redyaris -
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Originally Posted by redyaris
I have had a new, for me idea, which is that the persute of improved FE performance should be viewed as an investment in R&D. I don't think there is a R&D department anywhere that makes any money, they are all a loss in terms annuel balance sheets. Yet in most ventures that last, R&D is the key to servival of the venture. So it would seem that the economic viability of any activity is most dependent on the lens through which it is being viewed. Most things we think of as economic activities now, began as some ones hobby... airplanes, cars, computers...
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Yes, that is another very good POV. Think of it this way. Maybe I spend $50 in parts to come up with my perfect pizza-pan wheel cover. Only $20 are needed for the finished solution, but the R&D leaves me with lots of leftovers. Then a new Ecomodder comes along and reads my thread. They are able to acheive the same mod with the basic set of parts. They get a clean mod for $20. I get the ego-boost that my solution has been re-used.
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