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a111: Logged on 2019-01-16 17:51
trinque: if
they had more money,
that mcds would sprout a whole suburb of
them around it.
a111: Logged on 2019-01-16 17:40
trinque: I
take
these
to be
the people
that shouldn't have houses having been given
too much, not *their* decay.
they're doing better
than
they've ever been.
BingoBoingo: trinque: Much of
that was likely accumulated intentionally via dumpster mining
trinque: man I hate people
that let materials accumulate like
that. oh,
that's my palette collection, and here's a single
tile, just in case
BingoBoingo: Here we have an elusive creature. A property offered for rent with hope
the person renting it will subdivide it into smaller rentals:
http://archive.is/GAXEp BingoBoingo: The mumps outbreak of similar character
to US University mumps outbreaks.
BingoBoingo: The standard for a pension or residencia estudiantil is 1.5-5 bed lengths deep and 3-5 bed widths wide. But unlike apartments
they
tend
to come furnished. With "placares" even.
Mocky: instead of an offer for
this one prospect I got "one more interview, next week" but still imo looks probable
trinque: in related cardboardization,
the girl and I were looking into live vaccines for hypothetical spawn. apparently
they're being phased out by
the derps
that be.
BingoBoingo: AHA, like
the Peruana's pension
tucked behind a kiosko!
BingoBoingo: <asciilifeform>
trinque:
they're living in cardboard, iirc. new construction in specially-designated reservations. << AHA, Carrasco where
the stores have parking lots! Just like US suburbs!
trinque: right, so economics alone are keeping
them from
the wasp nest neighborhoods, which is my point.
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: Starbucks is not classy anymore. It is
the low rent knockoff version of McCafe now
☟︎ BingoBoingo: trinque: Here
the culture views McDonalds as classy.
trinque: I hear hipsters are doing
this in detroit
these days, not even all getting killed by
the natives
trinque: if
they had more money,
that mcds would sprout a whole suburb of
them around it.
☟︎ trinque: if
they had it, would buy. same reason as when I was in CR
there was a huge line of natives for
the mcd's and starbucks
BingoBoingo: <trinque> I wager
the uruguayan suburbs are favela-tier << Favelas with a lot of concrete
trinque: where
the american burbs oughta be.
trinque: I wager
the uruguayan suburbs are favela-tier
trinque: I
take
these
to be
the people
that shouldn't have houses having been given
too much, not *their* decay.
they're doing better
than
they've ever been.
☟︎ trinque: asciilifeform: was hilarious when harvey came
through and ripped
these brick facades off
the suburban wasp nests
a111: Logged on 2019-01-16 17:31 asciilifeform: i've confronted various (nominally literate) ameri-folx with
the brick litmus, was surprised at one pt how many had nfi
shinohai: it appears homes were slightly better constructed
there BingoBoingo ... most "factory worker houses" in smaller
towns here are old duplexes, with asbestos siding no less.
a111: Logged on 2019-01-16 17:04 asciilifeform: shinohai: iirc
they already build
this : for 'supermax' prison. but i expect
the
tech will 'spread
to konsoomer', yes
a111: Logged on 2019-01-16 16:59 asciilifeform: unrelatedly ( or maybe not?? ) , asciilifeform found
that ch16 is
turning into just about a miniature number
theory schoolbook, will defo have
to be
trimmed
mircea_popescu: dat kasparov brand chess knife
thing is epic. ima use it.
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform you know what celebrity endorsements are ? "eat your gruel,
tommy, just like Nigglet McAthlete does!"
a111: Logged on 2019-01-16 16:48 hanbot: <asciilifeform> i'm surprised
they dun build from ~that~ yet. << i met a chick from
the architecture dept at
the nat'l uni here whose professed goal was
to see all places with native bamboo build with it exclusively. possibly
the spiders get her first, but otherwise, "coming soon"...
mircea_popescu: i wouldn't believe a single
thing pr claims about buffett, seeing how
that's
the customary
treatment for proven liars.
shinohai: I bought specifically because was brick and has actual hardwood floors, none of
that composite/laminate shit.
BingoBoingo: <asciilifeform> shinohai:
there's maybe half a mil of
these on whole continent, and nobody's building any moar of'em << My hometown has large swaths of brick single family homes built
to house workers for now defunct "my pet goat" condensed milk plant.
mircea_popescu: if
they abdicate from
this, and "just want
to",
they belong rowing galley.
mircea_popescu: there's no possibility of economic activity outside of human buyer judging
things
shinohai: There was "subdivision" of new constructed homes nearby
that had
to be abandoned ~3 yrs ago, all were built using sheetrock from China which molded within weeks of being installed.
shinohai: I live in comfy brick home built in 1950's or so. Feels many
times more solid
than average McMansion
a111: Logged on 2019-01-16 16:43 asciilifeform: BingoBoingo: last i knew , most of said graduates nowadays , get
to
take
their arse, and its 250k of debt,
to work in bureaucracy.
a111: Logged on 2019-01-16 02:36 asciilifeform: it's hilarious,
the hovel i'm in, at least has steel frames. nearby
they recently built whole street of 100% cardboard/plastic , 'ONLY low 800s!' reads
the billboard. 800k orcbux,
that is.
BingoBoingo: There's still
the problem of making all
that ferrocement
BingoBoingo: The US isn't Uruguay.
The US can't afford
to make ferrocement
the residential building material. How will
the police break in?
BingoBoingo: <asciilifeform> shinohai: recall how edison was genuinely convinced
that
the fyootoor of furniture was... ferrocement << Plenty of people here living
the complete ferrocement like without
the roof.
shinohai: Edison would be proud
that one can print 3-D house using cement, with furniture built into walls.