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mp_en_viaje: pretty lulzy alt-world menagerie the usg is building for itself.
asciilifeform: ( for the innocent: at no public function in washingtonistan is 'falung gong' ever absent, and the presence is always in the form of 2-3 platoons of chix holding up posters of where supposedly 'they take us apart alive for organs' )
mp_en_viaje: spyked, http://thetarpit.org/posts/y05/095-cl-who-ii.html#selection-207.23-207.57 << is this even a good idea ? why would you want to interleave lisp and html ? how the fuck is anyone gonna debug the salad ? ☟︎
asciilifeform: whole thing must've moved here.
asciilifeform: mp_en_viaje: found, by way of the misfortunate outing , that oddball chinese 'falung gong' cult in washingtonistan has ~300 people ~in orchestra~ alone. holyfuq.
asciilifeform went like clockwork to 4 jul fireworx fest for 15 yrs nao, but this might be last one
asciilifeform: was filming, like idiot, 'cuz any minute nao, TANKS!1111', in 60fps '4k'
asciilifeform: simply had the misfortune to be out of the shade, in godforsaken swampistan
asciilifeform: yea but this one wasn't pointed at solar corona or anyffin of the kind
BingoBoingo: With that 2017 eclipse, I though a lot of people learned ccd's can overheat
asciilifeform: i did learn that ccd in camera can overheat, had nfi this was possible.
BingoBoingo: Back in old country at such events there was always a certain caste of old women attending to or supervising such concessions for their ability to make change or round the damn prices.
asciilifeform: fwiw it was such a sad chunk of sadness that i regret what spent on the train ticket, not even speaking of time.
asciilifeform: BingoBoingo: for all i know, this kinda thing has been 'normal' here for yrs. asciilifeform simply stays out, usually, from mass panem et circenses scenes, simply not seen
BingoBoingo: The biggest danger here with lines is when the tills run out of change. The very sad mass people movers will even have signs begging folks to buy their tickets with the 2 peso coin
asciilifeform: i can only guess that nowadays if, in this here colony, you can 'do floating point' you will work somewhere other than the scorching swamp heat selling bottles..
asciilifeform: this was 1st such scene that i've personally witnessed
asciilifeform: there was even an indian d00d who offered her a 20 and 'stop counting the change for next n people omfg and move the fucking line'
mp_en_viaje: o wait... NOBODY HAS THREE DOLLARS.
mp_en_viaje: what's wrong with just giving her three bucks ?
asciilifeform: for that matter, where was the 'genius' who even thought to price bottle '2.73' or what it was.
asciilifeform saw an almost 'argentine'-grade scene at trump fest. wanted to buy bottle of ice water. went into queue, of six people or so. then noticed that queue dun move ~at all. assumed, like idiot, 'hm must be out of water? waiting for truck with moar?' -- then got to end of queue, and jaw dropped. vendor chix was counting change ~on calculator~. bbut! calculator ~on ipnoje~, so therefore also attending, must have, to arsebook etc. ping
mp_en_viaje: very much a turkey dollar problem. everyone's rich in jam tomorrow, jam today on ration card.
asciilifeform: i recall a mp_en_viaje article where there was detailed portrait of argentine 'academic', with bow tie etc, demanding shop credit line to buy a pair of boots or what was it
asciilifeform: i.e. can't buy it with the printolade or pyramid would topple ?
asciilifeform: there's also moving parts , orcologically speaking, that asciilifeform doesn't at all understand. e.g. how , in fucktarded argentinistan, typical orc 'can't buy empanada except on layaway' but somehow flat still costs 300k(us)
mp_en_viaje: lol, watching girlparty returning ladden in groceries tryina open the door on teh security webcam thingee. will amusements never cease!
asciilifeform: nfi how solid this figure.
asciilifeform: i was told 200-300 was typical in timis.
mp_en_viaje: they still make the god's given 3-400/month here, place is beautiful.
mp_en_viaje: i guess increasing salaries worst thing for the people.
asciilifeform: ( interestingly, in proper ru, i am told, not so great, 'americanization' is making inroads there )
asciilifeform: mp_en_viaje: i picture food situation much like in ro, aha. minus the rubbish trucked in from germany.
a111: Logged on 2017-08-24 17:24 asciilifeform: e.g. film 'diehard' ended up translated by one 'genius' to title 'умри тяжело'
asciilifeform: they take in 1980s rubbish, 'diehard' etc, with mother's milk ☝︎
mp_en_viaje: asciilifeform absolutely gotta try minsk asap. evne their industrial foodstuffs are not that bad, they somehow manage to buy the machines without the evil pastes, put genuine ingredients in.
mp_en_viaje: i expect you could get yourself free drinks for rest of life in any bar of your choice here, on the strength of "i used to live in wash dc" stories.
