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Mats_cd03: its human
to
think all
things have origins
Mats_cd03: a friend suggested, why does
the universe have
to start somewhere?
Mats_cd03: i had some refreshingly (funny) insight
the other day
mircea_popescu: kinda same
time
the us stopped making it, you notice ?
Mats_cd03: didnt
that stop being
true
two years ago
mircea_popescu: and
that all
the shit happened in such a close succession
mircea_popescu: that's
the really surprising part here. it's fucking unbelievable
that
the moore law held,
Mats_cd03: i am surprised
the us has made it
this long with so much debt
chetty: I won't even look if
they will just get on with it
Mats_cd03: i'm curious
to see how
this collapse plays out in earnest
chetty: I don't
think
they are buying new couches anymore, now
they just rearrange
the deck chairs
mike_c: surprisingly i liked
the mix. not a radiohead fan
Mats_cd03: heh. not a fan of
the mix or radiohead?
mike_c: !up Mats_cd03 despite
the radiohead link
mircea_popescu: in
the us
tho,
they just keep buying new couches while carefully avoiding
the subject.
mircea_popescu: seems a very organic problem. in any sane country, once a family is bankrupt
the man will send
the bill collectors packing,
the wife and her daughters
to work
the streets, and
the boys out into
the world.
mircea_popescu: thestringpuller not so sure
that has much
to do with obama
tho.
mircea_popescu: Jezzz he can stay,
that way when assbot is down i can elbow kako :D
thestringpuller: mircea_popescu: you may find
this quote from my piano
teacher interesting "The interesting
thing about Obama is when he
takes control of a bankrupt country and keeps it running. In any other place in
the world
the country would shut down and start over. So no one has any idea what he actually does."
Jezzz: i can remove him
then I suppose
mircea_popescu: Jezzz ozbot was down one day,
then kakobrekla coded
the
title parser into assbot,
then it became spammy
Jezzz: ozbot can't
talk here either
chetty: all
the much vaunted 'journalists' do is regurgitate press releases.
mircea_popescu: srsly. i don't mean
to control. i merely mean
to ruin.
mircea_popescu: my goal is merely
the utter destruction of
the present world.
mike_c: although, most of
the kids
that are
there
to sell out don't make it
to late stage. a decent amount of
the ones
that do make it
to late stage are
the ones who have loftier goals (often world domination)
mircea_popescu: mike_c
thing is, unlike most any entrepreneurial kid, i'm not here
to sell out. i'm hire
to stomp
the entire fucking vc
tower of derp.
assbot: BitPremier —
The Very First Apple Macintosh model: 128K
mike_c: classic late-stage startup now. although it got
there quicker
than most :)
assbot: Lay Me Down -
The Oh Hello's - YouTube
assbot: /sfiegerman Suppose you
try
that research
thing next
time ? MPEx is valued /772500 BTC. And has been, for a year.
http://t.co/luJbV9SZ8s Mats_cd03: fluffypony: didnt spot
that last message, glad you like it
pankkake: shitty blogger
turned "journalist"
assbot: Radiohead - Everything in its right place (Jeremy Hills end of
the world remix) by Jeremy Hills on SoundCloud - Hear
the worlds sounds
benkay: although w/r/t criminalizing common behavior i was charged with both a minor in posession and public drunkenness. a few months later i got a letter saying
the cop hadn't showed for
the
trial and so charges had been dismissed.
mircea_popescu: and
the revenue figures are so awful
they've not even released
them
bitcoinpete: "There's a new leader in
the Bitcoin startup space, at least in
terms of funding." << HAHAHAH
assbot: BitPay Now
Top-Funded Bitcoin Startup After Raising $30 Million | DailyScene.comDailyScene.com
mircea_popescu: <benkay> "New York City is a mismanaged carnival of stupidity
that is desperate for revenue and anxious
to criminalize behavior once
thought benign." << aye!
