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decimation: heh http://nknetobserver.github.io/ << apprently best Korea uses redhat, or a rebranded variant
ben_vulpes: << "tragic heroes"
asciilifeform: https://www.crowdsupply.com/inverse-path/usb-armory << another mega-lol. trust our magical trust chip, infused with powerful all-purpose trust juice !
asciilifeform: 'Purism Installs TOR by Default' << l0l! cherry on the cake!
asciilifeform: 'So, sure, it's pure to build without the microcode blob, which means in reality that you're deciding to use the microcode blob *already embedded in the CPU*. And, on many new CPUs, the one that comes with the CPU has issues that mean you won't get past DRAM init. And, if you do get past DRAM init and boot, you've got a CPU that may have subtle errors and corrupt memory.' << this is an interesting and little-known fact
asciilifeform: 'the Management Engine... is a separate microcontroller embedded in the PCH and has a full network stack, has access to DMA and other nasty things. The firmware is signed by Intel and verified at each boot by the microcontroller, and if the firmware signature fails to verify correctly, the x86 cpu will not be allowed to boot... We must get that freed by Intel' << lol!!!
cazalla: http://qntra.net/2014/12/four-bitcoin-based-projects-from-mit-students/ <<< beyond me to gauge whether good or not, perhaps someone *cough* bingoboingo wru *cough* might know better, just a bunch of links really
asciilifeform: 'We are working with Intel to allow us to scrub, release, and maintain the source for this, but haven’t finalized that yet. We are devoted to freeing this binary.' << pigs will fly.
asciilifeform: 'the BIOS does use coreboot, which includes a binary from Intel, called FSP.' << ahahahaha lol
asciilifeform: 'Purism is manufacturing the motherboard, and screen printing the keyboard.' << piece of shit. printed key marks - come off.
mats: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/09/julian-assange-on-snowden-parallels-why-hes-anti-google-and-inevitable-freedom << if ars is to be believed
assbot: SecurityNotice < Main < NTP ... ( http://bit.ly/1Hff9Ak )
mats: http://homes.cs.washington.edu/~tom/pubs/sched_act.pdf << scheduler activations
mats: http://dept-info.labri.fr/~denis/Enseignement/2008-IR/Articles/01-futex.pdf << futexes are tricky
mats: http://web.stanford.edu/class/cs240/readings/vms.pdf << virtual memory management in vax/vms
mats: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~hestness/papers/bressoud-hypervisor-ft.pdf << hypervisor-based fault tolerance
mats: http://www.scs.stanford.edu/nyu/02fa/sched/xfs.pdf << scalability in the xfs file system
mats: "South Korea's Constitutional Court has ruled to disband a minority left-wing party and strip its five members of parliament of their seats after accusing them of pro-North Korea activities that it said violated the basic principles of free democracy." << pregnant with irony, this
mats: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2014/12/s-korea-disbands-pro-north-political-party-2014121916373423851.html << topical
decimation: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/possible-g1g2-geomagnetic-storms << possible geomagnetic storms this weekend, those north of the us border ought to consider looking out for aurorae
decimation: lol http://www.securityweek.com/hackers-used-sophisticated-smb-worm-tool-attack-sony << best korean hackers used phishing, mail attachments, and a lame smb bot
punkman: asciilifeform: punkman: tor is a multi-layered scam << says so on the tin, it's an onion :P
asciilifeform: tor << snake will begin to swallow its tail, at last ?
decimation: punkman: re: tor blog & comments < such expert
assbot: Logged on 18-11-2014 11:34:27; mircea_popescu: decimation: "The Brazilification of society can be a samba carnival assuming you approach it the right way, and most importantly, get to live on the pleasant side of the barbed wire fence." <<< this has been exactly my experience to date.
