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mthreat: ben_vulpes: I had assumed the l-39 went for around $1M, but they actually go for $175k up to $500k depending on avionics, refurbishing, etc
dub: less than $50 in bulk
decimation: heh. I think it could be built for less than $500
asciilifeform: decimation: it costs, allegedly, $maxint
dub: sorry. a lot less, they take a break from earnign essentially nothing to go an earn an apparently desirable $50k
decimation: dub: piloting is an interesting chumpatron. most pilots earn peanuts, but they all hope to fly for the 'major' airlines and earn $300k per year
dub: someone instructing others in teh use of aircraft earns $50k?
decimation: I guess if you have a few $tn to blow every year you gotta have your manned people-search helicopters
asciilifeform: there was also a chopper, several $mil, according to its keeper. fitted with 100k ir camera.
decimation: as I recall it was also a couple $$ per shell
[]bot: Bet placed: 3.75 BTC for Yes on "Bitcoin to drop under $300 before December" http://bitbet.us/bet/1020/ Odds: 72(Y):28(N) by coin, 54(Y):46(N) by weight. Total bet: 15.48725376 BTC. Current weight: 33,226.
mircea_popescu: $rand
ninjashogun: What I mean is that long-term, if BTC held a monopoly on crypto currency my price target would be $300K per bitcoin. (Simply because that is required for the amount of crypto currency the world has a money supply demand.) But the problem is that other crypto currencies can meet some of this demand. So, is that some of the reason for the decline? If it is, what will cause the rebound?
xanthyos: my psychic premonition about 360 $/btc being the absolute glass floor were not true
kakobrekla: <The20YearIRCloud> we've lost something like $75k-$100k over the past year and a half due to volatility and the inability to cash out our deposits quickly < handy excuse
The20YearIRCloud: we've lost something like $75k-$100k over the past year and a half due to volatility and the inability to cash out our deposits quickly
GodHatesFigs: $6; $335 - it's all the same :)
mod6: i had a dream last night that it went down to $6 again, and i tried to back up a truck
The20YearIRCloud: It's amazing how people value things - I was at a property auction, house was worth $45k , i wanted it for $35k, and people bid it to $55k due to ego
assbot: The Bitcoin network costs nearly $1 billion a year to run. : Bitcoin
assbot: BitBet - Bitcoin to drop under $350 before November :: 94.14 B (80%) on Yes, 23.94 B (20%) on No | closing in 6 days 10 hours | weight: 15`722 (100`000 to 1)
assbot: BitBet - Bitcoin to drop under $350 before November :: 94.14 B (80%) on Yes, 23.94 B (20%) on No | closing in 6 days 11 hours | weight: 15`840 (100`000 to 1)
decimation: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bal-icc111004,0,3081191.story "Flanagan announced last week that the estimated cost of the highway, which would run from U.S. 1 in Laurel to the Interstate 270 corridor in Montgomery County, had increased from the previous projection of $1.7 billion. ... Under current law, 87 percent of future increases would be available for non-ICC projects; the administration wants to make that 80 percent.
asciilifeform: decimation: no need to go far. a short stretch of road - cost $b.
decimation: it's quite easy to come to billions of $ for obviously shitty hovels
decimation: a friend told me that when he was three, his mom took her cash receipts from the family restaurant to the auditor, along with the screaming three year old. the auditor settled for $100 after a few hours of screaming
decimation: usg's official rate is $0.56 per mile http://www.irs.gov/2014-Standard-Mileage-Rates-for-Business,-Medical-and-Moving-Announced
[]bot: Bet placed: 1.5 BTC for Yes on "Bitcoin to drop under $350 before November" http://bitbet.us/bet/1034/ Odds: 66(Y):34(N) by coin, 52(Y):48(N) by weight. Total bet: 70.44387257 BTC. Current weight: 16,925.
mod6: $vwap s.mpoe
mircea_popescu: "It is NOT impossible to have such an enormous (gigantic) ginormous rise in prices - eg from $300 to $10k; however, the lower that BTC prices go, the more difficult it becomes to imagine such an upward BTC price explosion.... .. such as 30x..."
thickasthieves: btce price is $14 below others
Dimsler: 2600 in coins to sell to $350
[]bot: Bet placed: 2 BTC for Yes on "Bitcoin to drop under $350 before November" http://bitbet.us/bet/1034/ Odds: 61(Y):39(N) by coin, 49(Y):51(N) by weight. Total bet: 60.66946193 BTC. Current weight: 17,721.
