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pete_dushenski: this camp
though had *daily* chores for like 2.5 hours.
decimation: I got screwed of out learn german from my german heritage
too
pete_dushenski: sacha baron cohen went
to another camp in
the same organisation ;)
pete_dushenski: i've seen most of bc previously, just hadn't been
to vic in a while.
decimation: pete_dushenski: are you planing on visiting any other outlying islands or
the rest of bc from
there?
pete_dushenski: so shooting
themselves in
the foot is par for
the course, i guess.
decimation: but I imagine
that
they could sell on
the internet for $$
decimation: I suppose
they figure enough derps would come and go on foot
pete_dushenski: decimation
that it is.
though victoria feels like a million miles away from us-istan.
decimation: also, victoria is well south of
the canada-us border
decimation: fun fact:
there's a part of vancouver, bc
that is us
territory (point roberts)
pete_dushenski: "We have been in business for nearly 26 years and hold a full pawnbroking license
to buy, sell and loan." << no mention of shipping eh...
pete_dushenski: i guess
there's enough local demand in
this retirement
town
that
they don't have
to
try.
pete_dushenski: decimation seriously. you'd
think so, but you'd
think wrong.
decimation: pete_dushenski: surprising. I
thought
those kinds of
tourist shops specialized in shipping
pete_dushenski: i didn't want one
that bad when i woke up, just saw
the right one at
the right price and wanted it.
pete_dushenski: or w/e, mebbe my privilege knows no bounds. hey, i'm not
the one losing business.
pete_dushenski: wtf my privilege nothing. i'm getting on a plane
tmrw morning and it's not so much
to ask
to have a seller of goods
to crate a fucking
table for
transport.
ben_vulpes: your privilege is dripping on
the floor
pete_dushenski: ben_vulpes i've used fedex freight before,
they'll come pick up
the package from wherever and deliver it wherever.
pete_dushenski: just basic frieght is
too complicated for
these people.
pete_dushenski: honestly,
there are
thousands of cruise ship
tourist visiting victoria daily, and
these assderps haven't figured out shipping a box 1,000km IN
THE SAME COUNTRY
pete_dushenski: all
they have are cardboard boxes, no freight boxes, no shipping relationships in place, no arrangements can be made.
pete_dushenski: complete with
two leaf inserts. perfect height (tall), in good condition, only $270 !
pete_dushenski: so i walk into a shop on
the edge of chinatown and find a beautiful mid-century modern walnut
table
pete_dushenski: you'd swear
they were
trying
to keep
their inventory for
their grandchildren
ben_vulpes: > gribble is not a
tty. falling back
to
telnet.
ben_vulpes: but if
they're draining derpbuxx from
the beast more power
to 'em
williamdunne: Disagree with
the cause, but pretty cool project IMIO
☟︎ williamdunne: Its a line of speedboats
that can go underwater on command without any real preparation
to collect drugs dropped from boats
williamdunne: ben_vulpes: Family friend is working on something kinda cool for
the other side
pete_dushenski: williamdunne i really have nfi what
the first
trade was. if you say it's weed, we'll go with
that, but
that doesn't mean
that first=best
☟︎ ben_vulpes: people aren't even supposed
to know
those exist
williamdunne: Obviously 10
tonnes of cocaine isn't going
to be carried by FedEx
williamdunne: Read
the article, and I still don't see how
that makes it bad for
the last mile
☟︎ pete_dushenski: williamdunne
the first
transaction was knowledge, no ?
decimation: meanwhile
this guy (hboeck) has a post
that pretty much says "nothing
to worry about", and is promoted
to #1
williamdunne: pete_dushenski: Wasn't
the first
transaction ever completed on
the internet
the purchase of weed?
decimation: pete_dushenski: mircea's 'story' on hacker news was quickly demoted
to well below visibile for most folks
pete_dushenski: williamdunne except...
the internet sucks for drugs. mp has an ancient essay on
the matter.
williamdunne: Anything outside of
that is just abusing
the
tech
williamdunne: I'm pretty sure
the internet was invented for
two purposes, selling drugs and pretending
to know stuff you don't
trinque: pete_dushenski:
the guy who ended up
top comment on
the HN post
mxtm: which
translates "in/on"
mxtm: pete_dushenski: spanish uses en for "by" in cases of
transportation
decimation: I don't
think it ever gets
too hot
there?
pete_dushenski: "sur" is
too literal of a
translation from english, "par bicyclete" even.
pete_dushenski: decimation it's quite
the place. not quite summer here yet
tho. still only 16-18C during
the day.
decimation: yeah I've been
through
there, I wouldn't mind going back
williamdunne: >Forget MPEX.
The best/most reliable stock exchange is, by far, BTCT.CO.
☟︎ DreadKnight: anyway, I partnered up with a coder
this year, will see how
that goes in
the long run
DreadKnight: ben_vulpes, yeah, I'm aware,
that's why it's perfectly fine
to pay people
to work on open source and it's why I need some funding or get better at coding
ben_vulpes: just because she doesn't care about her boyfriend around
that other guy doesn't mean diddly when it comes
to your desire
to get up her skirt
ben_vulpes: i'm just
trying
to point out why you're having problems retaining horsepower is all
DreadKnight: ben_vulpes, a return is not always needed, some people do
things for passion or practice;
there are quite a few nice free open source games out
there and software, most likely
the browser you are making is done half by unpaid contributors
trinque: DreadKnight: doing
the ad-supported
thing is a loss leader at best; you have
to be able
to burn money until your audience is large enough
to merit being paid for
the # of eyeballs
☟︎ ben_vulpes: (i mean, everyone does, right? for every
thing
that we do.)
ben_vulpes: people working for a link or publicity need
to have some sort of assurance
that
their
time so spent is going
to yield a return.
ben_vulpes: DreadKnight: every single one of
those companies pays
their employees.
decimation: I
thought ninjashogun was one of
the h-n mods?
trinque: decimation: got
there quick
too
ben_vulpes: DreadKnight: i
thought
the
thing was supposed
to make money?
trinque: decimation: fancy
that eh?
DreadKnight: the project itself is free, so
this stuff is allowed provided crediting is done
DreadKnight: the other day found out
that a cg animation series done in blender by just one dude used quite a few of
the creatures from my project :)
DreadKnight: well,
there are quite a few reasons, crediting (name/link), experience,
the joy of contributing
to something bigger just
to name a few