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What are the consequences of shifting a large number of megadollars and megatons to a different land freight system ?

There may be some of interest to you. If not, well, someone else will probably figure out what they can do ...

Just because we're hackers doesn't mean we have to be cut off from everything else.

Personally I find the movements of someone who's been so successful in business for so long interesting.