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mircea_popescu: ascii_field so this would be in demand either
a) by the nsa or else b) independent work
a la s.nsa
☟︎ mike_c: ok, so this is..
a circuit board?
mike_c: that's not an example :) what's
a xxxxx.
mircea_popescu: "problem solver" is either
a) cocky bs major from minessotta (we had examples ridiculed in here) or else b) collin powell.
mike_c: what's an example of
a problem you would be asked to solve in this position.
mike_c: or
a dozen other companies. very limited wot necessary.
mircea_popescu: makes no difference for
a bankrupt corp why it's bankrupt. still out of sight.
mircea_popescu: if
a company can either secure its network or lose its ass... then the professional will be in demand.
ascii_field: (not sure if the phenomenon is presently discussed under than name, or discussed at all for that matter. but it does have
a name.)
ascii_field: i cited that thing merely because it is
a compact statement of essentials of naggumism.
ascii_field: Yes, once upon
a time, the "programmer" was
a serious engineering profession with
a shade of elite status. In those years, genuine mastery of certain technologies was demanded from him, and this was not attainable by all. Whereas today any Downs-syntrome-autist can call himself
a programmer, because he has mastered the basics of redneck-coding and will work for food. As for genuine professionals - like in many other
ascii_field: thoughts concerning the futility of his existence begin to intrude upon him, of futility; old complexes sharpen, and flower into
a full-blown psychological crisis...
ascii_field: Or what remains - the other variant - to dive into the common flow of the sewers, and take hold of
a passing piece of shit and feed upon it for the rest of one's pathetic life. Some are satisfied with this, just as many are satisfied with the profession of the prostitute, the cleaner of latrines,
a waiter in MacDuck, etc. But
a more or less normal person begins to experience breakage in his value system, worldview;
ascii_field: The apprehension of one's inadequacy begins, of the futility of one's existence, the principal impossibility of fulfilling one's idiotic desires. But there is always
a choice. If the first variant prevails, he will press on with self-improvement, the study of genuinely worthy technologies, on which there can be foundations for the creation of something better. And he will understand that no one needs him as
a smart-arse.
ascii_field: But the pathetic parody of
a human does not grasp that it is not enough to have
a cock's crest bachelor degree or to spoodge out
a few pages of code at an olympiad, to become
a programmer. In the course of this revelation, the lame abortus, reject of evolution, slowly begins to comprehend that the world is very much not as he imagined it.
ascii_field: 'But what, specifically, remains for the poor students and wankers, who took up the notion that there is such
a profession - "programmer" ? Yes, there is, but not in the sense that these larval untermenschen conceive of it. Some see in this role something just short of the demiurge, crafting the future; others see
a good way to set up their life, secure their future,
a stable income and career growth.
Chillum: I think that law should not consider "gender" at all, leave it as
a social construct
mircea_popescu: nowadays redneck simply means "someone who doesn't think transexuals have
a special gender and gay marriage is
a thing"
mircea_popescu: moreover, i hold actual whores in higher regard than most other professions. certainly i give social precedence to
a whore over
a us college professor.
ascii_field: the purpose of this was to create
a bug-compatible emulator
mircea_popescu: <p data-translate="why_captcha_detail">Completing the CAPTCHA proves you are
a human and gives you temporary access to the web property.</p>
mircea_popescu: <h2 data-translate="why_captcha_headline">Why do I have to complete
a CAPTCHA?</h2>
ben_vulpes: every photo in b-
a is like this. "here's this sort of illustrative image relevant to our conversation." "what lead to that photo being taken?" "like i could fucking know..."
mircea_popescu:
a) it's not really as much money as you imagine and b) i forget.
ascii_field: he oughta do something more stimulating with the money. like have
a golden toilet cast.
ben_vulpes: apropos only of teakettles, trinque told me about some POS hardware returning
a 418 TEAPOT in production
assbot: Logged on 09-04-2015 20:13:46; ascii_field: can't speak for mats, but basic idea is that once you leave your meatwot, you are
a fungible machine. this is
a situation that, as mats put it, 'resets you to entry level' - and overwhelmingly favours the very young
ascii_field: ben_vulpes: as
a result, it is actually much easier to - usably - plant ada on 'bare metal' (sans os) than nearly anything else
assbot: Logged on 10-04-2015 01:04:50; asciilifeform: because it declares war on microshit and unix, '
a pox on both their houses'
mircea_popescu: so check it out, Barbara Spyridon Pope, some woman briefly in
a desk job at pentagon, refused Duvall McClellan Williams, Jr's whitewashing report on the tailhook thing. because this is
a thing now, derpy bureaucrats can tell read admirals no. hey, "civil control of military".
