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gernika: asciilifeform: does the term "human compiler" reference lisp specifically, in that with lisp you can write code that writes code, thus if you're not using lisp, you're writing code that could have been written by
a computer, and are thus "compiling?"
punkman: "
A friend once asked me to watch
a video with her that she was going to display on her computer using Netflix. I declined, saying that Netflix was such an affront to freedom that I could not be party to its use under any circumstances whatsoever." -- RMS
BingoBoingo: trol which just happen to be 2 qualities crucial to being
a sound businessman."
assbot: marshmellow_long comments on Bitcoin Classic is possibly
a Takeover Attempt by Cryptsy and Marshall Long of FinalHash to dump Worthless Coins on Depositers ... (
http://bit.ly/1RyFSBP )
linton_s_dawson: I'll read up on that now, thanks. Also, interesting to see you support (or at least are not against)
a new PoW that will destroy most miners.
punkman: I have
a suggestion for an irc-bootstrap replacement in TRB. UDP torrent tracker announce, only takes
a couple UDP packets, code's pretty simple. Recent client was using this in
a small app, kinda cool.
☟︎☟︎ gernika: thestringpuller: I can't fathom slack. There are already
a ton of manager friendly centralized IRC services out there.
pete_dushenski: punkman: do you add
a space before '/me' or is your irc client b0rked ?
danielpbarron: buZz, s'ok you need to lurk for 6 months anyway; by the end of that you'll either have left or have
a key
assbot:
A Guide To Buying 5000 Ether/Bitcoin, 2.5x More Than Ethereum’s Genesis Sale Offers | Contravex:
A blog by Pete Dushenski ... (
http://bit.ly/1lsTnER )
buZz: 16:12:13asciilifeform:punkman, jurov: i have
a similar device, 'zipit'
mircea_popescu: danielpbarron here's
a lulzy bit : all these schmucks worried about "scaling bitcoin" could, for the price of
a gpg key, make themselves an eulora account. trade bitcoin with everyone instantly for free!
buZz: just weirdly found #bitcoin-assets logs in
a images.google search on 'zipit z2 size comparison'
cazalla: asciilifeform, pete_dushenski aren't those eizo ev2455 eye strain city with
a 60hz refresh rate? prefer 120hz/144hz master race here
mircea_popescu: arguing with some idiot that said "bitcoin is
a ponzi scheme" is
a waste of time. the relevant point is that Bitcoin is less of
a ponzi scheme than the us dollar is.
mircea_popescu: (in the other view : all currency is always and necessarily
a ponzi scheme. and "fraudulent" in
a sense.)
☟︎ SamPatt: Unless he's proposing that all Bitcoin transactions are only being done to perpetuate further fraud then it's not
a ponzi. Since I use Bitcoin for transactions that are for other purposes, it's clearly not ponzi
mircea_popescu: stamps are also "
a real thing". original ponzi was
a stamps deal.
mircea_popescu: SamPatt "Bitcoin isn’t
a ponzi scheme by any stretch of the imagination. Ponzi schemes are fraud; there is no real investment taking place. Bitcoin is
a real thing, used around the world constantly." << this makes no sense.
SamPatt: I didn't want to make it
a "Is Hearn
a core dev or not?" blog post, but just gave him the point on that. I do later say it's
a non-event, because in the grand scheme I agree it wasn't important.
SamPatt: Yes, it's
a good point. He's not clear about who is fighting, about what, or why.
pete_dushenski: SamPatt: aside from that, #b-
a is
a forum for news, debate, development, and light lulz.
mircea_popescu: "It is true that
a prominent member of the Bitcoin community quit, leading to
a 10% drop in Bitcoin price. " << quite untrue. why not propose that random derp nobody took seriously quitting lead to the turmoil on chinese stock market ?
mircea_popescu: SamPatt "Fighting for survival means that Bitcoin is nearing collapse. It may not survive if people don’t keep fighting for it. This is
a strong claim; let’s see if he follows this up with any evidence." <<
a more important point would be... fighting with WHOM ?
mircea_popescu: "Vivek Wadhwa is an American technology entrepreneur and academic.[2] He is
a fellow at the Rock Center for Corporate Governance (
a joint initiative of Stanford Law School and Stanford Graduate School of Business);
A Distinguished Fellow of Policy & Research at Singularity University; the Director of Research at the Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization at the Pratt School of Engineering, Duke Univ
SamPatt: Well I've gone
a bit down the rabbit hole myself after being involved more in Bitcoin and OpenBazaar
mircea_popescu: SamPatt ah you the guy with
a blog and
a proper pgp key on it ?
assbot: Logged on 19-01-2016 21:52:02; BingoBoingo: What, yall can't jsut tear up
a chunk of yard and toss some seeds on the ground?
