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Apocalyptic: mircea_popescu re vertcoin, I have no idea how big
the VTC market is, nor what hashrate
the network has
pankkake: I wonder why
there's no clothing line yet
fluffypony: bounce: well
think about how something like WhatsApp was valued - it's valuation was based on userbase and potential monetisation right?
bounce: fairly brilliant marketing move,
though I'm not
too impressed by
the damage
fluffypony: Naphex: I'm
talking more about stuff like
the iPad - it wasn't even a particularly novel idea, it was just so well executed
that every major exec on
the planet seems
to have switched 80% of
their
tasks
to
their iPad instead of
their laptop
bounce: so? plenty large companies do
that, and worse. "vaporware"
pankkake: it didn't work at all, but
they hyped
the ipad before
that, hoping it would
pankkake: jobs sold
the ipad
to
the press, as
the
thing
that would save
them
bounce: though probably not exlusively
to nor blamable on apple
Naphex: sorry i meant a severly limited computer which you can use
too buy more apple shit
fluffypony: pankkake: nah, Jobs had insight and vision into what people (generally) wanted before
they even knew
they want it
bounce: the
thing is, apple is sitting on an ungodly pile of money, without much in
the way of ideas
bounce could do
the vision
thing, blackberry style. --
that basically was a company with one customer,
the boss. making something
that blind-sides
the hipsters, repeatedly, well, few can do
that.
fluffypony: bounce: yeah he seems
to be good at managing
the company and keeping it profitable and smooth, but he doesn't seem
to have
the requisite insight and vision
pankkake: fluffypony: it's unknown, but it's a /g/ meme.
these last days it's even better
than usual obviously
fluffypony: pankkake: who is
that?
that's
the nerd equivalent of someone
taking a picture of
themselves standing next
to a Nissan 350Z (when
they're probably 3 mths behind on payments) and putting it on Facebook
to impress everyone with his lavish riches
bounce: they're pretty headless right now.
the rest runs pretty well -- cook is (I'm
told) very good at
the whole supply chain
thing
fluffypony: bounce: yeah, I get
the feeling
that
they're worried about losing ground in
that space without Jobs
bounce: but apple always made its own. it's
to be seen if
they can manage someone else's
thing
bounce: apple do know how
to be cool and hip and
things, or at least jobs managed
to hit
the nail on
the head an ungodly long
tim
fluffypony: if it happens it seems
to be a marketing exercise for Apple -
they could certainly compete from a branding and quality perspective, but
they're losing
their "cool and hip" image
fluffypony: they'll lose ground in a few years, but right now
they're a hot commodity
fluffypony: it's one of
those "if you're cool you own a pair" products
bounce: how
the fsck is a novelty headphone brand worth 3.2bn dollahs?
fluffypony: except not pretty enough
to be jailbait
fluffypony: I
think
there are some guys
that want
to do
things in a way
that is successful
pankkake: insulting people on
the internet was
the bonus
pankkake: I lasted in
the forums because
there wasn't much else I could do of my days
fluffypony: I actually don't know how mpoe-pr/hanbot lasted as long as she did without quitting, I wouldn't have lasted more
than a month
mircea_popescu: fluffypony yes man,
that's how it works.
take dr foreskin : he does something stupid. he's publicly
told just how stupid he is. he moves on
to claiming
that
THE WORLD IS BROKEN
pankkake: also, lol at not using BitPay because
they are "in bed with BFL"
fluffypony: and Jasun7211's advice is golden because he's
the *respektud sharezholder*
pankkake: and who
the RESPECTED shareholder is
pankkake: I'm not sure what he even meant by
that
fluffypony: "Hmmmn,
tricky. Go with
the new poster whose first post started with a personal insult or
take
the advice and recommendation from an established and respected shareholder? What will Ken do?
Tricky."
fluffypony: pankkake: his reply is what
triggered
the blog post I'm writing
Naphex: well BB might just get 0dayd with all
those PHP scripts
they run
Apocalyptic: mircea_popescu re Kyle Bass, he is saying in
that presentation
that Argentina is
the best country
to invest in for
the following years
mircea_popescu: somehow
they
think
the strategy involved is not
transparent as glass, i have no idea why.
fluffypony: anyway I was writing a blog post about
the fucktards
that are Coinbase before getting distracted by
this, I'ma finish it
mircea_popescu: Apocalyptic re buffett : i chuckled at
the recent sacking of
that wsj reporter over calling buffet a hypocrite for no good reason.
Apocalyptic: I like how
the first question he's asked is "what do you
think about bitcoin", despite it not being mentionned at all
fluffypony: and whatever hasn't decomposed would still be more
than investing in BitcoinBourse stocks
mircea_popescu: he got
trampled
to shit by mpoe-pr for being a fucktard, rather
than admit he;'s a fucktard he prefers
to claim "it was impossible anyway":
fluffypony: you could bury
the money as cash in
the ground and dig it up over 5 years
pankkake: well he's right
that most are junk
fluffypony: mircea_popescu: he's not wrong, assuming he's referring
to
the "stock" on BitcoinBourse and CryptoStocks
mircea_popescu: "If, instead of
treating
their BTC like play money and
throwing it into
this kind of junk, folks just
took a portion of
their available dollars and invested
that capital into random selections from
the S&P 500,
they would likely do much, much better."
mircea_popescu: "Not
to go all off-topic, but another alternative is
that you could just conclude
that with very few exceptions,
the entire Bitcoin securities universe is currently populated with junk -- and not even bother."
fluffypony: Naphex: with
that smile I wouldn't
trust him further
than I could
throw him
mircea_popescu: think about
that! in
the past couple of years,
the dollar has lost ground AGAINST
THE ROMANIAN LEU
mircea_popescu: Duminica, 26 August, Anul 4 (ie, 2012) : ron/usd = 3.58199 ;
Today 9 May 2014 : ron/usd = 3.21055
ozbot: BitcoinWallet Aims
to Make Digital Currency More Social,
Transparent|PaymentsSource
ozbot: BitcoinBourse:
the biggest scam in Bitcoin securities
today
fluffypony: right
that's enough fr.wikipedia.org for
the day
fluffypony: "The
term soupeur means and first of all individuals who
take pleasure in eating food soaked in
the urine of others"
davout: "Dans son autobiographie One
two
two3, l'ex-prostituée Fabienne Jamet évoque ainsi cette pratique : « À l'époque où je dirigeais le 122, j'avais un soupeur qui me prenait
trente à quarante foutres à chaque visite »4."
chetty: god I bet
that feels nice
to wear
chetty: doods, always buy off
the self, security. random stuffs is safer
pankkake: anyway,
the choice isn't
that great in retail
pankkake: though once I
tried
to save a few euros and ordered from multiple retailers, wasn't worth it
pankkake: so more practical
to order online
Naphex: and i was hoping
to get it 2nd day
pankkake: eww buying pc parts of
the shelf?!
mircea_popescu: pankkake because he's assburgers and can't drive 50 miles
to fucking vienna
to buy
the stuff off
the shelf
pankkake: Naphex: so why do you order from
this emag
thing if it sucks?
mircea_popescu: Naphex back
then, like 90% of
the entire market cap was
this one austrian conglomerate.
fluffypony: mircea_popescu: you mean
the crowd
that self-identify as "ibankers" ? :-P
mircea_popescu: Naphex no but i mean
the derps
that pretend like
they're bankers and bvb
traders and whatnot
Naphex: yesterday was straight wall for most
the day/night. 120 @ 1342 , 1344
Naphex: but
there is no patience,
mircea_popescu: i wonder how long
the local fucktards realise
there's a 10% arb hole available.