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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2024 23:11:56 JST Ars Technica

   You can buy a diamond-making machine for $200,000 on Alibaba

   Making diamonds is cheaper than ever, creating a weird problem: too many diamonds.

   https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/09/you-can-buy-a-diamond-making-machine-for-200000-on-alibaba/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • rabbit (rabbit@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2024 23:19:20 JST rabbit

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     @arstechnica Oh no, you mean people are going to figure out squished up coal isn't all that rare!? Next you’ll tell me gold doesn't ultimately have intrinsic monetary value beyond its industrial uses and commercial applications.

   • zheng3_jim (zheng3_jim@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Sep-2024 00:41:53 JST zheng3_jim

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     @arstechnica The bells of St. Mark's were ringing changes up on the mountain when Bud skated over to the mod parlor to upgrade his skull gun.

   • Freevolt (freevolt24@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Sep-2024 03:35:50 JST Freevolt

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     @arstechnica from my understanding, that's what happen when you try to make something precious when it's not so much.