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a111: Logged on 2018-07-20 15:04 a111: Logged on 2014-11-15 00:28 asciilifeform: one would read instructions. another,
turn a wrench, whatever.
third would check
that 2 corresponds
to 1.
then, all
three sign under
that step in recipe.
trinque: will have
to see wtf when I get a sec
trinque: last
timestamps on
the files are from earlier
today.
mircea_popescu: trinque listen,
the usefulness of
that
thing is significantly hampered by mounting inaccuracy like
this. can it be made
to be <daily ?
mod6: Well, with
that removal, shinohai is clear, and may become a customer if he so desires. :]
☟︎ mod6: Oh maybe
the deedbot webpage isn't up
to date. Lemme check
the rep link above.
mod6: Mocky: Like he said, I
think he's got another arrangement paid up. But
there is
the other question of
the -2 from lobbes. And
there was a rule we put in place a while ago, whereby if a
TMSR Lord had neg-rated you, you couldn't become a customer.
deedbot: asciilifeform rated shinohai 3 at 2018/01/24 23:16:20 << heathendom newsdesk; pogotronics,
trb, FG experimenter
Mocky: mod6, why not customer
today?
mircea_popescu: one could say "but mp, you've not explained
the manner in which antibiotics and xtianity interract", which seems like an argument until you stop
to realise
the mechanism of action of fucking paracetamol is not yet understood either.
mircea_popescu: diana_coman for
the record, i count
this in confirmation. if we look at plots-over-time,
the introduction of antibiotics limited severely but not completely eliminated both afflictions.
mircea_popescu: lol. but
this aside, it is
true
that
the alternate hypothesis is simply "complexity drives
the shattering by itself".
mircea_popescu: pretty much in any one definite aspect you pick, christianity is more likely
to resemble syphilis
than any other
thing.
mircea_popescu: transmitted chiefly
through sex, right ? seemingly "healthy" right ? lengthy history of "cures", brought upon us by
the french for
the orient...
take your pick.
mircea_popescu can't look at
the monstrous gummatous heads on display at
teh musée de l'homme and not
thing "look! christians!"
mircea_popescu: hard
to miss
the similarity between one
treponema pallidum and another. yes
that's
the corckscrew it used
to destroy
tissue.
mircea_popescu: nevertheless, sin is a
term for "arbitrarily defined wrongs
that aren't".
diana_coman: funnily enough I was
thinking precisely of
that mapping:
the "it's wrong but I did it" ~= "sin"
mircea_popescu: anyway, i fully blame christianity for
this particular disaster.
the introduction of "sin", ie, "things
that are right and you do but arbitrarily called wrong" is what created
the crease in
the human psyche, ripe
then for
the reversion of modernity, bureaucracy's own "i know it's wrong, and yet i do it".
mircea_popescu: to no ancient mind
that i know of,
this "i know it's wrong, and yet i do it" fundamental of bureaucracy was anything but xenon, of a sort beyond insanity.
mircea_popescu: not even diogenes, as vitriolic as he was
throughout, attacks ~this~ particular point.
mircea_popescu: well ok, if you prefer, "the modernity contribution
to humanity is
to produce shattered knowers" ?
mircea_popescu: this is such a central part of classical discourse on ethics, and it perdures so undisturbed any serious criticism,
that...
a111: Logged on 2018-07-20 15:14 mircea_popescu:
this is definitely
the contribution of modernity
to
the human bestiary, items who know plain well
they're doing
the wrong
thing and proceed nevertheless. such a wonder'd be incomprehensible
to say aristotle.
mircea_popescu: anyway, hurting people who misbehave in face of "unexpected" (or, even more cheekily, "undesirable") experimental results is definitely a prime directive. because if you don't do it, you'll end up being friends with
them, and being friends with
them is going
to ruin you for experimental work. cue
that whole "liars can't be scientists" discussion here.
mircea_popescu: anyway, he could have handled it a lot better, but it's one of
those "girl come out of a whore dynasty and who spent most of her days on porn set even since she was 5 could've handled her dress coming off at
the wedding party better". sure, she could've, if anyone had as much as
told her
that not all parties consist of her
taking all available cocks in all available holes.
mircea_popescu: and it is a fundamental problem, yes.
the idea
that impossibility is a legitimate secret is fundamental
to
the whole construction. not here and
there, but quite universally and
to laughable extents.
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform i dunno how much
time you spent in boardrooms of "blue chip" usg "companies", but
this is ~99.9x% of
the fare.