[]bot: Bet placed: 1 BTC for Yes on "Bitcoin to drop under $350 before November" http://bitbet.us/bet/1034/ Odds: 58(Y):42(N) by coin, 48(Y):52(N) by weight. Total bet: 57.66946193 BTC. Current weight: 17,804.
assbot: Logged on 02-10-2014 00:40:23; RagnarDanneskjol: bounce - what's the prollem with recruiters? I always wonder about these devs who are too rich, famous/in demand to even find out how much more $ another company will pay them to be lazy
assbot: Peer-to-peer car rentals. Unbeatable selection of cars from real people. $1M insurance. https://t.co/vWPVroAMiW
decimation: at $800 the total bet is worth $3 mil
The20YearIRCloud: the real problem is finding quality programmers that won't rob you blind. His former company was chock full of guys pulling $100k/yr , yet when it came to business sense there wasn't much to go around.
thickasthieves: pricewise it was at a major just after diff went flat, once diff starting going up again, the price went from $13 to $260
assbot: Story I heard about Reddit post-$50M investment includes everyone not in San Francisco getting 1 week to decide whether to move or GTFO. o.0
decimation: yean even the 'cheap' chinese one was like $4k I think
RagnarDanneskjol: bounce - what's the prollem with recruiters? I always wonder about these devs who are too rich, famous/in demand to even find out how much more $ another company will pay them to be lazy ☟︎
mircea_popescu: nubbins` your idea is broken because if the site will hash $rand it could as well print the "verification" for it.
nubbins`: mircea_popescu it's inconvenient for me to verify that deedbot has registered my actual deed, instead of, say, $rand
mircea_popescu: speaking of which, google now sends me traffic for searches like "cum sa faci bani ca un evreu", ie, how to make $$$ like a joo.
assbot: Reddit Plans Its Own Cryptocurrency To Give Back To Its Users After $50 Million Raise | TechCrunch
asciilifeform: BingoBoingo: they're called 'apartments' and cost $maxint
cazalla: from that digital cc annual report - On 28 February 2014, Mt Gox, the online Bitcoin trading exchange filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan. At the time Mt Gox filed for bankruptcy, Digital CC Trading Pty Ltd (wholly owned subsidiary of the Group) held approximately $233,435 of bitcoins with Mt Gox. It is uncertain as to whether Digital CC Trading Pty Ltd will recover those bitcoins
assbot: BitBet - Bitcoin to drop under $350 before November :: 32.73 B (58%) on Yes, 23.94 B (42%) on No | closing in 1 week 3 days | weight: 24`802 (100`000 to 1)
bounce: or we could consider that accounting seems pretty solid on the outside but then proceeds to consist of lots and lots of handwaving. "what's this worth? well, uhm... how about $thismuch?"
MolokoDesk: can I make the btc equivalent purchasing power of USD $1200 per month doing this?
mircea_popescu: $90 buys you an hour's work of a professional. their articles are 15 minute jobs by 3rd worlders. 9 bux is a gross exaggeration.
punkman: btw unnamed source says coindesk pays around $90 per article
MolokoDesk: it's secure enough that nobody would spend time trying to hack it for $20
assbot: $ gpg -v -v gpg: Go ahead and type your message ... -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESS - Pastebin.com
MolokoDesk: $url=urlencode(urldecode($px[4])); this fixes that.. it was urlencoding it without decoding it first.
pete_dushenski: decimation: so I was listened to this podcast: http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2014/01/laurence_kotlik.html << this guy is an "economist" who says that if you total all the present liabilities of usg, they total to $205 trillion << too low? (i usually like russ btw)
[]bot: Bet placed: 4 BTC for Yes on "Bitcoin to drop under $350 before November" http://bitbet.us/bet/1034/ Odds: 58(Y):42(N) by coin, 48(Y):52(N) by weight. Total bet: 56.66946193 BTC. Current weight: 26,127.
[]bot: Bet placed: 2 BTC for Yes on "Bitcoin to drop under $350 before November" http://bitbet.us/bet/1034/ Odds: 55(Y):45(N) by coin, 46(Y):54(N) by weight. Total bet: 52.66946193 BTC. Current weight: 26,149.
pete_dushenski: thickasthieves: <+jurov> thickasthieves: my area TAs are saying it will keep getting down to last year's $100-150 // tis possible << she floats like a duck, burn her!
[]bot: Bet placed: 8 BTC for Yes on "Bitcoin to drop under $350 before November" http://bitbet.us/bet/1034/ Odds: 53(Y):47(N) by coin, 45(Y):55(N) by weight. Total bet: 50.66946193 BTC. Current weight: 26,166.
ben_vulpes: $50/g
punkman: even at $350
punkman: $10-$20?
assbot: Nordstrom Will Pay $350 Million for Trunk Club | Re/code
thickasthieves: let's make Ernest Hemingway a metrosexual! great idea, here's $15m!
