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From: Paul Keinanen on 13 Jun 2010 13:49 On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:35:34 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >That just means it will be done by China, India etc. >Same way that the next people on the moon, and probably Mars, will be >Chinese not Americans. Is that a problem ?
From: Vladimir Vassilevsky on 13 Jun 2010 14:04 Paul Keinanen wrote: > On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:35:34 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax > <dirk.bruere(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >>That just means it will be done by China, India etc. >>Same way that the next people on the moon, and probably Mars, will be >>Chinese not Americans. > > > Is that a problem ? Yes. Peoples are animals. They follow whoever attracts them with bright toys. VLV
From: John Larkin on 13 Jun 2010 14:11 On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:35:34 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On 13/06/2010 18:09, JosephKK wrote: >> On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:13:24 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax >> <dirk.bruere(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On 12/06/2010 23:43, Archimedes' Lever wrote: >>>> On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:20:49 -0700, John Larkin >>>> <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:44:13 -0700, Archimedes' Lever >>>>> <OneBigLever(a)InfiniteSeries.Org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:22:39 -0700, John Larkin >>>>>> <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> There was/is concern over whether LEDs and microwave fets are allowed, >>>>>>> what with the arsenic in GaAs. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> That is just silly. It is a crystal and is tightly bound. >>>>> >>>>> If you read the wording of the ROHS rules, that doesn't matter. It >>>>> also doesn't matter how little GaAs is in a product. >>>>> >>>>> John >>>> >>>> >>>> So, in other words, they are *all* 'arseholes'. >>>> >>>> If that is the case, they need to all ban themselves. >>>> >>>> I should do stand up. >>> >>> Don't worry - the use of all these exotic metals are only a stopgap >>> until we can do it right with quantum dots etc using carbon, silicon etc >> >> We may not get there if there is no end of the anti-technology >> shilly-shallying. > >That just means it will be done by China, India etc. >Same way that the next people on the moon, and probably Mars, will be >Chinese not Americans. Excellent. They can have it. We've been to the moon and there's no obvious reason to go back. John
From: Dirk Bruere at NeoPax on 13 Jun 2010 14:23 On 13/06/2010 18:49, Paul Keinanen wrote: > On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:35:34 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax > <dirk.bruere(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> That just means it will be done by China, India etc. >> Same way that the next people on the moon, and probably Mars, will be >> Chinese not Americans. > > Is that a problem ? > Only if you're American, it seems -- Dirk http://www.transcendence.me.uk/ - Transcendence UK http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onetribe - Occult Talk Show
From: Dirk Bruere at NeoPax on 13 Jun 2010 14:25
On 13/06/2010 19:11, John Larkin wrote: > On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:35:34 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax > <dirk.bruere(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 13/06/2010 18:09, JosephKK wrote: >>> On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:13:24 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax >>> <dirk.bruere(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On 12/06/2010 23:43, Archimedes' Lever wrote: >>>>> On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:20:49 -0700, John Larkin >>>>> <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:44:13 -0700, Archimedes' Lever >>>>>> <OneBigLever(a)InfiniteSeries.Org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:22:39 -0700, John Larkin >>>>>>> <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> There was/is concern over whether LEDs and microwave fets are allowed, >>>>>>>> what with the arsenic in GaAs. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> That is just silly. It is a crystal and is tightly bound. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you read the wording of the ROHS rules, that doesn't matter. It >>>>>> also doesn't matter how little GaAs is in a product. >>>>>> >>>>>> John >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> So, in other words, they are *all* 'arseholes'. >>>>> >>>>> If that is the case, they need to all ban themselves. >>>>> >>>>> I should do stand up. >>>> >>>> Don't worry - the use of all these exotic metals are only a stopgap >>>> until we can do it right with quantum dots etc using carbon, silicon etc >>> >>> We may not get there if there is no end of the anti-technology >>> shilly-shallying. >> >> That just means it will be done by China, India etc. >> Same way that the next people on the moon, and probably Mars, will be >> Chinese not Americans. > > Excellent. They can have it. We've been to the moon and there's no > obvious reason to go back. Too bad if there's a world He3 shortage and the Chinese have it all. But still, unlike the USA I don't expect the Chinese to just give up after the moon - on to Mars for them. -- Dirk http://www.transcendence.me.uk/ - Transcendence UK http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onetribe - Occult Talk Show |