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As I have said before... The World will be a better place If and When the USA discovers a new mission... As a Country to be the Leader of Innovation in Alternative Energy. To get there, we may need to see: + $200 Oil, + More failures in US political leadership, + A clear peak in Oil resources vs. Production, + A more widespread realisation that the current mission as "the world's policeman and consumer of last resort" is thankless, and will eventually bankrupt the USA

Mammad, Why not come up with a commercial invention, make some good money on it, and then try to raise money for the grander schemes? Once you ahve establish credibility as a money-maker, it will be far easier to get people to look at your more "advanced" ideas. How about Alternative Energy? Have any ideas that will work in that sector? Do take this the wrong way, I am really trying to be constructive. I have seen this approach work for people like Sir Clive Sinclair. For that matter, you might even try approaching him, to see if he can help you find backers. You are not a Mensa member by any chance, are you? That might give you some easy access to Sir Clive. Also, as a long-shot, you could approach the Gates Foundation. There are some links in the Off Topic forum

"how can you function in a world with $100+ barrel oil.?" I think it is going to $200. But not by going straight up, and not immediately. The BIG RISE in the dollar price, may well come within a few months if-and-when the Dollar goes into freefall. So that chart on the Dollar thread, showing a seasonal tendency for the dollar br weak after August is very interesting SOME CHARTS for the Header maybe: Dec.2006 WTI, last Two Years ... update : Shows BREAKOUT above $76 Closer-up: Crude Oil etf (USO) ... update : 10.day

M., I would say you need a business partner who can help you realise the economic potential of your investments, or a billionaire backer, who will invest on faith. Until you find one of these, I reckon you will be stuck in an academic environment. The Google guys were lucky. They came around with their idea, when big fortunbes had been made on internet businesses, and so they had an easy time finding Venture Capitalists willing to back their idea. No one has made any money on time travel, apart from some science fiction writers

NO CLEAR prospective RETURN, means no investment in our capitalist system, I am afraid. But you may be able to find a University willing to back research, if you are good at writing grant proposals

the thread will create pages as needed - go ahead

"How much would it cost? How would an investor make a profit?" THESE are important questions. If there is no clear return for "investors", you are not seeking investment, you are seeking charity

"Let me not explain more, but in the some next days my new reply to this forum would be good news about getting everything OK" THIS is very cryptic to me

My view is that Time Travel is impossible, but traveling forward in time at different speeds is possible

Ok. What about the old paradox... You go back into time, and meet your own parents, and prevent them from having children. What then happens to this time traveller? Does he disappear, as soon as his involvement changes his own future? If this risk is real, is then the Time Traveller acting in an immoral way, since he may disrupt his own future and that of others

Iranian Einstein uses the word "dude"? I think not, Dudes and Dudettes

If you are the real mammad, then tell us more. Otherwise, nice try

"is it unethical to make money from say investing in water (considering that many people across the world die from the lack of it), uranium (the nuclear issue)or many other companies or sectors? And what about Gold? Many people are investing in it because it is probably the best hedge against bad news, like war and people being killed. In fact, to a large degree right now it relys on bad news to go up." INTERESTING comparison with water and commodities. But Not fully valid IMHO. Here's why I say that: If you invest in a mining or exploration company, then you investment is helping to find or mine more gold- thus, it helps add to supply. That is especially true when you invest through a private placemnt, but also through purchases in the secondary market because your investment helps to give liquidity tp those who invested in the PP, and thus helps to encourage find and mining gold ort other commodities. There is no such addition to resources coming from an investment in an online gaming company. = = In answer to: Have you gambled online? Someone has answered: Yes- Frequentlly, and I make money at it Can you share some of your secrets??

