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still up and working...

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[quote=skinsguy;879485]

Which is funny about mentioning the retro equipment. I cannot believe that walkman is going for over $70 so far![/quote]

F'n hipsters.....

[url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-Walkman-Pro-wm-d6c-cassette-corder-VERY-NICE-CONDITION-/320833998545?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item4ab3324ed1#ht_500wt_1202]Sony Walkman Pro wm-d6c cassette-corder VERY NICE CONDITION | eBay[/url]

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[quote=mlmpetert;882843]F'n hipsters.....

[url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-Walkman-Pro-wm-d6c-cassette-corder-VERY-NICE-CONDITION-/320833998545?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item4ab3324ed1#ht_500wt_1202]Sony Walkman Pro wm-d6c cassette-corder VERY NICE CONDITION | eBay[/url][/quote]
Talk about high return on investment.

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Apparently it could come back if the source code for the site is released and someone else becomes willing to run it.

[url=http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/02/btjunkie-shuts-down/]Torrent Search Engine BTJunkie Voluntarily Shuts Down | Threat Level | Wired.com[/url]

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[quote=Dirtbag59;878840]And it would be even more dangerous for physical objects to be downloaded. If you could replicate food you could also replicate drugs. If you could replicate precious metals then you could also replicate guns. Also regulation of food, air pollution, drugs, medicine. I don't know maybe we're in a time where we can't even think of something like that.

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[url=http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/23/3d-printing-for-the-masses-markerbots-new-replicator/]3-D Printing for the Masses: MakerBot's Replicator - NYTimes.com[/url]

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[quote=mlmpetert;883907][URL="http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/23/3d-printing-for-the-masses-markerbots-new-replicator/"]3-D Printing for the Masses: MakerBot's Replicator - NYTimes.com[/URL][/quote]

which is great, if you want to pirate chunky looking lego blocks at $25 a pound and at very slow speed....

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[quote=mlmpetert;882843]F'n hipsters.....

[url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-Walkman-Pro-wm-d6c-cassette-corder-VERY-NICE-CONDITION-/320833998545?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item4ab3324ed1#ht_500wt_1202]Sony Walkman Pro wm-d6c cassette-corder VERY NICE CONDITION | eBay[/url][/quote]

It would be hilarious if the location was, "somewhere you've probably never heard of."

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[quote=That Guy;884052]which is great, if you want to pirate chunky looking lego blocks at $25 a pound and at very slow speed....[/quote]

Where are those alchemists? It's time to revive their practice.

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[quote=SirClintonPortis;884209]Where are those alchemists? It's time to revive their practice.[/quote]

you know, russians HAVE turned lead into gold... inside the shielding in some of their reactors... (not on purpose). I think they ran the math and figured the price gold had to hit before it'd be profitable, but I can't remember the details...

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[quote=That Guy;884481]you know, russians HAVE turned lead into gold... inside the shielding in some of their reactors... (not on purpose). I think they ran the math and figured the price gold had to hit before it'd be profitable, but I can't remember the details...[/quote]

FWIW there's also diamond sized moons floating in space.
[url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/02/18/moonsized_diamond_found_in_space/]Moon-sized diamond found in space • The Register[/url]

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[quote=That Guy;884481]you know, russians HAVE turned lead into gold... inside the shielding in some of their reactors... (not on purpose). I think they ran the math and figured the price gold had to hit before it'd be profitable, but I can't remember the details...[/quote]

They did but it is unstable, loaded with radioactive isotopes and it decays back into stabilized lead whilst releasing its radioactivity.