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mircea_popescu: lmao that's relevant i'm sure.
jurov: with the friend's miner i mean
mircea_popescu: but i would have suspected 1.5x ish is more the range where it could be borne economically
mircea_popescu: and i guess if 5x is the best so far then it's the best so far, and that's what it is
mircea_popescu: i mean don't get me wrong, active experimental research in "o yeah, those asics are that cool ?" is quite valuable and a good use of one's time.
fluffypony: mircea_popescu: yes - but that's a capex cost, we're discussing the opex cost. At some point in the future when there actually are ASICs I suppose a ratio could be shown that includes the amortised cost of the hardware over time or something
mircea_popescu: what i mean is, i'm a kid with a computer, i have to pay $200 for a new video card, and each watt gives me 1 thing. this other kid pays $500 for a consumer asic, each watt gives him... 5 things. the price of a thing will reflect this, going to ~1/4 the price of a watt, making me able to buy a lot more things for my $200 directly than i'd get mining ?
mircea_popescu: fluffypony: ASIC will likely outperform a GPU, but I'm guessing it will be in the ~5x better range, not huge. << if this is per watt, wouldn't it be quite huge ?
mircea_popescu: oh i c
mircea_popescu: punkman: I made a bitcent trading XMR, I r tradar nao! << dare i ask what xmr is or would that spoil the whole trader thing.
mircea_popescu: dub: where these perchance, other primitave cultures faced with certain defeat in the face of a technilogically advanced imperial invasion << quite. just like the forum retards, the general response of the primitive mind to "o boy, this guy's so much better than you, better learn how to suck cock" is "lalala i can't hear anything"
xmj: i see
assbot: I would very much enjoy reading Mircea Popescu's reply to the letter in this post: http://t.co/MndDYtNb9w < you can imagine the SPANK!
xmj: once you're done with that you can assign it to me and i'll take it from there
fluffypony: so once it's created how will I submit it?
xmj: also, i maintain it, so if you find any bugs i can fix them on the fly...:p
fluffypony: I mean, the USE_GITHUB stuff means that I really only need 5 lines, and it builds out the box
fluffypony: ok so I'm trying to create the Makefile
fluffypony: lol I know
punkman: fluffypony: oooh, he was all like "back to school" and I assumed <20
fluffypony: "Note that GPUs *do* outperform CPUs, of course -- it's just that it's only a factor of two or three. Which is pretty remarkable. And an ASIC will likely outperform a GPU, but I'm guessing it will be in the ~5x better range, not huge."
fluffypony: xmj: once I'm done fixing tests and I've committed the changes to master I will
fluffypony: xmj: http://i.imgur.com/3SvgH3a.png
fluffypony: xmj: it's done, it compiles and works, the only thing I'm fighting with are some stupid oddities in the testing code
punkman: I made a bitcent trading XMR, I r tradar nao!
RagnarDanneskjol: BingoBoingo - You know for a fact I made efforts to gain better clarity between parties from our pm earlier. All the recruitment I have done for b-a has been out of the kindness of my heart (which is a lot btw in terms of time spent - well over 60 hrs)
RagnarDanneskjol: I am 33. Have been a recruiter since I was 18. what the hell does that have to do with it
BingoBoingo: RagnarDanneskjol: I dunno that you aren't trustworthy, I apparently was lead though (prolly by bad actors) to believe though that you are much older than you are.
RagnarDanneskjol: if you'll read the emails I copied you on I have been quite clear - and ask if any clarification is required...crickets
RagnarDanneskjol: please explain how I created confusion
RagnarDanneskjol: yes, I'm sure you do
BingoBoingo: I think I understand, but I may misunderstand
RagnarDanneskjol: I am doing all this pro bono btw
RagnarDanneskjol: I just identify talent
RagnarDanneskjol: I am not selling anyhting
BingoBoingo: And I just passed 4 liters of fart gas right nao.
KODE_YETI: and i'm working on stumbling home. nite all!
BingoBoingo: KODE_YETI: Sorry I'm working on being trans ethic for useful ethicities
KODE_YETI: i only work when there are $CURRENCY_UNITS on the table
BingoBoingo: And by devil I mean systemd
KODE_YETI: BingoBoingo: i just run emacs on whatever, man
KODE_YETI: <decimation> lol you dedicate one screen to emacs :) << i dedicate my largest screen to emacs
BingoBoingo: KODE_YETI: I have a masters degree in Library Science. This is not cursed. This is totally fucked by American Standards.
asciilifeform: a fellow i know in meatspace.