bitcoinpete: benkay: and you had
the good sense
to leave
benkay: "Unfortunately you can't modify
the configuration of an ELB after it is created."
bitcoinpete: benkay: lol when's
the last
time you were in nyc?
assbot: Exposing
the EPA - WSJ.com
benkay: and all
the shiny people are
there
bitcoinpete: benkay: baldwin should gtfo of
that hole. dude's done 30 rock so...
assbot: Gramatik -
Torture (Feat. Eric Krasno) - YouTube
benkay: but at
the same
time wtf
benkay: "New York City is a mismanaged carnival of stupidity
that is desperate for revenue and anxious
to criminalize behavior once
thought benign."
Mats_cd03: they dropped everything except
the principal in order
to engage
the enemy and help
troops in contact
Mats_cd03: i have had
the good fortune
to see
their guys react
to contact while on a protection detail
mircea_popescu: then again who knows, maybe haliburton can somehow afford
to pay enough.
mircea_popescu: but good mercs aren't either exactly merks or dumb enough
to work for
the usg.
mircea_popescu: i don't see a problem. just, what's witgh
the brand loyalty. mercs are interchangeable by definition.
mircea_popescu: Mats_cd03 so your argument is basically what,
that men reading
to shoot doofuses for pay are a good
thing ?
Mats_cd03: are we really replaying a debate
that happened
ten years ago
Apoorman: oil prices never declined one bit and barely any reserves flooded
the US.
Apoorman: dude iraq was about making
the arabs hate americans.
Mats_cd03: a reminder
to work on my spanish. where did i leave
those pimsleur mp3s?
bitcoinpete: Apoorman: war in iraq was not just one
thing. also oil reserves and keeping military fed
assbot: 2Pac - Old School (Cookin Soul Remix) by Cookin Soul on SoundCloud - Hear
the worlds sounds
assbot: Language map: What’s
the most popular language in your state?
Apoorman: its rabbi speak. changing certain precepts
to fit whatever you are
trying
to achieve.
benkay: what is
talmudic mentality, Apoorman ?
Mats_cd03: some kids get
tv
time and go away, blackwater is reviled in
the press, blackwater's contract gets renewed again
Apoorman: every society where jews become dominate goes into structural decline. nothing new
to
the US
Mats_cd03: dunno what else
there is
to be said on
the subject
Mats_cd03: the charges dont matter, because State Dept believes, probably correctly,
that Blackwater is
the only organization
that can keep diplomats and VIPs alive in
theatre
assbot: S.MG - Eulora v0.0.4 pe
Trilema - Un blog de Mircea Popescu.
Mats_cd03: incidentally... lots of
this happened with NATO .mil forces, but its not as good of a story as mercs doin it
mircea_popescu: Mats_cd03 charges would seem a legal matter rather
than media.
mircea_popescu: Apoorman depends what you mean by ready. in
the sense of "done", hopefgully never. in
the sense of playable, it's been released for months.
bitcoinpete: and blackwater isn't in and of itself a problem, it merely signals
that
the us is on
the decline
Mats_cd03: blackwater guards shot up an IRQ square after vehicles followed
too closely while blackwater vehicles were stopped; boxed in and blackwater started shooting
their way out
assbot: New charges brought against former Blackwater guards in Baghdad shooting -
The Washington Post
Apoorman: when is ministry of games going
to be ready ? Its been like 8months
assbot: Indeep - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (LeMarquis Remix) by LeMarquis on SoundCloud - Hear
the worlds sounds
bitcoinpete: What if brands stepped away from
trying
to be part of
the conversation and made products worthy of being
talked about?
Mats_cd03: Blackwater has an unfortunate reputation for being gun
thugs and baby killers, but
they're just... really good at
their jobs
Mats_cd03: The success of blackwater is a story of
the free market
triumphing over govt inefficiency, basically.
benkay: blackwhite: panic in
the ranks yet?