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phf: it's
the diff between bezzle and
tide.
tax increase happens in sync with devaluation because otherwise you discover
that
there's not enough aspirin.
phf: ben_vulpes: if your hendging against devaluation happens in bezzle
terms, but your more
tax is
the "guberment done it",
than
this distinction makes sense. i don't
think
that in reality more
tax just happens, it's a process by which devaluation graph gets readjusted
a111: Logged on 2017-03-29 16:42 mircea_popescu: possibly we're
talking of
two
things.
ben_vulpes: phf: not ideological, financial! you can hedge against devaluation. what is
the hedge against moar
taxes?
☟︎ phf: ben_vulpes: i'm sure
there's some ideological angle where
two are not
the same, but from where i sit...
ben_vulpes: dilution of
the dollar
to pay for encampment of
takers i'm hedged against
ben_vulpes: giant
towers with water, calories and internet piped directly
to
the basics
CompanionCube: because I was saying
that it either was or is a deliberate clone
CompanionCube hasn't used
tincd as a VPN-to-the-internet, only as a virtual LAN equivalent.
phf: i suspect back in
the day it allowed vendors
to optimize for usage patterns. "unlimited
traffic vpn" vs running it on a
tightly metered box
phf: y'all never
tried configuring openvpn
CompanionCube: nope, but from
their perspective it may as well be. Not
that I'd agree
though.
CompanionCube: asciilifeform: presumably because
they are
too lazy for
that
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform missing ~
to properly indicate authorsheep
a111: Logged on 2017-03-24 20:47 asciilifeform:
http://btcbase.org/log/2017-03-24#1632355 << orlol discussed
this, and it was 100%
true, 'homo americanus' has some very serious damage
that is very expensive
to build prosthesis for -- he has no family , no friends, no one will lend him money other
than at extortionate rates, has no one alive whom he could live with in small hut, 5
to 10 sq. metres, without killing one another
mircea_popescu: by now
there's just
too many of
these small and "in itself defensible" idiocies piled up.
ben_vulpes: funny how all manifestations of modernity look alike. entertain even a smidge of wokeness and you'll wake up in
trans camp.
☟︎ mircea_popescu: (3rd order :
the best fungicide is... bacteria.
the best antiseptic is... bacteria.
that's why your skin stays healthy -- you are covered by your friends.)
mircea_popescu: 2nd and 3rd order effects are even more important
than
the direct
mircea_popescu: much like opting
to have a natural compost pile in a shady spot in
the garden instead of fertilizer and "modern our democracy" will result in a much better ecosystem, with birds and earthworms and so on ; just like a good cheese and yogurt diet rather
than
taking peptobismol will result in a happier digestion ; just so havinga house full of linens rather
than nylons will result in a much happier overal environment
to live in,
ben_vulpes: heh and
this ocmpounds, because now your kids don't have an immune system because your surfaces are overcolonized (and with
the most ahistorical of populations at
that), so not only do you have
to clean
the stink away but also keep ~everything out of
the kid's mouths.
mircea_popescu: so you're up
to a certain point stuck overwashing once you buy
the plastic angle.
mircea_popescu: moreover it selects for unfriendly kinds of bacteria (hence
the milk example --
tho0ugh
there
the uht process does
the selection)
mircea_popescu: plastics make a splendid substrate for bacteria, much better
than anything else.
mircea_popescu: all
things "that stink" are your brain identifying
the metabolic byproduct of bacterial life ; and knowing from experience
their presence doesn't mix well with your continued existence.
ben_vulpes: mircea_popescu: i dunno, you implied
the stink came from
the synthetics alone!
ben_vulpes: mircea_popescu: i don't follow
the connection between
the 'stinky' synthetic fabrics and
the bacteria
mircea_popescu: let's consider a simple illustration : normal milk going sour becomes a different kind of aliment - sour milk. usian milk going sour becomes
this utterly bitter horror.
ben_vulpes: or is
this in re
the fragrance obsession
ben_vulpes: what does
the stink have
to do with
the sterility obsession?
ben_vulpes: take 'em outside, roll
them in dirt, make sure
they eat some.
mircea_popescu: this is up
to a point unavoidable --
the cheaper synthetics
they use, especially fibers, stink.
ben_vulpes: moreover one large reason americans are so sick is a dangerous obsession with
the sterile living environment.
mircea_popescu: he has a point
though,
there's good reason kids should be raised with puppies not kittenbs.
trinque: oh god,
the regular extended cab is bad enough.
trinque: read: lol
there is poop in my mouth
trinque: "maybe you're
the mini cooper
type..."
trinque: but yes, kind of like
these folks
that never put anything in
the back of
their
truck
mircea_popescu: dog-pets work fine for 5
to maybe 11 or 12yo boys, but
this mostly because
the kid will pull its ears etc.
phf: well, it's a
telling selection of canine behaviors is my point. my dog was a lot more useful
than "sit" and "shut up"
mircea_popescu: ben_vulpes notrly. i mean i dunno,
to my eyes
the whole "dog as pet"
thing is kinda inept. get a hunting dog, go hunting with it, suddenly it's a lot more respectable an animal.
ben_vulpes: but also
those are just
the canine behaviors, neh?
phf: i
think "sit" and "shut up" is aspirational. when you're at
that point, you kind of want something practical out
ben_vulpes: you've been at it, what, a decade and a half at
this point?
mircea_popescu: and in fairness i dun
think i have
to bid anyoine shut up once a week.
ben_vulpes: shinohai: honestly
the only canine behaviors i really want are "sit" and "shut up"
trinque: corvette activites are meant
to be done on
the hood
ben_vulpes: corvette's
too cramped
to even get road head in halfway conveniently
mircea_popescu: 's
teh problem, he can just
turn part of
the corvette into an office!
phf: i sort of assume
that people who quit job
to be with family look and act like derek ireland at
the end of one of his yoga videos
shinohai: Wanted: One office slut. Must be flexible, fit under desks, and be able
to emulate canine behaviours. No collar required.
ben_vulpes: hey just because i fired everyone doesn't mean i'm not wandering around naked in
the cavernous echo chamber of my own delusion every day
phf: i
thought you need an office for an office slut
shinohai takes note of ben_vulpes new interest, vows
to find irl doggy girls
to suit ....
mircea_popescu: vaguely recall
this being discussed round
the original crisis.
mircea_popescu: i
thought we're pretty much aware it's 1000000, but anytway