1001200+ entries in 0.748s
mircea_popescu: then lag would measure
their usd -> btc -> mpex latency
mircea_popescu: as in, "get more shares of
the same company for
the same usd"
mircea_popescu: ya i guess if
they do
that
then weakening of btc/usd is actually buy signal for s.mpoe
smickles: or
they see it as an investment where
they want a return in usd
terms,
they don't care about btc value fluctuations
smickles: convenience could be one reason. relatedly, maybe
they can only 'think' in
terms of usd
smickles: mircea_popescu: It might be justifiable for someone with net worth which is mostly
tied up in usd
to value even
things like MPEx in usd
gribble: BTCUSD
ticker | Best bid: 10.81400, Best ask: 10.81999, Bid-ask spread: 0.00599, Last
trade: 10.82000, 24 hour volume: 24414.81850755, 24 hour low: 10.58000, 24 hour high: 10.85000, 24 hour vwap: 10.73950
smickles: well, if people value mpex in
terms of usd, a drop in usd/btc should mean s.mpoe rally
mod6: “This ranks as
the
third worst relative performance for Q1-Q3 since our records begin in 1994, following 1995’s 12.8% and 1997’s 11%.”
mod6: “Hedge funds are up 3.04% year-to-date as of September, 2012, compared
to 13.97% for
the S&P 500,” said Mary Ann Bartels,
technical research analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
mircea_popescu: they should be rewarded for
their prudence not punished for not having been dumb enough
to play bernanke
mircea_popescu: anyway,
the massacre hedge funds are suffering at
the hands of a compeltely imaginary stock market is really sad.
mod6: anyway, its been widly reported
this year -- just seaching on google for stuff.
copumpkin: mod6: where do
they get
their data?
mircea_popescu: thestringpuller i use
the strategy of "try
to build useful
things"
mircea_popescu: "Bitcoin
takes
the monetary system back essentially a hundred years. We know how
to beat
that system. In fact, we know how
to nuke it for profit"
thestringpuller: mircea_popescu: what strategy would you use? or is it a
trade secret?
mircea_popescu: and
then i fail
to see
them raping bitcoin on mpex with
those "well established" strategies of
theirs.
mircea_popescu: copumpkin i particularly enjoy
the fact
that all sorts of imbecile "economists" explain how vulnerable bitcoin is
to "well established strategies"
mircea_popescu: ya, except for a couple : one
that doesn't
try
to
time and another
that got
there by accident.
mircea_popescu: this has been
the greatest fallacy in economics.
the notion
that human agency can improve
the end results.
copumpkin: you want more
than 50% of
the money ;)
copumpkin: it sure gets wannabe
traders' rocks off
though
thestringpuller: the only reason my options paid off was
the price was low during a price swap
copumpkin: unless
there's external information
that he hasn't factored in
copumpkin: assuming he doesn't have a silly strategy,
they're probably no better
to buy
thestringpuller: it feels like
tehy are most effective at
the end of
the month...
thestringpuller: mircea_popescu: so option prices will decline as
the month closes?
thestringpuller: mircea_popescu: if i visit romania can we hang out and go
to romanian strip clubs?
gribble: BTCUSD
ticker | Best bid: 10.75104, Best ask: 10.84000, Bid-ask spread: 0.08896, Last
trade: 10.84000, 24 hour volume: 24221.65679096, 24 hour low: 10.58000, 24 hour high: 10.85000, 24 hour vwap: 10.73588
jurov: goodnight..have
to wake early
jurov: *it's been put
there is moar correct, no?
jurov: oh
that..... iirc it's put
there by mircea himself, long
time ago
jurov: it does not need extra
trust, i don't see a problem doing it for anyone
mod6: yeah,
that worked out pretty slick it looks like
jurov: looks like
that "instant mpex funding" can be quite attractive marketing-wise... but must have reliable bitcoind monitoring + enough reserve at mpex first...
jurov: yes, i see it, i have updated your balance without waiting for
tx
thestringpuller: i wanma get ahead of
the wall before
the price shoots up...
BTC-Mining: I also have juice containing mashed sweet potato. But I'd
trade it for more free
time
to look up ingredients list on
things I consume for more odd ingredients and chemicals.
jurov: someone obviously has
too much
time on
their hands
BTC-Mining: Well
then, watermark 500 IDs from around
the world. Send
them all and ask "Choose one, whichever you find
the most acceptable."
jurov: as i said... he wants
to reuse your ID for mtgox registration
kakobrekla: Coming Soon! When you are verified a number will be assigned
to you, if you are every buying something form someone in
the community you send me a email. I will email
the person ask for your verification
the number, you
then confirm your number with
the person who is asking. No one ever see's anything but your number. 100% secure on both ends!
kakobrekla: how
the hell do i buy verification
then
jurov: this is genial. user will pay $5 for "verification" - privilege
to submit personal documents
that can be reused
to verify mtgox acct, for example
jurov: "Verification is all digital 15-20 minute process
that includes a digital document signed digitally by you. You will also be required
to submit a I.D. and Credit Card/Debit card with all but
the last 4 digits blocked out. "
smickles: who would give out a copy of
that?
smickles: copy of
the id? military ids have ssn on
them !
kakobrekla: when i discovered it, all sites were like wtf is
this real or scammy joke
smickles: kakobrekla: i didn't know
that bitcoin was around back in
the '90s
smickles: after
the daylight savings
time change, it won't be mt anymore
smickles: well, it happens
to be
the same as mt right now
smickles: also, are you sure you sent
that pm
to me?
smickles: thestringpuller: np about monopoly, we'll play another
time
jurov: i can add "since" parameter .. but am not inclined
to blow my data cap by supplying
too much
dub: theymos must be making some srs coin in
this 'new forum software' scam
thestringpuller: also sorry about passing out before we could start a monopoly game we can
try again
tonight
jurov: why? you wanted a slot
too?
kakobrekla: wait was it was
the correct link
the first
time
jurov: if you need only last hour
txs, you can fetch rss directly form mpex
jurov: thestringpuller, did
that help?