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mats: curiously, INTC
took a ~10% dive in
the
two weeks following
the publication of 'Intel Subsidiary Agrees
to 750k Penalty for Unauthorized Encryption Exports'
mircea_popescu: you probably read
the fucking eskimo book of
the dead, on occasion.
mircea_popescu: ;;google "Oh, and next
time you
trash and break a Segway in Vienna
that Alex paid for because some fat girl offers you a hug...DONT RUN AWAY AND LEAVE
THE SEGWAY IN
THE STREET!!!!!! (true story for whoever wants
to know. Roger, Erik and myself were
there)"
mircea_popescu: there's
this ancient segway story from
the early days of bitcoin
mircea_popescu: <mats> did
the animu
touch you in a bad place << bwahaha
phf: asciilifeform: it's a cargo cult. my understanding is
that japanese use manga as illustrated prose. situation with japanese culture in u.s. american u.s. culture around anime/manga is essentially "let's read furniture assembly manuals,
then read some yukio mishima,
then watch cellphone instructional video for 12 yr/old girls, because superior culture of japan!"
assbot: Looks like
the product in question is Wind River Linux, a product of a subsidiar... | Hacker News ... (
http://bit.ly/1KOK483 )
BingoBoingo: Linux is a buzzword, why wouldn't Intel
try
to exert control over it
mats: re: grsec post, apparently
the offending corporation is Intel
phf: yeah,
the whole "nerd culture" bait and switch. i watched some anime growing up, mostly because cyberpunk, ghost in
the shell, armitage, akira, so when moved here was somehow was also expected
to enjoy shit like evangelion or what's
that one with rubber guy
trinque: I rather enjoy it when done well, not
that I've seen
that many.
mats: did
the animu
touch you in a bad place
phf: i wish psycho pass didn't have such obvious animu art style, gives me unpleasant flashback
to college
mats: 'psycho pass' is about a japan where devices
that can measure mental health are on every street corner, managed by an entity known as
the 'sybil system' and enforced by public security.
the focus of
the story is a public security officer
mats: the protagonist is a supah-hackah woman who was in an accident early in life and doesn't remember what its like
to have a physical body
mats: 'ghost in
the shell' is about a world where 'cyberization',
that is, replacement of virtually every organ except
the brain, becomes affordable
to some folks
trinque: citizens with
tendencies
toward anger shall be required
to wear a state-issued bracelet at all
times, lest
they become a danger
to
themselves and others.
mats: for fans of anime, 'psycho pass' is kind of a ghost in
the shell, minority report
take on
the 'normality meter'
assbot: Logged on 27-08-2015 00:28:14;
trinque:
this "powder keg of anger"
trend in
the news causes me
to anticipate
the criminalization *of* anger.
BingoBoingo: Biden might
though legitimately want
to retire
to
the country and spend his days waxing his pontiac firebird
mats: i predicted both of
these responses by asciilifeform
trinque: they have plenty of
time
to destroy her yet.
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: You know soon we will get
to find out Preet's feelings or lack
thereof for Clitler
assbot: Logged on 15-11-2014 18:18:27; asciilifeform: l of
this "code sharing" is an economic surplus phenomenon. It works only when none of
the people involved in it are in any form of need. As soon as
the need arises, a lot of people discover
that it has cost
them real money
to work for
the community and
they reap very little benefit from it, because
they are sharing value-less services and getting value out of something
that people
take for granted
assbot: Logged on 27-08-2015 00:30:44; mats: >With
that in mind,
today's announcement is concerned with
the future availability of our stable series of patches. We decided
that it is unfair
to our sponsors
that
the above mentioned unlawful players can get away with
their activity.
Therefore,
two weeks from now, we will cease
the public dissemination of
the stable series and will make it available
to
trinque: I guess
Trump's
the anointed one.
trinque: if oddly indirect compared
to just buying software
trinque: I
take it back.
