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ben_vulpes: mircea_popescu:
i mean separation of panels? lifting of the thing?
ben_vulpes: JuliaTourianski_: you've not bothered to read the link,
i gather.
ben_vulpes:
i mean - did we learn nothing from Buckminster Fuller?
JuliaTourianski_: +mircea_popescu dont need one, but
I'm sure
i could. im very handy. wish
i was more techy isntead but hey.
The20YearIRCloud:
I'm teaching a class on basic mechanics/machines, and it's amazing how many people out there don't understand how anything works
bounce: piffle. HIGH TECHNOLOGY is the way,
I'm telling you
JuliaTourianski_:
I just did a cool interview with viney gupta on the subject, editing now actually. first time ive been hopeful in a while
The20YearIRCloud:
I'm not completely opposed to renewables, but the renewables that actually work aren't the ones that anyone talks about
The20YearIRCloud: Every time
i dive into renewable energy numbers
I always find a pile of lies
Duffer1: the article
i read sounded like they plegded a 50b divestment
mircea_popescu:
i have nfi if the people involved can rightly represent the impact of some millions in what's being discussed.
The20YearIRCloud: From what
i had read, only a specific branch of their total investment fund was going to go to clean energy, and it was a low number
The20YearIRCloud: It's not a huge number from what
i read the other day, like $50m
Duffer1:
i'd be curious to see how small a fraction of their total holdings that is
mircea_popescu: then they broke the interface,
i took a break, forgot about it, then rediscovered it after a coupla years and reused it for
i dunno, a few months
jurov:
i once tried taco bell in.. canada. not a fond memory.
mircea_popescu: Dimsler because like five or so years ago some chicks
i was hanging with all made one and kept pestering me.
X-Rob:
I've been watching 'Miranda' over the weekend. It's amazingly hilarious. English show, has three seasons of 6 episodes each.
mircea_popescu: JuliaTourianski_
i killed some derp and they got pissy.
mthreat: but in general, it seems like ethnic food gets worse the further away it gets from the origin.
I;m sure there are exceptions,
mircea_popescu:
i spent some time in mexico, loved the food, but didn't impress me as being specific in any wya.
mthreat:
i once saw a "Texan" restaurant in belgium. The menu looked nothing like any food
I'd ever seen in Texas.
Dimsler:
i would do the btc vegas conference just to eat at carnevino
Dimsler: The20YearIRCloud, for once,
i'd like to sit down and have a real steak or chicago style pizza anywhere in europe
Dimsler:
i have lots of romanian friends
JuliaTourianski_: +The20YearIRCloud my parents run it,
I manage it and do all the marketing/sm/website
I make the cake and do the drinks, manage the beer etc.
Dimsler: next time
i'm in missy
i'm goign to check this out
JuliaTourianski_: +Dimsler started out mostly russians, then
I did my seo/marketing magic and now it's 60% canadians 40% russians
The20YearIRCloud: Granted what
I want here/columbus is a nice steakhouse that gets their meat locally, rather than from China or 500mi aways
kakobrekla: whats with the name calling, is it better if
i call it MKLF next time?
Dimsler: mircea_popescu,
i do the russian bathhouse in york
JuliaTourianski_:
I tend to go for the people not the conference..
i maybe listen to 1 speech usually
mircea_popescu: JuliaTourianski_ you know
i'm still looking for a mpex mascot.
Dimsler:
i have this thing linked to my originalest wallet ever
Dimsler:
i gotta get out my original wallet
bounce: gribble is a bit stupid and nanotube won't change the confused wording there. yes
I asked. oh well.
Dimsler: no
i understand what you mean
mircea_popescu: Dimsler how'd this go "hello everyone, pleased to meet you,
i'm <snipped>" ? who are you meeting then.
Dimsler: mircea_popescu,
i'll fly out to argentina for that conference
Dimsler: will
i have to send my assistant instead?
assbot: Butters - "Do You Know What
I Am Saying?" - YouTube
Dimsler: some of the bets btc meets
i've had was in NYC
The20YearIRCloud:
i'd like to go to the toronto bitcoin conference next time it's around. That way
I can say
i've been in a foreign country before :D
Dimsler: neg,
i stay away from the toronto bitcoin nerds
The20YearIRCloud:
I have a friend in bulgaria, he has some pretty cool things going on
Dimsler:
i absolutely love eastern europe
The20YearIRCloud:
I don't hear many good things from guys
i've known who have gone to romania. (Specifically comments about money/economics)
JuliaTourianski_: yup,
i just did it :) ahah pm'ing myself felt counter intuitive
Dimsler: but
i snagged up a condo for $5kusd
Dimsler: not sure if
i can last another winter
Dimsler:
i gotta get out of toronto, getting cabin fever over here
Dimsler:
i swear you can't do it otherwise
Dimsler:
i lately have been snatching up san marzano tomatoes
The20YearIRCloud:
I'd like to try some of the imported anchovies you're eating, compared to our welfare-state anchovies here
The20YearIRCloud:
i'd venture to say that 1/4th of all money paid in the US is via a non-taxable, cash event
The20YearIRCloud:
I think Obama ended up saying they could go up to 3x of claimed taxes, maybe more. But what happened in the end many went under because they had been cheating taxes for 20+ years and it finally caught up with them.
mircea_popescu:
i heard the us fish and wildlife's been spending a lot to repopulate inland waters.