Hoarding is exactly what the government is doing right now by filling the SPR, and frankly it's the best thing that could happen. It drives prices up. High prices encourage demand destruction. They also finance new well development. The hoarded oil gives us a buffer to fall back on once shortages become more prevalent. High prices are what we need in order to adapt to what's coming, and the sooner they happen, the better.
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:39 am Post subject: IRC Chat
http://www.peakoilchat.com/ _________________ "We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time." - TS Eliot*
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Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:24 am Post subject: Re: IRC Chat
Awesome, have to check it out. _________________ Just look at us. Everything is backwards; everything is upside down. Doctors destory health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the major media destroy information and religions destroy spirituality.
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:20 am Post subject: Re: IRC Chat
Aaron, any suggestions for a text console IRC client (linux) for us primitive types or are we locked into the frames functions etc with an X or windoze client? Does that site have a site/port num for standard IRC? peakoil/6667 for instance....
Thanks!
-G _________________ All right, you primitive screw-heads, listen up!
Joined: Oct 04, 2004 Posts: 4877 Location: Oklahoma
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:35 am Post subject: Re: IRC Chat
gnm, check the small print at the bottom of the page:
Quote:
If you have an IRC client installed, such as mIRC for windows, BitchX for Linux or ircle for mac, you can click here to launch your application and join the channel. Alternatively, connect to irc.efnet.org and join #PeakOil
_________________ The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done." - George Carlin
Joined: Oct 04, 2004 Posts: 4877 Location: Oklahoma
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:42 am Post subject: Re: IRC Chat
Well, I can't suggest a Linux console IRC client, but if you find one they are on port 6667, irc.efnet.org, channel #PeakOil. I've been using chatzilla, which is a Firefox add-on IRC client. _________________ The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done." - George Carlin
Nice resource, thanks. I knew about the IRC chat already but hopefully this'll draw more people to it. _________________ My PO Amazon store (shameless plug).
Can we get this thread a sticky? _________________ Just look at us. Everything is backwards; everything is upside down. Doctors destory health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the major media destroy information and religions destroy spirituality.
I popped in a few times, didn't really see too much chatting or any regulars. I think the chat room needs some promotion.... how about a designated chat time once a week?
Sunday seems like a good day when most people are around, something like 4 or 5 o'clock. Call it Peak Oil Sunday Chat.
Maybe we could get some special guests like Simmons to come chat too from time to time.
Hmm, I think I'll start a seperate thread about this see if I can get something going. _________________ Just look at us. Everything is backwards; everything is upside down. Doctors destory health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the major media destroy information and religions destroy spirituality.
Joined: May 17, 2005 Posts: 386 Location: Northeast Ohio
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:48 am Post subject: Re: IRC Chat
BitchX is nice if you're going to be in just that one channel, but not so much if you're in several like myself.
Pitbull and I are working on a statbot to parse channel logs, so we can make a web page that will display neat stuff, the most useful being channel activity times and the most active chatters. This will give people a time frame for when to jump in.
Many people idle around, to anyone that is an IRC vet, dead air is no big deal, as conversation doesn't happen 24/7. When you idle there with a real client, there's no ping timeouts and you can have it beep you when there's any channel activity. Hubbert is a fun bot to abuse, as well we have functions that display current foreign exchange indexes, oil price, precious metal prices, stuff like that.
Thanks for the sticky Aaron! _________________ Reality is agreed perception. Unfortunately there is also a reality imposed by nature.
www.peakoilchat.com - Web based IRC chat, nothing to install!
some other interesting stats on there too! _________________ Reality is agreed perception. Unfortunately there is also a reality imposed by nature.
www.peakoilchat.com - Web based IRC chat, nothing to install!
Joined: Jun 13, 2007 Posts: 3018 Location: Minniesotuh
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:09 pm Post subject: Re: IRC Chat
Went there, learned some things, was silly for a bit, and then found out, according to the stats that I am too stupid to participate.
That was hurtful.
Joined: Apr 27, 2007 Posts: 4159 Location: The Great Sonoran Desert
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:16 pm Post subject: Re: IRC Chat
Ferretlover wrote:
Went there, learned some things, was silly for a bit, and then found out, according to the stats that I am too stupid to participate.
That was hurtful.
This is why it is important to make your first post:
"Hello bitches"
Gets everyone right in line quick. _________________ "There must be a bogeyman; there always is, and it cannot be something as esoteric as "resource depletion." You can't go to war with that." Emersonbiggins
"... hope is a rotten-thighed whore" Niko Kazantzakis
We are going back to roccland - me
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