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..."Crypto-Collectibles".... marketing... collector items.

Tangentially related to the idea of "crypto-collectibles" (and I don't see a better place to put this thought)...

If in the near-ish future average people could easily and unobtrusively display virtual/crypto collectibles, then it becomes less crazy to think they could have real world demand/value. For example if AR becomes commonly-used technology, which really isn't a far-fetched idea, then it would be pretty natural for people to use AR to display opinions or interests in subjects as they already do with T-shirts, bumper-stickers, jacket patches, keychains, ball caps, posters, photographs, trinkets, license plate covers, etc. In an AR-capable world with blockchain to prove authenticity, the early adopters could have something relatively rare and valuable. Virtual (i.e. not-real) stuff goes against everything I conceive of as value, but only the stuff no one expects to have value ends up rare and valuable. If not for all those kids who used to jam Mickey Mantle rookie cards into their bike spokes to make noises, the card probably wouldn't fetch more than $3 million at auction today ( http://www.sportingnews.com/ml... ).

I have no idea of his political standings.

Then you're not British. He writes right wing articles for The Times and The Sun. He criticises Labour Party politicians, and was a Thatcher fan. No one British is in any doubt of his politics.

Clarkson hasn't said a single thing bad about Tesla since he was caught lying in his first hatchet job

And so why doesn't his lies in the first "hatchet job" not count?

As to how I know about other right wingers criticising Tesla,

Because you assume he has editorial control of his TV show. Which is nonsense. Further, when he reviewed the Tesla, it made no sense to own one in Britain, where is principal audience is. There were no charging stations in Britain at that time. The show was made for British consumption, and the guy is an avowed petrol head. Its not the first hatched job Top Gear has done on cars. If anything he denigrated it because he doesn't like anything build in America or by Americans.

I'm talking about posters here, of which there are a fair number with well known politics, expounded at length over the years.

I hardly see any one posting here on slashdot railing against Tesla Motors. There is a virtual love affair.

You see the odd sniping, but most of those posting derogatory remarks are posting as ACs where there is no way to tie them to any point of view. Yet its obvious most of those are posting out of class envy, because they can't afford the cars, and Musk built it all on his own money without government help. Success is not allowed in this country unless you got government help in a lot of liberal eyes.

But by and large Tesla Motors is admired, by conservatives, and you sound more butthurt than rational in your claims to the contrary.

Oh, and FYI. have you noticed how fast the Liberal Press buried THIS Story?

Hmm, sporting events you say? Was Tim Donaghy gambling on Second Life?

For slashdotters who have no idea who I'm talking about because you don't know what sports are: read this.

I don't know about the Cisco thing, but I know I'll never forgive him for The Herschel Walker trade.

The Chicago Blackhawks must have missed that memo.

I'd settle for seeing it throw an ephus pitch.

FYI, the term that encompasses events these phenomenon, is corporate welfare. From the energy crisis, to patenting pubicly funded research, and (in my hometown) charging taxpayers the money to build an arena they don't want. If you want to know more, I suggest you read "Cutting Corporate Welfare".

Artemis estimates $1.4 billion for commercial moon trip and points out that computers make engineering much cheaper than in Apollo days.

1.4 billion is 15 Super Bowls. But we're restricting our view here of how much money is available for projects. Just a glance at Yahoo Business News and I see $400 million in one aircraft sale deal.