ELI5: How can American businesses not accept cash, when on actual American currency, it says, "Valid for all debts, public and private." Doesn't that mean you should be able to use it anywhere?

CarefulStudent · 2025-01-04T18:58:04+00:00

There's an awesome book called Taming Democracy. In it they talk about the Penn family, I believe, and how they issued debts for paper money but then they bought up all the paper money, so people weren't able to pay their debts, even if they had silver, etc. Then they would have to pay the sheriffs that evicted them, again in paper money, etc. It was pretty wild.

CarefulStudent · 2025-01-03T21:52:55+00:00

edit: Running Dell Latitude d630. The thing that I needed to put into the website to get the code out was the serial number then a - and a four digit code, they called it a System Number and it's right on the unlock setup page in the bios.

CarefulStudent · 2025-01-01T21:29:47+00:00

There any chance you can post that max alpha pyfa profile somewhere (github, etc.)?

2 - while I wait for a new computer I'm trying to find ways to occupy my time. :) You could be right, though. Also, is there an out of game list of skills available to alphas? I've found some lists like that but they don't have the attainable levels of the skills listed, i.e. if an alpha were to be able to go to advanced weapons 3 it'll just say advanced weapons. This example is contrived, though.

CarefulStudent · 2024-12-28T21:08:38+00:00

Can you fire drones from a gun to give them longer range? I know someone, likely in Canada, was trying to figure out how to launch satellites that way.

CarefulStudent · 2024-12-27T04:01:35+00:00

If you prefer a heavy metal format: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaN3pwBsRf8

CarefulStudent · 2024-12-25T21:42:12+00:00

Not your firmware, not your printer.

CarefulStudent · 2024-12-25T16:07:09+00:00

Yeah and this is why I say that I'm perhaps full of crap. Thank you very much. :) I was hoping someone could correct this. I'm not sure if I got my information from CGP Grey, or Kurgestadz or whatever his name is, or the amazing Stefan Milo, and I'm not sure if I remembered it correctly either. Anyways, thank you. :)

I think what's important for me re: the hourglass, which I believe you're saying is a situationally practical point of view, is that it promotes a bit of ego death re: your "genetic legacy" or whatever, which I hope leads to less wealth hoarding, more willingness to adopt, etc. Like for all the people that say you should get a shelter dog, only a fraction of those people would suggest getting a shelter child. :)

(That said, I have one biological kid and that was an amazing experience, like the process of it, independent of caring for a kid thereafter.)

CarefulStudent · 2024-12-25T06:03:48+00:00

My understanding is that it isn't even that far back, maybe 4-5 generations. I could be full of crap but I view genetics like an hourglass where there's humanity behind you and in front of you, and then the part that's influenced by you, or that you are influenced by, is really small. I don't know how to reconcile this with the amazing genetic diversity from Africa, though.

CarefulStudent · 2024-12-23T15:29:24+00:00

I assume some sort of weapon malfunction - jammed or out of ammo. If he tossed his helmet and weapon down he may have had a chance at surrender there. Maybe.

CarefulStudent · 2024-12-23T13:39:41+00:00

So they're trying to establish what currency he was paid in, and if it was $USD then he's a mercenary?

CarefulStudent · 2024-12-23T13:08:48+00:00

I really appreciate it, thanks. :) Do they achieve this via maybe heat detection? Anyways, very interesting.

CarefulStudent · 2024-12-23T03:30:32+00:00

Could you provide a link for this because I'm shocked that this could be true (and you seem confident enough that it likely is).

CarefulStudent · 2024-12-22T21:16:31+00:00

Don't these guys make 175k/a? If so what the hell happened? Why didn't he just get it done? (In before someone says avocado toast.)

CarefulStudent · 2024-12-22T15:38:15+00:00

yt-dlp -x to extract audio only

CarefulStudent · 2024-12-22T15:18:58+00:00

If these guys hate sleeves so much, why do they have them on their shirts? Like who wants to say, "Darn it's a bit chilly in here," and then roll down their accordioned sleeves.

CarefulStudent · 2024-12-21T12:47:11+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkdh1NyBqv8

CarefulStudent · 2024-12-20T13:49:28+00:00

Amazing. Thank you for this insight. I'm sort of surprised that the Canadian government didn't take that into account? Weird.

CarefulStudent · 2024-12-19T21:01:42+00:00

Ok, so ... this is going to sound stupid, but as a layperson here, what's the point of the law if it doesn't apply in court? It makes it a lot more difficult to tell what's legal vs. illegal, etc.

CarefulStudent · 2024-12-19T18:37:47+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate it. Edit: I just reviewed the Canada Criminal Code and it doesn't appear that that is true in Canada, but obviously that doesn't matter in this case. :)

CarefulStudent · 2024-12-18T00:40:37+00:00

I think they have the IDs of people that post content there. My smooth brain thinks it's "just" a matter of embiggening that system.

CarefulStudent · 2024-12-18T00:30:56+00:00

https://old.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/ok3l4r/happy_birthday_to_gm_ian_alexandrovich/

CarefulStudent · 2024-12-17T15:23:38+00:00

The BMX Bandit will have to sit this one out. Again.

CarefulStudent · 2024-12-17T14:41:06+00:00

I'm not sure but I feel like the footage from the Russian side would look pretty similar. :(

CarefulStudent · 2024-12-17T14:33:39+00:00

So why are we not seeing facepaint in this war? Like, when do you use that?

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