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a111: Logged on 2018-10-20 18:32 Mocky: diana_coman,
that could be a reasonable assumption and i suggested
the same
to my companions,
they shook
thier heads.
a111: Logged on 2018-10-20 18:28 asciilifeform: Mocky: is
the implication also
that
they dun bother
to look into
totalcostofownership before buying ? hence
the legends of bedouin sheiks buying a merc and leaving it in desert when fuel
tank empty ..?
a111: Logged on 2018-10-20 18:27 Mocky: because insurance was
to expensive for
the given coverage, but because "paying money
to get nothing".
billymg: mircea_popescu: acknowledged, can definitely stay within
those bounds
mircea_popescu: because html5 was done by morons (ie, "community" in pantsuit style) and it couldn't be later or more useless (cue here, how opengl managed
to LOSE its having defeated directx, a decade later)
a111: Logged on 2018-10-20 18:10 asciilifeform: lol afaik even
the heathens have largely forgotten flashism
a111: Logged on 2018-10-20 18:04 billymg: is
there perhaps a list of "definitely don't use [feature], will never load for republicans"
a111: Logged on 2018-10-20 18:01 billymg: curious what
type of browser environments
the lords use -- when writing a
theme for mp-wp will need
to know what kind of font, css, js support
to expect
a111: Logged on 2018-10-20 15:15 phf: you made it
to a hookah bar
then?
BingoBoingo: Boot heel has
touched dogshit. Hay muchos perros acá
BingoBoingo: And Gloria,
the Peruana frowns upon breaking up
the pills with oily pliers
to make my own oral solution.
BingoBoingo: <diana_coman> BingoBoingo, don't
they sell just pills
to swallow? <<
They do sell
them, but at
the moment with
their size...
they don't go down without fighting
the surrounding environment
Mocky: so far so good. gotta see how well I fit in at
these 5 star hotels
☟︎ Mocky: yup, but seems like central air in homes is pretty rare. wallmounted units are
the
thing, with compressors on
the roof.
☟︎ diana_coman: but AC
there is rather basic requirement, isn't it
Mocky: yeah, but not a big deal for me. I wouldn't want
to be a landlord here
tho
Mocky: no, i'm subletting a room via airbnb from a nigerian who rents it from someone who also sounds african on speakerphone. and
thankfully unseasonably cool with now 2 years worth of rain in
the last 2 days
☟︎ diana_coman: see,
that might be why "no intangibles" - because everyone selling intangibles
there actually sells "bs
to
talk you into buying new"
Mocky: so, working on day 3 of no AC. Everyone I mention it
to here laughs at me and says
that no repair men here actually know how
to fix anything, only
to install new. AC, cars, computers, machinery.
They just spend hours spinning bs
to
talk you into buying new.
diana_coman: BingoBoingo, don't
they sell just pills
to swallow?
BingoBoingo: Still alive. Switched from crushing antibiotics
to make a suspension
to just returning
to
the pharmacy and buying appropriate amount of bubble gum flavored suspension for niños over
the loud protests of elderly lady disenfranchised by
the act.
Mocky: I'm still not used
to friday and saturday being
the weekend & so many places being closed between 1pm and 4pm every day
Mocky: word was
that
they may be angry if
they feel forced
to pay for an intangible, but
that will fade and you don't lose respect. but get caught in a lie and
they are done with you
Mocky: another
thing was
that Qatari business men highly value honesty since many foreign partners actually do
try
to rip
them off and are deceptive.
Mocky: if you are a white woman or a doctor, cops very accommodating
toward you, let you off
tickets
Mocky: also huge fine if you stop past
the "stop line". If you go over camera starts recording,
tiny light flashes. if you reverse back
to proper spot and wave your hand out
the window showing submission at
the camera, you don't get a
ticket!
Mocky: I found out why cars are so nice
toward pedestrians in
the crosswalks. if you run a red, 3000 USD fine. cameras at most intersections
Mocky: theres also a "blockchain doha" group with 103 members, I can reach out
to
☟︎ Mocky: i also reached out
to local bitcoin guy.
turns out
there are
two. one sells other buys. I reached out
the
the seller but no response yet.
The buyer doesn't have contact info listed and i don't have
the bitcoin
to answer his ad so haven't contacted yet.
☟︎ BingoBoingo: Well, I mean
they could also be stuck on 80's US bzbs books
Mocky: but so many nods around
the
table, makes me suspect flaws widely present,
to some degree
Mocky: it could also be
that
the above descriptions have selection bias of young Qatari biznis noobs, or peripheral wot members
Mocky: remember, it's indians coming up with
those ideas so options dun enter into it
BingoBoingo: That's not an export,
that's an educational charity
BingoBoingo: <Mocky> i get
the impression from other
talks (not
today)
that
there is no end of "i have great biz idea for importing from my home country india" being pitched << WTF does India export
that people with options would buy?
