LQD: Mark Jones on Russian Oil (1998) | 23 comments (23 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: LQD: Mark Jones on Russian Oil (1998) (4.00 / 6)

Lifted in its entirety from a comment (!) by Stan on a Feral Scholar thread discussing Dmitry Orlov's recent address to the Long Now Society.

The difference between theory and practise in practise ...

by DeAnander (de_at_daclarke_dot_org) on Sun Feb 22nd, 2009 at 03:02:48 PM EST

Re: LQD: Mark Jones on Russian Oil (1998) (4.00 / 3)

Thanks for posting this. It reads almost like a thriller/novel in the making. I think there are a few twists in the plot to come!

notes from no w here

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Sun Feb 22nd, 2009 at 04:04:53 PM EST
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Re: LQD: Mark Jones on Russian Oil (1998) (4.00 / 2)

Thanks for posting this. It reads almost like a thriller/novel in the making. I think there are a few twists in the plot to come!

notes from no w here

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Sun Feb 22nd, 2009 at 04:05:06 PM EST
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Re: LQD: Mark Jones on Russian Oil (1998) (4.00 / 2)

extraordinary...my fingernails are no more!

john le carre taken all the way out there.

'The history of public debt is full of irony. It rarely follows our ideas of order and justice.' Thomas Piketty

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Sun Feb 22nd, 2009 at 05:20:12 PM EST
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I half expected Arkady Renko to make an appearance in search of a murderer....

"The future is already here -- it's just not very evenly distributed" William Gibson

by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Sun Feb 22nd, 2009 at 06:02:20 PM EST
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LQD: Mark Jones on Russian Oil (1998) | 23 comments (23 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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