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Thirst For Coltan Fueling African Conflict
MetaPhyzx writes "According to an article put forth by the Toward Freedom website, the metallic ore known as columbite-tantalite or coltan for short is fueling conflict in central Africa. The relevance to us who read news for geeks: Coltan is in quite a few consumer electronics; the article references the Sony Playstation series." As reader fahrvergnugen points out in the comments below, there's reason to more than doubt the currency of the claims in the above-linked article, as outlined in a post at Joystiq.
...That John Connor has something to do with this.
Consumer electronics my ass - it's being stockpiled for Terminator endoskeletons
We do not live in the 21st century. We live in the 20 second century.
Thirst for Coltrane Fueling African Conflict?
See there is a place for Jazz in the world... But liked him before he got clean man... No junk... No soul...
Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what your country did to you
Lord Apathy (584315):
Surprising.
Is there a <br /> shortage?
For large sets, this will be our guide even unto death, for the LORD will work for each type of data it is applied to...
The Aussies have 99% of the world's supply of a war-fuelling substance, and it's not a lager?
It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)
Didn't you hear? More than 70% of the world's supply of/> tags are mined in Africa. The GP is trying to prevent further bloodshed by boycotting their use.
I'm so excited I just made water in my pantaloons!
Damn Skippy!
Did i mention that i too am work in Nigeria? As matter of fact i has 10 million dollars worth of coltan that my uncle left me, and fortunate for me I sold it to wealthy european business man. But he pay in american cashiers check and I no can cash.
My friend, this where you come in, I willing to give you 10% of money for you to cash check. All you need do is send me the 90% in cash then you cash check and make $100,000!
What think you?
"The martial arts are primarily a means of defense, not attack, and are said to be quite handy against guns, knives and indeed rocks."
Are you seriously going to go with this? Really?
(Hell, most geeks already know this. Which is a more effective way to stop someone reading your e-mail? Threatening them or encrypting it?)
Um, I thought it was either boring them or annoying them with the content of said e-mail.
No body armor made confers invulnerability to bullets.
It appears that small arms fire has been negated with
this guys "Halo Suit" it takes repeated impacts to the
same area.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqa08UGZGtk
google "32 trillion offshore needs IRS attention"
Martial arts can counter small arms fire only when you have enough chi/energy/filled white bottle with filling at lower right hand corner of screen and you press B for bullet-time before the bullet pierces you.
In all other cases as evidenced by Indiana Jones' handgun, guns win against martials arts.
Sorry, couldn't resist.