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mircea_popescu: thestringpuller: cazalla: "I helped run plenty of conferences." << no, he has a point.
that's exactly how
that racket works.
mircea_popescu: what are bitcoin people supposed
to be, a sort of ferguson negroes, "hey, nothing will happen because reasons, but here, have
this
tupperware container
to scream in."
mircea_popescu: "We
think
that a Q&A period, moderated by someone you choose, will provide
the proper forum for people
to make
their voices heard. We
think
that
this layout, instead of a speech, is
the appropriate forum."
mircea_popescu: cazalla : maybe ask
the man where he did his 6 months' study ?
mircea_popescu: go
there hang out with like... all
the scammers, all
the have-beens and all
teh posers ?
mircea_popescu: decimation: I would like
to put in a good word for KnC miner. << so it actually works out
to
them booking a nominal loss because of spot movement ?
mircea_popescu: generally
that point should be made by
the man's name, not by idle adulation by (other) anon entities.
mircea_popescu: anyway, who is
this "integrity unquesitonable" guy we forget
to mention ?
mircea_popescu: "I know
the
the responsible for
the conference, and his integrity is unquestionable."
adlai: but
thanks for
the explanation
[]bot: Bet placed: 2 BTC for No on "S&P 500
to drop under 1700 before March"
http://bitbet.us/bet/1087/ Odds: 14(Y):86(N) by coin, 16(Y):84(N) by weight.
Total bet: 7.31560018 BTC. Current weight: 76,006.
Naphex: dosn't sync anything, and is just some fake checkpoint reported. it is only interested in
the version message
Naphex: pings
them and stuff and keeps em in a list
Naphex: everything
there is still running
adlai hasn't been following
the story closely
adlai: random bit of info, some node claiming
to be BTCXchange still running: receive version message: /BTCXchange.ro Mapper:0.01/: version 60000, blocks=230000, peer=85.9.53.226:38151
mircea_popescu: "rights = just like freedom, except when you might need
them or wish
to use
them.
then
they're like a cock up your ass."
kakobrekla: any bitcoin poker site already struggles for existence or is half dead or completely dead. adding another barrier
to
the mix i do not need
to continue
this sentence.
mircea_popescu: it's actually a very good idea, and i'd still like
to see it done.
mircea_popescu: yeah,
that's an idea we were going
to develop but didn't actually get started on.
mircea_popescu: xanthyos:
thestringpuller: what if we created a #bitcoin-assets pokerstars home game club and had a way
that every account generated was
tied
to a gribble-authed account, and use it as both a gaming platform as well as a record-keeping ledger for off-blockchain
track of wins and losses <<< check it out kakobrekla
mircea_popescu: "we have a billion bitcoins, can't afford advertising, here's a link you have
to c/p"
kakobrekla: but
the active bets is kinda low, down
to 41 also
thanks
to my 'genius' mandatory zeroconf
fluffypony: mircea_popescu: a street criminal can be smart, not
the same as being visionary or being clever :)
mircea_popescu: fluffypony: cazalla: Gordhan is a smart man, but
they're doing exactly as expected -
they're just going
to copy what everyone else is doing << your definition of smartness is very
tolerant.
mircea_popescu: kakobrekla: so due
to
this
thing called new year
there is 57 bets waiting resolution. good luck
to
the mods. << i'd say
they did pretty okay!
☟︎ kakobrekla: anyway ill let ascii argue
that one out.
assbot: The hits keep coming. Now /CNN is quoting a parody
Twitter account without any kind of fact checking whatsoever.
http://t.co/67dFklxBEL mircea_popescu: kakobrekla he probably even struggles in opposition of bathing as much as
the usual dog.
mircea_popescu: ben_vulpes: gossip from
the glider club: guys in construction (yachts etc) are
talking about 5% cogs increases every month for
the past 3 <<
translate
the significance of
this for
the aerodynamically innocent ?
kakobrekla: <mircea_popescu> asciilifeform: kakobrekla: b/c man living as man was meant
to << seriously, man was meant
to live like
that ?! i dunno... < prolly seeing different
things in
the pic
mircea_popescu: i especially loved
the "it might have". yeah, and i might have fucked obama in
the ass.
mircea_popescu: just... has
to cover his bets, because he might be old but he suspects he'll outlive
teh muppet show.
mircea_popescu: sonable
to assume
that its analysts are in pretty deep.
The agency might have intelligence on
the planning process for
the hack. It might, say, have phone calls discussing
the project, weekly PowerPoint status reports, or even Kim Jong Un's sign-off on
the plan."
mircea_popescu: TomServo: I'm surprised ol' Brucey Bruce isn't parroting
the "OMG NK!!1" line. << "Tellingly,
the FBI's press release says
that
the bureau's conclusion is only based "in part" on
these clues.
