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Daniel_Krawisz: So I'm curious as to why
mircea_popescu has been saying that an increased block size is a security problem. What's the issue here? (sorry, I suck at spelling)
midnightmagic:
mircea_popescu: is the third-party corp identified yet?
Azelphur:
mircea_popescu: that's the part that makes no sense, I shouldn't be, it's the same key I've always used on this machine since the dawn of time, I only have one key, gpg --list-secret-keys shows one key
nubbins`:
mircea_popescu i almost made the same mistake on the shirts
sgornick:
mircea_popescu: To not add qntra-specific noise to #bitcoin-assets. Lots of chatter will be added from it, I suspect.
pete_dushenski:
mircea_popescu: so, you know, free all the 13 yos trapped in 28 yo bodies. << new mpex fund: freedom28
BingoBoingo:
mircea_popescu: This is very true about the large blocks working against security. Throw it up there as a comment.
ben_vulpes: <
mircea_popescu> if you compare how you treat your pets and how the average liberal intends to treat "those people" you get a scary identity. << oh come i only feed the pets when they behave
ben_vulpes: <
mircea_popescu> the only conceivable cure is liberal beatings. << oh ho ho ho
thestringpuller: that was enlightening tho. i now can view socialism from a different light. ty
mircea_popescu TomServo:
mircea_popescu: but that's what you were there for right ? << Indeed, but still... wow. I was ill prepared.
ben_vulpes: kakobrekla,
mircea_popescu: afaik even wot api is cached
dignork:
mircea_popescu: bias was mentioned as part of explanation on why arbiters will act as random oracles, thus making risk split 50/50 on buyer and seller.
dionyziz:
mircea_popescu: The problem I am trying to solve in OpenBazaar is in particular how two pseudonymous agents can trust each other without knowing each other.
dionyziz:
mircea_popescu: OK, I will read this.
dionyziz:
mircea_popescu: Some items are shipped digitally.
dionyziz:
mircea_popescu: Yes, my rating is basic on bitcoin-otc, but I feel I have an understanding of your work.
dionyziz:
mircea_popescu: Yes, I have sent and received some ratings and used this system to exachange bitcoin.
dionyziz:
mircea_popescu: Are you talking about the bitcoin-otc wot, the gpg wot, the freenet wot, which one exatly?
mircea_popescu: <brianhoffman>
mircea_popescu: you are asking about shipping of items across OpenBazaar? << yes.
brianhoffman:
mircea_popescu did you see dionyziz’ paper that we have up online? i posted the link earlier
brianhoffman:
mircea_popescu: you are asking about shipping of items across OpenBazaar?
assbot: Logged on 06-10-2014 16:47:26;
mircea_popescu: "OpenBazaar is an open source project to create a decentralized network for commerce online—using Bitcoin—that has no fees and cannot be censored."
pete_dushenski:
mircea_popescu: i don't recall, do we like j tucker ? << o mr. sleepyhead? there's definitely worse muppets out on the "conference" scene.
empyex:
mircea_popescu: Health-Indicators: Homepage: √ MK Depth JSON: √ VWAP JSON: √
empyex:
mircea_popescu: MPEx-Status: mpex.ws (163 milliseconds), mpex.co (195 milliseconds), mpex.biz (433 milliseconds), mpex.coinbr.com (528 milliseconds), mpex.bz (752 milliseconds)
empyex:
mircea_popescu: Proxies: mpex.ws mpex.biz mpex.co mpex.bz mpex.coinbr.com Current MPEx GPG-Key-ID: 02DD2D91
thestringpuller:
mircea_popescu: how many profit centers does MPIF have left?
BingoBoingo:
mircea_popescu: Why because if Kim is deposed Obama must be following soon after?
mats_cd03: 09:50:12 <+
mircea_popescu> then the news reports all over forbes, "financial world epidemic extends to bitcoin : b-a participant in hong kong found stapled to death" >> wtf that is terrifying
mats_cd03: i was referring to the ego madness that is being in your periphery
mircea_popescu BingoBoingo:
mircea_popescu: Maybe throw it in the orderbook?
