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ascii_field can't wait for
the remote expl0itz for
these ^
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ascii_field: thestringpuller: one of
the first
things shot in
the head
ascii_field: see, e.g.,
their 'cisco struck a blow against hackerz!1111' idiocy
assbot: Logged on 09-10-2015 14:29:58; mircea_popescu: <asciilifeform> z80 box won't keep
the blockchain ~only~ on account of slow instruction clocl. << peeps gotta understand
that
there's really nothing magical about longer numbers. if your computer can add bits, it can add 64 of
them also. which is how we were doing arbitrary precision math on
the z80,
too.
thestringpuller: the first one wasn't compliant but I
think he applied for a fed license and he started acting weird after
that.
thestringpuller: mircea_popescu: so looking into
the deathandtaxes he was "running a business" in
the unknown interim
to replace his bitcoin4cash business or whatever
mircea_popescu: bitcoin puts a
time limit on it, of course, but
that's all. hence
the clock issue.
mircea_popescu: <asciilifeform> z80 box won't keep
the blockchain ~only~ on account of slow instruction clocl. << peeps gotta understand
that
there's really nothing magical about longer numbers. if your computer can add bits, it can add 64 of
them also. which is how we were doing arbitrary precision math on
the z80,
too.
☟︎ mircea_popescu: <asciilifeform> '[derpage snipped]' << who
the fuck is 'we' ?! << i
think you know who
the fuck is "we".
mircea_popescu: cazalla> but
they stop
the same muslims from leaving australia
to go fight with isis << part of australia's values is hypocrisy. problem ?
thestringpuller: "uARM is certainly no speed demon. It
takes about 2 hours
to boot
to bash prompt ("init=/bin/bash" kernel command line).
Then 4 more hours
to boot up
the entire Ubuntu ("exec init" and
then login). Starting X
takes a lot longer.
The effective emulated CPU speed is about 6.5KHz, which is on par with what you'd expect emulating a 32-bit CPU & MMU on a measly 8-bit micro. Curiously enough, once booted,
the system is somewhat usabl
assbot: Logged on 09-10-2015 13:39:55; asciilifeform: contrary
to popular belief, you ~can~ address as much ram as you want on an 8-bit machine, using bank-switching
thestringpuller: i wonder if a bitcoin company will call itself
triangle in
the future
assbot: Logged on 09-10-2015 11:59:36; cazalla: but
they stop
the same muslims from leaving australia
to go fight with isis
cazalla: but
they stop
the same muslims from leaving australia
to go fight with isis
☟︎ cazalla: "It is not compulsory
to live in Australia, if you find Australian values are, you know, unpalatable,
then
there's a big wide world out
there and people have got freedom of movement," Mr
Turnbull said.
davout: punkman:
that would be pretty fucking serious indeed
davout: jurov: i'd say it's
the former (hence 8 bits)
that makes it 'impossible', instead of simply 'impractical'
punkman: from same
thread: "If Collision attacks become viable for SHA-1 fingerprints,
then
they would probably also become viable for subkeys as well, and it might be possible for an attacker
to generate a subkey with a collision for
the cross-certifying signature, and be able
to graft a false subkey onto a master key with a SHA-1 signature, which would definitely be a key compromise."
☟︎ davout: "This gained us
the benefit of having a bijective connection between fingerprint and key." <<< lolwut
punkman: (also couple MadCatz
things I bought (long ago) barely worked and didn't last long)
☟︎ Naphex: mircea_popescu: yep; i'm waiting for a mail from him should come later on
today
davout: "I was very well aware of
the involved risk, but at
the same
time I felt it is not worse
than putting my coins into pre-orders of mining equipment or into doubious bitcoin companies. After being defrauded and betrayed by so many, my hope was straight and simple: if
there is one person
to remain honest, it must be DaT - if he did not, it was
time
to leave
this community." <<< win
assbot: Logged on 07-10-2015 17:20:17; mike_c: but still, just put your goddamn pants on so we can go
to
the park.
