Thanks for the replays Auqia.  I always watch them all, and really enjoy them.  485 credits/sec is no small amount!  : )
I noticed that you don't take advantage of the tier 1 terran population upgrade.  I think this is an oversight, and am pretty certain they are worthwhile, as debated heatedly here.  In fact, I think almost all of the tier 1 econ techs for TEC & Vasari are worthwhile (a few caveats tho).  Some of the other types of planets' population upgrades are debateable.
I noted that you rushed toward TEC tier 6 "Development Mandate", a very valuable tech - giving 4 extra logistic slots for every planet.  I also find it very worthwhile to rush toward tier 8 "Pervasive Economy" which gives you a percentage of what everybody spends.