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mircea_popescu: taub on the facr of it yes it's true.
taub: this is true tho
matuszed: TAT the fact you werent suboenaed shows that the regulators are still behind
taub: .We believe that . for a number of reasons . putting in place appropriate regulatory safeguards for virtual currencies will be beneficial to the long-term strength of the virtual currency industry,.
ThickAsThieves: i prefer the dumb trolls, as I take people too seriously, and thus end up getting trolled by the good ones
taub: what i love about bitcoin is that you cant regulate it
mircea_popescu: can't we get like... intelligent trolls ?
mircea_popescu: this is getting so repetitive by now. random nut waltzes in here to accuse me of random shit, then proceeds to fall all over himself on the most cursory of examinations.
LorenzoMoney: it says all the important people in the bitcoin world got subpoened and you are still upset that you did not get yours
Ukto: thestringpuller: btw, I bought the game on steam. :P
LorenzoMoney: and what does that make YOU a critic of critics of HS seniors?
LorenzoMoney: Someone has to do it
ThickAsThieves: what does that make you?
LorenzoMoney: Seriously, your pompous writing, and scattered associations and loose reasoning sounds like a high school senior who read a few of his uncle's copies of books by Mircea Eliade and now thinks he is clever
mircea_popescu: you know there's an abundance/
mircea_popescu: a, so another one of these ?
LorenzoMoney: mircea_popescu: I have seen your blog. It would be better if you just took your Thorazine.
mircea_popescu: ThickAsThieves i thought it was the artist formerly known as the artist formerly known.
LorenzoMoney: Lorenzo_Money is on Twitter and THAT is significant
ThickAsThieves: Prince joined twitter?
mircea_popescu: gotta get the point across somehow.
mircea_popescu: but anyway, this is exactly what i said earlier about getting burned. everyone thinks they know better till they feel the cock up their ass.
mircea_popescu: they split with a bunch of people's dough, gone for a year, came back in the hopes they may pay off a few and sweep it under the rug
mircea_popescu: matuszed tradehill is still pretending.
matuszed: The us gov would be more vocal avbout that
taub: maybe they are under attack by the us gov, but who can tell
matuszed: taking the cash would be criminal and I dont think Gox is going there right now
matuszed: and bfl didnt disappear theyre just taking forever
taub: mtgox had trust going, they payed through all the debacles so far, but still
matuszed: 12% worth the risk imho
mircea_popescu: matuszed like tradehill did ? like bitcoinica did ? like bfl ?
matuszed: I'd trust gox to pay eventualyl
mircea_popescu: they gotta get burned first, to drop the airs and get with the programme. before they get burned they probably think they know shit, like any other noob.
mircea_popescu: throwing money in the black hole would be the exact sort of unique braindamaged thing that'd start a fund on the right foot.
mircea_popescu: im with taub.
taub: i wouldnt trust gox with that much money
matuszed: If youre a fund with like a couple m,illion bucks to throw at this
matuszed: thats too much
matuszed: a 12% bet that gox gives you youre money back
matuszed: someone with a lot of cash is gonna take that exposure
taub: people get out of gox and to bitstamp
gribble: MtGox BTCUSD ticker | Best bid: 113.00000, Best ask: 113.38679, Bid-ask spread: 0.38679, Last trade: 113.39000, 24 hour volume: 44932.82504628, 24 hour low: 105.71501, 24 hour high: 115.00000, 24 hour vwap: 111.28355
mircea_popescu: but anyway, i dislike the way goes "o, it'sd a bad idea" in spite of not managing to get a single dime.
mircea_popescu: dexX7 that's been arouind for years.
dexX7: hehe this reminds me of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX1iplQQJTo
mircea_popescu: that's the order.
mircea_popescu: that's not the deal. the deal is they invest to the point they impress
mircea_popescu: the da guy tryes to make it sound as if investment is conditional on we caring about their crap.
dexX7: i guess something like that
mircea_popescu: what's this, an american tv show ?
