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JorgePasada: I saw
this anamation of
the lagrange points of Jupiter and how
they drag asteroids around
the sun with
them. Pretty badass.
undata: meanwhile
there are *colossally* bigger ones
mircea_popescu: it's kinda funny,
the ancients
thougt
the sun and gold are cosubstantial.
mircea_popescu: kakobrekla no, because oil is locally made. gold was not made on earth, nor by
the sun.
kakobrekla: at least as accurate as 'time
till we run out of oil'
mircea_popescu: <decimation> at any rate,
the biggest problem with hoarding gold is
the fact
that you really have no idea how big your enemy's hordes are << actually, yes,
the
total gold on earth is known within reasonable precision. one of
the few proper fields of statistics.
mircea_popescu: (contrary
to common belief, a
ton of gold isn't
that impressive a pile_
mircea_popescu: <decimation> asciilifeform: agreed. unfortunately, unlike
the blockchain, very few have personally witnessed a real gold stash << actually, romanian central bank holds ~112
tons currently, you can pay ~15 bucks and go on a
tour
mircea_popescu: pretty much
the only
thing it can do is stay where it "is"
mircea_popescu: <assbot> German Gold Stays in New York in Rebuff
to Euro Doubters - Bloomberg <<< well
the problem
there is
that it;s damned hard
to move something
that doesn't exist.
decimation: at any rate,
the biggest problem with hoarding gold is
the fact
that you really have no idea how big your enemy's hordes are
decimation: asciilifeform: agreed. unfortunately, unlike
the blockchain, very few have personally witnessed a real gold stash
nubbins`: occasionally people sell fake gold on
the forums
decimation: asciilifeform: I
think
the pros only accept bars
they personally melt
decimation: yes, and in fact I've done exactly
that because it is rare
to find properly sharpened knives in
the us
mircea_popescu: suppose you carried actual cutlery. you can carry it back
the same way. many problems actually solved.
decimation: giant mountains of
trash aren't my problem :)
mircea_popescu: decimation yeah, ok, but look at it. what do you do with
the leftovers ? do you
throw
them out on
the spot ?
decimation: as
to whether anyone uses it properly is another point
decimation: although
they have
their uses at picnics, etc
decimation: mircea_popescu: you make a good point re: plastic forks - generally in
the us
they are supplied with low quality food
JorgePasada: All
the shiny
things are where
they should be
assbot: Ukraine Admits Its Gold Is Gone: "There Is Almost No Gold Left In
The Central Bank Vault" | Zero Hedge ... (
http://bit.ly/1EXYCiY )
mike_c: but i
think it's smart enough not
to
trigger analytic scripts.
cazalla: i don't
think ddos is counted
mats_cd03: i wonder how many bots contribute
to
those stats
cazalla: it even mirrors
the bitcoin chart for
the past year
nubbins`: fivezerotwo what's your favourite
type of cheese?
nubbins`: he can publish
the article anywhere ;/
cazalla: oh, i
thought it was
to stop others reading
fivezerotwo: cazalla,
that is
the point of
the ddos lol
mats_cd03: i wonder what
tat wanted an army for...
mats_cd03: 19:59:25 <fivezerotwo> wanna ddos anybody? << a nice PM. whaddya all
think? got any
targets?
nubbins`: block 188470 and counting. man,
this slows down.
nubbins`: "Police shoot families 137
times
to get $3mm"
nubbins`: "Ruth strikes home run
to win World Series"
nubbins`: <@assbot> Families of victims killed, shot at 137
times by Cleveland Police
to get $3 million <<< dat ambiguous grammar
assbot: Families of victims killed, shot at 137
times by Cleveland Police
to get $3 million - newsnet5.com Cleveland ... (
http://bit.ly/1p0en75 )
mats_cd03: you have potential for
the stage my man
cazalla: i didn't up you knowing you were going
to promote
that shit
cazalla: undata,
they? i only have one, not as lucky as some
undata: responding
to earlier laments
undata: cazalla: it's awesome;
they acknowledge
they rely on you by complaining and deny it in
the same breath
cazalla: asciilifeform, it's
their version of Facebook's Like
cazalla: asciilifeform, my comment assumes reader has knowledge of
twitter :P
nubbins`: i guess
the coming home part depends on how good you are at making important life decisions ;p
nubbins`: the first half of
that sounds like an unfettered nightmare
cazalla: nubbins`, could be worse, for example, forced
to get up at predetermined
time 5 days a week only
to come home
to same woman
nubbins`: cazalla sounds like
the honeymoon's over
cazalla: A guy
told me one
time.. do not let yourself get attached
to anything you are not willing
to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel
the heat around
the corner.. why didn't i listen lol
cazalla: there is nothing worse
than having a beautiful, sunny morning
tainted by a complaining woman!
mircea_popescu: under
the umbrella of
the Ghee Kung
Tong, identified by
the feds as a de facto Chinese mafia organization. Chow begs
to differ: “My organization is not what
they call a secret society,” he says. “People misunderstand—it’s not a secret. It’s a private self-help group, helping people, our people. It’s about loyalty,
trust, honor. As
the chairman, it’s my job
to help people.”