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BingoBoingo: Aquent_: The open unaccountable thing though mostly appeals more to NeoBees though
asciilifeform: yes - that one.
Aquent_: there will be decen ipos so if I was smart and in that area I would try and actually offer that service first
mircea_popescu: it was mostly a derpy da trying to be all washington dc. "let's tack murder on obscenity too!"
asciilifeform: anybody else remember that one ?
asciilifeform: mircea_popescu: what italian film was it, where the director was charged with murder on account of a 'too realistic' stake scene? and had to bring in the still-alive actress, and demonstrate the magic trick - which involved a bike seat /
mircea_popescu: there isn't a point to get. "hello people of internet. things because things and also. because therefore. etcetera."
asciilifeform: BingoBoingo: no. think - simplicity. no seat, sharpened seat-post. stakebike.
Aquent_: yeh fair point, but, I think you get my point too
BingoBoingo: Aquent_: It's a similar error to making a bicycle, releasing the alpha version and having a mandoline instead of a seat.
Aquent_: thats bad tho
chetty: whats an exchange doing with the private key of anybody anyway?
danielpbarron: why would they even have private keys in the first place?
Aquent_: thats a bug innit - you exepct it on a version that only very well versed programmers can even compile
Aquent_: yeh thats what alpha means
assbot: Logged on 02-09-2014 02:48:40; dignork: openbazaar published alpha tests of their platform. Looks interesting on paper. Shows seller gpg private key in raw contract, on the buyer side. Facepalm^2
gribble: The Offspring - Come Out and Play (Keep 'em Separated) - YouTube: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN32lLUOBzQ>; The Offspring - Keep Em Separated [New Video + Lyrics] - YouTube: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2gTFBhQ7Ko>; Keep 'Em Separated - The Offspring(LYRICS) - YouTube: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FWdQVNeTlI>
asciilifeform: 'A Chukcha applies for membership in the Union of Soviet Writers. He is asked what literature he is familiar with. "Have you read Pushkin?" "No." "Have you read Dostoevsky?" "No." "Can you read at all?" The Chukcha, offended, replies, "Chukcha not reader, Chukcha writer!"' ☟︎
mircea_popescu: yeah that's a point. lurk moar.
kakobrekla: your reading to writing ratio is ways oof.
Aquent_: anything that can become decentralised will be decentralised
mircea_popescu: a bunch of idiot kids are going to magically become businessmen and threaten me. because whatever, it's the internet now. and stuff.
chetty: well Aquent_ if you actually know of such an exchange (secure,private,etc) do tell
mircea_popescu: lol sure, im still threatened by glbse, what.
Aquent_: ts not on r/bitcoin so it aint true :P
BingoBoingo: Aquent_: You mean the openbazzar that leaked private keys?
Aquent_: yeh bitshares sucks I mean more an openbazzar type software for ipos
BingoBoingo: Threatened by Bitshares? Why should anyone feel threatened by that?
Aquent_: cus with bitshares and all these dacs id feel bit threatened
BingoBoingo: Aquent_: At least you were forgetable instead of memorable for the wrong reasons
mircea_popescu: chetty well that's why i made it my handle. make life easier.
Aquent_: I wanna, can I lurk in here tho?
chetty: mircea_popescu, given the stuff you manage to recall, its a wonder you can cram your own name in there sometimes
Aquent_: some like that quality
Aquent_: or that one
Aquent_: ohh yeh course that sec guy asking u stuff
gribble: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=erm | I word used commonly to fill awkward space in conversations.
Aquent_: I was last here when erm you made this blog post about erm
Aquent_: your memory is bad then
Aquent_: didnt know that one
gribble: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=quent | quent. A gentlemanly way of saying cunt! Example Usage: "I kindly ask you to refrain from using my wife's ass in that impertinent manner, you quent!". by stumow ...
gribble: WARNING: Currently not authenticated. Trust relationship from user mircea_popescu to user Aquent_: Level 1: 0, Level 2: 0 via 0 connections. Graph: http://b-otc.com/stg?source=mircea_popescu&dest=Aquent_ | WoT data: http://b-otc.com/vrd?nick=Aquent_ | Rated since: never
kakobrekla: sez right there, 'a quent'
asciilifeform: '(S//REL) Covertly, IC agencies form front corporations to participate directly in the market and emplace spyware that detects speculative trading—a leading indicator of systemic risk in this market. The findings help the United States build international support for stronger oversight.'
asciilifeform: r when we talk with customers and I squirm when I see their confusion...'
asciilifeform: 'Dear Zelda, Hardly a day passes in which I don't receive an email, usually one that's widely distributed and from a more senior member of our community, using the pronoun 'myself' incorrectly. It's my own pet peeve, but I imagine our 5-Eyes partners questioning our reliability when they see our seniors making this basic mistake. Furthermore, my boss regularly misuses a relatively common word. It hangs in the ai
mircea_popescu: penal lashing is desperately needed over there.
mircea_popescu: why do something useful, just sit on your ass and talk about how the great people aren't great because reasons.
mircea_popescu: basically every two bit shithead in the us wants to be michael moore now.