BingoBoingo: re: tango - Replaced over here among the young by Cumbia provided the old women don't kill what's left of nightlife on their way out http://btcbase.org/log/2019-07-03#1921480 ☝︎
asciilifeform: mp_en_viaje: will. and BingoBoingo as i understand piz is paying for transport ? ( rather , asciilifeform pays, asciilifeform owes piz, plox to credit it , when billed , against his tab )
mp_en_viaje: aite, plox to bill at convenience.
mp_en_viaje: asciilifeform, yes, iirc i was held to pay for a piece of hardware to replace extant ? or was it two ?
mp_en_viaje: anyway, re sticks : no sticks necessary, even vaguely. sane people do the look and nod thing, like argentine tango used to work (century ago, when they still had it).
asciilifeform: BingoBoingo: speaking of the (entirely fair) 'customers, motherfuckers' prod from mp_en_viaje : i'ma take the smg broadcast as official marching order re the machine delivery, and make the purchases, so we've what to sell . ( and on that front, the mips item is ready for war. i'ma also need to cuntoo . )
mp_en_viaje: after 30, w/e, "gotta take care of dependents" what have you. but a young woman with wallflower syndrome's not healthy.
mp_en_viaje: if she genuinely sees NO ONE to talk to, what the fuck is she thinking being there.
mp_en_viaje: nor is this peculiar burden on girl. i don't stick around in idiotlands either, once it's discovered it's also abandoned.
mp_en_viaje: it's not like that cunt's gonna fill itself.
mp_en_viaje: very much like a pizarro that manages to go through week without approaching any customers.
mp_en_viaje: girl aged <30 that manages to go through entire week without approaching ~at least~ few males and then does not leave the fucking place, is on that basis alone broken in the head to clinically relevant levesl.
mp_en_viaje: asciilifeform, my theory is, tbh, mental heath.
mp_en_viaje: in other sads, went through all ro articles searching for reasonable terms, could not find item. im pretty sure it was english, early english. oy vey.
asciilifeform: and i'm speaking of generic people, even; i imagine mp_en_viaje had to beat'em away with sticks.
asciilifeform: mp_en_viaje: in sovok sphere, they in fact ~will~ talk to you. (even when abroad, in deepest swamp of washingtonistan, ru chix in crowd watching some 'occupy!11' nonsense, found somehow asciilifeform in the crowd and spoke !) they do this, the generally accepted theory is, on acct of plain demographic catastrophe .
asciilifeform: mp_en_viaje: i did not follow him to naggumistan, never found out what he meant. ( and fella wasn't ever heard from since. )
mp_en_viaje: poland, pliable. minsk so fucking pliable they come talk to you. norway ridoinculous.
asciilifeform: ( if assange et al is anyffing to go by -- just landing there with an intact cock prolly is worth coupla thou in legal bill )
asciilifeform: in asciilifeform's extended meatwot, there was a d00d who moved to norway. declared that it was on acct of some peculiar heathen music he played in a band, that is in fashion there, stayed, he said, for the pliable chix
mp_en_viaje: needless to say the experience cut stockholm off map ; and possibly copenhagen also.
mp_en_viaje: mostly other-nordic kids, who apparently are just as fucked in the head, but stuck with a more functional country against their will.
asciilifeform: not difficult to guess why...
mp_en_viaje: asciilifeform, according to multiple sources, not nearly as used to be.
asciilifeform: ( to see -- what ? naggum's tomb? fjords ? )
mp_en_viaje: c) these people are genuinely fucking nice to a degree not seen since costa rica. they're not usually very efectual, for systematic reasons beyond their control, but holy shit they WANNA help.
asciilifeform: this is good q -- are there even tourists in naggumistan on typical biz day
BingoBoingo: It just means if no one complains because there are no tourists, no one rocks the boat. Lest they become the sad puppy in Nordic system.
