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mircea_popescu: ng." How can you work in media and not understand media?
The fact
that feminism is in
the mainstream means
that it doesn't exist, it is no longer real, in
the same way
that when you hear "gun control debate" it's a lie and "fiscal cliff" is an easy
to market, safe distraction from
the structural problems
that can never be named, here's one: for any heterogeneous population,
the expansion of a "welfare class" is logi
mircea_popescu: in unrelated not-news, ""For
the past
two weeks Sandberg was anywhere nothing useful is happening, and I'm going
to include Facebook in
that. Some cry-baby over at Jezebel was
thrilled
that Sandberg was featured all week on Access Hollywood, holy Christ, she
thought
this was a good
thing. "Feminism is back in
the mainstream in a big way," she wrote, I assume in between quaaludes, "the women's movement is actually movi
trinque: "anti-hotlink protection" on
the liveleak
punkman: though
that last one was pushing paint-filled eggs out her vag
trinque: eh I'll
take your word for it, lol
punkman: I covered all
three (ass, vagina, mouth)
trinque: now
that's for sure, but I
thought
these were ass-paintings
trinque: the web's not so bad. if you overcomplicate it
that's your problem
punkman: mod6: So, I'd hate
to do webdevelopment or whatever, but it sure beats humping logs all day. << I'll second
that
mircea_popescu: "Well, feminism has emasculated men." Really? A girl did
that
to you?
punkman: he didn't, some other
tard did
mircea_popescu: "See also Princeton, where you will pay
them more
to get
the degree
that
they will
then pay you less
to use for
them, in no other profession is learning how
to do something more valuable
than actually doing it. Is
that ironic? " << it's not a profession, it's a fandom. and in all fandoms, you pay
them more
than
they pay you,
that's
the definition.
mircea_popescu: "why is all us epidemiological data null and void ?" "because us doctors a) have
to write down a diagnosis and b) are paid
the same no matter what is is".
mircea_popescu: aaannd... "if we had a system of healthcare in which doctors were paid
the exact same regardless of diagnosis or severity,
then
there'd be little attention paid
to "correct" diagnosis, all of our epidemiological data would be
totally invalid, and
the number one drug in America would be Xanax. "Wait, isn't
that
the situation now?" Huh, nailed it."
mircea_popescu: d in college. If you are going
to college
to get an education and not
to meet guys, you are insane, literally insane, delusional, in reality one is never going
to happen and
the other is going
to happen anyway, and you could have gotten both for free at a bookstore. Worked for me.
The only question for
the future single mom is whether it's worth $XXXXXX a year
to meet guys, and
the answer is of course it's not, even
mircea_popescu: Of course I'm not happy about
this, I like smart people, but
that's
the new reality.
There was a
time where women went
to college
to get an MRS degree, and I am
telling you
that
that
time is
today,
there is nothing else of value in
there. Sure, some college women go on
to become doctors and CEOs, and some go on
to become child pornographers and Salon writers, none of
those
things have anything
to do with what happene
mircea_popescu: relevant as
the skin color. Not irrelevant for now, not irrelevant "until
the economy improves"-- irrelevant forever.
The economy doesn't care about intelligence, at all, it doesn't care what you know, merely what you can produce for it.
The only
thing
the English grad is "qualified" for in
this economy is
the very
things s/he is already doing: coffeehouse agitator,
Trader Joe's associate, Apple customer ............
mircea_popescu: "When we see a welfare mom we assume she can't find work, but when we see a hipster we become infuriated because we assume he doesn't want
to work but could easily do so-- on account of
the fact
that he can speak well--
that he went
to college. But now suddenly we're all shocked:
to
the economy,
the English grad is just as superfluous as
the disenfranchised welfare mom in
the hood--
the college education is just as ir
mircea_popescu: "Lesson one at
the academia should be
the importance of separating vocation from avocation, as character actor Fred
Thompson and electrical contractor Benjamin Franklin both understood."
mircea_popescu: How do you make a child know himself? You surround him with mirrors. "This is what everyone else sees when you do what you do.
