#asciilifeform | 2022-01-14

mats: lost count of the 0days for that thing

01:49

there's a bottomless well of these, just like for mswin and whatever other ball of overflowandcrashlang liquishit

~ 11 hours 26 minutes ~

13:16

asciilifeform: arrows are just as easy as lines, just use drawdblarrow instead of draw. There are even options to control things like the angle and length of the arrowheads.

13:26

I updated the article to show the version with arrows.

~ 1 hours 29 minutes ~

14:56

PeterL: neato!

14:58

I feel like I have barely scratched the surface of this, it seems like it has lots of potential.

15:01

indeed

15:03

$ticker btc usd

15:03

busybot

Current BTC price in USD: $42887.43

15:03

!w poll

15:03

Polling 14 nodes...

15:03

71.191.220.241:8333 : (pool-71-191-220-241.washdc.fios.verizon.net) Alive: (0.111s) V=99999 (/therealbitcoin.org:0.9.99.99/) Jumpers=0x1 (TRB-Compat.) Blocks=718649 (Operator: asciilifeform)

15:03

205.134.172.4:8333 : (172-4.core.ai.net) Alive: (0.082s) V=70001 (/therealbitcoin.org:0.7.0.1/) Jumpers=0x1 (TRB-Compat.) Blocks=718649

15:03

205.134.172.6:8333 : (172-6.core.ai.net) Alive: (0.081s) V=99999 (/therealbitcoin.org:0.9.99.99/) Jumpers=0x1 (TRB-Compat.) Return Addr=0.0.0.0:8333 Blocks=718649

15:03

205.134.172.26:8333 : Alive: (0.141s) V=99999 (/therealbitcoin.org:0.9.99.99/) Jumpers=0x1 (TRB-Compat.) Return Addr=0.0.0.0:8333 Blocks=718649

15:03

54.39.156.171:8333 : (ns562940.ip-54-39-156.net) Alive: (0.172s) V=99999 (/therealbitcoin.org:0.9.99.99/) Jumpers=0x1 (TRB-Compat.) Blocks=718649

15:03

205.134.172.27:8333 : Alive: (0.145s) V=99999 (/therealbitcoin.org:0.9.99.99/) Jumpers=0x1 (TRB-Compat.) Blocks=718649 (Operator: asciilifeform)

15:03

208.94.240.42:8333 : Alive: (0.144s) V=99999 (/therealbitcoin.org:0.9.99.99/) Jumpers=0x1 (TRB-Compat.) Blocks=718649

15:03

205.134.172.28:8333 : Alive: (0.144s) V=99999 (/therealbitcoin.org:0.9.99.99/) Jumpers=0x1 (TRB-Compat.) Return Addr=0.0.0.0:8333 Blocks=718649 (Operator: whaack)

15:03

54.38.94.63:8333 : (ns3140226.ip-54-38-94.eu) Alive: (0.262s) V=88888 (/therealbitcoin.org:0.8.88.88/) Jumpers=0x1 (TRB-Compat.) Blocks=718649

15:03

94.176.238.102:8333 : (2ppf.s.time4vps.cloud) Alive: (0.363s) V=99999 (/therealbitcoin.org:0.9.99.99/) Jumpers=0x1 (TRB-Compat.) Blocks=718421

15:03

82.79.58.192:8333 : (static-82-79-58-192.rdsnet.ro) Alive: (0.397s) V=99999 (/therealbitcoin.org:0.9.99.99/) Jumpers=0x1 (TRB-Compat.) Blocks=718580

15:04

103.36.92.112:8333 : (terebe.ns01.net) Alive: (0.591s) V=99999 (/therealbitcoin.org:0.9.99.99/) Jumpers=0x1 (TRB-Compat.) Blocks=718649

15:04

75.106.222.93:8333 : Alive: (0.485s) V=99999 (/therealbitcoin.org:0.9.99.99/) Jumpers=0x1 (TRB-Compat.) Blocks=718649

15:05

143.202.160.10:8333 : Busy? (No answer in 100 sec.)

~ 1 hours 14 minutes ~

16:19

wholly unrelatedly to anyffin, on the off chance anyone finds himself in this situation, the only unit (of half dozen tested) found to work 100% was the 'SNAOC20V201A' by 'ruipro'.

16:19

Logged on 2022-01-09 22:10:04 asciilifeform: goes back to search for '4k' display-over-fiber cables that actually work, to run through the 25m conduit he had built on sat.

16:21

the plugs get rather warm (not quite 50c) but seemingly to no consequence (at least in near term.)

16:21

doesn't require external power supply, interestingly, unlike some of the cheaper chinesiums

16:23

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asciilifeform nao will need similar item for kbd/mouse/serial..

16:25

ftr the emitter is a 'gcs1964' kvmtron.

16:28

ftr x2 ruipro's 'high end' green '8k' fibertron does work, but they fughot to implement the 'turn monitor off via gpu' thing, if you use it (and asciilifeform does, if simply cut power to displays -- e.g. winblows boxes 'fughet' order of displays) you will be disappointed

16:29

the black (and 1/2 cost) '4k' cord -- worx 100%.