BingoBoingo: Well if you get enough puppies, they'll eventualy get tired and cuddle up for protection. This doesn't actually offer any actual protection against "the bad" no one locally wants to be.
mp_en_viaje: in other local flavour : a) never in life seen so many drunks ambling about, not even in ro 90s, not in moscow 90s, never. this place is something else. b) never before seen radical feminist hairdo that works well! they have them here, just complimented girl on her peculiar shaved sides with thick braid on top of head. cute as fuck.
asciilifeform: not even speaking of wandering mp filing lawsuit, how the fuk does something like this stay in biz for yrs
asciilifeform: tourist in any shithole country is 'king and god', i have nfi how their own ministry of tourism avoids nailing this idiot
BingoBoingo: "Wow this scamming the tourists business got awfully dangerous all of a sudden, lets go back to scamming the downtrodden"
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: the police report and all of the claims appear to be in order. Gotta beat the fucks and put fear into the scammers that didn't have the fortune of crossing MP.
asciilifeform: i bet losing case over even just the cost of that room would kill it
mp_en_viaje: asciilifeform, i dun even want the dough ; i want that thing ended.
asciilifeform: seems like textbook case for smallclaims
mp_en_viaje: how they live with the shame is anyone's guess ; but the norwegians have plenty to be ashamed for.
BingoBoingo: Nordic system: hardscarbble derps derping along to soften hard environment imagine the tourists want their accomodations to mimic Nordic austerity hell as well
asciilifeform: do they have equiv. of usa's 'small claims court' in naggumistan ?
mp_en_viaje: anyway, fixed the weirdness re comments
asciilifeform: based on phf's reports, even in india this aint a thing in 21st c
asciilifeform: and lol! they rented mp_en_viaje a janitor closet, for cost of whole flat?!!
mp_en_viaje: me either ?! nfi when or how tho
asciilifeform: 1st time i see this on mp_en_viaje's www. (maybe elbowed wrong button?)
mp_en_viaje: now why the fuck are "comments closed" ?!
mp_en_viaje: whoa that obama piece is strong
mp_en_viaje: sadly. makes any search that more dubious.
asciilifeform: mp_en_viaje: http://trilema.com/2018/the-principal-agent-problem-or-how-america-went-away/#selection-251.0-261.55 i think is it
BingoBoingo: Thought you'd enjoy that lul. Huge fuss over six bodies receiving messages from on high by guy who really wanted to be president of a people he can't bring himself to talk to.
BingoBoingo: Then there's http://trilema.com/2013/obama-getting-crushed-in-the-marketplace/ which hits the US crowning Obama fail
feedbot: http://trilema.com/2019/how-the-good-folk-at-kj%c3%b8lberggata-29b-0653-oslo-norway-dba-variously-as-central-city-apartments-kampenhotellno-reise-byra-bala-suman-balasundaram-etcetera-attempt-to-scam-me-we/ << Trilema -- How the good folk at Kjlberggata 29B, 0653 Oslo, Norway (dba variously as "Central City Apartments", "kam...no", "REISE BYR BALA SUMAN BALASUNDARAM" etcetera) attempt to scam me went ; what dealing with Oslo police is l
BingoBoingo: This seems to be close, but I suspect not quite on its own what you are seeking: http://trilema.com/2013/compliance/#selection-37.0-77.52
a111: Logged on 2019-07-05 11:15 mp_en_viaje: speaking of http://btcbase.org/log/2019-06-14#1918234 : BingoBoingo you must cease this 9 digit invoice thing, it's fucking up my copy/pasting. there can't be sub-satoshi divisions can there ?
mp_en_viaje: in what's becoming a god damned tradition, i can't fucking find it.
mp_en_viaje: incidentally, does anyone recall the (i suspect antique) trilema piece where various things (such as, insane us medical """costs"'") were explained in terms of "whenever one party pays and another party benefits you get chaos" ?
asciilifeform found that reasonable trb noad more or less requires adult fiber. set it up one time in a commercial pad where 'commercial cable', would sit for months and not sync
mp_en_viaje: haven't so far tried.
mp_en_viaje: not so far ; moreover, it's not even the 60mbps thing. it's the 3ms pings.
a111: Logged on 2019-07-05 09:00 mp_en_viaje: bvt, you'll end up moving to romania, where they have fiber to the door (unlike the us, say). but the problem is... IT TAKES THEM THREE WEEKS!!!! to get a new connection in
asciilifeform: http://btcbase.org/log/2019-07-05#1921613 << over here also 'to the door' BUT if you want it, yer stuck living in vehehehery small % of the ameri-landmass, it is ~unobtainable anywhere outside of major 'nuke target' cities and their suburbs ☝︎
mp_en_viaje: and not THAT expensive, either.
a111: Logged on 2019-07-05 08:25 mp_en_viaje: the internet may become more alike a dream than a lived reality.