This leaves open
the possibility
that
the government has classified evidence
that North Korea is behind
the attack.
The NSA has been
trying
to eavesdrop on North Korea's government communications since
the Korean War, and it's rea
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform: kakobrekla: b/c man living as man was meant
to << seriously, man was meant
to live like
that ?! i dunno...
BingoBoingo: mircea_popescu> BingoBoingo incidentally, qntra ever cover
the btcexchange
thing ? << In a couple shorter bits. Waiting for another point of lulz inflection
to do much more.
mircea_popescu: such as,
the womenz. maybe he ran into a few adolescent bosniac sluts on his recon visit
mircea_popescu: BingoBoingo: Why does my brother pretend he has not
the slightest bit of racism in him yet when he moves
to
the city chooses a Bosnian neighborhood over a black neighborhood? <<< i can see a few reasons right off.
mircea_popescu: "I learned a valuable lesson here
though. Don’t
trust .gitignores and gems like Firago for keeping your data safe,"
BingoBoingo: mircea_popescu> BingoBoingo lol gaw
thing has its own forum ? what is
this, like ognasty redone ? << Pretty much except redone by seasoned rural
telecom bezzel
turdmeisters. 3 Years experience or some shit. OgNasty down
to
the fan club.
mircea_popescu: o look at
that,
the exchanges quoting under 300 ? lol. k.
adlai: but some
things, like
the mop, are
truly amazing
thestringpuller: ^- i partially
think
this is kako's way
to condition us
to stop using
the world amazing
adlai: holy fuck
the mop is amazing
mircea_popescu: BingoBoingo: OMG MP vacation has been one of
the best
things
to happen
to MPOE price... aside from saving OpenBSD. << my lyf ;/
adlai should check
the schedule, make sure he'll be free for
the juicy bits
thestringpuller: mircea_popescu: just because its old news doesn't mean
there still isn't exclusive content
to pull from
mircea_popescu: Pierre_Rochard: Hi, I was starting
to miss
this place << preach it sistar!
thestringpuller: I
think cazalla was waiting for more news, and maybe we all forgot?
mircea_popescu: BingoBoingo incidentally, qntra ever cover
the btcexchange
thing ?
adlai: emacs is useful for a few
things,
terrible for most others
mircea_popescu: was a funny exercise in "so i shouldn't make emacs easier
to use for
the people already using it because
this will lower
the barrier
to entry for idiots and ruin
the party ? what are you, insane ?"
thestringpuller: adlai sorry, seems I'd have
to dig
through some socialist propaganda
to say something socialist. its surprisingly hard
to come up with something
adlai: mircea_popescu: you may be overestimating
the maturity of my project... it's existed outside my head, as running code, for under 9 months; and has only
turned profitable during
the latter half
thestringpuller: mircea_popescu should donate 10% of
the MPOE profits
to charity
adlai: reaching
the end of an argument. quick, say something socialist!
adlai: the latecomers will likely lose wherever
they go, i'm less focused on making it easier for
them, more on making it easier for users #3-10
mircea_popescu: if
they didn't mostly lose,
they wouldn't be "homicide da union",
they'd be
the cupcakes and crumpets core.
adlai: the way scalpl works currently, you can use it badly and lose money, just like with any investment; and
that is likely
to never change
adlai: we know nothing about failure rates from outside U, or failure rates of
the original users after more have joined
mircea_popescu: this will increase failures from F
to F+y, where y/F > x/U > e/X
mircea_popescu: this increases
the pool of users from U
to U+x.
the average sophistication of x is <
than
the average of U. in fact it's common even if we won;t rely on it
that
the peak of x is under
the lowest of U.
mircea_popescu: okay. suppose currently robot has use cost X, expressed in some
translated value of he sophistication/time/etc needed
to use it.
adlai: please do, i'm
typing up another answer attempt meanwhile
adlai: why not? i've written something useful, i'm
trying
to make it more useful, and i _believe_ (ie, an opinion more grounded in emotion
than evidence)
that
the right
thing
to do is share
this
mircea_popescu: this has little
to do with
the software in question mind.
adlai: and if morality is part of
the question... deep down, i'm one of
those software freedom zealots. not quite
to
the point of GPLing everything i write, but yes
to
the point of sharing my work.
adlai: my
thinking is along
the lines of a society/economy not having all its eggs in one basket. it doesn't have
to have one egg per basket, with daily redistributions; a "fit economy still has strong inequality, but it's not skewed all
the way
to either side of
the spectrum