16:30

( for the innocent : this kinda thing is used if distance b/w emitter and display is in excess of 10m or so )

~ 19 minutes ~

16:49

unrelatedly, received a tip that old lulcow mike hearn has reemerged as a 'covid skeptic' (dollars to doughnuts, in role as reich provocateur/tame oppositioner)

16:52

( for the innocent: that fella )

16:52

Logged on 2019-12-24 23:52:02 asciilifeform: shinohai: not simply arbitrary 'folx', but specifically continuation of nsa attempt ( of which hearn was public face ) to turn bitcoin into an item where 2 boxes actually forced to exchange packets directly for their operators to transact

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19:00

https://archive.fo/fnLek "NFT Investors Owe Billions in Taxes as U.S. Officials Crack Down"

19:05

mats: lulzy. will be interesting to see wat happens when turns out that ~none of the moneys actually exist to be collected.

19:06

(either cuz imaginary to begin with, or cuz spent ~immed. to replay in shitcoin casino)

19:06

'“You don’t get to not report gains or losses because the IRS has failed to provide guidance that meets your expectations,” said San Francisco-based tax attorney...' << a+++

19:08

heh

19:09

"Some people aren’t aware they owe taxes quarterly and may already face penalties for just filing an annual return, said TokenTax’s co-founder, Zac McClure. " nuts

19:10

i don't even want to know how quarterly taxes work

19:11

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asciilifeform sadly knows quite a bit re how they work

19:12

(usa) yer supposed to pony up at least 1/4 of whatcha brought in in ~prev~ yr

19:12

('estimated')

19:13

after 1y, you pay (or, theoretically, refunded) the diff.

19:13

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asciilifeform ianal, but subject to this torment, so knows basics

19:15

ahh, withholding

19:17

my wife (self employed) submits quarterly taxes. There is some formula to get a number based on the estimated tax for the coming year, essentially it replaces the auto-withholding from paystubs

19:18

if you only owe a bit or get a refund, not having done quarterly submission is not a big deal. If you end up owing a bunch of taxes and you didn't send quarterlies then they charge you interest retroactively, iiuc

19:21

since we're doing taxes again, https://taxbit.com/blog/cryptocurrency-trading-tax-loss-harvesting-guide this is available for at least another year, and ibkr charges low fees (0.12-0.18%) that makes it easier

19:23

quarterly taxation in usa is largely for when yer 'paid in money' rather than part of a formal employment w/ a us-based co

19:23

i think gemini activetrader is next cheapest, at 0.35% for trade vol under 500k usd

19:26

and in other news, Fidelity suggested that a central bank might buy bitcoins this year

19:28

https://www.fidelitydigitalassets.com/articles/2021-trends-impact

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22:18

scoopbot

New post on Loper OS: "Pest" v. 0xFC.

22:18

^ ACHTUNG, thimbronion , jonsykkel , et al ^

22:18

q's / comments invited.

22:20

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asciilifeform made afaik all of the pending corrections, + moar

22:23

incl. clarifications of 'getdata', 'addrcast', and hearsay broadcast handling.

22:25

also incl. e.g. notes re ICMPism.

22:26

sect. 'fundamental mechanisms' revised as prev. discussed here.

22:28

billymg (and any other mirrorists) : plox to update your mirror.

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22:44

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asciilifeform found already coupla typos, will fix'em in the 0xFB working draft in coming days.

22:53

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asciilifeform in particular specified mechanism whereby messages will generally not find their way to stations which already have'em, substantially lightening load on deduplicator

22:53

still need a working deduplicator tho, obv.

22:55

grr idjit mistake in 4.2.3.3. Receiving a Broadcast Message: Common Epilogue -- final sentence oughta read 'or every member NOT in Rb' !

22:56

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asciilifeform might need to issue 0xFB sooner rather than later, this is rather 'bomb'

22:56

err, 'NOT in R'

22:56

grr

22:58

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asciilifeform will give folx time to write in w/ moar of these prior to cutting next ver.

23:03

http://logs.nosuchlabs.com/log/asciilifeform/2022-01-14#1072917 << even if 100% prophetic, seems to point to even moar paperization than ever before, rather than less

23:03

Logged on 2022-01-14 14:28:10 mats: https://www.fidelitydigitalassets.com/articles/2021-trends-impact

23:08

nothing wrong with paperization

23:15

intro of the futures product that killed the dec2017 rally was a good thing

23:17

bitcoin had no business going to 20k

23:20

i don't discount the theory that there might be some conspiracy by fiatists to control bitcoin, but stuff like "buterin's waterfall" is a little on the nose imho, it lacks nuance

23:21

i.e. there is http://logs.nosuchlabs.com/log/asciilifeform/2021-12-29#1070253 but also, we know that bitcorns are extremely hoarded, and that the ratio of trade volume to liquidity is enormous compared to other assets

23:21

Logged on 2021-12-29 22:23:58 mats: the 24/7 trading and liquidity is why volatility is so high, whenever the wind blows, folk can make emotional trades

23:23

volatility is a structural problem, and sure, the rich and patient disproportionately benefit from it

23:23

but its not remotely a problem for longs

23:25

when large hodlers feel that it is no longer underpriced, more coins will move, and volatility will go down

23:27

paperization isn't a problem, its a signal that the market is adolescent and maturing

23:27

complaints about it remind me of musk and others who whine about tesla shorts

23:28

reality is, if the thing is actually under- or appropiately priced, shorts are paying the longs, and the latter fucking loves it, its not a problem

23:29

they want more shorts, not less

23:31

bitcoin paperization was always inevitable because of the relatively low transaction thoroughput and fee market

23:31

and the more paper products there are, the closer the market gets to accurately discovering the price