assbot: Millennial Men's Fashion Retailer Frank And Oak Raises $15 Million - Forbes
thickasthieves: news.club is only $20
decimation: so I was listened to this podcast: http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2014/01/laurence_kotlik.html << this guy is an "economist" who says that if you total all the present liabilities of usg, they total to $205 trillion
dub: Vexual: no shit, always a good idea to carry $.25m on your person where the locals would gut you for a bowl of rice
thickasthieves: <+jurov> thickasthieves: my area TAs are saying it will keep getting down to last year's $100-150 // tis possible
jurov: thickasthieves: my area TAs are saying it will keep getting down to last year's $100-150
The20YearIRCloud: He sell when it was $20-$48?
asciilifeform: because in as far as prosecutor goes - he has easy life. i.e. an illegal $item with your name on it
The20YearIRCloud: becuase that's what happened. A ATF agent got a guy to cut a inch off a shotgun in exchange for $200, then started a whole ordeal over it
nubbins`: $500 per week, it seems
nubbins`: transferred $50 from my credit card, immediately withdrew to cold storage address
TomServo: Am I seeing this right? Lenovo is paying less for IBMs server division than M$ paid for Mojang?
[]bot: Bet placed: 1 BTC for Yes on "Bitcoin to drop under $350 before November" http://bitbet.us/bet/1034/ Odds: 44(Y):56(N) by coin, 40(Y):60(N) by weight. Total bet: 42.66946193 BTC. Current weight: 28,540.
[]bot: Bet placed: 1 BTC for Yes on "Light Sweet Crude Oil (WTI) Feb 2015 to drop under $80 before 2015" http://bitbet.us/bet/1052/ Odds: 100(Y):0(N) by coin, 100(Y):0(N) by weight. Total bet: 1 BTC. Current weight: 99,996.
[]bot: Bet created: "Light Sweet Crude Oil (WTI) Feb 2015 to drop under $80 before 2015" http://bitbet.us/bet/1052/
decimation: At an electronics market in central Beijing, one retailer was recently selling the low-end iPhone 6 and 6 Plus for 6,500 renminbi to 8,800 renminbi ($1,060 to $1,436), down from 12,000 renminbi to 15,000 renminbi ($1,960 to $2,450) just after the release.
Diablo-D3: for the $2/mo option
[]bot: Bet placed: 1 BTC for Yes on "Bitcoin to drop under $350 before November" http://bitbet.us/bet/1034/ Odds: 40(Y):60(N) by coin, 38(Y):62(N) by weight. Total bet: 39.70475605 BTC. Current weight: 29,774.
decimation: well, for the price of one whatsapp, facebook could have hired 6 years worth of graduates, pay them each $100k salary and $100k to do something interesting
Vexual: yeah, the costs of throwing a can of jolt at a $2000 lcd have gone up too, and you need better aim
mircea_popescu: $conference
MolokoDesk: if($SIGSDONE[$DEED_KEYID]['trust']>0)
mircea_popescu: chetty are these the shills for that desert project selling $500k houses on land that costs $500k per square mile ?
assbot: 1/3 Population of Puerto Rico Gets Food Stamps--$2 Billion in 2012 | CNS News
asciilifeform: mircea_popescu: the unsettling discovery is that mass-derp can continue far longer than the example under consideration. e.g., 'crypto ag' still exists, multi-$b, 'unknown' ownership, and... multi-decade loyal customers.
assbot: Fired UPS worker Walter Earl Morrison accused of stealing $160K diamond, trading it for marijuana - ABC15 Arizona
mats_cd03: 13:00:59 <+myriadgetsmehard> i beg to differ. i think all these new TLDs have value. So I am asking for $500k for http://btc.events and a few others. BitPremier takes 5% but I'll offer the room 20% to any who can get one sold
myriadgetsmehard: laugh if you want. i'm offering $100k in BTC to whoever can sell it. wil do ben_vulpes
myriadgetsmehard: i beg to differ. i think all these new TLDs have value. So I am asking for $500k for http://btc.events and a few others. BitPremier takes 5% but I'll offer the room 20% to any who can get one sold
ben_vulpes: "BitPremier currently lists only the following: real estate, autos (listed at $50k USD or more), jewelry and watches (listed at $5k USD or more), home goods and travel (listed at $5k USD or more), handbags and accessories (listed at $5K USD or more)"
[]bot: Bet placed: 1 BTC for Yes on "Bitcoin to drop under $350 before November" http://bitbet.us/bet/1034/ Odds: 37(Y):63(N) by coin, 37(Y):63(N) by weight. Total bet: 38.26575605 BTC. Current weight: 35,432.
[]bot: Bet placed: 1 BTC for No on "Bitcoin to remain at or above $400 for two months" http://bitbet.us/bet/1051/ Odds: 23(Y):77(N) by coin, 23(Y):77(N) by weight. Total bet: 6.74150004 BTC. Current weight: 95,068.
assbot: Bitcoin: $1,000,000 Bet Final Update! - YouTube
assbot: I just donated $1K to the Global Learning XPRIZE because governments indoctrinate more than they educate. http://t.co/nkWMXwFR3R /Indiegogo