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bVector: is he known to be trusted? I haven't heard of him
mircea_popescu: twitter hottie : @Mircea_Popescu Yes. I don't want to see dude feet any more than I have to.
mircea_popescu: it didn't work too well, he got called out for it, fixed some stuff then
MJR_: bit_nutz: you'll get twice the account management fees :( don't recommend that approach, also small fee to withdraw so deposit only what you plan to invest
thestringpuller: plateau hasn't arrived yet
Diablo-D3: I don't know why more people don't free themselves from their prisons.
deadweasel: no it doesn't
Namworld: I can't keep up with fast multi-tasking
Namworld: I do... but I wouldn't play tournaments...
Namworld: actually I don't think I can do a partial forced buyback... anyway
Namworld: If you don't want to have them bought back, don't offer
Namworld: the premium on options are so high I just can't go around to buying some
MJR_: i don't carry a purse....
BitHub: hehe its like he doesn't want to be there or something
gribble: Error: Something in there wasn't a valid number.
BitHub: why isn't she wearing timberland boots?
jurov: isn't that nike shoes ad?
mircea_popescu: jurov i am sorry we don't process fairy bitcoins today
BitHub: i wasn't talking to him directly, my friend was talking to him for me heh
MJR_: mircea_popescu: yeah, i like the business model, i'm working on an fpga design that should be more efficient, and can then do an avalon style chip maybe...as far as i have seen, the designs work, but that doesn't mean they are nearly on the level they could be
bgupta: I've heard of some of the example's like metal content exceeding face value and no matter what gov't laws go into place they will get scrapped.
punkman: I know just enough to know I don't know shit
mircea_popescu: nobody knows what they don't know till they find out.
mircea_popescu: bgupta don't feel bad about it. it happens
MJR_: i literally almost didn't mention it this time, because i figured everyone would be like "oh no, not gresham's law again, we all know asshole"
punkman: why can't it just be bitcoin
assbot: Shit. You ain't even old enough to smoke.
mircea_popescu: un-maffy ie didn't learn to multiply past 5
mircea_popescu: 't be a 30yo acress chick can it ?!
mircea_popescu: isn't it ?
jurov: ^^^ deep metaphysical discussion culminated by wisdom "for mating purposes, world population count doesn't matter"
mircea_popescu: jurov you know i don't highlight on mircea
mircea_popescu: english just doesn't deliver under the telling off rubric.
MJR__: that's why I got the 164 calls in the first place...calls haven't let down so far
benkay: i don't really think he's looking at an investment-caliber round
benkay: this isn't an ipo scale thing
mircea_popescu: he's a registered director that can't spell "prove"
mjr___: but i can't do much with the POS router i get from time warner
mjr___: can't wait to move my ec2 instance up to a high i/o model
deadweasel: because i can't get into #bitcoin-security and see if .8 is borked worse than it seems...
mod6: doesn't look like there have been any orphaned blocks en mass yet...
mjr___: typically the long suffering middle class that doesn't yet realize its all a sham
mjr___: you would be surprised (or maybe you wouldn't) at home many btc users would voluntarily list btc gains on their taxes
mjr___: couldn't figure out plurals there either...lol
mjr___: couldn't untangle the negatives...token regulations appear to protect the little guy, but the system is designed to make them serfs
mircea_popescu: i thouight you didn't agree regulations are there to protect the litytle guy.
mjr___: mircea_popescu: good article, but i feel like it doesn't account for the "sheepness" of americans, see: stanford experiment
MJR__: it's sacred that your vote is anonymous but my stock transactions can't be?
MJR__: didn't know everyone on the list
MJR__: so, I don't judge
MJR__: I can't trust her till I see her naked
mircea_popescu: 't think that much but still . yeah.
MJR__: oh no the BTC people don't like me
mircea_popescu: i didn't say you'd get burned with this specific one
mircea_popescu: btc has a learning curve even if it doesn't feel like it does.
jurov: MJR__ i don't get it too. what information do you have that convinced you it's certainly legit?
mircea_popescu: doesn't have the doctor diploma
MJR__: haven't done that...yet
MJR__: is DPR in the WoT? I actually don't know
MJR__: I don't define my morals by the law, and could care less what they decide...as long as it doesn't affect me
MJR__: but I don't think their intent is to deceive for their own benefit
mircea_popescu: tyes well. man's thoughts can not be on trial since the devil himself doesn't know what man thinks.
MJR__: but without any evidence of fraud, I can't call them fraudulent
MJR__: Eastman Kodak was successful until they weren't
MJR__: still don't
MJR__: ok, I don't think their business model looked sustainable
mircea_popescu: t miss a success.
MJR__: so I wouldn't throw out everything, and miss a success
MJR__: and many where it doesn't
MJR__: don't want MY name on this trade
mircea_popescu: well. whty can't they ?
mircea_popescu: 't
mircea_popescu: others that can't also shouldn
mircea_popescu: i can't legally and safely buy whatever pills the sr kids do
MJR__: others can't
mircea_popescu: i don't think so.
MJR__: what I would say, and I don't want to delve into the relative pros and cons, is that DPR and SR, managed to create a market using trust...this is more similar to that
MJR__: I fail to see how that doesn't make sense
MJR__: yes, but that doesn't obviate the need for trust in you
mircea_popescu: i don't care how it makes you feel, this isn't about feelings.
MJR__: mircea_popescu: don't you have to do that when you are leveraged at such a high rate?
MJR__: By declaring bitcoin illegal because bitcoins provide a way to avoid taxes the government is saying that bitcoin is a great way to avoid paying taxes. It works at transmitting and saving money anonymously. What an endorsement. "Bitcoin works so please don't use it."
thestringpuller: mircea_popescu: you really don't look that old in your pictures...
MJR__: low volume..."rally" is impatient people who don't want to wait till Monday for some depth
thestringpuller: don't you have some test cases to run?
thestringpuller: mod6 shoudln't you be working?
MJR__: I don't agree
MJR__: they don't see mine cuz I don't have one
mircea_popescu: they aren't following it.
jurov: mircea_popescu: not only escrow is the difference. if such scheme was done for mpex stocks, there isn't that legal liability
MJR__: I don't think it had to be anon to the parties involved
MJR__: one asking for money to be sent the other isn't
mircea_popescu: if it is anon then he can't verify. end of story.
MJR__: but don't have all the details, long story short, a guy giving away advice for free and a black market for wall st are not related in any way
MJR__: but can't be tied to transaction
MJR__: so he didn't say "give me money"
jurov: i don't say they are actually usable or not, tho
MJR__: just don't like tying up the capital
MJR__: also I couldn't get options far enough out of the money
MJR__: didn't follow my own advice and got "burned"