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mircea_popescu: anyway, imsa got mixed up into all of this because back in the ddos days he was sitting right over there and he went
mircea_popescu: honey, you misread irc tone. you're the day's hero over here.
mircea_popescu: the only thing for sure is that it'll always need more art.
mircea_popescu: peterl nah he has a point, twasn't nearly insisted upon enough
mircea_popescu: and in exchange you can make any further comments any time you want :D
mircea_popescu: anyway. here's what i'm gonna do : i'ma steal this dialogue and post it as a comment
mircea_popescu: buncha kids coming in here with their obvious things i've overlooked and disturbing
mircea_popescu: well i guess i'm an idiot then ? SEEMS OBVIOUS TO ME!!!
mircea_popescu: avenue B : it's good enough, he gets the task of making fifty game sprites as so and so, and how much would he like to be paid for this ?
mircea_popescu: now, avenue A : i'm an asshole and steal his 2k px poster. I print it and hang it in my bedroom.
mircea_popescu: artist sees the article. instead of going "o, i am an enchanted unicorn, i should be sent cookies!" or "oh, i saw on tv contests are badmkay" he goes cool, let's see what i can do.
mircea_popescu: well maybe this isn't obvious, so let's go through the process.
mircea_popescu: if their submission impresses the ssw is certainly on the table.
mircea_popescu: ThickAsThieves i don't offer stock options to people just walking in the door.
mircea_popescu: people like to run their mouth. lazy butts who know already they won't do it are finding this excuse. if this wasn't here it'd be another.
mircea_popescu: ThickAsThieves that is EXACTLY why i don;'t believe paying helps./
mircea_popescu: i can see why artists get queasy when they're put in the same position developers have had (and thrived in!) for decades now
mircea_popescu: in the end the discussion always is should i stick to the dayjob or should i take the plunge.
mircea_popescu: this is all fine and good, but an artist needs to turn off the tv once in a while.
mircea_popescu: and the large corps, trying to prevent S.MG from killing them
mircea_popescu: yeah. organisations sponsored by an alliance of the A, trying to prevent the B from A-ing
mircea_popescu: as far as i can see, it's trivial do distinguish C from B. seeing how teh B need me to become A... no brainer.
mircea_popescu: just, in this case, it's quite clear i can't take it and run. da fuck am i gonna do with a splashscreen
mircea_popescu: his job to pick and choose. i think the arguments here are well made.
mircea_popescu: the only reason i'm even contemplating the Bs is this. otherwise i'd just hire A and piss over everyone
mircea_popescu: ThickAsThieves how's it uncertain ? if the game is a success they'll be the new famous guy.
mircea_popescu: get the free account when it's free, that way you won't have to bitch about pauying 30 btc.
mircea_popescu: i will at least be able to say (as so many times before), hey community ? you had your opportunity.
mircea_popescu: now, your contention is that B will be too pretentious to recognise a helping hand when one's extended, and only C will contribute
mircea_popescu: these are the people i wqant. i can help them, they can help me, we can go far together.
mircea_popescu: B has a serious problem in that it wants to be A, in many cases it should be A, however... it's not A.
mircea_popescu: i don't need their name, and i don't need their farts. the only way we can work together is if they're not ossified old farts.
mircea_popescu: now, A is likely to be already overpaid, as per Peter's principle. my basic management rulebook says "never compete in crowded markets". so, i am not VERY interested in A.
mircea_popescu: types of people who think they produce art : A. people with a history, who get paid well already. B. people with talent but no history. C. idiots who produce garbage.
mircea_popescu: looky. let's segment this to understand each other better.
mircea_popescu: alternatively someone can come to me and show me he's super-trusted for his artistry in the wot.
mircea_popescu: once they do that we can talk. before, they have nothing to stand on.
mircea_popescu: they want to be involved, they sacrifice a little of their time and make a drawing.
mircea_popescu: hey, i don't care. people need to understand that you get nothing for nothing.
mircea_popescu: one whole bitcoin adn a little over a third of another
mircea_popescu: bitcoin generally needs a lot of it and i think tio a large degree the problem is people never saw an open model.
mircea_popescu: sersiously, i think the best way to go is open and i'm trying to implement that
mircea_popescu: a willingness to be open and give people chances should NEVER be construed as my inability.
mircea_popescu: jcpham my memory fails me, what was the three card setup really popular back in 2011/12 ?
mircea_popescu: I have extensive knowledge of Bitcoin, TOR and data encryption.
mircea_popescu: I am a CPA in Maryland with over 20 years of experience in the financial industires.