This is who everyone
thinks you are." <<< mno,
that's how you make a child become a girl.
mircea_popescu: orly, neurosis is
the answer ? i had no idea anyone even asked
the question!
mircea_popescu: lol,
tlp
trying
to be feminist by making men as dumb as women.
mircea_popescu: ecause
there is nothing else of value inside me except X? But he was never
taught
to ask questions like
this. In fact, he was
taught never
to ask questions like
that. What kind of a man attracts a woman who can only echo him?
There must be a name for
that kind of person, and he already had it."
mircea_popescu: "But if Echo was no longer a projection, she was still a reflection. Echo, like all women, offered her man a peek inside his soul, all he had
to do look: What kind of a man am I,
that attracts
this kind of woman? What kind of a man am I
that attracts
the kind of woman who only likes me for how I look? Despite how I
treat her? What kind of a man am I
that only attracts
the kind of women who like me for X? Is it b
mircea_popescu: you really shouldn't stack
the same play. if
the wife's a lascivious blonde don't get ANOTHER one for a mistress. get a spirtous brunette sarah silverman sorta chick.
assbot: Logged on 06-11-2015 00:32:40; mircea_popescu: <mod6> had
to find a new mine, place in
tower of fascism was bought, outsourced all jobs
to bangladesh or some place. <<< seems alf's going
through exactly
the same.
jurov: ascii_field: electrum-server depends on bitcoin having "txindex" which 0.5.4 not sure if has, 0.7 had and
the el. patch was not heavy
mike_c: let's get
that
thing out
the door and get alf some goddamn bitcoin already
assbot: Logged on 05-11-2015 21:35:29; ascii_field: from
this point on i will have
to ignore everything else, until rollout.
mod6: "Welcome
to
the bakery, we've got cakes and pies..."
mod6: speaking of which, Axl Rose looks really bad
too. haha
mod6: yeah. steven
tyler did not age well. i saw a picture of him and he looks like a chinese woman
mod6: yah, usually it's a big early career, and
then a slow decline. he just kept making great, if not even better, music.
mircea_popescu: sure, say aerosmith has
the same longevity. but gimme a break with
the bubblepop crap
they been doing for mtv
this side of
the mllenium.
mircea_popescu: aged splendidly
too. im not even sure if his best work isn't his last album
assbot: Logged on 06-11-2015 00:31:57; hanbot: ascii_field should you ever actually find yourself on
the brink of starvation put whoever is doing your cooking in
touch with me. i am well acquainted with forced frugality. it happens, and while your merits might not prevent it from grabbing at your feet,
they can keep you from succumbing.
BingoBoingo: Around here similar hand fishing arts exist, but usually
they focus on
the catfish Basically get it
to swallow your hand and
try
to grab
the gill plates as you pull your hand up
mircea_popescu: always suspected
the
trout doesn't actually mind being caught.
mod6: yeah! never had
to ask my folks for a nickle after I was 10.
mircea_popescu: at some point at
that age i used
to go
trouting in
this stream.
the
trout likes
to sit under
the rock sort-of mid evening, you can catch it with your hands just loop either end in.
mod6: probably gave
that up when I was about 13
though.
mod6: always was a way
to make money.
mod6: When I wasn't cutting down
trees, I would blow up an air matress and float down
this creek
that ran
through a private golf course. Where I would fish
the golf balls out of
the creek, shine 'em up and sell 'em back
to
the guys who just hit 'em in
there for like $0.25 per ball.
mod6: Only
thing I really regret about it is not wearing ear protection back
then.
mircea_popescu: "i cut down
trees, i wear high heels" now resounding in mp residence
mod6: Yep. My good buddy's dad has a
tree care company. My old man set me up with a job working with
them when I was like 10, big enough
to haul sticks and roll logs.
mod6: And sure, I liked cutting down
trees, good exercise, decent guys
to work with, but fuck,
that shit wears on you.
trinque: deedbot-'s blockchain has caught up
thanks
to mircea_popescu's node
mod6: So, I'd hate
to do webdevelopment or whatever, but it sure beats humping logs all day.
mod6: I guess, another factor for me is doing manual labor. I used
to cut down
trees from when I was about 10
to 18. And very quickly in a job like
that you learn
the value of
the earned dollar.
mod6: Yup, nothin wrong with shakin' it for cash.
