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mircea_popescu: ya well, this is why buffett said acquisitions are always at
a disadvantage ot the buyer
davout: LainZ: not sure yet, there's like
a shit ton of stuff to do here
imsaguy: until it hits
a court, people can kind of do what they want
imsaguy: they typically require
a $25M bond
sturles: I understand you need
a licence for each state if you are going to hold user funds.
davout: imsaguy: i'm saying they'd need
a different license
mircea_popescu: what they were trying to do is exploit
a present hole in legislation.
mircea_popescu: so no, this lawsuit is not ending in
a settlement. you can't settle egos.
sturles: CoinLab probably has
a lot of pissed customers on their end.
mircea_popescu: <davout> karpeles made
a statement regarding the lawsuit, basically : "i'm 12 what is this" << <mircea_popescu> so i go "summarize this" i get back "karpeles says he has no idea what's going on." i'm like "right. why do i even bother."
davout: karpeles made
a statement regarding the lawsuit, basically : "i'm 12 what is this"
gribble: Error: "ticler" is not
a valid command.
MJR_: yeah its at the bar
a block away from here
ThickAsThieves: ginger ale is
a rarity in restaurants here for some reason (north FL)
mircea_popescu: what the bloody fuck i know real estate agents IN ROMANIA with
a better office
gribble: Error: "isitup" is not
a valid command.
jurov: so he started
a company First Media - procreative studio
jurov: i had
a friend that wanted to emphasize how creative he is
jurov: if it's interesting and maybe
a bit funny then it's what i need
jurov: just using you as
a lab rat for
a moment
davout: i think we're going to see lots of press about the immaturity of bitcoin,
a couple of years will pass, someone will make
a major announcement, and suddenly the roller-coaster starts climbing the trend again
MJR_: he said something to the effect of...people have been building some businesses, but I think you will see
a second wave of businesses start
MJR_: one of them had
a great point
MJR_: and
a bunch of cali vc's were talking about bitcoin
tiberiusiv: last pause took 2 years to surpass
a high
davout: they haven't been hosted by mtgox for
a while now
MJR_: yes, there was
a journalist there because he spoke about it there
MJR_: he had
a british accent
MJR_: just thought it was cool that i recognized the name of
a foreign place on tv lol
MJR_: something to do with the comments that central banker made that basically moved the euro
a little
Chaang-Noi: i know
a local guy who wants to sell 20k worth so he can buy
a car, but that was at 130
Chaang-Noi: there are
a lot of people who wanted to sell at 130 or higher but did not, and yeah since 250s wont be seen for
a long time these people some, will slowly sell off
tiberiusiv: if you had
a long position id be worried
parseval: I think there's
a market for
a competitor in the collateralized BTC loan niche there, if the new competitor can pay back dividends at the end of the loan term
parseval: Either way.. I wanted to hold them for
a while so I didn't mind locking them down
parseval: I have some I got cheap tied up securing
a BTCJam loan... I really wish that site would transfer dividends that are accrued while they hold your collateral securities
parseval: Eventually they'll get
a significant boost to their hashing power
parseval: Cog has
a heavy BFL order, something like 6 or 7 60GH/s miners from BFL
Scrat: existing forum software is (mostly) secure as
a result of years of people being trying to break them
Scrat: "I'm thinking about how best to proceed with that. I definitely want to get new forum software created, but I need to figure out how best to turn the BTC into
a good finished product."
jcpham: i have asked matonis personally for
a response from the bitcoin foundation
Chaang-Noi: iv done about
a million dollars in the last month
Chaang-Noi: i almost hope someone from google or paypal comes in
a makes
a decent exchange...
jcpham: eligius is
a charter pool in the bitcoin miners union
tiberiusiv: talked to
a teller about becoming
a partner
dub: tiberiusiv: get gamers (who are retarded) to download
a mining client that gave them free game tokens and wow gold
tiberiusiv: how could vessennes mine anything when he was
a broke piker?
jcpham: maybe
a little bit but not really
dub:
a fucking retarded idea about robbing the parents of gamers?
jcpham: put your tinfoil hat on for
a sec
tiberiusiv: and magictux
a severe case of mental retardation
tiberiusiv: vessennes can probably be classified as having
a mild case of downs syndrome
dub: you need to be
a) over 18, b) not drunk or high c) not retarded to sign
a contract legally
tiberiusiv: then made
a website talking about it coinlab
tiberiusiv: 2 idiots printed
a contract off of the internet
jcpham: there's some talk about that usually representing
a certain fee (iana)
ThickAsThieves: lol, i wonder how long before CNN cancels iReport as
a service
jcpham: everyone already wants
a new exchange anyways
parseval: I wonder if they'll be looking for
a new partner
jcpham: yeah i thin coinlab has
a fairly solid contract
Bugpowder: This news is going to have
a very negative impact in the short term (now till Tues)
Bugpowder: 1) we were already deep in
a downtrend
tiberiusiv: is he selling
a massive bitcoin stash?
Framedragger: oh fuck it's may, i've to pay taxes in
a week as well :(
jcpham: i like how coinlab has this emotional pr release and mtgox releases
a one-liner
Bugpowder: I am
a ameture but have made much more on bitcoin than you ;)
Bugpowder: but I guess
a violent sell off is not in the cards
tiberiusiv: hanging around at
a star trek convention?
dub: the foundation is
a joke
inhies: until then, dont beleive
a word i say
tiberiusiv:
a woman in here is rarer then thickasthieves having money
Bugpowder: Mircera is going to have
a blogasm when he wakes up
tiberiusiv: all that would occur would be
a short term spike
tiberiusiv: if crowd psycology is heading towards
a direction
Bugpowder: wife says CoinLab's general counsel is
a pretty famous and good contingency firm
joecool: not like MT sitting on inflatable balls like
a seal or smthn
Bugpowder: See,… the bitcoin ATM guy knew enough to wear
a suit.
Namworld: yeah, if there was
a really good deal...
Namworld: maybe there's
a better inbetween to be found...
ThickAsThieves: Nam I have
a few misc Puts up for sale, at 143 and 161