You can either barter or you can have currency. Currency is the means through which the economy functions. You need something abstract to indicate value. That’s currency.
In a post-scarcity society, when everyone could just get everything they wanted whenever on a whim just because, we could get rid of it. Could. Probably wouldn’t. That society is a fantasy. But it’s nice to dream of.
The Weeping Angels apparently originated with Steven Moffat seeing a statue of a weeping angel in a structure in a cemetery and returning later to find out it was gone. At least according to this RadioTimes article. They first appeared in 2007 in the episode Blink....
Check out They Bite by Anthony Boucher, written in 1943.
Edit: this is my favorite horror short story. Read it at night if you want to start jumping at every shadow in the corner of your eye for the next three days or something.
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that across all political and social groups in the United States, there is a strong preference against living near AR-15 rifle owners and neighbors who store guns outside of locked safes. This surprising consensus suggests that when it comes...
I know this bathroom, they have the stalls, you sit down and your head peeks over the top of the walls. I guess they expected everyone to be very short? I’m not even six foot so I don’t know. I think of it as the social shitter.
I want to see this community grow so I want to start creating some content here. What’s everyone’s favorite vape here? Could be model specific or vague like portable, conduction, analog, etc… Preach your favorite way to vaporize!
I am using my firewood 9 almost exclusively right now. Love that thing. It vapes really well, and it has this great cherry wood smell to it too. Fuck, I might have to go have another bowl thinking about that cherry.
It’s really easy to use and incredibly simple to clean. I got my temperatures programmed in (it only took a few clicks, explained in the manual) and now really don’t have to think that much about medicating. It makes it pleasant.
If that DBI can completely disconnect you from your actual body? (yes I saw that season of that anime where they used them on surgical patients and shit in lieu of heavy sedation that’s what I’m talking about) Chronic pain could become a thing of the past sign me the fuck up. Shit, just hook it up to my actual eyes I’m good.
I ran the books for a law firm for I don’t know how many years. They had a profit larger than $500 one year, and that was by choice. We put all the profits in salaries every year. For smaller businesses it’s pretty easy. Larger companies it’s harder but doable, you just have to be right on top of your bookkeeping.
I am worried that I drink too much at once. I don’t drink coffee daily but typically when I do drink coffee I will have 4-6 shots of espresso. I am not asking if this is healthy per se, I’m more searching for confirmation that it isn’t too uncommon lol....
The theory is simple: instead of buying a household item or a piece of clothing or some equipment you might use once or twice, you take it out and return it.
Definitely. A couple of the librarians have been like family friends for I don’t know how long anymore, and they keep adding new programs. I keep hearing from them how things are not great at our library (things aren’t great at libraries anywhere I hear), but then they keep spearheading projects like the tool and seed libraries, getting them added, and I can’t help but think our local library is one of the better ones. We don’t have 3d printing but I hope we will soon.
Why is currency so essential?
Why do we focus solely on this one aspect of life?
Did the premise of an entity approaching you only when it's not being viewed originate with Doctor Who's Weeping Angels?
The Weeping Angels apparently originated with Steven Moffat seeing a statue of a weeping angel in a structure in a cemetery and returning later to find out it was gone. At least according to this RadioTimes article. They first appeared in 2007 in the episode Blink....
What is a sample size? (files.catbox.moe)
Missouri bill to ban all child marriages runs into resistance from House Republicans (www.kansascity.com)
Addiction is a scary thing (lemmy.world)
Study reveals "widespread, bipartisan aversion" to neighbors owning AR-15 rifles (www.psypost.org)
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that across all political and social groups in the United States, there is a strong preference against living near AR-15 rifle owners and neighbors who store guns outside of locked safes. This surprising consensus suggests that when it comes...
Every time I get an email about (lemmy.ca)
I can’t help but think of this.
What's Your Favorite Vape?
I want to see this community grow so I want to start creating some content here. What’s everyone’s favorite vape here? Could be model specific or vague like portable, conduction, analog, etc… Preach your favorite way to vaporize!
Guess the Episode [Medium] (lemmy.world)
1 point for the episode/main plot. 1 point for the joke/scene....
The one your friend, Dick, borrows (lemmy.world)
Shaming (lemmy.world)
I'm sorry for all the horse memes, here's some certified gamer fuel instead (lemmy.world)
The first guy to get taken over by a Goa'uld parasite must have been like (files.catbox.moe)
HAHA YOU THOUGHT IT WAS A BEAR ? IT WAS ME THE WHOLE TIME!! (lemmy.world)
Let's rock 'n roll! (lemmy.world)
Per request of aeronmelon@lemmy.world...
Dashcam footage clears man of felony charge after showing constable injuring himself (youtu.be)
Boring ass planet (slrpnk.net)
Man confesses to killing hospitalized wife because he couldn't afford to care for her, police say (abcnews.go.com)
RFK Jr. Lands Coveted Kevin Spacey Endorsement (www.rollingstone.com)
How much coffee do y'all typically drink in a sitting?
I am worried that I drink too much at once. I don’t drink coffee daily but typically when I do drink coffee I will have 4-6 shots of espresso. I am not asking if this is healthy per se, I’m more searching for confirmation that it isn’t too uncommon lol....
How rental ‘libraries of things’ have become the new way to save money (www.theguardian.com)
The theory is simple: instead of buying a household item or a piece of clothing or some equipment you might use once or twice, you take it out and return it.
The Kremlin announces nuclear weapons drills on Putin's orders (www.euronews.com)
The move comes after an acrimonious exchange with senior Western officials, labelled by Moscow as ‘provocative threats’....
The idea that the Manor Lords dev should 'just hire 50 people' to update it faster is 'fundamentally not the way things work,' says publisher (www.pcgamer.com)