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mrstickball: and given the number of securities that are both unregistered AND scams... is
a problem
fluffypony: danielpbarron: don't get me wrong, I love the idea of
a decentralised exchange, but the idea of just about anyone anonymously running an unregistered, unregulated company just seems to be asking for trouble
danielpbarron: as per recommendations from users in this channel, I have sold my XCP; still got
a lot to learn..
BingoBoingo: thestringpuller: Do you have
a time for when that happened? I don't know and dream host doesn't know. I need times when it slows down.
fluffypony: but I didn't really have the urge to fly to China and setup
a QC/manufacturing structure for
a product that I didn't know would sell well
thestringpuller: "The C.E.O. has to be the virus," Mr. Huang said. "To build
a great company, you have to kill it
a bit every day."
BingoBoingo: Still, how was this idea born? Manufactering and shipping from South Africa...
A country that just really isn't so good at shipping.
fluffypony: that's why we've now got
a US and an EU distributor
fluffypony:
a lot of people complained, and we removed the shipping option
fluffypony: no, they all arrived, we haven't had
a lost shipment yet
fluffypony: when we launched we had
a shipping option called surface mail
fluffypony: and if you have
a charming enough frontman you can be convinced of many things
mrstickball: so if you want to send an address,
a trust rating can be attached to said address to verify authenticity/legitimacy if the user desires such
mrstickball: I would think that Bitcoin needs to integrate
a WoT mechanism endemic to private keys
fluffypony: well, it wouldn't make spending too difficult (maybe make it
a 3 of N multisig, for eg., or even less - 2 of N), but to make scamming more difficult and thus require not only the manipulation of the market but also the manipulation of the (more competent) investor pool
artifexd: I'd be so much richer if I had found this channel
a year ago....
fluffypony: and have
a small supervisory board elected among the shareholders
fluffypony: suggested that future IPOs could use
a multi-sig wallet for funds raised
jurov: Afk at
a bar I guess :)
artifexd: Why internet chat if you're in
a bar chatting in person?
fluffypony: I'll hazard that he has
a lot more on his person, but let's see
fluffypony: mircea_popescu: what's mpex's stance/your thoughts on companies that raise funds in BTC, but then don't only accept payment in BTC (and thus possibly being profitable from
a fiat perspective, but not entirely from
a BTC perspective) ?
ThickAsThieves: i like how this coinroll complainer doesnt even provide
a tx
gribble: Error: 'He' is not
a valid integer.
ThickAsThieves: i was dreaming that the vip guys were in
a brawl in
a field and i dove in to rumble then there was
a tick in my glove and the hotel phone rang
kakobrekla: 12:53.02 ( +mircea_popescu ) [11:49:40] anyway, there should be
a noob channel where people kindergarten their first year(s) in btc < all but -assets ?
mircea_popescu: anyway, there should be
a noob channel where people kindergarten their first year(s) in btc
mircea_popescu: nanotube maybe add
a counter and only tell people say... 500 times they shoulds pay attention ?
edlund10: i wondered - have you thought about
a website like betfair for bitcoins?
mircea_popescu: now, the upside i judge at what,
a few hundred bucks. cause they're not gonna sell
a million copies without advertising and marketing work.
fluffypony: "We work on commission. We don't charge for our ebook publishing, conversion and distribution services, and we don't sell publishing packages. We earn our commission only if we sell your book, and our commission is only 15% or less of the net, which works out to 10% of the retail price when your book sells at our retailers. For example,
a $10.00 ebook sold at one of our retail partners earns you $6.00 and earns Smashwords $1.00. The same
mircea_popescu: meh,
a few hundred bucks on yet another site account somewhere is at this point
a net loss to me,
mircea_popescu: writing books ~in romanian~ struck even 2005 me as
a little silly.
edlund10: yes, it's
a pity i don't understand romanian so good :)
ozbot: I wrote
a book… pe Trilema - Un blog de Mircea Popescu.
edlund10: I think he gained lots of popularity after the "How to interact with
a fiat institution" article
Namworld: The lack of
a platform to do that is kind of problematic.
Namworld: Actually nevermind, I guess since I'm not paying daily interest like on contract, that's
a default.
Namworld: Although otherwise I guess that yes, it's
a default. I just don't know why he's naming me among so many scams who are more than just late. Or where he even learned I'm late on some payments.
Namworld: Well people so far have accepted my explanation and were okay to wait
a while.
fluffypony: still, on
a list of hipsterrific scams it seems an odd thing to mention
Namworld: Eh. I have
a loan still outstanding. I was repaying people for
a good while after BTCT.co closed. I ran into issues tho, I'm not done repaying everyone.
ozbot: Canadians arrest
a Heartbleed hacker - Apr. 16, 2014
artifexd: I can point them at the bitcointalk thread. And say, "See ThickAsThieves created the project. He says I am
a rep. Don't believe me? Ask him."
artifexd: If you recognize me as
a rep, I'm
a rep.
artifexd: Pop into #freenode. Ask
a staffer to transfer control. Answer whatever questions he has. (Is it open source? Etc...)
