July 15, 2003 - Steve Sturgill

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Change History - January 25, 2003    Links

Salute

Daniel Dennett / Richard Dawkins

The Bright Stuff 

The Future Looks Bright

The Brights' Network

I think Dennett (left) and Dawkins (right) are correct, but I think folks behind "brights" are making the same sort of marketing mistake Howard Bloom made. "Brights" and "Lucifer" are poor choices because many people find them off-putting, thereby eroding the message. Trouble is, I have yet to think of a suitable alternative. Photo lifted from Edge

Old Salutes

Thoughts

The United States is both inefficient and profligate in its energy use. May the weather and the gas shortage conspire to wake us up to the need for conservation and renewable resources, including modern nuclear technology.
I hate to write this, but here's hoping for a long, hot summer and a long, cold winter.  Repeat as necessary.

Old Thoughts

Opinion - Bait I Might Take - Old Rants Page

bulletText of Osama's tape says Don't take prisoners - kill them
bulletWSJ's piece on energy trader corruption (cached here), and my two cents
bulletResponse to "Time To Come Down From Their Ivory Towers - Population, energy and green nuclear power.
bulletWhy I Support Modern Nuclear Power - I don't think we can make it with solar and wind but no nuclear.
bulletChechens and Gas - a quick flame at folks condemning the Russians for using gas in the theater
bulletOverpopulation - ah, why bother

Interesting Stuff - Other people's work cached

Other

Thumbnails - Poems

Some Things That Interest Me - heliostats, who knows what