Online Gaming, TECH, & Gambling Thread (note: Have added DHX/ DHI Group, an online Tech recruiter to this thread) FOUR Gaming ETFs: ESPO, BJK, NERD, HERO ESPO-etc. 5yr: 2yr: 1yr: 6mo: 10d / from Jan.2015/ ESPO: $39.68, BJK: $39.98 @ 1.28.2020 : 6mo: 10d / from Jan.2015/ ESPO: $39.68, BJK: $39.98 @ 1.28.2020 Symb. ETF name— : $-Last : PER : Yield- : vol. / BkVal.: MktCap: xB.V. ESPO: VG&Esports : $39.68: 27.2: 0.21%: 27.3k/ $38.97: $51.0M: r4.34 : BJK - : Gaming etf- : $39.96: -n/a-: 3.08%: 9.61k/ NERD: Digital Enter.: $15.98: -n/a-: 0.31%: 5.23k/ HERO: Gl.X Vid.Gm.: $17.11: -n/a-: 0.32%: 4.80k/ ===== ESPO/ Top 10 Holdings (60.61% of Total Assets) Get Quotes for Top Holdings Name Symbol % Assets Tencent Holdings Ltd 00700 8.47% NVIDIA Corp NVDA 8.29% Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD 7.79% Activision Blizzard Inc ATVI 6.04% Nintendo Co Ltd 7974 5.89% Electronic Arts Inc EA 5.48% CD Projekt SA CDR 4.80% NetEase Inc ADR NTES 4.73% Sea Ltd ADR SE.TW 4.71% NCsoft Corp 036570.KS 4.41% (The Original Thread focused on UK-quoted companies:) When I was in Shanghai, i met a software programmer who worked for an online gaming company. He was one of 500 people working for a French company, that was spending $20 million on the development of a complex, and highly graphic computer game. Total development time was planned for two years. He was Australian, and was brought there by his employer to Shanghai to be one of the "creative lights" on the design team. An interesting part of our conversation was about the changing nature of the games business. Apparently, the UK was once a hotspot of game design (Oh, for the early days of Laura Croft!), but in the UK costs got out of hand. It became to expensive to compete with designers elsewhere. The business moved to Australia, and now more recently, development is moving on to Shanghai, China. To fill the gap in the UK, many of the Tech entrepreneurs turned to online gambling. Poker became particularly popular, along with Sports Betting. It is now a rather huge industry. Some companies have floated for huge valuations. List of Companies to Follow BetInternet.com (BET.L) : fr. Jan.2015: Bet-on-Sports (BSS.L) : fr. Jan. 2015 : Partygaming (PRTY.L) : fr. Jan. 2015 : > Sold to GVC Holdings Netteller. (???) > Parent: PaySafe Group (private) SportingBet (???) > Owner‎: ‎GVC Holdings plc / William Hill World Poker Store Inc OTHER OTC WPKS Poker Tv Networks Inc OTHER OTC PKTV Personally, i have never considered investing. The sector has long seemed hugely-hyped, and I noticed that many of the insiders were selling out, cashing in on the public's keen interest. This is the usual behaviour at/near the peak of a bubble- so I have stayed away. Prices are now coming down on these stocks, and it may not be long before good arguments can be made in favor of their investment merits. There remains the issue of ethics. Is it ethical to make money on gambling? The activity is illiegal in some countries, but many people enjoy it as a form of entertainment. Properly managed, gambling can be fun, even when you lose a bit. And some folks claim to make money on it. If enough people play, the online providers of the game can make money, even if they take only a small share of the wagers. In fact, their spreads can be less than Vegas, Monte Carlo, or other established gambling hotspots. So maybe they are the low cost providers of this important form of entertainment. In GEI's spirit of openness, let's discuss the Online Gambling business

(from Advfn😞 I think GAL has done rather well in relation to a weak Gold price. ... And since I see Gold pushing up from $600, I cannot help but be bullish on GAL

What is the efficiency of the ACTA process, I wonder?

Dom, In reviewing this thread, I re-read your post about the Spanish community. I will cut&paste it on the GreenTopia thread, if you do not mind. Local Generation, local power storage, and prudent usage are Keys to a successful Green community

The shares in this sector have taken quite a pounding. Main ones: Comparison chart + Evergreen Solar (ESLR) + Suntech (STP) + Solar Integrated Technologies (SIT.L) more to watch: + GiraSolar (OTC:GRSR.PK)

"I want to find and share ideas on how to grow and protect my capital, to become more financially independant, and I believe there are many more like me out there." Comment from Bob M., on the Why arent more posting thread. To help others " to become more financially independent" is a good thing to add to the Mission statement

"How do you see TMG.L doing in the next 12 months Bubb?" No strong opinion on TMG. I am not sure that the company has the right assets. Thor looks good here to me, if you can buy at 3p or less "just dont trust the Irish" Haha. The CEO of Galantas is Welsh, not Irish, although the assets are in Northern Ireland

No Nonsense definitions of Alternative Energy ======== example: No Nonsense Guide to: Biomass Fuel (aka chip, log or pellet stoves) In simple terms biomass fuels are typically wood products from a sustainable source that are burnt to produce heat for space heating, water heating and cooking. Biomass is considered carbon neutral because the carbon emitted by burning is balanced by carbon absorbed when growing. http://www.energyalternatives.co.uk/produc...6697b6daffafa11

Since writing the above, i have looked at Uramin. Seems a reasonable story, at reasonable valuation- relative to other uranium stocks

Good to have you onboard, Nijo. Have you visited the Video Games section yet? I have begun to follow some companies in the sector, and welcome comments from those who knwo the products better than I do

GAL fell back to support. I sold many shares previously at 32-34 cents. A chance to buy them back at 24cents was too good to pass up. Personally, my target is 40cents plus. No guarantee

Galantas Gold (GAL.v) : Near term Producer Galantas has a high grade gold deposit, which will be in production within days. I have been buying today at below C$0.25. (updated: That was BEFORE various reverse splits) GAL.V / CHART at mid-July 2007> updated in 2022 ... ALL Data: 10yr: 5yr: 2yr: 1yr: YTD: 10d / Last: 0.52 GAL.t / Galantas Gold ... 5yr: 3yr: 2020: YTD: 10d/ Last: 0.55 +0.02 ... 8/10/22 5yr: 2020: YTD: 10d/ Last: 0.55 +0.02 = (note: this is one of my larger positions. there's loads of potential upside once the mine is running well, and exploration heats up.)