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mircea_popescu: jurov no, actually, they were all herpderp nobody shouyld trust mpex. then someone pointed out mpex is well trusted
mircea_popescu: I'd need to test the response time on the system to be sure (not going to because I don't want to fork over $600 for registration), but I have a feeling it might be hot, or at least the only wallet they use.
mircea_popescu: maybe s.dice starts accepting gambling in its own shares
mircea_popescu: obviously there is some size where a 500 ton projectile flatens the tank anyway
mircea_popescu: nah cause the composite ceramic stuff makes it crack up and break apart
mircea_popescu: i think we can safely asume that since solid steel won't perforate modern armor
mircea_popescu: ya well, store coupons aren't competition for bitcoin any more than chowchows are antitank weapons.
mircea_popescu: people so far removed from human contact they are going ballistic much like a dog stuck locked in a basement or something
mircea_popescu: i imagine we see here at work the alienation of postmodern society
mircea_popescu: but srsly, the guy on reddit didn't have enough of a clue to search for something logical
mircea_popescu: your failure to adequately advertise has caused the cratering of reddit!
mircea_popescu: jurov : "They aren't publicized well. So I thought the only way to buy shares was through going on mpex. Pretty logical conclusion to draw, really. This is all a wild wild west."
mircea_popescu: the gentle touch always works wonders after mpoe-pr has tore them a few new assholes
mircea_popescu: the poor guy, he made 50 posts out of sheer frustration... but then he never heard of coinbr.
mircea_popescu: I understand the concept between differentiating the broker and exchange. This is an obvious concept. My problem was that I couldn't find a broker for a while. I wasn't aware of their existence until very recently. "
mircea_popescu: "I'm just, I don't know how I feel about all of this shit.
mircea_popescu: speaking of which, 104 comments... i guess i win the bet. pity nobody made it
mircea_popescu: i guess it unwittingly worked out like that or something.
mircea_popescu: follow the links, it's prolly 10`000 words at the least.
mircea_popescu: truffles o, that was some drama you missed out on i guess, with the rota and whatnot.
mircea_popescu: im curious what happens once they're done agreeing with each other.
mircea_popescu: no miner, no asic vaporware peddler, no etc on that list.
mircea_popescu: just wait till they discover that there's precisely two businesses in btc that made over 10k last month.
mircea_popescu: "I was thinking a real bet could be on the valuation of MPEX. I believe it's worth a lot less than $10 million. I'd have to investigate further, but given that MPEX has under 200 users, and is likely illegal, notwithstanding the fees and the horrendous owner, that it would be worth substantially less than $10 million."
mircea_popescu: YOU ARE THE OPPOSITE OF THAT. I HATE YOU. GO DIE FUCKER."
mircea_popescu: "The whole point of bitcoin is OPENNESS. FREEDOM. NO GOVERNMENTS.
mircea_popescu: i think the onlysony item i ever owned was a walkman back in like 85