It's that time of year again. Bruce Sterling's State of the World discussion with Jon Lebowsky on The Well. So that's an enthusiastic, Italo-phile, Texan, Sci-fi author currently absorbing Belgrade's doom and gloom; An Internet evangelist, gonzo futurist, Texan, prognosticator; and a supporting cast of mostly Californian techno-shaman.

http://www.well.com/conf/inkwell.vue/topics/459/State-of-the-World-2013-Bruce-St-page01.html

Pretty much equal parts of amazing factoid, critical analysis and infuriating points of view then. And being on The Well, it's fairly hard to join in with any meaningful discussion. Oh well, I expect to be both stimulated and annoyed! That's what usually seems to happen to me. ;)