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mircea_popescu: decimation if
this facetious "precision" were
the point, it wouldn't be
t here and
t+1 hour a km away.
decimation: funkenstein_: sure, but note
that humanity has a pretty solid informal standard going, has for a long
time
funkenstein_: the concept of "fiat
time" is interesting. If we are going
to
think about what is money ourselves instead of believing
the guy in
the funny hat, should we also do
the same when asked what
time it is?
decimation: the only reason leap seconds are even a
thing is because clocks have become more precise
than
the sun
BingoBoingo: <trinque> close enough
to drive
to seattle shortly, but far enough
to not know it << I would not mind life in Duquoin Illinois if I could support myself
there.
Trains
to Chicago and St Louis, bars walkable. Secondary State Fair. Just everything else... ick
assbot: This is why medicine is not a liberal profession, but a servile career on
Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. ... (
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mircea_popescu: decimation
there is no "sun does" immediately. sun doesn't. what
there is, is, "here's what i say
the sun does".
assbot: Logged on 09-07-2015 01:22:46; asciilifeform:
http://log.bitcoin-assets.com/?date=08-07-2015#1193979 << mircea_popescu misunderstood my point entirely. which was,
that it is possible
to have arbitrarily original ideas in, e.g., mathematics, while being certifiably worthless at 'making phriends and influencing people'
decimation: the policy becomes 'time is what my clock in my fortress says' not 'what
the sun does'
decimation: wait,
to be anti-leap second is
to be pro-'usg controls
time'
mircea_popescu: it already allows me
to publicly mock all sorts of
traditional power structures, reject nist, what have you.
assbot: Logged on 09-07-2015 01:17:02; asciilifeform:
http://log.bitcoin-assets.com/?date=08-07-2015#1193949 << virtually all of
them do, however. whether ~i~ choose
to run ntp or not does not change
the fact
that
the bulk of
the network (including -
though i can only suspect! -
the mining bulk) does.
mod6: asciilifeform: what did you do
to bypass
this, i
thought i read you reconnected with -addnode or did you just /wait/ for a long period?
☟︎ mod6: yeah, im fairly sure
that he did.
mircea_popescu: mod6 iirc asciilifeform saw
the same wedge spot for a bit.
assbot: Logged on 09-07-2015 00:53:52; asciilifeform: at least 10% of
the page should be occupied by letters.
mod6: I don't see any attempt
to reorg... but i'm gonna increase
the db locks * 2 and see if
that changes anything.
funkenstein_: reminds me, showed girl b-a channel yesterday. respones, wow cool.. people chat online who aren't just
trying
to get laid?
mircea_popescu: also better
than watching vr mj or whatever it is emi puts out
mircea_popescu: so, whatever, dogecon, keisercoin, auroracoin, gavincoin, blablacoin, let
the kids have fun
mircea_popescu: this is a necessity, given
that reddit simply is "that collection of people at
the age and level of stupidity of a redditard"
mircea_popescu: reddit
then creating a new dogecoin
to serve its perceived needs is a sign of reddit staying reddit, which is
top say fucktarded and unable
to learn from its mistakes.
assbot: Logged on 08-07-2015 21:17:35; ascii_field: one
telling mark of a
tard is
that he is unwilling
to consider
that market's job is not only
to supply folks with
things, but
to REFUSE
to supply
them
phf: that specific breed of bears is
tame. mostly you spook
them and
they run away, or you stay and wait for
them
to sniff and leave. after a few encounters like
that
the idea of macing a bear from close range doesn't seem particularly disconcerting
assbot: Logged on 08-07-2015 21:13:37; ascii_field:
the other is so
that gavin & co. can
try
to persuade miners
to use
their
turdball
Vexual: what happenis if
theres a bear looking for
trouble? do you run away?
phf: Vexual: kodiak bears stay away mostly. sometimes you get
teenage bears looking for
trouble, but i've only heard second hand stories
mircea_popescu: an' for
that matter
the "basis" doesn't work like you imagine it does.
Vexual: and
the inverse i guess
phf: The20YearIRCloud: but when
the wind dies down (mornings mostly) it's what i would call dignified solitude. mountains, quiet. lots of interesting people living within 100 mile range :>
trinque: bugs I can
tune out easily
decimation: I find it really annoying
to have muddled bass
trinque: as opposed
to
the hiss of hydraulic brakes, blare of horns, rumble of combustion engines
phf: The20YearIRCloud:
this was on denali highway which is a kind of a wind
tunnel nearby from a glacier. most of it is freezing all
the way
till mid summer (though i don't know, i spent a winter
there)
trinque: but
things your mind is quite used
to
The20YearIRCloud: I know on
the farm it wasn't really ever quiet,
there was always something
phf: The20YearIRCloud: after a bit your start hearing
the
trees lightly creaking in
the wind
trinque: and
the concentration
that can be mustered (in my case at least) cannot be matched inside
the engine room
phf: i lived 8 hours north of anchorage for 6 months or so, working remote. when i get out of
the house in
the morning my ears would heart from
the silence. best 6 months of my life
trinque: maybe
there's something nice down 90 waiting for me
trinque: decimation: not sure, I've yet
to spend
time east of
them
trinque: close enough
to drive
to seattle shortly, but far enough
to not know it
trinque: I'm
thinking getting some land in Washington state might be ideal
The20YearIRCloud: We have areas here in ohio
that have less population
than many in kentucky
trinque: The20YearIRCloud: ah man, best
thing in
the world is
to not see another human in any direction
The20YearIRCloud: As it stands now ,if I do
that here I see
tall grass, a
trailer, a half plywood house,
then a large agricultural facility
decimation: but
this means
that
there are probably many people who are 'trapped' - desire more space between
themselves and others - but cannot move away in order
to keep a job
The20YearIRCloud: I don't like
that, but i REALLY don't like not being able
to stand on
the back porch and not see anything
trinque: just
the background noise is irritating, like living in an engine room
trinque: I spent
time on a large farm as a kid, cannot stand
the population density of cities
decimation: The20YearIRCloud: yeah but in columbus at least it is legal
to build more
than 5 stories
Vexual: opposition leader is explaining
to
the royal commission here on
tv, how
to build roads
that don't need fixing all
the
time
The20YearIRCloud: They're relatively cheap - $150k-$200k in really well-to-do areas, people want em because
they're in
the middle of everything and cheap
The20YearIRCloud: Not all people are like
that, in Columbus
they're building lots of 30-40 story apartments because people want em
decimation: my
theory is
that
the space you had as a child 'imprints'
decimation: actually I agree with you, I feel
the same way
to some degree
decimation: but
there's
this weird need
to have 'own country estate' in
the us
decimation: could easily fit
the entire metro area's population inside
the beltway (affordably) if you could build 50 story highrises
decimation: asciilifeform: yes but I'm convinced
the reason
that people live 2 hours away is because of zoning policy
decimation: md 200 should be a full freeway, connect with 95 on at least
two other river crossings
decimation: asciilifeform: except
the highways were ultimately not built
assbot: Logged on 09-07-2015 02:22:22; decimation: a sizable chunk of
the wash dc population would move 100-200 miles away if
they could commute in 15 minutes
The20YearIRCloud: Quite possibly,
there's a concrete walkway
that's actually sunk down about 6"
decimation: I would guess
the drain is eroding
the surrounding soil
decimation: the 'loose soil' must be underneath
the pipe