Of course, when you said the "Hunt Brothers", I immediately wondered how
some kids could corner the silver market.
Something the actual Hunt brothers should have thought harder about.
Or not. It's great fun watching billionaires squander their fortune,
even though legal carve outs not available to the common folk allowed
them to remain rich. Poor rich though, I think they each left an estate
of barely a hundred million. Probably had to eat Canadian Caviar.
William Hyde <[email protected]> wrote:
Of course, when you said the "Hunt Brothers", I immediately wondered how
some kids could corner the silver market.
Something the actual Hunt brothers should have thought harder about.
Or not. It's great fun watching billionaires squander their fortune,
even though legal carve outs not available to the common folk allowed
them to remain rich. Poor rich though, I think they each left an estate
of barely a hundred million. Probably had to eat Canadian Caviar.
It was bad news for photographers.
Sadly, in the process we lost a lot of high-silver content products, like Kodabromide paper which was discontinued when the silver prices went through the roof. And Tri-X got reformulated and has never been the same since. --scott
Scott Dorsey wrote:
William Hyde <[email protected]> wrote:
Of course, when you said the "Hunt Brothers", I immediately wondered how >>> some kids could corner the silver market.
Something the actual Hunt brothers should have thought harder about.
Or not. It's great fun watching billionaires squander their fortune,
even though legal carve outs not available to the common folk allowed
them to remain rich. Poor rich though, I think they each left an estate
of barely a hundred million. Probably had to eat Canadian Caviar.
It was bad news for photographers.
Sadly, in the process we lost a lot of high-silver content products, like
Kodabromide paper which was discontinued when the silver prices went through >> the roof. And Tri-X got reformulated and has never been the same since.
--scott
We also lost millions of silver coins. Certainly the ones left are worth >more, but all those coins in mint or near-mint condition getting melted
down is a tad upsetting to those who appreciate the art of that sort of >thing.
Chris
On Aug 1, 2025, Lynn McGuire wrote
(in article <106j9ja$kpvh$[email protected]>):
On 8/1/2025 2:48 PM, William Hyde wrote:
Lynn McGuire wrote:
On 7/31/2025 5:41 PM, William Hyde wrote:
James Nicoll wrote:
Five Books About Sending the Kids to CampOf course, when you said the "Hunt Brothers", I immediately wondered how
...or at least, sending them away. Sometimes for good.
https://reactormag.com/five-books-about-sending-the-kids-to-camp/
some kids could corner the silver market.
Something the actual Hunt brothers should have thought harder about. >> > > >
Or not. It's great fun watching billionaires squander their fortune, >> > > > even though legal carve outs not available to the common folk allowed >> > > > them to remain rich. Poor rich though, I think they each left an
estate of barely a hundred million. Probably had to eat Canadian
Caviar.
Now which book is Lynn going to mention? I really have no idea.
William Hyde
I ain't got nothing.
Good one! Caught me in my own web.
William Hyde
Maybe "Tunnel In The Sky" by Robert Heinlein.
BTW, did Robert Heinlein invent the Stargate concept ?
Lynn
EE Smith had interspatial tubes or some such name; they were useful for, oh >delivering loose planets and planetary-sized negaspheres into hostile star >systems. Unless that star system had a sunbeam...
On 8/1/2025 2:48 PM, William Hyde wrote:
Lynn McGuire wrote:
On 7/31/2025 5:41 PM, William Hyde wrote:
James Nicoll wrote:
Five Books About Sending the Kids to Camp
...or at least, sending them away. Sometimes for good.
https://reactormag.com/five-books-about-sending-the-kids-to-camp/Of course, when you said the "Hunt Brothers", I immediately wondered how
some kids could corner the silver market.
Something the actual Hunt brothers should have thought harder about.
Or not. It's great fun watching billionaires squander their fortune, even though legal carve outs not available to the common folk allowed them to remain rich. Poor rich though, I think they each left an
estate of barely a hundred million. Probably had to eat Canadian Caviar.
Now which book is Lynn going to mention? I really have no idea.
William Hyde
I ain't got nothing.
Good one! Caught me in my own web.
William Hyde
Maybe "Tunnel In The Sky" by Robert Heinlein.
BTW, did Robert Heinlein invent the Stargate concept ?
Lynn
In article <[email protected]>,
Ted Nolan <tednolan> <tednolan> wrote:
In article <[email protected]>, >>WolfFan <[email protected]> wrote:
On Aug 1, 2025, Lynn McGuire wrote
(in article <106j9ja$kpvh$[email protected]>):
On 8/1/2025 2:48 PM, William Hyde wrote:
Lynn McGuire wrote:
On 7/31/2025 5:41 PM, William Hyde wrote:
James Nicoll wrote:
Five Books About Sending the Kids to Campsome kids could corner the silver market.
