Yeah, Adam, we soon may be eating twinkie knock offs, made in Mexico. What a shame. The same type of intrusion will most likely see it's way into the meteorite community. This too, will be a shame. I'm not a hunter, but, what hurts you hunters, hurts me as a collector. The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen. I'd say that's a pretty solid axiom.
Greg L. > Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 08:09:21 -0800 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Novato, Addison, Battle Mountain, Sutter's > Mill, Beni Yacoub, Others? > > Yes, social media. Pretty soon, you will be rated on your online social > profile if Bill Gates gets has his way. I can see it now, insurance companies > refusing to insure due to a non-existent or poor social profile. Even the > founder of Facebook refused to open an account until recently knowing this > information is shared for profit, offering user demographics and interests to > companies. Nowadays, Information equals money. Even your cell phone imbeds > GPS coordinates into your images that can and will be used against you if the > time arises. I recently rented a car with Onstar on-board and had to sign a > contract stating that I would not take the 4-wheel drive vehicle off-road and > that they would know if I did. What purpose does a rental 4-wheel drive Jeep > Wrangler serve if it cannot be taken into the dirt? > > > Recently, a computer in a car was used in court to convict a driver of > manslaughter. Maybe not a bad thing if the person were guilty but taking the > word of a computer over the testimony of human beings is something else. I > know this sounds like paranoia on my part but I assure you that it is all > true. > > Too much information can be a bad thing thus the meaning of going > underground. At least in Australia, the museums actually issue export > permits. Lets see if anybody gets a U.S. meteorite collecting permit for > commercial purposes. My belief is that it will never happen! > > I ponder all of this as I may be eating the last Hostess Twinkie ever > produced after 82 years of being in business! The Battle Mountain fall may be > remembered as the last event on U.S. public land where hunters could openly > share. > > > Happy Hunting Fellow Comrades, > > Adam > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Michael Farmer <[email protected]> > To: Adam Hupe <[email protected]> > Cc: Adam <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 7:32 AM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Novato, Addison, Battle Mountain, Sutter's > Mill, Beni Yacoub, Others? > > Actually plenty is going on behind the scenes. The lack of interest on the > list with new falls has finally driven most of us working actively on such > new falls to no longer bother with sharing much. > Sadly many of the people here actually aren't interested in actual > meteorites, but other things. It takes time to compose emails, share > information, and write about these adventures and to share with a thousand > people who don't actually care, is a waste of that time. > I know many of the people working these falls now, though for the last two I > have not had time to go and with Novato, I decided to pass on that fall since > the scientific response was so poorly handled and the overwhelming chaotic > "treasure hunt" mentality of the locals make it a hunt I did not want to > participate in. > > Over the years I have seen the responses on here drop to nothing other than > attacks after a fall, so I think that mostly the reason you don't see many > hunters bothering with it. Most information has gone the Facebook route. > > Michael Farmer > > Sent from my iPad > > On Nov 18, 2012, at 7:56 AM, Adam Hupe <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > The U.S. market is in the process of going underground due to new > > restrictions and monitoring. We saw the same thing happen in Australia > > which has less restrictive laws than the U.S. > > > > I have always stated that too much price hype in the media equals > > governmental interest. Interest equals the need to control. > > > > Happy Hunting, > > > > Adam > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: MikeG <[email protected]> > > To: Meteorite List <[email protected]> > > Cc: > > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 8:13 PM > > Subject: [meteorite-list] Novato, Addison, Battle Mountain, Sutter's Mill, > > Beni Yacoub, Others? > > > > We've had lots of new falls this year, and especially over the last > > couple of months. Yet, we are hearing very little chatter. What > > gives? > > > > Any new Novato or Addison finds? Any reports? > > > > What about some of the older falls, like Battle Mountain and Sutter's > > Mill? Are any new finds being made from those strewnfields? > > > > The Met-List seems strangely quiet, given the amount of space rocks we > > are being peppered with. > > > > Best regards and happy huntings, > > > > MikeG > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com > > Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone > > Twitter - http://twitter.com/GalacticStone > > Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone > > RSS - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > ______________________________________________ > > > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > ______________________________________________ > > > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
