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Azelphur: but yea, I reckon
that scenario is a long way away
Azelphur: but it only does
the one room.
mircea_popescu: we've not jumped
through actual mass adoption. if you grep
the logs for last month's discussion about hashing bathroom
tiles...
Azelphur: there is no next step, in
terms of mining hardware, it's just making gradual improvements
to
the ASICs
Azelphur: mircea_popescu: I'm dubious as
to if a difficulty spike of
this magnitude will happen again for a while now
though - we've jumped
through all iterations of current
technology
Azelphur: the massive GPU difficulty spike,
then
the massive FPGA difficulty spike, and
the Mt. Gox hack
that dropped
the exchange rate
to practically zero
Azelphur: but yea, I was around for all
that shit
too
ozbot: Things
that matter
these days ;
things
that don’t matter
these days. pe
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Perlboy: which i don't believe
the u.s. has
mircea_popescu: Perlboy nope.
tried past 5 yeas,
the problem is everyone will devalue.
Perlboy: cause
that worked for germany and all :)
Perlboy: by inflating
their currency
Perlboy: mircea_popescu, maybe
they'll pay
the debt off
to
the chinese
jurov: you didnt get
the memo
jurov: oh,
the world already ended in 1989 in ussr breakdown
dexX7: how likely is it
that
the usa goes broke
tomorrow and will
the be
the end of
teh world?
jurov: anyway, i don't believe welfare is more
than small % of us budget
mircea_popescu: no state HAS
TO pay
the poor.
the poor are always last in line, and for very good reason :
they're lesser people.
Azelphur: interesting,
that was certainly one of
the scenarios I came up with
Azelphur: so you
think
they'll pay off
the debt, and cut welfare?
mircea_popescu: in actual reality,
there will be no default, just
the various "paying poor people
to vote democrat" programs will collapse.
mircea_popescu: by
their distorted reasoning, as
there's not enough
tax income
to satisfy both of
these,
there will be a default.
mircea_popescu: in pseudo-lala crack cocaine pipedream
the libertards in
the us are living in,
the first claim goes
to welfare programs.
mircea_popescu: the situation ios like
this : each state has some income as
tax receipts, and some expenses. in actual reality,
the first claim
to
tax receipts goes
to servicing
the debt.
Azelphur: I
thought because
the government hasn't been issued funding,
they are unable
to make
this months payments on
the bond, which is a default, no?
Azelphur: mircea_popescu: I'm curious
to know what your opinion is on
the US debt default
tomorrow
jurov: and
teching
the homosexuality, zoophilia etc, of course
pankkake: that's like
teaching
to breathe
jurov: and also,
they are
teaching
them
to masturbate in norway or so
jurov: not just stealing children, but
they supposedly give
them for adoption
to homosexuals
mircea_popescu: pankkake well, in germany you gotta send kids
to school.
pankkake: "The Wunderlich children were returned after
the parents promised
they would send
their children back
to a state school" so?
they're still stealing children
mod6: *bzzt*
Thank you for playing.
mod6: wow: In 2009, a Montgomery County, Maryland,
teacher berated and had school police remove a 13-year-old girl who refused
to say
the Pledge of Allegiance in
the classroom.
The student's mother, assisted by
the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland, sought and received an apology from
the
teacher, as state law and
the school's student handbook both prohibit students from being forced
to recite
the Pledge
mod6: in all my days we never had
to do it. but i
think after 9/11
they brought it back. lol
mod6: they brought it back i
think.
dub: do
they still make you chant at
the flag?
dub: but its what
the other kids do
dub: been
to school in
teh states so I know how bad it is
benkay: ugh english.
too late for me :(
benkay: it's a poor
troll, admittedly, but at least in
the states we can abuse our childrens education
dub: kids should have been euthanised instead of becoming a
tax burden
pankkake: no child services or something in
the glorious usa?
