function tech_techer(&$c, $turns = 1)
{
    //lets do random weighting... to some degree
    //$market_info = get_market_info();   //get the Public Market info
    //global $market;

    $techfloor = 600;

    $mil  = max(pow(PublicMarket::price('mil') - $techfloor, 2), rand(0, 30000));
    $med  = max(pow(PublicMarket::price('med') - $techfloor, 2), rand(0, 500));
    $bus  = max(pow(PublicMarket::price('bus') - $techfloor, 2), rand(10, 40000));
    $res  = max(pow(PublicMarket::price('res') - $techfloor, 2), rand(10, 40000));
    $agri = max(pow(PublicMarket::price('agri') - $techfloor, 2), rand(10, 30000));
    $war  = max(pow(PublicMarket::price('war') - $techfloor, 2), rand(0, 1000));
    $ms   = max(pow(PublicMarket::price('ms') - $techfloor, 2), rand(0, 2000));
    $weap = max(pow(PublicMarket::price('weap') - $techfloor, 2), rand(0, 2000));
    $indy = max(pow(PublicMarket::price('indy') - $techfloor, 2), rand(5, 30000));
    $spy  = max(pow(PublicMarket::price('spy') - $techfloor, 2), rand(0, 1000));
    $sdi  = max(pow(PublicMarket::price('sdi') - $techfloor, 2), rand(2, 15000));
    $tot  = $mil + $med + $bus + $res + $agri + $war + $ms + $weap + $indy + $spy + $sdi;

    $turns = max(1, min($turns, $c->turns));
    $left  = $c->tpt * $turns;
    $left -= $mil = min($left, floor($c->tpt * $turns * ($mil / $tot)));
    $left -= $med = min($left, floor($c->tpt * $turns * ($med / $tot)));
    $left -= $bus = min($left, floor($c->tpt * $turns * ($bus / $tot)));
    $left -= $res = min($left, floor($c->tpt * $turns * ($res / $tot)));
    $left -= $agri = min($left, floor($c->tpt * $turns * ($agri / $tot)));
    $left -= $war = min($left, floor($c->tpt * $turns * ($war / $tot)));
    $left -= $ms = min($left, floor($c->tpt * $turns * ($ms / $tot)));
    $left -= $weap = min($left, floor($c->tpt * $turns * ($weap / $tot)));
    $left -= $indy = min($left, floor($c->tpt * $turns * ($indy / $tot)));
    $left -= $spy = min($left, floor($c->tpt * $turns * ($spy / $tot)));
    $left -= $sdi = max($left, min($left, floor($c->tpt * $turns * ($sdi / $tot))));
    if ($left != 0) {
        die("What the hell?");
    }

    return tech(
        [
            'mil' => $mil,
            'med' => $med,
            'bus' => $bus,
            'res' => $res,
            'agri' => $agri,
            'war' => $war,
            'ms' => $ms,
            'weap' => $weap,
            'indy' => $indy,
            'spy' => $spy,
            'sdi' => $sdi
        ]
    );
}//end tech_techer()