bitcoinpete: he can afford the workouts
mike_c: heh, the replies to all of karpeles recent tweets are great. what did he think was going to happen?
bitcoinpete: £80,000 per annum wouldn't be shabby if you didn't have to live in the city
assbot: When people call you intelligent it is because they agree with you. Otherwise they just call you arrogant.
Mats_cd03: usfg lubed up the wheels and now healthcare.gov works p good
mike_c: decimation:if you total the amount of money spent on microsoft over the years, USG could have built its own secure OS and secure hardware to run it on << on the other hand, they couldn't even build a fucking website with hundreds of millions of dollars.
assbot: LOLO - Hit and Run by LOLOmusic on SoundCloud - Hear the worlds sounds
BingoBoingo: Eh, the ATF is probably going to go after them when one of their customers fills a sock with their quarters and uses the product as a weapon.
pankkake: well this service does the reverse
pankkake: I hate dealing with small monies, I usually leave the change - I don't mind paying "more"
BingoBoingo: Washboard is a startup whose business is you send them money, and they return to you less money!
kakobrekla: its a quote from the forums
los_pantalones: and they are working fine
kakobrekla: >I just uncovered a problem. I'm using the API to trade. I'm generating orders, and they are accepted by Bitfinex, but thats the extent of it. I have an orderid, time stamp, and the response says the trade is active. They don't get processed, and the history doesn't get updated. I've sent an email to support, but was just wondering if anyone else has seen anything strange like this. Seems to have start after 4:30 this afternoon. Th
assbot: BBC News - The macabre world of books bound in human skin
Vexual: anyone know about the gpg multi irc client?
Vexual: real IT people don't leave the house
xmj: i work in IT, tshirts are permissible work clothes.
Apocalyptic: xmj, when I go for excellent i don't look at the price
xmj: so you'll be able to find a real decent tailor for less than you'd spend in other places.
xmj: just for the lulz.
xmj: whenever i fly fra<>tll i choose one of the last rows, and by the time they're done serving people hang out in the back and chat with them.
xmj: they're usually really cool
xmj: do yourself a favor and have fun with the stewardesses.
xmj: see, he already knows more about the country i live in than i do.
Vexual: but where do you get the tweed?
fluffypony: so we can go hunting in the afternoon
xmj: fluffypony: i haven't found the tailor yet. been busy all week
Vexual: just put all the gold in your hand luggage and think light thoughts
Vexual: are they hard arse about it?
Vexual: afaik no such irc client is in the public domain
Vexual: and jurov might want the key when I sell my soul to him
moiety: !up Vexual please get in the wot, i'll help you
cazalla: BingoBoingo: didn't you know that the biggest Australian export after resources are bitcoin scams? (inputs.io, hair dresser ipos, kenilworth and on it goes)
fluffypony: you have to feed them news regularly
BingoBoingo: Well, that was maybe two months ago. Now the question is "Which aquatic snail is the fastest on the Utah salt flats"
punkman: not many hitpoints left there
BingoBoingo remembers the days assbot was ignored as spamzor #1
BingoBoingo: moiety: They don't want to be though
moiety: apparently they meant english language and just said it wrong....
moiety: i said that's like me saying the american accent is my favourite canadian accent
BingoBoingo: Did you correct them...
assbot: We’re Telling England There’s a Chance! | FiveThirtyEight
BingoBoingo: Delusionist >> http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/were-telling-england-theres-a-chance/
asciilifeform: 'More interestingly, many Americans no longer even understand the concepts of loyalty and treasonagain, not surprising, since for a few generations now they have been ruled by traitors, whose routine acts of betrayal are designed to benefit just about anyonefrom Israeli arms smugglers to Afghani heroin dealersexcept the people who supposedly elect them to office.'
asciilifeform: him: 'those motherfuckers, can you believe, they shot my translator the first minute he was alone.'
asciilifeform: '...the names of political dissidents who were in contact with the US Embassy' << 'world's smallest violin' plays.
