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mircea_popescu: not
that it can't be done, but you need steady hands and eyes
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform actually at
the size of a coin, recognising lead fillings with a density meter is not
trivial
nubbins`: altho impossible
to cut off, so if you find yourself in
the ER,
they'll be shattering your ring with a set of locking pliers
nubbins`: you can buy
tungsten wedding rings
mod6: ahh.
that
then
too.
nubbins`: i should just put "^" on a
timer
mircea_popescu: mod6 at
the size of a coin,
the cost of
tungsten filling exceeds
the value extracted.
mod6: actually, im no aficionado, but density
tests don't work
to determine if filled with
tungsten afaik. (gold and
tungsten have nearly identical density) --
typically i've heard
that
the smaller
the denomination of coin,
the safer because
they're harder
to forge.
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform
the idea of coins is mostly
that joe schmoe doesn't need any gear.
nubbins`: located Cyprus on a map, and dutifully hid away my newfound
treasure for future days when it'd be worth a million bucks
nubbins`: coincidentally,
this whole collecting
thing started when i was about six years old
mod6: so when you have
to cut one into quarters or whatever for
tp...
that guy wont care if its rare or not, only if it melts pure.
mod6: i would
think you'd want it for its melt value, not its rarity
nubbins`: occasionally
these
two overlap, like with
the Chinese 1oz panda coins
nubbins`: although,
to be fair, i buy numismatic coins because
they appeal
to my aesthetics
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nubbins`: so unless
the postal system collapses, i'm not particularly worried about finding a market for
these down
the road
nubbins`: the overcapitalised clueless always have and will always exist, although
the nation
to which
they call home changes over
time
mircea_popescu: think about it.
the "numismatic" value of bullion coins exists for as long as overcapitalised clueless americans stil exist.
mircea_popescu: the entire value of
the investment is predicated on circumstances changing of such nature
that
they can't continue
to do so.
nubbins`: mircea_popescu: coin collectors disagree, and as long as
they continue
to do so...
firedrops: but yeah, if you have many maples, increase
the set.
nubbins`: while national pride and higher purity makes me want
to buy a gold maple leaf, i've already got a stack of maple leafs
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nubbins`: fuck
this, i'm buying a krugerrand
kakobrekla: ah pankkake. keep up
the good work
then.
nubbins`: oh,
there's an accra in
the bahamas
too?
mircea_popescu: i might consider getting a bronze sponsor
thingee if anyone made a good paper and was serious about it.
mircea_popescu: i doubt you'd get very far, people like
their privacy.
benkay: would you commission
that?
benkay: just want
to go
to accra
pankkake: by
the way, click on
the red button for bonus comic
nubbins`: and
those mille putois guys make some rad art, hey?
nubbins`: that's "desperation" from
the sandman series, who definitely does not look good naked
nubbins`: although it looks bad on
the mailman
too
nubbins`: pankkake: gold jewelry looks
tacky and boorish on post people
pankkake: I don't
think gold jewelry looks
that good
mircea_popescu: chicks in nothing but worked gold will become
the bitcoin fashion i
tell you
mircea_popescu: i suppose i'm going
to end up having
to get
the girls harem joolry.
lewicki: what am i supoposed
to do with a hunk of metal?
nubbins`: 1oz gold coin for 3.43 btc, so
tempting!
truffles: with money comes responsiblity
though
kakobrekla: im at least 1 month older
than pankake
then
pankkake: then someone on IRC
told me I should use a pool
pankkake: I
think it was way before getting
the 0.5 from
the faucet
pankkake: but
the worst was spending 3 months mining solo when it was already stupid
to do so
pankkake: eh. after
that I mined about 1 BTC on CPUs, but it was already
the GPU era so I stopped mining
those "worthless" coins
benkay: i'd love
to find
that computer
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ThickAsThieves: I hate when someone nags you
to do something right when you are doing it
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lurkwingduck: It was mostly monopoly money
to me at
the
time.
benkay: you're not a bitcoiner
till someone's run game on you
lurkwingduck: Nah I just never bothered
to withdraw my mod payments for a certain site.
lurkwingduck: Eh I wonder if it'll maintain interest
that long.
mircea_popescu: "For a
time,
the NSA was even banned from starting projects over a certain size, for fear it would waste
the money."
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mircea_popescu: ThickAsThieves at
the rate
the us economy is going, an apple will be a scam in dollars soon enough.
mircea_popescu: exact
testing process which i'm contractually required
to not disclose involves a hitachi wand and some ladies.
kakobrekla: btw
those chinese exchange scam news are confirmed?
benkay: oh, i see.
that's
the extent of
the cryptome feedback.
they're soliciting input from
their readers.
mircea_popescu: re BingoBoingo's press : we get press, it's just we get it on
the cool venues.