Readit Newsbinarycrusader commented on The Geometry of Schemes [pdf] webhomes.maths.ed.ac.uk/~... · Posted by u/measurablefunc
What's up with the raccoon on page 67?
Pretty sure that's a ferret.
From wikipedia:
>A gold standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of gold.
and
>The Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG; code: ZWG)[3] is the official currency of Zimbabwe since 8 April 2024,[2] backed by US$900 million worth of hard assets: foreign currencies, gold, and other precious metals.
>...
>Although the rate of devaluation of the ZiG may vary,[13] the ZiG has consistently lost value since its introduction, and its long-term prospects are dim so long as large grain imports continue and the government continues to overspend.
sounds like it's not "fixed" at all, and "backed by ... hard assets" just means it has central bank reserves, which most fiat currencies have.
right, which is why I said partially...
>Pet peeve: Contrary to a persistent popular belief, inflation != currency debasement.
Not to mention that "debasement" doesn't make sense anymore given that there basically aren't any currencies on the gold standard anymore. At best you could call a pegged currency that was devalued as being debased (with the base being the pegged currency), but that doesn't apply to USD. "debasement" therefore is just a pejorative way saying "inflation" or "monetary expansion".
It might be subjective, but doesn't this count at least partially as a currency on the gold standard?
binarycrusader commented on Commodore 64 Ultimate commodore.net/product-pag... · Posted by u/guerrilla
I loved Compute!'s Gazette.
I miss good print magazines
It’s back!
binarycrusader commented on Our Paint – A featureless but programmable painting program WellObserve.com/OurPaint/... · Posted by u/ksymph
If that phrase "for individuals" means "for individuals only", then it isn't GPLv3, but some bespoke non-free license.
My speculation: it was intended to mean: use it under terms of GPLv3 (for commercial purposes or not), OR contact to negotiate different terms.
But there's a built-in assumption that no commercial entity would _want_ to use it under GPLv3 terms.
I think it's more subtle than that:
https://web.archive.org/web/20250719210835/https://www.wello...
The project is a mix of licenses since it's a mix of components. If I had to guess, they intend source code and maybe the binaries under GPLv3 that they own, fonts under SIL Open Font, but "brushes" and "splash images" under CC_BY_NC, etc. mean they could probably constrain certain uses:
Our Paint is a painting application.
Copyright (C) 2022-2025 Wu Yiming
Learn more about LaGUI: https://ChengduLittleA.com/lagui
Support the development: https://patreon.com/ChengduLittleA
Our Paint is licensed with GNU GPL v3, and Noto fonts are licensed with SIL Open Font license. You should be able to find details about the license in the source code directory.
The splash screen images under Resources are licensed with Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0). You can not use these images commercially, but you are free to contact the author for licensing info on other products such as prints.
The brushe files packed with Our Paint distribustion are licensed with Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0).
Is it just me, or is there some kind of asteroid game shooting bullets at my cursor while I try to read this [1]? I hate to sound mean, but it's a bit distracting. I guess it's my fault for having JavaScript enabled.
I found it exceedingly difficult to read, so I ended up applying these ublock filter rules so I could read it:
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