Mocky: a chick unrelated
to
todays info breakfast also suggested
the coffee bar in La Cigal Hotel
Mocky: but
that was suggested as not a good place
to start
Mocky: men from a couple of
the most powerful families hang out at a Costa coffee chain in
the shittiest mall in
the city
Mocky: the regular spots are mostly 5 star hotels on
the water. St. Regis,
The Four Seasons,
The Pearl Qatar & Medina Centrale. Also
there's some pickup beach volleyball at katara beach on fridays once
the day cools off
☟︎ Mocky: the vet doc has been invited 12
times. he said in
the beginning he prepared
things
to say, ways
to pitch business. but
they never wanted
to
talk business with him, just playstation
Mocky: this is only done by qataris established enough
to have own household
Mocky: normally is informal "playstation"
time, but occasionally, perhaps once a week, it's more formal and
they
talk business
Mocky: re meeting Qataris, I found
that 30-something aged men interested in business hang out at certain places on a daily basis. if you go and hang
there and get
to know
them, if
they like you
they may invite you
to majalis. which is
the regular practice of closing off half of
the home from women in
the evening and doing man cave shit
☟︎ Mocky: bitcoin is also illegal for banks
to exchange in. which apparently some wanted
to do but now central bank authority has banned
☟︎ Mocky: if
there is more beyond
that, i haven't dug deep enough
to find it
Mocky: asciilifeform,
this I haven't heard, but flashy stuff like rolex, lambos, bentleys I have heard
☟︎ Mocky: i get
the impression from other
talks (not
today)
that
there is no end of "i have great biz idea for importing from my home country india" being pitched
☟︎ mats: pretense of doing business without having
to do it
diana_coman: Mocky, I wonder
though how much
those burnt partners actually catered
to
the qatari partner as an ongoing relationship rather
than just "he gives money for my biznis" (and how
the hell is a charity a business, ugh)
☟︎ Mocky: got a years worth of rain here
today
Mocky: files swim
to safety?
Mocky: And sticking a Qatari with ongoing expenditures was never on my radar, def seems like something
to explicitly avoid.
Mocky: Being as
the requirement for standard LLC is 51% Qatari ownership,
this new info suggests
to me
that having
two locals who split
the 51% may be
the way
to go.
They can still close it down but not at
the whim of a single person.
☟︎ Mocky: to much
time seeing fat cats in US
Mocky: the cats
tho! so skinny and downs syndrome looking
Mocky: but ~all cats i've seen are stones
throw from open dumpster. i bet if
they had auto-closing lids on dumpsters cats would go extinct
Mocky: no dogs but word
this morning was
that expat western women keep
them here like surrogate children just as elsewhere, and
there are enough
to make a good business
Mocky: maybe
they want
to claim "i started a charity like my older brother" no idea yet why
Mocky: and don't want
to have
to put sweat into it either
Mocky: Word is
that
they want
to make a profit, but don't want
to have
to put money into it. and
they want
the profit now. but don't
think it
thru, maybe can be convinced easily
diana_coman: because somehow it does read like "oh,
they have money, let's bleed
them"
diana_coman: so why are
those people starting doggy rescue/care biznis in qatar of all places?
☟︎ Mocky: One Qatari owns a chain of 9 fittness supplement stores. 3 of
the stores were found
to have someone pocketing
the cash from
transactions. Owner fired everyone in all 9 stores because "see, everyone
tries
to steal from us". Also he had his driver who can barely count
to 10 doing store inventory for him.
Mocky: like both don't
think and won't listen
Mocky: came across like simpleton management, decree whatever occurs
to you, dilbert-esque pointy haired manager on steroids
☟︎ diana_coman: so "impulsiveness" would be "don't
think it
through"? or "won't listen/care about more
than 2 steps ahead"?
Mocky: and
this wasn't like just one school. was city wide "make every
teacher do x" after 900 parent complaints "stop doing x"
Mocky: Also re impulsiveness: one school adminsitrator said
they have a rule of 3 for instructions comeing down from Qatari management. Let
them ask
three
times including an official goverment memo before you do anything
they say. Because as soon as
they start
to see
the fall out of random impulsive decisions
they will reverse it and have you undo all your work.
diana_coman: but
they won't pay rando "expert"
that, no
Mocky: isn't necessarily bad, but bad
that
they waited
till 3 months in
to even
think about it. In
the case of
the shelter, it was a charity, never meant
to make a profit. but still "dun wanna pay anymore"
diana_coman: asciilifeform, I don't
think so; I
think
they would pay *you*
that 500k if you manage
to convince
them
that you are worth
that for
them
☟︎ Mocky: also seems
to go hand in hand with
their impulsiveness. 3 different people described
this exact scenario. Qatari goes opens a business with someone (one freelance vet service, one animal rescue shelter, one doggy day care) 3 months later decides, "I didn't realize I was going
to have
to keep paying so much every month (payroll, rent, etc.) where's
the profit?" "it may
take a year
to become profitable, it's only been 3 months" "I'm not paying anymore." which
diana_coman: honestly, by
this description I start even liking
them
diana_coman: Mocky, maybe it's worth writing it all up in a blog post? it seems
to me you have quite a lot
to say and it's easier
to have a reference point afterwards
Mocky: a stable of horses, no matter how much it saves
them in
the long run.
Mocky: This goes hand in hand with
their feeling
that everyone comes
to Qatar
to
take
their money and rip
them off. So all
these fancy insurance / maintenance contracts "feel" like
they give nothing
to
the buyer, plus
they were dreamed up by foreigners who come
to rip
them off and decieve
them.
They detest such
things. Easier
to sell
them a spoon
they can old in
their hand
today for a million dollars
than get
them
to agree
to a monthly payout
to a vet for care of
Mocky: diana_coman,
that could be a reasonable assumption and i suggested
the same
to my companions,
they shook
thier heads.
☟︎