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mircea_popescu: we're perhaps approaching a strange "collapse of
the roman empire" situation from an entirely different angle
mircea_popescu: nor do
they have any sort of a clue as
to how and why and what and so on
mircea_popescu: i mean even
the notion of a blog is maybe 20 years old
tops.
that's within reasonable lifespan.
mircea_popescu: right.
the
time's advanced enough for
this problem
to start showing at
the edges
mircea_popescu: this isn't something we're really
too apt
to handle,
the material published on
their own blogs by meanwhile long dead people
mircea_popescu: have gone
through a long list of conservatorships and whatnot
mircea_popescu: willy-nilly
the various blogs left by various people important in 2015, if still extant,
mircea_popescu: weinreb's passing actually makes me
think about
the following
mircea_popescu: i suspect
the problem had a lot more
to do with
them being plagued by bob becks
than anything intentional.
assbot: Mgurele - Wikipedia,
the free encyclopedia
mircea_popescu: "well, by midnight we should have about
twelve
ticks or so"
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform anyway, decay experiments, i dunno if you know, are - or were ? -
this particular brand of evil.
assbot: this is why distributed exchanges are doomed
to failure
mircea_popescu: they had
this huge round air vent
thing, kinda comfortable
to sit in
mircea_popescu: eventually it just became a
toy for students
to play with
mircea_popescu: this was actually homebrew, originally made by
the atomic physics folks at magurele
mircea_popescu: apparently it doesn't even exist on
the internet it was so sikrit
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform no lol,
this closet sized pdp-clone wannabe
assbot: "Iron Felix" meets
the Odhner calculator
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform i dunno what your noise issue is man, i used
to live with
the large ventilated felix
artifexd: It has long been
the stated goal of our ceo
to get bought.
mike_c: is
the sale a good
thing or is it because
the company is struggling?
artifexd: Any recommendations for what
to ask
them? I mean, what are
things
that are in question when one company acquires another? For example, it didn't even occur
to me
that my salary would change, as mentioned by dignork
mircea_popescu: and other
than
that, have an open and relaxed negotiation strategy.
tell
the acquirer's expert
that you aren't interested in anything but a position with
the authonomy you enjoyed previously, and
they can let you know.
artifexd: Correction:
That *is* pertinent advice.
mircea_popescu: you'll discover, even if you overpay
today, you'll discover in
time you wouldn't have undone it.
mircea_popescu: blow a few grand on hiring someone, it';s
the right
time
to do it.
mircea_popescu: there's no way you can get pertinent advice without
the details.
mircea_popescu: artifexd listen, you need
to hire a
tax attorney at
this point.
artifexd: If it makes a difference, I'm a programmer/coder/developer. My official (self-appointed)
title is "Deviser and Artifex".
dignork: it's a game
though, if you are
too high-ranked,
they might fire you, due
to position duplicity
dignork: for a larger company, your previous "rank" might change your salary, so in your interests
to achieve highest rank possible
artifexd: "Inflate my position" What does
that mean?
The company is small enough
that everyone knows my contributions.
dignork: artifexd: i'm not a real accountant :), but you should consult one, move
to IRA maybe, dunno.
artifexd: It isn't an amount
that will make me independently wealthy, but it will greatly improve my current situation.
dignork: artifexd: stock options, check
taxing, you might want
to hold
them off
artifexd: I figure
the lump sum payment I get from stock options is already set, right?
artifexd: Goal number 2: Maintain
the autonomy
that I have enjoyed for
the last few years.
Azelphur: mircea_popescu: I wanna know how
to cook a veggie burger with a steak bun, sounds
tasty.
artifexd: That's
the
thing. I don't know what advice I need.
mircea_popescu: sleeping with
the acquirer's wife ? keeping your red stapler ? how
to cook a veggie burger with a steak bun ?
dignork: artifexd: M&A is fun, if you are bought by a bigger company,
try
to inflate your position now, might get moar money
mircea_popescu: artifexd you could help a lot by explaining what exactly are you
trying
to get advice for
mircea_popescu: off
twitter : Her: “Will you
try a veggie burger for lunch?” Me: “Sure, if
the bun's made out of steak.”
artifexd: Any
thoughts or advice for me? Is
there any extra information I can provide
that would help get better advice?
artifexd: It is a small company. Less
than 20 people.
artifexd: I could really use some advice. I find myself in a position
that I, honestly, never expected.
benkay: princessnell: is
that real life?
assbot: Open letter
to federal scum - Pastebin.com
benkay: are
there any -assets blessed crypto-only exchanges?
danielpbarron: i include
the address in
the signed contract for exactly
that reason
benkay: and jurov how dare you intimate
that anyone sent me any btc?! i live in
the states!
they'd put me in
the gasenwagen!
mircea_popescu: it's a field in which a lot of experimental work still has
to be poured before we really know
benkay: this is a purely
theoretical question.
benkay: a contract covering work for pay is an interesting beast. should it include an address for payment so
that when published in
the event of breach anyone can verify
that payment was not made?
benkay: <jurov> apparently my contract with benkay stipulates i should shift blame
to him at
this point // oh you
mircea_popescu: In
the first
two weeks, I was served legal papers a
total of seven
times and was in contact with
the FBI every other day. (This was
the period a prosecutor would later characterize as my "period of silence".)
dignork: Well, Lavabit owner was
too optimistic establishing his business in states, but due process sounds
too bad even for sceptical me
mircea_popescu: "Glenn Greenwald:
the state
targets dissenters not 'bad guys'"
assbot: Secrets, lies and Snowden's email: why I was forced
to shut down Lavabit | Comment is free |
theguardian.com
mike_c: yeah,
they sold 175 btc worth at 75. as soon as market
trading opened up it dropped into
the 60s
Duffer1: incredible game from
the makers of bastion
Namworld: I started playing
the game FEZ. Loving it.
mike_c: rent did
their 2po at 75. as soon as market
trading started again it sank.
danielpbarron: what is
the bottleneck? my cpu is only
topping out at 20%
danielpbarron: mircea_popescu, either downloaded or with bootstrap.dat;
the checking of
the blocks