February 2012
4 posts
Sorry Goldstandardians: Gold Is Not Money
politicalprof:
Gold is a naturally occurring substance that human beings choose to dig out of the ground or pick up on the surface, usually in or near riverbeds in which running water has exposed previously subsurface gold. It has historically been valued for its perceived beauty, its malleability, and its comparative scarceness. It is because of this last condition, its scarceness, that some...
WEREWOLF: How a parlour game became a tech... →
peterwknox:
Its core premise is simple — a room is split between villagers and werewolves, and the former aren’t aware who are their enemies, determined to eat them. Can the werewolves eat their prey before the villagers identify and lynch the werewolves?
My one group of friends taught me this game and it’s insane.
Very interesting.
Watchdcu:
I don’t normally post full episodes of TV shows, but this week’s 30 Rock episode The Tuxedo Begins is filled with tons of The Dark Knight references and casts Liz Lemon as the Joker to Jack Donaghy’s Batman.
I was snickering the whole time but flat out guffawing when the references became outright slap you in the face obvious.
