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Try again, it wasn't just a "railroad alloy" by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 02/15/2013, 2:39am PST
withheld wrote:

Well yeah IDEALLY we'd all invent our own railroad super alloy and be in top demand
Try again. Rearden Metal in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged was not merely a "railroad super alloy" it was a better type of general purpose use metal, period. The book mentions how when Rearden was forced by the government to sell it to all comers, that his most important customers couldn't get adequate amounts of metal for their critical needs. The 500 ton limit per customer wouldn't do more than a few miles of rail nor would it be enough to brace even just one of Dannager's coal mines. But manufacturers of golf clubs could get enough to make them out of Rearden Metal. And when Dagny makes her admission on the radio that she was Rearden's mistress, the microphone was made out of Rearden Metal.
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Time to put that law degree to work for Caltrops, Mischief! by withheld 02/13/2013, 12:22pm PST NEW
    Re: Time to put that law degree to work for Caltrops, Mischief! by Mischief Maker 02/13/2013, 1:51pm PST NEW
        Re: Time to put that law degree to work for Caltrops, Mischief! by withheld 02/13/2013, 2:33pm PST NEW
            Also how are these agreements even legal and not yellow dog contract bullshit? by withheld 02/13/2013, 2:49pm PST NEW
            Re: Time to put that law degree to work for Caltrops, Mischief! by Mischief Maker 02/13/2013, 3:25pm PST NEW
                I graduate in May. NT by Horrible Gelatinous Blob 02/13/2013, 3:41pm PST NEW
                    Congrats in advance! NT by Mischief Maker 02/13/2013, 3:45pm PST NEW
                oh well, fuck it by withheld 02/13/2013, 9:10pm PST NEW
            Try again, it wasn't just a "railroad alloy" by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 02/15/2013, 2:39am PST NEW
                Re: Try again, it wasn't just a "railroad alloy" by Grebble 02/15/2013, 6:01pm PST NEW
                    It was a plot device, and you just don't get it by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 02/15/2013, 10:39pm PST NEW
                        Re: It was a plot device, and you just don't get it by Mysterio 02/16/2013, 9:43am PST NEW
    For good professionals there are suggestions; don't accept adhesion rules by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 02/15/2013, 2:31am PST NEW
    Another suggestion: rewrite your contract by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 02/15/2013, 2:44am PST NEW
        Re: Another suggestion: rewrite your contract by Mischief Maker 02/15/2013, 7:38am PST NEW
    New health plan! holy shit! by witheld 02/28/2013, 12:46pm PST NEW
 
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