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Is there any reason why rhombus shapes are called diamonds (i.e. playing cards)? Even though diamonds are... not rhombus shaped?

-Junior Engineer Here-

A lot of technology also gets developed in the process of selling diamonds. Jewelers were among the first to use 3D printing for example, and diamond polishers (the people who turn rough into finished products) use some very advanced laser mapping and cutting machinery.

Also, most of our company is not sales but rather Software & Engineering. Do I feel bad about writing web servers, rendering scripts and raytracers? Nope.

We're not actually the best people to ask for a price estimate, but I can give you some insight. We have a whole team of developers who built the site over the course of several months.

We also had some VERY talented designers who did the layouts. This was really important since our previous revisions were also designed by the programmers, and sales suffered greatly because of that.

So all I can tell you is that if you want it done right (reliably and beautifully), it won't be cheap. A good web site is a lot of work, whether you do it in-house or contract it out.

-Junior Engineer at Enchanted Diamonds

While I did start out as an intern, I am now paid and would prefer to no longer be called a slave.

Think of it this way: Cubic Zirconia has similar optical properties to diamonds, just as Moissanite has optical properties similar to diamonds. However, diamonds are still worth orders of magnitude more than CZs. Moissanite is just like CZ; they're both shiny crystals made in a lab. So if Cubic Zirconia didn't disrupt the diamond industry, why would Moissanite?

Junior Engineer at Enchanted Diamonds

EDIT: grammar