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mats: at 200 apiece i
think I'll pass for nao
funkenstein_ expects maths
to work rather similarly on any continent
funkenstein_: i mean, if m-pesa already does everything we need, what's
the point of using bitcoin?
mats: jesus
the hp 16c goes for 200+
☟︎ trinque: asciilifeform: yeah, isn't
that it doesn't provide utility, but not
to *them*
funkenstein_: wilbns, uh.. just curious what do you
think
the point of public coin is?
wilbns: also, in kenya, for example bitcoin doesn't provide much utility beyond what m-pesa already does.
the current area companies like bitpesa are
trying
to get
traction are in remittances (where one party doesn't have m-pesa because
they're outside
the country), or by pitching it as a speculative financial instrument or novelty.
assbot: Logged on 03-09-2015 23:18:36; fluffypony: cazalla: it's not even me, Africans don't want Bitcoin because
they're quite happy dealing in cash and not paying
tax
assbot: Logged on 04-09-2015 02:54:44; pete_dushenski: asciilifeform:
there's plenty of poor v. rich dialogue in
this latest contravex for ya
mircea_popescu: <phf> i don't know understand why everything needs
to be made so idiotic. << heh.
phf: i don't know understand why everything needs
to be made so idiotic. i mean, what is
this, making your 50 years of scientific research hip? you know, for
the kids.
trinque: ag3nt_zer0: lived
there for a
time, yep. grew up in
the Houston burbs
funkenstein_: Re: Method in Randomness <-- well I'd never heard of "deepdyve", where do
they find gnomes
to work on
this kind of bullshit?
They gave me 5 minutes
to "view"
the article (in crippled form) in exchange for a fake email.
trinque: phf: could amount
to nothing, but
that part's not much up
to
them
assbot: Logged on 04-09-2015 02:47:49; asciilifeform: is anyone here able
to locate M. Greenberger, 'Method in randomness,' Comm. ACM 8 (1965) ?
phf: trinque: i agree with you
though, i'm judging by central pa, northern maryland, which is not necessarily
the cities, but still within
the sprawl.
ag3nt_zer0: not a huge mellancamp fan but he works hard up
there and he does have some great
tunes
ag3nt_zer0: trinque: yeah it was... mellancamp brought it
that night... it was his 14 year old sons bday or something and he brought him out
to play bass or something it was a good
time
pete_dushenski: asciilifeform:
there's plenty of poor v. rich dialogue in
this latest contravex for ya
☟︎ ag3nt_zer0: left behnd
the detritus and have people
there who just are happy he shares his
trip with
them - honestly
ag3nt_zer0: and I just
thought
that
the fact
that he had shed his fanbase skin so many
times resulted in a nice blend of people - christians, hippies, old school folkies, some rockers haha whatever
ag3nt_zer0: one
time I saw him during his monio league baseball park
tour with willie nelson and john mellancamp
ag3nt_zer0: I have been making it a point
to go see dylan every
time he comes by
the gay area for
the last 6-7 years... probably seen him 5-6
times in
that stretch
ag3nt_zer0: trinque: oh man... slow
train... I bow
pete_dushenski: watch, mircea_popescu will
try chengdu for a year
then move back
to romania.
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform:
That one's going
to
take a bit.
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The Onion - America's Finest News Source ... (
http://bit.ly/1UvZALf )
trinque: and it's causing me
to reflect on what I left behind in
TX
trinque: relatedly I am ending my current
tour in
the pac NW for a
time, headed back
to
TX
assbot: Logged on 03-09-2015 19:47:36;
trinque:
these gun-toting christians hate socialism, so I like
them just fine
phf: came up when i started
trash
talking american christians
pete_dushenski: trinque: was something in particular inspiring
this reflection ?
trinque: pete_dushenski: it continues
to yield fruit,
this
tree
trinque: that
they have
the
thought of serving someone or something is some kind of first step
trinque: pete_dushenski: I'm yielding
to your point here, I
think.
trinque: ag3nt_zer0: kinda what I meant about "command structure" in
teh logs
phf: seems like
they pulled a lot of dylan
tracks
assbot: Logged on 19-10-2014 18:20:02; asciilifeform: one reason why
they push fingerprints and similar crap is
the 'prima facie' concept
trinque: general attempt
to discourage on-the-ground journalism?
trinque: maybe also in part,
they're
trying
to protect
the ISIS/Turkey connection
pete_dushenski: except... "We will not seriously consider anyone if
they include explicit material in
the video," Pornhub Vice President Corey Price said via email.
pete_dushenski: "For students seeking
to make some extra bucks
to pay for
tuition, Pornhub may be able
to help.
The adult video website is offering a $25,000 scholarship
to a legal age college student who likes making others happy. "
mircea_popescu: by
this reasoning, real spies could never be caught dead in drag.
mircea_popescu: what " has
to be sovereign over own
tools of
thought" ?
mircea_popescu: but
the point is, as your brain's not "sovereign" in
this sense, no computer ever will be, and
there goes
that line.
thestringpuller: mircea_popescu: ah I see. more of a cave. always
thought superman was
the one with
teh "fortress"
mircea_popescu: thestringpuller isn't batman
this derp with a fortress ?
mircea_popescu: btw, am i
the only one
that finds it funny
that some dude whose name was MANning decided
to be a woman ?
thestringpuller: mircea_popescu: i assume you're referring
to "The Dark Knight Returns".
mircea_popescu: irl, "physical army" never works for
thios purpose. what you get is, at best, private manning
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform which'd work for
the usg rather
than for alt-mp because why.
mircea_popescu: just going by
the "there's more wives with secret children
than men at any given point"