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mircea_popescu: In insurance, as elsewhere,
the reaction of weak managements
to weak operations is often weak accounting. (“It’s difficult for an empty sack
to stand upright.”)
BitChrista: mircea_popescu, I've been doing some research. I have a solid list, mostly of
those running for congress. People are starting
to come
to us
though which is nice
ThickAsThieves: oh yeah nubbins, i wanted
to note
that
toffoo also had a
top 5000 account on
that gox
trader list
mircea_popescu: and also branson, and a number of other people who have little
to nothing
to do with bitcoin ?
mircea_popescu: yeah
the diff bets are a major part of bitbet, mostly because it's one of
the few places where btc holders are well connected
to
the economy.
BitChrista: Even
though we are non-partisan, I'm excited because we know which party has all
the Bitcoin
BitChrista: We want everything
to be done legally, no laundering.
BitChrista: There are many regulations for politicians already with just accepting cash donations, It's a little
trickier with Bitcoin. I also work for a web marketing company
that works with candidates so we know all
the regulations and compliance. So we just have
the upperhand in
the fact
that we know how
to stay in legal boundaries.
ThickAsThieves: how does it differ from
them accepting it directly or via coinbase/bitpay?
BitChrista: Soon
they will be able
to accept all cryptocurrencies. We will likely branch out
to non-profits and social impact as well
mircea_popescu: so do you have some particular angle for
that market
that puts you in a better position
than say bitpay ?
BitChrista: We are a payment processing platform
that allows politicians/ people running for office
to accept donations in Bitcoin.
nubbins`: get it used
to different feeding schedules
nubbins`: you can
train your starter,
too
nubbins`: that said, yeast is in
the air all around us
mircea_popescu: new bugs fall in and contribute genetic material prolly all
the
time
mircea_popescu: tho... i don't suppose
they actually are isolated you know ?
nubbins`: er yeah,
that's what i meant ;(
nubbins`: pretty much a different species at
that point
nubbins`: there are places in san fran
that have been using
the same starter for >150 years
mircea_popescu: then if you actually sell it down
the road, you have a history. if you scrap
the
thing, whatever. a website.
chetty: cause catching
the yeast yourself is more fun!
mircea_popescu: nubbins`
thought : whether you do
this or not, do
the following : make a website follow
the generations.
nubbins`: it's
the sort of
thing
that you could make yourself from scratch, but why do
that when you can purchase an established starter
that's already developed its own
taste and characteristics?
nubbins`: the starter itself is just a wild yeast colony
that lives in a home of flour and water
mircea_popescu: aristotle's politics just became second rate in
the field of revolutionary. nakamoto's paper easily
takes
the
top spot
nubbins`: ^ it's
true, bitcoin chose
the cheese sandwich for me
mircea_popescu: bitcoin isn't "a currency" nor much of a "medium of exchange" at all. it's a substitute for government is what it is. in all its forms, from actual electoral validation processes
to deciding where you eat
today, and how much.
mircea_popescu: Neil
the
thing is, unless bitcoin gets
to make
the rules we're wasting our
time here.
nubbins`: it's almost
too good
to leave ratings on
mircea_popescu: blackwhite none of
those pieces of crud are arguments.
they're just flaming ignorance being stubbornly presented by people who are
too haughty
to read
trilema. all
that shit's been debunked
there cca 2012.
pLambert: doesn't have
the same ring as I just got Goxxed, but it makes more sense linguistically
VanCleef: in
the future people will be saying "man i just got stamped"
mircea_popescu: Neil i was curious what your estimated jtd would be, at
the
time of
the 2nd
tranche ipo of mpoe. ie,
two years ago
to
the day.
mircea_popescu: MisterE: looks like Stamp is
the new king <<< markets centralize.
VanCleef: i dont know i
tune out whenever oh bummer
talks
ThickAsThieves: vancleef didnt obama
tell banks
to ease up on weed growers?
ozbot: Did Russia Just Dump Its
Treasury Holdings? - MoneyBeat - WSJ
VanCleef: i was watching
this report on colorado w33d vendors who had 2 problems, 1.
they couldn't get business bank accounts cause banks were scared 2.
they were dealing with massif loads of cash and had
to hire like ex mercenary
types of p33ps
to move
the fiat for
them.
mircea_popescu: cads i doubt
the square of x and -x can count as different problems in
this context.
ozbot: Whoever makes
the MtGox story
TV special, please get Randy from
Trailer Park
ozbot: Portugal Cove farmer hopes
to grow medical marijuana - Newfoundland & Labrador - CBC News
VanCleef: i'm sure
there's a couple of good gems in
there
ThickAsThieves: it
took a long
time
to sort
them, but it
turns out
there are some pretty good vegan cheeses being made
VanCleef: i dont know if you guys use cryptostocks but
there's like 1 guy on
there running about 5 scams atm, its shitty
mircea_popescu: this has little
to do with failure or success, you know, even a blind dog gets a duck once.
pLambert: mircea_popescu: you seem
to hate on NEOBEE much, you
think
they will fail?
mircea_popescu: it has a lot of economic goodwill, of
the actual varietyt
ThickAsThieves: “I hope bitcoin becomes a better way of doing it,” he said, but “the idea
that it has intrinsic value is a joke.”
VanCleef: oh yeah i was reading
that before, uncle buff makes some good points
ThickAsThieves: “Stay away from it,” he said, according
to a
transcript. “It’s a mirage basically.”
mircea_popescu: nubbins` most hard cheeses freeze just fine,
tho
the purists don't want
to admit it.
nubbins`: idly wondering why
the fuck nobody
told me
this before
VanCleef: what's
the craziest
thing you'vedone in
thelast 2 months mircea?
mircea_popescu: i'll probably dedicate my retirement
to loling my ass off over fringe repackaging of anglosaxon bs.
VanCleef: yeh i
think i'm
the same atm, bitfunder really cursed me, cant seem
to make any winning moves since
then
ozbot: The Holy Rats of Karni Mata ~
The Ark In Space
ThickAsThieves: to be even less descriptive, I'm not sure what I want
to do next
VanCleef: what you working on atm
ThickAsThieves ?
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Diablo-D3: and its
the step on
the list before reinstalling windows