Towards the blue economy
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Towards the blue economy
"towards the blue economy" - this is one of the most dynamic talks I have ever listened to. I am actually left with optimism for a better tomorrow in a world where the media's business is built on selling dystopic images and politicians excel at exploiting this uncertainty... The Blue Economy gives us hope for what can be achieved - and on what already exists but is ignored because the status quo is more profitable.
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/pro ... li/3981048
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/pro ... li/3981048
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Re: Towards the blue economy
Which reminds me Jimmy of dumbest sticker ever on car in front of me this morning "No Iraquis were killed for this bicycle", on the back of a beat up crappy Toyota. 1) You're in a shit box old car that eats fuel 2) How do you think the bike is made lovie - the materials, the transport of materials, the energy to refine and produce the bike welds etcetera - don't make me read your ignorance when I am not a morning person in Sydney traffic and you're driving 10km below the speed limit.
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Re: Towards the blue economy
What do you all think of this space mining for minerals nonsense? I say it's a front for money laundering. Forget the Intercontinental Exchange- just grab an asteroid, call it a new world, plunk down a solar powered server and -presto!- completely unregulated banking, trading, etc.. Mark my dystopic words- banking will be the first (major) commercial use for space.
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Re: Towards the blue economy
The initial talk posted on this link offers some degree of hope however I don't think western society cares that much about a better tomorrow - the concept of tomorrow being better than yesterday seems to be gone. Discussions like this are generally futile I guess - the cynicism is just too strong. Still a number of this guys businesses are taking off, there is hope here but the biggest country focusing on it is China. Perhaps this board is also reflective of the paradigm that the good days are over and its okay to limp on into oblivion rather than totally rethink a problem.
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Re: Towards the blue economy
true dat... but I think I just gave myself an idea for a kickstarter... Anyone in with me?
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You want to buy and asteroid and put an ATM on it ?
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Buy an asteroid? I believe they are free for the taking. I wanna put a server on it and laund... err.. I mean... route transactions through it. Who needs the Caymens or the Isle of Man when we can start the First Intergalactic Bank of Asteroid X !!! It would literally be a New World and we would make the laws.
It's not really a novel idea. So much early scifi recognized that one of the most readily exploitable "resources" of space is lawlessness.
It's not really a novel idea. So much early scifi recognized that one of the most readily exploitable "resources" of space is lawlessness.
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We'd have to wait until Goldman do it or else the US Fed will declare part of the axis of evil.
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Re: Towards the blue economy
What? You don't think they are really going to mine minerals out there? It's a cover for something, military activity most likely. Yeah, you're right, goldman probably already has a berth reserved...
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Apparently on an alien space ship being probed.avatarless wrote: Where's MrOZ when we need him?
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What, again??baloo wrote: Apparently on an alien space ship being probed.
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Different orifice this time.
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TMIbaloo wrote:Different orifice this time.
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Re: Towards the blue economy
I did wonder if this was about the economy run by porn. Last couple of messages suggest that it is.
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