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assbot: 'Adopt a Node' Project Aims
to Bolster Bitcoin Network Security
pankkake: I had a blog when it was
trendy
to have one
assbot: The Watcher (fuckme) auf
Twitter
davout: hm, i guess @fuck is
taken, so
tis possibru
pankkake: I *had* a
Twitter account but was never really active, and closed it years ago
davout: or
takeable i'd assume
pankkake: funny
though, friends randomly met some guy
that knew me from what.cd, I have achieved mild internet celebrity
bitcoinpete: just wanted
to see if i could attribute your articles
there
davout: france vs. ecuador was such a fucking pain
to watch
davout: yo, playing france on
the 30th
mircea_popescu: ine of reasoning and are entitled
to hold
that viewpoint; or your self-awareness and general level of intelligence allows you
to change your opinion or view.
Thus, being “wrong” (or having
to defend your view) is encouraged!"
mircea_popescu: "That last point probably needs some elaboration. You see, #bitcoin-assets makes a distinction between “being wrong” and “being stupid”. If you are “wrong” about something
the implication is (and should be)
that you are self-aware enough
to explain your reasoning well enough
that one of
three outcomes occur:
those in conversation either come round
to your point of view; or
they agree
that you have a valid l
mircea_popescu: but since pankkake got me re-reading old
things, yea, i like
this fluffypony bit :
davout: "(but yes I said it first)" <<< i
think i said
that in 2010 ;)
mircea_popescu: <dub> is
that an organisation for
the purpose of immediately surrendering
to anything
that
threatens crypto << don't knock it, it's a splendid strategy.
mircea_popescu: justusranvier lol
that's quickly becoming one of
the most loved b-a links
dub: give a
troll a break,
trying
to fill my quota here
davout: dub:
that sounds like redditspeak
dub: is
that an organisation for
the purpose of immediately surrendering
to anything
that
threatens crypto
bitcoinpete: and no doubt
they're pushing for merchant adoption. and regulation
davout: the guys are also behind
the french "association bitcoin"
bitcoinpete: there's one in new york,
tel aviv, montreal, etc
bitcoinpete: it's a bit surprising
to me
too because most of
those community-minded
types wouldn't (and couldn't)
touch -assets with a 10 ft stick
bitcoinpete: davout seems
they follow
the action on -assets and know who i am, much
to
the surprise of a developer i know visiting paris
moiety: someone
tell me again why i run a site
that attracts utter retardation on a frequent basis
davout: bitcoinpete: yeah, i know
the guys and
the place
[]bot: Bet placed: 1 BTC for Yes on "FIFA World Cup 2014
total goals over 158"
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Total bet: 1.40421879 BTC. Current weight: 48,020.
justusranvier: Try not
to let
the atrocious web design detract from
the content.
justusranvier: They used
to do a much better job of maintaining
the illusion.
mircea_popescu: justusranvier i dunno. as a compulsive reader of supreme court caselaw up until about
the 70s i must say it was pretty good literature.
justusranvier: It is
the role of
that court
to present
the peasants with
the illusion of fair play and
the rule of law so
they don't revolt.
They aren't doing a very good job.
mircea_popescu: “It is not
the role of
this court
to identify and plug loopholes,” Scalia wrote. “It is
the role of good lawyers
to identify and exploit
them, and
the role of Congress
to eliminate
them if it wishes.” << i could see scalia as bitcoin chief justice.
mircea_popescu: "we decided not
to go by what
things are, but by what
things seem
to us" is nothing but an open invitation
to be scammed.
mircea_popescu: “Why should any of
these
technological differences matter?” Breyer wrote. “They concern
the behind-the-scenes way in which Aereo delivers
television programming
to its viewers’ screens.
They do not render Aereo’s commercial objective any different from
that of cable companies.”
mircea_popescu: anyway
this aereo
thing is going
to cause problems in
the future.
mircea_popescu: finding
the source link
to a quote has never been
this difficult
mircea_popescu: just because scammers don't use gaap in fiat
too doesn't give ignoramuses aspiring
to comment
the right
to pretend gaap doesn't exist, or its use isn't legally mandatory.
mircea_popescu: right but i mean of whom or what or in general, who needs
to be hit over
the head with
the observation
that
the bitcoin space has had a gaap for years and
they're being ignorant.
