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(trilema) nubbins`: and some other guy will gladly fork over 5+ in the future
(trilema) nubbins`: but i gladly forked over 4 BTC
(trilema) nubbins`: i'd never pay $400 for a coin
(trilema) nubbins`: see, the problem is, casascius coins exist in a bit of a bubble
(trilema) nubbins`: not much wear
(trilema) nubbins`: yeah, a bit of tarnish
(trilema) nubbins`: guy didn't take a great picture
(trilema) nubbins`: only 45 in the world
(trilema) nubbins`: i felt pretty saucy charging $550 for a half-oz of silver
(trilema) nubbins`: jcpham: one sec
(trilema) nubbins`: kakobrekla: i was feeling brave after selling a 0.5oz silver round for 5.5
(trilema) nubbins`: i paid 4 for mine
(trilema) nubbins`: i've seen em go for 5+ on bitmit
(trilema) nubbins`: great shape for 3 btc
(trilema) nubbins`: sure, how much?
(trilema) nubbins`: i'd sell mine for the right price, but i don't think you'd buy it for the right price ;)
(trilema) nubbins`: i purchased mine off a guy who was attempting to crowd fund its destruction
(trilema) nubbins`: i've got one as well, but it's pretty grubby
(trilema) nubbins`: jcpham: is that yours?
(trilema) nubbins`: so does that mean that someone with fecund encephalopathy is a fuckhead?
(trilema) nubbins`: fecal encephalopathy
(trilema) nubbins`: great buy opportunity there, guys
(trilema) nubbins`: over the course of like 6 hours or so
(trilema) nubbins`: it was no sweat for me to burn through 20-30 cigarettes if i was getting seriously drunk
(trilema) nubbins`: i mean, depending on how much you smoke
(trilema) nubbins`: but more or less constant aside from that
(trilema) nubbins`: i quit smoking weed for 1 year voluntarily and 9 months semi-voluntarily
(trilema) nubbins`: and wake up fresh
(trilema) nubbins`: now i can drink all night
(trilema) nubbins`: feel like ass until suppertime the next day
(trilema) nubbins`: go out, get drunk, smoke like 20 cigarettes
(trilema) nubbins`: dub: hangovers were so much worse when i smoked too
(trilema) nubbins`: cigarette after a large meal was always my favourite
(trilema) nubbins`: i quit halfway through a pack
(trilema) nubbins`: it was not my first attempt
(trilema) nubbins`: it sucked, i was terribly cranky for weeks, but i stuck with it
(trilema) nubbins`: that i was following
(trilema) nubbins`: and i had this timeline of events
(trilema) nubbins`: but honestly the biggest help was just keeping track of how long i'd been quit
(trilema) nubbins`: in my case, i'd smoke the occasional joint to satisfy my urge to smoke something
(trilema) nubbins`: cold turkey
(trilema) nubbins`: only way to quit for good is to just stop smoking
(trilema) nubbins`: all that stuff, nicorette, patches, e-cigs is fucking bullshit
(trilema) nubbins`: in 34 days, i'll be quit 2 years
(trilema) nubbins`: i still miss smoking sometimes
(trilema) nubbins`: that really struck a chord with you guys, huh?
(trilema) nubbins`: welfare-lotto
(trilema) nubbins`: you wouldn't understand
(trilema) nubbins`: it's finance talk
(trilema) nubbins`: tribal plays
(trilema) nubbins`: depends on who's shitting
(trilema) nubbins`: obvious power play
(trilema) nubbins`: pissing on others, not so much
(trilema) nubbins`: 99% sure pissing on fences is sex crime
(trilema) nubbins`: like the crack baby athletic association
(trilema) nubbins`: thestringpuller: nah, south park dabbles in didacticism
(trilema) nubbins`: sounds like you called someone a bad name
(trilema) nubbins`: his charges were mildly more serious, so it was more of a toss-up between sober house arrest and jail
(trilema) nubbins`: if a fine is an option, sure
(trilema) nubbins`: my friend is not allowed to drink for the next 4 years
(trilema) nubbins`: works at a strip club
(trilema) nubbins`: he gets to go to the gym and shit
(trilema) nubbins`: i have a friend on house arrest, it seems great
(trilema) nubbins`: maybe you'll get house arrest
(trilema) nubbins`: interrobang bombs
(trilema) nubbins`: i'm up for parole soon
(trilema) nubbins`: so i made a repeating background out of bombs with interrobangs on them
(trilema) nubbins`: funny thing
(trilema) nubbins`: i'm designing a poster for a band and they mentioned that they really like interrobangs
(trilema) nubbins`: ;;google interrobang
(trilema) nubbins`: "this isn't good for my chi"
(trilema) nubbins`: yeah, it's not funny at all for people who lost money
(trilema) nubbins`: i lel'd heavily at avalon
(trilema) nubbins`: i heard they sleep upside-down, is this true?
