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Friday, May 14, 2004 |
 Question of the day: Do you think we have already hit peak oil or not?
8:16:48 PM 
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WP. Warnings from a senior Russian official that deliveries from the world's second biggest oil exporter have hit a ceiling after many years of growth underlined the strain on global supply.
4:57:15 PM
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Dann is thinking about WiFi jamming techniques.
2:04:12 PM
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Two interesting items from Reuters today. First, the Iraqi general the US put in charge of Fallujah is proving difficult:
U.S. patience also showed signs of fraying in Falluja, the flashpoint town west of Baghdad, after Mohammed Latif, the Iraqi general put in charge of security to end a bloody month-long Marine siege, said he had no plans to disarm insurgents. Major-General James Mattis, commander of the 1st Marine Division encircling Falluja, said time was running out for that demand, one of several by U.S. commanders, to be fulfilled. "Weapons are not the problem. They are easy to collect," Latif said. "What we need to do is rebuild our country. There is no need for American soldiers. I am sure the Americans would be happy to go to their homes.".
Second, Bremer sets the conditions for a US pull-out (this is big):
Paul Bremer, the U.S. governor of Iraq, did raise the possibility of an American pullout, saying the United States did not stay where it was "not welcome". "If the provisional government asks us to leave we will leave," he said of a post-June 30 administration after the handover of sovereignty. "I don't think that will happen, but obviously we don't stay in countries where we're not welcome," he told Iraqi officials.
1:37:20 PM
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TARGET: GHAWAR. If you don't know what Ghawar is, you should. A global guerrilla attack on Ghawar could send the world's economy into a tailspin.
10:47:44 AM
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The US is playing with fire as it moves into Najaf. There is an assumption among many in the conservative ranks that any respect for Islamic holy sites is a sign of weakness, given that guerrillas are basing their operations out of those sites. This is not only wrong, it is dangerous. The British were smart enough (based on hard won experience) to send only Egyptian troops to support the Arab revolt in the Hejaz (during WW1). Anything else would have turned the entire Islamic world against them. We should be smart enough to develop an innovative solution to the problem too. Are we following a "one step forward - ten steps back" policy?
7:53:34 AM
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MovableType's new pricing is up. The pricing is reasonable for both individuals and corporations. Ben and Mena have been living off of air and love for their software for years. They, like everyone else, want a family, a house, a car, and vacations in the future. That costs money. So it's time that they get paid for their effort. It will also help you, the user, because it will ensure that they will be able to continue their effort for years to come. Everyone wins with this. Frankly, I use their software -- it's excellent and I pay for it.
7:32:08 AM
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© Copyright 2004 John Robb.
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