ThickAsThieves: Seems
a lil loose but i also dont get how to make someone an official rep
artifexd: The founder is metabyte. He registered the channel over
a year ago. Hasn't been in it for...
artifexd: I want to set
a topic to reduce the amount of OMGBBQCoin questions.
nubbins`: you will need it if you don't want to have to download
a client and python every time you boot
nubbins`: for example, persistence wouldn't be an option if you were running linux from
a cdr
Duffer1: the last time i used linux was redhat for dummies half
a lifetime ago
TestingUnoDosTre: Do I want persistence on
a USB drive Linux that I'll be using to access/store offline funds ?
artifexd: It absolutely does not hurt to occasionally think, "How easily could I be replaced by
a small shell script?"
mircea_popescu: "The sound technology, the source says, doesn’t yet work.
A noise as common as
a blender in the background at
a coffee shop might cause it to malfunction."
mircea_popescu: HOW do these people expect
a fucking company to work already ?
mircea_popescu: One described the way engineers were treated versus everyone else as
a “caste system” within Clinkle. Another said there was “segregation in terms of how departments were treated by management.”
BingoBoingo: "After the sales team hit its 100,000 sign-up milestone on
a Wednesday in late September, Clinkle paid for
a “booze bus” to take them out partying that Friday. Two days later,
a dozen people who had been on that bus received
a phone call from Clinkle’s management team. The message: Don’t come into work tomorrow — you’re fired.
mircea_popescu: , the group could win
a $500 party, spa visit or stereo-system package. None of the pitches included
a demo of the actual app."
mircea_popescu: otherwise, almost neobee to
a fault. "The growth teams met ambitious goals by targeting the most influential students on campus, such as group presidents and fraternity and sorority leaders. The leaders were shown some images from the website, and the deal was sealed with
a compelling prize: If the entire organization signed up for Clinkle’s waitlist, then all of them downloaded the app on the day it became available
mircea_popescu: "There were culture-building events like parties and baseball games. Employees would dress up for Wacky Wednesdays, sip mimosas on Fridays during lunch, and sunbathe on the office roof deck. Duplan was quickly becoming
a star around Stanford’s campus — prompting both awe and jealousy — and not everyone was
a fan."
mircea_popescu: "I was flattered by his interest, so I thought it over. That is, I indulged in what young men frequently mistake for thought. In imagination, I saw my name over the door and myself in
a fine glass office looking out and watching clerks taking in money. I had, in anticipation, the thrill of buying one store after another and going from town to town on tours of inspection. I tickled my fancy with the idea of coming back
mircea_popescu: the 2nd 2 should be
a 3 too so i guess next week is mpoe contract update day o.o
mircea_popescu: it looks like
a nutty copy/paste error that somehow nobody picked on in... years ?
thestringpuller: I think this is the harshest review tag I've ever seen >> "You don't need
a heart to like this movie. You need an MBA."
mircea_popescu: you know, universities force dorks to pay 10's of k's
a year to be college students.
BingoBoingo: Someone who was never forced to stop being
a college student?
mircea_popescu: for that matter, when did coffee become comodized anyway. "
a coffee" means nothing, unless it means sex.
mircea_popescu: who the fuck is so destitute they can't afford
a coffee the moment they want one, and who the fuck would want such
a person within
a mile.
mircea_popescu: "Clinkle is also building out
a robust rewards system with gamification elements. For example, if you use Clinkle to buy things, you might earn
a free coffee. "
mircea_popescu: "this month i will pay dividends in deleted posts on
a forum people who like to talk about bitcoin write for other people who like to talk about bitcoin"
BingoBoingo: ;;later tell moiety are you Snail2 on bitcointalk... Their avatar appears to be
a Manul
kakobrekla: if i had to make
a bet, id say garr made the complaint.
ozbot: Starting
a new FPGA mining farm/contract Cognitive Resurrected on[Havelock] | Page 109 | Bitcointa.l
fluffypony: BingoBoingo: for the low, low cost of only 1000 Buttcoins, I will provide
a machine that allows you to effortlessly move through time*
fluffypony: BingoBoingo: I can sell you
a time machine for cheap
BingoBoingo: Like many bets, with
a time machine the specs could have been better.
TomServo: Is that regarding
a bet you made BingoBoingo?
fluffypony: mircea_popescu: by your own example, you should ask for more information with
a purpose - "I am considering buying
a used car from Moe. I see that you have rated him in the past. How did that go ?"
mrstickball: admittedly, its been
a few months since I dealt with WoT and gribble to re-auth