http://futurismic.com/2008/04/28/urban-mining-theres-gold-in-that-there-techno-junk/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:10:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://futurismic.com/2008/04/28/urban-mining-theres-gold-in-that-there-techno-junk/comment-page-1/#comment-14241 Mac Tonnies Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:42:39 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3244#comment-14241 "Urban mining." A but like calling dieting "body hacking." ;-) “Urban mining.” A but like calling dieting “body hacking.”

]]> http://futurismic.com/2008/04/28/urban-mining-theres-gold-in-that-there-techno-junk/comment-page-1/#comment-14222 Andrew Curry Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:00:44 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3244#comment-14222 When I was a child, I think 'urban miners' were known as 'rag and bone men'. The BBC had a fine comedy about them, 'Steptoe and Son'. I expect to see rag and bone men return in cities in the affluent world in the next twenty years. When I was a child, I think ‘urban miners’ were known as ‘rag and bone men’. The BBC had a fine comedy about them, ‘Steptoe and Son’. I expect to see rag and bone men return in cities in the affluent world in the next twenty years.

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