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kakobrekla: 18:57.49 ( @marco ) that is a tough question
benkay: https://blog.conformal.com/btcd-a-bitcoind-alternative-written-in-go/
jurov: kakobrekla: another bitstamp lameness: http://imgur.com/a/yg9UH
kakobrekla: mircea_popescu http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/05/weve-got-a-butterfly-labs-bitcoin-miner-and-its-pretty-darn-fast/
kakobrekla: from today http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/05/weve-got-a-butterfly-labs-bitcoin-miner-and-its-pretty-darn-fast/
mircea_popescu: seeing how iirc kakobrekla was called a scammer for the bitbet april bet
Chaang-Noi: i was called a scammer once, my scam was i called nefario a scammer, the the guy who called me a scammer got scammed by nefario and appoligized... id not worry kako
kakobrekla: its as scam as i am a cunt.
Chaang-Noi: but its not a scam
mircea_popescu: apparently that thing can take out a shitton of heat that way
mircea_popescu: actually, its a bad choice because it melts
ThickAsThieves: oh it's a frame
ThickAsThieves: so it's a bit wishy washy
ThickAsThieves: "How much have we spent and are they spent properly? How much have we gain via non-public big selling contracts? Most companies do this on a quarterly or yearly basis. We could and will also do this."
KRS-1: its a good value right now
mircea_popescu: incidentally, is him mostly a little mining, some cash on hand and bfl preorders ?
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mircea_popescu: nah, not planning to sell any for a while.
mircea_popescu: i've not sold any in a while, the volume is lower but the price is on a definite uptrend
ThickAsThieves: it actually is a pretty nice price for mpoe
deadweasel: http://theweek.com/article/index/232745/the-8-year-old-who-discovered-a-65000-piece-of-whale-poop <---relevent
mircea_popescu: lmao. somebody should make a droppings essence, market it as perfume
mircea_popescu: this chan may have a future.
mircea_popescu: not so that X dood gets to turn his civic in for a rover.
mircea_popescu: it's just about darned time everybody understands we;'re here to turn btc into a trillion dollar thing
ThickAsThieves: AM volume has been about 500-1200btc a day for a while now
mircea_popescu: it doth not mean 5k a month or w/e
mircea_popescu: as to "most liquid". most liquid means 10k btc a day.
ThickAsThieves: i have a much harder time profiting from my sdice position
Chaang-Noi: most of his investers are happy with a 300% dividend and a 1500% stock price
Chaang-Noi: iv collected a lot more money from AM than i put in, and still hold a large amount
Chaang-Noi: buying AM at 1.5 is not the same as buying at .1 i think AM was a long shot and might not have done as well as it did, but it did, and is turningout to be best btc investment evar
mircea_popescu: but the condensed moral is : it's never worth it to participate in a commodified business which is being actively researched
mircea_popescu: as a beginning investor he kinda shared some of your mistaken ideas/assumptions.
mircea_popescu: a casino irl goes for 10bn
mircea_popescu: ThickAsThieves mining is a quite different business from gambling.
mircea_popescu: you're pushing both ends of a strting here.
truff1es: was that a general you or you being chaang?
mircea_popescu: it's a simple matter of you trying to make your shoestring into fabled riches.
mircea_popescu: selling for a right price != selling to a bunch of suckers.
mircea_popescu: Chaang-Noi well ya, but you're not exactly famed for having a clue so.
Chaang-Noi: i think erik sold to a bunch of suckers :)
mircea_popescu: erik is just getting a fair deal.
Chaang-Noi: as a share holder im happy with friedcat and would be pissed at eric, but i never bought in cuz i thought eric sold too high
Chaang-Noi: friedcat was late int he game, his company was a long shot... s dice was already established
ThickAsThieves: not a business
mircea_popescu: this is why people with a clue list on mpex.
mircea_popescu: Chaang-Noi that is just a result of friedcat's woeful financial management.
mircea_popescu: in 6 months we will be at the realisation that am is a mining stock, and consequently it's capped.
Chaang-Noi: so AM mines 1000 btc a day now if id that math right
truff1es: i-dont-no-biari-i-know-a-littel-java/ >> wonders if spelling mistake on purpose
Chaang-Noi: i meet a guy in bkk to trade fiat for btc
mircea_popescu: a try btcshares
andreas: mircea_popescu: are you a java coder?
mircea_popescu: o also, http://polimedia.us/trilema/2013/i-dont-no-biari-i-know-a-littel-java/ i take it everyone knows planeshift ?
MJR_: blog.btcshares.com i will have the youtube video up there soon, as well as pics and a full recap
mircea_popescu: you have to start a blog
MJR_: davout: meteor is a success
andreas: even 20km outside of munich you'll have to pay > 500 euros to rent a small flat...
jurov: apparently finding a rent in vicinity of s-bahn outside city center is a problem, too
mircea_popescu: a. then i misunderstood. obviously city centre is a limited supply.
andreas: 100 people want to take a look.
andreas: That's what it's looks like if a flat in hamburg is open for rent.
Chaang-Noi: a bit of spanish
Chaang-Noi: idealy id hook up with a local who could assit me in traveling and the like, i only know english
mircea_popescu: sure, west roads are ok. east a little iffy.
Chaang-Noi: i might buy a car
mircea_popescu: starting from whatever, 200 a month.
andreas: even renting an appartment is a huge problem..
Chaang-Noi: what does a decent flat cost there? im not sure i even want a house
Chaang-Noi: hmm, i am interested in getting some place in europe as a base to travel around, but no idea where, i think it wont be spain however...
andreas: so you cannot make a living there in most cases.
Chaang-Noi: 300k or os needed for a decent house in the usa
mircea_popescu: then no, it does suck, and its not a question of money.
Chaang-Noi: 35k euro is nothing for a house, or at least int he usa
andreas: with enough money, you can have a decent live almost anywhere...
mircea_popescu: andreas so does germany generally suck as a place to livei n ?
mircea_popescu: its a portmanteau
mircea_popescu: that was the fred wilson refernce. coinbase closed a 5mn deal a little back
Chaang-Noi: http://postimg.org/image/ylmkg86op/ seems next to a church
andreas: you can't get such a connection in the middle of berlin or munich as a private user...
truff1es: can u make a legit offer to buy, drive up to check out the property, and then reject it?
andreas: there's a very good chance, that there's no internet connection there.
andreas: so I guess you'll have to drive like 20 miles just to buy a slice of bread.
Chaang-Noi: jurov think its a scam or just not enough photos?
jurov: but only a few photos there
Chaang-Noi: or a lie
andreas: yeah...I followed this thread for a while, too...
mircea_popescu: a house in germany is worth 50 btc just on the premise it is allowed to stand.
error4733: Chaan-Noi u dont run any client on phone. you connect the phone to your laptop and its like a modem
Chaang-Noi: i just wonder if it is a scam
Chaang-Noi: error, does not seem like i could run a btc client on that phone
Chaang-Noi: id ahve to buy a special phone or computer?
ThickAsThieves: roll the 100k on sdice 85%, probly save a lot of time
error4733: Chaang-Noi : how much to buy a land and built a nice guest house in thailand ? Not the most expensive place but not the worst neither
Chaang-Noi: usa has a lot of food
mircea_popescu: think, a 600 calorie average diet in the us for a year ?!
mircea_popescu: actually if it were bread i tyhink it'd be a blessing
Chaang-Noi: yeah he works and has a family
mircea_popescu: Chaang-Noi if he's located in where you are he could start a business making retreats for bitcoiners.