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Diamonds Suck (2006)
- downbad_ 6mo agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12944464 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12944464
- dnemmers 6mo agoSeems like once a decade should be fine for a repost?
- gus_massa 6mo agoI agree, but it has been reposted many times. https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=diamondssuck.com https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=diamondssuck.com many with a lot of comments. The one linked by the GP is interesting because it is from 2016 and the top comment is written by the original author, so I think it's worth reading too.
- dnemmers 6mo agoThere’s plenty of good uses for diamonds, overpriced jewelry non-withstanding: “The superiority of diamond in so many diverse industrial applications is attributable to a unique combination of properties that cannot be matched by any other material.” https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center/industrial-diamond-statistics-and-information https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-c...