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mircea_popescu: well, bitcoin is bitcoin. the fiat part... whatever.
Tulak_: people would never handle 100000$ in such a carefree attitude, but sending 200 btc here and there
mircea_popescu: somehow groking that bitcoin isn't a consumer affair is hard, and too many losers pushing it as such for lack of a clue.
mircea_popescu: this happens every time bitcoin perks up. buncha consumers get sucked in by the irresponsible media hype, then they get hurt.
Tulak_: because he sent without txfee and on closing of bet lol
Tulak_: where this guy complains that he lost 10btc
nubbins`: the one that calls you slimy i guess
mircea_popescu: what bitbet topic ?
nubbins`: hm, she apparently dated roger ebert in the 80s!
Tulak_: whats the bitbet topic all about?
mircea_popescu: imagine the ratings!
mircea_popescu: tho i WOULD take her down 42nd street in latex and a leash.
mircea_popescu: nubbins` i would refuse to marry her, yes.
Tulak_: so these people showed me yesterday why this is a better place to be than btctalk
mircea_popescu: nubbins` oprah actually refuses to marry someone ?
Tulak_: guess ill have to stay here now
Tulak_: holy mother! the knockers
ozbot: The stuff all good conspiracy theories start with pe Trilema - Un blog de Mircea Popescu.
mircea_popescu: http://trilema.com/2013/the-stuff-all-good-conspiracy-theories-start-with/ < she's the chick on the 2nd pic, in red. works for mpoe/mpex
nubbins`: he has a lifelong relationship with a man named steadman whom he refuses to marry
mircea_popescu: Tulak_ no, mpoe-pr is teh girl.
mircea_popescu: henceforth i shall be refered to as either mp in the direct or "the definition of elitist" in the euphemistic.
Tulak_: mircea_popescu, are you mpoe-pr on talk?
mircea_popescu: til "Bitbet owner is a slimy fuck that is the definition of elitist"
nubbins`: this time, i'll probably pay closer attention
nubbins`: well i obv didn't deliver them yet :P
pankkake: offer them a free print for the divorce
nubbins`: i fucked up an entire batch of wedding invitations today, feels bad
mircea_popescu: "well done, your company went up 5x in 2 years in fiat. that means only a 90% loss for your bitcoin investors!!1"
pankkake: well you also can't easily borrow millions without telling your banker what it's for
mircea_popescu: just for fun i went through all the fiat-based deals where people wanted to ipo in bitcoin cca 2012 and i talked them out of it.
nubbins`: probably the only legit use
pankkake: there are some. I lent to one guy who wanted to buy something quickly (probably drugs but what do I care) and was waiting for mtgox
mircea_popescu: pankkake there's a market for fantasy rape. same people.
pankkake: actually I wonder what are the use cases for borrowing in btc
mircea_popescu: and took that section off the reporting orders.
mircea_popescu: i looked into the gambling section report yest for the first time in about two months
Tulak_: so many topics open with 0.0X btc loaning
nubbins`: comedy > tragedy
Tulak_: bitcointalk turns into a comedy
mircea_popescu: it isnt what it used to be tho.
Diablo-D3: there is no moral high ground in tech
Diablo-D3: pankkake: that was just dumb
pankkake: also deciding the winner of vhs vs. betamax
mircea_popescu: "Did you hear about the Obama Happy meal? You may order anything you wish, and the guy behind you is required to pay for it."
pankkake: pretty much any tech
Diablo-D3: the banking industry et al. got the sloppy seconds on that one
Diablo-D3: honestly, I dont know why they dont now
pankkake: they will soon ask to be paid in bitcoins
Diablo-D3: porn stars know a LOT about the business
Diablo-D3: pankkake: actually, a lot of them do
mircea_popescu: anyway, wunderbar production this.
mircea_popescu: especially those whose names i know.