(trilema) nubbins`: hallucination
(trilema) nubbins`: you could pretty much replace writer with fund operator and the whole thing would be about btctalk forums
(trilema) nubbins`: those rank weeds of literature! cried the guy writing a poem about the way things are
(trilema) nubbins`: but kinda devolves into a beat-off at the end
(trilema) nubbins`: lovely prose
(trilema) nubbins`: he bought a bunch of t-shirts from me, no problems here ;p
(trilema) nubbins`: some obviously far less
(trilema) nubbins`: i'd be surprised if any given security was more than 60% real volume
(trilema) nubbins`: either way
(trilema) nubbins`: "x happens on mpex. some scammers are faking volume."
(trilema) nubbins`: it reads like the volume is being faked on mpex
(trilema) nubbins`: she's saying that some scammers are faking the volume on OTHER exchanges?
(trilema) nubbins`: oh, wait, i misunderstood the original statement
(trilema) nubbins`: that would be a reason for YOU to fake volume, not some random user
(trilema) nubbins`: i need to take a shit, but maybe while i'm gone, someone can explain what is to be gained by faking volume on an exchange
(trilema) nubbins`: "Historically most BTC securities trade happened on MPEx. Some scammers are faking the volumes currently, making that measure not particularly useful, but nevertheless…"
(trilema) nubbins`: pocket change
(trilema) nubbins`: "In addition we produced 45 half-BTC coins with the series-2 sticker which were not numbered into these rolls. These were available to those who made initial orders, though are no longer available for sale."
(trilema) nubbins`: behold, the most rare of all casascius coins:
(trilema) nubbins`: they're not cheap
(trilema) nubbins`: i bought a 1 btc error a couple weeks ago
(trilema) nubbins`: only problem is that i want to touch them with my bare hands, but can't ;|
(trilema) nubbins`: i'm still glad i bought a roll of those rare 0.5oz casascius silvers
(trilema) nubbins`: makes a nice "ding" when you toss it with your thumb
(trilema) nubbins`: i'm a big fan of silver
(trilema) nubbins`: looks pretty
(trilema) nubbins`: anyway, xbond is nice to hold
(trilema) nubbins`: no fee means you'd spend all your time xferring shares
(trilema) nubbins`: i'd probably exchange some xbond for neobee if i didn't have to pay 1 btc to do so
(trilema) nubbins`: ThickAsThieves: apparently
(trilema) nubbins`: i think he cuts himself in private
(trilema) nubbins`: if you give him a microphone, he may beat it against a table
(trilema) nubbins`: he will rant about how "horrible" he feels
(trilema) nubbins`: what I will do breakfast. Please just do not bring it up."
(trilema) nubbins`: I do not eat breakfast. Please do not ask me any questions about
(trilema) nubbins`: weeping about failure
(trilema) nubbins`: wow, he's freaking in that video
(trilema) nubbins`: you get it. Meeting that sad animal is not an agreeable surprise."
(trilema) nubbins`: "DON'T buy a parrot figuring that it will be a fun surprise for me. To acquire a parrot is a major decision: it is likely to outlive you. If you don't know how to treat the parrot, it could be emotionally scarred and spend many decades feeling frightened and unhappy. If you buy a captured wild parrot, you will promote a cruel and devastating practice, and the parrot will be emotionally scarred befo
(trilema) nubbins`: "If you can find a host for me that has a friendly parrot, I will be very very glad. If you can find someone who has a friendly parrot I can visit with, that will be nice too."
(trilema) nubbins`: it's crazy
(trilema) nubbins`: ever read his rider?
(trilema) nubbins`: stallman is fucked
(trilema) nubbins`: jcpham|twrk: what's that coin in the middle?
