00:56 |
asciilifeform |
thimbronion: supported if nick is in direct peer set |
00:57 |
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asciilifeform was hoping to get the spec posted... then vacation as usual turned into 'workation' |
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03:40 |
verisimilitude |
http://logs.nosuchlabs.com/log/asciilifeform/2021-08-15#1052592 I've been told similarly before, so it may be true, signpost. |
03:40 |
dulapbot |
Logged on 2021-08-15 14:40:25 signpost: upstack, verisimilitude, there's this consistent tone of infantile narcissism with you. I'm curious if you're aware of it. |
03:41 |
verisimilitude |
One of my future articles will concern removing hash checksums from something, and perhaps making it better. Had I accepted them, this wouldn't have happened. I think we can agree unnecessarily using them is bad. |
03:42 |
scoopbot |
New post on A Syndication of Verisimilitudes: A Review of ``The Last Unicorn'' by Peter Beagle |
03:42 |
verisimilitude |
I'd like to claim this channel is but chitchat, but that would be claiming ``Signpost doesn't know the real me, only how I act around him.''. |
03:43 |
verisimilitude |
Hash checksums can be considered similar to ``AI'', in that they work but largely without good explanations as to why, and this is undesirable, even if they do work perfectly. |
03:44 |
verisimilitude |
Lastly, it amuses me asciilifeform didn't argue much, because that would be akin to writing ``Hashes are voodoo, but where would we be without voodoo?''. |
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03:45 |
verisimilitude |
Feel free to offer suggestions on how I can improve my behaviour, signpost. |
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16:49 |
asciilifeform |
http://logs.nosuchlabs.com/log/asciilifeform/2021-08-15#1052627 << >> see also. |
16:49 |
dulapbot |
Logged on 2021-08-15 23:40:21 verisimilitude: Lastly, it amuses me asciilifeform didn't argue much, because that would be akin to writing ``Hashes are voodoo, but where would we be without voodoo?''. |
16:49 |
dulapbot |
(trilema) 2016-08-08 asciilifeform: the unfortunate bit is that 'hash research' is presently not even yet at alchemy level, and stuck somewhere between haruspicy and astrology. |
16:51 |
asciilifeform |
!w poll |
16:51 |
watchglass |
Polling 17 nodes... |
16:51 |
watchglass |
185.85.38.54:8333 : Could not connect! |
16:51 |
watchglass |
84.16.46.130:8333 : Could not connect! |
16:51 |
watchglass |
205.134.172.6:8333 : (172-6.core.ai.net) Alive: (0.029s) V=99999 (/therealbitcoin.org:0.9.99.99/) Jumpers=0x1 (TRB-Compat.) Return Addr=0.0.0.0:8333 Blocks=696084 |
16:51 |
watchglass |
185.163.46.29:8333 : Could not connect! |
16:51 |
watchglass |
213.109.238.156:8333 : Could not connect! |
16:51 |
watchglass |
205.134.172.26:8333 : Alive: (0.081s) V=99999 (/therealbitcoin.org:0.9.99.99/) Jumpers=0x1 (TRB-Compat.) Return Addr=0.0.0.0:8333 Blocks=696084 |
16:51 |
watchglass |
54.39.156.171:8333 : (ns562940.ip-54-39-156.net) Alive: (0.110s) V=99999 (/therealbitcoin.org:0.9.99.99/) Jumpers=0x1 (TRB-Compat.) Blocks=696084 |
16:51 |
watchglass |
71.191.220.241:8333 : (pool-71-191-220-241.washdc.fios.verizon.net) Alive: (0.094s) V=99999 (/therealbitcoin.org:0.9.99.99/) Jumpers=0x1 (TRB-Compat.) Blocks=696084 (Operator: asciilifeform) |
16:51 |
watchglass |
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=696084 |
16:51 |
watchglass |
208.94.240.42:8333 : Alive: (0.159s) V=99999 (/therealbitcoin.org:0.9.99.99/) Jumpers=0x1 (TRB-Compat.) Blocks=696084 |
16:51 |
watchglass |
143.202.160.10:8333 : Alive: (0.234s) V=70001 (/therealbitcoin.org:0.7.0.1/) Jumpers=0x1 (TRB-Compat.) Blocks=696084 |
16:51 |
watchglass |
205.134.172.27:8333 : Alive: (0.084s) V=99999 (/therealbitcoin.org:0.9.99.99/) Jumpers=0x1 (TRB-Compat.) Blocks=696084 (Operator: asciilifeform) |
16:51 |
watchglass |
54.38.94.63:8333 : (ns3140226.ip-54-38-94.eu) Alive: (0.265s) V=88888 (/therealbitcoin.org:0.8.88.88/) Jumpers=0x1 (TRB-Compat.) Blocks=696084 |
16:51 |
watchglass |
103.36.92.112:8333 : (terebe.ns01.net) Alive: (0.655s) V=99999 (/therealbitcoin.org:0.9.99.99/) Jumpers=0x1 (TRB-Compat.) Blocks=696084 |
16:51 |
watchglass |
