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BingoBoingo: nubbins`: I actually acquired it at the same school surplus auction as the Mac Classic I need to replace with the SE/30. It was about $75 I spent that day on three computers, two barcode/QR guns, and a printer.
nubbins`: how much did the qr code gun set you back? i was thinking a small photo scanner would serve much the same purpose
nubbins`: i use a heavily modified bsd kernel myself
BingoBoingo: nubbins`: Maybe/Probably. I've found a QR code gun for its weird Serial port though. The only reason I'm thinking SE/30 is NetBSD won't build on the Mac Classic I have as it requires the 030 or 020 plus coprocessor.
BingoBoingo: nubbins`: I'm thinking of using for purposes where unexpected total failure might be a virtue rather than a vice.
nubbins`: BingoBoingo: So I'm thinking of getting a new offline computer and considering the Macintosh SE/30. It seems like a TI-89 on steroids. Any obvious faults I'm overlooking?
nubbins`: i, uh. obvious fault is that it'll probably be a nightmare to keep running
BingoBoingo: So I'm thinking of getting a new offline computer and considering the Macintosh SE/30. It seems like a TI-89 on steroids. Any obvious faults I'm overlooking?
nubbins`: who writes a book in microsoft works?
pankkake: I offered to verify an account for a fee, but no one even seems remotely interested
mircea_popescu: so s.nsa ipo is a definite.
nubbins`: just finished a zine workshop, "relaxing" before i get back to work
mike_c: those generic application-specific chips are a great bargain!
Kleeck_: Is that a lolzy scam?
kakobrekla: The daily De Standaard earlier reported that Hassan was detained after arriving here on a plane from Kenya. The suspect was taken to Bruges.
jurov: http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/News/131014_somali lol what a trap
benkay: at which point even if you did a really good job at drying it whatever small amount is left will indubitably condense back out
jurov: hm, seems like drying of compressed air is a solved engineering problem
benkay: they hate it when you demonstrate that a fancy american degree doesn't grant any actual goddamn engineering skills
benkay: far more effective to just freeze water and then use that as the heat sink for a turbine if you have local waste heat
ozbot: MDI Enterprises S.A. - Air compressed cars - Flowair - Clean cars - Sustainable technology.
ozbot: Startup SustainX brings a big next-gen air battery online — Tech News and Analysis
jurov: http://gigaom.com/2013/09/16/startup-sustainx-brings-a-big-next-gen-air-battery-online/ yup
pankkake: all you need is a logo better than SolarWind's
benkay: an interesting question is how many btc would be required to buy enough GPU/FPGA horsepower to effect a 51% attack
nubbins`: GREAT when you wanna buy a laptop
nubbins`: KRW was a pain in the ass to deal with when i lived there
ColdHardMetal: there's a lot of KRW on that ball.
nubbins`: a while back, i know, but it turns out nobody gives a fuck about forum trust :P
nubbins`: dexX7: feel like leaving me a WoT rating for those friedcat shirts?
dexX7: there was a website where one can bet on if the nethash reaches a specific target at a specific time.. what was it's url again? does someone know?
nubbins`: that reminds me, i went in on a group buy for one of those things
ThickAsThieves: "A report from Forbes on Oct 4 said the FBI had tried and failed to seize alleged Silk Road owner Ross Ulbricht’s personal stash of the digital currency, supposedly worth $80 million.
davout: it's misleading, it's like saying amazon accepts btc whereas only some subset of AWS actually processes a couple of payments manually
Ogedei_: i just get a blank page everytime
Vexual: (Quit: sorry, but you've mistaken me for someone who gives a fuck...()
Vexual: information is a weapon against violence
Vexual: insider tading is a free market and is not immoral
Vexual: next time you feel like joking about sending a hitman to me, think again
nubbins`: man, i forgot how much i like using a wacom tablet
Vexual: and luke jr would have a lot less without the bots
Vexual: its a nfc not an nfc, just like its mouses not mices
Vexual: thats not even a word
Vexual: it seems a 1 in 6 miner could provide a service like this with benefits and an isos app for the designer handbag set, with a nfc standard.
ozbot: Create a Raw Bitcoin Transaction via Coinbin
ozbot: Send a Raw Bitcoin Transaction via Coinbin
Vexual: why do i need to blockchain to make a tx if i rely on miners anyway?
kakobrekla: you dont need a node
Vexual: a lite node?
kakobrekla: i think some services allow you to rely a tx
Vexual: yes, but imagine a web sevice where they never see they privkey
Vexual: is it impossible to have a bitcoin daemon serveice where the user retains any instance of the private keys?
kakobrekla: i thought it was a bit funny, taaki quoting mpoe-pr now
ozbot: A web-wallet operator willing to betray his users
bob_: mircea_popescu: so tomorrow there will basically be a sell order for 100m s.nsa at 0.0001 that will stay up until the 20th and then be removed?
gribble: Error: "24hprc" is not a valid command.
gecko_x2: but each holder would only have a fraction of the future secret
gecko_x2: with a portfolio of time encrypted data
gecko_x2: so you would have on your pc a client software
gecko_x2: the value of the coins can only be released after a message is decrypted at the expected time, no sooner
gecko_x2: you combine them to make up a month
dexX7: hmm.. but isn't the collection of pointers to the parts more or less similar to passwords or a key?
gecko_x2: it's a very interesting concept, if you think about encrypting contracts, testimonies, wills etc
gecko_x2: the blockchain could be used so that a key to a piece of data would be split into say 100000 pieces
mircea_popescu: there was a start-up last year to do this
mircea_popescu: asymmetric keys are a much better solution for poor people, however
gecko_x2: i think that a single static key as a concept is pretty much dead
gecko_x2: there's just no way a normal joe sixpack can do that
mircea_popescu: a
bitesak: I'll probably start with one, test it and do my best to understand it and use it as a means to promote use of GPG among friends and girlfriends
dexX7: ah i see.. yes, the gpg-token sounds like a really neat object
bitesak: nope, I am considering it though and interested in purchasing a few for christmas :)
dexX7: i was just wondering, if there is a document somewhere with more details :)
dexX7: what is s.nsa anyway? i have a vague impression, but that's solely based on the description of that gpg-token
bitesak: based on current bids for s.Nsa, based on the 1% minimum, it's a go !
gribble: Error: "avg" is not a valid command.
dub: a lot of people here have emergency supplies
dub: I basically in a volcano on active seismic fields
kakobrekla: and they last long in a prepper scenario
kakobrekla: yeah a lot of nuts.
nubbins`: i suspect a LOT of people into btc are preppers
pankkake: I have a few TBs of porn, I can live without
nubbins`: well, a life that only includes needs is pretty grim
kakobrekla: i live in a country with most tractors per capita, i cant get away from farms basically
dub: being on an island helps, I could feed hundreds with a few hours on the sea every day
pankkake: though we have a small garden… it doesn't get much light so not sure it would work
nubbins`: i have a neighbour who had chickens, the city made him stop
pankkake: I live in a city, so not for me :/
dub: also land a few days walk away wit more extensive gardens
dub: I have a vege garden and a bunch of seeds
pankkake: it already helped me a few times, like less revenue for a while
dub: I've got a weeks worth, plenty to get to my DR sites
nubbins`: most common drugs could be stored for a year or two, if done so correctly
nubbins`: well, "illegal items that people desire" is itself a limited class
dub: for a limited class of items
dub: nubbins`: presumably pills are not a long term value store
nubbins`: fell in a blender! who knows!
pankkake: oh, or I lost it in a boat accident? ;)
nubbins`: lovely, there's a small french colony near here
dub: worst case is 3 meals and a rape chaser