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knc1 · 05-19-2012, 01:51 PM

Make things? Like in, physical items of commerce? What a novel idea.

I think they still do that in China.

But here that would take people who could run the machines, but....
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/1..._n_793185.html

Or at least people who could read the directions on the machines, but....
http://www.usatoday.com/news/educati...literacy_N.htm

Amazon's idea to make "electronic books" is not exactly a long term growth market. Not when 1 in 7 people can't read, and that ratio is getting worse.

05-19-2012, 01:51 PM	#24
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	Make things? Like in, physical items of commerce? What a novel idea. I think they still do that in China. But here that would take people who could run the machines, but.... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/1..._n_793185.html Or at least people who could read the directions on the machines, but.... http://www.usatoday.com/news/educati...literacy_N.htm Amazon's idea to make "electronic books" is not exactly a long term growth market. Not when 1 in 7 people can't read, and that ratio is getting worse.