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jurov: mircea_popescu: fico only won first round and with only 4% gain. second (final) round is scheduled to march 29
ozbot: http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0jyphXDYQ1qg1ag3o1_500.jpg
CheckDavid: mircea_popescu: you know breaking bad?
ninjashogun: mircea_popescu, what I found really amazing on the brain is the herz that neurons can fire at before tiring. Given how much processing we do every second, take a guess at what the maximal neuronic herz rate is in the brain :)
cads: mircea_popescu: who/what turned you on to reading the berkshire letters?
thestringpuller: mircea_popescu: you still like Berkshire Hathaway despite Buffet's stance on BTC?
Apocalyptic: <mircea_popescu> [16:51:46] aren;'t these the guys that stole the "investors" equity to cover for the previous time they got owned ? I believe they are
kakobreklaa: http://vircurex.com/welcome/ann_reserved.html
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ThickAsThieves: <mircea_popescu> san antonio is like my favourite us city. /// is that the place in your mystery photo on trilema?
nubbins`: mircea_popescu that's a direct quote ;(
mircea_popescu: meanwhile, disco : http://25.media.tumblr.com/850ca39c3e1d800cca5a39aae1566e36/tumblr_mlqxxru0KR1rztzruo1_1280.jpg
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Neil: mircea_popescu: Judging from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States and adding 3 yrs of inflation I think we're closer to 10 ** 12.
Neil: mircea_popescu: And prices are down 50%. I'd have expected that to be a damper.
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chetty: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/23/world/asia/nsa-breached-chinese-servers-seen-as-spy-peril.html?hp&_r=0
MisterE: [23:25:09] mircea_popescu: but im the elitist asshole to end all elitist assholes.
MisterE: [23:23:48] mircea_popescu: Ghaleon as you approach mastery you'll notice the leet asshole is an epic bridge builder type.
joecool: mircea_popescu: compared to nuclear weapons? sure
asciilifeform: mircea_popescu: was it you who had a piece about 'temperature' ?
decimation: <<mircea_popescu: "underserved" and "unearned" income are exactly the cornerstone of productive economic activity. >> moldbug's solution: formalism http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.ca/2007/04/formalist-manifesto-originally-posted.html
decimation: how to design an observatory: http://www.dfmengineering.com/news_observatory_design.html
diametric: mircea_popescu: oppo has the only phone on the market currently running cyanogen that's been certified by google as well
diametric: mircea_popescu: oppo's made several phones already
diametric: asciilifeform: http://www.phonearena.com/phones/OPPO-Find-7_id8351
CheckDavid: mircea_popescu sucks
diametric: there is a surprisingly amount of people that really dislike mircea_popescu. I've encountered a few that proclaim he's a scammer, but when questioned on what scam specifically they fail to give details.
mircea_popescu: http://25.media.tumblr.com/e7d146810d1469d34acdd03e710ac892/tumblr_mnxx63r5tp1rymyzgo1_1280.jpg
hdbuck: mircea_popescu, could you please enlighten me regarding what is actually going to happen in bitcoinland? i mean, all that junk going on with the BTCFoundation, the heists, the banks, the whole damn world? what to expect if not some shitstorm lies and persecutions?
mircea_popescu: <mircea_popescu> ya
mircea_popescu: <mircea_popescu> wait what ?
mircea_popescu: http://www.checkfundmanager.com/wall_of_shame.html
ninjashogun: mircea_popescu, madoff chose a return that was set not to be "too good to be true" while working more on giving the appearance of very low baked-in risk. He did not give out returns that made anyone wealthy - he was just very consistent about it.
mircea_popescu: Mats_cd03 the ^OEX, ie standard and poor 100, is the index of us stocks. which supposedly have been moving like it's animated by the gosplan
asciilifeform: http://www.inspector-systems.com/makro_plus.html
ninjashogun: Mats_cd03, very humbly, perhaps people here may benefit from a bit more experience with them.
ninjashogun: Mats_cd03, honestly I clearly have given this channel way too much access to what I'm doing already. There's a reason stealth mode startups operate in that way.
ninjashogun: Mats_cd03, I humbly disagree, but you are entitled to your opinion.
ninjashogun: Mats_cd03, it was called "don't feed the trolls" and we sold custom consulting services that consisted of "Don't feed the trolls". Hope this answers your question.
ninjashogun: Mats_cd03, I worked for a startup that was acquired, as one of just two employees. Yes, I know how typical funded startups operate.
mircea_popescu: http://25.media.tumblr.com/06e3229410ffb29f7afcd5039ace6c68/tumblr_mp5ahyJaww1rsltkro1_1280.jpg
benkay: mircea_popescu: tib's my thesis here.
