section, the one on Iraq, bores you or rubs you the wrong way politically to the point where you're about to stop reading, skip on to point number 2 rather than just walking away. The thing gets more interesting as it goes along, and the discussion about Japan in the comments section should grab the attention of any peak oil aficionado or singularitarian who doesn't need to have something translated into the vernacular of their sub-culture to see how the points made relate to their interests.
In total lazy blogger mode, I'll just give you the link:
http://johncwright.livejournal.com/182201.html
and a bit of advice:
If the first section, the one on Iraq, bores you or rubs you the wrong way politically to the point where you're about to stop reading, skip on to point number 2 rather than just walking away. The thing gets more interesting as it goes along, and the discussion about Japan in the comments section should grab the attention of any peak oil aficionado or singularitarian who doesn't need to have something translated into the vernacular of their sub-culture to see how the points made relate to their interests.