(trilema) nubbins`: i haven't been inside an office in 6 months
(trilema) nubbins`: that's inconvenient for everyone. i think we've got a winner
(trilema) nubbins`: or commuting home
(trilema) nubbins`: everyone is either at work or asleep :P
(trilema) nubbins`: 1pm EST, 1am in China, 6pm in London
(trilema) nubbins`: people make time for things they want
(trilema) nubbins`: all hours when reasonable people are awake
(trilema) nubbins`: is 3pm in london
(trilema) nubbins`: well, 10am EST is 10pm CST
(trilema) nubbins`: just to establish dominance
(trilema) nubbins`: yes, figure out your target market, and IPO when they should all be in bed
(trilema) nubbins`: oh, wait, i see
(trilema) nubbins`: i'm sure there are at least SOME people in your timezone
(trilema) nubbins`: people make mistakes when they're tired
(trilema) nubbins`: it's your IPO, pick a time that suits you
(trilema) nubbins`: all shareholders get to watch me eat it
(trilema) nubbins`: i'm gonna ipo my lunch
(trilema) nubbins`: or well i guess you'd just say "at baboon"
(trilema) nubbins`: mircea_popescu: the ipo will be held on september 13th at baboon o'clock
(trilema) nubbins`: ThickAsThieves: that's a reasonable compromise
(trilema) nubbins`: jurov: in that case, someone's going to be on Skype wearing their pyjamas
(trilema) nubbins`: noon is nice, if for no other reason than the fact that it has its own word
(trilema) nubbins`: that's a safe way to do it
(trilema) nubbins`: no earlier than 10am, no later than 3pm
(trilema) nubbins`: don't be the dick that schedules it for 9am or 4:30pm
(trilema) nubbins`: ThickAsThieves: put another way, if you were scheduling a meeting, what time would you schedule it for?
(trilema) nubbins`: thanks, i have occasional moments of clarity
(trilema) nubbins`: do it during business hours
(trilema) nubbins`: no sense staying up until 4am to make sure your own IPO doesn't fuck up
(trilema) nubbins`: noon in your local time zone
(trilema) nubbins`: transylvania, romania, etc
(trilema) nubbins`: we'd need dental records to be certain
(trilema) nubbins`: Still *ania, still mildly suspicious
(trilema) nubbins`: you'll need those
(trilema) nubbins`: maybe it magically fills itself with your blood or something
(trilema) nubbins`: just like the lycurgus cup, but with your face engraved in the side
(trilema) nubbins`: "it increases his rationality by 20 points!"
(trilema) nubbins`: "nubbins` has obtained the chalice of popescu!"
(trilema) nubbins`: better write yourself into Eulora
(trilema) nubbins`: in that order? ;)
(trilema) nubbins`: you're making perfect sense
(trilema) nubbins`: so essentially, accepting btc at pos is a useless beat-off
(trilema) nubbins`: mircea_popescu: fair enough
(trilema) nubbins`: buy a good coffee shop and ONLY accept btc
(trilema) nubbins`: sorry, i tend to rant about coffee
(trilema) nubbins`: i roasted coffee off and on for a couple of years, and starbucks roasts are shit
(trilema) nubbins`: charbucks!
(trilema) nubbins`: it would only be a way for current btc holders to divest themselves of their BTC
(trilema) nubbins`: instead of cash->btc->scrip?
(trilema) nubbins`: why not just cash->scrip?
(trilema) nubbins`: problem is, why buy btc?
(trilema) nubbins`: yep, that's gonna lead to an explosion in BTC usage
(trilema) nubbins`: "well, you can pay for purchases with cash or cc, or if you like, you can buy gift cards with cash, cc, or bitcoin, and then use the gift card to buy things"
(trilema) nubbins`: so scrip is essentially the idea behind gift cards
(trilema) nubbins`: before the 2fa code expires
(trilema) nubbins`: obviously the terminal will immediately steal your funds
(trilema) nubbins`: 2-fa won't help
(trilema) nubbins`: i swear i won't steal every cent
(trilema) nubbins`: feel free to come over to my house whenever you want, i'll let you log in to your blockchain.info account
(trilema) nubbins`: ok, problem solved
(trilema) nubbins`: btc fraud: mp pays you back?
(trilema) nubbins`: credit card fraud: visa pays you back
(trilema) nubbins`: sounds safe
(trilema) nubbins`: by typing your un/pw into a random computer?>
(trilema) nubbins`: how do you login at the register?
(trilema) nubbins`: can i do it with my iphone?
(trilema) nubbins`: or sign it?
(trilema) nubbins`: jurov: so how does the buyer construct the tx?
(trilema) nubbins`: if i already spent the coins, they can't very well sweep them, can they?
(trilema) nubbins`: buyer places QR under reader, POS beeps, coins have been swept
(trilema) nubbins`: just as simple as scanning a barcode on the product you're purchasing
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