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dub:
mircea_popescu: it would take a gyppo with PR that doesnt alienate 80% of potential custies
dub:
mircea_popescu: they will move if they can never access gox again
bgupta:
mircea_popescu: Need account to use API? Hoping not for quotes.
bgupta:
mircea_popescu: You have a test instance with fake data? Want to test playing with API without bot asks/bids disappearing.
bgupta:
mircea_popescu: Modern carriers are massive. have neculear reactors, and a huge contingent of very expensive warplanes
bgupta:
mircea_popescu: What is your fear in particular? megacrash?
mircea_popescu: Apr 03 14:11:37 <
mircea_popescu> so basicvally... any dollar over 100 anyone pays on a btc is a dollar lost.
Bugpowder: This is what just happened to me with
mircea_popescu's bubble poppin' talk
mpexbot:
mircea_popescu: ^OIX 1 day: no data 7 day: average: 108.2380102 high: 135.79574203 low: 93.3570601 volume: 19607 btc: 8036.29427679 30 day: no data
bitesak:
mircea_popescu, do you have that pastebin on mercadoBitcoin brasil handy?
jurov:
mircea_popescu: whoever used to keeping bitcoins on an exchange, learnt the lesson already
[\\\]:
mircea_popescu: its not popped yet :p
Scrat:
mircea_popescu: that shit is plastered all over their mainpage like it's an achievement
mpexbot:
mircea_popescu: 0.111227035522 seconds
thestringpuller: i guess this is like tripping a special kid at the olympics eh
mircea_popescu ?
jurov:
mircea_popescu: there is listtransactions with since parameter now
Scrat:
mircea_popescu: I fucking wish I could become a competitor. sadly the amount of red tape and paperwork to pull it off is otherwordly
[\\\]:
mircea_popescu: I'll have properly called it.
mpexbot:
mircea_popescu: ^OIX 1 day: no data 7 day: average: 104.38442482 high: 139.37849244 low: 93.3570601 volume: 14875 btc: 6862.82806499 30 day: no data
Bugpowder: its probablybetter for
mircea_popescu's wallet if it is down :-P
TradeFortress:
mircea_popescu, that is a problem when there's really only one bitcoin client
TradeFortress:
mircea_popescu, I'm guessing owner bet a lot of coins on them shipping.
bgupta:
mircea_popescu: You are correct I don't understand.. I only understand the technical issue with the fork, not the economic or social implications.. is there a more theorough analysis out there?
bgupta:
mircea_popescu: Do you find bitcoincharts down a lot or is this unusal?
mjr_:
mircea_popescu: you were one of the first to offer financial company news over twitter, lol SEC agrees
mircea_popescu: <
mircea_popescu> the exchange market is roughly half tho, otc is pretty big <<<
bgupta:
mircea_popescu: You want it back to 95?
dub:
mircea_popescu: yeah its $150 per
nanotube:
mircea_popescu: re: sun - the solar radius is about .005 AU, and the coronal edge is about 2 solar radii away from sun surface, according to my googling. so .01 AU for light to get from photosphere to coronal edge.
nanotube:
mircea_popescu: heh actually, i should double check that.
nanotube:
mircea_popescu: i've got all the planets and other major solar system features all set out, too.
Lyspooner:
mircea_popescu... any plans to base your options on a bitcoin index composed of anything other than mtgox
Schadenfreude:
mircea_popescu: Do you hold any assets in btc24 if I may ask?
thestringpuller:
mircea_popescu: bitbets main contribution is putting money behimd forecasts
Lyspooner: you posted not too long ago,
mircea_popescu, that these types of monthly gains shouldn't be that surprising if this crazy currency was to become widely accepted
Lyspooner:
mircea_popescu, add some strikes, quick
mpexbot:
mircea_popescu: ^OIX 1 day: no data 7 day: average: 100.55698248 high: 132.18543466 low: 86.04499804 volume: 9215 btc: 4520.92582997 30 day: no data
Ukto:
mircea_popescu: correct. :)
benkay: how do those statements accomplish the above,
mircea_popescu?
thestringpuller:
mircea_popescu: but that's only the case if you pass wealth down throughout generations
bgupta:
mircea_popescu: Prolly not.. link?
bgupta:
mircea_popescu: Ok let's flip this around. What is your definition of a "good currency"?
bgupta:
mircea_popescu: ^^ typo.. anyway, that's not to say it can't grow into a good currency
Diablo-D3:
mircea_popescu: I agree with their assesment
bgupta:
mircea_popescu: As long as the price remains so unstable it's going to be challenged as a day to day currency.
bgupta:
mircea_popescu: Interestingly the author is long btc.. anyway, the point is you don't need to accept that btc has the characteristics that make a currency useful, to see that it is useful. It seems to trade like a hybrid between some collectible, a currency, and a early stage startup's equity .
smickles: you really wanna start talking about set theory
mircea_popescu ?
smickles:
mircea_popescu: well, i gotta complain about something ;)
smickles: <
mircea_popescu> <smickles> "1.0 BTC for 0 O.USD.P086T" << you're kinda misusing that. it's not really intended to do 1 contract at a time. do 1k. <<< i'm not sure i'd want to do 1k if i can't predict what i'm going to get out of it
thestringpuller:
mircea_popescu : since mpoe is like "ground" in that option hedges flow to it, one could provide a second tier of insurance to the bondholders. Essentially cutting up the exposure and selling it off...
thestringpuller:
mircea_popescu i think you have provided an opportunity given you don't hedge
mircea_popescu: @JessicaKRoy 10m @
Mircea_Popescu Is that you in your Twitter background??
mircea_popescu: @
Mircea_Popescu 13m @JessicaKRoy Strippers everywhere have been doing this for many many years.
mod6:
mircea_popescu: that could be!
mod6:
mircea_popescu: i was sort of pissed supa ruined my perfect rating :/
smickles: mod6: mpex is a scam and
mircea_popescu is a greasy fraud
smickles: ah,
mircea_popescu do you remember that assbot pic?
mpexbot:
mircea_popescu: ^OIX 1 day: no data 7 day: average: 100.30864847 high: 132.25174812 low: 86.04499804 volume: 9075 btc: 4482.82710187 30 day: no data
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mod6:
mircea_popescu: nice results on s.bbet for march!
podizzle:
mircea_popescu so if the bet isnt made by resolved then it will be a refund?
podizzle:
mircea_popescu how much is the fee
smickles:
mircea_popescu: radical skepticism ftw !
smickles: podizzle: also, if you don't like naked people, be weary of clicking on a link from
mircea_popescu benkay:
mircea_popescu: i never see advertisements for less than 7% above mkt
TomServo:
mircea_popescu: what were you saying localbitcoins should do?
mircea_popescu: Apr 01 15:15:32 <
mircea_popescu> ;;later tell bugpowder : here's an idea : make hashing processors out of dragonfly brains.
jurov:
mircea_popescu but you know now how easy is to get false information
ThickAsThieves:
mircea_popescu, how do I know what the top payout is for an IDIFF I purchased?
thestringpuller:
mircea_popescu: what is the new 24hr price command for gribble?
MJR_3: i like the layout, thanks
mircea_popescu Scrat:
mircea_popescu: what
[\\\]:
mircea_popescu, no
triad_py:
mircea_popescu : can i pm you ?
jurov: hi
mircea_popescu, what are you doing here?