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assbot: Logged on 03-01-2015 20:01:05; ascii_modem: for
the record, 'clos' is, as of
today,
the only non-retarded incarnation of
that concept yet built
assbot: Logged on 13-09-2015 09:38:51; mircea_popescu: i don't really see oo bullshit as anything more
than wank, but
then again
that's me.
mircea_popescu: i don't really see oo bullshit as anything more
than wank, but
then again
that's me.
☟︎ mircea_popescu: but
that aside : 500k in cash is still a better deal
than what present day usians get.
they still have no education, but -500k in cash
to go with it
too.
mircea_popescu: anyway,
the moral
therein being : it's much better
to spend stormy weather in a lake
than in an ocean. which is why people figuring on doing
the whole "survivalist" schtick in
the us are basically retarded.
phf: i suspect
that mp made profit on
the decade since he's a bit older
then myself, i started at
the
tail end, and when king yeltsin abdicated
that was pretty much
the end of it
phf: unless you come across a genuine opportunity (e.g. your uncle is a general, or your dad was director of a factory/storage/pipeline), imho it was basically like
throwing out genuine education for half a million dollars in cash
phf: ben_vulpes: also it was 90s russia, lots of people did "revenue numbers are none of your goddamn concern", and it mostly looked like playing lottery. shipping european clothing from
turkey, or driving bmw's from germany for resale, all
the while hoping
that your criminal "roof" was stronger
then
the neighbor's
phf: i know
there's some
tension between yaron minsky's (of jane street capital) extensions
to core library and inria's core, but someone with better knowledge of language can chime if inria is in
the wrong
cazalla: i wonder if
there is a
tanzanian bitcoin embassy
phf: asciilifeform: btw i
take back 'inria was once useful' << inria is behind caml and presently maintains ocaml,
they also do Cog, but i
think
that's pushing
the limit of "useful"
punkman: "According
to
the 2012 census,
the
total population was 44,928,923.
The under 15 age group represented 44.1% of
the population." <<
tanzania's pretty young eh
BingoBoingo: Much larger
than I expected. About 1/2
the desk footprint of laptop
☟︎ BingoBoingo: Oh,
TI-92 arrived yesterday. Much larger
than I imagined
☟︎ mircea_popescu: i suppose ima retire
to
this, eventually. "i will guess how much your bike cost!"
cazalla: punkman, well it was for a laugh, not
to actually scam monies
cazalla: you know, a few years ago i put an advertisement in gumtree (aussie craigslist) for free psychic readings and you would not believe
the barrage of phone calls
cazalla: no,
the speaking with dead people one
Naphex: nah I passed;
too much crazyness; he does pay shitloads of guys insane money for building his scam sites / software and everything else
cazalla: Naphex, not even worth your
time,
they want
to be scammed - my mother is/was into John Edwards as is an aunty, and
they rave about him, went
to a live show and all
mircea_popescu: so didja get him
to invest in a new invention like quantum
teledildonics or something ?
Naphex: and spending
the night in his guest room at his hq
mircea_popescu: fell off, hitting
the amygdala and bruising
the brainstem, causing death.
Naphex: anyway my whole experence was 3 weeks
trying
to prove my rich friend and his mother
that his aa scammer;
this culminated in dinner with him in budapest
Naphex: 5 sessions and an in-operable
tumor just fell off
Naphex: well i guess
this guys quantum devices get
tumors
to fall off o.O;
Naphex: they are in a rush also
to give him money so..
mircea_popescu: at least he's lulzy.
these idiots are just stolidly boring.
mircea_popescu: well honestly... i'd much rather a deranged
tranny get all
the moneys,
than a bunch of retards getting
to keep it.
Naphex: mircea_popescu: it's a full blown cult, and
the programs are extended with
training and all other social bullshit
that will cost everyone
assbot: How one man’s invention is part of a growing worldwide scam
that snares
the desperately ill |
The Seattle
Times ... (
http://bit.ly/1XYTZ4E )
mircea_popescu: "Upon studying
the software I also found pornographic images embedded in it, for what reason I was unable
to determine."
mircea_popescu: Records from
the U.S. District Court of
the District of Columbia indicate
that Nelson was indicted for mail fraud in June 1996 and was placed on
the fugitive list several months later
Naphex: sec i'll find
the article
that referenced
the 100mn
mircea_popescu: QX Ltd. has stated
that more
than 3,000 Xrroid devices have been sold worldwide.
