tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post2521000368307517014..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Links 19 March 2021Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-3686386867570555542021-03-19T10:48:00.537-04:002021-03-19T10:48:00.537-04:00"NFTs are a new form of tradable ostentation ...<i>"NFTs are a new form of tradable ostentation rather than a new form of tradable ownership."</i><br /><br />No, what they are is a scam, and one that has profound negative impacts on both the environment and on artists, art culture, and art economics.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-38134717570575685692021-03-19T10:40:40.761-04:002021-03-19T10:40:40.761-04:00"Multi-tool made of etched steel, Nuremberg, ..."Multi-tool made of etched steel, Nuremberg, Germany, c. 1580 AD"<br /><br />Take away the etching and this could be a wholly modern piece (although handmade instead of machine forged).<br /><br />Which makes me wonder - surely modern acid / chemical etching is cheap and affordable? You'd think some tool maker out there would see a historical piece like this and think, <i>"I bet if our tools looked this aesthetically pleasing, we'd probably make more money even with the added cost of etching"</i>.<br /><br />Heck, I wonder if you could do something almost as good with lasers even more cheaply.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-68822849746137838302021-03-19T08:15:06.689-04:002021-03-19T08:15:06.689-04:00I would agree with the analysis of the authors of ...I would agree with the analysis of the authors of Lucky. That Trump was not rejected in a landslide and as a matter of principle breaks my heart. I do not exaggerate.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14456987412710878404noreply@blogger.com