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From: jimp on 7 Feb 2010 12:19 In sci.physics Bret Cahill <BretCahill(a)peoplepc.com> wrote: >> > There's something about agriculture that encourages invention. > >> Monotony I expect. > > An inventor needs some time without any distractions. 15 or so years > ago when foreign U.S. patent holders first started to number the > Americans a Japanese inventor explained that Americans rush around too > much. Yeah sure, farmers have lots of free time... -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply.
From: jimp on 7 Feb 2010 18:42
In sci.physics Bret Cahill <BretCahill(a)peoplepc.com> wrote: > In some areas of California farmers have complete control over > everything except maybe markets. They can check out prices and start > planting whatever is in short supply the next day. Do you have the slightest clue how long it takes to get a sellable vegetable staring with seed? <snip remaining babble> -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply. |