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My apologies for ducking out early during the auction; had some alien business to attend to which was time-sensitive.

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How does one put a physical object 'on to blockchain'? It is merely an accounting entry on a widely distributed electronic ledger. How does an entry on a distributed ledger stop a physical force moving a realspace object elsewhere, if the custodians are willingly complicit in the deception?

Bloomberg:"Trump Says He Will Check Amount of Gold Stored at Fort Knox"

With the expected number of pushy loudmouths at this gathering occurring less than a week before the US Presidential Election and Israel at war (defending itself against Iran & proxies), this event just might qualify for the 'not dull' rating by the standards of a Dothraki wedding. Illyrio...

"War Game" Don't know when this will be available in the Land Down Under for you fellers.

BBC: China raises retirement age for first time since 1950s Source Link Plaintext: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62421le4j6o

The video streaming site you want isn't YouTube.

I remember being bemused at "We'd better not abbreviate the group name; or else it'll be the SS Meeting at The German Club."

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Mineral oil (for optics/lens) or a quick spay of WD-40 also worked for me.

The underlying failure is trying to delineate "real economy" from "financial economy" as the two are inseparably entangled The most direct example: Interest rates affect almost every decision on borrowing, investing and consumption Trading prices on commodity markets make or break...

Seeing consolidation around US$2,500-2,550/oz.t

That reads vaguely like Kropotkin. Are you willing to elaborate further on how hard currency as monetary policy is used to facilitate state expenditures on 'sponsored violence'? If both hard and fiat currency facilitates state spending on warfare, then what alternative do you propose?

The New California Republic issued dollars in gold coins which circulated in the 2240s (Fallout 2) but gave that up in favor of fiat paper by the 2280s (New Vegas) to fund their eastern expansion campaigns. In response to the (predictable) devaluation, Hub merchants reverted to bottle caps...