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jurov: i only see a discussion
that rng may be sealed.. nothing more concrete
deadweasel: didn't know if implementation was secret, or needed
to be.
deadweasel: i don't
think I would
think about it
that much.. which is why I don't need one quite yet. ;)
deadweasel: quick question, if details about
the implemention are logged publicly here, about cardano s.nsa, won't
that make it less secure?
dub: superposition of
the cock
dub: NSA have QUANTUM, why can't erryone else play
too?
dub: stands
to reason bad guys would be
trying it on btc services
dub: not
that it poses much risk
to mpex
dub: mircea_popescu: just reading
that routejacking is on
the up recently
mircea_popescu: pankkake
thanks for
that, i sent it along
to pr. expect
to see it on forum a lot.
TomServo: Whups,
that was in response
to MP's "Are
these people 12?"
pascal2571: 99% are hoping
to flip on
the discounted value
Namworld: Who's buying HIF an an implied 50'000 BTC valuation? Not like Havelock has anything
to show for such a high valuation.
mircea_popescu: im
telling you,
these waffles are proof in
the pudding.
ozbot: Researcher skepticism grows over badBIOS malware claims | Ars
Technica
mircea_popescu: i
think my wafflemaker is
trying
to infect my fridge with
these patterns right here.
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform hey, what ever happened
to
that guy working on
the magical badvirus
thingee ?
nubbins`: man, my sourdough starter is still alive.
this is one resilient yeast colony
nubbins`: topace: are
the blocks being released back-to-back?
topace: i can confirm
that
trading will only open AFTER
the last block (or
the offering is cancelled)
nubbins`: no one person has
the whole
thing ==
torrent w/o seeders
mircea_popescu: ThickAsThieves
this isn't rapunzel,
this is snowwhite.
mircea_popescu: allow expanding of blocks
to arbitrary size, keep only most recent X blocks, suddenly you can compete with visa.
mircea_popescu: one of
those "very clear even if minor improvements over bitcoin " could well be devising a method so only a rolling window of
the blockchain needs
to be maintained.
ozbot: imgur:
the simple image sharer
nubbins`: 5 hours from handwritten notes
to first copy printed and bound
nubbins`: occasional
tail-end of a hurricane
mircea_popescu: was one so bad in
the 70s about a fifth of
the capital died.
mircea_popescu: yeah. i live in a part of romania where
there never was a quake.
nubbins`: new cracks in
the walls every
time
there was a minor quake
mircea_popescu: i guess
there'd be a little gamma from
the rebars, but really,
they insulate quite well.
pascal2571: I can't believe
they already sold 50% of
the first block
mircea_popescu: actually
the soviet style fully concrete stuff is great for in case of nuclear bombing
nubbins`: people didn't have
the luxury of concrete homes here 80 years ago
nubbins`: and
they're all row houses, so fire is a very, very serious
threat
mircea_popescu: (this happened recently, and
the city got stuck with placing
the people somewhere)
mircea_popescu: which includes shit like, gas leak explosion cause old alzheimer sufferer
that didn't get
taken
to a home and lived alone forgot
the stove on
mircea_popescu: but people expect
the govt
to rebuild
their house or give
them a new one in case of natural disasters
mircea_popescu: they introduced a mandatory ~15 dollars/year here a few years back and people werer about
to riot.
ozbot: imgur:
the simple image sharer
nubbins`: even i
think $1 coins
top out at around $40
Rawted: yeah, i bank with Chase, and
they have
the coin machines in every branch. no charge, works great. dump and wait.
kakobrekla: even
the small local offices have
those here.
nubbins`: the bank doesn't get
to be so picky
mircea_popescu: you know, i
took about 8 lbs of various coins
to
the bank, fully expecting
them
to bitch
nubbins`: shoulda known better, here in canada at least
there are strict laws around how much you can pay w/ coins
kakobrekla: playground market surley doesnt know how
to price
things.
mircea_popescu: most everyone i
talk
to wants
to go in a la hruschev, shoe on
table, "this is how much
the shares go for"
mircea_popescu: pascal2571 i guess people don't
trust in
the market's pricing abilities.
nubbins`: lel, samsung owes apple $1b fine, starts delivering it
to apple hq in dump
trucks full of nickels
pascal2571: I'm not a fan of
these
totally made-up evaluations
pascal2571: and what happens if
they don't sell
their crap within 30 days?