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benkay: ivstr28:
the david johnston paper?
ivstr28: so you
thought
the white paper on decentralized applications was bullshit
too right?
benkay: i can't even fathom
the mind
that decided
that a return
to
the broken past was necessary.
benkay: mastercoin has reversable
transactions
ivstr28: all work on
the project since
then is irrelevent
benkay: potatoes can be had
though
benkay: you'll have
to get into
the WoT and sign a contract so I can nail your ass
to
the wall for nonpayment later.
benkay: i'm not getting paid
to do your
thinking for you, although we can arrange for
that.
benkay: master coin
to
the moon!
benkay: oh well
that convinced me
benkay: "I saw JR Willet present at Bitcoin 2013 conference in San Jose. He struck me as an honest guy, well intentioned, and smart.
That's why I don't
think Mastercoin is a scam."
benkay: wth is an open
transaction?
ivstr28: so how long do we have
to wait until open
transactions?
benkay: wait no dogecoin alone is
the
truth
benkay: bitcoin alone is
the
truth. all else is
transient scammery.
ivstr28: seems
to be lots of hyperbole, when when
there are valid criticisms,
the spec gets updated
benkay: having a nonesensical coin is great because it weeds out everyone who might have a clue from
the scam pool
ivstr28: yeah read
the reddit
thread
ivstr28: oz your reasoning is
the same as
the blog I posted?
ivstr28: yeah comments at
the end of
the blog...
Duffer1: there's a couple
threads about mastercion scam
ivstr28: can someone explain why MSC is
terrible, and if MSC fails, what would stop another similar effort?
KRS|Gotyawallet: Ain't levin no presents...ain't
tastin no cookie..straight up gankin.
KRS|Gotyawallet: If you see
that Santa Claus comin out yo window, betta believe
that nigga robbin yo crib.
benkay: "Thus, a Russian is less likely
to consider sudden descent into pverty as a fall from God's grace, and economic collapse as God's punishment upon
the people, while
the religions
that dominate America - Protestentatism, Judaism, Islam - all feature
temporal success of
their followers as a key piece of evidence
that god is well-disposed
to
them."
Duffer1: @Bitcoin 2014 would be a great year
to start!
mod6: asciilifeform: Just finished part I. Strangely, I feel like I've read it before. Looking forward
to parts II & III
though. Really good stuff.
Vexual: where are all
these 70k houses?
thats stamp duty in oz
KRS|Gotyawallet: hah
thanks..i have a friend who is a roofer and gambles non stop poor guy..blackjack.
KRS|Gotyawallet: last
time i played blackjack i won $2400 using $100 in bets..i never went back...f'them
KRS|Gotyawallet: no shit..hate gambling. i was bored. never going back
there again.
mircea_popescu: most americans got
this just fine back when america was going up.
Duffer1: or
the conservative accuracy oppression
benkay: i'm interested in
the notion of cheating as a prerequisite for success, and how most americans don't get
this. gotta be a part of
the socialist
thought repression...
ozbot: The wonderful powers of make-believe pe
Trilema - Un blog de Mircea Popescu.
zach_: if i suggest a new bet and i fund it, but it gets rejected do i get
the BTC back?
z: hey i got a question, if i suggest a new bet and i fund it and
they reject it, do i get my BTC back?
mod6: ah, yeah
The Graduate.
mircea_popescu: anyone recall
the damned name or
the (very young at
the
time) star ?
mircea_popescu: so
theres
this 70s film about a kid living in repressed california fucking his neighbour's wife and
then her daughter.
mod6: i would assert
that he's wrong and
that his writing does have meaning. although dark, what can be more important
than
the lessons of
the past
to future generations?
mod6: so many books, so little
time!
mod6: maybe i should pick up one of
those.
mod6: Perhaps we'll all look back in 25 years and realize
that it has already started, just
that
the switch hasn't been flipped
to "rock & roll" yet.
mod6: Thanks for
the link. I always like
to read about peoples accounts of what
they went
through during
the fall of
the USSR. Seems like a light-version of what
the USSA is going
to go
through soon.
ozbot: Martha Reeves &
The Vandellas - Nowhere
To Run (1965) HD - YouTube
mod6: it's like
this old Martha &
The Vandellas song: "No where
to run
to baby! No where
to hide..."
mod6: "Well, Sir,
that will be six
trillion fuffles, if you please."
mod6: "How much do I owe you for
this latte, dear graduate?"
mod6: A better
term would be “qualitative fuffling::
the financial snake is finally eating its own
tail.
mod6: Another example is America's favorite fufflemobile:
the SUV.<< hahah
ozbot: ClubOrlov: Welcome
to Fuffland
mod6: yeah, same
thing with a lot of
these places. Verisign got hacked, lost all SSL private keys. Pff.
mod6: (who was really suprised about
the RSA/NSA news anyway?) I don't
think
there is a single software or hardware producer in
the US
that
trust. Not
that I perhaps ever did, but now its all out
there!!
mod6: With
the news about RSA/NSA/BSafe and
that
they put in a backdoored Dual ECC RNG as default in
the rolling key fob, I hardly imagine
the demand for a
trustworthy and open-source producer of cryptographic devices.
benkay: might just get my -otc auth down
to a minute from a cold start
Duffer1: i want one so i don't have
to keep reinstalling gpg4win everytime i want
to auth
mod6: I'm excited for
the Cardano.
mod6: i need
to steal
this and use it elsewhere: Contemplate your pyramids elsewhere.
benkay: i'll just shelve my desire for
the No Such lAbs stream computation lisp machine for now.
benkay: wait u guise come back
that was
the most educational
thing in -assets all week
nubbins`: ah, drinking is its own
therapy