[Lokutus]

Whoever writes this blog must be the smartest man in history!

Today he's ripped Jared Diamond research on Easter Island to shreds. Link In earlier posts, he demolishes other alledged authorities in their fields.

This guy must have an IQ of 500 and Nobel Prizes in at least a dozen different scientific fields.

Seriously, does anyone know anything about him? Is he some auto-didactic crank who dropped out of school in the 9th grade?

Who the hell is he?

[clv101]

http://www.peakoil.com/fortopic15008.html
http://www.peakoil.com/fortopic15724.html

[Lokutus]

At the speed pages load here, it would take about 2 days to read that long thread. I was hoping for a short answer along the lines of:

a) He has doctorate in rocket science from MIT, or
b) He's a crackpot.

[Lokutus]

Okay, he's a crackpot.

[PenultimateManStanding]

I saw Beast, Lokutus. So so, alright, I guess. Basically just another war flick.

[Carlhole]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Lokutus', 'W')hoever writes this blog must be the smartest man in history!

Today he's ripped Jared Diamond research on Easter Island to shreds. Link In earlier posts, he demolishes other alledged authorities in their fields.

This guy must have an IQ of 500 and Nobel Prizes in at least a dozen different scientific fields.

Seriously, does anyone know anything about him? Is he some auto-didactic crank who dropped out of school in the 9th grade?

Who the hell is he?

[bart]

It's too bad about John Denver. While he was here, I didn't think he was that far off. Nor do I think the disagreements with MonteQuest, etc. were that substantial. Heated yes.

In the discussions I followed, I agreed with him about 25% and MonteQuest about 40%. Both sides got a wee bit dogmatic.

I was sorry to see JD to go in the direction he has. I read a number of JD's posts on his new blog, and my conclusion was that he really needed an editor.

I think there's a lesson there for all of us tempted to spend our time on online discussions. At a certain point, it may be good to slow down and write more substantial works, with fewer opinions and more research. Also, it's a good idea to have an editor to keep one on track.

[Lokutus]

When contemplating the possibility of taking someone seriously, I like to have some idea of their qualifications. While JD so readily dismisses everyone he disagrees with, he offers no information about himself. The about page on his blog rests empty. Which leads me to suspect that he's probably a salesman at Best Buy or something similar.

[MonteQuest]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Carlhole', ' ')He had alot of heated arguments with the extreme doomers on the board like MonteQuest and others and got so mad he steamed off to form his own blog.

[MonteQuest]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Lokutus', 'W')ho the hell is he?

[johnmarkos]

I think his blog (and the associated Google group) serve a good purpose for those of us who don't exactly feel at home at peakoil.com.

This place has a way of alienating optimists. But what about those optimists among us who still want to talk about resource/sustainability issues?

Contrary to what Bart said, I think the quality of JD's writing has gone up since he distanced himself from the flame wars. POD doesn't strike me as needing editing any more than your average blog.

Keep in mind, also, that POD has several contributors. JD is not the only writer there.

Me? I'm still lurking. Lately, I've contributed more to the POD Google Group. Why? Perhaps because the folks there are more receptive to my wacky techno-fix ideas. Perhaps because the signal to noise ratio there is somewhat higher (ironic). I'd still like to have a dialogue with people on both sides of the issues.

[bart]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JohnMarkos', 'C')ontrary to what Bart said, I think the quality of JD's writing has gone up since he distanced himself from the flame wars. POD doesn't strike me as needing editing any more than your average blog.

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('johnmarkos', ' ') But what about those optimists among us who still want to talk about resource/sustainability issues?

[PenultimateManStanding]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('johnmarkos', ' ') But what about those optimists among us who still want to talk about resource/sustainability issues?

[johnmarkos]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'W')hy don't you talk about them?

[RickTaylor]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Lokutus', 'W')hoever writes this blog must be the smartest man in history!

Today he's ripped Jared Diamond research on Easter Island to shreds. Link In earlier posts, he demolishes other alledged authorities in their fields.

This guy must have an IQ of 500 and Nobel Prizes in at least a dozen different scientific fields.

Seriously, does anyone know anything about him? Is he some auto-didactic crank who dropped out of school in the 9th grade?

Who the hell is he?

[Keith_McClary]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Lokutus', 'W')hoever writes this blog must be the smartest man in history!

Who the hell is he?

[The_Virginian]

Also take notice despite his Websites name, his best post only DELAYS PO:



[web]http://peakoildebunked.blogspot.com/2005/08/18-nine-delays-for-peak-oil.html[/web]

[Keith_McClary]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('The_Virginian', 'A')lso take notice despite his Websites name, his best post only DELAYS PO:



[web]http://peakoildebunked.blogspot.com/2005/08/18-nine-delays-for-peak-oil.html[/web]

[Omnitir]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '
')We haven't discovered anything fundamentally new in Physics that would help us with energy shortages for 80 years. Fermenting sewage into ethanol is not a new secret of the universe.