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No, the technology was developed by our government and associated universities. SharonAnn Nov 2019 #1
DURec leftstreet Nov 2019 #2
Reading Michael Pollan's super interesting new book 'How to Change Your wiggs Nov 2019 #3
hits all of the things I've been telling people for decades. lapfog_1 Nov 2019 #4
Yes, but did you do it wearing a Black turtleneck and jeans and prance about a stage Yavin4 Nov 2019 #6
Jobs was one of the great "showmen" of the tech industry lapfog_1 Nov 2019 #9
Elizabeth Holmes, Silcon Valley Jobs' clone with black turtlenecks: scary appalachiablue Nov 2019 #17
capitalism has its advantages, but the mythology around it is naive at best, nuts at worst. unblock Nov 2019 #5
"what they're really doing is taking advantage of the government handing out ... Yavin4 Nov 2019 #7
Capitalism is inherently rather conservative... Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #18
The problem there is exploitation of the commons. unblock Nov 2019 #19
That is a huge part of the problem in all industries... Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #20
indeed, and partly why phrases like "carbon tax" are problematic unblock Nov 2019 #26
Thank you. N/t. okieinpain Nov 2019 #8
Ah! You beat me to it!! nt Guy Whitey Corngood Nov 2019 #10
We need a much better balance between public innovation and privatization dlk Nov 2019 #11
Well done. And not to forget... moondust Nov 2019 #12
WAR drives innovation in society, not ideology, been that way since the stone age Baclava Nov 2019 #13
Aviation Johnny2X2X Nov 2019 #14
Radar became microwave ovens, yeah, space race with Russia gave rise to modern society Baclava Nov 2019 #16
It took a lot of folks.... Thunderbeast Nov 2019 #15
Bell benefited from huge gov't/military contracts and cooperative ventures... Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #21
don't forget NASA! Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #22
Whenever I see an old photo of Mission Control, I think Yavin4 Nov 2019 #25
sliderules rule! Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #28
All true Thunderbeast Nov 2019 #23
I remember those days....nt Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #24
"I'd like to make a long distance call" Baclava Nov 2019 #27
The only people paying big money for calls Thunderbeast Nov 2019 #29
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