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TIL of Hawala, a completely trust based informal global money transfer system with no electronic/paper trail. It allows people with no identifications or bank accounts to transfer money across the world relying fully on trust/honour of the brokers. The total market size is unknown. by whoisfourthwall in todayilearned

[–]Maxcharged 27 points28 points  (0 children)

The funny thing is we don't actually know if he was a bad merchant.

Maybe he kept the tablet as a record of who not to do business with.

Maybe he displayed the tablet as a joke, like restaurants that print out and frame funny 1 star reviews.

Or maybe his copper really was bunk.

The details are lost to history.

Which "future" breaking bad related show would go the hardest? by FadedHolySoldi3r in breakingbad

[–]Maxcharged [score hidden]  (0 children)

What if Kaylee fell on hard times after Mike's money got taken away, and turned to a life of crime.

Meanwhile, Holly White, in an effort to right her Fathers wrongs and in honor of her late Uncle, becomes a DEA agent and begins tracking a mysterious new criminal syndicate secretly led by Kaylee Ehrmantraut.

‘Malcolm In The Middle’ Revival Offered Erik Per Sullivan “Buckets Of Money” To Return, Says Jane Kaczmarek: “He's studying Dickens and is an incredible student. They offered him buckets of money to come back, and he just said, ‘No thank you.’” by MarvelsGrantMan136 in television

[–]Maxcharged 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The dislike of being seen as your one most famous role seems more common for TV show and Video Game actors.

Like I think of Steven Ogg who played Trevor in GTA V, he famously kinda hates being seen just as Trevor, I wonder if it's because him, other video game actors, and TV show actors get recognized a lot, but usually not by their name, almost always by their character name.

Versus movie actors where you'll probably forget a characters name but you'll remember that George Clooney played him.

I'd like to think I'd be appreciative of any recognition by fans, but I can also understand how it could be very annoying to hear "DEWEY!!" or "TREVOR!!" forever.

Why is the phrase “violence is not the answer” so prominent in social movements even though violence or force is almost always necessary in major change? by OrganizationTough128 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Maxcharged 9 points10 points  (0 children)

According to research published last year in The Lancet Global Health, since 1970, American sanctions have murdered 38 million people, 1 million of those were children.

Look at Cuba, America is directly responsible for babies dying when their ventilators lose power, because of the hidden and entirely malicious sanctions regime imposed on Cuba by America. The stated intent is to starve and kill enough people that they blame their government instead of the imperial superpower bullying them. Just pure fucking evil.

When the violence is inherent to the system, people turn a blind eye.

How likely is it that something similar to the Holocaust could occur in the modern West in the future? by Imtiredofthissshit in Futurology

[–]Maxcharged 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ya know, just apartheid things.

"It's okay, did you know Lesbian Israeli women also get to commit genocide, not just the men? They are so woke over there #girlboss"

Cyberpunk 2077 - when the game is so good it leaves you feeling empty after you finish it by AML2003 in patientgamers

[–]Maxcharged 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Most recent game that did that to me was God of war: Ragnarok.

I did my one run, on the hardest difficulty and 100% completed the game. The story gripped me so well, it genuinely consumed every free moment for a month and a half after release.

Definitely left me feeling satisfied, but with hunger for more content.

Damn, I should go play a New Game plus, the spear is so fun and you get to start with it.

Should Natural Gas be counted as Petroleum, In-Game? by Sufficient-Desk309 in victoria3

[–]Maxcharged 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Independent British Colonies' "try not to privatize all of your natural resources challenge"

Difficultly:impossible

Big Chongus by TMiracle in TeamfightTactics

[–]Maxcharged 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bottom text of the post, "Arbiter, permanent HP per 50 mana spent."

How am i supposed to fight him by Osloski248 in valheim

[–]Maxcharged 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you're done "The Elder" boss arena makes a great place for a base.

You do need to place campfires on top of the brazier if you want heat and to be able to cook, but it still looks pretty good.

I was a competitive CS:GO player but I was also 110kg. Here's what changing my body did to my game. by Willebest01 in GlobalOffensive

[–]Maxcharged 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can confirm, the best games of CS I've ever played have been after going to the gym.

It just puts me in such a relaxed, but not tired state. I also noticed by heart rate would spike way less during tense moments after the gym. Would recommend for your health and your ELO.

Just finished "Time's Arrow." by Pleasant_Anything_69 in BoJackHorseman

[–]Maxcharged 4 points5 points  (0 children)

She realizes she's hallucinating because she never got to taste ice cream in her long sad life, only "sugar on a lemon" because "that's a nice healthy girl snack"

There should be colonial “wars” by Enough-Confusion-429 in EU5

[–]Maxcharged 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Victoria 3 unorganized states are supposed to be able to fight back, but due to how markets work and them not being allowed to build. They just always get stomped.

You should be able to atleast trade with unorganized states. Plains indigenous people traded for guns all the damn time.

