On the DEWLine 2.0: Dwight Williams

Which fictional inventors are more likely to give a hoot about making their inventions field-repairable?

(This is the patent news that got me wondering.)

Okay, this might be a mistake. But I made the promise to set this up last night after seeing the movie, and I'd better deliver.

So. I've been seeing political arguments over the subtext of this film for a few weeks now. Not sure that I agree with any of them, but let's see if we can have a civil debate on the subject.

Naturally, my own biased self will have the last word on what constitutes "civil", seeing as it's my virtual "house".

Someone asked a question about economic bubbles and where they might be popping up next...

http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/08/what-is-the-next-bubble.html

Frankly, being - like many of the rest of you here - in a somewhat vulnerable state these days, I thought keeping an eye on that discussion was a prudent thing to do. Also, working - or trying to work - in both speculative fiction as either writer, artist or both, and in writing on urban infrastructure issues, there's a story idea mine percolating away there.

So...rather than clutter up antipope's space any faster than he can handle, setting up a branch discussion here on the same subject seems a good thing, too.

Where should we be watching like hawks? Or vultures, perhaps?