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trinque: cazalla: heh! I had a gf
that would jack my
tp from her work when I was 19;
that's called having connections
cazalla: trinque, ya know, i didn't buy
toilet paper for many years (use
to
take 1 or 2 rolls home from work each day)
☟︎ nubbins`: she seemed shocked
to learn
that she doesn't have
the authority
to stop you? o.O
trinque: she seemed shocked
that
this could be possible
trinque: "I did not steal
toilet paper, you idiot." -> walked around her and out
trinque: heh, I was buying bulk
tp at walmart recently and
the door
troll stopped me and
tried
to block my exit
Adlai: sure,
the bit about authority was more >> 'wtf ever heard of such nonsense.'
cazalla: i don't recall ever feeling it was a position of authority, more reminded of
the fact i was nervous but at same
time excited
to get pocket money
Adlai: *
theater is accepted as 'security'
Adlai: cazalla: most
tlv venues ranging from cafes
to clubs, movie
theaters
to supermarkets - have 'somebody' at
the door, generally with a pulse or an expression (rarely more
than one), and
this
the
cazalla: Adlai, ah i never saw it as such, i was only placed at
the door because i got
the job as a result of nepotism and
they had
to put me somewhere hence first evar security guy for
that shop lol
mircea_popescu: really, it's not about
the position, it's about
the scumbag.
this is how you know vulgar folk in all
times of places,
that
they're made of base metal : if put in charge
they foul
things up.
Adlai: especially when
the intoxicated goon
thinks it means
the world
cazalla: Adlai, it was at store similar
to
target or kmart, but just clothing
mircea_popescu: well... i also
told
the derpy organisers of some local "swinger's club"
to get bent after
they wanted
the chick
to check her clutch.
Adlai: where was
this?
there are probably better
targets for shoplifters who need
to make a living
cazalla: Adlai, no-one ever objected and i imagine
that
to anyone who wanted
to come steal socks and undies, i was a god send
davout: cazalla: it's all
theatre
mircea_popescu: Adlai i dunno, i
told a schmucky kid once
to mind his own business. nothing happened./
Adlai: but if
they don't want
to open
the bag? game's over
cazalla: Adlai: you've never had security at an event ask
to open a bag/compartment, only
to barely glance what was inside once open? <<< my first evar job was bag checker/door security at a retail store, i would ask
to look in bag,
they would open, i would nod and
they'd walk out..
they might've easily walked in, filled up
the bag and walked out with
the goods because i sure as fuck didn't know
mircea_popescu: see,
this is exactly adeuqate :
these fuckwits are
the exact prototype of
the sterile "intellectual".
they wish
to matter, and
they wish
this mattering
to happen
through administrative measures.
mircea_popescu: it doesn't work in
the low-density U.S., we'll
try
to compel people
to live in higher density housing.
mircea_popescu: Second,
the programs can only address needs defined by
the intellectual elite. We won't provide cheaper cars; we'll force people
to use mass
transit. One volunteer aid group once did a study of
Third World needs, concluded
that one of
the most pressing needs in
Third World countries was
transportation,
then excluded automobiles from consideration because
they felt
that automobiles had a negative effect. When mass
trans
mircea_popescu: First,
the money has
to be
taken by force from
the wealthy. Voluntary contributions don't count.
Taxation at a level
that
the wealthy will consent
to doesn't count. Any approach
that recognizes
the wealthy as having rights is unsatisfactory. Even worse is any recognition of philanthropy and
the idea
that some of
the wealthy have social consciences.
mircea_popescu: Most of
these folks simultaneously demand government programs
to alleviate poverty and hunger, mass
transit so
the poor can get
to where
the good jobs are, and international aid
to
the
Third World. In short
they want structured, paternalistic programs
that address needs defined by
the intellectual elite.
They are bitterly opposed
to innovations
that merely give
the masses more goods, food, or money and leave
the decisi
davout: mircea_popescu: Y U NO BLOCKCHAIN
TECHNOLOGY???
