Diamonds are a jew scam. I'm not a heavy uses of cobalt, mostly some tiny magnets and the odd steel alloy part. Probably haven't used a kg in my lifetime. We would have to spray the living shit out of the whole continent to kill the insect vectors for the numerous diseases floating around there. Not worth it.
So, time for an open source rephrasing tool that cranks out generic translations of one's writing. (Oops, I mean "your writing"). Even writing in flawless English would be identifiable. I'm fixing to include some dialect in my anonymous postings.
Some of the Sci-Fi of 60 years ago was great. There was optimism and excitement about what the future could be. (((Somehow))) the huge prosperity brought to us by technology hasn't improved the standard of living nearly as much as the new wealth created would suggest. I can reread some of my favorites and still get the pleasure I had from them as a kid.
Look at 1963: Memorable books divided by total new books = a teensy tiny number. It's always this way. There will be a couple of really memorable books if we have a good year. Like music, movies, TV shows, almost everything produced is for immediate consumption and is quickly forgotten.
Linux. OpenOffice. Not another penny.