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mircea_popescu: aren't they basically the start-up predicated on the notion that square made simple geometric shapes bankable ?
mircea_popescu: noob traders generally don't understand that the trinity is price, volume, volatility.
mircea_popescu: suppose i bet 5 btc on "mp has three heads", then turn around and put 100 on the other side.
mircea_popescu: suppose i notice that any 5 btc i bet is followed by 20 btc in pamm bets.
mircea_popescu: take just one model of an avenue of attack. suppose i have a known bitbet address, which is up 20% to date.
mircea_popescu: it'll prolly work fine for as long as a very small fraction of trades are done this way.
mircea_popescu: ThickAsThieves it's a great idea in theory whose greatness in practice depends on not being used.
mircea_popescu: kakobrekla i tell you honestly that's like the best customer support i've seen to date. you make me fucking proud.
mircea_popescu: you gotta keep in mind we're discussing this country where they have rooms where if anyone screams "freeze" all the adults just.. freeze
mircea_popescu: pankkake: if it's what I understand (being paid bitcoins not fiat) << pretty cool actually.
mircea_popescu: “Why would you shoot a child that is suicidal? You are there to save him, not finish him off.”
mircea_popescu: Virginia High Schooler Threatens Suicide, Police Arrive and Kill Him
mircea_popescu: well yes. both slow and thick mean dumb :). however, slow is a good fuck and thick a good ass, so...
mircea_popescu: random factoid of the day : mongols used to call themselves "tata". the chinese called them daddy. that's the origin of the term, in all its permutations, big daddy and what have you.
mircea_popescu: i was like... what sort of tatar tribe from 1700 did this guy grow up with
mircea_popescu: hey lambchop, if you're reading this : i've had enough entertainment i'm willing to pay. pick any bitbet you want, i'll put 1 btc in your name on the side of your choice. lemme know.
mircea_popescu: people needed to get other people's wives in their harem.
mircea_popescu: but you see, that was mostly because of the ban on contraception.
mircea_popescu: the reason isn't that she's fucking him, but quite exactly the contrary : unlike all the junior schmucks, she isn't.
mircea_popescu: generally speaking, the senior partner at a law firm will be fucking enraged if you manage to steal his secretary. he couldn't care less if half the junior "partners" leave.
mircea_popescu: (no sexual relationship is part of either relationship)
mircea_popescu: mike_c usure not seeking 2nd wife ? that sounds like wife...
mircea_popescu: check out the time piercing beauty of the log/later tell combo :D
mircea_popescu: we're basically playing a mega game of life : we've each got our own bacterium
mircea_popescu: just like bacterium do it. which, i've been thinking, is actually a very interesting situation. with the mechanics of bitcoin serving as a fundamental thermodynamics implementation, and the wot serving as a singalling space,
☟︎ mircea_popescu: kinda how i do it, if there';s people right on the brink of your wot as it were.
mircea_popescu: who can one trust for the job tho ? maybe ask them directly.
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform sheit, your depth of wisdom astounds me.
mircea_popescu: then the girl just gives him tea. what now, does he throw a fit, rolling on the floor, snot everywhere ?
mircea_popescu: pankkake but whatever he thought then, right ? i mean suppose a girl invites him over and he THINKS it's for to fuck.
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform yeah. this because 50 years ago it was actually worth your while as a shop keeper to make them happy, because they were diligent hard working sorts of people.
mircea_popescu: kakobrekla tell them that you've brought the matter to my attention, and i said that if i hear about this again i will not pay on that bet until august 3rd no matter what happens. then ask him if he wants to bring the matter to my attention again.
☟︎ mircea_popescu: this entire reporting business i tell you... it's getting pretty thick.