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Mats_cd03: as far as training for platoon leaders go... us .mil excels at meritocracy, at least during a deployment in an area with modest insurgent populations
asciilifeform: competent burglar can trip over a miraculous surprise and end in jail
assbot: [HAVELOCK] [B.MINE] [PAID] 2.42768314 BTC to 4`834 shares, 50221 satoshi per share
Mats_cd03: the american military is pretty good at straddling the line
asciilifeform: intelligence doesn't kill people << certainly. this goes back centuries - e.g. inquisitor would hand the heretic over to the 'secular arm' for processing.
Mats_cd03: in my experience thats only half true
asciilifeform: ever hear the saying 'see Naples and die' ?
Mats_cd03: probably something to do with how low the barrier to entry is for military types...
asciilifeform: my secret hope is to meet the interesting ones some day. although it will probably be before my firing squad.
Mats_cd03: people that have spent time working in military intelligence are the worst
MisterE: get ther hats handed to them and move on
MisterE: heh yea, they regularly parade through ##security
mircea_popescu: what's next, most thieves i've met in jail weren't all that good at it ?
Mats_cd03: aspiring super spy types and idiots that think they know something
Mats_cd03: many people in the intel field ive become acquainted with
mircea_popescu: intelligence types are better company than almost any other class
asciilifeform: Mats_cd03: if you want to leave meat in the sun and no flies, you will have to go to the arctic.
Mats_cd03: the nonzero percentage of intelligence types involved in bitcoin makes my stomach turn
mircea_popescu: so they tried something along the lines of what seems a meanwhile abandoned project to inject title
mircea_popescu: early on, noob of-counsel had realised title'd be iffy but hadn't yet realised title will be challenged.
asciilifeform: that would line up nicely with 'he had XXX but there's still XXXXX that we haven't rectothermed out'
MisterE: it's probably already CIA's favorite way to fund the covert trouble it starts
mircea_popescu: a more persuasive theory is that the usg used this opportunity to launder its own mining proceeds.
asciilifeform: carefully specified 'run away' - because, e.g. 'dpr' appears to have been successfully rectothermed.
asciilifeform: in usa, nothing is actually yours unless it is small enough to run away with.
mircea_popescu: it's really the fundamental principle that allowed the MF Global debacle.
asciilifeform: (it has become almost traditional to confiscate the bank account of the accused, so he cannot pay for lawyers)
asciilifeform: this, however, is known to everyone
mircea_popescu: such as, to cover its own shortfall, or as directed by a frient of its (such as a regulator, without a court order) or in any other case.
MisterE: There's something even worse than fiat though
chetty: gubermint in US also push to direct deposit of things like social security
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform also allows the BANK to withdraw
asciilifeform: officially limited to cases like this
asciilifeform: re: mircea_popescu's thoughts the other day about bank accounts being mandatory in u.s. - typically, when you sign up for direct deposit of salary here, you also sign a pact that allows the employer to withdraw.
nubbins`: also, the price of bitcoin
nubbins`: even if someone gives it to you, it's not necessarily yours
mircea_popescu: just as soon as the supreme court rules it must.
nubbins`: so will the government give back the $38k in taxes?
MisterE: she went out and spent it all and tried to play it off when they cam calling, silly Asians, she was paying it off for ages
MisterE: same happened to GF's sister
asciilifeform: '...officials at Texas Steel Conversion mistakenly issued Cesar Jaime Saldivar a paycheck for $99,275, and now they want it back. Saldivar, 25, who was captured on video making a large cash withdrawal, has been charged with felony theft...'
MisterE: those are the numbers from lost
ozbot: TIL a dying Carl Sagan's last words were literally "420 blaze it, Faggot." He whispered them to his
nubbins`: <mircea_popescu> soo, the mpoe astrology department informs me that april the 20th, other than being orthodox easter, is also going to be a grand cross and the first of four blood moons. <<< it's also 420 CARL SAGAN BLAZE IT YO
asciilifeform: i never learned so much about lottos as when researching trng.
gribble: Grand Cross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Cross>; Grand cross (astrology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_cross_(astrology)>; The Cardinal Grand Cross - April 2014 | - Lua Astrology: <http://www.leahwhitehorse.com/2014/01/07/cardinal-grand-cross-april-2014/>
dexX7: 505 oh noez... i guess no more hookers and blow till the tide shifts again ;)
jurov: and for one i'm wondering what's the "grand cross"
jurov: you forgot to ask which lotto
mircea_popescu: watch the dood actually win the powerball or some shit.
