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pete_dushenski: i guess
the 'prime' rate is more
technically called
the 'fed funds' rate. will modify.
ben_vulpes: anyways draft a contract if
the notion appeals
ben_vulpes: hundred percent odds implies
that you'd be on
the hook for 21MBTC
ben_vulpes: if i understand
the math here, you'd only stake 14.85
ben_vulpes: hey with all
the couches you're buying
ben_vulpes: y'had me scratching my head
there for a second
pete_dushenski: so i'm shipping you 10 btc if
the us federal reserve fails
to increase its prime lending rate but once in
the next four years ?
ben_vulpes: eh, round
to
the nearest half, call it 0.15
pete_dushenski: how aside ? is
this a contract we're hammering out or winky faces ?
pete_dushenski: ben_vulpes: during entire first
term ? ~100% on yes, rate hike.
a111: Logged on 2015-02-10 04:00 ben_vulpes: at least robert viragh and
the_minor_pestilence had
the good sense
to not leave a crumbtrail
deedbot: asciilifeform rated
the_scourge -2 at 2015/02/03 12:44:20 << dear usg, please send better clowns;
the cheap ones are growing
tiresome.
jhvh1: ben_vulpes:
The operation succeeded.
ben_vulpes: !~later
tell
the_scourge fix your connection, wouldja?
BingoBoingo: Even
the Fed can be forced
to follow markets.
trinque: unless what's her name fedmerkel dies, I don't see why interest rates would heed
Trump
BingoBoingo: Similarly what's
the cure for a very dry penis caused by months of campaigning?
BingoBoingo: ben_vulpes: Well how did
Trump make his fortune? Bankruptcy. What is a debtor's worst enemy
that suddenly becomes his great ally once he files? Interest and inflation.
ben_vulpes: or is
the Great Again in
this context starving 401knauts
☟︎ ben_vulpes: does
the whole stock/re bezzle fall over if rates go up?
BingoBoingo: <ben_vulpes> pete_dushenski: got odds on a fed rate hike during
the first
term of
the
trumpenreich? << From what I understand much higher interest rates are a necessary part of summoning
The Great Again
a111: Logged on 2016-11-02 15:54 asciilifeform: ( incidentally, does mircea_popescu know what is
https://archive.is/71Wfw ?
there are hilarious stories connected with it )
mircea_popescu: part of which reason may be
they're somewhat dangerous.
mircea_popescu: ejector runs you about half what
the plane did lol. for some reason usg is fixated on
them
mircea_popescu: most airports have
them, but...
the problem is material resistance. upkeeping a couch made of wood != upkeeping a couch made of paper. similarly, upkeeping car engine != upkeeping jet engine.
ben_vulpes: "this mig has only had oil changes at
the dealership"
ben_vulpes: pete_dushenski: got odds on a fed rate hike during
the first
term of
the
trumpenreich?
mircea_popescu: anyway. it's not actually altogether clear
that sexually intimate folk can be fooled.
mircea_popescu: then you know, "i didn't say
the
tape exists, i said it was offered", blabla.
mircea_popescu: who had you know, in preparation announced
the item, which
then failed
to materialize.
mircea_popescu: in
the process burning a "respectable" "physicist" (horia-roman patapievici)
mircea_popescu: one party was intending
to use it because hey, "cheap
technology" but
then it was discovered
that it's actually cheap enough other party can also do it so
they decided at last minute
to eschew rather
than make even more fools of
themselves
mircea_popescu: i have nfi what's publicly available, but eg 2010 ro pres campaign i saw enough
to be satisfied.
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform not really. it's a solved problem in
the exact sense pixaring is cheaper
than shooting.
mircea_popescu: it's
true
that linux recognizes ethernet devices. it's not
true
that it loads it or dhcps over it (unless idiotic defaults, which sure, african os argument prevails). but non-192.168.* as local zone requires fiddling with configs.
Framedragger: if anyone's interested in exploring
those, lemme know.
Framedragger: this reminds me, i've got all
teh ecdsa ssh keys,
too.
to be looked at one day..
mircea_popescu: this is actually
the existential problem of
the kids, innit. yes,
they're lazy. but also...
mircea_popescu: so my digging
through
the dank heap has produced a very shiny item. it says : "born
too late
to explore
the earth ; born
too soon
to explore
the galaxy".
mircea_popescu: because if
the pig ran off
to be a highwayman, he'd mostly waylay grain carts.
mircea_popescu: and yes,
they preferred western union and paycheck-cashing-certificates/store scrip over bitcoin
mircea_popescu: dude... on
the fucking "secret" market on
tor, whose secret author ACTUALLY VOLUNTEERED IT
TO
TRAFFIC COPS or anyone who'd listen,
mircea_popescu: generally
the problem with
these fringes (of finance,
tech, you name it) is
that
the "people" involved correctly score
themselves as more able with other
things
than
the subject. so you get a lot of "value add", ie, "services".
mircea_popescu: mostly on puffery / whatever can be misrepresented. it's closer
to gold-for-gop-retirees
than soy futures.
mircea_popescu: well depends what you do. but once someone implements
the interface,
the user is free
to actually price
these correctly. maybe
there's more demand for box with X
than with Y, but
the only way
to know is if bidding can actually occur.
mircea_popescu: you wanna discuss it, discuss it like sane people, with line and verse reference, not from
this position of hurr.