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform the schmuck BingoBoingo linked earlier
asciilifeform: ^ this one ?
mircea_popescu: jesus all these internet derps thinking they somehow can make calls. "x is the worst voice in journalism" dude who the fuck are you and what do you know.
mircea_popescu: lol and who the fuck is Sam Biddle
asciilifeform: lol it definitely isn't kept in there. unless fits in a closet.
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform tell me moar about this meta nsa of yours :D
asciilifeform: 'NSA's multicultural workforce can be challenging for a supervisor, with separate rules for dealing with military, civilian, and contractor employees. As the Agency has moved to a 50-50 military/civilian mix, this challenge has only grown...'
mircea_popescu: but anyway, i fail to see the logic. so two herps with five bux to their name objhect to what exactly ? to big figures ? that's a consequence of the fed, not of anyone in the real economy.
mircea_popescu: after which, their derpage about racism will get all the audience it deserves.
mircea_popescu: idiots who go for this "Racist" bit should be fleeced for each penny they got.
BingoBoingo: mircea_popescu: The Slate article is retarded but the premise where an NFL owner would do something like start buzz that their team's name is racist to pressure the city for a new stadium isn't unbelieveable
mircea_popescu: who asked them anything about what time it is ? maybe it's time for them to go back to the kitchen and make sammiches ?
mircea_popescu: i don't get the slate article. first off, who are these two schmucks ? Josh Levin and Jeremy Stahl ?
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mircea_popescu: give rakim a good job, i'll even return the nuke subs.
mircea_popescu: this is what i want for my birthday. a less stereotypical and discriminatory against young people and their intelligence/fresh knowledge nsa.
mircea_popescu: please, let them run it.
mircea_popescu: the lulz today, when they're merely employed there tho they should be bagging groceries aren't nearly sufficient for my needs.
mircea_popescu: oh please, let the younger sk with their fresh knowledge run nsa.
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: "When speaking with a co-worker, act as if you are telling her something in confidence."
asciilifeform: 'Dear Zelda, (U) I'm new to the agency and I'm also a young employee (in my late 20s). I have noticed that the older managers/supervisors think that we don't have the skills/knowledge/potential to run this agency in the near future. I heard them saying that. They tend to stereotype/discriminate without knowing our intelligence and fresh knowledge. What can we do to make them think differently? Thanks, Younger Sk
assbot: Dan Snyder, stadium deal: If the Washington owner gets public money to build a new stadium, it’s time to shut down pro sports.
BingoBoingo: Redskins stuff comes full circle http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2014/09/dan_snyder_stadium_deal_if_the_washington_owner_gets_public_money_to_build.html << Endgame appears trading the name for a new stadium
mircea_popescu: BingoBoingo "Incoming Deposits for Mining Expenses: 0.44 BTC" << i actually paid .24 for the first batch, to make the whole set 2.0 rather than 1.98
mircea_popescu: http://fr.anco.is/2014/09/04/of-rice-and-x-eur-settlements/ << check out the pretty girl.
thestringpuller: mircea_popescu: are there hot YC founders?
asciilifeform also assumed this for some reason
punkman: I thought Sam was a chick all this while
mircea_popescu: who's the bob beck in charge of ycidiocy again ?
mircea_popescu: wtf is this lmao.
mircea_popescu: "We will continue to make exceptions to the investing rules when a company is running out of money and about to die, but we think they are good and no one else wants to invest. We may make other exceptions, which uninvolved partners will approve on a case-by-case basis."
kakobrekla: <mircea_popescu> laxo trade looks remarkably scammy, for the record. < classic ponzi
punkman: it's the people that raise the valuations after YC invests a paltry sum
mircea_popescu: i forget their lingo. what are "partners" again ?
asciilifeform: i.e., we get to pay to have a particular batch of losers expelled and de-startupped
mircea_popescu: "our unique and revolutionary business model is to supply all yc founders with fresh underwear each day. we intend to monetize this in japan."
punkman: they only need 60sec of video to make decisions
punkman: get some chicks on fiverr to pitch it
mircea_popescu: possibly the only yc thing i'd pay money for.
punkman: http://blog.ycombinator.com/yc-investment-policy-and-email-list "Our hope is that this will further reduce investors looking for signal from YC partners." << we just do noise now guys, stop looking for signal
assbot: depeche mode - waiting for the night (1990) - YouTube
mircea_popescu: "i'm waiting for the figs to dry... when everything is nakedly... when everything's stark, keeps us from the dark reee-alityyy"
punkman is waiting for the figs to dry
mircea_popescu: i think i may be turning into an old man.
mircea_popescu: so reviewing my books i find that last month alone i ate no less than 11 lbs of dried plums.
mircea_popescu: robots aren't in the old boys club.
mircea_popescu: BECAUSE THEY REPRODUCE. narf narf narf narf narf
punkman: and they don't get paid either
chetty: If a female robot takes your job would it get paid less than a male robot?
mircea_popescu: laxo trade looks remarkably scammy, for the record.