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EskimoBob: maybe you can use existing delivery networks
to get your goods moving
EskimoBob: thestringpuller: cocoa is sold all over
the wold. Why not
talk
to some of
the guys?
smickles: thestringpuller: you must know i'm not an expert in commodities
trade regulation
Diablo-D3: open it
to get a soda BAM, forum
threads spill out with scam accusations
Diablo-D3: frankly, I
think
they're hiding in
the fridge
Diablo-D3: no one expects
the spanish inquisition
smickles: ah, you want me
to do bookkeeping and reports for you?
thestringpuller: well less help with
the model and more with
the accounting, I would like
to retain your btc accounting services
smickles: If you really need help with a pricing model, I can probably help you punch
the numbers into one of
the standard formulas
mircea_popescu: thestringpuller basically, you know what delivery costs, you know what you can buy cocoa for, so offer
that
thestringpuller: there are 2-3 people in
the coffee world who would be interested in funding
this endeavor
smickles: there are models for futures
too, actually, it's possible
to even use b-s, as options and futures can be converted
to one another
thestringpuller: smickles what about
the underwriting model?
the mpoe bot seems
to make most of it's money because it prices
the contracts effectively
smickles: thestringpuller: I'm not familiar enough on practicing
the business in 'merica
to render much of an opinion. but Ideally, it sounds easy. make contract, honor
the contract
thestringpuller: smickles: what is your
take on
this physical delivery of futures
mircea_popescu: logically, a lawschool student incapable of drafting incorporation papers isn't able
to graduate.
thestringpuller: i mean if you can make it so I have control and it's in another country (some vehicle
to do
that) I'd rather go
that option
thestringpuller: i mean I can send people
to columbia or wherever
the fuck
the farm is and
they can set up a
trailer office
there
mircea_popescu: thestringpuller i fail
to see
the sense, if
the cocoa isn't produced in
the states why centralize it
there ?
smickles: do you have a lot of capital
to launch it?
smickles: I'm sure
there are a
ton of regulations
to comply with
then
thestringpuller: it's be btc based
though so it wouldn't be limited
to america
smickles: thestringpuller: you wan't
to do actual publicly
traded futures in 'merica?
mircea_popescu: the mpoe bot is b-s
tho. i don't imagine you need something like
that if you have price and forecast inputs from
the farmers.
thestringpuller: i only keep bringing
the bot up because he
tends not
to lose money in
the longterm
thestringpuller: from
there it's underwriting
the future contracts in a fashion similar
to
the mpoe bot
thestringpuller: we'd buy directly from willing cocoa farmers and
that would set
the baseline price for
the market
smickles: thestringpuller: i'm unsure, but I
think we'd only pay
tarrifs if we imported
things
thestringpuller: btc based physical future delivery isn't illegal in
the US is it?
smickles: and I mean, specifically,
things which are illigal where I am or where my immediate family is
smickles: thestringpuller: I can't currently
try
to pull off illegal
things
thestringpuller: because
they fail at life,
thinking
that going
to art school for $20,000 a semester would
train
them
to write
the shitty movie
that
they're parents are paying for
thestringpuller: we should just overthrow
the government in a small country and ship from
there
thestringpuller: if we are
to completely avoid regulation, i.e. paying 0
taxes
to
the man
to support
the welfare kids, wouldn't we have
to ship from say a private island? or like
the middle of
the ocean?
smickles: my first linux was given
to my by a friend in
the halls of highschool on a floppy
mircea_popescu: <Diablo-D3> cant put
that geanie back in
the bottle <<< diablo scammed spelling.
Namjies: I'm not
that knowledgeable. I'm not a programmer either.
rg: remember when magazines/books used
to come with CDs
Diablo-D3: with wheezy
testing, and jessie is
the next
testing after
that
Diablo-D3: I dual booted for 2-3 years before
that
Diablo-D3: I moved
to linux shortly before potato became stable so....
rg: redhat 4.2 was
the last good redhat release
EskimoBob: I moved permanently
to Linux on 2002
Diablo-D3: he'd have
to have been using linux when it was 3 years old
Diablo-D3: well, he'd have
to have been using linux 6 years longer
than me
rg: this is who i wanted
to do bitvps
Diablo-D3: but if he doesnt pay on
those btc-mining shares, Im going
to beat his ass like a drum
rg: i wouldnt let
them in if
they werent
rg: theyre all
trustworthy
rg: i really dont
think it will be bad
rg: and BTC-Mining is well..
the man
rg: the only
thing
thats changing is now bitvps will have a proper staff
EskimoBob: if I can selle my few PT shares back, I am happy. After
that, you guys can do what ever you want :)
rg: 3. arij/someone buys
the automated VPS software (something like $50/mo)
rg: The following stipulations will be imposed on
this deal:
Diablo-D3: RUN FOR
THE HIIIIIiiiiIIiiIIIiiIIiiIILLLLS
EskimoBob: will
they honour
the old shares/contracts?