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The analogy can be taken further: like uranium, data can be and has been weaponized in a narrow sense, and despite the toxicity and trouble still remains incred

The analogy can be taken further: like uranium, data can be and has been weaponized in a narrow sense, and despite the toxicity and trouble still remains incredibly valuable.

thriftwy 9y ago
Uranium isn't very valuable. It's around $20/lb. That unless you enrich it to the point that you will be considered a rogue actor if you're not a member of The Club already.
- kristianc 9y ago
  To Facebook, you're only worth around $1.50. [1] [1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/28/how-much-are-you-worth-to-facebook#img-2 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/28/how-much-...
  - thriftwy 9y ago
    I don't. I'm not on it.
    - kasey_junk 9y ago
      You hope...
    - mjevans 9y ago
      I don't and have never opened a Facebook account... but I've very little doubt that Facebook knows me as a 'shadow profile' reported by the friends and family that have tagged me without my permission in many photos. THAT should be something that an individual can sue Facebook over.
      - aylmao 9y ago
        That's besides the point of the original comment though. I'd assume even if they know stuff about you they can't make money off of you since you're not watching ads.
        tonyarkles 9y ago
        Demographics information can still be monetized. It's not as valuable as being able to show you targeted ads, but it's not worthless either.
        aylmao 9y ago
        Ah, true I guess. Good point.
      - IAmGraydon 9y ago
        As far as I know, you can’t tag a non-member.
        L_226 9y ago
        Yes you can, up to end of 2017 when I deleted my account. You just fill in a name in the tag field and it displays the tag as text, instead of a link to a profile.
- gflarity 9y ago
  How much is oil per pound?
  - toss1 9y ago
    standard barrel is about 42gal, oil is about 0.9 specific gravity, or about 7.1 lbs/gallon, barrel is about 300 lbs Current price of Brent crude is $67.57, per ~300Lbs comes to ~22.5 cents per pound, or about 4.5 Lbs/USD$. So you'd have to give about 100+Lbs of crude for your pound of Uranium ore
    - mistermann 9y ago
      What about in contained energy?
      - philbot1008 9y ago
        E=mc^2, so oil ;)
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The analogy can be taken further: like uranium, data can be and has been weaponized in a narrow sense, and despite the toxicity and trouble still remains incredibly valuable.

thriftwy 9y ago

Uranium isn't very valuable. It's around $20/lb. That unless you enrich it to the point that you will be considered a rogue actor if you're not a member of The Club already.

kristianc 9y ago
To Facebook, you're only worth around $1.50. [1] [1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/28/how-much-are-you-worth-to-facebook#img-2 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/28/how-much-...
- thriftwy 9y ago
  I don't. I'm not on it.
  - kasey_junk 9y ago
    You hope...
  - mjevans 9y ago
    I don't and have never opened a Facebook account... but I've very little doubt that Facebook knows me as a 'shadow profile' reported by the friends and family that have tagged me without my permission in many photos. THAT should be something that an individual can sue Facebook over.
    - aylmao 9y ago
      That's besides the point of the original comment though. I'd assume even if they know stuff about you they can't make money off of you since you're not watching ads.
      - tonyarkles 9y ago
        Demographics information can still be monetized. It's not as valuable as being able to show you targeted ads, but it's not worthless either.
        aylmao 9y ago
        Ah, true I guess. Good point.
    - IAmGraydon 9y ago
      As far as I know, you can’t tag a non-member.
      - L_226 9y ago
        Yes you can, up to end of 2017 when I deleted my account. You just fill in a name in the tag field and it displays the tag as text, instead of a link to a profile.
gflarity 9y ago
How much is oil per pound?
- toss1 9y ago
  standard barrel is about 42gal, oil is about 0.9 specific gravity, or about 7.1 lbs/gallon, barrel is about 300 lbs Current price of Brent crude is $67.57, per ~300Lbs comes to ~22.5 cents per pound, or about 4.5 Lbs/USD$. So you'd have to give about 100+Lbs of crude for your pound of Uranium ore
  - mistermann 9y ago
    What about in contained energy?
    - philbot1008 9y ago
      E=mc^2, so oil ;)
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