asciilifeform: when turning stoolie - remember about the list.
asciilifeform: sometimes - rarely - mob gets the list.
asciilifeform: in any country, there is - starting from local constabulary to the national gendarmerie - an archive, with list of stoolies, provocateurs, agents.
asciilifeform: lol at expecting anyone to have sympathy for the folks who lost their heads from cables.csv (assuming any)
assbot: Why didn't Julian Assange use PGP properly when handing over the US State Department cables.csv file to David Leigh ?? - WikiLeak
asciilifeform: decimation: aes hard disk << what actually happens inside the drive? how does one know? this is not a minor detail - it's the beginning and end.
asciilifeform: mentions of asking the poster to pgp/gpg...
moiety: lol whats the poinbt
BingoBoingo: From that position Due East there is a girl. From this angle face is blured. Try noving North or South... No bluring
BingoBoingo: Well, turns out at the right angle face is blurred
asciilifeform: if you link it here - i'd bet it will vanish within the year.
BingoBoingo: Scares the hell out of white 'Murica
moiety: BingoBoingo: including "the killing of 16-year-old Chicago student Derrion Albert in 2009" < also didn't know that was allowed
BingoBoingo: moiety: All of the most interesting videos are on World sStar Hip Hop.
gribble: WARNING: Currently not authenticated. Trust relationship from user thestringpuller to user gigavps: Level 1: 0, Level 2: -5 via 3 connections. Graph: http://b-otc.com/stg?source=thestringpuller&dest=gigavps | WoT data: http://b-otc.com/vrd?nick=gigavps | Rated since: Fri Nov 11 14:47:27 2011
assbot: Stonewood's Eclypt Drive: the AES-256 Data Fortress
decimation: ie http://news.softpedia.com/news/Stonewood-039-s-Eclypt-Drive-the-AES-256-Data-Fortress-84632.shtml
decimation: yeah that's an interesting theory
asciilifeform: because 'sane machine for me but not for thee' doesn't work - can't guarantee future loyalty of the folks you issue the hardware to.
assbot: Mulling Iraq options: Begin by telling me which of these groups you want to bomb
Mats_cd03: http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2014/06/19/mulling_iraq_options_begin_by_telling_me_which_of_these_groups_you_want_to_bomb passable writeup of factions
asciilifeform: all keys come from the continent.
asciilifeform: note the observation about how no known u.s. military crypto gizmo allows generation of keys by the operator. ever.
asciilifeform: first rule of usg comsec - secure machine must not come to exist, the wrong folks might use it.
assbot: Loper OS » A Country of Which Nothing is Known but the Name.
decimation: but it's probably the case that if you are correct - that these microcode patches may weaken usg's own infrastructure
asciilifeform: intel is arm of usg. amd - produces clones at the crown's pleasure (see agreement with intel)
decimation: it is odd that one of the companies doesn't try to be open to get more market share
asciilifeform: very telling detail - neither intel nor amd publish microcode documentation. (intel's microcode loader is known only from the leaked ami src, afaik. amd's is public. intel crypts their patches, amd - no. both release opaque binary blobs for microcode, no docs.)
asciilifeform: the only real source of genuine documentation on intel cpu initialization is:
asciilifeform: ^ what isn't in there is considerably more interesting than what is
asciilifeform: and intel products are the very same ideas, incarnated as hardware.
asciilifeform: usg has exactly the os it wants.
decimation: if you total the amount of money spent on microsoft over the years, USG could have built its own secure OS and secure hardware to run it on
asciilifeform: only when seen in this light do the facts begin to make sense.
