asciilifeform: ( if you have ~any correlation in the independent bitstreams , you won't converge . the academiderps tried to get around this by using constructed prng's, had the expected result -- buncha dead trees and 0 working devices ) ☟︎

asciilifeform: 1 of the reasons i put this in the l0gz is that when i went to dig, turned up that erry attempt to date to do sumthing nontrivial with 'stochastic multiplier' broke teeth against rng quality.

asciilifeform: so in the end you can multiply e.g. 9000 8192bit ints, with a single gate.

asciilifeform: why to do this, may seem a mystery, until realize that noise immunity means that you can use very fast logic elements , given as you aren't much concerned with 100% accuracy over small time period, only convergence.

asciilifeform: then to get integers back out, you run the process in reverse, via another comparator. it converges to the desired answer in finite ( depending on rng quality ) clock ticks.

asciilifeform: then you feed'em all to a N-input AND gate.

asciilifeform: you represent the inputs ( any # of'em ) via stochasticizers, i.e. each 1 gets a comparator that eats N bits of rng and outputs a 1 if they represent integer <= the currently latched binary number, 0 otherwise.

asciilifeform: and meanwhile, in sunken atlantises : j. von neumann, the afaik last fella to really invent anyffin in re kompyooting, actually devised an interesting application for fast unbiased rng ( which did not exist in his time ). can use it to multiply large numbers with near-total noise immunity, using only an 'and' gate and two comparators.

asciilifeform: meanwhile, in world of entomology, https://archive.is/bJyyo ( piece re 'douchebags', where '...their earnings are equally depressing. The top seven participants in the Facebook data set averaged 0.87 bugs per month, earning an average yearly salary of $34,255; slightly less than what a pest control worker makes in Mississippi.'

asciilifeform: ( in the empty skullcase of the orc king, somehow made sense to have a hired hand run his pgptron.. )

asciilifeform: mircea_popescu: as i understand , the guzman thing was even lulzier, d00d was hired to run the ~crypto~

asciilifeform: mircea_popescu: i'm anticipating the whiners where 'you ~said~ you sell uncensored host, but they pulled my godaddy dns omfg!11' item

asciilifeform: nao if they could also be persuaded to part with usg.dns... but i'd be satisfied to teach 'wash hands' , smallpox vaccination can happen after

asciilifeform: quite possibly the current gen of sadforum people, dun even know who was fdr.

asciilifeform: oh hm where was that zombie fdr poster mircea_popescu dug up coupla yrs ago

asciilifeform: the key end of the hose is the 1 mircea_popescu mentioned.

asciilifeform: BingoBoingo: don't sweat the small details, just nao

asciilifeform: and i'd really like, ideally, to not be the only one who knows how to do this.

asciilifeform: as for asciilifeform , can go in mid march at the earliest.

asciilifeform: BingoBoingo: i dun think there will be such a thing as 'low stakes' trip, unless mod6 wants to take vacation on own coin

asciilifeform: mircea_popescu: absolutely, the time to start beating the drums is nao.

asciilifeform: iirc mod6 has expressed a desire to fly the next crate. if he still wants, can haz; otherwise asciilifeform will fly it. ☟︎

asciilifeform: let's see if/what passengers appear in next week or two. after that, i'ma begin preparations for rk.

asciilifeform: BingoBoingo: let's include a certain number of these.

asciilifeform: mircea_popescu: we did have some headache with the ssd, recall. the new models are in place ( iirc errrybody but mod6 has been swapped ) and seem to run cool to the touch, per BingoBoingo's observations

asciilifeform: mircea_popescu: this is correct, without iron, no moneys

asciilifeform: transport of crate aint exactly a mars mission, when we finally drum up demand and fill up the rk's, next crate can sail in short order.

asciilifeform: i'm averse to putting moar than that on 1 ps however.

asciilifeform: it is also time to speak of the next crate. and the customary four cargo slots. 1 is to contain a replacement for uy1 ( and ideally will run cuntoo . ) 1 will contain a 1u that holds rk's. this gives 2 1u slots remaining, they can be occupied by colo passengers, if these stand up and wish to ride , or pizarro irons, at BingoBoingo's option. ☟︎

asciilifeform: i'd prefer to do this ~after~ the rk is made available to the affected folx.

asciilifeform: BingoBoingo et al : re uy1: if it continues humming along, as it presently appears to be, we gotta proclaim a maintenance window and properly stress test the thing, load cpu to max for coupla hrs

asciilifeform: ( really, ohnoez, socket costs fiddy cents too much ? )

asciilifeform: i'm still at a loss re why nobody makes rk, or for that matter any arm box, with upgradeable rams

asciilifeform: granted i haven't unearthed any direct evidence that uy1 is physically sad, of yet. but imho this is Right Thing.

asciilifeform: BingoBoingo: plox to lemme know when ready, ty

asciilifeform: BingoBoingo: ~in addition~, rather than in place, of their current service, if it wasn't clear

asciilifeform: they can put e.g. their znc there, at their option.

asciilifeform: BingoBoingo: i am thinking : let's consider giving all uy1 users an acct on the idle rk , until uy1 is replaced and moved to cold spare.

asciilifeform: leaving the temp/voltage/etc item running ( and will run until further notice . )

asciilifeform: mircea_popescu: incidentally asciilifeform nao has the necessary optics that for e.g. 'FG2' and fyootoor products, we can include signed board photos.

asciilifeform: they show no signs of molestation, not only work to spec but rom untouched.

asciilifeform: incidentally manifest actually includes 2 FG units ( pizarro-owned ) . i had to fly'em back in april , if anyone recalls, cuz of ben_vulpes's misadventure where they were pawed by orcs for whole night