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mircea_popescu: ninjashogun people here are worth well over
a billion all together.
ninjashogun: the moment I announce on hackernews (hwere I have
a profile) at the right time of day, I will have some sign-ups
greenspan_fan: my idea for
a start-up involves me applying to thousands of places for remote work, then farming out the resulting offers to india
copumpkin: so if ninjashogun can get it up and running, he'll have
a lot of willing customers
ninjashogun: So I am looking for
a roughly $50K investment (nominal, could be less). Is anyone here in
a position to conssider that, has
a portfolio and has been involved iwth other startups in the past? An interest in mathematics (specifically graph theory) helps immensely.
nubbins`:
a job search where mediocre employees can find already-defeated employers
mircea_popescu: (some people don't want to do
a specific job, but whatever, some people don't want something specific done, but whatever IS done) ?
ninjashogun: mircea_popescu, the specific problem we're solving is "connecting jobs with job-seekers". I.e. finding the best qualified candidate for an employer, or the place to work for
a job-seeker. BETTER than
a text search where they both just blurt out what they need (exactly) on the part of the employer or everything they have done (exactly) on the part of the job seeker.
ninjashogun: Duffer1, then when we have
a set of profiles and
a critical mass, we can get listings ourselves directly, and get the money from them. However, there has to be content initially.
greenspan_fan: ninjashogun the scraping part could be
a thing unto itself
nubbins`: you just won't be able to make
a physical model of it anymore
copumpkin: mircea_popescu: well, there's an obvious interpretation of
a square matrix as
a graph
mircea_popescu: Duffer1 it's
a start-up, what business plan. they maybe have an idea is all.
dexX7: this is somehow sad.. i wonder for how many bitcoin was
a pain instead of pleasure
ninjashogun: So just to put this in context I have just connected this week with the other mathetician I am creating this site with, so it is
a very fresh startup opportunity. To whoever asked about the means of investing, standard terms as you would suggest based on hearing abou thte opportunity etc.
ozbot: How to recover your money as
a small time investor with funds in mtgox
copumpkin: ninjashogun: pagerank is
a graph algorithm :)
ninjashogun: database queries are applied set theory. Ours is different, it's based on graph theory and is
a very novel application that results in much better matches ,and ALSO
a good reason for people to upload their profiles.
ninjashogun: WhatsApp just sold for $16Billion, and there is
a huge bubble in the valley . technical jobs are very scarce. we have 1) something much better than search, based on graph theory (without sayin gmore) and 2)
a reason people will upload their profiles for this reason :) We can get
a lot of technical profiles just from launch / announcements (on hacker news etc)
ninjashogun: Not much ThickAsThieves . I'm raising $50K for
a new job web site based on applied graph theory (not to relationships/connections - something else)
Apocalyptic: fract4l, how dare you, that's
a great picture
mircea_popescu:
a large chunk of the way i designed mpex is so as to empower people to grow their own stuff
mircea_popescu: i just got an email from
a friend, it goes "hey can i have like 10-20 bux worth of bitcoin cause im testing this service and i lost all the btc i mined on my laptop back in the day"
copumpkin: joe shmoe mined 10000 coins on his old laptop in 2009 as
a joke
greenspan_fan: putting it another way, given your thoughts re: art, you could consider patronizing some pre-autistic teenager with
a color palette and
a dream
mircea_popescu: leading question : how much business is nyse losing by not having
a drive-thru presence in most shopping malls ?
greenspan_fan: at this point idk whether it's positive (as
a mark of differentiation) or whether you're losing business because it seems like it's pre-1999
Vexual: i guess bp dont want prtd matleb on
a machine that has blockchain
nubbins`: kind of forgot that it makes
a link that people can click ;(
greenspan_fan: mircea_popescu presumably if you/your employees could implement
a sophisticated exchange (with all the countermeasures in order to ensure continuous operation) you could at least add some css to mpex.co
Vexual: still
a lot of milkshakes
mircea_popescu: you know how like
a certain fucktarded ceo is making his own stock exchgange ? cause he knows better ?
ThickAsThieves: "Interestingly the folks at secondmarket called me today to say that there will be
a one week halt on all new BIT purchases and their trading department is no longer taking any new positions."
nubbins`: what's
a snapshot of an exchange website going to do for me?
nubbins`: ^ this is the proper way to deal with this issue, not
a fucking cloudflare snapshot
greenspan_fan: nubbins I am angry that I'll have to wait for
a year, though
nubbins`: they've been renewed for
a third, hey?
nubbins`: mircea_popescu: netflix-only television show based on
a bbc television show based on
a novel. the netflix version centers around u.s. political intrigue, specifically kevin spacey's machinations towards the presidency
greenspan_fan: did you see the latest season? I'd say it was
a contender, even sans eunuchs
Apocalyptic: <greenspan_fan> and that guy looks like he's experienced
a couple "non-standard deviations" // heh
greenspan_fan: and that guy looks like he's experienced
a couple "non-standard deviations"
dexX7: there is also this post from wsj earlier:
http://archive.is/NLLpV - "According to documents seen by The Wall Street Journal, Tibanne Co., which operates Mt. Gox, is expected to generate
a small profit in the fiscal year ending in March from exchange transaction fees. The forecast, however, assumes bitcoin prices well above current levels."
ozbot: Iranians hacked Navy network for four months? Not
a surprise. | Ars Technica
greenspan_fan: bitcoin becomes the national currency of ecuador and he flees britain as
a citizen
mircea_popescu: and the fact that the scammer troop has coordinated ballet on the topic is really just
a sign of how fucking stupid they are.
mircea_popescu: listen, all this is
a lot less exciting if YOU KNOW IT WILL HAPPEM
greenspan_fan:
a really suspicious slide deck about mt gox going under surfaced
ozbot: Mt.Gox just proceeded
a bunch of JPY withdrawal today : Bitcoin
ThickAsThieves: On February 21, 2014, Andy Booth was listed as the domain name registrant, according to
a historical Whois record.
greenspan_fan: Idk, I am having
a great time w/ my array of proxies
the20year: Granted they're throwing in
a 2300sf duplex along with everything
the20year: Bask in the glory of
a 385sqft cottage
jurov: nubbins` gonna make
a molotow
nubbins`: just had one of those "went downstairs to find
a lighter, came across
a vial of oil" moments
greenspan_fan: I am thinking either angry investor puts
a hit out w/ the yakuza, or he commits hari kiri. Place your bets.
greenspan_fan: don't worry, I'm sure gox.com is going to be
a huge hit
the20year: I have quite
a few investors that have lost out quite
a bit of coin at gox
ThickAsThieves: hmm i'm just realizing that last i talked to my brother he was using gox as
a wallet
the20year: That would have been the better choice, one of the bigger issues has been waiting on havelock to send me the coins, they aren't deposited on
a wallet on our side
greenspan_fan: seriously, I would not be surprised if it's higher than ever in
a week
the20year: I would be too , but I have very little personal cash available for btc, but also sadly have
a decent bit of BTC from investors to be converted to fiat to buy property
the20year: Went to
a bunch of faucets after downloading the client, the ones that were giving 1 to 0.5btc out per day per time you hit the faucet
greenspan_fan: wasn't that
a scam fund from that guy who ripped off mircea?
greenspan_fan: really? did you not have
a good graphics card or something?
nubbins`: met
a girl who raced
a lotus once
Diablo-D3: top 5 stories on hn, with
a sixth further down are mtgox
Duffer1: is that
a MTG ref greenspan fan?