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No one will come back. How about WE look after THIS PLACE? Nev

Things that seem too good to be true are just that, so often.. They trade on greed and the " I mustn't miss out" mentality. A fool and his money are soon Parted. Nev

Imagine the lack of genetic diversity if he's let loose on a captive population of Martian colonist women.

Makes me laugh, there's a few scooters getting around here with 2 extra wheels at the back on spring loaded swingarms. So they're basically a 4 wheel scooter. Only ever seen tourists riding them, the locals must giggle when they overtake them.

It's a sad fact of life, that money, which originally came into use with a fixed exchange rate with silver or gold or copper, soon became highly variable in value when that exchange rate was dropped, and rulers/kings/dictators/emporers stated it would have "floating value". The rulers rapidly realised that allowing the currency to have different values at different times, gave them more power over their economys and peoples. We have fixed, set values for weights and measures, but have no set fixed value for our currency. Inflation is just part of our daily life today, and it goes up and down like a yo-yo, but the value of our assets and earnings constantly bounces around in real value terms, simply because our currency is constantly being devalued. No politician or leader would ever vote for a fixed currency in todays world. Billions are made in profits overnight, thanks to "currency trading", which is merely pea-and-thimble trickery, based on varying values assigned to various currencies at various times. Currency should never be traded, that is a sign of basic economic instability. However, financial experts and economists continually fiddle with economic and currency adjustments, and tell us all is well - we are much richer than we used to be, just look at the numbers!

If I had another couple of these engines, I could put together a Perrier-Cadillac clover-leaf power unit! 3 of them bolted together, powered the Australian-designed-and-built Sentinel tank.

Listen you petrol heads! In relation to Economics, the term fiat derives from Latin for "let [it] be done", used in the sense of an order, decree or resolution. Looking at the history of this type of currency, the "order, decree or resolution" came from the rulers of the society.

Agreed. With Trump anywhere Near the levers I would have expected GOLD to keep Climbing. Nev

That's just not Wright, but sometimes you do spend a lot of time on the ground. Nev

No, but you get a lot for Ferrari's. Nev

I'm GLAD I don't KNOW red's version.. Where have I Been? DOING things. I don't even watch TV in hospital. Nev

Time to liquidate my fiat currence. The BWS has a great exchange rate at the moment. When the big crash comes, at least I'll have good wine.

Musk IS spreading his genes pretty well. He might have to move to MARS to escape the Alimony. Nev

That's the billionaires, that hold 90% of world wealth. You should know that, Nev.

Time Pete Time. It's NOT IF but WHEN. Nev

My Currency currently is so small you can't Fiat. I've Had a few Fiats, but None currently. Nev

The global debt looks like a top heavy inverted pyramid. What will make it topple?

Flathead doesn't suit V8. Make it a static exhibit. Nev

I never has enough Fiat currency to buy a new house, so I made do with a Renno

That's ok. He plans to put a training wheel on one side.

I think that muskovite no longer needs to sell cars to stay rich. So his interests are not focused on EVs. He clearly is focused on saving the human race. Particularly to save the human race from substandard humans. (It used to be called eugenics, up until some German guy gave that game a bad name)

That's going to be a heavy bike, OT!

Musk has made a startling announcement that his Tesla company will cease making Tesla Model X and Model S EV's, starting from the 2nd quarter of this year. Musk claims his company needs to concentrate on the production of its AI-powered autonomous humanoid robot, Optimus. Manufacture of the Model 3 and Model Y EV's will continue. Sales of the Model X and Model S and the Tesla Cybertruck fell by 40% in the last year, with Chinese EV's making inroads into Tesla EV sales. Musk said Tesla would make major investments in battery, solar cell, and computer chip manufacturing in the U.S., in 2026. It will be an interesting year, this year. https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2026/tesla-axes-series-s-and-x-to-build-optimus-robots.html#:~:text=Tesla will globally discontinue its,a surprise announcement on Thursday.