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From: Dirk Bruere at NeoPax on 13 Jun 2010 16:26 On 13/06/2010 20:32, John Larkin wrote: > On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:25:13 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax > <dirk.bruere(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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. > > The moon's surface is He3 at around 0.01 PPM concentration. Probably > not worth the effort to extract and return it to Earth. Atmospheric > helium is about 1 PPM He3. And you've gotta make fusion work for any > of that to matter. > >> But still, unlike the USA I don't expect the Chinese to just give up >> after the moon - on to Mars for them. > > But why? Because they can? Because they still have a vision of the future that is more than bailing out banks? -- Dirk http://www.transcendence.me.uk/ - Transcendence UK http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onetribe - Occult Talk Show
From: Spehro Pefhany on 13 Jun 2010 18:27 On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:01:15 -0700, the renowned Archimedes' Lever <OneBigLever(a)InfiniteSeries.Org> wrote: >On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:35:34 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax ><dirk.bruere(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>Same way that the next people on the moon, and probably Mars, will be >>Chinese not Americans. > > Wanna bet? > > Put up a bet in Vegas, I'll buy in against it. You'll lose. Will Vegas still be there in 2050? http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/the-death-of-las-vegas Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff(a)interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com
From: Bill Bowden on 14 Jun 2010 00:12 On Jun 13, 3:27 pm, Spehro Pefhany <speffS...(a)interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote: > On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:01:15 -0700, the renowned Archimedes' Lever > > <OneBigLe...(a)InfiniteSeries.Org> wrote: > >On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:35:34 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax > ><dirk.bru...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >>Same way that the next people on the moon, and probably Mars, will be > >>Chinese not Americans. > > > Wanna bet? > > > Put up a bet in Vegas, I'll buy in against it. You'll lose. > > Will Vegas still be there in 2050? > Looks like there might be. According to Yahoo finance, Las Vegas Sands corp. (LVS) is up about 150% over the past year. Why should this stock be so high? http://chart.finance.yahoo.com/c/1y/l/lvs?lang=en-US®ion=US -Bill > http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/the-death-of-las-vegas > > Best regards, > Spehro Pefhany > -- > "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" > sp...(a)interlog.com Info for manufacturers:http://www.trexon.com > Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com
From: Spehro Pefhany on 14 Jun 2010 00:27 On Mon, 31 May 2010 17:29:17 -0400, the Spehro Pefhany <speffSNIP(a)interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote: >Tell them you wake up gasping for air.. they'll have to test you. Eg. http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-06-07-apnea_N.htm Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff(a)interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com
From: Spehro Pefhany on 14 Jun 2010 00:37
On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:12:42 -0700 (PDT), the renowned Bill Bowden <wrongaddress(a)att.net> wrote: >On Jun 13, 3:27�pm, Spehro Pefhany <speffS...(a)interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> >wrote: >> On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:01:15 -0700, the renowned Archimedes' Lever >> >> <OneBigLe...(a)InfiniteSeries.Org> wrote: >> >On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:35:34 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax >> ><dirk.bru...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>Same way that the next people on the moon, and probably Mars, will be >> >>Chinese not Americans. >> >> > �Wanna bet? >> >> > Put up a bet in Vegas, I'll buy in against it. �You'll lose. >> >> Will Vegas still be there in 2050? >> > >Looks like there might be. According to Yahoo finance, Las Vegas Sands >corp. (LVS) is up about 150% over the past year. Why should this stock >be so high? > >http://chart.finance.yahoo.com/c/1y/l/lvs?lang=en-US®ion=US > >-Bill Ha. Ever been to Macau? Chinese love to gamble. 2009 domestic income tax -$5.7 million (that's right, negative) foreign income tax +$519 million. I'm guessing you're looking primarily at a bet on the Chinese economy! |