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mircea_popescu: making orlof a sort of low tech early pioneer in the right direction.
mircea_popescu: the sub having replaced the car that replaced the knight's horse
asciilifeform: generally, you want two men (one sleeps)
mircea_popescu: so what if ben_vulpes has it his way and by say 2050 most people that are people actually live in one ?
gribble: Kaiten - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiten>; Human torpedo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_torpedo>; Kaiten-class | Nihon Kaigun - Imperial Japanese Navy Page: <http://combinedfleet.com/ships/kaiten>
asciilifeform: and, who doesn't love the japanese 'Kaiten.'
mircea_popescu: but these are not so midget-y.
asciilifeform: midget subs are 1930s state of the art.
mircea_popescu: think about that solipsist heaven. a one man diesel attack sub.
asciilifeform: and the 'two airplanes theorem' (what can two planes do, that one, regardless of how spiffy, cannot? be in two places.)
mircea_popescu: more importantly (and somewhat secretly) : they're one man subs.
mircea_popescu: apparently much easier to make it silent, whereas the nuke ones can not
mircea_popescu: speaking of which : the diesel sub is making a major comeback
asciilifeform: just like sailors on a nuke sub never need to surface for air - only for food/ammunition/parts
asciilifeform: well, everyone with the necessary apparatus.
asciilifeform: (see also this: http://log.bitcoin-assets.com/?date=02-08-2014#781699) ☝︎
asciilifeform: mircea_popescu: to fully visualize the logical conclusion of that gedankenexperiment, picture if one could subsist entirely on the output of a 'desktop garden' under a fluorescent lamp.
mircea_popescu: destroy land/wealth equivalency << this is gone , actually, which is why i rent.
mircea_popescu: im kinda waiting for the twinks to get bored of being irrelevant, get upset and threaten to sue everyone else for using their invention.
asciilifeform: DERP << still waiting for some muppet to start a company selling bottled piss or the like, and labeled 'bitcoin'
mircea_popescu: ;;later tell chetty http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Grand_prismatic_spring.jpg/800px-Grand_prismatic_spring.jpg now this has got to be in the game. ☟︎
gribble: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=OG | Famouse Tatooists Mr. Cartoon is a straight-up muthafuck'in OG! 2. O G. O G means original gangsta those tru gangstas from way back in the day that jacked ya ...
mircea_popescu: do we have any reason to suspect bitcoin will bring about by and large more prosperous societies in the sense of people affording better friends ?
mircea_popescu: http://contravex.com/2014/08/17/who-are-we-not-nationals/#comment-4183 << now this is an interesting point.
assbot: Reddit, Twitch, and Imgur have created a research partnership called DERP | The Verge
asciilifeform doesn't quite grasp why hatchet jobs are necessary against electromobiles - they do a fine job sucking on their own
diana_coman: mircea_popescu got the skill level eulora prize too, here is proof and the address at the end, thank you http://www.dianacoman.com/2014/08/20/making-my-eulorian-cake-and-eating-it/
asciilifeform asks his batteries if they blog.
asciilifeform: 'Lithium ion batteries blog up if they get wet or bumped.'
ThickAsThieves: i guess they might be quoting a person
ThickAsThieves: http://www.valuewalk.com/2014/08/tesla-motors-inc-accused-of-organized-crime/ lol, either these guys are running out of ways to make the price move... or Musk is an OG
TheNewDeal: so what are you saying about buying 10k? you only have a few chances to do it before the price skyrockets up or what?
TheNewDeal: mircea_popescu: http://stats.bitcoin-assets.com/ << wouldja look at that, weekly active user count over avg last week for the first time in like half a year. <<< usagi has been firing up all his old names?
mircea_popescu: or mebbe some knew but the group as a whole got desperate enough.
mircea_popescu: but i guess i was giving the bright financial minds on the other side of the tug rope undue credit for being absolutely intelligent so as to know.
mircea_popescu: the problem being that going the other way is a) unduly expensive and b) shockingly ineffectual.
gribble: Bitstamp BTCUSD ticker | Best bid: 487.96, Best ask: 488.41, Bid-ask spread: 0.45000, Last trade: 488.4, 24 hour volume: 18059.81647100, 24 hour low: 453.01, 24 hour high: 493.98, 24 hour vwap: 479.000378688
mircea_popescu: kakobrekla: so you can only miss the chance to sell 10k 3 times or something? << that was going the other way.
mircea_popescu: http://stats.bitcoin-assets.com/ << wouldja look at that, weekly active user count over avg last week for the first time in like half a year.
