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Scrat: [12:31] <bit14> @MagicalTux: why exactly would a ddos affect
the matching and execution engine?
Namworld: Too bad
the free BTC was only a fraction of my portfolio
Namworld: I withdrew funds available on
the various exchanges, sent
to gox and sold
Namworld: I was looking at price and
the 2011 looked like such a small bump... I
thought, I've got
to
take some money
there
kakobrekla: so in 2015
to excpect about 200
to 2000 bubble?
Namworld: The price rise is almost vertical over a few weeks and
totally dwarfs 2011's bubble
Namworld: I
took a screenshot of clarkmoody at
the peak
Namworld: mircea, I got my
trades
throught at 230-250 already
mircea_popescu: okay, everyone get your
trades
through if you were contemplating anything
mircea_popescu: i doubt
they've crashed. i
think
they got a
taste of 200mbps
bgupta: ok
they should do
this more often.. I'd be able
to get more work done ;)
Scrat: right now it's 4 hours after
the press release
kakobrekla: maybe
they were including goxlag or smth into dat
ZedsterX: no problem after yesterdays crash i can't afford
to read your articles :)
Scrat: kakobrekla: he said in
the next 12
to 24 hours
gribble: Error: Problem retrieving gox lag.
Try again later.
Scrat: bgupta: i did, i replied
to
the forum post
gribble: BTCUSD
ticker | Best bid: 163.00001, Best ask: 163.38999, Bid-ask spread: 0.38998, Last
trade: 163.00000, 24 hour volume: 244646.64497220, 24 hour low: 105.00000, 24 hour high: 266.00000, 24 hour vwap: 177.15869
bgupta: they basically said "yay
the market crashed because our systems couldn't keep up with demand! we rock!!"
mircea_popescu: bgupta honesty apparently means different
things
to different people.
bgupta: As far as I know
that guy is doing something else now. (Sold
the exchange)
punkman: I should sent
them a few boxes via freight
punkman: do
they still
take Magic cards?
bgupta: they were honest.. but I was like "you are celebrating
this".. mmm guess
they made a
ton of commissions so
they were in
the mood
to celebrate?
mircea_popescu: bgupta
they have been pulling
that deluded crap pretty much as
their signature since 2011.
bgupta: so curious.. what kind of crack pipe are
the gox ks smoking if
they
think
that it's a sign of success
that
their shitty
trading system caused a flashcrash?
gribble: MtGox lag is 0.545224 seconds. During
this
time, light
travels 0.00109262279137 AU. You could have sent a bitcoin
to
the other side of
the Earth, along
the surface (0.0001339 AU).
mod6: Santelli interviewed
the BTC ATM guy a week or so ago.
That was kinda neat.
mod6: Maria: "... But Bill, where's
the money!"
MJR_: speaks
to
the fact
that
this is here
MJR_: i mean, i
think
the fact
that we bounce back after a 3x (by price) bigger drop
than
the 2011 crash
mircea_popescu: i mean... people see it "bust" and still worth more
than
the dollar.
benkay_: mircea_popescu, even my hairdresser understands
that a deflationary currency is worth more
tomorrow
MJR_: by
the way, did anyone see CNBC "MARKET WATCH: Bitcoin Bubble Burst?"
MJR_: i
think
they accomplished
their goal already
KRS1: i would have been able
to retire
KRS1: i cant even begin
to count all
the coins i sold for dimes
KRS1: i've
tried
that..bitcoins from heaven does not come
mircea_popescu: this somehow is disproportionate
to
the attention, almost as if
the less skin in
the game,
the more
theorizing etc.
MJR_: they need
to say
the name 3
times in a dark room into a mirror
gribble: BTCUSD
ticker | Best bid: 167.00000, Best ask: 167.01000, Bid-ask spread: 0.01000, Last
trade: 167.00000, 24 hour volume: 190512.24561499, 24 hour low: 105.00000, 24 hour high: 266.00000, 24 hour vwap: 184.31487
mircea_popescu: for 99% of people involved,
their involvement is less
than a decent meal.
mircea_popescu: but
the
thing is,
to 99.99% of people "involved,
their involvement is just saying
the name
KRS1: im always worried about
the network unable
to facilitate
transactions
MJR_: well
the cream rises
to
the
top
KRS1: will
the network keep up?
benkay_: isn't
that
the future of
the currency distribution anyways? lots of people holding
tiny amounts?
KRS1: that graph looks like
the price will drop
mircea_popescu: for every person with 1 btc or less
there's 1k+ people with a bunch of social media accounts.
mircea_popescu: benkay_ for every person
that matters
there's 1k+ people with a btc or less.
benkay_: call me if we're ever down week over week; whichever cryptocurrency is popular at
the
time might actually have hit a steady-state value at
that point
gribble: Next difficulty estimate | 9136646.06287 based on data since last change | 9622630.79435 based on data for last
three days
MJR_: people would have been
thrilled
to hear we would be at 160
MJR_: i
think 2 weeks ago?
MJR_: it is so funny how expectations change
the story
bowjob: so people who bought calls got burned
this
time
gribble: BTCUSD
ticker | Best bid: 155.10300, Best ask: 155.99999, Bid-ask spread: 0.89699, Last
trade: 156.00000, 24 hour volume: 188103.95597068, 24 hour low: 105.00000, 24 hour high: 266.00000, 24 hour vwap: 185.00224
gribble: BTCCAD
ticker | Best bid: 158.41987, Best ask: 165.39963, Bid-ask spread: 6.97976, Last
trade: 163.21575, 24 hour volume: 701.68925062, 24 hour low: 106.20810, 24 hour high: 270.77398, 24 hour vwap: 198.09981
mircea_popescu: well often-ish, but
trying
to also not kill
the service
gribble: MtGox lag is 20.926272 seconds. During
this
time, light
travels 0.0419360147858 AU. You could have sent a bitcoin
ten
times between Earth and Moon (0.0257 AU).
pizzaman1337: how often does it retry if it fails
to get a response?
gribble: MtGox lag is 2.21016 seconds. During
this
time, light
travels 0.00442913589382 AU. You could have sent a bitcoin from Jupiter
to its
third largest moon, Io (0.002819 AU).
MJR_: unfortunately, i can't get it
to work over ssl
MJR_: i am
the happiest guy in
the world
MJR_: i finally got socket.io
to work with java
mod6: thank dog,
the mpoe bot is back
naemsi: benkay_: wow,
that's weak. It allowed me
to create a non-alphanumeric username but won't allow me
to log in with it. :/
ThickAsThieves: so many of
these gox
trades are silly little bot amount
gribble: BTCUSD
ticker | Best bid: 151.26402, Best ask: 152.00000, Bid-ask spread: 0.73598, Last
trade: 152.00000, 24 hour volume: 182131.60623678, 24 hour low: 105.00000, 24 hour high: 266.00000, 24 hour vwap: 186.21706
burnside: gonna be
traveling for
the next week or so. any inquiries PM me on
the forums or send a support request via btct.co.
bVector: thestringpuller: icbit has been up
throughout
the day, no downtime noted
benkay_: what's
the rationale behind
that?
ThickAsThieves: i know wall st does
that, but do currency exchanges do
that?