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Re:Plunge in lithium-ion battery costs by leecb on Monday November 22, 2021 @01:37PM (#29310001)
> The element is cobalt, Kobalt is a brand of tools

Kobalt is the name of the element in German; @jillesvangurp's profile says he is based in Berlin, perhaps he also speaks German. (German also capitalizes nouns.)

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Re:Plunge in lithium-ion battery costs by jillesvangurp on Monday November 22, 2021 @04:38PM (#29311848)
Actually my Dutch and English are better than my German. But you are right ;-). I've been spending a bit of time in Berlin.
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