Slog - Comments on All That Glitters http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/all_that_glitters News from the underworld: Miners in Lesotho have discovered a huge gem stone which may become the largest ever polished diamond. The stone weighs 478 carats and is the 20th largest rough diamond ever found, said Gem Diamonds. The company said the uncut rock was recovered recently from the Letseng mine, owned by the company in Lesotho. The diamond, which is as yet unnamed, has the potential to yield a 150 carat cut stone, and could sell for tens of millions of dollars, the company said. This brilliant piece of news recalls an equally brilliant passage in Foucault’s The... Copyright 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:37:26 -0800 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:58:05 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mikki One of my deepest desires is to have a loose gem collection. I want them in a dish that I can just put my hand in, and feel them whenever I'm down.

]]> Mikki http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/all_that_glitters#c1147298 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/all_that_glitters#c1147298 Money Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:38:07 -0800 Comment by um is there a way that like, firefox ad blocker could block mudede posts?

]]> um http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/all_that_glitters#c1147300 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/all_that_glitters#c1147300 Money Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:40:25 -0800 Comment by Trevor What cut will the worker(s) who discovered the gem get?

]]> Trevor http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/all_that_glitters#c1147317 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/all_that_glitters#c1147317 Money Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:51:34 -0800 Comment by Banna @ 3:

Most likely their cut will be their left ear or right hand.

]]> Banna http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/all_that_glitters#c1147338 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/all_that_glitters#c1147338 Money Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:14:07 -0800 Comment by flamingbanjo I like how they say it was "recovered" from their mine. I guess in this context "recovered" means "dug out of the ground by a fourteen year old indentured servant who will see exactly zero benefit from his discovery."

]]> flamingbanjo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/all_that_glitters#c1147341 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/all_that_glitters#c1147341 Money Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:17:28 -0800 Comment by It's Mark Mitchell Maybe Damien Hirst will make something out of it that a Russian can buy.

]]> It's Mark Mitchell http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/all_that_glitters#c1147348 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/all_that_glitters#c1147348 Money Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:23:23 -0800 Comment by Joe M I propose that it be named the "Mudede Diamond."

]]> Joe M http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/all_that_glitters#c1147394 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/all_that_glitters#c1147394 Money Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:58:05 -0800