pankkake: pornstars probably know more about economics than the average tv expert
mircea_popescu: it'd be so cool if someone paid some of the better whores to go on cam doing this sort of shit
mircea_popescu: is this stoya ?
pankkake: "The economy's not a class you can master in college. To think otherwise is the pretense of knowledge." BOOM
pankkake: probably more informative than any economics classes I took
KRS-: i breezed through those classes for some reasonit all made sense to me
KRS-: would have been great vids to watch during my college economics classes
ozbot: "Fear the Boom and Bust" a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem - YouTube
mircea_popescu: ;;later tell bingoboingo so, earlier today i spent ~5 dollars (~1 ltc ?) in exchange for about 2 pounds of prime portobello which i've just fried in corn oil.
mircea_popescu: o wow it dipped all the way to 77 huh
gribble: MtGox BTCUSD ticker | Best bid: 734.10001, Best ask: 734.18174, Bid-ask spread: 0.08173, Last trade: 734.18174, 24 hour volume: 37926.58615795, 24 hour low: 602.00001, 24 hour high: 784.4444, 24 hour vwap: 714.74625
mircea_popescu: and just live 24/7 to copy-paste the lulzy drama and whatnot
pankkake: those things are heavy
pankkake: I probably own more than 30 hard drives already. don't know what I'm going to do with the old ones
mircea_popescu: nubbins` https://www.google.com/search?q=site:trilema.com+conference+2nd+edition+returns+nothing+tho&complete=0 gives me anonimity not forp the poor lol
KRS-: its cool we all have our own thing
mike_c: wow. the mttf on that must be measured in seconds
pankkake: actually I already can buy myself my ultimate fantasy right now (10 TB of solid state storage)
mike_c: then i recommend the simona halep bitbet. free money.
KRS-: This is for my Federal friends out there watchin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyt1hEN7wTA
mike_c: bitcoins aren't fiat, you don't need moar! they don't lose value!
truffles: ull never have enough though
pankkake: but that doesn't make more bitcoins
pankkake: I'm listening to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecN84dNfU-U probably the worst idea given that I should go to sleep
truffles: listen to music?
pankkake: so now without XBOND I don't know how to make more bitcoins out of my bitcoins
KRS-: I have a diversified portfolio...that BTC-e trollbox should be pay per view subscription its so entertaining lol
truffles: dont go all out on the lite stuff :D
KRS-: yup..making trades =D
truffles: hi KRS- drinking tonite
pankkake: just got a pm "I love how you literally took a shit, and wiped it all over OP's face."
nubbins`: just the sort of guy you want to do business with
kakobrekla: and then watch the first part on the end if the second is any good
kakobrekla: thats why i start to watch the movies in the middle
pankkake: that would be too confusing
pankkake: I got them disabled in the activity indicator but not in windows
pankkake: not sure he had the time to get that ;;later tell
nubbins`: site:trilema.com conference 2nd edition returns nothing tho
mircea_popescu: am i the only one seeing the article as top result there ?
mircea_popescu: omfg the fail that i am.
gribble: What Can The President Do When Congress Gives Him a “Trilemma ...: <http://verdict.justia.com/2013/01/08/what-can-the-president-do-when-congress-gives-him-a-trilemma-of-unconstitutional-choices>; monroe freedman's solution to the criminal defense lawyer - Hofstra ...: <http://law.hofstra.edu/pdf/Academics/Journals/LawReview/lrv_issues_v34n03_CC8_Gillers_final.pdf>; Financial (1 more message)
mircea_popescu: ;;google trilema conference 2nd edition
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform def a problem, that. but i believe in just punishment.
asciilifeform: the results are considerably more felt on the 'giving' than the 'receiving' end.
mircea_popescu: i'm just saying, it's nothing to write a bio about.
mircea_popescu: they could have gotten three a thousand different ways
asciilifeform: the people who made off with what remained of the ussr are quite happy campers in london, paris, etc. last i checked.