decimation: actually that reminds me of another link (this one is smarter): http://www.isegoria.net/2014/12/bungling-the-conclusions-to-wars/ << " In Afghanistan and Iraq, the George W. Bush administration failed to adequately prepare for what the military calls “Phase IV,” the period after immediate victory — an oversight that allowed law and order to break down in both countries and insurgencies to metastasize. Yet Obama, despite his
decimation: http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2014/12/19/doj-employers-cant-discriminate-against-transgendered/ << "On Thursday, US Attorney General Eric Holder announced a new interpretation of the Civil Rights Act meant to prevent employers from discriminating against people who claim the status of a transgendered person."
decimation: http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2014/12/opm-alerts-feds-second-background-check-breach/101622/ << "The Office of Personnel Management is alerting more than 48,000 federal employees their personal information may have been exposed following a breach at KeyPoint Government Solutions, which conducts background investigations of federal employees seeking security clearances." ☟︎
decimation: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/19/us/politics/as-2016-nears-hillary-rodham-clinton-keeps-eye-on-mistakes-of-2008-campaign.html << "a Politico reporter, Mike Allen, lobbed a couple of unexpected questions at Mr. Clinton after he delivered prepared remarks at the “Playbook Cocktails with Bill Clinton” event. Mr. Clinton made news by questioning whether Mr. Obama’s delay on an immigration overhaul affected the weak turnout of
decimation: http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/update-on-sony-investigation << there is an air of desperation here: "Sony reported this incident within hours, which is what the FBI hopes all companies will do when facing a cyber attack. Sony’s quick reporting facilitated the investigators’ ability to do their jobs, and ultimately to identify the source of these attacks." ☟︎
decimation: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/james-stewart-devoted-his-life-to-math-and-music/article22168574/ << man writes calculus textbook, government mandates sales, man builds $32 mil. house, dies.
asciilifeform: 'I've been sentenced to 2 years, to self surrender in 90 days. Considering I was facing 30 years, justice has been served.' << lol!!! >> 'i've been sentenced to the guillotine, to self-surrender in 90 days. considering that i was facing boiling in oil, justice has been served.'
ben_vulpes: mthreat, mircea_popescu: http://bubblear.com/bloody-hell-argentinas-import-restrictions-cause-tampon-shortage/ << corroboration?
jurov: http://imgur.com/cvlRAJC << i have looked for /r/dogecoin reaction, found this
thestringpuller: http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2pt4kl/reddit_announces_reddit_notes_aka_reddit_bitcoin/ << this is by far the most redditarded thing reddit has come up with by far
gribble: scoopbot was last seen in #bitcoin-assets 2 hours, 56 minutes, and 6 seconds ago: <scoopbot> New post on Qntra.net by Bingo Boingo: http://qntra.net/2014/12/former-moneygram-executive-sued-by-us-government/
asciilifeform: devotional sex << inana !?!
asciilifeform: Potissimus: http://qntra.net/2014/12/btcxchange-ro-dispute-heats-up << that
Potissimus: hi, <- Naphex. AMA
asciilifeform: BingoBoingo: bharara << roland freisler !
asciilifeform: 'Turner's office did not respond to several requests for comment on why Congress went against the recommendation of Gen. Ray Odierno, the Army chief of staff, to suspend tank production.' << ahhahahaha lol
asciilifeform: danielpbarron: is a signature from the current key required to change to a new key? << that or ragnarok
danielpbarron: http://log.bitcoin-assets.com/?date=19-12-2014#956930 << is a signature from the current key required to change to a new key? or is this also covered by the "auth" ☝︎
decimation: re: earlier discussion of jet fuel << I believe the abrams uses a turbine, which could burn jp-4
asciilifeform: hp48 etc << hold in one hand in bed? yes! run on set of batteries for half a year - yes! usable outdoors - yes!
mats: 22:36:46 <+decimation> given how obvious this flaw is, one wonders why no one has undertaken to fix it << some #freenode regulars (may have been staff, i don't recall) claim that default cloaks interfere with channel moderation
PeterL: "In particular, the company needs to perfect a new form of computer memory based on an electronic component called a memristor" << so, they just need to figure out how to make the core feature work, then they are all set!
