> a pure cut diamond is one of the most amazing >natural objects you'll ever see
a CUT diamond.... NATURAL object... Sure pal. An uncut diamond is an ugly white-ish transparant stone. Doesn't float my boat. Anyone could argue that Emeralds with their green fire are much more beautiful, even in their NATURAL (UNCUT) state.
If you then endeavour to CUT the diamond (ie make it look unnatural) it turns into something. Still cold and whilte, but at least it shimmers.
Hmmm. Nice argument that was. Next please.
To be honest, I'd rather plant a tree for my girl. Trees are the most beautiful and amazing natural objects I've ever seen.
OK, now I had never ever actually had issues with the diamond industry until I read this article. It's just too icky to mention it. But I had (and I collected raw minerals and stones for a long time) always found diamonds one of the ugliest jewels around. Much more so than ruby, emerald, amethyst and other VERY nice gems.
Diamonds being ugly to me means that I don't buy them. Hell, I wouldn't wear them if you offered them for free. They're fugly, remember?
Either which way, I don't get people. They are just too bloody gullable. They deserve being stupid consumers at the mercy of BigCorp Inc. As I write this, I realise I'm one of the sheep in many ways. But not diamonds, at least.;-)
My girlfriend and I bought (plain silver)engagement rings. Not because we're engaged to be married, but because we wanted a token to remind us and others of our bond. We like silver. We took something we like.
As an aside, we WILL NOT get married. This is mainly because I'm against marriage. It's not MY culture, religion or even desire to do so. Does that invalidate my bond with her? I think not. And after careful deliberation, she thinks not either.
The point here being that more people should quit doing what they're doing just because the rest does it too... Start listening to Cake, folks... And if your partner doesn't respect serious issues you have with "moral" or "culture" or whatever, and he/she doesn't give you an inch, maybe it's time to get another partner.
"How do you afford your rock'n'roll life-style"
"Well I have passed the test just like all the rest but never really understood the reasons why I took it in the first place"
"Sheep go to heaven, goats go to hell"
Or Rage Against the Machine: "No escape from the mass mind rape Play it again jack and then rewind the tape And then play it again and again and again Until ya mind is locked in Believin' all the lies that they're tellin' ya Buyin' all the products that they're sellin' ya They say jump and ya say how high Ya brain-dead Ya gotta fuckin' bullet in ya head"
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> a pure cut diamond is one of the most amazing
>natural objects you'll ever see
a CUT diamond.... NATURAL object... Sure pal. An uncut diamond is an ugly white-ish transparant stone. Doesn't float my boat. Anyone could argue that Emeralds with their green fire are much more beautiful, even in their NATURAL (UNCUT) state.
If you then endeavour to CUT the diamond (ie make it look unnatural) it turns into something. Still cold and whilte, but at least it shimmers.
Hmmm. Nice argument that was. Next please.
To be honest, I'd rather plant a tree for my girl. Trees are the most beautiful and amazing natural objects I've ever seen.
>deep down she wanted a big stone
;-)
OK, now I had never ever actually had issues with the diamond industry until I read this article. It's just too icky to mention it. But I had (and I collected raw minerals and stones for a long time) always found diamonds one of the ugliest jewels around. Much more so than ruby, emerald, amethyst and other VERY nice gems.
Diamonds being ugly to me means that I don't buy them. Hell, I wouldn't wear them if you offered them for free. They're fugly, remember?
Either which way, I don't get people. They are just too bloody gullable. They deserve being stupid consumers at the mercy of BigCorp Inc. As I write this, I realise I'm one of the sheep in many ways. But not diamonds, at least.
My girlfriend and I bought (plain silver)engagement rings. Not because we're engaged to be married, but because we wanted a token to remind us and others of our bond. We like silver. We took something we like.
As an aside, we WILL NOT get married. This is mainly because I'm against marriage. It's not MY culture, religion or even desire to do so. Does that invalidate my bond with her? I think not. And after careful deliberation, she thinks not either.
The point here being that more people should quit doing what they're doing just because the rest does it too... Start listening to Cake, folks... And if your partner doesn't respect serious issues you have with "moral" or "culture" or whatever, and he/she doesn't give you an inch, maybe it's time to get another partner.
"How do you afford your rock'n'roll life-style"
"Well I have passed the test
just like all the rest
but never really understood
the reasons why I took it
in the first place"
"Sheep go to heaven,
goats go to hell"
Or Rage Against the Machine:
"No escape from the mass mind rape
Play it again jack and then rewind the tape
And then play it again and again and again
Until ya mind is locked in
Believin' all the lies that they're tellin' ya
Buyin' all the products that they're sellin' ya
They say jump and ya say how high
Ya brain-dead
Ya gotta fuckin' bullet in ya head"
True. Very true. I bought an AMD system because I like the underdog, and the product rocks. The thing is that Intel's not kosher either.
So, in light of this, what the hell kinda platform shall I be using? I'm at a loss.
Since the company I work for is going to merge with the company that bought DEC's alpha, I might be able to score a cheapo True-64 machine at home?
Hmmm.