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mircea_popescu: so
this is pretty good. us court finds cheques aren't money.
ozbot: Texas court overturns
Tom DeLay conviction
Vexual: i really don't know what
to do with
them
gribble: namworld was last seen in #bitcoin-assets 2 days, 16 hours, 25 minutes, and 49 seconds ago: <Namworld> Hmm, well I'm off. Enough crazy reads for
today.
Vexual: but religion became philosphy
then science and whatver all
this is now, all
the while,
too much info
Vexual: its sad
that one can' give money
to an orphanage in cambodia without a
thought
Vexual: shall we dissect
the capitol input of my purchases?
the20year3: I know in my small
town of 10k
there was a sex slave ring busted
that resulted in 20 girls being released
the20year3: Although i haven't seen any societial/religious breakdowns,
the stats I've seen seem
to indicate it's worldwide and not contained very much by boarders and people groups
benkay_: pump
the environment full of estrogen-like plastic byproducts
the20year3: Maybe I can buy
that new liquid drink
that can sustain life for $9 a day
Vexual: im off
to buy one cocked chicken, comprising of one chicken, and six bottles of beer comprising water, 18 grains of barley and an amount of sugar
mircea_popescu: did yousee
that article showing animals catching up
to ? marmosets etc ?
benkay_: obvious effect of feeding
the world on liquid corn
the20year3: Good
thing
the rest of
the world is catching up
to us here in
the US
mircea_popescu: well beer is really
the new soda, by now
they're no longer even fermenting it. just flavouring soda with "beer".
benkay_: obesity is
the new mass drunkenness
the20year3: it's about 5x
the price of budget drinks in
the US
mircea_popescu: and i don't grok
the pepsi notion. you can't be
telling me pepsi is anything but "the cheapest drink we can make" ?
the20year3: But , last
time I checked ,faygo did a fraction of what Pepsi and Coca-cola do
mircea_popescu: so
therefore, as an economic agent, if you can replace
the nicely smoked leg of pork with some pink goop, you have
to.
the20year3: If
that was
true, Faygo and commercial grade beef would be king in
the US
mircea_popescu: most people buy by price, with
tiny fluctuation restructuring
their consumption.
this pushes producers
to control costs, which leads
to substitution, of actual ingredients with chemically derived erszatz.
the20year3: That
the majority of people choose price over performance?
mircea_popescu: but
the argument is not
to entirely,
the argument is
to majority.
the20year3: If FMCG was entirely price dictated,
there would be no premium products or brands
mircea_popescu: your argument runs into
the very ample majority of price argumentation in
the fcmg sector.
mircea_popescu: that doesn't change
the fact
that "20p cheaper" is actually a criteria directing lives.
mircea_popescu: the20year3 im not
the guy comparing prices in asda you realise ?
the20year3: Automatic harvesting of crops, and
the like, making it significantly more efficient and effective
mircea_popescu: for instance yest i made a pot of beans out of a leg of pork smoked
the classical way.
the20year3: Because locally i'm seeing
trends
towards farm automation
Vexual: think hard before you donate
to any charity
the20year3: In regards
to what , colonial knowledge?
the20year3: 20 generations of knowledge out
the window
the20year3: Vexual: which examples are you referring
to?
mircea_popescu: human rights exist against
the state, not against nature.
Vexual: i dont eat and walk far just
to feel human
mircea_popescu: Vexual sure,
they can. some should. not all ever will. hierarchy,
thus happiness.
mircea_popescu: the20year3 i don't base it on anything. challenging it should be based on
things.
mircea_popescu: it's not a "we're all
the same", quite
the contrary. we are unlike.
mircea_popescu: this is specifically
to directly and clearly enforce
their inferiority
to me and my superiority
to
them.
Vexual: 20 generations of knowledge fucked uot
the window
the20year3: do you regularly do
that mircea_popescu
mircea_popescu: ideally about half
the population should experience hunger outside of
their own control a day a week.
Vexual: theres history of people going into
third world countries and
teaching best practice
the20year3: Although i'd be happier if
the median living standard of
the average person in
the world was higher
than it is
today. And from what I figure
that can only be accomplished with educating people on a worldwise basis of how
to be productive
benkay_: you actually want more humans,
the20year3?
mircea_popescu: by
the
time chem inc is done with it, large scale agriculture stands with agriculture roughly in
the relation diocletian's republic stood with
the republic.
Vexual: this wont stay
the same
the20year3: But, so does some of
the new ultra productive crop variations
mircea_popescu: this is
true, in
the sense
there's currently a market for child sex slaves.
mircea_popescu: the author is pointing out
that
the replacement is hardly optional.
the20year3: Is
the author of
that article suggesting we replace agricultural products with synthetic foodstuffs?
benkay_: i have someone who does
that
the20year3: There isn't a food problem in
the world,
there's a corrupt government destroying agriculture problem
though
benkay_: too many goddamn people
thriving on
too many cheap calories
kakobrekla: well
the needle doenst have
to go 300
to break your skin
benkay_: more food is
the problem with
this planet
the20year3: 300mph is barely enough
to break your skin
ozbot: Introducing
the world's smallest gun
that fires deadly 300mph bullets - but is just
TWO inches long
benkay_: and selectively buy
the right ones
Vexual: are you
talking about making uns?
benkay_: i
think i'd go for cheap parts actually
mircea_popescu: but i'd definitely ipo a corp
that i judged had a serious shot at making it
benkay_: would build
that for
the room and board
the20year3: It's extremely difficult
to produce quality arms in
the US , unless you grease pockets
the right way you can't develop
benkay_: now
that btctc's dead i can't ipo a robo defense platform after all :(
benkay_: maybe when
things deteriorate properly here i'll move down
to ars and build out mp's robo-stockade
benkay_: i
think i would be an excellent armsmith
benkay_: and
the us military actually lacks
the vision
to build
tomorrow's armed force
Vexual: an aircraft mechanic is like a
tatoo artist, if you're gonna go
there, do it right
the20year3: But, my biggest worry is
that we're building a managot line in
the sky with drones & GPS
Vexual: an old cessan and a genious mechanic is
the best way
to get into aircraft, get
the one with
the back seat