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mod6: i want to get down to brass-tacks on this one before i waste any more time on it.
kakobrekla: i have seen enough.
mod6: eh, i guess its over lol
mod6: i think i started a flame war in #urbit btw
mod6: kakobrekla: not just yet. got a few other things to work on first. and still need to learn hoon before i can get anywhere.
nubbins`: i only write code in the freshest languages
KRS1: doh he's gone i'll take that as a yes
Vexual: give the lawyers a tidy share parcel and I forsee a different outcome
ThickAsThieves: and legally i shouldnt really be spekaing on it at all anyway
ThickAsThieves: i suggest you talk to Danny about specifics
ThickAsThieves: this sentiment was repeated by other lawyers i spoke with in other countries,
Vexual: reading between the line I am concerned about the lawyers saying that the regulators will be welcoming of their submissions
ThickAsThieves: i gave him some pointers after
ThickAsThieves: i dont think he's ever done this before
asciilifeform: I'll laugh my arse off if it comes out that signals intel is being 'laundered' via... government soothsayers.
peterl: oh, that explains it. I guess that is decent quality for a tablet video
BingoBoingo: After the Picostocks news I'm leaning towards no chance CoinTerra delivers, if they deliver at all I imagine it would be BFL style...
b0n1: i mean a reasonable big amount on yes
b0n1: I think its an idea worth thinking about since back/lay betting systems are much more attractive for intelligent punters who don't want to get robbed by line bettings
b0n1: well... initially I was wondering why there is no back/lay betting system for btc so far. You told me then that there are difficulties and I was curious about them, but still dont get it I am afraid
BingoBoingo: mircea_popescu: apparently I'm a sock for your PR now, or she's a sock for me? I'm wondering if this SolarWind thing has scammed before https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=297334.msg3296064#msg3296064
mircea_popescu: i don't think a discussion of the cluelessness of the population can in principle be made into a comparison of betting systems.
b0n1: mircea_popescu, what i mean with arbing is for example in a binary bet where you can bet on event A or B you could lay both and make profit ( arbitrage opportunity)
mike_c: ok. i agree with you (and therefore will place a bet). let me find a better example or understand that I was wrong.
mircea_popescu: i dunno that you can derive 10% gains over ghold staying under 2k an ounce for the rest of the year
mircea_popescu: i dunno that it does that honestly.
nubbins`: okay, i'm going to step outside for a few moments
b0n1: mircea_popescu, i am not sure whether that is of the same nature as the point i want to mention here
mike_c: unless i misunderstand something..
mike_c: i.e. http://bitbet.us/bet/119/the-spot-gold-price-will-trade-above-2000-oz/
mircea_popescu: i don't see we have such a shortage of events that we need to make them last by creating dozens of bets out of the same one thing
mircea_popescu: which is i guess another way of saying bookie.
mircea_popescu: i thought it was about scottish people
dub: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/scot%20free.html not sure how I stumbled on this but the pic of Dred Scott alone is worth the share
b0n1: yeah, i see that point
nubbins`: "The last time I had seen grown humans throw up like stressed out cats we were in a ditch and being fired upon."
BingoBoingo: Thanks mircea_popescu they seem like they can't even throw a proper labcoin style AMAZINGCOMPANY shitstorm. This might be more boring than I anticipated.
b0n1: http://trilema.com/2013/least-likely-to-succeed-character-the-upseller/ although I read the article I couldn't find a reason way back and lay betting with btc is problematic
dub: I thought .co domains were free
pankkake: I wonder why people don't just setup auto renewal
ThickAsThieves: i still think it's based on sales logs
nubbins`: after reading that, i wondered if they even knew what addresses the funds are in
blastbob: i think one of the other guys at coinbase said in a video that they wasnt going to
ThickAsThieves: but i knew he wouldnt answer
ThickAsThieves: i considered asking him when they would list ltc
BingoBoingo: Oh, the Ryan Dickherber character got a mention here. At some point he contacted me in response to some local meetup I half assedly tried to organize. He seemed rather boring so I didn't bother. Pretty sure it is actually his name though.
pankkake: I like those guys, they make me think I have a normal sexuality
nubbins`: and i found diapers in his room, too
ThickAsThieves: there i think that's it
ThickAsThieves: i'll find it
ThickAsThieves: i wonder if there's a vid
ThickAsThieves: did i already tell you guys about the moment with the central banks being put on the spot?
