asciilifeform: let's assume fluffypony was drinking heavily that day.

asciilifeform: if protocol has a field 'hash of disk serial number' or whatever, i can stuff anything i like there.

asciilifeform: 'they need to not only create profiles but have a fresh VM/install/whatever for them' << what was he smoking?

asciilifeform: benkay: '-9 inquire within' << mr. spam came to you? do tell.

asciilifeform: kakobrekla: betcha you can learn russian sooner than this crap disappears (it will probably take a full-bore u.s. collapse)

asciilifeform: ^ they sued, alleging that... making backups was 'excessive copying'

asciilifeform: idiot anglo empire wants to shoot itself in the head? sure, why not.

asciilifeform: you can get virtually any book ever published - for free, searchable, in any format you like - on the net. in five seconds.... if you speak russian or chinese.

asciilifeform: '"We asked could we at least talk about when something could become available as a used book? Could we maybe wait three months after the book was published?" said Patricia Schroeder, president of the Association of American Publishers. "The biggest problem is that it is legal, I think. I wring my hands, pound my desk and say, `Aargh.' "'

asciilifeform: '“They don’t have the right to read a book out loud,” said Paul Aiken, executive director of the Authors Guild. “That’s an audio right, which is derivative under copyright law.”' << these folks have crossed 'parody horizon' long ago,.

asciilifeform: even the very name of the org is a bold lie - they represent mega-publishers

asciilifeform: 'author's guild' tried to have ocr readers used by the blind - banned.

asciilifeform: if they aren't whiltelisting or blacklisting, what the actual fuck do these guys do << they 'do what they must - because they can' (tm)

asciilifeform: i couldn't imagine a better endorsement for amazon than their hatred.

asciilifeform: (as well as the sale of used books.)

asciilifeform: 'The Authors Guild accused the retailer of acting illegally.' << these are the folks who wanted public libraries banned.

asciilifeform: (what list? the one containing this fellow: http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/22i30k/the_author_of_the_openssl_heartbleed_bug_also)

asciilifeform: '...I probably have the best feedback of anyone you could ask. (I know, because I had asked around in all btc-related channels...' << what does he smoke ?

asciilifeform: (no worries - that is what 'ignore' button is for)

asciilifeform: if thorstein veblen was right - we'll be deluged with 'customers.' at least for a while.

asciilifeform: kakobrekla: in the mean time, feature idea. sell folks an hour's channel voice for 1 btc. e.g. so mr spam can talk.