mircea_popescu: dexX7 right, because bitcoiners are that redarded, and will take the usg at its word.
hotsocks: i don't see how that would ever impact individual users
hotsocks: better for some companies to have an amicable discussion and dealings with regulators
dexX7: and i think the general expectation was more negative
dexX7: well the underlying message was "we want to work with the bitcoin companies together and not crush them down"
hotsocks: degen drug users, hope they OD and their wallets go forever unused
gesell: on the CNBC and regulation news it's both positive and negative attention. doesnt really explain the uptick i think
gesell: also i dont think SR pulls as much utility weight as it did in 2011
gesell: is that message confirmed? (the signature) from dpr?
dexX7: gesell: maybe this http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&video=3000190465
gesell: anyone have some opinions on the upswing in price today and why?
mircea_popescu: may to august.
pankkake: and bfmines is now trading at 1/4 of unsold ipo price!
VanCleef: haha yeah, that nasdaq one was gold
pankkake: I like the NASDAQ one
VanCleef: kidney pass thru
VanCleef: lol @ the last few comments mircea
assbot: [HAVELOCK] [XBOND] [PAID] 1.00931000 BTC to 2`018`620 shares, 50 satoshi per share
mircea_popescu: the power of ten buz.
dexX7: hehe, well he did pay .1 to those guys
mircea_popescu: Soccum Tigris Pupa lmao
mircea_popescu: here's a thought : organise a conference too.
mircea_popescu: "Thank you, all divs have been paid so far. We will continue to be the trendsetter in this industry that we are very passionate about. With new and better improved million dollar ideas."
random_cat: except the politicians, of course
random_cat: no. those fuckers are above average iq, clearly.
random_cat: sometimes i think i am surrounded by moroons
mircea_popescu: ahaha that's one line usg.
dexX7: i don't understand this stuff :D
dexX7: and bitstamp is in the uk, according to their about us
dexX7: http://www.ajpes.si/prs/podjetje_zgodovina.asp?s=1&e=504891&n=1&pdf=no << a bit odd, chrome translate shows d.o.o. as Ltd.
dexX7: bitstamp support: Dear dexX7, Bitstamp LIMITED was not sold to anyone. If you examine the document again, you will see that the Slovenian business register refers to "Bitstamp d.d." which is a different legal entity than "Bitstamp LIMITED". If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact us again. Best regards, Miha Grčar
mircea_popescu: and let's not forget the child porn.
mircea_popescu: the crime of "insulting the president"
ozbot: Rodeo Clown Who Wore Obama Mask Is Banned From State Fair : The Two-Way : NPR
gribble: MtGox BTCUSD ticker | Best bid: 113.61547, Best ask: 113.99999, Bid-ask spread: 0.38452, Last trade: 114.49900, 24 hour volume: 37082.93900969, 24 hour low: 104.50000, 24 hour high: 115.00000, 24 hour vwap: 110.32099
VanCleef: blow the AM thing?
mircea_popescu: VanCleef let me know when i have your permission to blow the AM thing.
mircea_popescu: Diablo-D3 maybe they can't. i'm not putting btc on it.
Diablo-D3: mircea_popescu: they cant stop me if I make enough noise
mircea_popescu: take an easier tack, make a broadway show company that does not allow unions.
mircea_popescu: disruption happens at the point of a gun.
mircea_popescu: i would not invest in it in general for the first count. even without that, unless you own some senators you're wasting youer time
dub: reality is if you're only just thinking about this you the slowest buffalo
mircea_popescu: jurov actually the mormon ppl have this joint farm where they work together and then split the harvest
Diablo-D3: I mean they dont realize that I'd easily pay them $400 a month
Diablo-D3: but its too expensive
Diablo-D3: I want to start buying beef locally
jurov: uinlike just buying cans and stuffing them somewhere
jurov: then everyone exchanges products to much societal benefit
jurov: no i mean it in that eastern european sense that everyone has some land and uses it to help themselves