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mircea_popescu: and
then
the next day
they'd be all like... ooooo, we made so much business!!!1
pankkake: actually I know
Tucker and Kinsella. but not for
their Bitcoin work
mircea_popescu: imagine in LA all
the newcomers held a Movies Convention
mircea_popescu: who
told
the noobs
the way
to matter is
to hold a con ?
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that numeric result (useful for nesting in calculations). If '--currency XXX' option is given, returns
ticker for
that
three-letter currency code. It is up
to you
to make sure
that
the
three letter code you enter is a valid (1 more message)
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truffles: never got
to complete
the challenge he gave me!
benkay: no
time for open ended questions
louong: Pirates, Nefarios,
Thieves, Slaughterers, Uktos, Usagis, Diablos, Psychos, Friedcats, Dongs, Nasty & Deprived. Garr255 and Werner. Oh yeah and Mircea Popescu. Welcome
to
the wonderful world of bitcoin securities.
ThickAsThieves: it'll be very interesting
to see what happens
the next
time AM holds back dividends
to pay
the bills.
mircea_popescu: "o, we're persecuted because we don't believe in bearded skyguy,
there's a moustachey skyguy
there!!!"
dub: what I don't understand is why
they can't just yogic fly away
Bugpowder: I don't recommend investing
though
Bugpowder: just go
to
the site and check it out if you want
to bet
Bugpowder: but you can invest in
the bankroll directly
Bugpowder: I am interested in
the site
though
furuknap: "They laughed when I said I was going
to be a comedian. Well,
they’re not laughing now!"
aknap3: I should really pay more attention
to 'merican politics
aknap3: had
to look
that one up
aknap3: You build a dozen roads, but do
they call you Connor
the road-builder? No. You sire six wonderful sons, but do
they call you Connor
the child-rearer? No. But you fuck one sheep...
aknap3: and one for
the masses....
davout: she
turns around while walking away
davout: she goes
to move along
davout: the friend is quite impressed and
thanks
the waitress
davout: the waitress answers as expected : "well,
that would be x^3/3"
davout: "young lady, what's
the integral of x^2 ?"
davout: proceeds
to call
the waitress and asks her :
davout: he's like "you don't believe me? check
this out"
davout: "all
the staff has extensive scientific and mathematic knowledge and are very educated people"
davout: the first guy is like "see buddy,
this place i'm
taking you is really special"
davout: "i'll ask you a question during
the dinner and you'll just have
to answer x^3/3"
ThickAsThieves: other people
that made bade choices will rally behind you
davout: "i'll give you an extra $20 on your
tip if you just do me a small favor"
davout: summons
the waitress and
tells her
davout: expects a friend of his
to join him for dinner
davout: so
this guy goes into a restaurant
☟︎ mircea_popescu: you know, you put your HARD EARNED bitcoin on
the line and other people bet
mircea_popescu: this new scam in
town called investing. worst fucking idea ever
mircea_popescu: so
this fucking dice site STOLE like 2 btc from me. and i wasn;'t even betting. OMG
davout: this probably warrants a
topic change
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aknap3: ** always have more fun
than you're supposed
to **
aknap3: mp: any
thoughts on
the ass riding?
aknap3: at
the very least, super abrasive skepticism
aknap3: paranoia is worth promoting in
this environment
aknap3: maybe flip
that around slightly -- untrustworty people are often also untrusting people
mircea_popescu: ThickAsThieves
that's ok, sorta like how eskimo bob rants about miners
aknap3: fits
the profile... make a committment, don't follow
through
aknap3: certainly a scammer
tag is warranted
aknap3: really puts a black mark on
the whole anal
thing
furuknap: Well,
tell
that
to her, I'm sure she'll update her statement
to "money war" :-)
ozbot: World Bank Corruption Deceit and Greed |
The Guardian Express
furuknap: "She says she was attempting
to unveil a massive cover-up,
that went all
the way
to Congress, and included 188 ministers of finance around
the world. She claims
the result of all
the corruption will be a currency war."
mircea_popescu: <davout> pankkake: well, funnily enough, we got a
ton of positive feedback from our "let's refund everyone"
thing, and lots of people asked us whether
they could leave
their balances with us << right way
to go.
davout: pankkake:
technically, from a purely legal PoV it was mandatory for us
to refund everyone. but practically speaking it's not an issue
davout: furuknap: yes,
that's why balls of iron/carbon alloy are required
pankkake: given I paid fees on my very little
transaction (I planned
to sell
the rest for bitcoins but bad
timing…) I wish I left it
davout: pankkake: well, funnily enough, we got a
ton of positive feedback from our "let's refund everyone"
thing, and lots of people asked us whether
they could leave
their balances with us
furuknap: "And I sincerely believe, with you,
that banking establishments are more dangerous
than standing armies;"
T. Jefferson
pankkake: anyway, I have a zero balance *now* but as I used
the site I would like
to get
the mail
too
pankkake: users still have balances? I
tought everyone
transfered
the money back
davout: samson_: ok,
thanks, i
think we'll e-mail all users with a non-zero balance
then :-)