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(trilema) nubbins`: "i love their ad where the woman is on the verge of tears, with her legs spread open"
(trilema) nubbins`: "omg AA shirts are so stylish"
(trilema) nubbins`: in a factory run by a molester
(trilema) nubbins`: yeah, by illegal immigrants
(trilema) nubbins`: "they're made in downtown LA"
(trilema) nubbins`: it's funny how many people trip about american apparel tees
(trilema) nubbins`: sleazeball
(trilema) nubbins`: what is this, my birthday?
(trilema) nubbins`: oh my god this article goes straight from TOMS to Dov Charney
(trilema) nubbins`: now imagine those same shoes on a CHILD who spends their day OUTSIDE
(trilema) nubbins`: know what's a lousy gift? a pair of shoes that falls apart after 3 months of indoor use
(trilema) nubbins`: know what'd be a nice gift? a job in a shoe factory
(trilema) nubbins`: it's so true
(trilema) nubbins`: aaah, my sides
(trilema) nubbins`: "Some child in a hovel in Bolivia is throwing a pair of TOMS shoes at her mother right now, screaming, “What does this shithole look like to you, the Hamptons? I don’t want another pair of fucking beach shoes. I want to eat meat!”"
(trilema) nubbins`: bgupta: that's what caused the run-up to 350
(trilema) nubbins`: "that's not a pipe cutter, THIS is a pipe cutter"
(trilema) nubbins`: i had a plumber in a couple of weeks ago, and he lelled heavily at my shitty $5 pipe cutter
(trilema) nubbins`: have you used *cheap* hammers?
(trilema) nubbins`: you can break a $2 hammer
(trilema) nubbins`: there's just way more shit quality for cheap
(trilema) nubbins`: the cost of good quality hasn't changed
(trilema) nubbins`: well, it's not just shoes. people will buy ten $2 hammers rather than splurge on a $25 one that'll last a lifetime
(trilema) nubbins`: needless to say, after working there for 3 years, i've got three REALLY good pairs of hikers
(trilema) nubbins`: or a high-end pair of hiking shoes :D
(trilema) nubbins`: $500 per year to spend on health-related things, like a gym membership or a bicycle
(trilema) nubbins`: at my old job, we had a "wellness subsidy"
(trilema) nubbins`: then i guess i'm ok!
(trilema) nubbins`: i generally wear low-cut hikers
(trilema) nubbins`: well, depends on what you mean by "good shoes"
(trilema) nubbins`: seriously, holes worn right through the sides
(trilema) nubbins`: and i destroyed them after 3 months of indoor-only use
(trilema) nubbins`: they look nice, but they have zero arch support
(trilema) nubbins`: i bought a pair of toms
(trilema) nubbins`: the slightly-peeled "new" sticker in the top left really pulls it together
(trilema) nubbins`: now that's an album cover
(trilema) nubbins`: something about "oh fuck traffic"
(trilema) nubbins`: tat, virtex had btc deposits disabled yesterday for a few hours
(trilema) nubbins`: but that's just because i make really good muffins
(trilema) nubbins`: mircea_popescu: i prefer pot muffins
(trilema) nubbins`: i'll be ordering inks from these guys again
(trilema) nubbins`: man, these cookies are actually really good.
(trilema) nubbins`: nice bath?
(trilema) nubbins`: who would have thought that hedge fund managers and investment bankers would be falling over themselves trying to buy blow stamps from computer nerds?
(trilema) nubbins`: i was musing on bitcoin's nouveau riche last night
(trilema) nubbins`: this is awesome
(trilema) nubbins`: excited to finally get em
(trilema) nubbins`: i've always wanted a set of pantone guides
(trilema) nubbins`: ...and, inexplicably, there's a dozen cookies packed in with the inks
(trilema) nubbins`: and two pantone color guides!!
