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mike_c: it is specific
to bitcoin assets, yes :) History of bitcoin companies seems appropriate. But I
think it mostly depends on how much help you want.
cazalla: mike_c,
that is specific
to #b-a moreso
than Bitcoin in general isn't it? and anyway, if i pursue
this by myself in
the short-mid
term, it'll reflect on me instead of b-a website
mike_c: why not just use
the b-a wiki? It already has limited editors.
cazalla: anyone able
to recommend wiki software?
cazalla: i actually like
the idea, i might brainstorm some ideas and see what i come up with, start by cherring picking
the easier
topcis such as exchanges
lobbes: So getting ZNC configured
to use SSL ended up being a great 'introduction project' for learning some of
the basics of linux. I would recommend
to all
the other n00bs out
there
BingoBoingo: mike_c: Pretty sure I
threw in
the
towel because sources
that needed consulted were
threatening brain damage
mike_c: but seriously, if
there were an L2 editable repository (like
the b-a wiki), I'm sure multiple people would contribute
mircea_popescu: sort-of like
that arrington
thing worker, we its name was
mircea_popescu: it would be good. if you have
the
time/energy, cazalla, it would work well as a companion
to qntra.
mike_c: BingoBoingo:
that was you!
mike_c: somebody was doing
that..
cazalla: researching an article and you know what would be good? a wiki of bitcoin companies, who was involved, when
they launched/closed etc etc, edited and maintained by a select few
cazalla: what do i know
though, only went
to naughty boys school for 6 months :P
cazalla: mike_c,
that's what friends are for, real friends,
the ones with balls,
the ones who will grab his arms from behind while you sock him a couple
times
mike_c: physically fighting bullies has a short lifespan. when you get
to high school
they get a lot stronger.
cazalla: as i see it,
the problems begin when parents/teachers get involved and start
teaching
the kids it is better
to seek out an adult
to deal with
the bully
than hit back and sort it out yourself
cazalla: well,
that's more
teenagers
cazalla: i am inclined
to let kids sort out
their own drama anyway,
turns out
they usually end up friends by
the next day anyway
cazalla: pete_dushenski, or smash
the kid and have him move instead
PeterL: but yes, a few families at church bigger
than mine
cazalla: pete_dushenski, well he is either going
to
turn around and smack
the other kid upside
the head or allow another kid
to hen peck him
pete_dushenski: cazalla: not sure
that would determine my kids' pussiness one way or another
PeterL: religious belief? more of a cultural
thing
mircea_popescu: PeterL is
this due
to some sort of religious belief or just personal preference ?
cazalla: pete_dushenski, how do you feel about actually letting
the little shits in
the playground run amok so
that you can gauge how much of a pussy your own kids are if
they don't stand up
to him?
PeterL: well, only as in I might have more later, and
two of my siblings have more
than me
mircea_popescu: only 3 ? dude, you kidding, you're
the guy
the biological survival of
the english speaking world relies on if you have 3. what only/
mircea_popescu: you and mike_c have each one afaik,
that being
teh record.
PeterL: who here has
the most kids?
PeterL: well, "train" as in she does not do
that one
thing which I liked least
Adlai: they must not make
them like
they used
to
Adlai: you managed
to
train a cat!?
PeterL: I sprayed my cat a couple
times
to keep her from walking on
the dining room
table, never
tried it with my kids
Adlai: spraying water on a puppy's face works wonders, has anybody
tried
that with brats?
Adlai: it's because PeterL doesn't beat scoopbot in public, instead berating
the authors
Adlai: they can backdoor
the drive without
the ceo having
to patch usg
through
to
the cto
Adlai: improvement... because
the ceo gets fewer phone calls from usg
mircea_popescu: i can not begin
to conceive how
this is an improvement.
punkman: "Until recently, firmware updates for
typical desktop and laptop computers were difficult and somewhat risky.
This situation, in part, was based on a lack of friendly firmware download
tools and operating system limitations.
This situation has improved and Seagate now offers firmware updates as a routine matter for
the general support of your Seagate drive."
Adlai: sorry,
this one:
http://spritesmods.com/?art=hddhack&page=6 "The Western Digital firmware upgrade
tools proves
this is possible: it's basically a
tool you run under DOS
to put new firmware
to both
the flash and
the service area aka
the reserved sectors of
the hard disk."
PeterL: thestringpuller: I figured out why your blog was killing scoopbot:
there is no author field included
mircea_popescu: Adlai yes, but
that does not necessarily replace
the firmware.
Adlai: i'm not
this kind of 'hacker', but i gather
that if you have root access
to
the computer, you can send arbitrary bits down
the bus connected
to
the hdd
pete_dushenski: Fanny was like Stuxnet in
that it exploited
two of
the same undisclosed software flaws, known as "zero days," which strongly suggested collaboration by
the authors,
pete_dushenski: The group used a variety of means
to spread other spying programs, such as by compromising jihadist websites, infecting USB sticks and CDs, and developing a self-spreading computer worm called Fanny, Kasperky said.
Adlai: and even if
they did, it's probably faster for
them
to steal it
than ask nicely (not
that
the latter wouldn't work... it just
takes
time and paperwork)
Adlai: is it
that hard
to imagine
that nsa doesn't need
the manufacturers'
text source
to backdoor
their drives!?
Adlai: my hard drives have
tons of source code!
pete_dushenski: "It is not clear how
the NSA may have obtained
the hard drives' source code. Western Digital spokesman Steve Shattuck said
the company "has not provided its source code
to government agencies."
The other hard drive makers would not say if
they had shared
their source code with
the NSA. "
pete_dushenski: "The U.S. National Security Agency has figured out how
to hide spying software deep within hard drives made by Western Digital, Seagate,
Toshiba and other
top manufacturers, giving
the agency
the means
to eavesdrop on
the majority of
the world's computers"
ben_vulpes: found
thirty lines copied 3
times each
ben_vulpes: <mircea_popescu> shoul;dn't
that really be a function/object/we ? << being a bit sarcastic here boss
mircea_popescu: course it's fairly obvious who would be claiming
that, and why.
pete_dushenski: and
that shallow splashes in
the kiddy pool are going
to replace
the ocean.
pete_dushenski: i'm sure
that using someone else's platform is "just as good"
pete_dushenski: "Nobody’s really
talking about it, but I suspect
this is a wider
trend: blogs aren’t dying, but
they are significantly declining. 2015 might be a rough year."
nubbins`: oh, my pogoplug arrived
today!
mircea_popescu: from what i gather dr dre invented
the modern, commercial burning man
thestringpuller: I'm
totally signing emails
to my girl
that way for now on.
mircea_popescu: While
this discovery is familiar
to readers of my blog, what might be a surprise is what
this heralds for our society politically and economically. It isn't socialism, or even communism, as I had feared. It's feudalism. It's not 2007. It's 1066."
mircea_popescu: "Taking Iraq and President Bush as starting points, and examining
the defense mechanisms we use
to cope with both, yields
the unsurprising conclusion
that we are a society of narcissists.
mircea_popescu: someone drop it on hn, maybe
the folk are bored and looking for a rehash of 2005's internet politics ?