The Mainstream Is Always Under Attack.

By Helping Us To Be More Productive, Technology Lets Us To Spend Less Time Focusing On Survival, And More On Solving Other Challenges.

The Intersection Of Law, Politics, And Technology Is Going To Force A Lot Of Good Thinking.

Microsoft Is Involved In Setting Some Fairly Key Standards And People Are Afraid Of It Because They Think, Geez, They Are Quite Capable. It's Daunting, I Suppose.

The Us In Some Ways Has Been The Best. Who Figured Out Shale Gas? Although That Wasn't A Good Thing [for Co2 Levels], It Was Very Innovative. It's Led To Low-cost Energy. Who Figured Out Nuclear Power? Largely The United States. Once You Get Past The Steam Engine, Which Is Mostly British, Then The Us Has Been At The Center Of Most Of The Energy Things That Have Happened.

If I'd Had Some Set Idea Of A Finish Line, Don't You Think I Would Have Crossed It Years Ago?