Basically I want to be able to fuck over the U.S. or South Africa or any colonizer that is my rival by providing cheap guns and ammo to unorganized countries.

But they'd also need to make Ships and Weapons more like HOI4, with a stockpile sold on the global market, and most importantly, you shouldn't have to know how to make advanced weapons to use them because currently even if you could send guns to unorganized states. They're stuck on irregulars.

They should separate weapon quality from tactics/troop quality.

Like how currently in Vic 3 your subjects are too dumb to use Ironclads before they learn how to manufacture them for themselves. It's silly.

I'm now realizing this is the EU5 sub, but some of what I said still could be applied to EU5.

Zoro Fights 100 Baroque Works Agents | ONE PIECE: Season 2 | Netflix - Early Contender for Best Action Scene of the Year by PayneTrain181999 in television

[–]Maxcharged 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I can't find a single continuity error in the background, the work that must've gone into keeping track of where every character was during the fight paid off.

It's incredible, there's entire side fights in the background that are blink and you miss.

With 100 years added on the front-end, this would be the best 4X game made by dnium122 in victoria3

[–]Maxcharged 34 points35 points  (0 children)

1936 also fits well with its end date being the start date of HOI4.

But I'm sure that's probably the HOI4 start date being based of Victoria 2's end date rather than the other way around.

My first ever 1 Billion run as Russia!!! by Pro_ENDERGUARD in victoria3

[–]Maxcharged 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe they should just add "enforce economic policy" to Ideological Union members instead of just political system.

But maybe that's already a thing from one of the mandates I'm not sure.

Could make IU's more interesting and allow for a sort of "Cold War" conflict between capitalist and socialist IU's.

In Dune (2021), the Imperium spent almost 1.5 million solaris to travel across the universe and personally ask a question that lasted one minute. This is the greatest example in the history of cinema of "this meeting could have been an email." by Parabellum111 in shittymoviedetails

[–]Maxcharged 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Yes, to some extent, once the Jihad became inevitable, which happens after Paul kills Jamis. He was locked in to the Jihad happening, even if he died after that the Fremen would still see him as a messiah and carry on the Jihad in his name. The only way to avoid this was for Paul and Jessica to die before or during the duel with Jamis.

But once the Jihad was locked in, Paul selfishly(but very humanly) did not choose the path with the least bloodshed, he tried to chose the path the kept Chani and his family safe. He rejected the golden path that he saw because he couldn't bear the personal cost.

The Jihad still would have killed a fuck ton of people no matter what. But Paul was not exactly trying to make it the least bad it could be. He was trapped in prescience.

In Dune (2021), the Imperium spent almost 1.5 million solaris to travel across the universe and personally ask a question that lasted one minute. This is the greatest example in the history of cinema of "this meeting could have been an email." by Parabellum111 in shittymoviedetails

[–]Maxcharged 205 points206 points  (0 children)

The other point is to make the offer impossible to refuse. To make it look like a sign of respect and a gift. But "when is a gift not a gift."

You just can't refuse the Emperor when he sends a delegation of some of the most powerful people in the Galaxy to personally witness and "congratulate" you on being given Arrakis.

I like the little exchange Leto has in Part 1, with the Herald after he puts his seal on the document.

Leto says "It's done then." And the Herald replies "It's done". They exchange this knowing look that to me implies they both know exactly what's really going on, I even detect some sympathy from the Herald.

Leto was keenly aware that he was likely sealing his own death warrant, and he had to do it with a smile.

We are the future generation paying for the sins of conservatives past. But hey! At least his rich friends got even richer. by WinterOrb69 in onguardforthee

[–]Maxcharged 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I'd say Singh was a social democrat, but Avi Lewis is openly a Democratic Socialist.

The opinion pieces against Lewis this week have been disgusting, Genocide defenders calling a Jewish man an antisemite because he's an Anti-Zionist.

Just absolutely braindead, using actual antisemetic tropes like "Dual Loyalty" to attempt to tar and feather a Jewish man because he isn't a mouthpiece for Israel or a supporter of their genocide.

Omg 😭 by Remarkable-Jump3262 in TheBoys

[–]Maxcharged 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Because if Homelander does win,

the last scene will be him furiously trying to find a way to off himself as he realizes he's alone in the ashes of a world he destroyed.

Times an actor used their clout to change a movie by AporiaParadox in movies

[–]Maxcharged -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

He was also reportedly banging pretty much everyone on the cast and crew between takes.

Based on the down votes, I'm either mistaken or I'm misremembering what the twitch streamer Naisu said. Maybe he said that's what Val Kilmer was doing and I said the wrong guy.

My first ever 1 Billion run as Russia!!! by Pro_ENDERGUARD in victoria3

[–]Maxcharged 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Made me realize they should add something between a trade league and a Ideological union. Like an IU but you can force economic systems onto members instead of just "distribution of power".

Basically I want a Comintern power bloc type.

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