PeterL: no, but
a perk is access to the company store to get cheap drugs
mircea_popescu: His statement led to
a wave of public outcry which sparked numerous protests and demonstrations at the gates of naval bases across the U.S.
mircea_popescu: Lieutenant Gary Mandich, who was one of the many attendees and alleged participants in the lewd activities, told media, "Everyone needs to seriously lighten up. What do they expect? This is Vegas baby! They call this symposium 'Tail' hook for
a reason!"
PeterL: I just started
a new job this week, I am not sure how much time I will be able to spend here
mircea_popescu: and even skipping
a day or two. but when it becomes week-chronic...
mircea_popescu: up to about 30something,
a job no matter how stressful is no big deal as long as you actually sleep and eat.
mike_c: and get
a less stressful job.
BingoBoingo: <mircea_popescu> it's not heritable but
a weak indicator. and one of the prevailing theories is that it's kindled, ie, you could be fine but then you had to go stress it to all shit. 99% get ptsd, 1% actually gets schizo. << Kindling is the dominant theory among the credible people.
mircea_popescu: mike_c no see, it's not
a sign of that, it's an effect of that. but yes :p
mircea_popescu: just
a theory. nobody knows shit about their own head, let alone other peoples' anyway.
mircea_popescu: it's not heritable but
a weak indicator. and one of the prevailing theories is that it's kindled, ie, you could be fine but then you had to go stress it to all shit. 99% get ptsd, 1% actually gets schizo.
mike_c: <+mircea_popescu> you know it's
a major sign of early onset schizophrenia among other unsavory things ? << unsavory things like parenthood..
mats: ill give it
a go.
a couple family members have schizophrenia... no idea if its heritable but i should definitely be more careful
mats: maybe ill take
a nap during lunch
mircea_popescu: you know it's
a major sign of early onset schizophrenia among other unsavory things ?
☟︎ mats: probs 3-4 hours
a night
pete_dushenski: though i think it was kako who bought
a couple of them ? mebbe some others too.
assbot: All TREZOR users should update their firmware for protection against
a physical attack - Extracting the Private Key from
a TREZOR with
a $70 Oscilloscope : Bitcoin ... (
http://bit.ly/1FqDPty )
cazalla: but you can't be competitive on
a console
pete_dushenski: i saw it at
a motormuseum in berlin 2-3 years ago, just trying to dig up the picture now
pete_dushenski: and speaking of janus, for any car buffs reading the logs, there was
a very limited production car built by german firm zundapp in the mid-1950's by this name
pete_dushenski: allow us to show
a little of that competitive spirit we otherwise aim only at jobs and girls
cazalla: ya know ya never could, never will fps on
a console regardless of how nostalgic goldeneye may seem
pete_dushenski: which is easily the most i've ever had in
a desktop, so i'm quite looking forward to seeing how it performs
BingoBoingo: IHB: So if you want to submit email in plaintext to myself and cazalla your piece. Make sure you include
a GPG fingerprint and have the GPG key registered to
a nick in the assbot wot
IHB: yeah, that aggregator is feedly. will send you the .opml file. i think i have
a lot of the good sites to follow. would love it if you see any missing
BingoBoingo: IHB: I will just need
a fingerprint for your key and
a nick to associate it to.
IHB: but i have never done
a key siging
BingoBoingo: IHB: Would you like to diversify your newsing equity? Qntra is always hungry for posts... If you can offer
a BTCgaw post for the qntra you can get
a share per word
IHB: There are
a lot of red flags, not limited to the “supposed” $1.6 million investment
BingoBoingo: IHB: Yeah, qntra didn't have anything on them in particular because BTCgaw followed the exact same for as
a scam previously called out.
mats: "just looking at the shape of this code, you know there's got to be
a bug in here somewhere"