decimation: yeah that's true, the only organization on earth that will voluntarily use ms is the usg
BingoBoingo: The piece of software most damaging to progress in computing in history has probably been Microsoft Office
decimation: except now microsoft is the out-of-touch monopoly with no ideas
decimation: microsoft is pretty much in the same position
decimation: they still might sell some low end chips to idiots who want to run word or whatever
asciilifeform: the two are 'partners in crime'
decimation: and the scientific computing market is not wed to microshit
asciilifeform: (where their margin is fattest)
asciilifeform: well, the high end
decimation: intel's afraid that google et. al. will switch to arm in the server room - leaving the x86 market to ... nobody at all
asciilifeform: intel did once propose to stuff x86 turdballs in phones - to laughter around the world
decimation: well, it's already happened on the mobile world - which is the only world selling chips in large quantities
decimation: aside from the journalist, there is an implict admission from intel here ... "We have no idea how to organize the transistors on our chip, here - have an FPGA"
asciilifeform: danger of sane folks moving onto linux/arm (or whatever other arch)
BingoBoingo: Ah, features like an MMU aren't enough anymore. Now your need the pretense of "fast"
asciilifeform: idea is, intel fears for its life, because x86 (and all the compatibility kludges that enable 20 years of crapola to run) is doomed.
asciilifeform: (actually there may be. fpga/cpu combo is a dime a dozen - xilinx made ppc/fpga cores for ages. but a modern pc arch cpu is something rather else)
decimation: no, but somehow according to the journalist companies like google would prefer to buy this intel fpga/cpu rather than an arm chip
asciilifeform: afaik there is no mass-market arm/fpga combo ic
asciilifeform: this is merely idiocy of the journalist
decimation: but... this is intel's solution to "open" arm competition. Why would they start with a proprietary toolchain?
asciilifeform: (intel never once in its entire life published anything but a mockery of 'open source.' see their 'open' bios, for example.)
asciilifeform: in the case of the intel product, even if it is placed on open market - you'll have to wait for reverse-engineered loader
decimation: you think that won't be the case with this intel chip?
asciilifeform: but at least these were traditional fpga and one could (at least in the case of xilinx) use linux toolchain, traditional vhdl/verilog, etc
asciilifeform: decimation: built by nallatech (nsa contractor) and a few other outfits. thus, golden toilet prices
asciilifeform: decimation: for some years, there were fpga on the market that fit into an intel or amd cpu socket
assbot: Intel reveals its FrankenChip ARM killer: one FPGA and one Xeon IN ONE SOCKET The Register
assbot: Moore's Law Goes To War: How Can The Department Of Defense Keep Pace With Changes In IT? | Brookings Institution
Mats_cd03: in this instance, my brain was the failure mode
TheNewDeal: haha possibly. I was just looking at the website and apparently only the first block on the top was refreshing. List read 306725 , 306719, 306718....
decimation: hehe yeah exactly. And the wreckers (kulaks, rednecks, red-staters, etc) are all the same 'round the world
decimation: yeah that's stupid. If I were Russia I would fund the environmentalists to protest sane solutions like nuclear fission and promote insane solutions like wind
bitcoinpete: off to the library...
decimation: re: wreckers - sounds like a good description of the environmental lobby to me. bring back RSFSR penal code article 58
bitcoinpete: TheNewDeal lol such weight
gribble: The operation succeeded.
decimation: ;;later tell Mats_cd03 I apologize for logging - I had to get some sleep for an early morning. I generally check the logs within a few days, so it's still productive to write for the record.
TheNewDeal: even stranger. Go look at the last 2 bets on bastille day
TheNewDeal: can't believe someone put down 1.6 on BTC above 800 before july. 5 days ago would have had twice the timweight
mircea_popescu: but whatever, leave hius blog. i wasn't even there.
mircea_popescu: mthreat no i know who the guy is, just, avc didn't compute
bitcoinpete: "I have found that being nice builds your reputation. I have found that leaving money on the table, and being generous, pays dividends." << fred wilson
bitcoinpete: "So let’s recognize the world has changed a bit over the last two decades and call them for what they are. These aren’t startups - and most of the upside from investing in these companies comes before they even go public, not after the fact."
