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(trilema) nubbins`: as is mine
(trilema) nubbins`: i tried on like fifteen different ones before i found one that (a) i liked and (b) fit well
(trilema) nubbins`: not sure about ordering a ring online, too :P
(trilema) nubbins`: it's all a bit light on detail
(trilema) nubbins`: but still! these are really cool.
(trilema) nubbins`: ...and i literally have no use for NFC
(trilema) nubbins`: and i already have a ring D;
(trilema) nubbins`: not a fan of the woven carbon look
(trilema) nubbins`: hey, i remember those
(trilema) nubbins`: you guys got your money's worth :D
(trilema) nubbins`: great video
(trilema) nubbins`: Dr Greg uses words that I don't understand
(trilema) nubbins`: proof of winter ;(
(trilema) nubbins`: well, technically still six. but y'know
(trilema) nubbins`: three-sided snowflake
(trilema) nubbins`: i heard he sleeps upside-down
(trilema) nubbins`: ah! there's been a couple of nibbles on my auction for a redeemed casascius coin.
(trilema) nubbins`: you just gotta grease the wheel to keep it moving until it can turn on its own
(trilema) nubbins`: by the time the majority of transactions take place with btc, the amounts changing hands will be miniscule
(trilema) nubbins`: on the contrary
(trilema) nubbins`: but i mean, i don't regret buying things with bitcoin just because the value has gone up
(trilema) nubbins`: it can be two things
(trilema) nubbins`: now you're talking
(trilema) nubbins`: do i need to buy this coffee or should i save, all the while your electricity bill denominated in btc decreases each month
(trilema) nubbins`: that's just being fiscally prudent :P
(trilema) nubbins`: unbalanced: all this does is create a situation where people are reluctant to spend more than they have to
(trilema) nubbins`: using coffee for bitcoin procurement
(trilema) nubbins`: you can trace almost every wikipedia article back to "philosophy" just by continually clicking the first non-bracketed, non-italicized link in each article
(trilema) nubbins`: worth mentioning here, as well
(trilema) nubbins`: photosensitive business, screenprinting
(trilema) nubbins`: there's yellow lights down here
(trilema) nubbins`: not nearly as appealing as .999+
(trilema) nubbins`: it's really odd, almost like a penny
(trilema) nubbins`: that's a silver maple leaf underneath
(trilema) nubbins`: surprisingly small and heavy
(trilema) nubbins`: couple of btc
(trilema) nubbins`: oh hey, i got a krugerrand in the mail today
(trilema) nubbins`: perfect until the forum you've stored them on goes down
(trilema) nubbins`: private key steganography
(trilema) nubbins`: shit, that's where i keep all my bitcoins
(trilema) nubbins`: nah, i'm a baby-face now
(trilema) nubbins`: i can't imagine why
(trilema) nubbins`: great, always a pleasure to work on something new
(trilema) nubbins`: books, we usually do less than 100 at a time
(trilema) nubbins`: have an order for 5000 silkscreened certificates in the works right now
(trilema) nubbins`: unbalanced: we mostly do small runs, but have done some larger
(trilema) nubbins`: we really, really need a stack cutter.
(trilema) nubbins`: phew, just finished trimming 50 books by hand
(trilema) nubbins`: even better if they bake, too
(trilema) nubbins`: roasting actually stinks, better to move into a coffee shop ;)
(trilema) nubbins`: i've had people on the next block call me and say "are you roasting right now?"
(trilema) nubbins`: and afterburners are expensive :0
(trilema) nubbins`: the problem with urban roasting at any scale is the smoke and odor
(trilema) nubbins`: haven't touched it in a while tho
(trilema) nubbins`: did a few pounds a week for a couple of years
(trilema) nubbins`: i almost went into roasting as a full-time business
(trilema) nubbins`: sweet maria's also sells sacks wholesale
(trilema) nubbins`: they really know their shit, and they're not afraid to get their hands dirty
(trilema) nubbins`: if anyone could pull it off, it's them
(trilema) nubbins`: altho in the future, who knows?
(trilema) nubbins`: the folks at Sweet Maria's do a lot of direct-from-the-farm buying
(trilema) nubbins`: honestly, with a Skerton, an AeroPress, and a kettle, you could make a cup of coffee that would rival any other. All for about a $60 investment.
