On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 21:45:16 -0500
"The Chronic" wrote:

"Darkfalz" wrote in message
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Ah don't be such a cynic. nVidia, rich as they are, could hardly be
called
a
company which makes other people poor (except maybe ex-3dfx
employees).

In terms of environmental damage, nVidia makes us all very poor.

That will feed a lot of hungry people this Christmas, that's what
matters.

What matters is the end result, which is more harm than good.
And as a result of this auction's intended publicity, nVidia will
convince consumers to buy more stuff they don't need, adding to
pollution levels, which we export to 3rd world countries. A single
batch of chips requires about 27 pounds of chemicals, 9 pounds of
hazardous waste, and 3787 gallons of water requiring extensive
chemical treatment. Meanwhile, 1 billion people don't have access to
clean drinking water, 12.2 million children under 5 years old die each
year, most of them from causes which could be prevented for just a few
cents per child, according to the World Health Organization.

And if nvidia shut their doors how would that help those people?

Hint--charity only happens when there is disposable income, aka
"profits".

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