TheNewDeal: What happened to the NASDAQ? Answer: it's being propped up on stilts
assbot: Whatever happened to Bitcoin? (Hint: nothing good) - NASDAQ.com
asciilifeform: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/whatever-happened-to-bitcoin-hint-nothing-good-cm381082 (linked earlier) << pure gold. these folks are in 'tilt mode.'
TheNewDeal: liking that comic fluffypony
TheNewDeal: I've been locked up in that damn apple bet for almost a month yet
gribble: davout was last seen in #bitcoin-assets 6 days, 9 hours, 16 minutes, and 15 seconds ago: <davout> ;;later tell mircea_popescu http://log.bitcoin-assets.com/?date=12-08-2014#791960 <<< interesting
[]bot: Bet placed: 1.4 BTC for Yes on "Apple stock to close at over $100 in 2014" http://bitbet.us/bet/956/ Odds: 98(Y):2(N) by coin, 97(Y):3(N) by weight. Total bet: 4.9013 BTC. Current weight: 68,187.
nubbins`: 50% up-front, remainder + shipping due on delivery.. you know where to find me :D
thestringpuller: we'll try you out for a set of shirts see if we can move it
[]bot: Bet placed: 1 BTC for Yes on "Apple stock to close at over $100 in 2014" http://bitbet.us/bet/956/ Odds: 97(Y):3(N) by coin, 96(Y):4(N) by weight. Total bet: 3.5013 BTC. Current weight: 68,215.
atcbot: [CoinMiner Hashrate]: 1.65 TH/s [PityThePool Hashrate]: 1446.16 GH/s [iSpace Pool Hashrate]: 1.51 TH/s
thestringpuller: just tryin to understand the fee schedule
nubbins`: TheNewDeal: call a local screenprint shop, ask for one shirt, see what they say
thestringpuller: i'm trying to see if it's 65 + 13 * (shirt number)
TheNewDeal: 65$ for one shirt?!!? what kind of scam is this?!!?
nubbins`: much more sensible to quote for a reasonably-sized order
nubbins`: nobody wants just one shirt, so it's kind of silly to give you prices based on that
nubbins`: you're making this so complicated :D
thestringpuller: first shirt ever? or first shirt for that line
thestringpuller: or is that a deposit?
thestringpuller: okay so the first shirt it always 65?
nubbins`: eh, not exactly. setup involves a few different things
thestringpuller: is that per screen?
TheNewDeal: slanging some t-shirts nubbins` ?
nubbins`: not too many people in that particular category tho
thestringpuller: Oh. Is the "hit on my wife" fee waived for mircea_popescu ?
nubbins`: but, now that i think of it, there's also a hefty surcharge if you've ever hit my wife
TheNewDeal: I wish I was that high
thestringpuller: he's on the 30 minute timer
tylander: !up tylander
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thestringpuller: ;;rate tylander 4 real life coworker; greatest intern alive
gribble: Registration successful. You are now authenticated for user tylander with key D40DAE000726DA10
gribble: Request successful for user tylander, hostmask tylander!~tylander@71-14-6-178.static.gwnt.ga.charter.com. Get your encrypted OTP from http://bitcoin-otc.com/otps/D40DAE000726DA10
tylander: ;;eregister tylander D40DAE000726DA10
gribble: Error: Username already registered. Try a different username.
thestringpuller: !up tylander
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gribble: What do you think I am, a shell?
thestringpuller: ^-- tylander
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thestringpuller: nubbins`: whether you've ever hit my wife << ??? this has happened?!?!?
thestringpuller: nubbins`: was trying to find a direct link to my key
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thestringpuller: ;;gettrust thestringpuller
TheNewDeal: ahhh true
thestringpuller: "I wish I had a bitcoin for every one of these bitcoins is dead articles I've read over the past year and a half."
thestringpuller: mike_c novusordo : the comments in that article is priceless
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ben_vulpes: TomServo: got it, thanks
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mike_c: ^ don't tell whoever added 37 PH/s over the last two weeks. they'll be pissed.
assbot: Whatever happened to Bitcoin? (Hint: nothing good) - NASDAQ.com
nubbins`: type of shirt, total quantity, number of colors, whether i think you'll be a repeat customer, whether you've ever hit on my wife, whether the artwork is ready, etc
thestringpuller: okay then what is it per shirt after that?
thestringpuller: or 60-65 one time fee?
mircea_popescu: mike_c yeah i imagine tomorrow will be teh day of mourning for teh would be manipulateurs.
mircea_popescu: jurov well sitll planning to have it online this month.
jurov: what's the situation there?
jurov: btw i thought the DERP is not finished yet as F.DERP is not listed and only two derivatives