...or at least, sending them away. Sometimes for good.
https://reactormag.com/five-books-about-sending-the-kids-to-camp/ >>>> > > > Of course, when you said the "Hunt Brothers", I immediately >>wondered how
Something the actual Hunt brothers should have thought harder about. >>>> > > >
Or not. It's great fun watching billionaires squander their fortune, >>>> > > > even though legal carve outs not available to the common folk allowed
them to remain rich. Poor rich though, I think they each left an >>>> > > > estate of barely a hundred million. Probably had to eat Canadian >>>> > > > Caviar.
Now which book is Lynn going to mention? I really have no idea.
William Hyde
I ain't got nothing.
Good one! Caught me in my own web.
William Hyde
Maybe "Tunnel In The Sky" by Robert Heinlein.
BTW, did Robert Heinlein invent the Stargate concept ?
Lynn
EE Smith had interspatial tubes or some such name; they were useful for, oh >>>delivering loose planets and planetary-sized negaspheres into hostile star >>>systems. Unless that star system had a sunbeam...
Did any Planetary Romances use stargates? I know John Carter did some sort >>of poorly explained astral projection, and I believe Kline's Mars hero got >>there by telepathic body switch. Possibly Esau Cairn in Howard's Almuric, >>though I think we were given exactly no information on how the astronomer >>does the deed.
Van vogt had a WII German scientist futzing with long range gates,
not necessarily to the benefit of the Nazis. Secret Unattainable,
1942.
Kuttner or Kuttner & Moore had starships outmoded by teleportation in
1947's The Big Night.
In article <[email protected]>,
WolfFan <[email protected]> wrote:
On Aug 1, 2025, Lynn McGuire wrotewondered how
(in article <106j9ja$kpvh$[email protected]>):
On 8/1/2025 2:48 PM, William Hyde wrote:
Lynn McGuire wrote:
On 7/31/2025 5:41 PM, William Hyde wrote:
James Nicoll wrote:
Five Books About Sending the Kids to Camp
...or at least, sending them away. Sometimes for good.
https://reactormag.com/five-books-about-sending-the-kids-to-camp/ >>> > > > Of course, when you said the "Hunt Brothers", I immediately
some kids could corner the silver market.
Something the actual Hunt brothers should have thought harder about. >>> > > >
Or not. It's great fun watching billionaires squander their fortune, >>> > > > even though legal carve outs not available to the common folk allowed >>> > > > them to remain rich. Poor rich though, I think they each left an
estate of barely a hundred million. Probably had to eat Canadian
Caviar.
Now which book is Lynn going to mention? I really have no idea.
William Hyde
I ain't got nothing.
Good one! Caught me in my own web.
William Hyde
Maybe "Tunnel In The Sky" by Robert Heinlein.
BTW, did Robert Heinlein invent the Stargate concept ?
Lynn
EE Smith had interspatial tubes or some such name; they were useful for, oh >>delivering loose planets and planetary-sized negaspheres into hostile star >>systems. Unless that star system had a sunbeam...
Did any Planetary Romances use stargates? I know John Carter did some sort >of poorly explained astral projection, and I believe Kline's Mars hero got >there by telepathic body switch. Possibly Esau Cairn in Howard's Almuric, >though I think we were given exactly no information on how the astronomer >does the deed.
On 8/1/2025 4:55 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
On 8/1/2025 2:48 PM, William Hyde wrote:
Lynn McGuire wrote:
On 7/31/2025 5:41 PM, William Hyde wrote:
James Nicoll wrote:
Five Books About Sending the Kids to CampOf course, when you said the "Hunt Brothers", I immediately wondered >>>>> how
...or at least, sending them away. Sometimes for good.
https://reactormag.com/five-books-about-sending-the-kids-to-camp/
some kids could corner the silver market.
Something the actual Hunt brothers should have thought harder about. >>>>>
Or not. It's great fun watching billionaires squander their
fortune, even though legal carve outs not available to the common
folk allowed them to remain rich. Poor rich though, I think they
each left an estate of barely a hundred million. Probably had to
eat Canadian Caviar.
Now which book is Lynn going to mention? I really have no idea.
William Hyde
I ain't got nothing.
Good one! Caught me in my own web.
William Hyde
Maybe "Tunnel In The Sky" by Robert Heinlein.
BTW, did Robert Heinlein invent the Stargate concept ?
Tunnel in the Sky certainly fits.
So does "Lord of the Flies"
pt
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