On 18 Jan 2013 at 8:15, Tim O'Reilly wrote:
> interesting discussion ... I'd suggest the specie currency of some
> type ... a gram of gold is a gram of gold regardless of what form
> its in ditto for platinum, iridium etc. But another addition to the
> mix could be gem stones, certain quality gems, certain cuts, certain
> types get certain values - they last a long time, are verifiable as
> to quality, weight, and cut, etc etc ...
Alas, they, like cash, are a little *too* fungible. No way to prove
they are yours.
Letters of Credit have the advantage of being tied to a specific
person. If stolen, it's a *lot* hardesr for the thief to make use of
them.
> what was the 1950s movie?
> (spaceship, guy from super adv society checking the world out etc) I
> want to say Brave New World but am not sure ...
The Day the Earth Stood Still
--
Leonard Erickson (aka shadow)
shadow at shadowgard dot com
> interesting discussion ... I'd suggest the specie currency of some
> type ... a gram of gold is a gram of gold regardless of what form
> its in ditto for platinum, iridium etc. But another addition to the
> mix could be gem stones, certain quality gems, certain cuts, certain
> types get certain values - they last a long time, are verifiable as
> to quality, weight, and cut, etc etc ...
Alas, they, like cash, are a little *too* fungible. No way to prove
they are yours.
Letters of Credit have the advantage of being tied to a specific
person. If stolen, it's a *lot* hardesr for the thief to make use of
them.
> what was the 1950s movie?
> (spaceship, guy from super adv society checking the world out etc) I
> want to say Brave New World but am not sure ...
The Day the Earth Stood Still
--
Leonard Erickson (aka shadow)
shadow at shadowgard dot com