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mircea_popescu: no high school senior hauled up in
a basement is EVER going to be
a soldier,
mircea_popescu: this notion that children can somehow, with
a lot of shaving paste and stilts, stand up to adults is laughable.
MisterE: hell drone program is enough for all but
a stupid occupation like Iraq
MisterE: Mats_cd03: they know all they will need soon are an army of kids controlling bots in
a video game like theater
Mats_cd03: mustangs: former enlisted that received
a commission and are now officers (e.g. lieutenant)
mircea_popescu: er to spot. “Did you lose
a sony? It could be the Penguin. I think we can round him up, he’s dressed like
a PENGUIN! We can find him, he’s
a PENGUIN!
mircea_popescu: , the police come over to your house, they fill out: The Report. They give you: Your Copy. Now, unless they give the crook his copy, I don’t really think we’re gonna crack this case, do you? It’s not like Batman, where there’s three crooks in the city and everybody pretty much knows, who they are. Very few crooks even go to the trouble to come up with
a theme for their careers anymore. It makes them
a lot tough
mircea_popescu: JERRY: I got ripped off for about the...18th time? And now, the first couple
a times you go through it, it’s very upsetting and your first reaction or one of your friends will say, “Call the police. You really should call the police.” So you think to yourself, you know, you watch TV, you think, “Yeah, I’m calling the police. Stakeouts, manhunts... I’m gonna see some real action.” Right, you think that. So
Mats_cd03: basically
a trial by fire for the tactically inept
Mats_cd03: as far as training for platoon leaders go... us .mil excels at meritocracy, at least during
a deployment in an area with modest insurgent populations
MisterE: by nature it's not
a meritocracy
mircea_popescu: so they tried something along the lines of what seems
a meanwhile abandoned project to inject title
mircea_popescu:
a more persuasive theory is that the usg used this opportunity to launder its own mining proceeds.
mircea_popescu: such as, to cover its own shortfall, or as directed by
a frient of its (such as
a regulator, without
a court order) or in any other case.
ozbot: TIL
a dying Carl Sagan's last words were literally "420 blaze it, Faggot." He whispered them to his
nubbins`: <mircea_popescu> soo, the mpoe astrology department informs me that april the 20th, other than being orthodox easter, is also going to be
a grand cross and the first of four blood moons. <<< it's also 420 CARL SAGAN BLAZE IT YO
MykelSIlver: must be
a miracle if this was the Low till May
mike_c: please ask the astrology dept what the lucky lotto numbers are for
a cancer under such conditions.
Namworld: I call that
a "Look, the moon is fucking brown-orange."
Namworld: What the hell is
a blood moon?
mircea_popescu: soo, the mpoe astrology department informs me that april the 20th, other than being orthodox easter, is also going to be
a grand cross and the first of four blood moons.
Namworld: I'm pretty sure it's meant to be on
a display box
nubbins`: i guess for
a numismatic, it doesn't have to be quite as sturdy
nubbins`: yeah, i'd be shocked to see it on
a circulation coin
nubbins`: i'm just looking at the new releases, they've got
a coin with
a frog made from venetian glass attached to it
bounce: not exactly hard to get
a sip did, even
a free one.
nubbins`: dexX7: so send 'em
a quote for 3 days work
tg2: irs decision needs
a supreme court case to reverse
tg2: Psa don't drink and post. Benkay is
a good sport though for putting up with such trolling last night and still having patience after
VanCleef: i hope he goes bald then every male has to have
a bald haircut my hair is thinning so if i go bald too i am so moving to north korea because you'll be able to get all teh chicks as baldness becomes cool
moiety: mircea_popescu: i think some of them think its
a parade
moiety: that picture of bush is
a cracker
ozbot:
A mental problem pe Trilema - Un blog de Mircea Popescu.