mircea_popescu: bitcoinpete i recall it was discussed here back then, FabianB came up with an azn term
mircea_popescu: <mike_c> whoops, somebody just dropped 60 btc on JD. there goes another startup. << lmao
bitcoinpete: punkman: that would be quite the honour
bitcoinpete: cow's calf is the only slang term for half a quid i could find
bitcoinpete: looking good, TheNewDeal
gribble: The operation succeeded.
gribble: The operation succeeded.
mircea_popescu: not entirely sure why the foundation derps think anyone asked them anything on the score, but then again... it's kinda what they do, isn't it.
mircea_popescu: bitcoinpete cut them some slack, they have to consider the long-reaching consequences of renaming "satoshis"...whatever will the altcoins think if they do? <<< course this is long ago resolved, http://trilema.com/2013/mpex-one-year-of-dividends/#identifier_4_47551
mike_c: of course, the stock is generally restricted..
mike_c: there are both, the PR and the accounting. the PR being cash + stock + incentives. but cash + stock is accounting
mircea_popescu: but no, in general the "purchase price" is more of a pr device than an accounting device these days
mike_c: well, facebook doesn't just announce a 20bn purchase. they are public, they have to record what they pay.
mircea_popescu: let me be the judge of that lol
mike_c: yeah.. but if the returns are not well connected to the returns fiat investors see (btc forex risk ignored) it may not have the effect you are looking for.
mircea_popescu: there's really very little way to price fraudulent sales.
mircea_popescu: anyway, reason the contracts aren't signed yet is because i wanna see what the general community thinks
mircea_popescu: jurov: anyway i'd be surprised if schmucks who may buy D.* have mpex or at least coinbr accounts *and* whole bitcoins <<< are you saying the claim that someone "invested" 30mn usd in bitpay are false ?
mircea_popescu: jurov: mircea_popescu: can i open D.BBS and short my shares there? << what'd be d.bbs ?
mircea_popescu: and then i rant about how us people don't speak latin. what speak latin lol.
assbot: imgur: the simple image sharer
mircea_popescu: the relation is very slight.
publio: since btc is being touted as a replacement for fiat, has anybody been following the btcusd:xauusd ratio?
nubbins`: oh and the whole losing $100m last year i guess didn't help
nubbins`: just general sleaze, other execs got tired of it
assbot: American Apparel sacks Dov Charney as chairman and suspends him as CEO | Business | The Guardian
kakobrekla: where is the "fuck off im outta here?"
mircea_popescu: so i go to this place where i normally have an orange juice "exprimido" which means freshly pressed with a two liter bottle, asked them to fill it
asciilifeform: (they still seemed to do so)
asciilifeform: benkay: i once worked with laboratory (-80C) units that didn't. a pump moved the cold air to reservoir when you turned the handle. room air pumped in, door opens. reverse when close hadle.
asciilifeform: ('absorption' type fridge fueled with the bugger's own fat would be considerably more efficient. but for some reason he did not suggest this variant.)
asciilifeform: '...the machine I would most like to develop is a pedal powered refrigerator and possibly freezer.'
assbot: The KillCap Refrigerator | musings on entropy
asciilifeform: https://musingsonentropy.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/the-killcap-refrigerator-working-title
asciilifeform: guess the hand-cranked spamatron operator grew tired
mircea_popescu: "Hello, mpex.co is under ddos. To stop the attack, send 0.25 BTC to 1DNExFs45Tmfyxp3aG9k9HQ1q6euWB7Sus
asciilifeform: 'Perhaps the Russians are worried about our huge wind and solar potential, and have infiltrated the UK Government.' << lol. wreckers.
ThickAsThieves: <+asciilifeform> 'Avarus, Inc. (we, us, our) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on September 20, 2010. The Company was originally organized as a blank check shell Company to investigate and acquire a target company or business seeking the perceived advantages of being a publicly held corporation.' << lol! /// The Havelock System
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: Like with winnie the pooh do the Russians have a less jaundiced Simpsons?
assbot: Simpsons - Thermodynamic 2nd Law on Vimeo
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: Indeed, self defending window. Only mess was some feathers and dust.