Adlai: if you really want
to boost bitcoin's hashrate, why not organize a
tx processing strike?
danielpbarron: "By developing software
that does
that and by assuring
that we have enough block space
to include all
the rules. Why everything
that you say has
to be limited somehow? Why can't we have freedom
to do whatever we want?"
danielpbarron: when it's not
that
the deal isn't good enough, or
that it's
too hard
to define, it becomes "can't
trust you -- need
to first invent smart contracts"
danielpbarron is still skeptical
that
there is any demand for USGavincoin
danielpbarron: your exchange could have many different fork-coin options
to
trade
danielpbarron: ascii is right
though, for
the purpose of
this gavincoin
thing, specifying block size should be sufficient
danielpbarron: sounds like
the
thing could accidentally fork at any moment
davout: Adlai: for such a
thing
to make sense it has
to give
the ability
to short gavincoin into
the dirt, nothing else
danielpbarron: especially when considering how messy
the code apparently is
danielpbarron: not
that i
think
this will ever be demanded, but
there could other changes needed
to avert catastrophe
that depend on a fork
danielpbarron: that is, if MP says
the blocksize needs
to go up,
then up it shall go!
danielpbarron: what's so hard about << I guess I care more about it being accepted by MPEx
than I care about
the blocksize
nubbins`: i came across a picker/placer robot arm project recently
that i meant
to paste here
assbot: Logged on 12-03-2015 21:14:18; danielpbarron: i could specify
that it doesn't count as a fork if
the resulting coin is still accepted by MPEx :p
nubbins`: ...and fwiw
there was a
tooling charge, just not presented as such :P
nubbins`: and even printer ink, i'm buying in bulk
these days
nubbins` generally only buys
two
things at gold/oz cost -- gold and printer ink
nubbins`: i was gonna offer
to purchase
the empty board for posterity, but i doubt
that's on
the
table anymore 8)
nubbins`: that's
the ultimate bespoke, hey?
mike_c: do
they look visually reasonable? no balls of solder hanging off
the sides?
danielpbarron: i could specify
that it doesn't count as a fork if
the resulting coin is still accepted by MPEx :p
☟︎ davout: because
the contract also has
to have an expiration, in case
the hardfork never actually happens
danielpbarron: i'd define it
the way
they do: a fork of bitcoin
that gets 80% consensus from miners (or 75% or 95%, whatever magic number
they want)
davout: it's not possible, because defining gavincoin as "everything
that is not bitcoin" just doesn't work
davout: there are plenty of people dumb enough
to
take
the deal
that also happen
to have >1k
danielpbarron: that aside, it should
technically be possible
to strike a deal
danielpbarron: it can't really work now because anyone dumb enough
to want
to make
the deal doesn't actually have enough money for it
to be worthwhile
davout: either way, it can't really work now,
there can't really be a contract
that defines what a gavincoin is before
the guy actually commits some code
davout: ah, well
to
take up
the offer you got clarification about amirite
trinque: I have no
trouble smiling and being friendly with some govt goon if it gets me on my plane quicker, or out of
the airport quicker
Adlai wasn't sure what
to expect, but in his mind, it involved at least being led away from
the public areas... no such privilege, just awkwards blocking
the line
Adlai: no,
the guy at
the border check was just doing his job
davout: danielpbarron: you mean an invite
to -otc?
trinque: Adlai:
the point in my mind is
that
these aren't ideologically motivated goons
Adlai: like
TA,
this only works if everybody knows you're doing it
Adlai: army
tactic: let 99% pass unmolested, anally inspect
the random 1%. (and call in female sergeant for
the other inspection)
trinque: though I may be white and combed-hair enough
to not be bothered often
danielpbarron: davout, well I posted
the invite on
the forum;
they know where
to come
trinque: generally smiling at
the fucks and making pleasantries is enough
to get
through quickly
trinque: they care
that
they hit
the major bullet points, don't care how effectively
trinque: they're just derping
through a script
they've been
taught
Adlai: not really, it's behavioral profiling and it works when you're less braindamaged
than your expected enemy
Adlai: you've never had security at an event ask
to open a bag/compartment, only
to barely glance what was inside once open?
Adlai: it's proof
that you don't care about 'unlocking'
the device
Adlai: for, ahem, contraband of
the airborn pollen variety.
davout: asciilifeform: i don't really get why logging in
to it isn't deemed enough proof it isn't a bomb
Adlai is amazed
that his laptop passes chemical swabs
Adlai: (he was
totally zoned out until i pulled him back
to reality, impatient
to get IN
the plane)
davout: good
thing i'm only carrying my friends laptop i don't have
the credentials
to
Adlai: asciilifeform: if
that's
the case,
the guy failed afaict, seemed
to be waiting for graphical login and was shocked
to discover
that all had
taken place in
text
assbot: Logged on 12-03-2015 18:58:33; asciilifeform: Adlai: i still don't get
this notion where
t3rr0s1stz -somehow must- replace -all- of
the cells in
the battery with plastique, instead of only half