Articles by David Roberts

Still cool

I love the idea of product service systems. (Upon reflection, that may be the geekiest single sentence I've ever written.) Sadly, I never get around to writing about them. Alex, however, does. This bit is particularly relevant to the question I asked the other day:

But he still understates the case

Al Gore's denials about a possible presidential run are getting more and more equivocal. Today, paleocon Pat Buchanan argues that Gore could beat Hillary to secure the Dem nomination and possibly the presidency.

If anything, I think he understates the case, particularly in two places. Here's the first, most relevant for our purposes:

A public service announcement

Today is my birthday, so feel free to use this thread to tell me just how empty your life was until you met me and/or encountered Gristmill.

It means less than you might think

Chevron's discovery of massive new oil deposits beneath the Gulf of Mexico has prompted a predictable flood of stupidity from the media. The theory of peak oil is being called into question. Our need to get off of oil is being called into question. The quality of our national dialogue is being called into question.

For one-stop shopping on what the new oil find means -- and doesn't mean -- see this definitive post over on Oil Drum.