Willow @salixlucida@mastodon.sdf.org

Commerce existed before capitalism, it is not the same as capitalism, so I am highly skeptical when visions of post-capitalist societies seem to conflate the end of commerce with the end of capitalism.

I’m not saying it can’t be done or is not worth doing, but I do wonder how we do large scale projects or supply lines without an apples-to-apples measure like currency.

Japan Airlines tightens alcohol rules for pilots

https://bbc.in/2QNqB2v

Court document refers to U.S. charge against Julian Assange; source says prosecution planned https://boingboing.net/2018/11/16/court-document-refers-to-u-s.html #wikileaks #politics #assange #Post

Migrants Strain Tijuana Resources As They Try To Get Into The U.S. https://www.npr.org/2018/11/16/668525608/migrants-strain-tijuana-resources-as-they-try-to-get-into-the-u-s?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world

#WordOfTheDay

realia
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/reɪˈɑːlɪə//rɪˈeɪlɪə/
noun
mass noun
Objects and material from everyday life used as teaching aids.

Origin
1950s: from late Latin, neuter plural (used as a noun) of realis ‘relating to things’ (see real).

I'm trying to teach my cat how to use the computer. We use a laptop as realia. She seems to give knowing looks.

The Lie Behind the Lie Detector: how to beat the pseudoscientific polygraph https://boingboing.net/2018/11/16/trial-by-ordeal.html #lawenforcement #pseudoscience #happymutants #phrenology #polygraphs #books #Post

A king, a senator and the "Sultan of Swat" will be honored at the White House today.
https://n.pr/2A0GwmL