[–] 4 points 1 day ago (1 child)

Some of those are kind of hard to learn to write. Then we need more characters on keyboard or use special keys. I had a really hard time learning English and typing on it. I really dont need more struggles.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 days ago

    True that mate but it was refined and expanded globally expanded after well over 100 years of incremental updates. Least from the United States wiki 1791 to 1937.

    It was actually interesting reading how much of this came from efficiency studies in ww1.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 days ago (1 child)

    i was beat regularly with belt and hangers. They did it while I was kneeling on concrete so every hit dug into it my knees. My knees are still scared from it. I got hit so often by so many ppl that it lost effect so they called me "iron butt" in the old language. I was more annoyed by waiting for it be over than the pain itself.

    Crazy part is I actually had it good. My class mates had it way worse. Apparently they got hit with small whips and one with an extension cord if I over heard correctly.

    I think about it all the time if the pain did anything to correct my behavior. I dont really think it did. It did however teach me that pain is temporary.

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  • submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
     

    What kind of things could a person carry to sell and how if they ever had to forcibly leave?

    I read diamonds are worthless second hand.

    Solid gold seems legit but not sure if coins or jeweler is best.

    I saw something about getting gold chains to trade individual links in a emergency.

    Are there any other good tips?

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    Edit: Put in a Consolidation effort based on comments and side research

    1. Jewelery is good getting through customs as some countries have limits on what you can take over borders. Canada for example has 10k limit before you have to delcare and it is not clear if per person.

    1.a) Always buy jewelry you plan to wear anyway because you will not get full value back.

    1.b) Buy from reputable locations. Looks like Mene was a popular one.

    1. Gold coins are good but get normal ones like Eagles, Buffalo, or Maple as it's easier to sell. Fancy ones are cool as collector item but will require more haggling.

    2a) Bars are cheaper over spot but can be harder to sell overall

    2b) Seems like libertycoin had consistent reviews.

    1. Cash is light but if your origin country currency dips then it's worthless.

    2. Crypto requires you to have your wallet seed and importantly access to a pc and electricity.

    3. Make sure to have a backup skil/trade to live off of.

    4. Transferring money between banks can have legal issues.

     

    My grandmother bought the home we lived in the 90s for 90k at a 8% interest rate. I found out she refinanced the house several times from what seems like predatory practices and malicious advice and now owes 250k at 6%. Basically the house I thought was paid off now has 30 mortgage and she is 90. Her grandkids are in the will to inherent the house but do we inherent this mortgage?

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