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08-13-2003, 03:42 PM
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Galvatron
 Join Date: January 22, 2002
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The New Diamond Age
Armed with inexpensive, mass-produced gems, two startups are launching an assault on the De Beers cartel. Next up: the computing industry. By Joshua Davis -------------------------------------------------------------- Very interesting article, looks like someone may finally kill the DeBeers stranglehold on diamonds and at the same time allow a quantum leap in processor power [img]smile.gif[/img]
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08-13-2003, 03:49 PM
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Manshoon
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Yeah, I read that earlier... very good article. Also it would be funny to propose to a girlfriend by popping your proc out of your tower and saying "this is how much i lub joo!" =)
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08-13-2003, 09:28 PM
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Apophis
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Man, this is pretty cool. Maybe they could replicate gold, or even oil...
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08-13-2003, 09:42 PM
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Knight of the Rose
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SecretMaster, the alchemists gave up on gold back in the dark ages. I ran this diamond idea by a friend of mine and he said it wasn't likely to work. But, I never said he was well-versed in the subject. He didn't really give it much thought either. I think with a little work it could be plausible. How widespread is the knowledge of these techniques?
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