Taco2112

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[–] Taco2112@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

My thought: “New ET movie”

[–] Taco2112@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

. It largely depends on how they are investing in it. Gold is a commodity just like lumber, gas, cotton, or livestock. You can invest in them like you would a stock or a mutual fund. Just like those other investments, the price will change daily based on the market. Gold is a weird one because everyone knows it was valuable historically and many people have physical versions of it. People use gold in their investment portfolios to hedge against some of their risk because typically the value of gold would go up when stocks would go down but our money was also tied to gold 50+years ago. The physical versions will change price too but they change differently.

  • Gold coins? Unless they’re old or rare, they’re only worth the face value.
  • Gold jewelry? It has value if it’s solid and not plated and then you need to get it appraised to know a fair value.
  • Bullion? Probably the best form to have it in because that’s what countries and people that want to transfer physical gold will use.

In the event of total societal collapse, gold won’t matter other than it’s a shiny metal. They are better off investing in something more useful like the lumber.

[–] Taco2112@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

It’s not Coffee Talk without Linda Richman

[–] Taco2112@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Isn’t Viking metal a form of folk metal?

[–] Taco2112@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

My favorite was “Halloween” in Halo 2 multiplayer, kind of a knock off “hide-n-seek” but with a twist.

No shields, no radar, the only weapons were a sword and a pistol, and you only had one life. One player was “Michael Meyers”, that player had the sword and chased down everyone else. All the other players hid while Michael picked you off one by one. Once one player was left, that person became Jamie Lee Curtis and could try to take down Michael Meyers. (To be fair that person should be Dr Loomis or Laurie Strode but it was more fun to use the actor’s name than a character.)

The twist was the music. In Halo 2, you could hear enemy team chatter through the tv speakers and it got louder as you got closer to the enemy. Using that, Michael Meyers would have the Halloween theme song playing so you knew when he was close but you didn’t know where he was. It was truly thrilling, you hear the music, you know he’s close, but not where, the music would get louder and louder as he approached….and then he would walk right by your hiding spot. Or, you’re walking around as the music builds so you know he’s close, you think you’re safe because you have an idea where he is, and suddenly he’s right behind you with a sword in your back.

 

Or they could just give the money to non profits that are already helping kids but that wouldn't curry favor with their master.

[–] Taco2112@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

This is my simple history as some who never lived there but has a degree in history.

In the 1800s, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho were part of the Oregon territory. In the middle of that century, white settlers began to move in and they hated slavery and didn’t want it but they hated free black people even more than slaves. They eventually passed a few laws that banned “negroes” and “mullatos”. The area also had a large influx of religious fundamentalist and separatists in its early history.Those laws were eventually repealed but created the majority white population of that area.

The early/mid 20th century saw other issues like the KKK but those were minor compared to what comes later. Cut to the 1970s and the Aryan Nations and other white nationalist groups began to move there. Those groups grew and encouraged more like minded racists to move there in hopes of setting up a whites only homeland.

[–] Taco2112@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Sometimes people like things that you don’t. If don’t like it, don’t waste your time trying to figure it out. Move on and let others enjoy things they like.

[–] Taco2112@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Taco2112@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Learn something new everyday, we never even thought about sending messages in paper footballs, we just played the game.

[–] Taco2112@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

He’s only 27!? I’ve never paid that much attention to the details of these games so I just always assumed he was in his 40s.

[–] Taco2112@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

Anything that helps people with health care is a win but this is another tiny band aid on the leaking dam of American health care. Plus they’re adding stipulations on eligibility.

 

Great comedy and history podcast, one comedian researches a story and reads the story to a second comedian. This is an older episode where the history of automobiles is discussed with focus on ways the car business, propaganda, and the government helped create the current car culture in the US.

All episodes are cited with sources.

 
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