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ninjashogun: hi, mircea_popescu
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benkay: mistresses i get, mircea_popescu but the business? does it not take ongoing tweaking and leadership?
benkay: mircea_popescu: regarding weirdos and cruft - is not everyone else busy running their businesses, tending to their mistresses etc?
jurov: mircea_popescu: if they accepted me at ibm, maybe i won't be here, too
ThickAsThieves: <mircea_popescu> ThickAsThieves is that dope ? /// is what what now?
benkay: internet lulz are cheap, mircea_popescu.
BingoBoingo: mircea_popescu: Always interesting to see your stats
benkay: mircea_popescu: you're not paying me to spend any time at that domain i don't think
asciilifeform: http://www.inc.com/magazine/19950915/2622_Printer_Friendly.html
BCB: mircea_popescu, did Gilliams list on mpex
ThickAsThieves: http://www.fincen.gov/news_room/speech/pdf/20140318.pdf
mircea_popescu: Mircea Popescu @Mircea_Popescu RT @ArdenEliz The Future of Self-Satisfaction, Part I: Girth Is More Important Than ta Length (link)
mpexbot: mircea_popescu: X.IDIFF.JUN 1 day: average: 0.0109775 high: 0.0109775 low: 0.0109775 volume: 275393 btc: 3023.1266575 7 day: average: 0.0109775 high: 0.0109775 low: 0.0109775 volume: 275393 btc: 3023.1266575 30 day: average: 0.0109775 high: 0.0109775 low: 0.0109775 volume: 275393 btc: 3023.1266575
mpexbot: mircea_popescu: Asks: ['127000 @ 0.0109775']
mpexbot: mircea_popescu: X.IDIFF.JUN Bids: []
mircea_popescu: http://financiallyregulated.com/2011/11/21/strips-investor-stripped-of-his-investment-dignity/?relatedposts_hit=1&relatedposts_origin=3489&relatedposts_position=1
mircea_popescu: http://www.sehn.org/Endocrine_Disruption.html << that's the plasticiser, btw
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kakobrekla: <mircea_popescu> i don't recall why the chan log only starts from april 2013, but prolly cause lazy < like a year of bullshit isnt enough
dnivi3: @micea_popescu: OK, what is that supposed to tell me? @VanCleef: there are some decent funds on Havelock, for example Peta Mine.
cazalla: nice timing mircea_popescu, do you have logs prior to 26-04-2013?
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cazalla: mircea_popescu: is there an archive of logs prior to 26-04-2013?
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dexX7: some guy on wikipedia uses trilema comments as reference.. hehe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanseatic_League#cite_note-2
mircea_popescu: Mircea Popescu @Mircea_Popescu · 19s @bijan http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2fzdjNaEu1r3w115o1_1280.jpg … (nsfw, meaning not safe for wife).
jurov: mircea_popescu: oh and the trilema comment was meant like TIL what I said.
BCB: mircea_popescu: uncover the identy of the "mysterious buyer"
BCB: mircea_popescu: you should conduct your own investigation into Satoshi Dice
jurov: lil nigga pug for ya: https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/t1.0-9/1743746_735039426515222_1364716744_n.jpg
benkay: Mats_cd03: i don't see the utility of training people out of good crypto habits.
cazalla: mircea_popescu: i could've bought cheaper than $2 but like most idiots, i dismissed it
benkay: mircea_popescu: sed no as in scrypt asics are not possible?
the20year1: mircea_popescu: where is this quote from, about professional users leaving gox in 2013?
nubbins`: mircea_popescu: i've seen a few wagers on bitbet that have "house bets" attached to them -- are there specific criteria for whether the house will throw down on a bet, or is it left to mod discretion?
mircea_popescu: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cRI_J0nwBY‎ < in there
asciilifeform: mircea_popescu: in rus., the useless winglet sometimes found on a car is often called torpedo. same in ro ?
asciilifeform: mircea_popescu: i think he was speaking of 'tolerasty'
asciilifeform: mircea_popescu: blew my mind how much of it i was able to digest
steven-__: Radi777: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-race_effect
asciilifeform: mircea_popescu: yes! i wanted this as a kid even.
BingoBoingo: So @bobmcmillan seems to be under the impression we had a long DM conversation. Is he confusing me with mircea_popescu
ozbot: Twitter / Bitcoin_Assets: @bobmcmillan @BBoingo Why?
ThickAsThieves: https://twitter.com/Bitcoin_Assets/status/447083116768034816
mircea_popescu: http://25.media.tumblr.com/8440b5e0cace1cbdbdf8effa8b06918e/tumblr_ml3rz7K8C41rv0578o1_1280.jpg
steven-__: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/18/business/media/cnns-ratings-surge-with-coverage-of-the-mystery-of-the-missing-airliner.html?_r=0
mircea_popescu: steven-__ lmao. black hole, srsly ?!
benkay: what is that, steven-__?
benkay: no mircea_popescu google still sucks