ThickAsThieves: i also brought up the Btc foundation
ThickAsThieves: i both appreciate that some party is making the effort, and worry that it's just one party
mircea_popescu: well i don't.
ThickAsThieves: i didnt press the issue, but i disagreee
nubbins`: mircea_popescu: i just need to figure out how to structure the "house edge"
ThickAsThieves: basically i expressed that this name alone worries me,
ThickAsThieves: i also asked him about the "core devs"
ThickAsThieves: i believe centralization is the natural evolution of most things
nubbins`: i'm going to start a forum called bitcoinchat.org
ThickAsThieves: said it's not his pursuit, and that i was right to question it
ThickAsThieves: he was even reasonable when i asked him if he felt this whole decntralization of everything trend was a worthy pursuit
mircea_popescu: cause basically i hold the same opinion of him.
ThickAsThieves: he has that i'm so smart it hurts to be around you attitude
ThickAsThieves: i think Hearn was my favorite guy
pankkake: so bitcoin central sends me a mail to say I'm refused again, does not tell me why, and the website says everything is still under review
ThickAsThieves: something like "i believe you are actually trying to do it, i just dont think you are capable"
pankkake: I cannot tell
nubbins`: dub: i just press my ear to the wall if i want psychotic hookers
ThickAsThieves: after seeing Roger Ver in person I no longer think someone had a gun to his head in that Gox-is-fine video, he's just that uncomfortable acting all the time
nubbins`: so i received a judgment in the mail today, regarding the claim we filed against our previous tenants
pankkake: I want some bitcoin ass to mouth
nubbins`: i bet the WSJ is calling him right now
ThickAsThieves: i should make one and use trilema quotes for all my citations
ThickAsThieves: how can i add my klout score?
mircea_popescu: "bitch, i'm not saying you're a whore, i'm saying you look worse than plenty of whores and this is all your doing."
mircea_popescu: i liked him after he went nuts past the point of common nuttery into pure trollage.
dexX7: i liked pietilla before he went nuts
mircea_popescu: i never saw him naked.
mircea_popescu: jborkl i agree. imo the insult ladder goes like taaki > usagi > pietilla > wagner
jborkl: I think that means dumbass in Japanese
mircea_popescu: i wonder if judas had tits
mircea_popescu: i don't think he's usagi because he made german-type slight style errors
mircea_popescu: i suppose he's taken -pr ish advice and is nao lurking
mircea_popescu: "I largely address the issue of who the fuck has the never for this "
nubbins`: i've got a bunch that i won't be roasting any time soon
nubbins`: i wonder would people buy green coffee beans with btc?
nubbins`: plus i'm totally making this all up
jurov: yes i can't
kakobrekla: o i was scrolled up nevermind
nubbins`: ah, i used ODEs, complicated as fuck
jurov: nubbins`: i reused mining forecast spreadsheet and it was very accurate, too
pankkake: I would be surprised if it worked for the following months
nubbins`: i developed an algorithm to predict the next 12 difficulty increases last november, and it's been correct within 2% for the past five months
mircea_popescu: my bank here in romania is giving me free securitized BLO forms which I may use for any amt, even 50 bux,
dub: HELP I NEED MY COINS. BITBOOK HAS 15 OF MY COINS THAT'S LIKE SERIOUSLY MY LIFE SAVINGS I'M GOING TO FLIP MY SHIT.
mircea_popescu: i guess there IS a sr alternative now ?
mircea_popescu: "NO, IT'S A BAD GOD. THIS IS NOT GOOD... NO BITBOOK REPS, NO NOTHING RIGHT NOW. THE SITE JUST STRAIGHT UP DISAPPEARED. AND I WAS LITERALLY JUST WITHDRAWING THE BITCOINS INTO CASH. I HAVE LIKE $0 I NEEDED THAT MONEY SO BADLY YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND."
mircea_popescu: da fuck i never heard of it ?