BingoBoingo: * mircea_popescu remembers
that
time when kyle
torpey was it posted an article begging for something or
the other and
then michael derp came in and beleeted it and made a lengthy "full responsibility"-flavoured nonsensepost. <<
Those were some lulz
BingoBoingo: Could be. Fuck it could be one derpy dude workin in Law enforcement and
their 5%
time project
mircea_popescu remembers
that
time when kyle
torpey was it posted an article begging for something or
the other and
then michael derp came in and beleeted it and made a lengthy "full responsibility"-flavoured nonsensepost.
mircea_popescu: and yet
their bizarro PR is very consistent with "one derpy dude"
BingoBoingo: It's just very bizzare
the particular way
that
they suck, yet still seem
to get
the information
BingoBoingo: It's not a drunk
theory. Came into it while walking
tonight.
BingoBoingo: And I mean...
They go quiet when
they get legal papers, as in
their GAW reporting where it seemed
they actually had law enforcement reports
BingoBoingo: re: Ball Mice. While
they were a
thing I don't remember a
time "castration" wasn't a prank
that plagued public computer labs.
mitch_callahan: i read
the logs a few weeks later and it's what cazalla describes as
the bitcoin hole I'm guessing
mitch_callahan: one day mircea_popescu, you crossed my mind. i visualized a bunch of shapes collapsing in on
themselves. it was
the universe eating itself.
mitch_callahan: in
the early days, if one looked up bitcoin, one would find mpex shortly
thereafter
mitch_callahan: man im surprised
through his research he ended up chatting with you
mitch_callahan: it was
those price movements
that got
them all paranoid,
too and
they stopped mentioning btc.
mircea_popescu: next
thing you know it runs up 10k% (as it did) and you're left paying pennies
to
the dollar
to your investors, IN SPITE of having done a great job.
mircea_popescu: it would have been a horrible idea (as i pointed out at
the
time). a purely fiat business like selling fizz fits very poorly on bitcoin.
mitch_callahan: it jump started me in
the space, mostly meeting people, seeing who's who. started a meetup, etc etc.
mitch_callahan: he met a lot of people very quickly. iirc he had erik voorhees on
the line, amongst others. bitpay was pushing it,
too.
mircea_popescu: ironically
the guy actually
tried
to get it on mpex, but
this was back in
the single digit
times.\
mitch_callahan: a guy in
the US bought
the
trademark and brought it back
mitch_callahan: its an old fruit flavoured beverage
that was popular in
the 80's and 90's
mitch_callahan: i
think
those guys finally reached
their goal a year later. i should have some clearly canadian
to give away in
the near future. i cant remember what it cost me in btc,
though.
hanbot: “Online virtual currencies are clearly here
to stay – no pun intended”, according
to Mitch Callahan, Clearly Canadian’s Bitcoin Campaign Manager. << is
that you btw, mitch_callahan?
mircea_popescu: anyway,
they had a very heavy steel ball with a
thin silicone covering.
hanbot: mircea_popescu how many lightbulbs can you
turn on at a
time with
that?
mircea_popescu: then again, old ball mice... i had a straight lines and right angles genius. because molding plastic was hard in
the 80s
phf: i refused
to use optical mouse for a long
time, because my railgun
technique involved upwards swipe,
that would periodically glitch out with an optical mouse and would rotate completely randomly. good
times.
mitch_callahan: i remember my step mom would
take
that ball out as punishment. sucked.
phf: kids
these days with
their fancy mice. back in my day we had
to clean mouse balls before each quake 1 match with wet wipes
mircea_popescu: also, god fucking help
the heretics with
their white shit on
the black forest cake. it's devil's food in ganache, not fucking light cream ffs.
mircea_popescu: pro
tip : for
the best cooler, pour mineral water in
the icecream
tray.