BingoBoingo: "p2phash [10:04 PM] got to be
a bot." << lol, this is why bongs get people busted or USG-Agentified
mircea_popescu: " To show our appreciation, Bitcoin Classic is announcing the Adopt-
A-Developer program. The community can sponsor their favorite Bitcoin developers at our website. "
pete_dushenski: is it just me or is the new trilema header just
a big black hole ?
thestringpuller: mircea_popescu: "the toomim clown received some bad news, with which he coped in the usual manner : by having
a rather amusing public meltdown under the influence." << what are you referencing here? Can't seem to find reference in logs
BingoBoingo: mircea_popescu: "Shrink" is
a noun in this context
phf: probably not
a manual build, just stock gnupg win32 builds are done with ming?
mircea_popescu: then head goes "no mp, that's
a different unusable contondent item\"
pete_dushenski: "I’m
a husband and father of three living in Virginia. I’m an author and tech enthusiast. Most of my passion is dedicated to Bitcoin and other emerging technologies that have the potential to dramatically improve people’s lives." << website lists pgp key too. self-hosted an everythin
ascii_butugychag: i once tried to get
a few american biochemists interested in
a portable tox panel for mushrooms
ascii_butugychag: but i can't think of any reason why anyone should give
a fuck re: the difference presently, so count me as sold
ascii_butugychag: seems like nobody grasped the actual point i was trying to make - where the provenance is
a means to an end (clean tomato) rather than the end
mircea_popescu: nevertheless, the argument is made. now it's
a matter of quantification.
ascii_butugychag: i can think of
a few very gamma-backgroundy places where 'my folk lived 2400 y'
mircea_popescu: because i know
a lot more about
a clean spot than you';ll know about your list.
mircea_popescu: they recently discovered that it's quite likely alzheimer's is
a prion based infectious disease,
☟︎ mircea_popescu: no matter how she looks, ceteris paribus an usian girl is worth less than
a russian girl.
pete_dushenski: not that 'rhythm method' is anywhere near perfect, but better than 'always is
a good time'
ascii_butugychag: that you cannot buy
a ready instrument for this at the local hardware shop, is
a political phenomenon
BingoBoingo: What, yall can't jsut tear up
a chunk of yard and toss some seeds on the ground?
☟︎ pete_dushenski: this isn't software that you just punch
a few letters and delete
a few lines and voila, new physical reality
ascii_butugychag: and obviously we cannot dispense with provenance. but i must point out that it is
a ~proxy~
pete_dushenski: sounds like
a make-work project for the slave army you don't have
ascii_butugychag: if it were possible to 'replicate'
a prime grade tomato, for the cost of mains power, would you eat it ?
ascii_butugychag: this is the other thing, why should i give
A FUCK about PROVENANCE
ascii_butugychag: i can buy 'organic' veggies, but it is MANDATORILY in
a shop that also sells homeopathic cures.
assbot: Logged on 03-09-2015 01:37:31; asciilifeform: the other interesting thing is that the market is segmented in such
a way that anyone who doesn't want mcfood ends up paying for ~all~ the alt-crackpotteries, not merely the logical ones
ascii_butugychag: in that light monsanto is just
a devil conjured up by the premise.
ascii_butugychag: the automatic implication is that, e.g., tasteless tomatoes are
a-ok so long as they are ~selectively bred~ for truck endurance rather than 'gmo'-d, for instance
ascii_butugychag: to frame the conversation as being particularly 'about genes' is
a deliberate and carefully-constructed memetic gambit by monsanto et al
BingoBoingo: <ascii_butugychag> i can't walk into
a shop and buy 'gmo food', i can buy crud soaked in monsanto herbicide << this
ascii_butugychag: i can't walk into
a shop and buy 'gmo food', i can buy crud soaked in monsanto herbicide
ascii_butugychag: 'The allegations of extrajudicial killings are just the latest problem between Wallstrom and Israel, and they are just one of
a number of disputes the Swedish foreign minister has found herself embroiled in since entering office in October 2014. Sweden has been pursuing what has been called
a "feminist foreign policy" since then – one that has led to notable diplomatic spats with Morocco
pete_dushenski: to those of numerous safety tests carried out by food and drug agencies around the world, which indicate that there are no dangers associated with eating GM food." << in still other news, if you don't agree with party line, you're
a wrecker. more at 11.
ascii_butugychag: mircea_popescu: i thought it was
a usg-powered co. and therefore could as easily dispense btc (obtained from prisoners, or toomim) as gold dubloons
mircea_popescu: no dude, you don't understand. 21co. it's not
a bitcoin company.\
mircea_popescu: lol apparently 21co held
a "hackathon" paying 400 to the first guy to order pizza with their whatever it is