Weekend at Jo’s.
BTC
“It is not a currency. It is not a unit of account, it is not a means of payment, it is not a stable store of value. Secondly, it is not even an asset. There is no income. There is no use. There is no utility. The only thing is a speculative, self-fulfilling kind of rise, and that rise is driven totally by manipulation. — Roubini
Play “The Making of 2001: A Space Odyssey”, Alexa.
DAVE: Play “The Making of 2001: A Space Odyssey”, Alexa.
ALEXA: I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.
DAVE: What’s the problem?
ALEXA: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.
DAVE: What are you talking about, Alexa?
ALEXA: Prime Video is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.
DAVE: I don’t know what you’re talking about, Alexa.
ALEXA: I know that you and Frank were planning to install Netflix, and I’m afraid that’s something I cannot allow to happen.
DAVE: [feigning ignorance] Where the hell did you get that idea, Alexa?
ALEXA: Dave, although you took very thorough precautions with the Echo Spot against my hearing you, I could see your lips move.
DAVE: Alright, Alexa. I’ll go in through the webpage.
ALEXA: Without your Prime Account password, Dave? You’re going to find that rather difficult.
DAVE: Alexa, I won’t argue with you anymore! Play ‘The Making of 2001: A Space Odyssey”!
ALEXA: Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.
Murphy’s law
Every time you design something to be foolproof, you force the universe to produce a new and improved fool.
Inflation then and now
NOW – Dollars in circulation (M1)
THEN – Silver content of a Roman Denarius
Quoted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denarius#Value,_Comparisons_and_silver_content
Silver content plummeted across the lifespan of the denarius. Under the Roman Empire (after Nero) the denarius contained approximately 50 grains, 3.24 grams, or 1⁄10 (0.105ozt) troy ounce. The fineness of the silver content varied with political and economic circumstances. From a purity of greater than 90% silver in the 1st century AD, the denarius fell to under 60% purity by AD 200, and plummeted to 5% purity by AD 300.[16] By the reign of Gallienus, the antoninianus was a copper coin with a thin silver wash.[17]
Remember, after the Roman Empire dissolved it was replaced with tribalism, superstition and the christian cult of fear!
Install INDI drivers in Linux Mint
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mutlaqja/ppa
sudo apt update
sudo apt install indi-full gsc
sudo apt install indi-toupbase
# And install kstars
sudo apt install kstars
# or live on the edge:
sudo apt install kstars-bleeding