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gribble: WARNING: Currently not authenticated. User mircea_popescu, rated since Fri Jul 22 08:04:26 2011. Cumulative rating 84, from 65 total ratings. Received ratings: 56 positive, 9 negative. Sent ratings: 64 positive, 15 negative. Details: http://bitcoin-otc.com/viewratingdetail.php?nick=mircea_popescu
mircea_popescu: that allows you to build your rep, trade over the counter , ie , with priovate parties.
mircea_popescu: a good step for a new guy would be getting registered with gribble / into the wot
mircea_popescu: that aside you can probably get an otc deal struck if you have the btc to escrow it.
mircea_popescu: sikbwoy yeah, asicminer is handled through passthroughs lately.
sikbwoy: Mpex doesn't trade ASICMINER anything correct?
random_cat: it seems i did not record the date the transaction took place
mircea_popescu: so then july it is
random_cat: well.. they expired 2011-07-29
mircea_popescu: (in case anyone wonders, random_cat is the frist guy mpoe traded options with. back in august... or was it july ?)
random_cat: its treating me well, mircea_popescu. it was a beautiful day for cycling, so i went for 120k
mircea_popescu: mpoe started august 2011. mpex was acquired march 2012 or something like that
sikbwoy: Just meant to relate that all these exchanges are rather new... when did mpex start?
mircea_popescu: there's no emmerging btc exchanges. there's mpex that's been there since before time and there's btctc/havelock/bitfunder and so on.
sikbwoy: hey all first time here, name is Thomas and Im used to be a former AMEX pharmaceutical stock options trader for Goldman Sachs here in NYC and also on the PCX in SF
error4733: and if he feel comfortable when he past through customs
mircea_popescu: how's life been treatin' ya random_cat ?
error4733: Ask him if its not to hot on Panama ?
error4733: you know this new thing, internet !
error4733: i guess we have to wait again 5years for a livestream ?
mircea_popescu: a you're there pizzaman1337 ?
pizzaman1337: Erik just gave a good talk, I enjoyed it
ThickAsThieves: (he meant to say market maker)
ThickAsThieves: and referred him to MPEX
ThickAsThieves: I told him to come here
ThickAsThieves: "Ive been trading for years and I'm looking to get more into bitcoin market making, specifically equity derivatives/stock options. I used to be a pharmaceutical stock options market market for Goldman Sachs here on the AMEX floor in NYC so I have a bit of background...Thanks, Thomas"
kakobrekla: its says on the site
mircea_popescu: i dunno who'd go to an amir conference.
mircea_popescu: jurov there weren/t 100 in london.
jurov: for a conference with thousands in attendance
jurov: http://unsystem.net/info/ muhahaha he wants to have closing party in bratislava... in a hackerspace with 100 ppl max capacity
kakobrekla: so these guys are never lever going away
jurov: but whether amir is able to manage such undertaking, is a question
jurov: lol from what i see so far the unsystem conference might be actually more interesting
kakobrekla: I saw you say you were willing to perform. I just got the official go ahead from the foundation. We would really love you to perform.
mircea_popescu: <error4733> all i see is a bunch of PR and tourist << that and scammers seems to be it.
jurov: prolly miners/hackers aren't so much into conference tourism
error4733: all i see is a bunch of PR and tourist
error4733: is this guy : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=135407.msg2194716#msg2194716
kakobrekla: did you make that vid?
error4733: visiting the conference : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5In1uBWcHg
mircea_popescu: anyway. i use opera too,
mircea_popescu: lol actually iirc there is a jpg to ascii plugin
jurov: so you have stuff from dtng transcribed to text, too?
kakobrekla: width, height and time, right?
mircea_popescu: what am i missing, all the rounded corners everywhere ?
mircea_popescu: why not ? text ftw.
jurov: mircea browses through teletype?
joecool: *shrugs*, they did a pretty good job in-house
joecool: going to webkit like p.much everything else but mozilla
joecool: lulz oprah, they are killing off presto
jurov: you can switch to webkit easily
joecool: i though konq used khtml or did they merge in the webkit changes finally
jurov: ^^ and i get this
mircea_popescu: especially if they know they're dealing with sheep.
mircea_popescu: all the defending of patrick harnett back in the day
kakobrekla: meh the bigger question is how they dare to show their faces
mircea_popescu: same thing with the jared kenna/tradehill crew
mircea_popescu: then they accuse me of racism. because that's hwo it works, racists calling sane people racist.
jurov: oh,and that.
mircea_popescu: basically this is racism. they're americans so their shit don't stink.
mircea_popescu: what disgusts me is that people will not throw them out of the building.
ThickAsThieves: oh wait i have two now
ThickAsThieves: i was quiet surprised to learn that Havelock tracks referral domains
ThickAsThieves: i got my first referral today from the asicminercharts.com sponsor link
kakobrekla: imho he trys to keep it low cause of regolatory issues
jurov: i'm gonna annoy evoor till he fixes that
kakobrekla: jurov thats an interesting point
kakobrekla: just they dont know it yet
jurov: btw, i just checked satoshidice.com and there's *no* mention that it sells shares at all
mircea_popescu: so then here's a thought : we already have a booth there
ThickAsThieves: like a mystery science theater
mircea_popescu: i dun want the other end of my terminal soiled by contact with jared kenna
jurov: kakobrekla, lend a projector and stream us to some exposed wall
kakobrekla: so they can learn?
kakobrekla: why not, this chan is better than some of the stuff thats there
jurov: i can't imagine how would that work
ThickAsThieves: yeah, i'm scared enough of mp tweeting the location
kakobrekla: with a few irc terminals
kakobrekla: -assets should have a boot there
ThickAsThieves: i think i might've emptied Havelock's hot wallet
ThickAsThieves: i'd be embarassed tho
ThickAsThieves: hence their amazine resilience
truffles: didnt they get close shop
kakobrekla: someone fix this https://twitter.com/thams/status/335869778944200706
kakobrekla: i thought you knew him
kakobrekla: forgot the details.
mircea_popescu: is the thing in the plastic bottle on the left actual neft ?
truffles: they had this weird dracula looking guy
kakobrekla: Cutler: FinCEN's guidance on virtual currencies does not reflect the reality of what virtual currencies are.
mircea_popescu: ppl are like asking me on twitter what's my take
ThickAsThieves: that sums up all the vids so far
deadweasel: imagine that
jurov: no significant s.dice movement either, too
jurov: ;;eightball did erik successfully lull the shareholders herd?
jurov: ;;eightball did erik successfully lull the shareholders herd ?
truffles: <kakobrekla> you lose vision and hearing watching that>>>> at least 3 songs will not be turrble
ThickAsThieves: bfl has miners running thru ipad
kakobrekla: (I'm at a regulatory talk at #bitcoin2013, mostly revolving around keeping data from authorities right now.)
kakobrekla: you lose vision and hearing watching that