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benkay`: i was appreciating the term coinage.
benkay`: oh i get it
jborkl: So, the picture Hashfast twitted - had a metal fork, a tub of popcorn and a case where I could not see a power cord plugged in
ThickAsThieves: "Glad I waited until the last minute to buy everybody Bitcoin for Christmas."
the20year: Some do, some do not, I know when planned parenthood here in the US offered free IUDs to anyone that wanted them, the rate of abortions in that area went down significantly for quite some time
mike_c: and I'll email them and ask them whether they are pro-life or pro-choice.
benkay: the cows i eat also feel pain when they aren't killed right quick
KRS|Gotyawallet: I would if I were born.
the20year: They feel pain when they are killed, according to all the studies I've seen
benkay: i actually have no idea
mike_c: i will take the silence as "yes, idiot, everyone already knew that".
benkay: i'm sure better criteria can be come up with.
pankkake: I only use brain surgeons that are in my web of trust
nubbins`: i mean there are no laws on the books regarding abortion. at all.
pankkake: I don't particularly enjoy abortion-as-contraception
pankkake: I've spent *years* of my trolling career on the topic - not by choice really, just was the issue we didn't agree on
nubbins`: i mean, really, until we got involved in afghanistan and iraq, the canadian army generally didn't kill anyone
Nick_Szabo: i was thinking today about whether the whether never changing in area is related to the people never changing
Nick_Szabo: i like canada
nubbins`: well, so i have the right to property
pankkake: I know a guy with similar ideas (property=everything). gets interesting discussions about exploding couches
Nick_Szabo: once we get everyone on board, i'll pull the plug
nubbins`: although i'm now reading some background info on the topic
nubbins`: no, i meant the idea seemed like a bit of a wank
pankkake: I was joking about media stereotypes (and the suberb movie Hackers)
KRS|Gotyawallet: I have bitcoin. There's a line for us.
KRS|Gotyawallet: so like i was thinking of someplace to flee to when the U.S. takes a shit..somlia or some third world country a nigga like me could be living well
KRS|Gotyawallet: pfft. i dont pay that stuff no mind.
mircea_popescu: i guess i'm just used to much grittier new yorkers
mircea_popescu: i guess.
mircea_popescu: i seriously wonder at the degree of delusion us press must be belabouring under, to imagine saying " would threaten the stability of the financial system" does not immediately and transparently mapped to "they told us they will fuck us up, permanently. we believed them, because they had a point."
monolithik: think I just went a bit too deep down the rabbit hole.
monolithik: to be honest, no idea, I
monolithik: i mean, for a GWU law professor, its quite strange that there is almost no record of his existence.
monolithik: I originally thought he was probably real and just very careful about his online presence, but those old cypherpunk emails kind of weird me out.
monolithik: I found a conference on smart contracts that he supposedly spoke at, but not much else
monolithik: and I wondered, who is this guy? Ignoring the question of whether he is satoshi or not, who is he? Other than his website and blog, he's basically a ghost online
monolithik: so I was recently reading nick szabo's bgold article.
ThickAsThieves: i'm unclear whether BDD matters
mircea_popescu: i guess nobody gives a shit about that
ThickAsThieves: i assume the bet is now closed
KRS|Gotyawallet: i was talking to jurov about a cool project worth looking into using global conciousness project data to compute favorable odds for betting on sites like just dice
KRS|Gotyawallet: I just report the news, I'm not backing it up, interested in comments from you guys because I value your wisdom.
KRS|Gotyawallet: I agree with you guys, but this time I think even Fontas said its the end.
KRS|Gotyawallet: ok..well..hrmph..cool I guess. Thanks dude.s
kakobrekla: what? but its clear http://i.imgur.com/v2g0rDC.gif
mircea_popescu: if post-sell-by date starlets start "leaking" bitcoin tapes i'm gonna hurt some puppies.
KRS|Gotyawallet: i'll drop 75K on it, shiet this is war nigga
AndrewJackson: i love Jumbo Jets
Vexual: i wouldnt swap out for quids
pankkake: I'd like to believe so…
Vexual: i think it was poescue who said you need three people to be sucessful as an individual these days
Diablo-D3: I guess.
Vexual: i didnt know the name before
Diablo-D3: Well, I assume Kenichi Shinoda
Vexual: i dont know who im thinking of and i dont want to
Diablo-D3: I now like him even less.
Diablo-D3: not only am I wrong
Diablo-D3: I just fact checked myself
Vexual: i know its kinda academic, but he influences peoples lives
Diablo-D3: I don't particularly pay attention to small time politics like that
Vexual: yeah i know, his tenure is up soon
Vexual: i heard it said once, im not sure of the correlation
dio_: i guess that was a rhetorical question, my bad
benkay: i'm trying to give you a bigger perspective here
benkay: i could just as well have written 'one'
dio_: i dunno
dio_: i just wnated to make sure, that dude got screwed out of 7k becuase he transfered from a dumb company that didnt pay an approximate 7 cent transaction fee
dio_: passive aggresive, i see
dio_: i was trying to be logical
dio_: i can run that through spell check if anyones having issues
nubbins`: i wonder, is there a market for custom one-off tees with your public key printed on the front
benkay: and until someone pays me for a thorough fisking it will just have to languish in the obscurity that is the attention of the altcoin/I matter circlejerk.
benkay: i can't even fathom the mind that decided that a return to the broken past was necessary.
benkay: you'll have to get into the WoT and sign a contract so I can nail your ass to the wall for nonpayment later.
benkay: i'm not getting paid to do your thinking for you, although we can arrange for that.
benkay: "I saw JR Willet present at Bitcoin 2013 conference in San Jose. He struck me as an honest guy, well intentioned, and smart. That's why I don't think Mastercoin is a scam."
ivstr28: oz your reasoning is the same as the blog I posted?
Duffer1: i haven't looked at it myself so can't say either way
KRS|Gotyawallet: See what I mean: http://s3.amazonaws.com/rapgenius/blacksanta.jpg
KRS|Gotyawallet: and I never even seen a picture of a black santa claus.
ThickAsThieves: I think Harrison Ford will be the next Naked Gun lead
Vexual: with more pussy riot, i like it
mircea_popescu: Vexual sort of i guess
mod6: asciilifeform: Just finished part I. Strangely, I feel like I've read it before. Looking forward to parts II & III though. Really good stuff.
pankkake: I like it
KRS|Gotyawallet: hah thanks..i have a friend who is a roofer and gambles non stop poor guy..blackjack.
KRS|Gotyawallet: last time i played blackjack i won $2400 using $100 in bets..i never went back...f'them
KRS|Gotyawallet: yes thats why i like fucking over the casinos
mircea_popescu: i was being sarcastic sort-of!
KRS|Gotyawallet: ya actually i've been wanting to get in on some of those
KRS|Gotyawallet: no shit..hate gambling. i was bored. never going back there again.
mircea_popescu: (the quote i used is a us baseball thing)
benkay: i'm interested in the notion of cheating as a prerequisite for success, and how most americans don't get this. gotta be a part of the socialist thought repression...
Duffer1: i love having my ignorance immortalized in your blog MP
zach_: if i suggest a new bet and i fund it, but it gets rejected do i get the BTC back?
z: hey i got a question, if i suggest a new bet and i fund it and they reject it, do i get my BTC back?
mod6: i would assert that he's wrong and that his writing does have meaning. although dark, what can be more important than the lessons of the past to future generations?
mod6: maybe i should pick up one of those.
asciilifeform: i think he put an expanded version of this in one of his dead-tree books, also.