PeterL: would we need to pm assbot to get a challenge to decrypt, or could it be something like we just send assbot the signature of "auth <wot name> <current time>"?
PeterL: so instead of just saying "eauth peterl", now we will say "eauth peterl <signature by key goes here>"?
asciilifeform: kakobrekla: too much work << wouldn't it be approximately a one-liner? add to +i list upon voicing by assbot, remove when logged off / devoiced ?
asciilifeform: registered << same easy spamatron
BingoBoingo: <ikeboy> And people who were trying to convince me not to buy paycoin should be willing to put money behind that << Not everyone who think Paycoin is a shit idea wants the same two week window you do.
BingoBoingo: <ben_vulpes> <BingoBoingo> RagnarDanneskjol: Nice site http://thelogdailyreport.com/ << who is this? << That's RagnarDanneskjol
BingoBoingo: <punkman> non-denominational is like the cheez whiz of religion << Some "non-denominational" churches seem to be the most "extreme" to be polite
ben_vulpes: <BingoBoingo> RagnarDanneskjol: Nice site http://thelogdailyreport.com/ << who is this?
fluffypony: [21:42:07] <+danielpbarron>it doesn't condemn having multiple wives either <- that's not true
BingoBoingo: <lobbes> <+BingoBoingo> Building a deck on top, set up some chairs. Get a limo license and people would probably pay some serious money to get ferried around to bars and parties in that manner << Obligatory slogan: "Come and get Tanked!"
BingoBoingo: <Adlai> grease everywhere, weird black ooze dripping out of the engine << Also a plague of civilian vehicles
asciilifeform: postscript asic << i had one. was in an ancient 'texas instruments' laser printer.
gribble: adlai was last seen in #bitcoin-assets 1 day, 3 hours, 57 minutes, and 32 seconds ago: <adlai> (not there yet, but looks like it's on its way)
mats: http://www.mortarinvestments.eu/products/tanks-2/t-72-42#currency=USD << get your own soviet tank for only 50k USD!
thestringpuller: but I did the math a while back with mike_c 's advice and the best case scenario is like < 10k a year revenue
mats: http://home.gwu.edu/~wschmitt/papers/cat.pdf << re: category theory
mircea_popescu: https://www.quantcast.com/qntra.net << look, he broke qntra too!
davout: http://qntra.net/2014/12/mtgox-bankruptcy-trustee-answers-some-questions/ <<< interesting
asciilifeform: http://cicorp.com/crypt/index.htm << mega-lol
asciilifeform: BingoBoingo: http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1emlsh/til_that_a_commercial_1989_laptop_had_a << witness homo redditicus's reaction
danielpbarron: 12:07 <+Luke-Jr> danielpbarron: "spam" and "fee" have no direct relationship << yes they do. if I spend an old output, no fee required; i spend a new output with no fee, tx doesn't get spread
Luke-Jr: [05:04:25] <Luke-Jr> undata: there you go putting words in my mouth again
asciilifeform: ;;later tell BingoBoingo http://imgur.com/gallery/9GHhlyW << own any of these ?
ben_vulpes: "attacks on Bitcoin" << wat
undata: Luke-Jr: http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/16/7401769/the-mpaa-wants-to-strike-at-dns-records-piracy-sopa-leaked-documents << does this remind you of anything?
undata: thestringpuller: "We stand by our filmmakers and their right to free expression and are extremely disappointed by this outcome." << what is this doublespeak where they 'stand by their filmmakers' while scrapping the film?
thestringpuller: http://deadline.com/2014/12/sony-scraps-the-interview-1201328639/ << well there go my weekend plans
asciilifeform: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-12-16-en << icann owned.
