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mircea_popescu: * asciilifeform derps atoms in unheated wooden hovel with 0-phase (extension cord from house...) << mp lives in land of currently spring. forgets
the rest of
the world has autumns and shit
BingoBoingo: Well, worse
things have been required of people by circumstances
moldysnizz: I might have
to put in a driveway first. :P
mircea_popescu: <ben_vulpes> mircea_popescu: i'm always confused by your "copyright and IP lolol" attitude contrasted with
the "these contracts are copyright MPEx 20**" lines in
the MPEx contracts <<
there are some places ip makes sense.
moldysnizz: About
to get a solar panal set up on
the roof.
The charge controler came in
the other day.
decimation: to
the point,
though - it's clear
that only a crazy person or a fanatic would wear
the 'hair shirt' of emacs defaults. why lock yourself in a
tiny box when you have
the
tools
to build a mansion?
decimation: asciilifeform: re: "emacs aptitude
test" << yeah I'm realizing I need
to remap everything
to become more productive, like a young apprentice ought. It is good
to learn
the default keybindings in case one needs
to use some strange
terminal without your own .emacs
though -- not a situation where one should expect
to be productive
nubbins`: stew meat is
tough, unless you stew it
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nubbins`: don't get
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nubbins`: he doesn't have anything
to say!
nubbins`: "so i guess you could buy a pen if you wanted
to..."
nubbins`: guy is literally just browsing
through items, clicking on
them, lamely reading description
nubbins`: oh and also ben_vulpes
they just emailed me and said it doesn't work in ie7
nubbins`: don't feel
too bad for me, i got out
ben_vulpes: i apologize sincerely for bringing
this weep fest in here
ben_vulpes: bitcoin-assets is my refuge from
the shitty horrible suicide-inducing world of web programming
ben_vulpes: i'm noping right
the fuck out of
this conversation.
nubbins`: and
the best part is
that X and Y and Z were extremely common words like "Web" and "Site" but with new, very specific, obtuse definitions
nubbins`: but all
the class names remained
the same, so
to create an instance of Y you'd call createX()
nubbins`: between
two major versions of sharepoint server, microsoft rewrote all
the APIs and shuffled around all
the names, so
that what once was called an X is now called a Y, and what was once called a Y is now called a Z
nubbins`: nah man, you have
to
think plenty
ben_vulpes: m$ all about preventing developers from
thinking
nubbins`: oh god i forgot i used
to do shit with forms
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nubbins`: 5 cents cheaper
than
the
theatre
ben_vulpes: it's an abstraction for
the sake of discussion, xmj.
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xmj: asciilifeform: with
the difference
that modern computing "just works"
xmj: ..needless
to say
that failed, BECAUSE
THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY PLUMBING.
nubbins`: ben_vulpes is
this what
they call "consulting"?
xmj: after WW-II was over russia stole german spigots, installing
them in russia
thinking water would come out of
the wall...
ben_vulpes: operate in
the boonies, can't afford and don't want
to hire programmers, and so bring me on
to do...forms. for enquification of work. in exchange for which i get dollars, and
the opportunity
to suggest other ways in which
to make
their businesses run less awkwardly.
xmj: please accept
that computer systems in
this century have as much legitimacy as water systems in
the last.
xmj fastforwards asciilifeform
to
the 21st century.
ben_vulpes: so i've started bringing in
the kind of work i started out seeking. internal applications for companies converting passenger 747s into cargo 747s.
nubbins`: but we need
to do
the
thing faster
ben_vulpes: i imagine
that i feel about running cables and laying literal pipe
the way you feel about returning responses
to
http requests.
ben_vulpes: options: derp on shitty, non-lethal web stack solving problems for people with "real" businesses in exchange for some nominal amount of cash and
the "freedom"
to write my own schedule, or drive hours
to get
to
the place with
the interesting multiphysics problems and...flourescent-lit workspacen.
ben_vulpes: <asciilifeform> 'never hire man with fewer
than seven or greater
than nine fingers' shop ? <<
they were proud
to offer
the opportunity
to sacrifice my parts on
the shrine of
their stock price
ben_vulpes: "oh hey if you want
to work on
the hot parts, you could also go live in
the desert - miles from anything interesting! - how about it? we pay 65K pre-tax."
ben_vulpes: "hey kid, want
to maintain
this family of bolts' load certifications
through stack reengineering after stack reengineering? live in LA, sacrifice meaningful human contact, operate in remote proximity
to large piles of cash and famous people working on other, cooler
things?"
ben_vulpes: then
the rocket folks gave me a
tour of
the life i could expect derping on
the sexiest atom stacks around
ben_vulpes: * asciilifeform derps atoms in unheated wooden hovel with 0-phase (extension cord from house...) << i came
too close
to sacrificing
too many valuable human-parts derping on atoms on salary
to go back
to it.
ben_vulpes: can't weld or work metal properly without
the grinder.
ben_vulpes: but also entirely replaceable anywhere with a 1960s industrial
toolchain.
ben_vulpes: asciilifeform: i'm reduced
to
that with which i cannot bear
to part.
ben_vulpes: for lo,
the paupery. we must maintain our own equipment.
ben_vulpes: vice grips (3, various sizes), wrenches, socket set, bike manipulation
tools
ben_vulpes: various squares,
tape measures, handheld sanders, an 18v battery drill and
two batteries for same.
nubbins`: there's no infrastructure for natural gas here so
they just burn it all off
ben_vulpes: the actual
tools i now own are hacksaws, japanese wood saws, various jigs, shitty quick-grip clamps, a stick welder (in
the business-partner's garage), a cutoff saw (ibid), and a circular saw (...).
ben_vulpes: once upon a
time i built furnaces,
tables, cabinetry, play-vehicles for
the e-peen at burning man...
ben_vulpes: in re-packing
the
toolbox
today i had a moment of gloom over all
the
tools i've abandoned over
the years.
ben_vulpes: natural gas as well, for
the localized heating of crank-turners.
ben_vulpes: but it has 3-phase and concrete floors should any want
to derp
thusly.
ben_vulpes: slumlord must be browbeaten into providing and maintaining supplies
though
ben_vulpes: access
to piss
tank(s) comes with rent
ben_vulpes: oh lord if
the slumlord were even so competent
nubbins`: 575 buys you a room on
the second floor of my house for one month
ben_vulpes pays 575 covering deskspace for 6, plus
tp, plus pt, plus soap in restrooms, plus ping-pong
table
nubbins`: should be a bit zippier
than
the current 2
ben_vulpes: i'm apparently even more of a pauper
than yourself, and must maintain mobile work stations.