PostsCommentsrevisesociology in #hive-167922 • 9 days agoBenefits of the Informal (cash-based) Economy to the State...I wrote a couple of days ago about how after a long term trend of Britain's economy moving AWAY (rapidly) from cashless transactions, the last couple of years have seen a…revisesociology in #hive-167922 • 10 days agoA few thoughts on the potential health benefits of Turmeric...I noticed that my local coffee shop has started offering a Turmeric Latte, advertising the well-known anti-inflammatory properties among the health benefits of this very…revisesociology in #hive-167922 • 11 days agoCash isn't quite dead.. yet! Cash payments fell as a proportion of payments used in transactions from 80% of all transactions in the 1990s to just 15% in 2020. Covid acted as a spur to the decline because…revisesociology in #hive-167922 • 12 days agoOn What One Has Become! I headed to Tesco after a drive back from London around Midday Saturday and en approach heard some samba style drumming. My initial brain-association was with my fortnightly…revisesociology in #hive-167922 • 13 days agoBuying Things.... With my first spare cash in over a year! I finally sold my house in Portugal, at a very minor loss but nothing too much to worry about, and it had been on the market for a year, so I was MORE than happy to let it go.…revisesociology in #hive-167922 • 14 days agoReflections on Hive-Engine!We've had a good run on Hive-Engine, it's been a relatively easy place for all sorts of projects to mint their tokens and so help develop their projects. I've certainly enjoyed…revisesociology in #hive-167922 • 15 days agoNot so Easy Mode with the Phone!So I headed out to do some interviewing yesterday, and used my phone's SatNav to get to my destination, and when I arrived noticed my screen settings had changed.... Basically…revisesociology in #hive-167922 • 16 days agoCruise Companies Don't Care about Their Clients! Eight Passengers were recently left behind on Sao Tome by a Norwegian Cruise Company. They'd been on a private tour of the island, not arranged through the Cruise Company…revisesociology in #hive-167922 • 17 days agoWeeklyish Running Update - A Good Week's Running! Sunday's 10K I had planned on doing an alternate 10K, but at the last minute I decided to do my usual 10K route, on account of the fact that the alt route I decided not to do…revisesociology in #hive-167922 • 18 days agoThe Self-Help Market is Out of Control...!I recently bought a book on Amazon called 'Atomic Habits', the general gist being that if you have a vision of how you want to change your life then the way you get there is my…revisesociology in #hive-167922 • 19 days agoThe Environmental Costs of AI...While AI may appear to us as something of a virtual and even weightless phenomenon, at its core lies some truly HEAVY and energy intensive hardware . Existing AI syrevisesociology in #hive-167922 • 20 days agoHappy (?) New Tax Year...! So another new tax year starts today, and in attempt to mark myself out as the saddest man on the chain I thought I may as well mark the occasion! it means that I can finally…revisesociology in #hive-167922 • 21 days agoThe race to Mine the Moon...Back in January 2024 Japan became nation number five to complete successfully a soft landing on on the moon. Previous successful nations to have done this include: The…revisesociology in #hive-167922 • 22 days agoHypothetical Budget for a 2/3 day in the office job!I quite fancy, NRN, but at some point in the medium term future, maybe sometime in 2025 or 2026, a nice little office based research job, maybe in Lodon or if not some other…revisesociology in #hive-167922 • 23 days agoTether's Increasing Dominance in the Stable Coin Space, but also a couple of new comers for 2024! According to CoinGecko 's latest stable coin stats... Tether has increased in market cap from $79 BN to $104BN over the last 12 months. At the same time USDC, the second…revisesociology in #hive-167922 • 24 days agoOur Massive Tax Debt to the HMRC...The UK's tax debt owed to the UK Tax authority, the HMRC stood at £45.9 billion at the end of March 2023, an increase of £4.3 billion compared to the tax-debt balance at the end…revisesociology in #hive-167922 • 25 days agoHappy April HPUD day! Maybe I am a mug for Powering Up a few more Hive on April Fool's day, I've opted for another 50 Hive this time, on account of the fact that I've got quite a lot of liquid…revisesociology in #hive-167922 • 26 days agoFour Days Off! I've taken the rather radical decision this Easter to have four days off. Well almost! I did have to nip out to do two hours of work around midday Friday but honestly 2 hrs is…revisesociology in #hive-167922 • 27 days agoThe Service Charge Trap...Increasing numbers of people who own or part-own flats in the UK have faced/ are facing enormous hikes to their service charges. In one extreme example of an individual who…revisesociology in #hive-167922 • 27 days agoEntirely Hypothetical 5 year plan...I was thinking about stacking a few coins into stables over the next few years and I got to wondering what I'd need to convert into stables every month to reach a $50K target…
