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truffles: i also wonder if just learning
a new language makes u an expert in
a culture
truffles:
a logical person can reach near the comparative level necessary for discourse imo
mircea_popescu: your delusions of gramar are
a constant source of amusement, by all means, insist.
mircea_popescu: in short, you're not nearly enough of
a whore to discuss mating habits.
mircea_popescu: well, you speak one language, i speak
a dozen. you've lived in one country, i've lived in lots. you're part of one culture, which is remarkable exactly for it's very stylisized relation to reality. i'm part of at least half
a dozen different cultural spaces.
mircea_popescu: well yes. i'm not interested in
a discussion of "time", as you're not qualified to carry it.
mircea_popescu: makes no difference. the body works
a certain way, and that way is based on function.
mircea_popescu: nah. the way the body works,
a woman that is going to have children should deliver her first before 18.
truffles: ppl make
a fuss about that today just saying
mircea_popescu: most of the women never wore those. that's like sunday garb, it varies
a lot by locale and in general only
a rich girl could afford
a really elaborate version.
Mats_cd03: lets say i own
a shoe store and people with domestic billing information but an overseas shipping address keep ordering products and sometimes triggering chargebacks
Duffer1: ah ya, it's
a great idea, looks like it will be fun when they add more stuff
lewicki: cm64's? that's
a monumental achievement
mircea_popescu: anyway. permadeth is always
a good idea. i have no clue why the videogame dorkage starting in the 90s eschewed it.
Duffer1: maybe on
a thirdperson only server ya i'd agree
dub: it really is
a revolutionary game
dub: he has
a pistol, I an m4 and he doesnt see me
herbijudlestoids: if youre well fed and beleive yourself to be mostly secure in your life then its easy to turn
a blind eye to many things
herbijudlestoids: easy to say, but for those with something to lose or only in it for the lulz...not everyone thinks of themselves as
a soldier
mircea_popescu: <jcpham> oh labcoin turned out to be scam after all? <<< gotta love this guy, he's on top of the news like
a fat woman on
a large cake
Bugpowder: "Today I've received
a box full of bottle of water."
kakobrekla: i hope he doesnt pull
a bakewell that is no fuckin fun
kakobrekla: so, it was known labcoin was
a scam before it was known alberto is involved
dub: he'll just throw them
a loli bunga bunga party
nubbins`: yeah, get the italian authorities to arrest
a guy who owns
a bunch of btc
Duffer1: first communication in months is
a threat lol
Duffer1: no it was
a threat to one of the LCSH members coordinating the complaint
nubbins`: have they adopted
a meme animal?
nubbins`: shremmy looks like
a silk road customer too
dub: was just saying elsewherem been
a pretty good news week
TomServo: hmm. Guess you need to by
a keyboard first?
TomServo: kakobrekla: did you mention
a cherry switch sample thingy?
mjr_: I can accept cash, in
a briefcase, i think thats how they do it in movies
mjr_: even if its been used
a million times as long as NONE of those uses intersect with MY identity, you can never trace it to me
mjr_: super simple, OR it has come from random miner, and gone to
a new address on the network
mjr_: well...you get coins from
a freshly mined block
TATonaplane: How do you send coin from
a a never used addy
mjr_: i thought it was just
a bitcoin address
mjr_: most of the transactions are too small to matter to them, there are no digital records of what happened, and the people were not involved in bitcoin as
a business
mjr_: who met up with others at
a meeting using the satoshi square brand
mjr_: it is
a brand,
a label, but it is neither incorporated nor does it have any finances
mjr_: satoshi square is not
a legal entity
mjr_: because that was part
A TATonaplane: Any individual acting as
a twoway dealer might
mjr_: we did not "make
a market" ie offer to buy and sell at the same time, in fact satoshi square as an entity if you can even call it that has never bought or sold
a coin
mjr_: we did not "provide
a market"
TATonaplane: Providing
a market for laundering is
a crime no?
mjr_: so
a person AT satoshi square COULD be just as in trouble
mjr_: nor do we have any compliance because we are simply
a host,
a facilitator of people meeting for their own reasons
mjr_: or
a politically motivated hit job
mjr_: so I don't think its
a witchhunt
mjr_: they are basically making the case that
A. You knew the rules you were supposed to follow B. You were in charge of enforcing those rules C. You did not follow or enforce those rules
mjr_: i'm saying you leave
a huge liability on the table
mjr_: which is what
a Compliance officer is doing
mjr_: why would you sell bitcoins to
a guy who is selling bitcoins ON SILK ROAD, when you know he's on silk road, and you are doing way larger amounts than you say you can on your website
mjr_: they basically said "Charlie Shrem said 'we are simply not allowed to transfer large amounts of money for
a single user without doing
a lot of paperwork and complying with regulations blah blah blah'"
BingoBoingo: I know people who grew up there maybe
a day's walk from each other. Some had never seen snow, others had snow that never disappeared.
BingoBoingo: TomServo: As in finding
a way to communicate with people who reside in
a wonderful location
BingoBoingo: barb_: The thing is legal ambiguity exists for
a reason, and that reason is getting lawyers paid to litigate the cases in court.
BingoBoingo: mike_c: Not
a lobbyist, I mean real corruption. i.e. buying the county
mike_c: legal ambiguity. hence his first comment about being able to afford
a lobbyist.
barb_: having to employ
a lawyer
BingoBoingo: barb_: Generally that kind of thing involves paying
a real legal lawyer. The best answer I can offer is I dunno, but is it legal to play to slot machine in the original pokemon games outside of an actual casino?
barb_: is it illegal to operate
a betting site
barb_:
a real legal answer
BingoBoingo: barb_: Generally it is best to not operated out of
a Jurisdiction you are personally not large enough to corrupt in your favor.
barb_: hey i have
a question about bitbet
mike_c: but i do have
a few beat up coins i could sell you
BingoBoingo: I guess the Shrem case offers
a bit of insight into what MP is doing right in the sense that preferential unadvertised service is criminal.
deadweasel: well fuck, they only gave HSBC
a fine, yet they're talking about jail terms in the article. what
a crock of shit.
Vexual: and if its
a baloney sandwich, you're in like flint
Diablo-D3: thats when you WOULD have
a fancy bottle of it
Diablo-D3: its your money, but I think its
a waste
Diablo-D3: I mean, if you wanna keep around
a very expensive bottle and only use it for, say, salads or what not
Vexual: i make one press oil and beat the tree with
a stick
Diablo-D3: again, thats not
a food saftey law, and thats EU only
Diablo-D3: extra virgin as
a term is
a legal term
Vexual: and i just ate
a rooster that was supposed to be
a layer
Diablo-D3: and get the big tins of it and put it in
a dispenser