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thestringpuller: asciilifeform: i don't want
to expose my actual IP
to
the world, cause...yea. But
the only IP i can forward is an AWS one
to my house.
phf: in related news i don't understand punkd. it's a very expensive feature phone. yet one of
the
top FAQ is "how
to reset
the software when it hangs". i'm using
this guy right now,
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T139-Flip-Phone-T-Mobile/dp/B00387FAC0 it's $30 used (i
think it was $25 from
t-mobile store, i'm not sure how amazon is selling it for $90) and it never had
to be "reset"
mircea_popescu: at least we're not women.
those - can't have shoes. period. at no price.
mircea_popescu: but yeah,
turns out
this entire "progress" bullshit is not even limited
to software.
mircea_popescu: phf it's actually a very smart move,
that 200 bucks will both encourage
the kid
to act sanely, which in itself is priceless, and otherwise cover
the ground of a dozen pairs which would have been 20ish each anyway
jurov: My best shoes were adidas zappans, very soft and pliable soles but lasted about 5 years... would hate
to buy new ones only
to find out
they "optimized"
them
phf: (i actually don't know if
those $2000 ones are even
the same, i vaguely suspect it's just a "high end brand" scam)
phf: when i was growing up my parents would by my italian shoes for $200 or so, which was an exuberant amount. i have one pair still. i went hunting for
the same kind recently, and not only is it impossible
to find similar quality, once i had a friend of a friend recommendation it was in
the $2000's. and it's not even proper dress shoes, more of loather kind, with incredibly soft caoutchouc soles.
mircea_popescu: in other news,
trilema now publishes
the republican surgeon's warning re reddit.
PeterL: Is anybody else getting "error" back from archive.is when
they
try
to submit links?
the past
three links here all just got "error" back?
mircea_popescu: i guess it's
the soul of
timeliness
that phf figured out how
to replicate it huh.
trinque: potter county went 71.6% Romney, and
that guy was half-dead
mircea_popescu: or
that
there's such a
thing as a healthy dose of neurosis now.
mircea_popescu: which is funny, coming from a chick in drag, because i am unaware of
this notion
that self deprecation is even socially acceptable in males, let alone in any dose required
mircea_popescu: to quote some idiot covering
the ever-famous catholic diner, "trump failed because a healthy dose of self deprecation was required".
trinque: not even
their 4 year olds.
trinque: this "Asian"
thing
they do is cute.
they're
too scared
to look
the people in
the eye.
ben_vulpes: then
there are
the priestesses of ishtar, with whom we're forbidden congress for all but
the solstice days
BingoBoingo: I
thought ancient Joodom wasn predicated on coupons
pete_dushenski: is alf sitting on stash of coin so far up his arse
that he forgot about it when it was
time
to bid on bitbet auction ? or am i dreaming in
technicolour here ?
pete_dushenski: BingoBoingo: it's not really 'taking' being
taxed if you're... not paying. and no one else is either.
pete_dushenski: asciilifeform: lol! here i was
thinking i was being all fancy and spangly and mr. 'imapauper4lyf' is wondering how it is
that i'm scrimping and saving so!
BingoBoingo: If
they weren't lazy
they wouldn't
take
to being
taxed like
that. Once again see Mexican immigrants
to
the US.
pete_dushenski: BingoBoingo: italians aren't lazy so much as
taxed into being "effient" with
their
taxable labour.
pete_dushenski: "waiwut pete paid 700 for SHOES??!" ha. hardly. i dun pay retail for clothes n shoes anymore
than i pay retail for mcm furniture. plus, i actually negotiated a 1500 gift card
to high-end meanswear store a few months back so had
to spend it on schmany attire accordingly.
BingoBoingo: Well, who
the fuck would want Italian leather boots for working? Italian cows likely reflect Italian people, lazy.
The hardworking ones left. What you want is made in US by Mexican immigrants for maximum quality.
pete_dushenski: we're
talking dress shoes like
the ones i had on
today. hugo boss. made in italy. c$700 (~usd$500)
BingoBoingo: And quality leather workboots cost $400
to $maxint, similar success
a111: Logged on 2016-10-24 20:39 mircea_popescu: now shoes on
the other hand,
they're different.
there's certainly
the "i'll buy you
this 30 dollar pair of red stilettos, which you
then forget in
the cab and nobody cares".
there's also
the fine italian leather shoes which are worth whatever
they cost. so dunno.
BingoBoingo: pete_dushenski: Well diana_coman seemed
to do a single contained narrative. She could serialize
to my shock and awe. I figure my chances are marginal considering writing fiction is
the opposite of writing qntra.
pete_dushenski: BingoBoingo: how are you figuring your chances are against
the mighty diana_coman ?
BingoBoingo: How are you going
to renovate spaces for North Americans without knowing
the pinnacle of
their empty spaces?
pete_dushenski:
http://btcbase.org/log/2016-10-24#1558563 << i definitely hammered home
the notion
that i'll write about anything
today, but
the fanfic requires some serious research into
the mental vacuum
that is elliot, research
that just isn't on
the agenda
this week. between being out of
town and renos at a couple suites and presentations and learning basic python, elliotology doesn't have much room
to breathe
☝︎ shinohai: I will investigate
thoroughly, I assure you, and report back.
mircea_popescu: technology, as always
to
the detriment of
the naturally gifted
phf: that's a good place
to be
mircea_popescu: who
the fuck has
the patience
to ~talk~. like, vocally. one on one. wtf.
mircea_popescu: well, it has its place. but its an emotional
thing, you call
the bitchez up. granny, maybe.
mircea_popescu: moreover, all
this was before internet. nowadays, i can scarcely comprehend how it'd work
that i'd degrade a
text link into a dumb voice link with someone who is intelligent enough
to safely maintain and use otp.
mircea_popescu: the royal corps of engineers,
that's who. not at&t,
that's for sure.
mircea_popescu: especially in
the wired variety. who
the everloving fuck is going
to maintain landlines for you when you aim
to use
them like battle comms lines ?
mircea_popescu: which is why
the usecase for
the phone is, "i met
this chick last night at
the rave"
mircea_popescu: the fundamental problem is
that
the phone isn't
this
tool whereby you maintain one
to one permanent links with aforeknown parties.
the phone is
this
tool whereby you make new links with random new parties.
a111: Logged on 2016-10-24 23:00 mircea_popescu: you wanted
to know why nobody made crypto
telephone.
the reason is -
there's no market.
the reason
there's no market, you explained yourself.
a111: Logged on 2016-10-24 23:00 mircea_popescu: dude... i dunno who
this dumb shit works on, but you should probably eschew
their company, it makes you stupid.
mircea_popescu: somehow
the fall of rutba failed
to make it
through
the usg blocade,
too.
mircea_popescu: and wtf is
this, no more
trump news, no more mosul news, what is
this gross failure of
the united entertainment machine!
mircea_popescu: you wanted
to know why nobody made crypto
telephone.
the reason is -
there's no market.
the reason
there's no market, you explained yourself.
☟︎ mircea_popescu: dude... i dunno who
this dumb shit works on, but you should probably eschew
their company, it makes you stupid.
☟︎ a111: Logged on 2013-12-12 17:34 mircea_popescu: asciilifeform recall
the lolphonograph
they had on a ship during ww2 ?
mircea_popescu: this scheme is so evidently inept, no explanation as
to why nobody
tried
to implement it is required.
mircea_popescu: if you ever
talk
to 1 other box calling
this a
telephone is nothing short of idiotic.
mircea_popescu: what dude, it's hard enough
to get a girl's phone, you want her
to write down her fucking otp for you ? while drunk at 3am ?