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BingoBoingo: Brass though generaly
a useful metal. doesn't spark.
BingoBoingo: fine, the outer case is
a plated flexible Brass, the inner insert is rigid steel. There is
a taper and ring combination between the case and inset that is tight to non-polar fluids. Aluminum on aluminum and Zamac on Zamac don't accomplish this. <<< ATTN CHINESE COUNTERFEITERS PLS ACK
BingoBoingo: Nah, only most times. Most times did it as
a party trick for visiting smoker guests.
nubbins`: works splendidly but i bet you swore for
a bic each time
BingoBoingo: <nubbins`> about as sensible as lighting
a cig on an electric stove element while in the home << have done this numberous times. Works splendidly
nubbins`: about as sensible as lighting
a cig on an electric stove element while in the home
nubbins`: just as likely for the cig to stick to the coil and you end up with
a hot cherry in your lap
nubbins`: my car also has
a "power outlet" w/ no lighter
BingoBoingo: Maybe some Z80 motherfucker detects the resistance of
a lighter
nubbins`: that said, the ubiquitous Bic lighter is
a marvel in its own right
nubbins`: "real zippos" come with lifetime warranties, and if you mail them
a broken zippo from 1930 they'll fix it for free
BingoBoingo: And if Imma smoke cigarettes I don't want my meat becoming
a fire hazard
BingoBoingo: Not
a single moving part or wear item that isn't user servicable
BingoBoingo: Excels in the wind which is
a constant bane of the smoker
BingoBoingo: ascii_field: It's
a wick that runs through
a course of rayon balls soaked in naptha
ascii_field: (butane lighters have existed for what, half
a century now ?)
☟︎ assbot: Logged on 11-06-2015 16:30:29; mircea_popescu: for instance i have nfi how it's possible alfie's not
a fan
nubbins`: i believe you requested this
a while back
pete_dushenski: whereas
a citizen is limited by his own pocketbook, right.
pete_dushenski: just found
a curious bug in search.b-
a : if the search contains the '%' symbol, clicking 'next page' sends you back to the blank search homepage
mircea_popescu: it's
a source of power for it that it should never even dream of, and it's
a source of moral hazard for society the likes of which can not even be described.
mircea_popescu: BingoBoingo could be
a case of brazil made but well hidden fact fraud. how do you know it's us made ?
pete_dushenski: also, smokers are
a traditional bunch, not looking for bluetooth connectivity on their zippo
mircea_popescu: and did not for
a second realise that... guess who's next ?
pete_dushenski: pretty sure i mentioned and sourced (at least) one of his pieces for
a contravex article
a few months back
pete_dushenski: i came across thorne
a few years back when
a friend bought me
a collection of his stories
mircea_popescu: pete_dushenski im surprised he's not
a lot more widely known.
pete_dushenski: "I know someone who contracted Ross River Virus several years ago and he needs to be pushed around in
a wheel-chair, moaning the whole time about his joints and inadequate ramp access. I visited him in his ground-floor apartment once but it was
a miserable and forced conversation so I told him I had
a present for him in the car and went to get it. Then drove home."
mircea_popescu: i can't read that fuckin ss. can't it be
a log in text format like with sane ppls.
pete_dushenski: "the fledgling accountless Bitcoin gaming site Satoshi Dice lead it to
a long reign" << BingoBoingo wordiness aside, it's missing "and"
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mircea_popescu: all this,
a good five to ten centuries before jewish sect split off.
mircea_popescu: so they had
a festival (hyacinthia) which took three days, and the first was mourning, and the 2nd celebration over the alleged rebirth and so on.
mircea_popescu: specifically, this was
a very accomplished youth that was disputed by the sun god and the wind god, and favoured the sun god. so the wind god arranged for something to fall on his head.
mircea_popescu: (the yak, although long haired, is still
a sort of cow, rather than
a sort of bison)
BingoBoingo: Wild Bison release still largely verboten for the same reason they were eradicated. Transportation issues and can't let the Sioux get
a foothold.
nubbins`: this is like the analog equivalent of
a room-sized Moog
nubbins`: i've got
a box full of them somewhere
nubbins`: asciilifeform arcade-style buttons have
a nice click and reasonable action
decimation: go to
a church with
a proper pipe organ and see
nubbins`: asciilifeform have you considered just mounting
a keyboard spring mechanism on
a piece of wood and putting
a hinged cover on it?
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform you know you could prolly hack
a gravimeter off an old "smart"phone and
a sock together into an excellent pedal.
nubbins`: how about
a sewing machine pedal?
nubbins`: you need something like
a stompbox
decimation: nevertheless, the key feel of
a real model m is suprerior to unicomp
decimation: asciilifeform: I'm typing on
a genuine model m, it is better than the unicomp
decimation: perhaps, but when you are
a crazy cat lady with 50 cats...
decimation: I read
a paper recently that indicated that there was
a link between long-term cat ownership and crazy
nubbins`: it's disastrous on
a t-shirt too
nubbins`: asciilifeform in fact, prepping
a screen for printing is very similar to b&w photography.
nubbins`: asciilifeform i think solvent inks and
a few chems are about all i'd need
nubbins`: i had my first jehovas
a couple days ago
mircea_popescu: if i like the busy look of woman in b, then b just scored.
a is
a pos nao shame on it for its moral bending ways.
mircea_popescu: i visit. if it's the case that i like the rested look of the woman in
a, then state
a just scored. no longer welfare.
mircea_popescu: state
a keeps her "on welfare". state b makes her work in the grocery store.
nubbins`: actually, i print because there's
a very basic yet powerful reinforcement in holding something of beauty that you've created with your own hands.
assbot: Logged on 11-06-2015 12:18:37; nubbins`: i've been trying to sell
a single bitcoin in -otc for three days
mats: you know you're rich when
a 14% ROI over 6mos is considered
a weak investment
nubbins`: tying up 5 btc for 6 months to earn 0.7 isn't particularly lucrative; if i were to do it again, i'd do
a shorter bet
nubbins`: mircea_popescu it took me about
a week to figure out the nuts & bolts of it.
allahisgreat2000: I'm trying to figure out if there could be
a system to combine pool betting and livebetting/betting exchange
nubbins`:
a last-minute bet will take some of your winnings, yes, but they'd have to bet an enormous amount and get chump change in return
nubbins` seriously considers purchasing
a new(er) minidisc player and some more blanks, while he still can