I really don't want to start on the disclaimers. Certainly nothing is going to be done about the extremely dated Meme Media site design nor about its uneven content until TransForum 2 is ready to host such things.

Hopefully the essay will at least give some people a better idea as to where my thinking is headed as well as some more of the work I have in progress. (The new Trap" subproject is living up to its name, but as it gives reversability for free it needs to be seen through.)

I really would welcome feedback on "Beating the Retreat", preferably in this thread so others might share in any discussion it elicits. If you see in it that I have had to dig deep to find just one cause for concern (the "Retreat") in NKS, you will be on your way to where I am coming from.