asciilifeform: ( from a mircea_popescuine pov -- ended badly, had approx same amt of agency as typical crack whore )
asciilifeform: tho for a deposed emperor and quisling figurehead ( ceremonially crowned by invading jp ) he ended not so badly -- in communist nomenklatura when he finally died
asciilifeform: 'If you start to change a lightbulb, then spend seven hours deconstructing and re-constructing the elaborate Moroccan light fixture in the kitchen, rearranging the stained glass so that the colors point in the right directions, shining it up inside and out, running to the store for better bulbs, threading the cord so that it lands in an inconspicuous position, you've just tweaked. '
asciilifeform: 'William James describes a man who got the experience from laughing-gas; whenever he was under its influence, he knew the secret of the universe, but when he came to, he had forgotten it. At last, with immense effort, he wrote down the secret before the vision had faded. When completely recovered, he rushed to see what he had written. It was : “A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.” '
asciilifeform: gabriel_laddel: taking performance dope, when you dun have any aim, is rather like swinging a hammer wildly around your room, where there are no nails to pound
asciilifeform: gabriel_laddel: no but let's work this out. gabriel_laddel generates an addr. pgps it to e.g. asciilifeform . who sends to it a coin. how does hitler find that 1) addr belongs to gabriel_laddel 2) where to find and rectothermally rebuke gabriel_laddel
asciilifeform: picture yerself as the fuhrer. how would you go about 'track down someone from btc addy' ?
asciilifeform: i'd like to hear where gabriel_laddel intends to put the castle
asciilifeform: 'stable' is a mirage, everybody dies of sumpthin.
asciilifeform: trinque: erudite madness is educational.
asciilifeform: if you have a good proper coke biznis why wouldja walk around shaking down plebes for lunch money.
asciilifeform: gabriel_laddel: why would you suppose it not yet ?
asciilifeform: beaten for usd ? check, every 2 wks, every time i get a cheque lol
asciilifeform: gabriel_laddel: who do you suppose will come to beat you for btc ? and why , e.g., BingoBoingo , ben_vulpes , asciilifeform , trinque , not yet beaten
asciilifeform: and re how 'gov pensioner' is to hold btc ( not to be confused with 'gox holds btc for idjit pensioners' which afaik already happens today )
asciilifeform: gabriel_laddel: elaborate re 'ugly period'
