Doghouse Diaries

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Doghouse Diaries:

Doghouse Diaries.

(alt: “… ahem, I mean 5 cubic meters.”)

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Chinese Rare Earth Company Strokes Mustache, Cuts Off World's Access to Rare Earths to Inflate Prices

from Popular Science - by Dan Nosowitz

Chinese Rare Earth Company Strokes Mustache, Cuts Off World's Access to Rare Earths to Inflate Prices:

Rare-Earths China produces the vast majority of the world's rare-earth oxides. Wikimedia Commons

China may only have 30 percent of the rare earths in the world, but they essentially have a monopoly--which the rest of the world has been tirelessly trying to work around. (To wit: Japan looks to Vietnam, the U.S. looks to California and Missouri, everyone looks under the sea.) In a slightly devilish business move, China sought to tighten their grip and raise prices by eliminating all sales to its major buyers, the U.S., Japan, and Europe, for one month.

During the sales freeze, China is also consolidating its various rare earths businesses and buying more rare earths. At the moment, about 60 percent of the country's rare earths supply is controlled by a single company, called Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth. That company is artificially created and listed as a state-owned company, as China has already forced some 35 local companies to either absorb into Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth, or fade away.

Analysts, according to the AP, think the plan will probably work; rare earths prices have been sliding downward lately, a trend China would certainly like to reverse, and it'll also give the country an opportunity to work on its locally-produced rare earths magnet industry--a much more profitable enterprise than simply selling raw materials. Of course, it's not going to do much to discourage, you know, every other country on the planet from trying to find an alternative to buying rare earths from China.

[AP via DailyTech]

The History & Structure of the Universe (Infographic)

from SPACE.com

The History & Structure of the Universe (Infographic): See how the universe evolved into what we see today in this infographic tour of our cosmos.

Occupy Movement Turns Geek

from Geeks are Sexy Technology News by Ana Aesthetic

Occupy Movement Turns Geek:

The Occupy Wall Street movement is spreading across the galaxy and we’re on the lookout for who’ll be joining the movement next. Send in your favorite Occupy images for a chance to be featured on Geeks Are Sexy!

Edit: As long as I’m receiving new entries, I’ll be updating the gallery below. Enjoy!

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The Size Of Earth In Perspective

from All That Is Interesting

The Size Of Earth In Perspective:

We are small.

RIP Steve Jobs: Apple's Legacy of Good Design

from Apartment Therapy Main by Janel Laban

RIP Steve Jobs: Apple's Legacy of Good Design:

We just heard the news that Steve Jobs has passed away. Only 56, he was uber successful, somewhat notorious and had an undeniable impact on the history of product and packaging design in America and around the globe.

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Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, dead at age 56

from Guyism by Douglas Charles

Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, dead at age 56:

Steve Jobs, who co-founded Apple Computer with his childhood friend Steve Wozniak in 1976 is dead at age 56. Jobs survived a form of pancreatic cancer in 2004 and had a liver transplant in 2009. A specific cause of death has yet to be released.

From the Apple Web site…

Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.

On August 24, 2011, Jobs announced he was stepping down as Apple CEO. Under Jobs’ leadership, Apple sold what was then called the first personal computer, the Apple II, but it was the iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes that turned the company into a global powerhouse with him at the helm of the company.

Apple Liveblog of the Day

from TDW Geeks by Cheezburger Network

Apple Liveblog of the Day:

Apple Liveblog of the Day: Sarah Pavis liveblogged an apple event today, while everyone else was busy writing about some new phone.

[clusterflock]

Tagged: apple, apple event, apple live blog, live blog, sarah pavis

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