ThickAsThieves: it has a "Rate
this Research" button on
the bottom, so i'm guessing itll be on
their website somewhere
bitcoinpete: was curious if any of
the house of bitcoiners were here
bitcoinpete: apparently
they knew yours
truly from
twitter and -assets
bitcoinpete: a "bitcoiner" i know from calgary is in paris atm and headed
to
the house of bitcoin
mircea_popescu: "The poorly
thought
trust system also highly favor said organization" favors. cause singular.
assbot: Page not found | Bitcoin
Trading Signals
bitcoinpete: pankkake davout do either of you boys know anyone at
the "house of bitcoin" in paris?
ThickAsThieves: transacting in bitcoin. Investors should carefully watch and judge
the reporting
to make sure
they understand, and agree, with management’s view." Moodys
ThickAsThieves: "There are currently no Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) governing bitcoin, increasing
the risk
there could be inconsistencies in
the financial reporting of bitcoin
transactions.
The lack of accounting rules means
the coin will be accounted and reported using
the most appropriate standards
that exist making it challenging
to compare GAAP between different companies
pankkake: perhaps
the real competitor is localbitcoins
pankkake: well
that's what
they're selling. send money, everywhere
rithm: but i've seen
them in mexico,
the vigin islands, and western samoa
mthreat: it's kinda like western union saying
they won't use
the internet until it's regulated
ThickAsThieves: "The 17 most important
things Google announced at I/O" lol
pankkake: WU is used for many scams, so
they are
truly in competition with Bitcoin
mircea_popescu: and a market of "hackers" let's say, ie,
the sons and daughters of said iliterate peasants. who will just move
to bitcoin.
mircea_popescu: truth is bitcoin is exactly going
to kill
them. western union has a market made out of illiterate peasants and assimilated non-persons, which is not really worth serving per se,
ThickAsThieves: 'How much of a
threat is something like Bitcoin?' "We settle and pay out in 121 currencies ... once bitcoin is regulated ... why wouldn't we use bitcoin ... if it's regulated as a currency" ~ Western Union CEO
rithm: basically you could operate a pool of anonymous miners
that constantly roll-over and get shipped
to customers
rithm: it's really all
the same
rithm: mircea_popescu, even better rent
the burn-in period as "cloud hashing"
mircea_popescu: meanwhile
the sec is
too fucking snotty
to actually get
to work at strangling
these idiots.
ThickAsThieves: they are giving people rented hash shares instead of shipping
their hardware
ThickAsThieves: "As we have capacity available and as we gain more capacity, we will be activating more people in Cloud Mining. As we ship out hardware and disable
the people with Cloud Mining after
they have
their hardware shipped, we will allocate
that capacity
to
the next people in line. "
mircea_popescu: i so wouldlike
to see someone grow some fucking balls and argue in court
that
they're not hold
to do anything
the irs wants because well...
the irs doesn't follow
the law.
rithm: why have i been filing
these
taxes and keeping
these papers for so long if I can just say "i dunno"
mircea_popescu: otherwise, you're "legally required"
to keep
the records for... ever.
mircea_popescu: well
that depends. if it suits
them,
they only keep
them for 6 months.
rithm: also aparently
the IRS only keep backup
tapes for 6 months
rithm: nm i decided not
to finish
that sentence
rithm: if you can
tell
them
to fuck off, and
trendon can lie
to
them and destroy evidence, and erik can keep all his bitcoins and fay a minor usd fine.....
mircea_popescu: rithm
the misguided pretense as
to jurisdiction is starting
to get on my nerves. sec doesn't actually make it, but all sorts of dr foreskin lapdogs fall over each other
to "create consensus"
rithm: but yeah
that regurgitated
rithm: which sounds like a
terribll
terribly punitive slap on
the wrist
rithm: evoorhees according
to
that article left 5100BTC positive and $50,000 usd negative in fines
mircea_popescu: fiat people : stop
trying
to pretend bitcoin is fiat. bitcoin is not fiat. more importantly, your expiration date is in
the past.
mircea_popescu: mthreat all
this "we gotta say something and we have no idea what
to say so here's a collection of copypasted material with filler" shit...