ozbot: Man Arrested for Public Consumption of Iced Tea Urged to Take
a "Deal" from Prosecutors | The Daily
ThickAsThieves: as
a currency, Bitcoin should be
a frictionless means of paying for goods and services. "
ThickAsThieves: "However, tax treatment of Bitcoin as
a property, and not
a currency, may make compliance with tax laws unnecessarily cumbersome and imposes untenable recording and reporting requirements on its users. This is an unwelcome result for most bitcoin users, but is particularly detrimental to those that Bitcoin can help the most: small business and underbanked individuals. When it is used
mircea_popescu: (before being repurposed by english to mean "criminal", felony denoted the behaviour of the overly-socially adaptable, they who go from inflexible grandeur in the presence of inferiors to abject suckupitude should any superiors show up. de funes in the gendarme series is
a fine example)
ozbot: Interacting with fiat institution,
a guide pe Trilema - Un blog de Mircea Popescu.
xdotcommer: registering with ircbot systems is not
a step forward
tg2: Wow ok I'll officially tired, I just set
a server ip to it's netmask and have no ipmi... lol
moiety: sounds like
a challenge
benkay: xdotcommer: bitcoin's
a ponzi, duh.
tg2: you will be left with
a void of trust the likes of which WOT cannot comprehend
moiety: it was
a cool concept, with the wrong users
moiety:
a few factors, but being so involved in that didnt help. not for publogs
benkay: not to reopen
a fresh wound.
moiety: yeah im now in learn mode. i did have crazy plans but BingoBoingo said, just calm down and learn
a while
benkay: maybe get
a sweet job or something
benkay: that's
a rough finger trap.
moiety: yeah benkay i tried to make it work as best i could but i think i was in
a losing battle, large mess
moiety: ;; later tell BingoBoingo i didn't realise you had left me
a rating, that means
a lot what you said
joecool: moiety: congrats WOT is no longer telling me that you're an impostor and
a scammer
benkay: well, we trolled each other hard for about
a week when BingoBoingo returned from his self-imposed exile lo these many months ago
tg2: brb writing
a vanity gpg key gen
tg2: along with
a hangover
gribble: (rate <nick> <rating> [<notes>]) -- Enters
a rating for <nick> in the amount of <rating>. Use optional <notes> field to enter any notes you have about this user. <nick> must be the user's GPG-registered username, Your previously existing rating, if any, will be overwritten.
tg2: you're
a half decent guy you know that
benkay: it's
a reference for others, tg2
Apocalyptic: poor mircea, he will have
a hard time reading the log later today
xdotcommer: ;;rate xdotcommer 10 shilling like
a villain
gribble: (rate <nick> <rating> [<notes>]) -- Enters
a rating for <nick> in the amount of <rating>. Use optional <notes> field to enter any notes you have about this user. <nick> must be the user's GPG-registered username, Your previously existing rating, if any, will be overwritten.
tg2: this is
a clever ruse
tg2: mixer? i don't mix. anybody who says so is
a lying sac of shit and I will ;;rate them
xdotcomm_: is not
a valid GPG key id. Please use the long form 16 digit key id.
moiety: await
a bunch of ratings from similarly unknown new names in the coming while
gribble: (rate <nick> <rating> [<notes>]) -- Enters
a rating for <nick> in the amount of <rating>. Use optional <notes> field to enter any notes you have about this user. <nick> must be the user's GPG-registered username, Your previously existing rating, if any, will be overwritten.
gribble: (verify <url>) -- Verify the latest authentication request by providing
a pastebin <url> which contains the challenge string clearsigned with your GPG key of record. If verified, you'll be authenticated for the duration of the bot's or your IRC session on channel (whichever is shorter).
gribble: The bot responds when you start
a line with the ! character.
A good starting point for exploring the bot is the !facts command. You can also visit the bot's website for
a list of help topics and documentation:
http://gribble.sourceforge.net/ gribble: (gpg register <nick> <keyid>) -- Register your GPG identity, associating GPG key <keyid> with <nick>. <keyid> is
a 16 digit key id, with or without the '0x' prefix. We look on servers listed in 'plugins.GPG.keyservers' config. You will be given
a random passphrase to clearsign with your key, and submit to the bot with the 'verify' command. Your passphrase will expire in 10 minutes.
tg2: xdotcomm_ can build
a 3d printer from scratch
benkay: moiety: you're
a little smarter than the average babe.
tg2: its
a youtube video and 2 sentences
benkay: anyone in this channel ever use
a mill?