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benkay: CryptoConsultor: what pays
the bills for you now?
CryptoConsultor: I did a few years at NAIT, but IRC
taught me more
then any classroom
bitcoinpete: CryptoConsultor: been playing with
tech stocks for about 15 years, did some lending and gambling as a kid,
then started reading
taleb and others about 4 years ago and here we are
CryptoConsultor: this world feels alien
to me now. gotta bruch up some old cob webs in
the head
CryptoConsultor: I explained
to pete
that I was once many years ago an active IRC junkie/web coder and
then shifted out of web work for industrial paycheques
CryptoConsultor: My first round of Post Secondary school was many many years ago. We learned
to
txt edit HTML. So yea I got old rusty skills.
TheNewDeal: maybe I'm
thinking of someone else.
There was somebody
that MP forced writing some GPG signed apology letter / explanation of some really crockety bitcoin stock endeavour
benkay: <CryptoConsultor> Well I hope
to
transition my old school internet EDU into
this new crypto blockchaining fun // pardon me, EDU?
bitcoinpete: CryptoConsultor: less
than
the oct/nov run
TheNewDeal: bitcoinpete, haven't you hit some hard
times in bitcoin as well?
CryptoConsultor: right awn. I've got happy results even being late
to
the game
bitcoinpete: there's some room for compassion in
this world but
there's also room for being smart and not losing money
bitcoinpete: well intentioned
though
they may be,
they do harm
to
themselves and
those who pray at
their fucktarded feet
TheNewDeal: I'm confused why
the Kevin Love bet didn't succeed after reading news about him possibly being
transferred. Concerned MN native
bitcoinpete: maidsafe, circle,
twobitidiot, core devs, seamonster, usa, central banks...
TheNewDeal: mike_c looked like
there is a proposed bet on kyle dying?
bitcoinpete: CryptoConsultor: being here so soon puts you miles ahead of
the redditards and coindeskers
bitcoinpete: mike_c: not entirely clear, dooglus seems
to know
tho
mike_c: what is
this klye bet you're
talking about?
bitcoinpete: CryptoConsultor: as always,
the best
time
to plant a
tree was 20 years ago
bitcoinpete: mike_c: if you have identified a small set of awesome investments, why would you put money in something else
that is worse? << let
them eat cake!
CryptoConsultor: Well I hope
to
transition my old school internet EDU into
this new crypto blockchaining fun
CryptoConsultor: My crypto career is a work in progress. But ya I've had some Computer Security jobs in
the past
bitcoinpete: CryptoConsultor: i wasn't on irc prior
to being here. i was on
twitter and local meet-ups mostly
CryptoConsultor: I spent many years reading logs back in
the days before Napster
bitcoinpete: i found
trilema right quick, but it was so far over my head
that it
took almost a year of reading it and many other books
to come
to
terms with it.
bitcoinpete: took me 8 months or so
to find
this place for realz
CryptoConsultor: If I can navigate
these crtpto waters I should hopefully phase out my industrial life
bitcoinpete: well, at least you can outsource some of
the research
to me :D
bitcoinpete: mike_c:are you fking kidding me. halep in
the finals?? << against
the blonde bomber!
bitcoinpete: CryptoConsultor: i hear ya but
there's no other way
CryptoConsultor: It's rough
these days
to find
the
time
to be
the grand lurker I used
to be
CryptoConsultor: so much
to digest already. you place
this place highest in priority?
bitcoinpete: dooglus: a misunderstood
then. either way, betting on
that kid is as sensical as
that kid's betting
dooglus: bitcoinpete: I don't
think so
bitcoinpete: mircea_popescu: wait, just like germany ? << lulz it's a new
trend!
bitcoinpete: TheNewDeal: 3g/4g always gives fresh ip addresses me
thinks
TheNewDeal: mircea_popescu is
there a problem with
trilema credits? I'm suddenly able
to browse quite freely when using my 4G piped
through my phone
bitcoinpete: TheNewDeal: ya and a bunch of hashpower skipped down like 2 hours before
the reset
dooglus: he hopes
the bet is accepted so he can advise his creditors
to vote "o"
then
top himself
bitcoinpete: dooglus: i read
the logs earlier… how does kyle have any longevity left?
TheNewDeal: network has been hashing quite slow since
the diff change...
TheNewDeal: bitcoinpete you liking
the looks of your Bastille Day purchase?
bitcoinpete: i met CryptoConsultor at our local meet-up
the other week and he asked for a q&a… naturally i brought him here
TheNewDeal: does anyone have any intel on who created
the WTI bet / why?
TheNewDeal: why do all
the fun
topics like horseporn start up when I go
to sleep?!
mircea_popescu: plenty of people still around
that "invested" in glbse and predicted mpex' imminent closure back in 2012 etc.
assbot: dooglus comments on Someone calling
themselves "theymos" is gambling like mad on Just-Dice
dooglus: I just linked
to MPIF in a reddit comment btw
dooglus: I expect MP's buttcoin was Klye's first experience with selling his body for
tips
Namworld: We can't currently offer
that.
Namworld: Well
to hell with it. If he's not happy not having instant support.
dooglus: weird rating system.
the more
trouble her has with
the site,
th more checkmarks you get for customer support
dooglus: it's quite rare, other
than
the rigtards "7 lo in a row! impossibru!"
dooglus: I don't have any evidence. someone used his URL
to access his account...
mike_c: just curious about how you deal with
that kind of
thing. must be reasonably common
to get scam accused.
mircea_popescu: dooglus i don't imagine 20 btc s
the largest cash deposit
dooglus: that mike is still badmouthing CR in hs
thread
dooglus: I kind of accused him of
trying
to make
the site look bad
dooglus: and pippin after discovering
the joy of investing in jd instead of losing, loses all
mike_c: yeah,
that was a good one
dooglus: klye admits
to spunking porn ipo fund over just-dice
dooglus: fake
theymos loses fortune
dooglus: crazy day, yes. at least 4 major incidents in
the last 24h
mike_c: hey dooglus, how's it going. big day on JD
today!
dooglus: Re: <+BingoBoingo> Anyone else remember
the KingofSPorts lolcow who got 1BTC from dooglus for writing a confessional about his gambling everything all
the
time and landing in rehab?