519100+ entries in 0.345s
nubbins`: but yes, it's absolutely brutal
to, say,
type five characters.
nubbins`: i have a kobo e-reader
that i'm pretty sure i could ssh on
trinque: in my dreams
there's an e-ink
terminals-only device with an ethernet port and hardware rng
trinque: if it's actually "thin"
though, its job might just be
terminals and ssh
trinque: ascii_field: does not seem
that
there are any good choices
to be made
ascii_field: in
this discussion i'm making
the assumption
that you intend
to actually work with
the machine - rather
than, say, using for pgp
ascii_field: lcd backlight
tubes fade, also (but
these one can generally find replacements for)
ascii_field: trinque: with a few exceptions (toshiba's miniature 'libretto' and similar) i am not particularly fond of ancient laptops -
they
tend
to be bulky and have irreparably decayed batteries
☟︎ ascii_field: (the only distro where -all- of
the hardware works, incl. suspend mode, is google's gpl-violating gentoo fork
that ships with it)
ascii_field: i bought
the one with exynos 'arm' chip, it's gathering dust.
there is not enough published chipset info
to run a proper os on it
nubbins`: say, any
thoughts on
thin client laptops?
trinque: nubbins`: "punching himself in
the head" << how autistic
nubbins`: google-translated linked source: "We all
try
to find
the bag
that
thought was lost. Stallman was bad and sad."
nubbins`: "I was right
there, after
the
talk. It was a very sad moment. He was really distressed. He started yelling and punching himself in
the head."
ascii_field: there were CC # generators on usenet in
the mid-'90s
ascii_field: sums
to >>>> 'it's not a bug - it's a feature!'
ascii_field: and likewise all of
the fraud-mitigation stuff is bones
thrown
to
the plebes
to shut'em up.
ascii_field: and none of
this should surprise anyone who understands what a fiat bank is.
ascii_field: the sequences are -deliberately- predictable,
the crypto is quite consciously weak,
the authenticators are a joke,
the
turdamatics require winblows, etc.
ascii_field: the money printer is something like a black hole of 'moral hazard', it has
this effect where it is more or less impossible
to behave like anything other
than a scammer when sufficiently near
the event horizon
ascii_field: so you strike a deal where
the place is robbed 'a little' now and again.
ascii_field: but you are in charge of, e.g.,
the door locks
ascii_field: imagine you had access
to money printer, but only as a lackey
ascii_field: 'sequencing fraud' << i suppose
this is when i attempt
to explain 'fiat banks create small-time sp4mz0r fraud'
thing
jurov: yea i suspected building
the db with lower limit is neede.. but i gave up. maybe when i get ssd available
fluffypony: jurov: you'd have
to reduce
the limit and go from scratch afaik
jurov: lol haven't i complained yest
that it scans gigabytes of data per wallet?
danielpbarron: "Now let me
tell you about my dog: i don't have a dog. So
that is
the end of
that."
ben_vulpes: far cuter girls at blues night
than mit, dun see why i'd bother
danielpbarron: haha i was wondering when
that would finally get pasted in here
pete_dushenski: not serious, not community-driven, smells like
trouble ;)
wangxinxi: mircea_popescu it’s possible
to hedge. but it seems not very liquid. so it’s a bit difficult in practice.
☟︎ pete_dushenski: “following
the humiliating CFTC episode, Blythe [Masters] disappeared completely from
the public radar. Now, with a one year delay, she has finally reappeared… re-emerged as chief executive of
the Bitcoin startup, Digital Asset Holdings.”
☟︎ wangxinxi: mircea_popescu
that could be a good idea. can we calculate
the delta of such a bet?
thestringpuller: mircea_popescu: LOL. And you once said "Bitbet is just a
toy"
mircea_popescu: so, if you have uncovered demand, simply calculate what backing you need and offload
the risk on bitbet
mircea_popescu: wangxinxi well of more practical interest : just back your options into it. clearly
there's volume
there, which is exactly what
the purpose of bitbet is :
to provide liquidity/insurance
to repackagers such as yourself.
mircea_popescu: wangxinxi but
the question is, in what manner is it not an option ? if it goes over you win, if not you lose, or reverse.
wangxinxi: mircea_popescu
that seems not an option. But it’s definitely quite exciting.
mircea_popescu: it is yes. but
the application here is more "get her dead epithelia / endometrium out of
the washing water"
mircea_popescu: well,
they're also
trying
to get bio stuff working, but
that's iffier.
mircea_popescu: it's a very powerful combo, which is why all modern water purification is done by
this uv/ozone
thing
nubbins`: 10/10 will buy another if
this one breaks
PeterL: another wavelength destroys
the ozone when you are done using it
to clean your water
pete_dushenski: though i imagine
they've already been
tapped for more covert operations already
wangxinxi: mircea_popescu: I don’t see
that danielpbarron asked for binary options.
nubbins`: except for
that one
trip where i slipped up and brushed my
teeth with
tap water.
PeterL: ozone can be generated by hitting O2 with
the right UV wavelength
nubbins`: i've a UV-C water purifier
that's served me well in many a
tropical shithole
mircea_popescu: they actually still have enough inefficiencies
to wring out, so...
pete_dushenski: qualcomm getting into bitcoin mining space
to
the
tune of $116 mn
mircea_popescu: incidentally re water purification : ozone by far
the best bet for
the application.
pete_dushenski: reading darwin atm and his comment on
the 'breed like rabbits'
thing is less 'huge numbers' and more 'anywhere, anytime'
mircea_popescu: those chucks prolly don't even wash,
they just circle each other riding on one wheel and shoot
the dirt off.
nubbins`: who needs a water purification setup when you have
ten motorcycles
mircea_popescu: by
their floor space combined, > 100x
the size of
the 8 showers.
nubbins`: the wallet card
thing was mildly interesting, although overall very cumbersome
nubbins`: tap your elbows 3
times, kill a monkey, etc
nubbins`: 1) install activex certificate on usb drive 2) put usb drive in computer 3) go
to banking website & log in 4) grab OTP list from wallet and enter random 2 of 24 codes
nubbins`: when i was in korea in ~2007
they had some serious online banking voodoo
wangxinxi: thestringpuller: it works now.
thanks
nubbins`: straight up
tho, impossibly small address space.
mircea_popescu: nubbins` anyway, "sequencing fraud" is how illiterate gubernmint pinheads refer
to "we use shit crypto and so it gets broken all
the
time"
mircea_popescu: xinxi you can just !up in private at assbot
to permavoice
nubbins`: like, he says "this is nuts, can i pick up my replacement at
the branch
this
time?" and on his drive home he gets a call saying his card number was stolen
nubbins`: sure, but linked story was
this poor canadin schmo who has had NINE credit cards IN A ROW compromised
assbot: Logged on 06-02-2015 03:09:05; mircea_popescu: "What is Social Security Number (SSN) Randomization?
The project is a forward looking initiative of
the Social Security Administration (SSA)
to help protect
the integrity of
the SSN by establishing a new randomized assignment methodology. SSN Randomization will also extend
the longevity of
the nine-digit SSN nationwide."
assbot: Logged on 11-03-2015 12:21:36; danielpbarron:
that 100 USD worth could be 700 USD worth for me at current odds :D
nubbins`: what,
the haxxors enumerated 100 million visa card numbers and /tried
them all/ every
time
this guy got a new card?
xinxi: mircea_popescu: you need
to price a binary option before you buy or sell.
nubbins`: i find
this "sequencing fraud"
thing a bit much
mircea_popescu: but publishing unsigned mattrer on
the deedbot is horribru.