tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post7060402494208163727..comments2023-10-30T09:23:42.803-05:00Comments on Some Assembly Required: SAR #10214Charles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-73000934638513757572010-08-03T18:42:07.367-05:002010-08-03T18:42:07.367-05:00Two things (at least) OkiLawyer - 1) the rare eart...Two things (at least) OkiLawyer - 1) the rare earths were known about long before anyone dreamed of an oil pipeline across Afghanistan and 2)where are the roads etc, the infrastructure and the peaceful workers to make trying to get those particular rare earths out of the ground at a profit a reasonable undertaking? The roads etc, etc...<br /><br />Nope, that may be a passable excuse, but it is not a valid reason for us to be there. <br /><br />ckmCharles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-13409568236049139352010-08-03T17:44:24.051-05:002010-08-03T17:44:24.051-05:00Re: Good Question
Isn't Afghanistan where $1 ...Re: Good Question<br /><br />Isn't Afghanistan where $1 trillion in rare earth elements (REE) located that we need for our technology?<br /><br />You know, privatized profits and socialized losses, as usual.OkieLawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17071917464425173379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-3489486955332000752010-08-02T21:38:11.253-05:002010-08-02T21:38:11.253-05:00"how much effort will (and do) governments go..."how much effort will (and do) governments go through to monitor their citizens?" <br /><br />Not much,--the work is already done. Anybody with a cell phone is most definitely "on the grid."OSRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09454944574511999653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-4308654060530123762010-08-02T15:45:51.845-05:002010-08-02T15:45:51.845-05:00"airtrader"
Didn't see petty in my ..."airtrader"<br /><br />Didn't see petty in my read of your makeup ck. Guess that makes you and Baz van Berkel (aka Ilargi) true soulmates.<br /><br />Shame. Over and out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-25047198565140872232010-08-02T11:57:31.632-05:002010-08-02T11:57:31.632-05:00airtrader - Just because Ayn Rand said it doesn&#...airtrader - Just because Ayn Rand said it doesn't automatically make it wrong...<br /><br />ckmCharles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-3357445042008087792010-08-02T11:02:37.016-05:002010-08-02T11:02:37.016-05:00“When you see that trading is done, not by consent...“When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion — when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing — when you see money flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors — when you see that men get richer by graft and pull than by work, and your laws don’t protect you against them, but protect them against you — when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice — you may know that your society is doomed.” <br /><br />Ayn Randaitraderhttp://www.theaitrader.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-13344858902068957542010-08-02T09:58:26.581-05:002010-08-02T09:58:26.581-05:00Demetrius - Oh, wow. Now that's a scary thou...Demetrius - Oh, wow. Now that's a scary thought...<br /><br />ckmCharles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-66216772459673720572010-08-02T09:47:46.560-05:002010-08-02T09:47:46.560-05:00I cannot resist using the Unilever one with a hat ...I cannot resist using the Unilever one with a hat tip and referring to the fact they also market certain personal products. We have our own arguments with Unilever. Great work!Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-32256433225410134772010-08-02T08:50:53.519-05:002010-08-02T08:50:53.519-05:00Eric - Spoilsport. Yes, it's only 50 boxes. ...Eric - Spoilsport. Yes, it's only 50 boxes. Yes, it's just a promotional gimmick. Yes, it's in Brazil, not the good old US of A. But the rather larger point is, they're doing it. <br /><br />Next task, define "they".<br /><br />ckmCharles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-301864268348169102010-08-02T08:06:02.182-05:002010-08-02T08:06:02.182-05:00Re: Location^3
Fortunately today it is still too ...Re: Location^3<br /><br />Fortunately today it is still too expensive to embed GPS in all consumer goods. They are only doing fifty boxes as part of a prize giveaway. By the time Moore's law gets the cost of individual consumer item tracking down to cheap enough, I imagine that many of us readers will have found that we are no longer wanted by and participating in the corporate consumer economy.Eric Hackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03288021379443566141noreply@blogger.com