diamonds

What use is a diamond to the average person beyond what could be achieved with glass?

Diamonds are for Suckers The Diamond Cartel has managed to brainwash enough of us into this notion that now, you simply have to go along with it unless you are willing to break a social taboo. If you want to get married, you are expected to buy one of these things, whether you believe the hype...

Several years ago I found a diamond ring in the gutter. I posted 'found' notices about it around the neighborhood, but got no sincere responses. After a few weeks I put the ring away in a drawer and pretty much forgot about it until I ran across it last night. It seems to have been run over by...

Here is a link to a Wired article about how synthetic diamond semiconductors are the wave of the future. Here is why not. Sample: And here is a more political article about just how dirty the diamond business is. Sample: Conclusions: <ul> Diamonds are pretty and we could have buckets...