(trilema) nubbins`: Hario Skerton is a good, affordable hand-cranked burr grinder, but it's tiring
(trilema) nubbins`: burr grinder produces uniform sized grinds for a more consistent extraction
(trilema) nubbins`: problem with blade grinders is that all your grinds are different sizes -- dust and boulders
(trilema) nubbins`: that's a bit much for me tho
(trilema) nubbins`: the sky's the limit tho, some people spend thousands on grinders for their home
(trilema) nubbins`: actually only $140 now
(trilema) nubbins`: uh, bodum makes a good burr grinder
(trilema) nubbins`: but seriously
(trilema) nubbins`: you can get a decent burr grinder for $200 and up
(trilema) nubbins`: much better than blade grinders
(trilema) nubbins`: burr grinders are best
(trilema) nubbins`: search coffee snob forums, the second-most expensive piece of equipment in their setup is the grinder
(trilema) nubbins`: it's good for about 20 minutes after grinding
(trilema) nubbins`: never buy preground coffee
(trilema) nubbins`: yeah i feel like there's someone else
(trilema) nubbins`: it's like drinking blueberries
(trilema) nubbins`: truffles: there's layers to it, like an ogre
(trilema) nubbins`: i made one of those too, hold on
(trilema) nubbins`: if you checked each text box for -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----, people would just wrap their cleartext messages in that and carry on.
(trilema) nubbins`: well, y'know, give people an out and they'll take it
(trilema) nubbins`: escrowtrage
(trilema) nubbins`: silk road 3.0
(trilema) nubbins`: still amazing tho
(trilema) nubbins`: drifting away
(trilema) nubbins`: hm, $997.90 at virtex. would be great to see $1k CAD today
(trilema) nubbins`: it's just instinct
(trilema) nubbins`: owner dies alone, neighbours report smell, find well-fed dog and owner missing his face
(trilema) nubbins`: this is common with dogs too
(trilema) nubbins`: i certainly don't need it anymore
(trilema) nubbins`: no, of course not
(trilema) nubbins`: havent seen the film nor read the book
(trilema) nubbins`: that's life tho
(trilema) nubbins`: pankkake: i have few doubts that my cat would consume my corpse, if i were to die alone with her
(trilema) nubbins`: :( nice looking cat
(trilema) nubbins`: several people have suggested i visit beaumont hamel, but that's way too much of a fucking downer
(trilema) nubbins`: everyone needs a cat
(trilema) nubbins`: i wonder if this savoy guy screams "WHERE'S THE LAMB SAUCE" all the time
(trilema) nubbins`: "In season 3 of MasterChef it was revealed that Guy Savoy was Gordon Ramsay's culinary mentor."
(trilema) nubbins`: mircea_popescu: all relative, i suppose
(trilema) nubbins`: this guy savoy thing sounds nice
(trilema) nubbins`: food is the only thing i miss about korea
(trilema) nubbins`: food is always relevant
(trilema) nubbins`: berlin in particular
(trilema) nubbins`: wouldn't mind checking out germany
(trilema) nubbins`: altho most of my travels have been to dirtier, busier cities
(trilema) nubbins`: i've never been
(trilema) nubbins`: my family generally agreed that paris is a dirty, busy city
(trilema) nubbins`: fun fact: it's cheaper (and quicker) for me to fly to Dublin than to Calgary
(trilema) nubbins`: an airline here started doing direct flights from my city to dublin
(trilema) nubbins`: moulin rouge, good one
(trilema) nubbins`: shrug, wife wants to
(trilema) nubbins`: hey, speaking of eu, any of you euros care to recommend some must-see things on your continent? i've got two weeks next summer and no destinations in mind apart from the louvre
(trilema) nubbins`: ah, the eu
(trilema) nubbins`: always welcome, cheers
(trilema) nubbins`: what's more deserved that recognizing an opportunity and siezing it by the scrote?
(trilema) nubbins`: light a joint at $420, it passes $500 before you're finished smoking it
(trilema) nubbins`: the milestones are almost becoming meaningless
(trilema) nubbins`: getting warmer..
(trilema) nubbins`: this is great
(trilema) nubbins`: wow, NMC doubled in value since yesterday?
(trilema) nubbins`: i discovered some in my btcguild account yesterday
(trilema) nubbins`: wow, NMC is worth actual money?