KODE_YETI: all i know is pressed shitboard
asciilifeform: (actually never mind, i have an earlier 'radiforce' in other room, 1600x1200)
decimation: well, I don't deny that resolution is important too
asciilifeform: lol i have that one!
dub: mircea_popescu: I saw an ad on bitcoinity and wtfd
asciilifeform: don't be so quick to say 'never.' i went recently to a junk peddler, he has a sealed in box 'vic-20.'
decimation: I suppose for the paupers who just need a screen cheap crt is cheaper than lcd
mircea_popescu: RagnarDanneskjol i guess that may explain the vague approach. alrighty, we talk more tomorro or w/e, see what he wants to do.
decimation: I suspect that trinitrons are still in use for medical applications where resolution and contrast are critical
RagnarDanneskjol: mircea_popescu - he went to bed - was asking me how to proceed, but I was unavail. I'll invite him again tomorrow
assbot: Display Technology Shoot-Out Part I
asciilifeform: i was there, we weighed it...
decimation: I miss the little wire shadows on my old trinitron
mircea_popescu: i still have perfect vision, after decades with computors. i credit : a) low monitors and b) large fonts.
mircea_popescu: decimation: it's true, I miss the contrast ratio for one thing << what i miss most about crts, believe it or not, is the shade.
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: Today I had to explain my secret sauce for preserving great editions
BingoBoingo: I saw bob ross and you've got a decade on me MP
mircea_popescu: i think im too young to know bob ross
BingoBoingo: I miss Bob Ross
Knot_Yeti: but i'm not about to stand up for the assholes running bikers over while tapping on their wheelbox-mounted tablest
Knot_Yeti: i certainly wouldn't know
BingoBoingo: Knot_Yeti: No, I'm just saying STLCPD is a bunch of Niggers and the blacks in Ferguson deserve the right to lynch them\
BingoBoingo: You have to remember I find Ladue Nigger central.
Knot_Yeti: <BingoBoingo> Fuck KC, I was hoping you'd have an StL solution. Or maybe CoMo << flat, no earthquakes, reliable oil for the gennies, it's in every american seven-niner's uptime plan
Knot_Yeti: <KRS-1> Anyone care to share your thoughts on this article? I know many of you aren't America, but perhaps you can relate afterall. http://boldanddetermined.com/2011/11/10/the-continued-pussification-of-the-american-male/ << holy KRS-1
BingoBoingo: Back in JUly this year I had a week with 90 minutes of sleep
ben_vulpes: although i never had the oportunity to discover what a "true" or "honest" cycle might look like, i just beat it until it submitted to what i wanted from my life
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: Half the year I can make them feel lazy. Unfortunatley for me the half they aren't looking
ben_vulpes: hey i'm shoehorning my own cycle into the american business routine too asciilifeform
asciilifeform: some folks have approximately 24h clock, think we're malingerers. what can i say.
BingoBoingo: I dunno that any advanced primate has a set schedule
BingoBoingo: Winter though I have week long days. Summer I have day long weeks
BingoBoingo: * asciilifeform merely dreams of living his built-in 26-hour circadian rhythm. << If I normalize I live on roughly 29 hour dyas
ben_vulpes: i had misunderstood
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: Today an old colleague commented that i lost weight. Did not know the proper response to that.
assbot: Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?, by Robert Sheckley
decimation: I suspect that the fantasy-plans for "contingency usg" would be a hilarious read
BingoBoingo: ben_vulpes: Week I graduated college the world wiggled every other day. Maybe my life stalled out because it stopped???
ben_vulpes: ah, i was only privy to the botnet inspector gig and NSA.
upme_boolcrap: i want a solar flare that will destroy every electric instrument on earth
chalbersma: It's been a fun gents. I'm going to call it a night. You guys have a good one.
decimation: sounds legit. I second diametric in that discussion the other day, I like arch as a former gentoo user
decimation: I bet it was a pain in the ass to setup xconf
decimation: I see you keep a few 4:3 displays too
decimation: asciilifeform: yeah I wish one could buy a poster-sized display
decimation: I was talking with a guy who worked near the Googleplex the other day - apparently he knows people that commute 3 hours each way
decimation: I've heard of people commuting from west virginia to the dc area
upme_boolcrap: so i can roam naked in my yard if i wish
upme_boolcrap: but i have alot of room between other houses
upme_boolcrap: i live in the hills
upme_boolcrap: why would i be rich
upme_boolcrap: i hope to grow at least 60 next year
upme_boolcrap: stan did i tell u yet
decimation: it's true, I miss the contrast ratio for one thing
asciilifeform: decimation: i decided, and then some time later came to believe that was wrong - and it was too late.
decimation: then I became addicted to the extra square feet of space