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ThickAsThieves: "Shrem is 5 feet 5 inches
tall, full-bearded, and high-energy. He’s
the kind of guy who likes
to party and loves
to organize events, but also goes
to his parents’ house every Friday night for dinner. "
mircea_popescu: you may wish
to add some flavourings. horseradish is big here.
nubbins`: i'll
think on
this, might be a nice experiment for
the winter
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mircea_popescu: anyway,
that cabbage juice resultant is by far
the best hangover cure in
the world.
Duffer1: i'm down
to 1.5 jars of gramma's pickled cucumbers. needs
to last 6months
BingoBoingo: ThickAsThieves: Prolly realizes he quit
to early and
that BASIC interpreter
thing isn't a business anymore.
nubbins`: Duffer1, wind doesn't work
too well here, not sure yet
mircea_popescu: in about 4-5-6 months it's done. you'll know by
taste.
mircea_popescu: then after
the first few weeks each coupla days go
there and spend ~10-15 minutes blowing air into
the vessel
Duffer1: what's
the plan for electricity nubs?
mircea_popescu: nubbins`
try pickling sometime, get a large earthen jug, fill it with nice firm cabbage heads, add water and a lot of salt.
ThickAsThieves: Bill Gates
to 'substantially increase
time' at Microsoft after stepping down as chairman
nubbins`: hopefully should have
the big strokes worked out in
the next 4 or 5 years
nubbins`: the eventual goal is
to become mostly self-sufficient
mircea_popescu: "ochra. for when you feel
the urge
to know what
the
texture of corpse cunt is like"
nubbins`: i even have a subscription
to Mother Earth News ;(
nubbins`: not enough
to ensure a constant supply
nubbins`: funny story,
the root cellar is just
the cupboards under
the kitchen sink
nubbins`: that's about
the extent of it so far
nubbins`: i do some dehydrating and keep a root cellar, grow some veggies in
the warmer months
mircea_popescu: but god forbid
the sits on
the floor or messes up
the pickles.
mircea_popescu: as far as
the romanian mother in low is concerned,
the new wife can parade around naked stuffing pencils in her cunt all she wants
mircea_popescu: i'm romanian, stuff like
this is like grounds for religious wars.
nubbins`: if you like pickled
things, find a korean restaurant
nubbins`: actually, come
to
think of it, my mother loves pickled beets
mircea_popescu: nubbins`
that's why it;'s better
to make salt pickes and smoke
the meats
nubbins`: and were 100%
turned on preserved foods by
the
time
the big grocery chains moved in
BingoBoingo: When
the frost came so many of
the
tomatos were still green
that we pickled
them as a relish.
nubbins`: people don't really preserve
things here as a general rule
nubbins`: yeah, closest
thing you'll find
nubbins`: i know a few groups of hippies
that do canning
mircea_popescu: well
that sucks. colder climes need smoked meat and pickled veggies.
nubbins`: mircea_popescu: mostly a lost art
these days
nubbins`: altho i did see a young couple walking
two goats recently, so i suppose really it's more a question of motivation
mircea_popescu: anyway, bought a buncha smoked pork
to hang in my attic... it's a pleasure
mircea_popescu: i got a driver, he can
take
the groceries back and i can carry on in
town
nubbins`: oh sure, me
too, but why drive when you can walk?
nubbins`: mircea_popescu,
there's a few farmer's markets around here but a grocery store within walking distance
nubbins`: next
thing you know, PLEASE PLACE
THE SCANNED ITEM IN
THE BAG. PLEASE PLACE
THE SCANNED ITEM IN
THE BAG. and
there's a fuckin cashier helping you out anyway
mircea_popescu: i kinda prefer farmer markets
tho. who buys groceries in a store ?
nubbins`: know who's faster at checking out your groceries?
the person who does it for a living.
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mircea_popescu: but
tbh,
they deserve
the reaming. if
they missed april
they can't be helped anymore.
nubbins`: i actually signed up for an account on kraken after reading all
this
TomServo: He considered Gox
to be a safer repository for bitcoin
than his own probably-hackable computer.
That judgment may not have been accurate.
ThickAsThieves: "This problem applies primarily
to larger
transactions, so we appreciate your patience as we fix
the issue. "
ThickAsThieves: "Those
transactions have now been returned
to customer accounts in full"
mircea_popescu: <nubbins`> drops what
they're doing and runs
to
table <<< i usually just dump
the money on
the
table if
the girl fed me or on
the nightstand if she fucked me.
ThickAsThieves: "we are currently experiencing a problem where some bitcoin withdrawals are not being
transferred correctly"
mircea_popescu: <ThickAsThieves> well just go
to restaurants with QR codes in pocket, pay yourself,
then be all ZOMG what's happening! <<< sorta like
the self-hitting pedestrians.
nubbins`: that
the bucket is hidden from
the cashier's view
nubbins`: drops what
they're doing and runs
to
table
nubbins`: nobody cares how much you
tipped
ThickAsThieves: but it works with
tip jars and leaving cash on
table/bar
nubbins`: qr code
taped
to reg makes about as much sense as a bucket full of cash and coins placed on
the counter
ThickAsThieves: well just go
to restaurants with QR codes in pocket, pay yourself,
then be all ZOMG what's happening!
nubbins`: "One of
the officers even said "why didn't you just pay with real money?""
nubbins`: anyway, i bellowed laughter at
this:
nubbins`: y'know, a
thing
that people would do after it's obvious
to all parties
that a ripoff occurred
nubbins`: especially considering
the diner agreed
to PAY HALF AGAIN
nubbins`: pretty sure
the whole story was upvote-bait
nubbins`: poor diner was asked
to pay
twice
mircea_popescu: they're lieing about it, so clearly it's not
the only one, nor
they can cover.
nubbins`: somebody put a sticker over
the QR code by
the cash
mircea_popescu: top
the
tune of AT LEAST 600 btc, beingone addy we know about
nubbins`: i was reading a
thread yesterday about
this guy who ate at a restaurant
that accepts btc
mircea_popescu: afaik
they botched
the entire receiving address
thing, now
they don;'t know who sent
them btc.