(trilema) nubbins`: courier just dropped off a ton of inks
(trilema) nubbins`: don't drag me into thi
(trilema) nubbins`: that'd be like impersonating a child killer, there's nothing to gain
(trilema) nubbins`: so, y'know, the sort of person you'd take legal advice from
(trilema) nubbins`: said guru was arrested for impersonating a doctor about 15 years ago
(trilema) nubbins`: the "guru" from which she took advice, coincidentally, grew up about 4 houses down the road from me
(trilema) nubbins`: the terror of which i can't imagine
(trilema) nubbins`: a 7-day psych evaluation led her to recant her claims of being not under the authority of the courts
(trilema) nubbins`: in recent weeks
(trilema) nubbins`: oh, this reminds me, there was one of those "freemen on the land" cases here
(trilema) nubbins`: luckily this type of behavior isn't too common here yet
(trilema) nubbins`: it's a spectacle, for sure
(trilema) nubbins`: ^ same family
(trilema) nubbins`: ^ same family
(trilema) nubbins`: this is all driven by the mother
(trilema) nubbins`: they chose 'ignore' :)
(trilema) nubbins`: so their options are pay up or ignore
(trilema) nubbins`: but the government can't just go to the media and speak about the specifics of the case, because health care info
(trilema) nubbins`: see, it's indefensible. they can wheel a stretcher into the house of assembly and scream and shout and call for resignations
(trilema) nubbins`: pics of both if you scroll down
(trilema) nubbins`: here's the 19 year old almost-mayor with his family:
(trilema) nubbins`: mircea_popescu: it was a large blue recycling bin. no word on the fairness thereof
(trilema) nubbins`: which itself speaks volumes
(trilema) nubbins`: now, this is glossing over the fact that the INCUMBENT MAYOR received the same # of votes as a 19 year old child
(trilema) nubbins`: 1,821 votes each, you recount
(trilema) nubbins`: not in this instance
(trilema) nubbins`: mjoiii__: depends on how badly they fucked the count
(trilema) nubbins`: 19 year old was sore, and demanded that another name-from-a-hat draw take place
(trilema) nubbins`: i think they recounted a couple of times
(trilema) nubbins`: tiebreaker = drawing name from a recycling bin
(trilema) nubbins`: incumbent mayor ties with 19-year-old kid for number of votes
(trilema) nubbins`: i've got a gem, hold on
(trilema) nubbins`: oh, speaking of town elections
(trilema) nubbins`: no write-in voting here
(trilema) nubbins`: my goodness
(trilema) nubbins`: terminator worked well for california
(trilema) nubbins`: have we gone mad?
(trilema) nubbins`: and an actor as the queen's representative!
(trilema) nubbins`: scumbag journalists in the senate
(trilema) nubbins`: seriously!!
(trilema) nubbins`: star trek actor
(trilema) nubbins`: like there was a campaign and everything?
(trilema) nubbins`: you know people were seriously nominating william shatner for governor general?
(trilema) nubbins`: but the bean counters!
(trilema) nubbins`: bankrupt enough that britain gave us away to canada ;p
(trilema) nubbins`: it didn't change anything D;
(trilema) nubbins`: newfoundland went bankrupt in the 1930s
(trilema) nubbins`: industry has deadlines, government has timelines ;)
(trilema) nubbins`: after having conveniently purchased a massive city-sized piece of land from the province
(trilema) nubbins`: altho the premier at the time all that was happening is now back in the private sector
(trilema) nubbins`: mircea_popescu: unfortunately, no
(trilema) nubbins`: so they said "what's yours is now ours"
(trilema) nubbins`: they didn't like the way Abitibi was putting people out of work
(trilema) nubbins`: i mean exactly what it sounds like
(trilema) nubbins`: accidentally siezes shitty, polluting mill, is left on hook for enviro cleanup
(trilema) nubbins`: government seizes assets
(trilema) nubbins`: big company closes mill, threatens to close another
(trilema) nubbins`: many faces were red when this went down
(trilema) nubbins`: i never had any problems w/ it, but all i'd ever do was dump money to send back home, so i never really held a balance
(trilema) nubbins`: he's so snarkastic!
(trilema) nubbins`: "current POLITICO Chief Economic Correspondent and Morning Money columnist, CNBC contributor, ex nyt, ft, wapo. tweets often snarkastic"
(trilema) nubbins`: and they give you a one-time pad that you need as well
(trilema) nubbins`: TBF you do need a private key issued by the bank to be installed on your PC tho
(trilema) nubbins`: south korean online banking is all activex controls
(trilema) nubbins`: no joke, i had to register pink eye using paper forms
(trilema) nubbins`: and i'm not installing a VM just to use my government's website
(trilema) nubbins`: besides, e-anything in this province requires IE :(
(trilema) nubbins`: not an option in this case
(trilema) nubbins`: went back today, "leel you can't file this until tuesday"
(trilema) nubbins`: drove to another city yesterday to file a paper "oh lel you need your wife's signature too"
(trilema) nubbins`: i filed a simple damage claim for $3k about 3 months ago and it's still clattering around the justice system
(trilema) nubbins`: and easy to miss things
(trilema) nubbins`: you can do it all yourself, but it's a bit overwhelming
(trilema) nubbins`: double nod
(trilema) nubbins`: either due to lack of finances, time, know-how, or all three
(trilema) nubbins`: those companies hold too much power
(trilema) nubbins`: good for her
(trilema) nubbins`: i wonder if casascius will respond to my post today
(trilema) nubbins`: playing chicken
(trilema) nubbins`: go ahead and try to get equifax to remove something from your record
(trilema) nubbins`: challenging such agencies is generally a huge process
(trilema) nubbins`: "The majority of banks using ChexSystems will not open a new deposit account for a customer that has a negative item reported."
(trilema) nubbins`: never woulda thought
(trilema) nubbins`: it's funny, canada seems much more welcoming of btc-related business
(trilema) nubbins`: guess they're not big enough ;0
(trilema) nubbins`: and i guess they're not having issues with banks
(trilema) nubbins`: haven't had any problems with them
(trilema) nubbins`: yeah, amagi is located in colorado
(trilema) nubbins`: coingenuity: credit unions?
