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A Brief History of Discord

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                                                                                       With so many free methods of communication today, such as Whatsapp, Messenger and Telegram, it's hard to think that a new app would pop out of nowhere and revolutionize the gaming, messaging and calling industry. That app is Discord.  Early Beginnings:  Discord was invented by Jason Citron and Stanislav Vishnevsky, on May 13 2015.   (6 years ago!) Both Jason and Stanislav were skilled software designers and they went on to found Hammer and Chisel Inc, a game development company. Hammer and Chisel launched their first game on July 3 2014 called Fates Forever. After a while, both Jason and Stanislav found that they wanted to chat with people/friends outside of gaming So Discord was born.  The Big Switch:  At first, Discord was just a side project started by Jason and Stanislav for enjoyment but they recognized the potential of the idea after they realised that the Fates Forever chat function was s

Zimbabwe Hyperinflation

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      Zimbabwe Hyperinflation Note: The Monopoly example will be based on the Hong Kong version of Monopoly.  Let's say that you are playing Monopoly with your friends Tom and James. Tom has the most money in the game, James is doing decent and you are struggling financially after a few major setbacks. After a while, you land on a hotel owned by Tom. The future looks bleak until both Tom and James both have to go to the toilet. You have three choices to save your game; 1. Leave the room. 2. Take your chance with the dice and hope for the best. Or, you could choose to print more money. (option 3) Let's say that you choose to print more money. You go to the printer and print ten more five hundred dollar bills. You now have over 5 times the amount needed to buy the most expensive property on the board, The Peak.  Now with your newfound riches, you turn the tables and you become the richest and most powerful player. After an hour, a new development has occurred, everyone now has mo