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nubbins`: it was called
a "camping shovel"
rithm: mircea_popescu seems like the type to bareback
a zombie
mircea_popescu: if zombies have teef they're probably
a) not theirs and b) lodged in their backs etc.
rithm: if you use
a machete sure
rithm: spend
a little time each night sharpening my axe
nubbins`: "we can afford to do this for
a couple of weeks"
Apocalyptic: <nubbins`> as owner of
a small business, i'm amused by how eager most "companies" in this space are to spend money << amazes me as well
nubbins`: pink eye didn't pay out
a dime in wages for our first 2 years
nubbins`: as owner of
a small business, i'm amused by how eager most "companies" in this space are to spend money
nubbins`: imagine, startups that are more interested in making things than drawing
a fat paycheque
nubbins`: there's something nice about watching
a movie in
a language you don't understand, though
mike_c: does the dark crystal hold up? i would be nervous to watch again because i loved it as
a kid.
mircea_popescu: (as
a kid, i could not understand english, so it was all splendid gibledygook to me)
nubbins`: this is why i don't re-watch movies i enjoyed as
a kid
mike_c: <kakobrekla> ;;rate turbo_ac100 1 did
a firefox plugin for bitbet << for everybody who asks "how to i get wot ratings". here's one way.
nubbins`: well, y'know kids these days. nice packaging +
a couple of "unboxing videos" = more sales
mircea_popescu: i do think he has
a point, we'll have to figure it out
mircea_popescu: guaranteed to change the way you look at ... i dunno,
a glass of water.
nubbins`: generally this is unknowable so it's been
a while since i bought anything new
kakobrekla: ;;rate turbo_ac100 1 did
a firefox plugin for bitbet
mircea_popescu: it's not
a bad thing to be, tbh. if the choice is that book, the only other option is the chick when young
kakobrekla: ;;rate turbo_ac100 1 did
a firefox plugin for bitbet
mircea_popescu: as those reddit derps that tried to name something they stole but not actually understood in
a futile attempt to be forever remembered that nevertheless sorta worked
nubbins`: hm, considering making
a bet about whether HIF will pay
a dividend on schedule
kakobrekla:
a digital to analogue converter? i dun get it.
pankkake: oh that's where the "Neo&Bee only failed because it wasn't
a DAC." is from
nubbins`: "AUU MAI GAUUEDDDD AIIM SUCH
A FLUUUURRRT"
mircea_popescu: "Randomly look at him and say you're
a flirt. Make sure you sound playfully and sweet. Surely you two will get in
a play argument about who is
a bigger flirt."
mircea_popescu: how to "accidentally" get shot,
a guide. #1 : "Randomly poke him in his stomach, arm, or face. "
nubbins`: speaking of cute, my wife bought
a pair of these insane leggings:
mircea_popescu: "Make sure you take
a shower,wash your hair, body, feet, etc"
nubbins`: i feel like i should post
a link from an alarmist end-of-times website to fit in
antephialtic: "Neo&Bee only failed because it wasn't
a DAC."
nubbins`: "nonono i totally have
a dozen eggs, just come back tomorrow"
nubbins`: cat is running
a fractional reserve
rithm: i thought everything bitcoin-related was
a scam
nubbins`: it's amazing how quickly
a society forgets
nubbins`: "plant
a garden" / "eat local food" / "store long-term food supplies"
nubbins`: anyway the funny thing about these "sheeple" / "SHTF" websites is that they offer advice that would have been perceived as obvious and sensible
a generation or two ago
nubbins`: "maybe if we give EVERYONE
a job toting
a rifle around
a grocery store..."
nubbins`: "Food Minister Felix Osorio said the process was off to
a smooth start. He says the system will sound an alarm when it detects suspicious purchasing patterns, ensuring that less-than-honest customers will be beaten to death by the angry mob that surrounds them"
nubbins`: you're not
a hoarder, you're
a nervous buyer.
BingoBoingo: Maybe institute
a bezzel where your "insurer" won't let you organic, because moths
nubbins`: but this order, they're asking for 20 mediums in
a 50-shirt order
nubbins`: well last time the customer just got
a bunch of large
nubbins`: man. i've been trying to order medium black organic t-shirts for like
a fuckin month
BingoBoingo: That's not
a place... That's
a dock or
a bridge
BingoBoingo: moiety: Maybe from scotland, it's what 15 minutes on
a bicycle?
moiety: BingoBoingo: i think this is worth
a trip to london
VanCleef: how do you lose against
a crack head tho?
nubbins`: ThickAsThieves "narcotics checkpoint" aka "seeing if there are any shady people on the road"... travelling in
a car is second only to travelling by air with regard to how few rights you have
antephialtic: "The U.S. government masterminded the creation of
a "Cuban Twitter" -
a communications network designed to undermine the communist government in Cuba, built with secret shell companies and financed through foreign banks, The Associated Press has learned."
moiety: what an epic day! I can think straight again! *getting to keep my house
a wee bit longer!
BingoBoingo: The end result is
a desire to sit in the parking garage for
a lecture rather than any of the lecture halls
ThickAsThieves: 5 years ago the city had
a nice new parking lot made near the area
antephialtic: but I do agree with you that conformal giving them some competition is
a boon. I hope btcd becomes
a fully viable alternative
ThickAsThieves: i concur, i feel like they trailblazing in the dark toward
a cliff
mircea_popescu: they'll be
a major liability this time next year, at the rate they're going.
mircea_popescu: overall, they're
a slight liability so far, and the trend is negative
BingoBoingo: I dunno that easy ECDSA multisig is
a feature and not
a "feature"
antephialtic: I disagree, P2SH is actually
a big improvement in security by making multisig not
a huge bitch to use
mircea_popescu: that's
a case by case basis. in their case, it does not.
VanCleef: its good that bitcoin is centralised to
a few core devs
mircea_popescu: you really don't want to go into utility. so far the pretend-core devs are
a liability overall.
antephialtic: mircea_popescu: as
a grotesque consequence of the sad state of the bitcoin-core codebase, bitcoin-core is unreplaceable