borism
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Comment · 14 years ago
I guess that's it for the "hyperinflation is coming!!!" gold-crazed Ron Paul-supporting crowd.
Comment · 14 years ago
I generally liked the article but this drone part is totally off the hook.
Consider something like the drones shot down by Iran. The reason is that they are designed to be cheap, to be frequently lost while flying over the enemy. Thus, it's likely that one of these FPGAs was inside the drone shot down by Iran. While it's unlikely the FPGA had any secrets worthwhile, issues like this make it easier for Iran to reverse engineer the drone and manufacture their own.
What!?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_RQ-170_Sentinel
The RQ-170 Sentinel was developed by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works as a stealth Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)... Few details of the UAV's characteristics have been released, but estimates of its wingspan range from approximately 65 feet (20 m)[6] to 90 feet (27 m).
Even US public doesn't know pretty much anything about it, not even wingspan, as it probably stems straight from some Black Project out of Area 51.
So it is not only VERY expensive, it also includes some of the most TOP SECRET technologies developed by USAF, like stealth and what not. In military jargon it's called high-value asset!
Comment · 14 years ago
Indeed. The geological effects of mining are much more serious than solar energy, which are not zero still (you need mining to produce solar panels/mirrors).
Most side effects are focused on local biosphere I'd guess.
Comment · 14 years ago
but that does not make their science any less refined
science? I wouldn't call it that...
Comment · 14 years ago
I like Sweden. But this has to be one of the most bureaucratic approaches to solving the problem. And it's ripe for abuse.
Comment · 14 years ago
wow, seriously? are you by chance a congressman or lawmaker of some sorts?
Comment · 14 years ago
AMZN: P/E 178.42 as of now
Comment · 14 years ago
ok, ok. but hacker mansion? I mean, seriously...
Comment · 14 years ago
Rick Perry? oh boy...
anyway, criticism of Fed from GOP is nothing new http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Federal_Reserve_...
I'm skeptical Ron Paul had any particular role in reigniting it.
Comment · 14 years ago
The point is that as long as Ron Paul is out there on the political flank of plausible candidates with a small committed support base, the more centrist candidates will tack towards his position to try and capture some of his support.
do you have any example to support this claim? Ron Paul isn't running for the first time. Which of his positions got anywhere close to mainstream candidate's agenda previously?
Witness how Santorum pulled Romney towards more socially conservative positions just by existing.
Santorum was Romney's runner-up if not outrunning him during several moments.
Comment · 14 years ago
Clarium Capital
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarium_Capital
(directly related to his Ron Paul support)
Comment · 14 years ago
yes, except we're our own extraterrestrials.
(feedback loops in markets are nothing short of amazing - nowhere else can you make something a reality to such a degree by just pretending it's real)