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davout: i know of one where
the guy pretended
to be a pirate or sthg
mircea_popescu: hey, anyone recall
that iconic confidence scam scene where
the guy pretends
to be an ex marine waiting for a money order ?
nubbins`: davout: "but it is an ownage!" "okay,
then, smoke it" "..."
mircea_popescu: o wait wait...
the 3k btc worth of server can be slowed down ?
ozbot: Say Hello
to 2014, Bitcointalk. I created Bitcointa.lk, a real alternative
to Bitcointalk.org. 5 mil
nubbins`: pankkake: i
think
thermos is, so he can cut and run with
the forum upgrade funds
dexX7: hehe wanted
to drop bitcointa.lk
too
nubbins`: open a
thread w/ images, all broken. refresh, all
there.
nubbins`: btctalk is fucked
these past few days
pankkake: because
that obviously can't be cached…
nubbins`: so you could say
that
thermos has... INSULATED her?
pankkake: yes, because it slows down
the server or some crap
mircea_popescu: it's getting harder and harder
to argue with
that chick
nubbins` endorsals your gf for
the following skills
pankkake: I removed a lot of friends
this year actually
nubbins` endorsed you for
the following skills: beard-growing
mircea_popescu: kinda why i love nanotube. he's a geek, and he's not making
the wot any more social
than it is
BingoBoingo: The people for whom any social interaction is a greater burden
then clicking button on whatever virtual BBQ retreat
they go
to
pankkake: I've been endorsed for skills
the people endorsing me knew nothing about.
that's because it bugs you
to endorse people…
nubbins`: "the hr manager at your first job out of university has endorsed you for
the following skills"
BingoBoingo: mircea_popescu: And
the wanna be Ceo aspies
nubbins`: yeah, i've had people i worked with 3 years ago "endorse" me for skills out of
the blue
TestingUnoDosTre: I've had some Indian dude
that I briefly hung out with at work like 3 years ago ask for endorsements on his project management skills. I complied...
pankkake: they did some
things right lately, you can *endorse* people
BingoBoingo: Basically
the part where you contact
the raters is why
the apserzersorLords aren't keen on
the WoT and default
to Pirateat40
to justify
their sloth
TestingUnoDosTre: I absolutely hate recruits on linked in. It's like
they believe
their likelyhood of staying with a company depends on how many contacts
they have
mircea_popescu: and
that's quite why i;'m so distrustful of various "Experts" and "ceos" and whatnot
that don't have one.
mircea_popescu: i can cut
through
the chase in about
ten minutes because of it,
TestingUnoDosTre: too much
thinking. I'm going
to go create a web of likes and dislikes ;)
mircea_popescu: and i
tell you "we've done a bunch of 0.0001
trades and i
trust him
to so and so and back and forth"
gribble: You rated user mircea_popescu on
Thu Oct 17 15:12:06 2013, with a rating of 2, and supplied
these additional notes: patron of
the arts.
mike_c: thanks for rating mp. i have found wot useful even for someone like me with a small graph. you rate people you
trust, and
then can leech off
their ratings.
pankkake: but I could
trust someone I know nothing about
nubbins`: i
think
the highest rating i've left anyone is maybe a 2.
mircea_popescu: conversely i could keep someone at a 1 even if we
trade millions, if it's a hit and run affair and i couldn't really
tell
them from adam.
mircea_popescu: so in
this sense, pankkake, i can mark as 10 someone with whom i only do 0.001
trades, inasmuch as i judge
that i can 100% describe
them
to whoever asks
duduqa: "misapprehension"...boy, I´m learning good English for free here. Big
THANK YOU, Mr. MP
mircea_popescu: and
the individual score is not "how
trustworthy is
this guy" but "how well i am acquainted with
this guy", ie, how valuable my input may be
to a
third party asking for references.
mircea_popescu: the only
thing someone's aggregate score
tells you is how likely it is for you
to have someone who knows him in your network.
mircea_popescu: that's not what
they are.
they're statistical dampeners.
mircea_popescu: pankkake it seems you're labouring under
the misapprehension
that
these ranks are sort-of like school marks
Apocalyptic: doesn't contradict
the fact you may be a broker
dexX7: re wired: wasn't
this mcmillan guy
the one who was here a few days ago?
gribble: Rating entry successful. Your rating for user BingoBoingo has changed from 3
to 3.
gribble: Rating entry successful. Your rating for user pankkake has changed from 1
to 3.
TestingUnoDosTre: a little bit late, but
this was an awesome comment in
the california hacker article "It IS relatively easy for an nationally/regionally accredited operation
to advertise a degree program, collect
tuition, and
then provide low-quality education. Somehow I see a deep parallel, and
the problem is what again??"
gribble: Rating entry successful. Your rating for user FabianB has changed from 1
to 3.
mircea_popescu: ;;rate FabianB 3 Ruby pympex extension, some
trades etc
ninjashogun: I asked about accepting bitcoin for shares on my site - since it's "play money" (monopoly money)
that is PC software and anyone can run it (like a video game)
to generate
the virtual internet coins.
ninjashogun: as
to whether something is an investment contract is a fact-specific analysis. \p
The Division of
Trading and Markets "
ninjashogun: "Mr. Viragh, \p If it constitutes a security, yes. \pThe definition of security is included in Securities Act Section 2(a)(1) and Exchange Act Section (3)(a)(10). In addition,
the
term “investment contract” has been further defined by court cases. While
the determination
that “stocks” and “bonds” are securities may be fairly simple (because
they are specifically named in
these definitions),
the determination
ninjashogun: and Google: "Exchange Act Section (3)(a)(10)" and read
the first sentence (of
the pdf)
ninjashogun: Google: "Securities Act Section 2(a)(1)" and read
the first sentence
ninjashogun: Google Securities Act Section 2(a)(1) and read
the first sentence
mircea_popescu: which is
the fundamental reason why stuff like
the wot and otc
trade and so forth are so important.
mircea_popescu: the problem with
this, of course, is
that it doesn't actually work.
mircea_popescu: on one hand
they're scum anyway, so not likely
they'll suddenly discover a backbone, and on
the other hand even if
they were
to
try you already have enough on
them
to put
them away for a long, long
time.
mircea_popescu: as far as
the alphabet soup is concerned,
the ideal situation is
to have everything penetrated by people like kenna.