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform yes, but
there's a
tradition of petty characters
taking poorly
to "unexpected" (or, even more cheekily, "undesirable") experimental results.
mircea_popescu: and
then he just couldn't cope, because items like "there's no need for private consultation once
thermodynamics makes
the purpose illegitimate" is just not something he ever encountered or can deal with.
mircea_popescu: i believe he just couldn't cope, because a) "this dude supported MY IDEA!!!! and
then withdrew without ~private~ consultation" and b)
this dude SPOKE OUT as
to
the flaws of item. both of
these barbaric acts contradicted his expectations (because ustards #1 contribution
to
the "value add" of any "company" or "project"
they're involved with is hiding its flaws from
the public)
mircea_popescu: ie, i
think
the item was dood's idea, i supported it (ie, with money),
then when it became obvious
there can't be such a
thing as "altcoin" i stopped supporting it and plainly said so (and why).
a111: Logged on 2018-06-14 18:51 asciilifeform:
trinque: in
trips down lulzmemorylane, asciilifeform blew a good % of 2011 on halfcocked attempt
to get miner going on surplus-usg boards with xilinx fpgas (in varying conditions of mutilation)
mod6: As long ago as S.WOL closed,
the Foundation was started up
the same month.
mircea_popescu: i expect as
the empire loses any hope of "oh, mp doesn't matter, we got ethereum" we'll be coming right back
to
that, "consensus" stuff.
mircea_popescu: lol recall
the good old days of 2012, when a "different" confederacy of dunces was all herpaderp ?
mod6: where does
the
time go, eh?
mod6: jesus,
that was in '14
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform i have no idea, schmuck never had
the decency
to say.
mircea_popescu: this is definitely
the contribution of modernity
to
the human bestiary, items who know plain well
they're doing
the wrong
thing and proceed nevertheless. such a wonder'd be incomprehensible
to say aristotle.
☟︎ mircea_popescu: the workings of
the stupid brain. he EVIDENTLY KNOWS what he's doing wrong, and why and wherefore. necessarily, or else what, it's all an accident ?
mircea_popescu: o wait, meanwhile scrolled up enough ;
this is
the very dragon day, isn't it.
a111: Logged on 2016-03-28 15:29 phf: guy come strutting after his opponent leaves and starts
talking
tough? i don't know him, but
that just spells loser
mircea_popescu: in
the end, making hardware registers is cheap enough...
a111: Logged on 2018-07-20 14:34 mircea_popescu: if we're lucky enough it could simply be a "because nobody could be arsed
to make it properly before, but could simply be replaced with source"
mircea_popescu: to which a cripple by
the sidelines is quick
to add "besides, it's not
true
they don't work in any absolute, objective sense. if everyone used wooden muskets
they'd work out in
the end just as good as now..."
a111: Logged on 2017-03-23 16:33 asciilifeform: GB nics have 2 parts,
that are electrically independent and often made by separate firms,
the 'mac' and 'phy' (the latter is what actually drives
the
transformer,
the former -- what you/os
think of as 'the nic')
mircea_popescu: "why would you want
to fight with a wooden musket ?" "THEY ARE CHEAPER
TO MAKE!" "they also don't work ?" "nevertheless!"
a111: Logged on 2014-11-15 00:28 asciilifeform: one would read instructions. another,
turn a wrench, whatever.
third would check
that 2 corresponds
to 1.
then, all
three sign under
that step in recipe.
☟︎ a111: Logged on 2018-07-20 14:21 mircea_popescu: but
the fundamental failure imported via
http://btcbase.org/log/2018-05-24#1818281 leads
to
this sad situation where asciilifeform , product of said wood as he deems himself, is sitting with idiots all day playing
their idiocy games, so as
to be able
to work at making small faberge eggs with me at night, informally an' under
the covers. why
the fuck is not asciilifeform working on really great faberge eggs in
the
tzar's own p
mircea_popescu: if we're lucky enough it could simply be a "because nobody could be arsed
to make it properly before, but could simply be replaced with source"
☟︎ jurov: all opensource drivers depend on
the "sys-kernel/linux-firmware" package
too
a111: Logged on 2018-07-20 13:11 asciilifeform:
http://btcbase.org/log/2018-07-20#1836595 <<
the vga bios ?? it's, what, 80kB, and runs on boot strictly, you can disasm it ( e.g. see
that it dun install oddball smm handlers etc ) , problem is
that
the work ain't worth much for any 3d card known
to me, because still demands multi-MB kernel bincrapola
a111: Logged on 2018-05-24 18:22 asciilifeform: ( recall mao's, when asked 'was french rev a good idea' 'too soon
to say' )
mircea_popescu: but
the fundamental failure imported via
http://btcbase.org/log/2018-05-24#1818281 leads
to
this sad situation where asciilifeform , product of said wood as he deems himself, is sitting with idiots all day playing
their idiocy games, so as
to be able
to work at making small faberge eggs with me at night, informally an' under
the covers. why
the fuck is not asciilifeform working on really great faberge eggs in
the
tzar's own p
☝︎☟︎ mircea_popescu: i'm sure he meant well and he
tried hard and all
that, heck, reduced
the peasantry something fierce.
mircea_popescu: i'm not impugning either
the man or his work product. yes,
through stalin "russian" became a
thing
to be, much like
through hammurabi or david or whatever prior etc.
mircea_popescu: and indeed it works splendidly, i can't remember
the last
time anyone noteworthy was born in our colonies.
mircea_popescu: thence "human rights" aka nobody HAS
TO ever do anything ; and "caring for
the environment" ie nobody can use anything external for any purpose ; and "raising awareness" ie "isn't your bellybutton lint fascinating!!" and so fucking on.
mircea_popescu: "how
to ensure a future for our children ?" "by elaborately doing nothing with all we've got all day long!" "but... why ?!" "because
then
they'll be perfectly able
to do exactly what we're doing in
turn, and
the doing something will maybe be forgotten!"