Here’s some links if you want to read up on it.

https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Bottle_cap

The Hub merchants selected bottle caps because of two factors: First, the technology to manufacture them and paint their surfaces had been mostly lost in the Great War, which limited any counterfeiting efforts: The paint used, machining, and metal type all have to be very specific in order for a bottle cap to be genuine.[8] Second, there is a limited number of bottle caps, which preserves their value against inflation to some degree.[9] Finally, the Hub merchants in New California could support it as a common unit of exchange by backing it with water.[10]

https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/The_Hub#Guarantor_of_bottle_cap_currency

https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Water_Merchants

One of the towns in the earlier games. I only played the ones after 3 so I don’t know for sure if it was part of the game mechanics but it’s in the lore.

Not having kids.

I’m not saying the dollar was/wasn’t backed by gold in fallout. That was the case in real life up until they separated them at some point. I’m just saying that’s how caps work in the fallout universe. Their value is based on a specific amount of water you can trade them for.

Caps in fallout are backed by water. It’s not about how much it costs to make them. It’s like how the dollar used to be backed by gold.

No. There will still be a billion ways to acquire pornography. This won’t solve anything. Personally I don’t think this is something that needs solving, all the tools required to do so are already available for those that want them.

This is about surveillance.

Well, as an adult I don’t want this shit in my OS at all. It serves no purpose for me other than to compromise my privacy. This legislation doesn’t leave that as an option.

Unless the parents decide they want to preserve their privacy of course. What about non-parents? Why do parents get to decide for us?

I think the best start would be to make it illegal to collect and retain data that would make devices like this useful.

I hope you find some better people to be around.

My unhappiness peaked in highschool. Although current events have me closer to that level than I’ve been in a long time. Having friends that don’t suck now helps a lot.

Do the Dresden files get better as they go on? I’m on the 5th or 6th one and they’ve all been pretty samey and they’re not really doing it for me.

Also the way he talks about women is cringe as hell.

Memory, Sorry and Thorn by Tad Williams: Excellent series that doesn’t get the recognition it deserves.

Came here to recommend these. I never see anyone talking about them. When I was like 12 some random dude at the bookstore recommended them to me when he saw me looking at the dragonlance section. They’re really good.

I bet the legal system would do something if they flayed this motherfucker on the street.