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mircea_popescu: i do buy worchestershire, in fairness, but
that's not properly speaking a sauce.
a111: Logged on 2017-05-25 09:29 danielpbarron:
that's
true, i could probably do
tomato with ease. and I recently got into making my own red sauce so
this might be worth considering
mircea_popescu:
http://btcbase.org/log/2017-05-25#1661616 << sauce, incidentally, is
the killer. don't eat
the shop shit, no matter whjat it is. homemade mayo
takes five minutes once you learn how
to make it ; white sauce is extremely easy
to make, if scary ;
tomato sauce certainly doable esp if you have a sane electric stovetop.
that is ALL
the sauces, everything else is combinations.
☝︎ mircea_popescu: 3.677 ) rather
than
the idiot banks. and so on and so following,
the key imo is
to
trade with independents rather
than corporations.
mircea_popescu: between
these
two, you've covered
the (imo) proper and useful homemade substitution in
the food chain. nothing wrong with buying meat from
the butcher --
tho it helps immensely if he's an actual butcher, as opposed
to an employee of some franchise.
mircea_popescu: vegetable garden is a lot more fun if you make girls work it naked. i would rate such an item above
the orchard.
a111: Logged on 2017-05-25 09:27 danielpbarron:
the way i figure, i'm locked into
this undesirable location enough with what
technical goods i possess. if it got so bad i couldn't buy proper raw ingredients anymore, i'd be better off moving elsewhere anyway, which i would like
to do before such an extreme situation
mircea_popescu:
http://btcbase.org/log/2017-05-25#1661612 << depends. a pig sty is no one's idea of a good
time (well, with exceptions i
think we have illustrated in
the logs) ; but something like your own orchard is very strictly speaking land improvement, about same value as a pool (larger footprint
though).
they were used as such by
the romans in
their estate retreats,
there's extant manuals,
this is a well documented concept.
☝︎ mircea_popescu: not
to mention, i was some variation of "LordMircea" in pretty much every game I ever played since forever, cuz wtf you gonna do for a nick. eventually, nel mezzo del camin, reality actually alligned, and
the fantastic pseudonym became simply descriptive. what can you do.
mircea_popescu: danielpbarron you gotta have a
talk with your client, it's not ok
to cut your overlong sentences, must send as multiline.
☟︎ a111: Logged on 2017-05-25 09:09 danielpbarron:
http://btcbase.org/log/2017-05-25#1661290 << i can relate (in
that I hate
this world and everybody in it -- really. everybody.
to be alone and sustaining would be heaven), and
the answer is
the Bible. I'm not saying you should stop doing
the great work
that you do. but
that
there is relief in
the way you dream of in
the world
that is
to come, if you are made
to believe. If God could change my mind on
this matter (which he did, i wa
a111: Logged on 2017-05-25 08:07
trinque: finally worth a damn
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform definitely worth running on some of
the more ocmmon luser architectures. very likely
to discover 65536 wide keyspaces and shit.
a111: Logged on 2017-05-25 07:36 mod6: Anyway, for
that kinda asking price, i'd figure he could buy a bunch for himself anyway.
mircea_popescu: does sound like a better use of resources
than further increasing 8ball.
a111: Logged on 2017-05-25 03:17 asciilifeform:
there is ~nothing~
that can remotely hold a candle
to craftsmanship-with-your-own-hands-for-your-own-fucking-self
a111: Logged on 2017-05-25 09:41 danielpbarron: which perhaps says more of
the horrible state of restaurants in
this area. it shouldn't be
the case
that i can produce better
than
the professionals
a111: Logged on 2017-05-25 05:34 mircea_popescu: what man can make with own
two hands i have seen, it's a pleasure
to ride, it sells for loads of money, but
to fuck in
the
thing you have
to be young and she has
to be flexible.
a111: Logged on 2017-05-25 05:33 mircea_popescu: no man ever made a galleon, you understand, nor a manowar.
these are made by 100s of people labouring over long hard years.
a111: Logged on 2017-05-25 05:33 mircea_popescu:
http://btcbase.org/log/2017-05-25#1661461 << boatwright will still require good quality wood, and other
things. and making a boat (unless it's viking style, which is no good in ocean) requires ~a lifetime.
the limit on
the age of sail was early industrial process.
diana_coman: BingoBoingo,
the cucumber plant was actually quite a hero: made dozens of cucumbers BUT it grew
them
to full size/ripened
them *one at a
time*; not an easy
task apparently
to make wholesome
things even under rather favourable conditions as it were
☟︎ danielpbarron: which perhaps says more of
the horrible state of restaurants in
this area. it shouldn't be
the case
that i can produce better
than
the professionals
☟︎ diana_coman: and yes, 4 year old child routinely helps in
the kitchen
too, not a big deal; cutting stuff, mixing dough etc
☟︎ danielpbarron: also, i have eaten at every restaurant worth
the mention in
this state and i can say honestly my food is on par or better
than
the
top
three
☟︎ diana_coman: good; I'm just a bit surprised of all
the emphasis here on ...cooking, lol; granted, I grew up with cooking being just usual everyday
thing
to do, just like waking up, washing etc but still
danielpbarron: but i have made food for others and
they agree it is good
danielpbarron: yes
that's
true. when scaling up
the ratios have
to change a little.
