Anti-capitalist collective aiming to facilitate free exchange of horticultural goods through bills of exchange. New Austrian School of Economics.
Joined May 2022
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mass delusions: america’s first paper “currency” - substitution of silver sixpences for these tokens by the city council, 1775: paper made ‘more acceptable’ when acceptable for school fees…
ALT Six pence: according to an act of general assembly of Pennsylvania passed in the 15th year of the reign of his Majesty George III dated the 25th day of October anno domino, 1775. Printed by Hall and Sellers.
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bill of exchange, rajasthan, C19th.
ALT A 19 century ‘hundi’ or ‘bill of exchange’ written in ‘banker’s Hindi.’ Bills of exchange are contracts issued as a consequence of forward market making transactions: a second bill relies on a first bill to settle to settle ahead; a third, a second and so on.
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Quotations Update 🔔: CG takes SJ’s offer of raspberries in September 2025 for raspberries in 2026.
SJ’s exchanged his excess raspberries this year so he can enjoy them next year instead. By contrast, CG wants raspberries now but is planning to have a surplus next year.
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‘positive/negative number’ - ie bringing quantity into ‘positive/negative’ (and its extension i, j, k,…) - is a way to ‘induce direction’ into quantity for some ‘engineering/science’ purpose… but quantity doesn’t move in such positivist ways… something to think about.
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we understand ‘inch’ - but how do we get ‘one third of an inch’...? an ‘inch’ is three barley grains side-by-side lengthways, so ‘one third …’ is merely one barley grain.
there's more 'dimensionality' to 'inch' than 'centimetre' could understand...
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Prof Eric Laithwaite Large Gyro Wheel uncut footage: Imperial College, 1983: youtu.be/aZeQJclDuDE?si=Q0eH…
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Allotments, horticulture, community gardens, all have the capacity to heal. We must remember that as we all move forwards.
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Allotments are a statutory right for all to access. They are a part of the fight for land for food growing that goes back centuries. If allotments aren’t accessible are they even allotments?
This is a far bigger question but it’s one we must address. 6/
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Lecture tomorrow in Mumbai U on "FDEs and entropy".
ALT http://ckraju.net/papers/fdes-and-entropy.pdf
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'building on stilts' - once common to every market place - where coordination was established in two-way: bid/offer exchange of most desirable commodities (oats in Kingston's case.)
ALT life-size replica of 'building on stilts' at Kingston upon Thames museum. original was situated within Kingston market place - underneath, market makers in oats sat and in the room above made/cleared their bills of exchange.
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May we be the sharers of your speech and actions and of your benevolence, O preachers and learned me, who give knowledge, strength and food so bountesouly. Let us therefore utilize them properly (Rig Veda 1.17.4).
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master brickwork... in diorite.
The twelve-angled stone in Cuzco, Peru is an example of the Inca’s advanced stonework and knowledge in the evolution of construction.
It is composed of a formation of diorite rocks and is recognized by its fine finishing and twelve-angled border, an example of perfectionist Incan architecture.
The perfectly cut stone is part of a wall known as the Hatun Rumiyoc, which makes up the outside of the Archbishop's palace.
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Lead me from ignorance to Truth
Lead me from darkness to Light
Lead me from mortality to realization of That
Let there be Auspiciousness to all Beings
Let there be Peace
Let there be Fulfilment
Let there be Prosperity
Let there be Happiness on all planes of existence
Om Shanti
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Freezing morning at Cultivation Place!! But at last all the basketry willow is cut!!
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We regularly are asked why we grow willow, so……
Pea sticks
Bean supports
Willow wreaths
Willow crafts
Willow hedges
Dead hedges
And because it sucks water up from damp patches!!