The British Government issued those consols in the early 1700s and, while they were refinanced in the late nineteenth century, they're still there. If you want to go out and buy one, you can get on your laptop right after this lecture and buy one of them.

英国政府,在十八世纪初就推出了这份债券,当他们在十九世纪再融资的时候,公债仍然有售,如果你想去买一份的话,你可以在这堂课后用笔记本电脑,买一份公债

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If you're still with us after those two, then you're one of the hardy ones.

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If you're still not convinced, give one of the apps below a try and see if you can wean yourself off the texting.

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One final note if you're still feeling jaded: NVIDIA promises the production chip will be 25 to 30 percent faster than the one on display today.

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