Another one from Darin. I had at times mentioned how at some point in the future it is inevitable that we mine our garbage dumps for resources. As we deplete other places, we concentrate resources in the dumps. He pointed me to this article in Discover about a process to turn any carbon-based material into oil. This could very well be a world altering technology. This one invention could conceivably solve the energy problem in a permanent and self-sustaining manner, solve the garbage problem permanently and reclaim from our refuse potable drinking water. That's the trifecta, citizens! As I read the article, my hands were shaking with optimism. I hope against hope that this actually is all that it is cracked up to be, because the world in which every dump and water-treatment facility has this stuff running is a much better world than we live in today.