Eel Socks's New Writeupshttp://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=Eel Socks2002-11-28T07:59:42ZTime dollar (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/Eel+Socks/writeups/Time+dollarEel Sockshttp://m.everything2.com/user/Eel+Socks2002-11-28T07:59:42Z2002-11-28T07:59:42ZThe concept of <a href="/title/Time+Dollars">Time Dollars</a> is an alternative system of <a href="/title/currency">currency</a> and <a href="/title/payment">payment</a> of goods and services. One time dollar is equal to one hour of community service. They are immune to fluctuations inherent in currencies backed by goods or <a href="/title/one+ring">precious</a> commodities. Furthermore, they are also immune to <a href="/title/problems">problems</a> associated with <a href="/title/hoarding">hoarding</a> for the very same reason. They are issued via mutual credit, and value the time of each person equally regardless of skills or talents.<br><br>
In practice however, they are only effective in small closed economic communities, such as homes for the <a href="/title/elderly">elderly</a>, and isolationist societies.Darkstar (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/Eel+Socks/writeups/DarkstarEel Sockshttp://m.everything2.com/user/Eel+Socks2002-11-26T17:54:44Z2002-11-26T17:54:44Z<p>Darkstar is the <a href="/title/Science+Fiction">Science Fiction</a> and <a href="/title/Gaming">Gaming</a> club at the University of <a href="/title/California">California</a> at San Diego. It has been around since <a href="/title/December">December</a> of 1978, and has had many fine <a href="/title/adventure">adventures</a> in the intervening years. Salient features of the club include: a 4000 book library of Science Fiction accessable to anyone with an ID card of any sort (No need for university affiliation), <a href="/title/dinner">dinner</a> each Thursday night at a different restaurant within the <a href="/title/San+Diego%252C+California">San Diego</a> area, gaming meetings on alternating Saturdays, and above all a penchant for mischief.
<br>(Have you ever seen a <a href="/title/trebuchet">trebuchet</a> constructed out of forks using a sugar dish from Coco's as the counterweight?)</p>
<p>Naturally, their URL is "http://darkstar.ucsd.edu"</p>