diana_coman: ha ha, of course; kid got
them from
the plant, washed, ate, what
diana_coman: fwiw I have yet
to meet someone who cooks for
themselves who doesn't consider
they cook "very well" (or better); it's when cooking for others
that one can really
tell whether
they are good at it or not
☟︎ diana_coman planted cucumbers and
the like last year simply for
the child
to see; not a lot of
time spent on it, no
BingoBoingo: And starting seeds can swiftly
turn into
the expensive part of very small scale
tomato'ing
BingoBoingo: At
that size it will have outgrown any objectionable pesticides by
the
time its fruiting
BingoBoingo: This late in
the season in your neck of
the woods probably safest
to get a plant
that's already started. One or
two of
the ubiquitous "Bonnie" 4 in peat pot starter plants would be fine and run ~2.50-4 USD a piece and give you a roughly 2 month head start.
BingoBoingo: For seed sources you just want
true
to
type, high germination rate, and no shitty extras
BingoBoingo: Look into Juliet, San Marzano, and Roma in
that order.
danielpbarron: that's
true, i could probably do
tomato with ease. and I recently got into making my own red sauce so
this might be worth considering
☟︎ shinohai: Tomatoes (or
the smallest of gardens, for
that matter) have never been -ev
thing for me, ever.
BingoBoingo: Still, an indeterminate
type
tomato in a planter is hard
to
turn into a -ev proposition. "Juliet" cultivar in a 14 inch container produces a lot of produce
danielpbarron: but shopping and cooking
takes a lot of
time from my day. i'm sure gardening would
take more
time
than my shopping
danielpbarron: the way i figure, i'm locked into
this undesirable location enough with what
technical goods i possess. if it got so bad i couldn't buy proper raw ingredients anymore, i'd be better off moving elsewhere anyway, which i would like
to do before such an extreme situation
☟︎ BingoBoingo: It's an enjoyable past
time. Plants
take manure up front, but composted so less smell. Livestock constantly produces fresh smelly manure on
the other avenue.
a111: Logged on 2017-05-25 03:16 asciilifeform: exactly like how mircea_popescu gets food finer
than
the finest, costliest cook could reliably make for him for money
danielpbarron:
http://btcbase.org/log/2017-05-25#1661461 << i eat
this well. I buy food at
the "oh
that's
too expensive" health food store (rather
than
the chain super market), and I cook it all myself (which I am very good at). It is expensive, sorta -- if you don't factor in
the health care I don't have
to pay for (because I don't get sick). if i ever found a girl worth marrying i could easily
teach her how
to do same, and have similar setup
to
☝︎ danielpbarron:
http://btcbase.org/log/2017-05-25#1661290 << i can relate (in
that I hate
this world and everybody in it -- really. everybody.
to be alone and sustaining would be heaven), and
the answer is
the Bible. I'm not saying you should stop doing
the great work
that you do. but
that
there is relief in
the way you dream of in
the world
that is
to come, if you are made
to believe. If God could change my mind on
this matter (which he did, i wa
☝︎☟︎ trinque: "Suggested for you ?? Houston's
top prostitution hot spots" >> not bad, google news
mod6: anyway,
the -otc days maybe came and went a long
time ago. so gabriel_laddel_p might be sol.
BingoBoingo: How many universes will be born and die in
that
time"
BingoBoingo: How many eons will he have
to run his many potential FG
to collide over a GB of data yours produced?
BingoBoingo: But will he ever see
the numbers YOURS produced in
that GB?
mod6: Anyway, for
that kinda asking price, i'd figure he could buy a bunch for himself anyway.
☟︎ a111: Logged on 2017-05-25 03:08 mod6: !~later
tell gabriel_laddel_p Let me know how much entropy you'd like, I'll run ent
test & dieharder against it, let you decide if you want it. I'll ask 0.1 BTC per Gb. What is your bid?
a111: Logged on 2017-05-25 00:56 asciilifeform:
those aristos died of stupidity--
thinking
that
they were exempt from having
to learn about money, similarly
to modern brahmins 'exemption' from crypto
mircea_popescu: what man can make with own
two hands i have seen, it's a pleasure
to ride, it sells for loads of money, but
to fuck in
the
thing you have
to be young and she has
to be flexible.
☟︎ mircea_popescu: no man ever made a galleon, you understand, nor a manowar.
these are made by 100s of people labouring over long hard years.
☟︎ a111: Logged on 2017-05-25 03:16 asciilifeform: exactly like how mircea_popescu gets food finer
than
the finest, costliest cook could reliably make for him for money
a111: Logged on 2017-05-25 03:08 mod6: !~later
tell gabriel_laddel_p Let me know how much entropy you'd like, I'll run ent
test & dieharder against it, let you decide if you want it. I'll ask 0.1 BTC per Gb. What is your bid?
trinque: pretty sure
the chatter about
this or
that grandiose item is
the whole bag.
BingoBoingo: lol, gabriel proposes alf secretary for a single benji while declining recurring and unbounded income
to audience he proposed
a111: Logged on 2017-05-25 01:44 mircea_popescu: plowing
tractors have special hydraulics
to keep it in. lot of force, more
than
the pull.
mod6: looks like
they make stainless keyboards for industrial use