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Diablo-D3: these are
the rules of
the new world
Diablo-D3: if it exists, it exists
to be disrupted
Diablo-D3: I downloaded
the doom I shareware off a bbs
nefario: it's really messy
to upgrade
that shit
nefario: airlines are still using
their booking systems from
the 60's
Bane_Capital: nefario: I
think it really shows how it's all decaying.
nefario: fucking hate
their IT systems
nefario: it exists because it costs money
to replace
Bugpowder: I
think he is pro subverting
the dominant paradigm
Bane_Capital: So it makes sense in
that department. I guess it could be his ideal money.
nefario: well
thebitcoin client is opensource
Bane_Capital: Does RMS even like capitalistic
things such as Bitcoin? : P
nefario: mircea_popescu: would you like me
to mention you or mpex?
nefario: I haven't even written my
talk for
tomorrow
mircea_popescu: Diablo-D3 because by now not
that many people can be bothered
to invite him anywhere.
☟︎ nefario: I
think
the loss of his gnu ruined his day
nefario: stallmans airline
ticket re-imbursement
nefario: I had
to go
to
the restaraunt and get
the money, genjix had gone
to eat
nefario: "fuck
this Im not waiting"
nefario: and stallman was like:wait a minute I'm speaking
to
this person
nefario: genjix went
to pay stallman
nefario: we paid for his
trip
to
the confence
nefario: He'll see me speak
tomorrow if he's
there
nefario: I couldn't find dead
terra
nefario: and I
think someone
thought it was free
nefario: but I don't
think
the stolen gnu was malicious
mircea_popescu: no, my shit is safely stored with grubles and i
trust him.
nefario: stallman seemed like he was going
to cry
☟︎ mircea_popescu: dude stop faking it, seriously. you,
taaki and his sister showed up. nobody cares, fo reals.
☟︎ mircea_popescu: nefario >> <mircea_popescu> nefario : is anyone in
this room at your conference doohickey ? <<
nefario: richard stallman came
to speak
nefario: he
turned out
to be a girl
mircea_popescu: i'm looking forward
to somebody organising an actual conference. you know, invite people
that matter in btc etc.
nefario: I met someone who used
to
troll me on
the forums over a year ago
nefario: was actually looking forward
to meeting you
mircea_popescu: nefario : is anyone in
this room at your conference doohickey ?
mircea_popescu: i do have
the basll, and i have been
that man, but otherwise
the statement is wrong.
nefario: Bane_Capital: why didn't you come
to
the conference?
Bane_Capital: Smoovious: Yes, it's
the angry man with
the gun
that makes
things change but do you have
the balls
to be
that man?
Bane_Capital: mircea_popescu: Maintaining a stable culture can make all
the difference in
the world.
Bane_Capital: Smoovious: I agree but unfortunately
that changed when property owners were considered
the
tools of anyone.
mircea_popescu: same
thing with egyptians. if you look at classical egyptian statues
they look nothing at all like
the short stocky arabs calling
themselves "egyptian"
mircea_popescu: greeks
today are about as similar
to greeks as you're
to a monkey.
the classical greek is
tall, curly, blond and blue eyed
Bane_Capital: mircea_popescu: What went wrong and formed
the Greece we know
today?
mircea_popescu: you have some spare cash, you can give it
to a good govt cause.
mircea_popescu: all
taxation should be voluntary. ancient greek style.
Bane_Capital: I, for one, admire
the poor paying no
taxes at all.
Bane_Capital: but
they won't implement
that because people are already mad
mircea_popescu: they do it with unemployment, why wouldn't
they do it with
the
tax rate
mircea_popescu: it wouldn't surprise me.
the us has
this recent history of lieing about everything
copumpkin: plus state
taxes, if you have
them
mircea_popescu: so
then let
them work for
the govt,
they're lucky
to have a job in
the first place.
Bane_Capital: Most lowly proletarians can't even figure what capital is much less pay
taxes on it.
mircea_popescu: Bane_Capital i seriously fail
to see how
the us would be more akin a british colony if
there was a queen representative governing it outright.
Bane_Capital: You fucking work for
the government pretty much.
Bane_Capital: mircea_popescu:
The
tax rates we would suffer as a long-term colony would not be fun.
mircea_popescu: Bane_Capital no.
they just fucked over you naive bunch. you're more national socialist
than
they ever dared
try.
Bane_Capital: mircea_popescu:
The Brits already had America but
they lost
that rather quickly.
mircea_popescu: copumpkin you see,
this is why you brits aren't accepted on
teh continent. you can't friggin decide WHICH ONE
mircea_popescu: Bugpowder well currently it's unlimited, so it could be w/e
they ask for
copumpkin: anyway, I might need
to reassert my americanness after being so european on IRC, so I'm gonna go get a burger
Bugpowder: I see. Is
that 5% yield yearly or monthly (the bondholders)