171200+ entries in 1.224s
trinque: junseth: I'm
a "bitcoiner" to see central banking go extinct
junseth: Haha, well the question is what was the alternative. The alternative before the Fed was not necessarily better. I'm not
a fan of central banks. But I think it's disingenuous to say that the central bank hasn't done
a decent job of "running" the currency. The solution is to solve the problems caused by central banking. I think that's why we're all Bitcoiners.
decimation: in that case,
a simple instruction set is
a boon
assbot: Logged on 06-12-2014 04:36:48; asciilifeform: solaris was
a perfectly-legit unix
junseth: RE: the discussion about markets, I generally disagree with the notion that markets don't work. I know it's
a common mantra. But markets, even decently regulated ones, work pretty well. Regulated markets price in the cost of regulation.
junseth: I really should have done it
a long time ago
junseth: That's
a very good idea. I'll do taht probably
a little later tonight.
decimation: i486 has
a fairly simple instruction set, and it has the advantage of being still 'executable' on modern cpus
danielpbarron: if you register
a gpg key with assbot, i'm sure someone here will give you
a +1 which would let you voice yourself, and that lasts longer than 30 minutes
decimation: asciilifeform: re: official platform > I agree, it would be useful if
a single build platform
decimation: terms of existence, the idea of the will of the people is
a genie or will o' the wisp, that we shouldn't really believe in. But for technical reasons, that notion of outcomes being the will of the people, we should be very skeptical about."
mircea_popescu:
a play about the free market, for instance, is not itself
a free market.
mircea_popescu: not everything that happens to be perceptible is automatically
a free market by virtue of that.
junseth: I will say this though, I am
a very strong believer in the Chicago school of economics which says that deep markets are efficient. So, inflation, for me, tends to be uninetresting, because you can very very easily hedge against it.
mats: 21:41:40 <+junseth> RE: college, it's not
a fair metric. College inflation is largely
a lie. << you're wrong.
junseth: Hahaha. Well, fair enough. Give me
a few minutes. I have to leave my office. I'll come back and do more of this.
mircea_popescu: fact remains you ARE stuck paying for college. and you are stuck paying for "owning"
a "house".
mircea_popescu: if i go to the tailor and i tell him i want pants that are nine feet long, he doesn't get to tell me pant length is not
a fair metric.
junseth: RE: college, it's not
a fair metric. College inflation is largely
a lie. The college I went to cost $45k/year. I paid $3k per year because the number they make you pay and the sticker price are completely different.
☟︎ mircea_popescu: much shittier houses today than in 1965, about
a margin of 2 to 3, that cost... 30x more, just about.
junseth: I mean, this purported decay in quality involves the development of computers in your hand, cheaper foods
a la GMOs (Norman Borlaug), and other nonesuch.
junseth: I mean, if what you usually purchase is 3x more expensive now than it was
a decade ago, I am baffled.
junseth: Ok. So let's work with those numbers. At 10% per year for over
a decade, what you're claiming is that the basket of goods you would be purchasing would have increased abotu 3x in the last decade.
mircea_popescu: depends on your definition of inflation. by my definition of inflation, the us experiences about 15%
a year, on average, since 2000. that's exacerbating over time, so 2015 may well see 30%+
mircea_popescu: us had inflation over 10%
a year (not counting moimentary flareups of 1000% APY for
a day or w/e) almost each decade.
junseth: But yeah, I optimize one thing at
a time
junseth: I am
a marketer. I own
a DIY home security company.
junseth: I actually don't, believe it or not. I've been doing bitcoin since like 2008 ;P and I have never bothered to give
a hoot about making sure I have
a provable identity.
danielpbarron: like where? where is it that is allowing b-
a content to the surface ?
danielpbarron: wow not often I encounter someone who has not only heard of b-
a or trilema but also actually likes them
mats: but i thought, hey, you know, i'll try this stuff that white folk used to enslave
a generation of my ancestors
mircea_popescu: mats someone who is not you could have bought
a shitton of seeds, ground them finely, poured straight vinegar on the whole mess, let it sit for
a while, then wash it all out and enjoy.
BingoBoingo: less total alkaloids, but useful to them is less of
a mix of alkaloids survive that far into the plant's life
mircea_popescu: at least, it was in
a bunch of traditional romanian pastries i never cared for.
mircea_popescu: afaik the paste (very finely ground seeds with butter) is widely used as
a filling
mats: nubbins`: SWIM bought seeds, like you, and made
a paste that we smoked. it was
a lot of effort and very mild.
mircea_popescu: (btw, i'd have figured you bought
a hardcopy of tbofh)
mircea_popescu: and that this arrangement came to
a halt recently, when some arkansas derps bought it, and are republishing
a widely bowdlerized version.
mircea_popescu: it seems : that the original author pulled
a deepthroat, that the original publisher owned the rights to it
mircea_popescu: btw re anarchist cookbook thing, it seems there's
a bit of americana in there.
nubbins`: although i've occasionally wished i had one while holding
a particularly plump tangelo
BingoBoingo: nubbins`: The pretext for picking up
a few hundred biopsy punches. You never know what the future holds
BingoBoingo: Go into the store with
a list. You boss sent you. "Busy Afternoon"
nubbins`: "you
a doctor?" "nope" "...cash or credit?"
nubbins`:
a poop stool isn't gonna make the biopsy pu... oh, hm
nubbins`: wtf else am i gonna buy at
a medical supply store
nubbins`: but, fwiw, you also raise eyebrows buying biopsy punches as
a private citizen
nubbins`: compiling buildroot is
a snoozefest
assbot: Logged on 03-04-2015 23:18:29; asciilifeform: i most often use 'squirrelmail',
a prehistoric www frontend to own mailserv
assbot: Logged on 03-04-2015 22:58:16; asciilifeform: 28. Facial recognition analysis matched Jack Farrel's photograph with
a Texas Department of Motor Vehicle photo of RYAN ANDREW GUSTAFSON.
mircea_popescu: "ShapeShift was built as
a demonstration of this principle: exchanges occur without custodianship of user funds. Indeed, there are no user accounts whatsoever."
mircea_popescu: anyway. i guess coinapult died ? i seem to recall
a seed round about that one.
BingoBoingo: Seriously impresive stuff, just why inflate the credentials like
a Turk?
nubbins`: (for those wondering wtfx1000, the saline completely absorbs into your tissue after
a few hours)
nubbins`: some guy came across
a bunch of old bmezine saline-injection pics
assbot: How
a $3.85 latte paid for with
a fake $100 bill led to counterfeit kingpin’s downfall | Ars Technica ... (
http://bit.ly/1Gau2bl )
nubbins`: it's not
a question of who i want working on it
mircea_popescu: look
a tthat. that's almost like
a modern block's worth altogether.
mircea_popescu: the only time i trusted
a us pos i had
a break plate of
a ford explode. just like that.
nubbins`: trinque and is your 300zx for granny smith, or for
a driver who knows the risks?
nubbins`: ehh, i once got
a chrysler neon up to 205.
nubbins`: noooooo, the analogy would be
a car with
a governor that kicks in at 200kph
trinque: by that logic you should never drive, because the machine's capable of 130mph into
a brick wall
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform eventually that list jurov keeps will become unusable as
a flat thing, you are aware.
mircea_popescu: <ben_vulpes> nobody's collaborating on anything man << this is like the first time ever people are seriously using
a noncollaborative approach to coding.
trinque: so now what if you want to collaborate on
a branch