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bgupta: The reality is google kinda made domain names less relevant..
that and
the fact
that browsers changed how
they deal with stuff you
type into
the address bar.
mircea_popescu: but a ny
times blog hit is nothing in
this discussion.
mjr_: benkay:
that is
the point, most people do not want
to own
their own business
mircea_popescu: i am aware
the domain name scam people are really working hard
to make
their coolaid credible
benkay: you're not going
to be successful in running your own business
benkay: if you're wasting cycles on
thinking about domains
mjr_: i am just saying
that domains are valuable, cuz people want
them
benkay: that domain's
taking up
too much of your brainspace
mjr_: but
that is way harder for some people
than just
throwing money at stuff
bgupta: yeah.. I've been holding it, because one day when I do a startup, I want a unique domain name
to do it with.
dub: man up and use it for a shock site
tbh
mjr_: typically we
think of being creative
bgupta: which means you can't build a company or a brand around
them
bgupta: yeah
the problem with
too generic is
they aren't
trademarkable.
dub: you don't want
that for a brand
dub: btc.com is
too generic, like dollar.com
bgupta: well we are a bit different in
that we use irc and weirdly named forums for most of our info. we seek out knowledge
benkay: their capital is best put
to work in profitable ventures
mircea_popescu: i bet it will be very valuable in
the sense 10 bucks are very valuable.
mircea_popescu: there's people in btc
that can afford 200k for a domain.
mjr_: i bet
that domain will be very valuable in
the future
mircea_popescu: did any of
the large btc players bother with it ? nope.
Chaang-Noi: i hold
tygrr.com and bitcoins.lc not really worth a whole lot.
benkay: coca cola's ad company isn't smart enough for
that shit
mjr_: and getting
those domains
mjr_: it is hard
to get a one word domain
benkay: they don't
think like
that
bgupta: memorable domains are getting harder
to come by...
bgupta: they don't even allow people
to register
two letter domains any more.
mircea_popescu: and wth, it boggles
that anyone'd pay 200k for a domain.
mjr_: my friend who owns an it consulting company said
that
that is his biggest regret
bgupta: (Well other
than my apt)
bgupta: It's
the most valuable
thing I own, and it goes up about 7% a year in value
bgupta: realistically if I
tried I could probably pocket close
to $200,000
bgupta: well I had it appraised for $250,000.. but
to sell it, i'd need
to put a lot of
time into adverttising, and likely need
to retain a domain broker.. and
then
take a huge hit on
taxes..
Chaang-Noi: im sure its a good name but you are going
to have
to hit
the right people
to get
that much out of it
bgupta: been paying whatever a year for
the standard domain registration..
bgupta: $0… registered it before
they charged for registering domains..
bgupta: Quick question in
the flow… Are BitFunder, btct.co and apex
the main securities exchanges ATM?
bgupta: unfortunately
the folks
that would be interested don't deal in btc
bgupta: If it was USD I'd want a bit more, but it is a digital only
transaction, so I'm willing
to do it for a little less
Chaang-Noi: dub i did
that already,
traded my car in and got a
truck
bgupta: I am willing
to sell my premium domain for 4000 btc..
dub: Chaang-Noi: im
thinking about
turnign some asicminer into a
truck
Chaang-Noi: anyone here selling off some of
their btc and buying something crazy? or are we all just holing untill $1000 plus?
Bowjob: mhm. what will happen
to SR when mt gox stops
their service
to NA
bgupta: don'w know why I keep doing
the same
type
bgupta: I probably mined close
to 10k coins while I had my rigs up.. but only managed
to walk away with 500 btw after all was said and done..
assbot: You had
the last Philistine.
This one's mine.
assbot: Have you got any
tobacco?
bgupta: my pool at
the
time didn't upgrade and shutdown.. and since I was losing close
to 50% at
the
time (due
to
the ridiculously low price of btw at
the
time) I followed
them
bgupta: yeah bitcoind changed… and all pools and miners had
to upgrade
bgupta: let me see if i can find
the deets
bgupta: mmm… existing miners had
to upgrade
the software..
mjr_: if you mean when
the pay rate halved
mjr_: what do you mean changed
the algorithm?
bgupta: I had it running was paying way
to much for hosting in a real datacenter.. so shut it down last april when
they changed
the algorithm,,
mjr_: i
thought you already had it running?
bgupta: the loss will be a day of my
time figuring out how
to setup
the softare
mjr_: he will just get
to keep half of
the small number of bitcoins he gets
bgupta: well…
they are paid for… so not really
mjr_: well...not really for him, if he alrady has
the hardware
mircea_popescu: if by hardware you mean gpus bgupta it's a loser for him. and prolly for you
too.
mod6: i have basically only accessed mpex over
tor since you moved it all over
to
that early last year
bgupta: In
the past no, unfortunately…. now… I have a partner willing
to pay electricity if I provide hardware and we split proceeds 50/50.. I
think it's a loser for him
though.. mircea_popescu yes sorry not reading what I am
typing..
mod6: ok, i'll reintroduce
those files with needed changes as
that approches.
that'll be awesome
mjr_: mircea_popescu: also i can host a mirror if you like...it will be pretty
tough for
them
to
take out a GAE instance
mod6: mjr_:
that is pretty neat-o huh :)
bgupta: held it fallow for
the past year or so… but
the recent spike in price got me wondering if spinning up made sense (I decided no since
the a sic stuff is imminent)
mod6: anyway, just
thought yall should know what was happening.
mjr_: i kinda
thought
that maybe you could host
the website on
tor with no order functionality
bgupta: so back when btw rallied from zero
to about 10 it caught my attention… and I made a decision
to invest in gnu mining gear. by
the
time I got my gear up and running it had spiked up
to
to 30+ and
then crashed… I ran my rigs at a loss for almost a year, but when
the algorithm changed, I decided
that investing
the wrk
to reprogram
them was a loser and shut it all down.. I managed
to hang onto a minuscule 500 b
mod6: so i'll probably just re-introduce
those files if/when
that happens so
tor may be utililzed
mod6: cause with
that, it was still
tor capable
mod6: oh, so
the bummer so far is... i maybe shouldn't have done a commit in
there and had left
those files
to be still able
to interface with mpex or a proxy in a way
thats outward facing... if
that ever happens again
mjr_: i
think
that is really cool
mjr_: whats interesting is
that we are sending our GET requests via irc
mod6: right on heheh. its awesome just
to see it work, kinda lol
benkay: bitcoin is disruptive
tech porn
mjr_: lol its all we
talk about really