undata: ... "the plan has been established" << this is the passive-voice of banal evil
ben_vulpes: <asciilifeform> i get paid to work on interesting problems. and, like other people who do this, it happens by cultivating relationships with people who have these problems. << this "work must be fun" trope again
cazalla: gabriel_laddel: PeterL: its just a request, he has 0 obligation to follow up on it. <<< ya, let the man share his ideas, no harm
cazalla: gabriel_laddel: cazalla: consider this a request for a qntra article entitled... <<< good idea, noted.
danielpbarron: 11:29 <+decimation> I bet outlaw restaurants have good food too << reminds me of a place nearby that used to have great food until the owner got ousted for tax evasion; under new management the food sucks
PeterL: asciilifeform: i don't own any bitcoin assets, incidentally. << what? I thought you were co-founder of S.NSA, you don't own any of it?
gabriel_laddel: PeterL: missed this line. <kakobrekla> ascii so basically you dont want to get your hands dirty.
gabriel_laddel: 05:18 <kakobrekla> when shit is decomposed enough its dirt. << specifically referring to this.
gabriel_laddel: decimation: lol if the US suddenly disappeared Israel would destroy its enemies << this is sorta the impression that I currently have.
decimation: http://reason.com/blog/2014/12/16/illegitimate-no-photography-arrest-leads << apparently the police arrested this woman and accused her of being a terrorist for the crime of taking a picture of a display-helicopter in a public place
asciilifeform: 'Deliberately keeping deposits below that threshold to avoid the reporting requirement is a crime (known as "structuring"), but Hinders was never charged with it. Instead federal prosecutors argued that her bank account had facilitated the crime of structuring, making it subject to civil forfeiture.' << lol!
decimation: http://reason.com/blog/2014/12/15/feds-graciously-agree-not-to-steal-resta << "Federal prosecutors have stopped trying to steal $33,000 from an Iowa restaurateur who irked the IRS by making deposits of less than $10,000."
decimation: asciilifeform: http://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/hoter.html << I was reading Herr McCarthy's 'dreams of the future' from 1970
asciilifeform: 'can't delete avahi-0.6.31p10 without deleting cups-libs-1.6.3p0 gtk+2-2.24.20p1 gvfs-1.16.3' << brain damage beyond belief
assbot: Logged on 21-11-2014 01:14:46; asciilifeform: mircea_popescu: text editor experiment << when you build 'emacs', you can select 'use mmap for buffers' as a compile flag.
asciilifeform: http://imgur.com/9anivva << machine in question
gabriel_laddel: <asciilifeform> http://patrick.wagstrom.net/weblog/2008/01/03/goodbye-openbsd << vintage whine re: dependency hells << infinite hitpoits, see UNIX haters handbook. (This isn't directed at ascii, but rather n00bs who have not read it.)
asciilifeform: http://patrick.wagstrom.net/weblog/2008/01/03/goodbye-openbsd << vintage whine re: dependency hells
decimation: asciilifeform: re: useful classes < at purdue they had welding, but it was always completely booked
adlai: "im not sure random ppl can tlk rite" < moar fixd
kakobrekla: <BingoBoingo> I'm not very sure a given homo sapien at random can cary on a conversation. < fixd
gribble: The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security: <http://www.ranum.com/security/computer_security/editorials/dumb/>; Enumerating Badness: The latest way Facebook conspires to ...: <http://www.oxy.edu/information-resources/blog/enumerating-badness-latest-way-facebook-conspires-destroy-you>; The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security.pdf: (1 more message)
fluffypony: [22:59:44] <+Adlai>Luke-Jr: the question still stands. how does humanity pick a monarch <- well humanity sure as fuck didn't choose Luke-Jr to be the Bitcoin monarch.
Adlai: http://log.bitcoin-assets.com//?date=16-12-2014#954794 << difficult to tell, not knowing what exactly they are ☝︎
fluffypony: undata: to quote the man of the hour - "[21:40:47] <+Luke-Jr>it doesn't fit on my phone even with the biggest uSD card available, you insensitive clod"