The 2002 price for
the interface device, software, user manual, and basic
training was $13,000.
Naphex: but it's pure crazyness you shouldn't even be able
to fall for
this shit with a IQ higher
than 75
Naphex: i was
trying
to explain my retarded rich friends
that he was a scammer and gave
them resources
Naphex: has a 8 story block in budapest
that houses everything from
the programmers and device developers,
to makeshift porn studios
Naphex: and bribe doctors
to present/have
the device or call it interesting
Naphex: he assumed
the life of Bill Nelson (some us senator
that worked for nasa) since
their name is so similar
Naphex: he is scamming europeans as a
tranvestite
Naphex: well before he was a
tranvestite
mircea_popescu: wait. a
transvestite scammed a bunch of retarded usians for 100mn ?
Naphex: hi device obviously cure everything from cancer
to aids
Naphex: one of
the most insane experiences in my life lol
Naphex: actually met
this guy in Budapest when a friend of mine got sent by his rich mother
to help solve his cluster headaches
Naphex: punkman:
this guy scammed ~100mil $ USD from dumb americans and
then moved
to budapest and went insane :)
mircea_popescu: What
the “reformers” promote,
that is open-ended problems, “real-world” problems with clouds of answers, activities instead of problems, create a fuzzy world, ~~~in which students always have
to guess
the
teacher’s mind and can not learn
to discriminate between right and wrong by
their own means. ~~~
☟︎ mircea_popescu: students’ mental discipline - get away from
them also.
Traditional word problems allow
to determine
the right answer - get away from
them also.
mircea_popescu: Regretfully, all
the aspirations of “reformers” of American mathematical education go in
the opposite direction. Mastery of algorithms makes students self-sufficient - get away from it, make
them dependent on
Texas Instruments. Logical proofs develop
mircea_popescu: actualy, drones
that broadcast
the cries of injured children / burn unit victims / rape victims etc would make a pretty decent
terrorism application.
mircea_popescu: assbot> Want
to make a big cash withdrawal? Don’t bank on being allowed | <<
the advantage of
the internet. what "bank run" ? sit at
the computer and cry like
the little bitch
that you are.
assbot: Homeopathy conference ends in chaos after delegates
take hallucinogenic drug - Health News - Health & Families -
The Independent ... (
http://bit.ly/1i7Guig )
pete_dushenski: for apps, yes. i guess
they're moving
that philosophy over
to safari or w/e
cazalla: at least you have
the option
to use ublock with ff now.. doesn't apple have it's own ad network
though, iads if memory serves
assbot: Ad blocking in Apple's iOS 9 highlights rift over ads with app publishers | GamesBeat | Games | by Dean
Takahashi ... (
http://bit.ly/1EV8PD4 )
pete_dushenski: £500 buys what in england
these days, a sweatshirt ? a rental car for
the weekend ?
pete_dushenski: "Nationwide
The building society says its customers can withdraw up
to £2,000 per account a day. “However, if
they want
to withdraw more
than £500, it is best
to pre-book
the amount with
the branch
to ensure
that it has
the cash available." << derp/
gribble: artifexd was last seen in #bitcoin-assets 20 weeks, 3 days, 6 hours, 32 minutes, and 26 seconds ago: <artifexd> I'm comfortable calling it a review. Not just of what it is but what it was and how it got
to where it is.
pete_dushenski: "The old Celtic practice
today known as chasse au brame,
troat-hunting, involved placing a rutting stag in a U-shaped
trap of
trees and nets; when
the stag began
to
troat, does and other stags would approach and be caught."
pete_dushenski: ^ shame
that images are missing.
the artwork collected
therein is really quite lovely
pete_dushenski: i have it right in front of me and i see neither 'troat' nor 'hunting' in
the index. hmm
pete_dushenski: asciilifeform: aha.
this is
the only one i've yet cracked
pete_dushenski: i also recently cracked open ~2kg of dead
tree goodness : a history of private lives, volumes i-iv
pete_dushenski: 1. 'air' is sealed
tighter
than an 80yo nun, 2. it's like once a month for some reason.