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BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: I'm pretty sure I've
told him before, but as long as I don't
triple dot elipse it should be in
the logs
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: I stand by my earlier idea
that
the Cardano should be available in at least
two gift boxes. One with
the Cardano, lingere, and a camera; and
the other with
the Cardano and a blackjack.
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform:
That is good in
that cheaper
than possible would be worthless. Not being cheaper
than
that is simply declaring your value.
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: Honestly I am waiting for
the Cardanos and hoping I can afford 10+ largely for
the reason
that store bought cotton does include various aldehydes.
kakobrekla: yeah ill be knitting socks right now if id have
to diy everything
kakobrekla: theres like 5 of
them with reasonable price here
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: So... Mains hums would bias more
than local humps?
Turn
the sensetivity down?
kakobrekla: asciilifeform care
to comment on
the usb rand generators?
BingoBoingo: VanCleef: If 796 looks less shady
than Buttfunder maybe rotorooter
the eyes?
VanCleef: but it has a norton secured
thingy on its site
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform:
The 89 at least has a 3.5 like audio jack. I'm kind of leaning
towards Mircea's orgy microphone as a seed input idea.
VanCleef: looks less shady
than bitfunder
tho
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: Well, I'd probably be limited
to using
the existing GCC port for
the
TI-89
to compile and hoping
the NSA would let science
the courtesy of having some decent sources for random and pseudo random numbers.
kakobrekla: dont some of
those usb rand generators do
the job at least better
than nothing?
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: Honestly I'm accepting everything connected
to
this internet bullshit is dirty. I'm kind of wondering just which calculator can more reliably feed GnuPG better random numbers if kept offline.
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: If I wanted
to replace my primary computer with a more obedient machine, would you recommend an HP or a
TI graphing calculator. I'm just wondering because reading you makes me more paranoid
than I was.
BingoBoingo: VanCleef: 796 just looks shady.
The only reason it might survive is
the Chinese might simply want Americans
to look worse at
this
technology
thing.
BingoBoingo: nubbins`: Maybe? After reading some of asciilifeform's blog
though I
took
time
to get reacquainted with my
TI-89. It might be older hardware, but sometimes going for
the Cougar is worth it... provided you remember
the rubber and can afford
the Valtrex.
nubbins`: still a rough way
to have
to use a computer
though
nubbins`: i
think
they were updating
that as late as 1997
BingoBoingo: pankkake: I haven't crossed
that bridge yet with NetBSD
BingoBoingo: nubbins`: Well it would be if
the
three Mac Classics could use a decent unix instead of Mac os 7 or AU/X
pankkake: how do
the QR readers work? do you need drivers?
BingoBoingo: nubbins`: I actually acquired it at
the same school surplus auction as
the Mac Classic I need
to replace with
the SE/30. It was about $75 I spent
that day on
three computers,
two barcode/QR guns, and a printer.
nubbins`: how much did
the qr code gun set you back? i was
thinking a small photo scanner would serve much
the same purpose
BingoBoingo: nubbins`: Maybe/Probably. I've found a QR code gun for its weird Serial port
though.
The only reason I'm
thinking SE/30 is NetBSD won't build on
the Mac Classic I have as it requires
the 030 or 020 plus coprocessor.
BingoBoingo: nubbins`: I'm
thinking of using for purposes where unexpected
total failure might be a virtue rather
than a vice.
nubbins`: BingoBoingo: So I'm
thinking of getting a new offline computer and considering
the Macintosh SE/30. It seems like a
TI-89 on steroids. Any obvious faults I'm overlooking?
nubbins`: i, uh. obvious fault is
that it'll probably be a nightmare
to keep running
pankkake: how would
they find out I'm not
the one managing
the account?
BingoBoingo: So I'm
thinking of getting a new offline computer and considering
the Macintosh SE/30. It seems like a
TI-89 on steroids. Any obvious faults I'm overlooking?
VanCleef: pankkake bf would probably get
the shits and close down
the account and
take your coins etc