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gribble slaps nubbins` with
a battered trout
nubbins`: SOMEBODY GIVE ME
A FUCKING COMPUTER
BingoBoingo: moiety: Well it was the only place to trade ATC on
a website before Apocalyptic did his thing
nubbins`: we have
a clothesline full of 'em
moiety: mircea actually posted that hif ages ago, i saved it because it's my whole being in
a gif sadly
mircea_popescu: "hey, you
a saint yet ?" "naw, they can't fucking afford the fumigation bill"
nubbins`: i've always kind of felt that organized groups of humans are inherently unstable after you surpass
a certain size
mircea_popescu: bankruptcy is not only
a possibility, but quite
a reality.
mircea_popescu: let that be
a warning to anyone thinking about passing legislation disrespectful of bitcoin :
mircea_popescu: not like she could have fired it anyway, the gun was
a .45 and the chick was like 90 lbs
mircea_popescu: cluj airport, about 15 years ago. previously unsecured at all, because well... originally was secured by army, then those went out,
a whole story.
mircea_popescu: brandished
a lethal prybar and advanced toward the security guard in
a threatening manner
Diablo-D3:
a) 5? what happened to the other 3? b) Im no longer interested in DMC.
mircea_popescu: i didn;t say "asciilifeform should be less of
a soviet" now did i.
diametric: asciilifeform: well my Z is just leadscrews right now manually driven.. really crappy quality at that. I'd be better off just buying
a new better laser
bones`:
A few others and I have
a hosting company but we're only in Philly right now
bones`: That's what I do by trade, and obviously I'm new here trying to expand my mind
a bit
diametric: man I wish I had
a laser cutter with
a powered Z axis
mircea_popescu: bones` like
a decade of experience in the field, actual connections, actual rented floor in multiple dcs, working relationships with the dc management, the tier 1 bw providers and parts suppliers.
bones`: what would it take to be
a serious BTC host?
jurov: mircea_popescu: it is already known what happens to mpoe in
a hour and half?
kakobrekla: well it depends on the size i guess, we have
a small alter irc network in slovenia with like 200 people and 3 or so servers, works just fine for years
kakobrekla: well, it was more of
a joke and id rather not, but if it comes to it, i would.
ozbot:
A Discussion on How to Salvage MtGox Customer Account Holdings - Imgur
benkay: you're talking about becoming
a professional trader by trading your own book. just don't.
drifton: Anyone have an opinion on the viability of profiting off of exchanging btc for ltc and vis-
a-vi? Ive only been going straight btc investment as of late and ltc has me curious. Sorry for the vague question, or if it's considered off topic.
chetty: asciilifeform: Its
a toss up, '84 or Brave New World - but its pretty much upon us
benkay: that feel when
a project manager cancels the meeting you scheduled to plan out the next 2 months of work
Jere_Jones: If you don't know what
a bitcoin is, yeah, I understand the confusion. My wife and I do, though. Hence the hilarity.
Jere_Jones_: My wife told me that she couldn't get
a birthday cake with
a bitcoin on it because it would have been copyright infringement and we needed to get written permission from Bitcoin.
benkay: if they have the smarts to hang on for
a year or two, they may make it back
chetty: true, without keyboard passwords are
a mystery
chetty: multiplication tables making
a come back
BingoBoingo: Oh brain steganography is going to be
a thing soon
chetty:
A man who was traveling through Manchester, New Hampshire was stopped and harassed by the TSA after he opted out of going through
a body scanner. The official reason for further interrogation, according to the screeners, was “We saw Bitcoin in your bag and need to check.”
ThickAsThieves: "
A lot of them tend to be in their 20s and 30s, they tend to be hip New Yorkers definitely with an eye for aesthetic detail – they may work in the visual arts or performing arts."
BingoBoingo: bitcoinpete: Reddit has
a poor ratio of eyes to eyes that matter
bitcoinpete: Looks like my little blog post took
a notch out of NeoBee, eh ThickAsThieves
ThickAsThieves: Jon Stewart having
a laugh over Mt Gox starting as
a card exchange
bitcoinpete: mircea_popescu to Luke-Jr: you're supposed to listen to it. there's
a fucking difference. << priceless
ThickAsThieves: and it turns into ""The note I sent to Diana was rude, unwelcoming, unprofessional and wrong ...," she said in her e-mail. "Diana and her generation are the future of this city. I wish her all the best in landing
a job in this great town.""
Duffer1: that's also
a feature, not
a but :P
wbaw: saying they don't host scammers, denying that bet fixing could be
a problem...
Duffer1: perhaps you haven't been around long wbaw but if i was
a gambler Bitbet would be the only site I'd trust to do what they say, no more no less
wbaw: ThickAsThieves, why risk
a big bet on your first go with some shady site?
Duffer1: ah i'm not
a gambler, i haven't kept up with the offerings in the space
wbaw: there are quite
a few
wbaw: when i became
a customer & paid them money
wbaw: other bookmakers don't call me
a bitch for giving them money
ThickAsThieves: if you want civil interactions with people, try being
a human being
wbaw: i think they're in romania though, so no excuse, was the middle of
a working day
ThickAsThieves: <mircea_popescu> uh what happened to this thing /// there's
a frenzy over AM solving more blocks than usual (sell Neo! Buy AM!) and the Neo bid book didnt fill much behind the rally
mircea_popescu: so
a hdd in
a raid array failed and has been hotswapped.
Duffer1: Start
a Revolution Join
a Revolution @StartJOIN Revolution in
a box. Anyone can start or join
a revolution. Global insurrection!
wbaw: it's no different, it's
a betting site
mircea_popescu: wbaw in
a word, yes. especially because bitcoin isn't
a currency in this sense.
Apocalyptic: "<maz0> Teikoku Data Bank, Japan’s largest and most respected credit-rating agency, in July of last year reviewed the company and gave it
a D4, the worst possible rating
a company can receive on their scale. One of the reasons for the low rating was the lack of qualified accounting staff at the company." mircea is there any truth to that N