They're doing exactly what
they should.
trinque: rather,
the price, I mean.
trinque: what's
the cost of a secure(-ish) operating system? nobody knows
trinque: kinda points
to
the idiocy of
talking about software in
terms of "rights" and "fair"
too
mats: >With
that in mind,
today's announcement is concerned with
the future availability of our stable series of patches. We decided
that it is unfair
to our sponsors
that
the above mentioned unlawful players can get away with
their activity.
Therefore,
two weeks from now, we will cease
the public dissemination of
the stable series and will make it available
to
☟︎ trinque: this "powder keg of anger"
trend in
the news causes me
to anticipate
the criminalization *of* anger.
☟︎ BingoBoingo: If someone proposes and adequately funds a bet on a nominee I suppose
there would be no reason not
to open it.
BingoBoingo: Actually
the party conventions are in July 2016, could have bets on
the nominations open, but still rather early
BingoBoingo: The
two partie's nominees should be decided by
this
time 2016
BingoBoingo: Prolly because it doesn't attract bettors, no one goes
there.
thestringpuller: i just saw
that.
they downvoted
the betmoose recommendation.
assbot: This is
the most reddit sounding
thing possible, but how would you recommend I bet bitcoin
that Bernie Sanders will win
the election? : Bitcoin ... (
http://bit.ly/1Klu0Pb )
trinque: PSA: I'm moving
the blockchain for deedbot-
to a larger volume, during which it will reject all deeds.
ascii_field: ;;later
tell
thestringpuller 'have you believe' -> 'would have you believe' ?
ascii_field: ;;later
tell
thestringpuller
the name was vitalik, not vitilak
ascii_field: they own
the ip range of
the vampire
tap (discussed earlier)
mats: this photo often shown in sapper
training
to remind joes not
to bite
the caps. used
to be you'd do
that
to activate 'em
assbot: the shrunken head repair clinic & sacrificial brazier: Didn't
This Guy's Mom Ever
Tell Him Not
to Bite Blasting Caps? ... (
http://bit.ly/1Ejt90n )
mircea_popescu: speaking of, "Modi faces crucial
test in India as onion prices soar. High onion prices are creating a challenge for Indian Prime Minister Narendra."
mircea_popescu: well i can't fucking find a piocture, and i don't recall where
the fuck
this was. some sort of innovative
tank helmet
ascii_field: mircea_popescu: iirc
there were 16th c. spanish helms which looked rather like
this.
mircea_popescu: imagine an asymptotic curve rotated around its asymptote with
the ends cut off.
ascii_field: if it's an actual cone,
the viet cong might have patent !
mircea_popescu: "just as good as
the real one, but focuses
the waves away from your head
mircea_popescu: <mats> and half
the joes were in germany getting fitted for prosthetics << germany is like
the king of
this
trade by now.
mats: took a few years for DoD
to figure it out,
though
assbot: Amazon.com : NEW ORIGINAL US ARMY ISSUE - PADS SET (7 PADS) FOR
THE ACH / MICH HELMET : Office Products ... (
http://bit.ly/1JjNNKL )
ascii_field: he suggested changing
the shape of
the helmet
ascii_field: mats: went
to a lecture once, by a fella who put forth a model where soldier's helmet ends up playing
the role of an acoustic lens
mats: if you just get rocked, you go back on mission after you an eval by
the doc
mats: but hey -- get blown up
twice, you go home.
that's nice of 'em, i guess...
mats: nasty stuff. my unit was rendered 'combat ineffective' overseas a buncha
times because all
their vehicles got fucked and half
the joes were in germany getting fitted for prosthetics
ascii_field: though one has
to wonder what
the designers of
the mines had instead of brains, for it
to work
mats: and some misc sensing/jamming RF equipment intended
to diddle remotely operated IEDs
ascii_field just now learned
that
the quadrupole
thing was, apparently, ~not~ commercially available at any point other
than in scam form