Diablo-D3:
mircea_popescu: erm, why do you think I was talking about serverside caching?
Vexual: any more good voices
mircea_popescu? im almost outta spanish wine
Dimsler: haven't heard anyone mention him ever since
mircea_popescu twattered that he was going to kill him
Dimsler: hes afraid of
mircea_popescu killing him
Dimsler:
mircea_popescu, i was meerly posting as interest to novice inquirers on market makers
cazalla:
mircea_popescu, Kyle Torpey, the one that went on keiser spruiking auroracoin, ethereum etc
cazalla: not sure but he calls
mircea_popescu mursaya
cazalla:
mircea_popescu, no forum posts to report and prob won't be going forward seeing this qntra thing has legs
Shakespeare: <+
mircea_popescu> guy puts 1 bitcent in, gets a !up from assbot. // might be on to something there
Shakespeare: <+
mircea_popescu> thickasthieves: would love if mpex or an mpex property offered any sort of price instrument that would allow moving volume from other exchanges << specifically ? /// well, i'll start with the moon: just buy bitfinex and offer the whole shebang! otherwise, just would be nice to trade somewhere more private, transparent and trustworthy. The product could be options,
pete_dushenski:
mircea_popescu: i will take it very personally if the actual financial collapse of the us is brought about by a manic attempt to chase losses in their failed attempts to maninpulate the btc price. << lol! those causes.
assbot: Logged on 05-10-2014 18:47:24;
mircea_popescu: i doubt hte usg gets anything at this point. just a lengthy succession of narrow "experts" who keep passing data cross a "telephone wire", while the meanings of the terms used change on every pass.
assbot: Logged on 05-10-2014 18:32:30;
mircea_popescu: i gotta say btw, the pipe is like... the greatest invention ever.
kakobrekla: <
mircea_popescu> jurov bribe like, with money ?! < with the coins he got from daniel in the first place
hanbot:
mircea_popescu it's like he's become his own LCD
hanbot:
mircea_popescu re your latest, didja read the comments on that krugman abortion? no wonder he's all bitter and loath to detail, guy's own readergroup is throwing tomatoes by now.
jurov:
mircea_popescu: withdrawals pls
PeterL:
mircea_popescu: have you found anything interesting to do with the huge amounts of cash held by MPIF?
thickasthieves: <+
mircea_popescu> his skin could be hellraiser's for all the difference it'd make to his life. /// maybe the guy just had particularly distracting skin, probly not, but ive seen such before
kakobrekla: <
mircea_popescu> the risk when one tries to artificially depress a security is that he'll end up selling most of his load at the lowest price and then have to repay the borrow at the high price. < way easier to default
ben_vulpes: <
mircea_popescu> for one thing, you can't really shower with one. << gold necklace?
ben_vulpes:
mircea_popescu: there's a market for single-piece metal collars? aren't the leather ones flexible by design?
decimation:
mircea_popescu: well it is likely the case that the goldman people are the 'betters' of the usg employees in many ways
ninjashogun:
mircea_popescu, Oh, uh (wink) right. You are right that there are no other crypto currencies besides btc, I will grant this to you. It is ridiculous to assume any other crypto currency can ever come into existence.
ninjashogun:
mircea_popescu, "no other cryptocurrencies exist", um?
Dimsler:
mircea_popescu, i like a simple conversation amongst people i share common interests with
ben_vulpes: <
mircea_popescu> kakobrekla you can lket coffee grinds sit in alcohol then add sugar, just like anything else. << o fuck the things i learn here
Dimsler:
mircea_popescu, the ultimate implications are going to stifle any form of adoption
Dimsler:
mircea_popescu, there is no situation, lets stick to ambiguity and vaugness
Dimsler:
mircea_popescu, if a client wants coins, before i deliver, i short on there exchange with mt4
Dimsler:
mircea_popescu, i meant to add, that deal with usd exchange