Re: Clean high tech solutions

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On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 10:47 AM, Jon Louis Mann <net_democracy-/[email protected]>wrote:

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> > I'm reading John Varley's Slow Apocalypse. The premise is
> > that all un-processed petroleum is destroyed by an act of
> > bio-terrorism. In the middle of it right now, but so far
> > it's scaring the spit out of me.
> > john
>
> why?
>
>
I know intellectually that we live in a fragile civilization, but I suppose
that I haven't felt it emotionally. But seeing Sandy's effects on my city
(I live in Washington Heights, a neighborhood in Manhattan that thankfully
was spared the devastation in other neighborhoods of the city), makes me
begin to *feel* just how fragile things are. ConEd loses a substation and
suddenly 200k people don't have power. No power and there is no way to pump
water to floors in buildings. First responders are overwhelmed. A
neighborhood is destroyed by fire because there is no water pressure in the
hydrants to fight the fire.

So I suppose I'm in the *right* frame of mind to read Varley's book. Next
up is Barnes' Directive 51.

john

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<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 10:47 AM, Jon Louis Mann=
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"_blank">net_democracy-/[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=
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&gt; I&#39;m reading John Varley&#39;s Slow Apocalypse. The premise is<br>
&gt; that all un-processed petroleum is destroyed by an act of<br>
&gt; bio-terrorism. In the middle of it right now, but so far<br>
&gt; it&#39;s scaring the spit out of me.<br>
&gt; john<br>
<br>
why?<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br>I know intellectually that we live in a fragile c=
ivilization, but I suppose that I haven&#39;t felt it emotionally. But seei=
ng Sandy&#39;s effects on my city (I live in Washington Heights, a neighbor=
hood in Manhattan that thankfully was spared the devastation in other neigh=
borhoods of the city), makes me begin to *feel* just how fragile things are=
. ConEd loses a substation and suddenly 200k people don&#39;t have power. N=
o power and there is no way to pump water to floors in buildings. First res=
ponders are overwhelmed. A neighborhood is destroyed by fire because there =
is no water pressure in the hydrants to fight the fire.<br>
<br>So I suppose I&#39;m in the *right* frame of mind to read Varley&#39;s =
book. Next up is Barnes&#39; Directive 51.<br><br>john<br><br>&lt;snippage&=
gt; <br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;=
border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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