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BingoBoingo: Where in
the code is prolly going
to depends on
the version, but sync.cpp might be a place
to start
PeterL: or, where in
the code might I learn how downloading
the blockchain logic works?
PeterL: when downloading
the blockchain, does
the program ask for each block individually, or does it just ask for a starting block and
the other node feeds it everything from
that point forward?
BingoBoingo: cazalla: I'm
telling you
that is
the appcoin scam
that will undoo coinfire
PeterL: hi y'all, how's #B-A
today?
jurov: as in, aliens land, gather
this number and "nah,
too big risk, let's move on"
jurov: now i am interested at
the exact
tradeoff factor "X% faster" vs. "crashes in 1 of Y cases" under which our civilization operates
☟︎ Adlai: "sorting algorithm" sounds a bit like "intelligence
test"
jurov: ^ when anyone wants
to complicate an algorithm for performance, hit
them with
this
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cazalla: BingoBoingo, you'll love
this.. from
that getgems app you always
talk about :P "So far our app was installed by 2,284 users and an average rating of 4.5 in
the play store."
plonky: soon pedopornography cyphered in
the blockchain
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cazalla: i'm
taking a sabbatical from drinking in any case
cazalla: wish i had
the sense
to do
that
the other night lol
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: Actually
that... Not a
thing
cazalla: do
they do
the mccafe
thing in america?
BingoBoingo: But sheets of
teflon on clamshell grill, genius
BingoBoingo: Mcdonalds used
teflon in sheets
to substitute heat for hygeine at any opportunity
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform:
Top side of
the clamshell grill
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: So most
teflon I ever saw in my life... was pulling shifts at Mcdonalds...
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: Who seriously welds a
toilet down pipe
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform:
the kind with
the clamps << /me usually solders by plumbing rules. More checks less death by inferno
BingoBoingo: <asciilifeform>
to steal from ed felton, 'you can't build a safe
that is
to be kept in
the robber's living room' - except
that some folks must anyway, so
they craft safes
that will set fire
to
the money at slightest provocation << Shoot for
Tepco can not cut without fine
BingoBoingo: <mircea_popescu> so your welding really consists of owning
the dc. << Ideallu solder and powersupply is chozen such
that yes
mircea_popescu: nuclear warheads also failed
to reach widespread adoption, such a failweapon.
mircea_popescu: lol @
that log. "widespread adoption", such a red herring.
BingoBoingo: Might be possible in USia asciilifeform but geographical arbitrage is a
thing
mircea_popescu: it's not entirely certain
that ever actually happened.
BingoBoingo: <asciilifeform> (so long as it isn't messily done on
the premises, i suppose) << If was
taking
torch
to pren]mises would have lance of great concrete cutting
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform:
They don't. Still stl isn't asking 4 digits
BingoBoingo: <asciilifeform> (where i live, a
traditional 19 inch by 40 'u' rack starts at a few $k / mo.) << I'm contemplating $200/month for offering welded shut case
mircea_popescu: but
the general rule of fist is, "nothing manmade can resist arbitrary pounding"
BingoBoingo: Tortise shel makes
the best ornamentation. Also gets sharp once club is used
BingoBoingo: "Murican" society is sinking. Batman's valet
tonight was shot by his war buddie.
mircea_popescu: well, none of
these
things matter
to
the layman until
they observe another monkey fashion a club out of it and blooding some faces
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: Still Maybe 3 mosins max in "collapse" an I have "longline"
tower.
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform: also does dmca really have
the provision for 'complainant must sue before date x'? (ianal!) << yes.
this is what dmca is substantially : dc gets a claim. if customer responds with counterclaim,
they forward it
to claimant, who has 10 days
to show proof
they sued.
mircea_popescu: funny how pulling on a
thread firmly unravels whole stacks of shit.
mircea_popescu: so... we're in settlement
talks. which, should
they break down, we'll be in court.
mircea_popescu: they claimed
that it's not properly drawn up. meanwhile i discovered
that
the dc in question (worth ~1.7mn) is actually owned by
the same holding company
that owns ccbill, which is a "high risk" cc payment processor, which has a business relationship with fetlife.
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform: mircea_popescu ^ where
this was even for ? isp ? << well,
turns out
the datacenter (phoenix nap) refused
to forward
the counter-notification.
mircea_popescu: pretty good indication of
the principle
that propaganda works both ways.
mircea_popescu: "Beck’s astounding comments about
the Obama regime appear
to have merit as London’s Daily Mail is reporting
today"
mircea_popescu: So bad have
things become in
the United States
that one of
their
top right-wing commentators named Glenn Beck warned his listeners
this week
that
the Obama regime was
turning America into a Nazi-like
Third Reich and leading
the US into a “society of gas chambers”.
mircea_popescu: ben_vulpes:
this has made me wonder how much "book value" of
these big shops is similarly inflated. << from
the recovery practice, one would not usually expect more
than about 1% of book value
to be recoverable
through asset sales.
mircea_popescu: mats: benghazi parts
two
through
twenty will soon be upon us << myeah.
mircea_popescu: mats:
the subconscious domination of a white woman
that is << wait, you her or her you ? dat ambiguity
mircea_popescu: decimation: mats: unfortunately being asian puts you at
the bottom of every welfare list << yeh azns
took ur jerbz.
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: US seems
to have surrendered radio quiet
BingoBoingo: mircea_popescu: So in
the newest Batman,
the valet is
the coldest killer