(trilema) nubbins`: now all we need is a Bjork
(trilema) nubbins`: it didn't get much longer than that
(trilema) nubbins`: heh, came across this one again
(trilema) nubbins`: (contender?)
(trilema) nubbins`: Diablo-D3: you got a contendor?
(trilema) nubbins`: TBF i shaved the beard and the allergies remain D:
(trilema) nubbins`: suppose you have allergies AND a beard?
(trilema) nubbins`: ecuador organic espindola, burundi sogestal kirimiro, and a little bit of el salvador finca la montanita
(trilema) nubbins`: i actually still have some green beans here, let me see
(trilema) nubbins`: i visited a coffee plantation in colombia in 2010
(trilema) nubbins`: havoc on my allergies tho, all the chaff floating everywhere
(trilema) nubbins`: really, really nice smell
(trilema) nubbins`: and it smells like wet hay
(trilema) nubbins`: and the beans are yellowing
(trilema) nubbins`: there's this one point where almost all the moisture is drawn out
(trilema) nubbins`: roasting coffee smells nothing like brewing coffee :)
(trilema) nubbins`: not outstanding in any one regard, but really good overall
(trilema) nubbins`: central american beans are usually nicely balanced
(trilema) nubbins`: nothing like a nice yirgacheffe
(trilema) nubbins`: my favourite origin is still ethiopia tho, sorry :)
(trilema) nubbins`: peaberries make nice coffee, but you generally only see tanzanian peaberry for some odd reason
(trilema) nubbins`: i recall having an excellent Sumatran peaberry, one of the best i've tasted
(trilema) nubbins`: indonesia has some nice beans
(trilema) nubbins`: i roasted coffee for a few years
(trilema) nubbins`: mm, coffee
(trilema) nubbins`: weex: because you want to sign up for two things today, not one
(trilema) nubbins`: so casascius says it's fincen that caused him to halt orders, hey?
(trilema) nubbins`: beef crashes against pumpkins every october, doesn't mean vegetarians are destroying meat eaters
(trilema) nubbins`: yeah, more or less
(trilema) nubbins`: kinda glad, he severely dropped the prices on a lot of his coins recently, which i didn't really agree with
(trilema) nubbins`: wonder what this will do for prices
(trilema) nubbins`: who knows!
(trilema) nubbins`: ah, 1suckerSendAllCoinsHere2345?
(trilema) nubbins`: where do i send my coins
(trilema) nubbins`: dub not bad, that's hardly any time at all
(trilema) nubbins`: you're only baller if you step up and buy
(trilema) nubbins`: makes you feel like the baller we talked about earlier
(trilema) nubbins`: i keep mine in a SDB
(trilema) nubbins`: anyway, i know eventually i'll sell these coins, but the market is so thin
(trilema) nubbins`: ^ heh i remember 420
(trilema) nubbins`: ;;seen chaangnoi
(trilema) nubbins`: ;;seen chaang-noi
(trilema) nubbins`: right now or in general?
(trilema) nubbins`: keeps the btc circulating
(trilema) nubbins`: nah, he spends lots
(trilema) nubbins`: buyer already has realized a profit
(trilema) nubbins`: in gold and cash
(trilema) nubbins`: he sold it
(trilema) nubbins`: not anymore
(trilema) nubbins`: i had 12, now only 6
(trilema) nubbins`: goat has 12 of these rare ones that i'm selling
(trilema) nubbins`: almost bought a 25, wish i had
(trilema) nubbins`: yeah, i've got one of those too
(trilema) nubbins`: no buying coins from alibaba
(trilema) nubbins`: comes with a pgp-signed chain of custody too, natch
(trilema) nubbins`: lowest mintage of any sub-500 btc coin
(trilema) nubbins`: 2013 0.5 silver, series 2 holo
(trilema) nubbins`: especially when a rare opportunity presents itself
(trilema) nubbins`: probs still wastes a lotta money tho
(trilema) nubbins`: that kinda baller
(trilema) nubbins`: asking 10 btc
(trilema) nubbins`: i got a casascius coin, mintage of only 45
(trilema) nubbins`: that kinda baller
(trilema) nubbins`: people who aren't afraid to spend double-digit amounts of coin
(trilema) nubbins`: Bugpowder: like, true baller
(trilema) nubbins`: you guys know any true ballers who collect rare coins?
(trilema) nubbins`: i think the primary driver was "leel look at me"
(trilema) nubbins`: dont get too drunk
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