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mircea_popescu: sequester yourself in
a room with
a bed and just sleep ?
mod6: maybe i do just need to take
a week off and just sequester myself
jcpham: i've got
a bet for 1 btc that we see $100 before we see $60
smickles: less than
a buck to secure against the coming crash
assbot: Things which are alike, in nature, grow to look alike, and the speaking stones have lain
a long time lookin' at the sun.
mircea_popescu: so basically you're not making
a profit in that paradigm, globally.
mircea_popescu: Namworld it's just
a theory in my head, but i suspect that macro speaking, the total fees taken by lawyers in
a year = the total value of resolutions.
tiberiusiv: US went from
a 3rd world to 2x wealthier then europe in 100 years
tiberiusiv: when the most prosperous middle class in world history emerged and that was with
a civil war as well
tiberiusiv: mircea: the US was on
a deflationary currency for 100 years
mircea_popescu: because of its deflationary nature any revenue stream is worth
a lot.
mircea_popescu: bitcoin will probably force
a re-modelling of valuation models.
tiberiusiv: bitcoinis ripe for
a 50% collapse to the weekly moving average
tiberiusiv: theres plenty of indications of
a short term multi month top
tiberiusiv: liqudity hasnt improved, and current bitcoin market cap can support an economy that generates 8 billion
a year in goods and services
error4733: ok you call
a correction, but in long term, under 100$ is
a cheap price
tiberiusiv: pull up
a chart of the US stock market
Bowjob: iv'e done really well so far. so you're at
a loss right now.
Bowjob: tiber.. you seem to prop up dice
a lot
mircea_popescu: but really i'd say it's more an investment than
a loss
mircea_popescu: you are aware the network was fucked in the mouth for about
a week
Namworld: It only seems like it's lowering because
a temporary bigshot or two were doing massive gambling
tiberiusiv: s.dice does amazing with
a rising btc price
the-bucket-shop: I bought Bowjob's shares, so I'm hurting - not sure s.dice can ever do well with
a rising btc price. and of cource btc always rises
tiberiusiv: its very good news if cavirtex gets
a short fund going
Diablo-D3: or did he ride it and then jump out of the car before it went over the cliff, hanging on by
a tree root
Bowjob: 300k in capital in
a day
Namworld: Yeah, I did. I'm canadian. I happen to be
a regular user.
Bowjob: if it reaches high enough price, trading btc for fiat will be
a seen as
a shit move
tiberiusiv: cavritex has
a bank draft to your door in 2days, or
a direct deposit in under 24hrs up to 30k
dub: i need
a usable ocean
mircea_popescu: tiberiusiv the us had the draft for
a while too you know.
tiberiusiv: weapons were banned under communist rule for
a reason.
mircea_popescu: anyway. romania is just not
a very weapon centric culture. i have no objection with the notions of safety applicable to the us and its citizens, but it's not universal
mircea_popescu: but for my curiosity : naked teensy chick next to you was covered in her own vomit six hours ago at what they call "
a party".
dub: I remember
a chick in business attire squatting down and taking
a dump in the gutter
mod6: i learned
a lot of my spanish in mexico just traveling around.
mod6: have you seen spanish chicks? some of em got
a nice rack of titty and are totally thin
dub: chick with nice hooters eh.. sounds like
a fatty
mod6: its
a good way to learn the lang and exp the culture.. just immerse yourself.
mircea_popescu: i went to the local uni, found the english dept, picked up
a chick wirth nice hooters
mod6: (21:34) < mircea_popescu> i'll go to anywhere i want and strike up
a chat with anyone i want. pick up
a street walker if i feel like it and go watch the game with her. << the sign of
a true travel bug
dub: did he try to sell any idiot being able to arm themselves to the teeth instantaneously as
a good thing?
mircea_popescu: <tiberiusiv> youd be arrested << what i did earlier today was take
a chick along for
a nude stroll down the riverwalk.
smickles: i'll say american area approachable, go up to one on thier porch with
a smile and
a friendly greeting in the dark of night, 3/5 times i get
a beer doing that
tiberiusiv: americans are approachable but its mostly
a business type relationship
mircea_popescu: i'll go to anywhere i want and strike up
a chat with anyone i want. pick up
a street walker if i feel like it and go watch the game with her.
mircea_popescu: title is "that awkward moment when
a police guy loses his gun while handling arrests"
mircea_popescu: mod6 about
a decade ago in the cluj airport i confiscated
a chick's weapon
mircea_popescu: in romania you'd take about
a week to find someone with
a working firearm.
tiberiusiv: with
a drivers license i can be armed to the teeth in 1 day
mircea_popescu: i didn't pay
a cent, but that doesn't mean ny is free.
mircea_popescu: you probably get some deals over there and you take that as
a basis. which isn't
a basis.
tiberiusiv: you know you can rent
a brand new car in the US
mod6: wow. what
a waste of money those high end cars are.
mircea_popescu: i dunno, whatever. you can actually demand
a specific make, but i never cared.
tiberiusiv: mod6: you can finance
a ferrari in the US for 2-3k
a month
mod6: not even
a rental with the insurance
tiberiusiv: 100 per day im driving
a ferrari in the US
mircea_popescu: i happen top not care what cars cost mostly because i hire
a driver with his car and gas for ~100 bux per day or some shit
mircea_popescu: as in, you couldn't replicate what counts as
a "normal" diet here in the us without 10k
a month
smickles: who pays list price for
a car?
mircea_popescu: next he's gonna tell me that
a limited series lamborghini costs the same everywhere ;/
jcpham: all he has
a re hot women
tiberiusiv: so i pay
a 23% premium to watch
a poor guy paint
a park bench
mircea_popescu: because you'd rather pay 1.23 dollars for
a pound of excellent cheese