205.134.172.28:8333 : Alive: (0.756s) V=99999 (/therealbitcoin.org:0.9.99.99/) Jumpers=0x1 (TRB-Compat.) Return Addr=0.0.0.0:8333 Blocks=696084 (Operator: whaack) |
16:52 |
watchglass |
176.9.59.199:8333 : Violated BTC Protocol: Bad header length! (Operator: jurov) |
16:53 |
watchglass |
192.151.158.26:8333 : Busy? (No answer in 100 sec.) |
16:54 |
asciilifeform |
$ticker btc usd |
16:54 |
busybot |
Current BTC price in USD: $46417.15 |
16:57 |
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asciilifeform looks at chart at randomly-picked gox, finds interesting how blatantly obvious is the work of the 'exch rate fire extinguisher' |
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16:57 |
dulapbot |
(alethepedia) 2020-10-11 asciilifeform: erry time usd-btc exch rate becomes 'dangerously high' (~10k seems to be the tripwire, ever since 'system' established) usg dumps (or presses on a compliant asset to dump) a truckload of coin. does not even have to be cosmic qty of coin; simply enuff to trigger margin calls and set the idjit dominoes falling |
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22:23 |
billymg |
anyone in here have any spectulation on the afghanistan situation? an actual USG defeat or just another CIA op? |
22:24 |
billymg |
speculation* |
22:29 |
mats |
its been a slow moving defeat for the entire time usg has been there |
22:33 |
mats |
the taliban now has a real shot at governing the entire country without the northern alliance to resist them, and if they can maintain peace, the chinese will include circuits through afghanistan in the belt and road initiative |
22:35 |
billymg |
in that case sounds rather encouraging for the patriots in idaho and surrounding terrain |
22:35 |
mats |
i don't know what that means |
22:35 |
billymg |
the people in red states who hate the feds and want to defend themselves with their rifles |
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22:37 |
mats |
what does that have to do with afg |
22:39 |
billymg |
demonstrates that an indigenous people can defend themselves against a much more technically advanced and well funded adversary |
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22:41 |
mats |
that's really not the whole story |
22:42 |
mats |
the reason why the soviets ultimately left afg is because the americans collaborated with pak isi to support and direct the afghan taliban |
22:44 |
mats |
this time around, the americans let the taliban keep the narcostate infrastructure they'd helped them build to fight the soviets, with all the attendant revenues, and the americans never got the pak state on side with rebuilding afghanistan |
22:44 |
mats |
the afghan taliban story of scrappy underdog is a good one, but it didn't happen under their own scrappiness |
22:45 |
mats |
or the kurds would have their own state by now |
22:47 |
billymg |
that's what i meant by my original question, whether this was an actual defeat or just some shuffling to put in place a different, but still friendly, regime |
22:54 |
billymg |
if usg had to compromise and didn't get exactly what they wanted ("rebuilding" afghanistan with the cooperation of pakistan, if i'm understanding correctly) then i would consider that a loss for them |
22:54 |
mats |
its not clear whether there was ever a plan beyond routing the taliban and AQ |
22:55 |
billymg |
AQ |
22:55 |
billymg |
? |
22:55 |
mats |
al qaeda |
22:55 |
billymg |
ah |
22:56 |
mats |
the generous view is that us involvement in afg was for some misguided, overpriced strategic depth, to stymie pakistan and china |
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23:03 |
bingoboingo |
One cynical view: cheap chinese fentanyl broke the CIA/etc's ROI in afghanistan |
23:08 |
billymg |
hey bingoboingo, how's it going? |
23:08 |
bingoboingo |
It's going |
23:09 |
billymg |
in that case sounds like the area just ran out of usefulness, in which case hard to chalk it up as a loss |
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23:10 |
mats |
arguably one of the reasons why the taliban fell over so quickly in 01 was due to a prohibition on growing poppy the previous year |
23:10 |
billymg |
bingoboingo: better than not going i suppose |