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: Defective bird attacked my windshield. Unlike the bird that attacked your window... THis one could only make one attempt before being corrected by physics.
pankkake: …where the author realizes tv is fake. duh
assbot: Honey Boo Boo is a monster: What reality TV did to the pint-size pageant queen - Salon.com
BingoBoingo: 'Murica http://www.salon.com/2014/06/19/honey_boo_boo_is_a_monster_what_reality_tv_did_to_the_pint_size_pageant_queen/
BingoBoingo: Attacked my windshield, and then was made to comply with a standard
gribble: The operation succeeded.
pankkake: ;;later tell bitcoinpete your latest post reminds me of the http://trollscience.com/ "infinite money"
BingoBoingo: I also encountered one of asciilifeform's defective birds earlier in the day.
BingoBoingo: moiety: They said they will. I think some things attractive about the job to me (odd hours, duties from four other people's jobs) are going to come out as turnoff in the other interviews.
moiety: sorry for delay, just spilled coffee everywhere, which is really useful. only two others is even better BingoBoingo. do you think they will call? they're usually pretty good for that here
BingoBoingo: Only two other people get interviewed
moiety: :D brilliant BingoBoingo! When will they get in touch?
assbot: Regulating Digital Currencies: Bringing Bitcoin within the Reach of the IMF by Nicholas Plassaras :: SSRN
moiety: they've made 11 videos from OSCON 2013 available for free http://www.oscon.com/oscon2014/public/content/mainstage-video?imm_mid=0be4b3&cmp=em-prog-confreg-info-os14_free_video_mainstage
[]bot: Bet placed: 2 BTC for No on "Spain will advance from the 2014 World Cup group stage" http://bitbet.us/bet/912/ Odds: 5(Y):95(N) by coin, 9(Y):91(N) by weight. Total bet: 3.82877738 BTC. Current weight: 39,102.
bitcoinpete: on the amd side… http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/06/19/amd-vows-25-fold-increase-in-chip-energy-efficiency/
bitcoinpete: "The company known for computer chips on Thursday plans to announce the availability of an app that lets people leave offbeat animated messages using smartphones. It exploits the device’s camera and microphone to capture a user’s facial movements and voice, which are used to control cartoon-like figures known as avatars in recorded sequences."
fluffypony: bitcoinpete cut them some slack, they have to consider the long-reaching consequences of renaming "satoshis"...whatever will the altcoins think if they do?
bitcoinpete: so penguirker re-posts when the url is changed eh
penguirker: New blog post: http://bitcoinpete.com/2014/06/19/the-free-health-club-membership-an-experiment-in-monthly-vs-annual-payments/
asciilifeform: mircea_popescu: another smoking disk ?
bitcoinpete: i'm seeing the same
fluffypony: I already linked to the github repo for it
penguirker: New blog post: http://bitcoinpete.com/2014/06/19/the-free-health-club-membership-an-experiment-in-roi/
bitcoinpete: "your use of vocab is the least impressive and your facts are skewed only to meet your own objectives."
bitcoinpete: "your article on litecoin is one of the worst, most unresearched journalism attempts ive ever seen. Hang your head in shame"
bitcoinpete: More lulzy feedback from the litecoin article:
mike_c: you add a bunch of A records in the DNS for active nodes. i'll let you know.
ThickAsThieves: <+mike_c> ThickAsThieves: what do you think about creating seeds.therealaltcoin.org with node seeds. /// Sure, can someone provide the landing content/file? ;;later tell me or such, I'm very behind on logs and distracted by day trading lately
kakobrekla: did ya read the bash?
HeySteve: I assume BitPay and BitGo (which I haven't heard of) are the relevant companies
HeySteve: kakobrekla, I believe idiocy will eventually end in failure. sure there might be an initial boom while other idiots pile in but...
kakobrekla: the thing is you cant go short cause idiots are idiots.
peterl: does it profit from the derp companies doing good or bad?
kakobrekla: coinapult is a gold sponsor of the fest