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mike_c: they have
to fight
the
taxi commission everywhere
they go
mike_c: uber has done more
than most. getting operations in place in so many cities/countries is not
trivial.
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mircea_popescu: the guts of current pc cases are so soft
they bend more
than pcbs
mircea_popescu: the chines ehave found
the cheapest allow
that's still "metal"
mike_c: no one
told
them
that
triple A mortgage bonds were worthless.
jurov: how's
that?
they bought shitty bonds for 3.5trn?
FabianB: they store
their excess liquidity at
the ecb
FabianB: i mean i used
the wrong word
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Tracker estimated NAV per share: 0.00021697 BTC (Total: 433.95 BTC)
FabianB: makes sense
to eat a loss for
the smaller part, gotta
think about it why fractional reserve is needed when you have
too much capital anyway
mircea_popescu: sadly i lack a cutter shop in
this part of
the world, so we'll never know if mike_c had it and
the mobos had stuff added.
mircea_popescu: (that's a summary.
the reality is more complex but not substantially different)
mircea_popescu: they eat a -.1% on 20% so
they may make 8% pon 80% or w/e it is
they make
mircea_popescu: FabianB, because in order for fractional reserve
to work, banks have
to have some fractoion deposited with central bank.
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FabianB: anyone understands
the mechanics behind fiat banks parking big integers at
the ecb and why
they would pay a fee for it? is storing
these integers in
their own systems more expensive?
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FabianB: a
technical
trader in -analysis
mike_c: i don't know what OneFixt is, but
thanks!
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mike_c: must be humming at
the right frequency.
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: Is it possible your flying problem beast suspects
the
transformer is either a buffet, or porn?
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mircea_popescu: As stated before I will continue
to pay out dividends
to all invested.
Thoughts of suicide have crossed my mind more
than a few
times in
the past week but I am unable
to leave my investors high and dry due
to my lack of control."
mircea_popescu: halmark of
the forum ceo : does
thinks he had no intention of doing.
mircea_popescu: It was never my intention
to use
the funds as I did, I had plans and budgets developed for
them."
mircea_popescu: "To all investors, I sincerely appologize for misusing
the funds you have
trusted me with.
fluffypony: dooglus is going
to have
to remove his positive
trust rating, lol
benkay: "recuperate
the funds"
mircea_popescu: "well i have a lots of
tattoo
the wings is spreading all over my chest and make it more bigger
than
the actual size and its very painful specialy when
the needles hit my upper cleavage all
the way down
to
the half of my boobs "
fluffypony: what is
this obsession with buying mining equipment
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?
mike_c: omg.
this was FOUR HOURS before
the confession:
mike_c: this guy is canadien, right? why do all
these idiots sound like yoda? "Terribly saddened I am by what has gone on."
BingoBoingo: Seriously just buy ~$1000 in chips
to just sit in front of you and play with a $100 bankroll from
that pile. And watch
the drinks come in.
Mats_cd03: blackjack is predicated on your
teammates not being fucking dumb
mike_c: it has been scientifically proven
that people believe
they play better when
tipsy. so drink up.
fluffypony: I kept not having drinks because I was worried I wouldn't be able
to concentrate
BingoBoingo: fluffypony:
The point of casino blackjack is
to
try
to lose less money while getting
the complimentary drinks
that you would have spent on
the drinks.
BingoBoingo: fluffypony: You miss
the point of casino blackjack
mircea_popescu: this klye
thing is
too good, i guess ima make an adnotated version.
mike_c: thank you assbot, for keeping me from clicking
that link.
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fluffypony: and as I sat at
the
table I was like "what in actual fuck.
this is such a scam"
fluffypony: managed
to win a few hands and build
that up
to $600, was super proud of myself
mike_c: srsly
though, mpif nav is about
to bust
through
the asks on
the order book.
fluffypony: I
tried gambling when I was younger - read a bunch of books on playing Blackjack, played a whole lot of games against
the computer, and
then went
to
the casino with my $300
kakobrekla: also raise
the mpif stake inthere meantime.
kakobrekla: in
the spirit of previous killing babies convo, you should send newbs directly
to just-dice and see who comes out alive
BingoBoingo: I swear
the most useful side effect of recommending a 6 month reading and waiting period is
to sort out
the fucking Dice addicts.
fluffypony: hey baby, baby, you want
to be famous?
fluffypony: "Most of which were used
to purchase miners or cashed out and spent on drinks and VLT gambling at a local pub where I was attempting
to get
the waitresses
to come work for me."
mircea_popescu: I will continue
to
try
to
try and develop Klyemax and get revenue streams flowing.
fluffypony: what in fuck is wrong with
these people
jurov: then either asked someone
to order it for him or was left hungry
BingoBoingo: The feeling was worse
than anything you could possibly imagine.. Akin
to losing a family member or worse." -MrKlye
BingoBoingo: My feeble attempts
to recover
the BTC were met with
tears shortly after it sunk in what I had just done.
BingoBoingo: This was all in vain however, I watched my balance drop like a stone in a pond.. I remember as
the balance hit zero..
BingoBoingo: Frantically I began betting with
the 10 BTC...
Trying
to recoup
the loses I had just endured..
BingoBoingo: It was at
that moment I realized
that I had fucked over not only my investors, but myself and my reputation.
BingoBoingo: It crashed.. I went from 24 BTC down
to 10 before I even stopped hitting
the "lo" key on my martingale.
BingoBoingo: "Suddenly everything I had been planning, all of what I was working
towards, All of
the investment I had sworn
to use for good..
mike_c: well, at least
the money ended up in mpif.
danielpbarron: i saved all
the old machines i've used over
the years, and recently started gutting
them for parts
to build a full node; glad I didn't
throw all
that stuff out
mircea_popescu: did danielpbarron just get sent upstairs
to clean his room ?
fluffypony: danielpbarron: you may need
to get your room cleaned more often
danielpbarron: <+mircea_popescu> who
the fuck ever heard of
this. << I had a similar experience with
the old hardware
that's been collecting dust in my room for
the last 10 years
pankkake: and by unplug I mean really unplug, as
the PSU would be still feeding
the motherboard
pankkake: actually I remember a bug with NICs, where you had
to unplug
the computer for a few minutes
to fix it (because it would force firmware reloading)
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jurov: but
then, mircea is safe in BA
jurov: i'd
think
there's agreement against
top honchos of earth
to be in one place
BingoBoingo: jurov: Why would
the Aliens strike
the Queen, she's one of
theirs...
mike_c: BingoBoingo: plus it's gotta
take significant years off your life even if it doesn't kill you in office.
jurov: BingoBoingo:
today
the potus was in normandy on 70th anniversary, with putin, merkel, queen elizabeth and everyone, live
tv.. i
thought it would be
the best setup for alien strike, but sadly nothing such happened
mircea_popescu: mike_c, are you serious ?! who even cares if
the on board lan card works ?!
mike_c: but it depends on
the model of motherboard