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   Anonymous Coward, Nov 3rd, 2011 @ 5:29pm

   
   

   DeBeers is not inventing anything, it has already been invented.
   
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_vapor_deposition
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch emical_vapor_deposition_of_diamond
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_diamond
   
   That is how the crystal at NIF are grown.
   KDP Crystal Growth - YouTube

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   Anonymous Coward, Nov 3rd, 2011 @ 5:35pm

   
   

   Oops! reading fail, it was not inventing it was investing :)

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   Michael Ho (profile), Nov 3rd, 2011 @ 5:50pm

   
   

   heh. yup. De Beers is just taking the cash it has from its diamond monopoly and doubling down on more diamond businesses.... which will probably help ensure its future diamond monopoly.

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   Anonymous Coward, Nov 3rd, 2011 @ 7:28pm

   
   

   Diamond is an allotrope of carbon. Carbon has six protons! If you do the math, and consider that six is an evil number, this means that Mike is conspiring with Google as predicted by Nostradamus.
   
   I'm a desperate lawyer and I'm about to lose my job. I need help. Someone, please help me! HELP!!!! Believe my ridiculous conspiracy theory!!! I'm a paid shill and my employer is about to fire me because I'm not convincing anyone! Please believe me so that I won't get fired.
   
   There, I think I can create conspiracy theories even more ridiculous than those of Techdirt IP maximists. How did I do?

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   Wolfy, Nov 3rd, 2011 @ 8:09pm

   
   

   AC#4... is that all you've got? The entertainment around here is getting pretty lame.

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   Gold/Diamond Infused Contact Lenses...

   

   Joe, Nov 3rd, 2011 @ 9:02pm

   
   

   What would happened if you had a laser pointer shone in your eyes while you were wearing these?
   
   More damage to the eyes? Freaky Laser-light show? I am curiositically aroused...

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   Butcherer79 (profile), Nov 4th, 2011 @ 4:37am

   
   

   "I am curiositically aroused..."
   
   Best you get your hands on those public domain films that have been talked about here recently ;-)
   
   http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111031/14012416574/various-lawsuits-trying-to-avoid-admitt ing-that-porn-classics-debbie-does-dallas-deep-throat-are-public-domain.shtml

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   Anonymous Coward, Nov 4th, 2011 @ 6:37am

   
   

   D-, that was horrible, at least make your rant relevant to the story. GEESH amature!!
   
   Eventough you're unemployeed you can still pirate movies, music and games so you won't have to do without entertainment.

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   Anonymous Coward, Nov 4th, 2011 @ 6:45am

   
   

   Diamonds are a big scam, DeBeers artifically creates a scarcity by buying up all the worlds diamond supplies. They have stockpiles of the things.

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    The Groove Tiger (profile), Nov 4th, 2011 @ 8:27am

    
    

    But... diamonds!

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    Anonymous Coward, Nov 4th, 2011 @ 4:15pm

    
    

    They last forever you know. Kinda like Copy protection lengths ...
    
    (since it'll just keep getting extended anyways).

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    Anonymous Coward, Nov 5th, 2011 @ 4:13am

    
    

    You are an idiot whose knowledge of the industry is stuck practically in the Dark Ages.

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