That's honest.
mod6: well,
to some extent for me I have
to be able
to be honest and have integrity in my job or I wouldn't respect myself in
the morning.
trinque: I'm not much concerned with dignity at
the end of
the world.
mod6: i put up with all
that bullshit all day every day so I can keep
the lights on and do my real job:
the foundation :]
mod6: bitcoin is
the
thing i care about.
mod6: when I was younger I used
to be a lot more idealistic about my job... now, couldn't care less as long as
the money is wired on a regular basis. haha.
mod6: I pretty much keep my head down, work hard. I don't get emotionally invested in
the mines.
mod6: but I don't work in
these mines for
the
thrill of victory, i do it for
the cash.
mod6: no,
this role I'm workin on a data access layer.
mod6: certainly was a good
thing
to get back
to work so quick.
mod6: mircea_popescu: yeah,
they annouced
the news of
the acquisition on
the 2nd of october, had a new deal closed by
the 17th. was glad
to find something new anyway, was really
tired of working at
the old place.
BingoBoingo: (roughly $3,500 per week), and a round-the-clock sober companion
to oversee
the entire operation (approximately $10,000 per week).
The final
total for a week of
the most luxurious stint of detox known
to man? Around $50,000. Room service not included."
BingoBoingo: "If
the idea of entering a facility, even a luxury one, is
too much
to bear, you can always follow
the lead of
true ballers who detox in style at luxury suites at Claridge’s in London or
Trump
Tower in NYC
to
the
tune of about $3,000 per night. For
the roughly week-long experience,
they’ll
then hire an on-call doctor
to administer a detox program and medication (an estimated $15,000 per week), a 24-hour nurse
to facilitate it
mircea_popescu: <mod6> had
to find a new mine, place in
tower of fascism was bought, outsourced all jobs
to bangladesh or some place. <<< seems alf's going
through exactly
the same.
☟︎ hanbot: ascii_field should you ever actually find yourself on
the brink of starvation put whoever is doing your cooking in
touch with me. i am well acquainted with forced frugality. it happens, and while your merits might not prevent it from grabbing at your feet,
they can keep you from succumbing.
☟︎ mod6: but believe me,
there's nothing more
than I want
to do
than work on
this stuff all day. just not quite
there yet.
mod6: and rome wasn't built in a day. or 5 years or whatever.
takes
time.
mod6: that's not
true. you've been doing some awesome
testing for me at
the drop of a hat. a lot of
this stuff just
takes
time
to dig into it, etc.
shinohai: I got plenty of
time but I'm not good at anything.
mod6: i would like
to help out with s.nsa. but yeah, right now foundation stuff is about all i can handle outside of mines. once I don't need
the mines any longer,
then I'll have some extra
time perhaps.
mod6: first day was last friday. so been a bit swamped since
then.
mod6: had
to find a new mine, place in
tower of fascism was bought, outsourced all jobs
to bangladesh or some place.
mod6: <+thestringpuller> news
to me <<
they're
the gf's
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shinohai: mircea_popescu: met her
trollin about ... found out about camwork, decided
to ask her
to look into your offer.
mircea_popescu: this wasn't
terribly controversial shinohai. howdja meet her anyway.
shinohai: If Cristina has done anything, she has proved
to me
that winblowze is never going
to be
the correct
tool for anything related
to gpg
kakobrekla: doenst
this apply
to pretty much everything govt made