589700+ entries in 0.337s
decimation: my dad had a 'real' ibm AT at work, I was impressed by
the built-like-a-tank chassis
decimation: it was
the best
thing my family bought me, I learned dos, played kings quest & space quest, learned
to write in wordperfect
assbot: Epson Apex Plus
Turbo XT computer (1988) - YouTube
thestringpuller: I still have it. It's all boxed up. I just need a PS/1 keyboard but
those are hard
to find.
decimation: as I recall it cost around $2k in
the late 80's
Vexual: asciilifeform did you ever get you hands on one of
those first ibm branded xts?
BingoBoingo: <devthedev> It would be just
the domain essentially. << Problem is
the first 5 letters of
the domain are
too popular
devthedev: It would be just
the domain essentially.
decimation: tyranny - usg fines a company for exporting
that which is easily downloadable everywhere. anarchy - usg pretends it cannot investigate welfare fraud
devthedev: thestringpuller: I may just sell it, I don't have as much
time as I'd like
to devote
to it.
decimation: lol
they were dinged for exporting ipsec?
decimation: supposedly
they were
treated 'lightly' because
they volunteered
thestringpuller: devthedev: I can
tell. Last article published was Oct. 17. lol
TheNewDeal: I
took a class
that was all about MIPS, but it got over my head at
the end. I was a mech engr stuck in a class of comp sci students
TheNewDeal: not mentioned in
the programming discussion
decimation: yeah reading
that book improved my C coding because it explained wtf was going on and why
TheNewDeal: But
there's not hundreds of
thousands of people going around writing "Can lift a volkswagen efficiently" on
their CV
TheNewDeal: is it akin
to what Naggum was saying on C++ ,
that it's
too
tough for people
to handle?
BingoBoingo: <asciilifeform> don't look for
the 'incompetent c contest.' it's right
there on your desk. << It's everywhere
BingoBoingo: Don't worry everyone has until new years day
to learn C and enter
TheNewDeal: So I'm reading
this conversation about programming languages from 7 days ago (28-10-2014).
There is a lot of
trash
talking about OOPs, like C++. I don't see anyone mention C. Is C just not worth mentioning?
BingoBoingo: decimation: Not yet, will order disks
this month, prolly
decimation: has anyone here upgraded
to openbsd 5.6?
BingoBoingo: Denton writes rarely, but when he does criticizes Gawker authors for
their economic liberalism.
BingoBoingo: decimation: I
think of Denton more as
the mirror image of
the Koch Brothers, but
that's a very imperfect correspondence.
decimation: BingoBoingo: so he's kinda like
the walter lippmann of
this era?
assbot: A year ago
today : Bitcoin
BingoBoingo: mircea_popescu: Worse. Drudge didn't spend
the entire 1990's getting merit washed.
mircea_popescu: <BingoBoingo>
The contemporary idea of
the incredibly PC media mafia after
the bush election exists as a creature of Nick Denton's creation << hm. sort of like anti-drudge ?
BingoBoingo: If Buterin's waterfall
takes
too long
to dry prolly some land
that habla Castellano
thestringpuller: ;;later
tell mircea_popescu did you mean
to put an "
https" link for
the Qntra link on
the prospectus on
the MPEx listing?
decimation: BingoBoingo: it would be interesting
to have a directory (with pictures) of
those who call
the shots in
the media
today
decimation: asciilifeform: re: verizon dns << didn't
they announce
that
they would helpfully insert friendly cookies in your
http stream?
BingoBoingo: it is important
to note
the present incarnation of
that crowd was not sparked by HUffington, Digg, or Reddit, but in Nick Denton's constant reinvestment in Gawker media.
BingoBoingo: The contemporary idea of
the incredibly PC media mafia after
the bush election exists as a creature of Nick Denton's creation
BingoBoingo: thestringpuller: Basically in
the 1990's Nick Denton amassed a warchest of bezzel bucks.
Then he hired bored housewife
to stalk celebrities for initial
traffic. After
that sustaining gawker was a matter of keeping
the bills paid.
BingoBoingo: <mircea_popescu> such coincidences. << Well, more
than even killing Coindesk isn't a point of Qntra ending gawker?
Vexual: Ben I must
thank you for getting me back on grapes
mircea_popescu: anyway, gawker, nov 4th. "But it's hard
to
tell if anyone is even real anymore." mp, sep 13th "I want
the average redditor
to understand
that when he interacts with a screen name, he is not interracting with a person."
BingoBoingo: mircea_popescu: No,
the which star/starlet can we push
to break
the cocaine imbibed by 23 record universe
mircea_popescu: "Teen
Twitter (the most powerful force in
the universe)" << really ?
BingoBoingo: decimation: Well, here in Illinois
they get all kinds of powers
to do warrantless searches
mircea_popescu: <jurov> if i did not set up alarm, wouldn't have noticed <<< i imagine
this sounds better in german :D
decimation: BingoBoingo: I hear from folks who would know in Ohio
that
the most competent police
there are
the fish & game cops
assbot: Alex From
Target Was Just a Marketing Ploy :(
jurov: going
to sleep..goodnight!
jurov: yes cloudfront... but
they seem
to unable
to sustain even
their feeble attempts
assbot: [3.13.y.z,extended,stable] Patch "sparc64: Fix FPU register corruption with AES crypto offload." has been added
to staging queue - Patchwork
BingoBoingo: They almost always get
to presume probably cause in search
BingoBoingo: <asciilifeform> but what of
the reddit dogcatcher? he noticed? << You forget
the most dangerous police variety in most US states,
the fish and game cop.
jurov: reddit police noticed
the bitcoin foundation
BingoBoingo might have switched
to write only mode. spent
the morning driving distances. Brain is still recovering.
BingoBoingo: Of course
they get read. It's just... luer lock being a
thing with a name I could have swore was
the rare s.nsa detail
that in
the statement could have been shelf pointed
to sooner if more
transparent.
BingoBoingo: But, still. Did asciilifeform actually reinvent
the Luer lock, or was S.NSA working on darker magic already?
These are
the mysteries
to be unveiled after
the war is won.
BingoBoingo: Who seriously knew last year's ship date was a distraction while a whole fucking factory was being built in
the swamp?
assbot: BitBet - Cardano
to Ship in 2014 :: 1.08 B (41%) on Yes, 1.53 B (59%) on No | closing in 1 month 3 weeks | weight: 23`611 (100`000
to 1)
assbot: Let’s Cut
To
The Chase, Is La Serenissima A Cult? | Contravex: A blog by Pete Dushenski
bounce: google is just
too SMRT
bounce will now out
throw jurov and kick him anderswhere!
assbot: Uber price surging on Halloween: Does it
take unfair advantage of drunk people?
pete_dushenski: though my grandpa got a kick out of my counting
to 10 in romanian
this weekend. correct pronounciation and all :D
mircea_popescu: i imagine indian kids have it
the worst. i've seen some pretty gnarly shit.
pete_dushenski: historical footnote, "police" was
the first word i could actually spell other
than my own name
mircea_popescu: it'd be pretty rad if people were like "and
then
this single polic jumped me"