MykelSIlver: must be a miracle if this was the Low till May
mike_c: please ask the astrology dept what the lucky lotto numbers are for a cancer under such conditions.
Namworld: I call that a "Look, the moon is fucking brown-orange."
gribble: Bitstamp BTCUSD ticker | Best bid: 528.81, Best ask: 529.0, Bid-ask spread: 0.19000, Last trade: 529.0, 24 hour volume: 29481.45338267, 24 hour low: 505.0, 24 hour high: 587.5, 24 hour vwap: 544.928762099
VanCleef: baked? isn't that illegal?
Mats_cd03: well thats going to look awesome when im baked
mircea_popescu: nanotube nono, ty :)
Namworld: What the hell is a blood moon?
jurov: it's catholic eater, too
Namworld: And not actively handled, so there's that. Should be fine.
mircea_popescu: soo, the mpoe astrology department informs me that april the 20th, other than being orthodox easter, is also going to be a grand cross and the first of four blood moons.
Namworld: I'm pretty sure it's meant to be on a display box
nubbins`: i guess for a numismatic, it doesn't have to be quite as sturdy
nubbins`: yeah, i'd be shocked to see it on a circulation coin
nubbins`: my guess is there's an anchor protruding from the silver
nubbins`: i'm just looking at the new releases, they've got a coin with a frog made from venetian glass attached to it
dexX7: lol those coins are evil
nubbins`: reminds me of the canadian owl coin
moiety: that one has crystals in it too! :o
moiety: my collection is growing! ty!
moiety: nubbins`: so, look what i found... http://colnect.com/en/coins/coin/36009-500_Manat_Pallas_Cat-Wildlife_Series-Turkmenistan they're in fiat already!
bounce: what're we going to see next, bitcoin mining container ships following low electricity prices around the globe?
nanotube: mircea_popescu: fixed thanks. :)
bounce: not exactly hard to get a sip did, even a free one.
ozbot: The Doors - The End (original) - YouTube
nubbins`: i think you just type out the email address on the keypad
dexX7: wait. what was trilema's office number again? :D
tg2: Can't have different government departments treating it differently to their preference
VanCleef: even 100$ is too expensive
dexX7: lol wow via pm "Basically, I want to write some VB modules which can send bitcoin transactions. Of course, there aren't many examples out there how to do that. If we could talk on the telephone for 15 minutes, you'll save me about 3 days work." ... suuure
tg2: irs decision needs a supreme court case to reverse
MisterE: I dont think we're there yet
MykelSIlver: great time for bottom pickers
MykelSIlver: 284 BTC to be sold on bitstamp according to rtbtc
MykelSIlver: It can cross this hour
TomServo: Resolves May 1st, unless it crosses sooner - the way I read it.
tg2: Enough patience to write an article. :D
tg2: Psa don't drink and post. Benkay is a good sport though for putting up with such trolling last night and still having patience after
MykelSIlver: look like the next leg down
lnovy: i prefer to trade :)
MykelSIlver: you wanna bet on that :-) ?
gribble: Bitstamp BTCUSD ticker | Best bid: 522.96, Best ask: 524.0, Bid-ask spread: 1.04000, Last trade: 522.96, 24 hour volume: 25859.58689375, 24 hour low: 505.0, 24 hour high: 588.01, 24 hour vwap: 548.210623289
assbot: I thought I told you not to touch me.
assbot: !bash <lines> (desc: bashes last <lines> lines to bash) {short: !b}
assbot: !mp <signcrypted dpaste.com url> (desc: returns the response from MPEX order)
assbot: !ticker <exchange> <ticker> (desc: returns current ticker values, supported: MPEX, HAVELOCK, BTCTCO) {short: !t}
assbot: I don't know those people, and they don't look very friendly.
MykelSIlver: What is the Low on Bitstamp?
TomServo: pretty quick swing there!
ozbot: BitBet - Bitcoin to drop under $500 before May