(trilema) nubbins`: good morning, fellow mammals
(trilema) nubbins`: "Duffy is also the asshole who, at the funeral of former Liberal prime minister Pierre Trudeau in 2000, reminded his grieving widow that it was also the birthday of her son Michel, who died in an avalanche in 1998."
(trilema) nubbins`: duffy (left) truly is a pig
(trilema) nubbins`: conservative government is canada's reset button
(trilema) nubbins`: mircea_popescu: depends on if the liberals get elected again
(trilema) nubbins`: given the perps, i hope not
(trilema) nubbins`: nothing so far
(trilema) nubbins`: and it came to light that they've been grossly enriching themselves in ways that they shouldn't
(trilema) nubbins`: for some reason, we have a bunch of ex-journalists in the senate
(trilema) nubbins`: there's a "Senate scandal" going on right now
(trilema) nubbins`: not sure of spelling
(trilema) nubbins`: mp, i think we even have eleckshuns too
(trilema) nubbins`: or bleating about immigration reform
(trilema) nubbins`: it always degenerates into "loony lefties" or "harper's goons"
(trilema) nubbins`: never read the comments
(trilema) nubbins`: ooo, slipped it past me
(trilema) nubbins`: it used to be worse? :0
(trilema) nubbins`: infants trading pennies
(trilema) nubbins`: -otc is a wasteland
(trilema) nubbins`: go back to sleep!
(trilema) nubbins`: krs, shut up, you'll ruin it
(trilema) nubbins`: i can't argue with ya there
(trilema) nubbins`: mp, precisely
(trilema) nubbins`: it was removed from circulation after they realized it was only being used to launder money
(trilema) nubbins`: there was a $1,000 note until 2000
(trilema) nubbins`: it's uncommon to see anything bigger than a 20 day-to-day
(trilema) nubbins`: canada is largely cashless
(trilema) nubbins`: denomination? yeah
(trilema) nubbins`: ~150x70mm?
(trilema) nubbins`: macbook keyboard, regular size bills (for us, anyway)
(trilema) nubbins`: and i'm pretty sure it's a different polymer than the rest of the note
(trilema) nubbins`: i'm not sure of the specifics. the clear section has a hologram ribbon embedded in it
(trilema) nubbins`: (you can see the guilty braille near the bottom right of the "E"
(trilema) nubbins`: the canadian notes have fully transparent sections
(trilema) nubbins`: in fact, i mis-counted the tenants' rent twice this month because of this very problem
(trilema) nubbins`: i assumed that it was because they cut the sheets in stacks, and don't mechanically fan them to encourage separation before shipping them to the banks
(trilema) nubbins`: the canadian notes have texture as well
(trilema) nubbins`: the see-thru panels are kinda cool tho
(trilema) nubbins`: better than more coins, though
(trilema) nubbins`: i'm really not a huge fan
(trilema) nubbins`: polymer notes also don't fold nicely
(trilema) nubbins`: once they've been circulating for a while they're ok, but crisp ones are always a problem
(trilema) nubbins`: they tend to nest together around the braille
(trilema) nubbins`: cashiers are always death-gripping them
(trilema) nubbins`: mod6: crisp stacks of them are VERY difficult to separate. it's a real pain
(trilema) nubbins`: canada no longer produces paper money
(trilema) nubbins`: new polymer $5 and $10s released here today
(trilema) nubbins`: pays to have friends in inky places
(trilema) nubbins`: can't find message bundle files = ???place_holder_name??? for all strings
(trilema) nubbins`: guess they're using JSF
(trilema) nubbins`: eat one with 2 blueberry jellybeans for a blueberry muffin flavor
(trilema) nubbins`: saw the good, the bad and the ugly for the first time a couple days ago
(trilema) nubbins`: not surprised
(trilema) nubbins`: no, but it's based on a true story!
(trilema) nubbins`: i've had good dealings with amagi
(trilema) nubbins`: literally just googling "gold btc" here
(trilema) nubbins`: oh n/m, the ticker doesn't change to btc
(trilema) nubbins`: scorched to shit
(trilema) nubbins`: yep, R2 knew the soldering iron intimately
(trilema) nubbins`: couldn't find the DVD they backed up the schematics to?
(trilema) nubbins`: perhaps they vanished in a puff of logic
(trilema) nubbins`: that's only a temp fix
(trilema) nubbins`: i don't know who you are D:
(trilema) nubbins`: "a lot of care must have been put into this"
(trilema) nubbins`: "sweet, there's a usb stick with some awesome graphics inside the box!"
(trilema) nubbins`: what are you gonna do, hang an XML fragment on your wall?
(trilema) nubbins`: web is dead, print is king
(trilema) nubbins`: oh and if you were wondering, the trick to a good stew is to add some finely chopped potato right at the start
(trilema) nubbins`: it's my job to try to show him

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