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Sock on a Fish
Jul 17, 2004

What if that thing I said?

jony ive aces posted:

idgi so is the book satire or what
:supaburn:

nope attorneys just love qualifying statements

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GameCube
Nov 21, 2006


jesus christ that poo poo is literal torture and brainwashing

Sham bam bamina!
Nov 6, 2012

ƨtupid cat
i was really hoping that on this page we'd be able to move past and heal from that loving derail but i guess not!!

GameCube
Nov 21, 2006

oh i'm sorry. please ...! copy/paste another million words for us to scroll past.

GameCube
Nov 21, 2006

btw, that webcomic in ur av is loving hideous. i don't know what it's called but i recognize it every time i see it because his style is just the worst

Sham bam bamina!
Nov 6, 2012

ƨtupid cat

Werthog 95 posted:

btw, that webcomic in ur av is loving hideous. i don't know what it's called but i recognize it every time i see it because his style is just the worst
it's girl genius and yeah the art is probably the worst thing about it (the fanbase might be worse but i've managed to avoid finding out for certain)

the guy (phil foglio) also did some art for the first run of magic cards and even by that standard they looked awful :v:

Dessert Rose
May 17, 2004

awoken in control of a lucid deep dream...

Sham bam bamina! posted:

it's girl genius and yeah the art is probably the worst thing about it (the fanbase might be worse but i've managed to avoid finding out for certain)

the guy (phil foglio) also did some art for the first run of magic cards and even by that standard they looked awful :v:

i actually really like his style so v:shobon:v

his magic card art was amazing, check out Recycle

it's really expressive and unique

A Pinball Wizard
Mar 23, 2005

I know every trick, no freak's gonna beat my hands

College Slice

pseudorandom name posted:

if I had to guess reason about this logically, latin (scientific names) and japanese (anime) are the only two foreign languages in conservapedia, and there exists a faction that hates the use of non-English languages

the weird thing is ubercatholics usually love latin and rage about vatican II and vernacular mass and etc

Shifty Pony
Dec 28, 2004

Up ta somethin'


Dessert Rose posted:

i actually really like his style so v:shobon:v

his magic card art was amazing, check out Recycle

it's really expressive and unique

he also drew a bunch of porn comics.

...!
Oct 5, 2003

I SHOULD KEEP MY DUMB MOUTH SHUT INSTEAD OF SPEWING HORSESHIT ABOUT THE ORBITAL MECHANICS OF THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE.

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT A LAGRANGE POINT IS?
this one is not so much about the op and more about the crippling autism that follows it. no humor-based altcoins allowed!:

PSAHello and welcome to a new age of GabeN currency! (self.pcmasterrace)

submitted 9 hours ago by salamachaaSteam ID Here - stickied post

Why hello /r/pcmasterrace! Do you have time to talk about our Lord and Savior's very own cryptocoin: GabeNcoin?

What is GabenCoin?

GabenCoin is THE cryptocurrency of the master race. It was bestowed to the world on January 26, 2014 at 03:45:28 AM(Timezone unknown). It is named after our beloved and respected leader Sir Gabe Newell, bringer of source, sales, and contentment to the master race.

It is a coin that is mined using the scrypt algorithm that disburses 1000 coins per block at a target of one block every minute.

At /r/GabeN_coin we believe that mining cryptocurrency (magic internet money) should be fun for everyone. We keep everything light hearted and fun similar to how things are in /r/pcmasterrace. If you want to check us out come on down to /r/gaben_coin.

Why should I mine GabeNs?

Do you enjoy spreading the joy of GabeN to countless others? Do you have a graphics card in your shrine? Then you already have the equipment and the love of GabeN in your heart, so GabeNcoin is perfect for you.

How can I get started?

You can visit our wiki here for more information about how to set everything up. For beginnners, we recommend using guiminerscrypt. There are also some wonderful guides on puddleduck.net.

Where can I get real money and items for my GabeNcoin?

Come check /r/gaben_market , the official trading place of GabeNcoin. You are free to buy, sell or trade GabeN for goods, services, etc.

Bbbuttt... Think about the GPU's!?!?!?

We at /r/GabeN_coin do not condone gpu abuse and give our gpus plenty of gaming and rest in the time between mining sessions. We are a proud supporter of PETG (People for the Ethical Treatment of Graphics Cards).

[–]SexWithAGoat 2 points 43 minutes ago

Let me enlighten you, because OP's post is being dishonest by not mentioning Bitcoin, which is the coin that started this whole crypto-currency revolution. GabenCoin is just a clone of a clone of a clone. There are literally hundreds of clones which only change the name and the logo (and little more, sometimes they change things they don't understand in the code and gently caress up), created by people who expect to get rich easily without giving nothing of value to the world. ( :ironicat: )

In any case, if you are interested in the subject, here's the Bitcoin FAQ and /r/Bitcoin (just so you have an idea, r/Bitcoin is a very small subset of the whole Bitcoin world. Bitcoin is way bigger than r/Bitcoin). There you will be able to learn about blocks and whatnot.

[–]SexWithAGoat 1 point 33 minutes ago*

Raping people's GPUs is needed as Proof of Work, a concept used by Bitcoin and its clones to fairly distribute the payments that the network generates for the miners (Bitcoin is also known to be the first DAO - distributed autonomous corporation). The coin's network benefits from this because it secures it against 51% attacks. These attacks are a real risk when the network is weak (most clones' networks are extremely weak), because the coin is decentralized, and someone gaining too much hashing power could manipulate it (eg: if you had lots of GPUs or other mining gear you could do this).

[–]CalvinHouse 1 point 14 minutes ago

Yeah people do some research. OP is trying to mislead you by intentionally not even mentioning Bitcoin. This coin is based off of the original, Bitcoin.

You're much better off just using Bitcoin. You can use it at TigerDirect, Overstock, Porn.com, Gyft.com, CheapAir.com just to name a few. Even xidax which allows you to build pcs accepts them.

GameCube
Nov 21, 2006

...! posted:

this one is not so much about the op and more about the crippling autism that follows it. no humor-based altcoins allowed!:

PSAHello and welcome to a new age of GabeN currency! (self.pcmasterrace)

submitted 9 hours ago by salamachaaSteam ID Here - stickied post

Why hello /r/pcmasterrace! Do you have time to talk about our Lord and Savior's very own cryptocoin: GabeNcoin?

What is GabenCoin?

GabenCoin is THE cryptocurrency of the master race. It was bestowed to the world on January 26, 2014 at 03:45:28 AM(Timezone unknown). It is named after our beloved and respected leader Sir Gabe Newell, bringer of source, sales, and contentment to the master race.

It is a coin that is mined using the scrypt algorithm that disburses 1000 coins per block at a target of one block every minute.

At /r/GabeN_coin we believe that mining cryptocurrency (magic internet money) should be fun for everyone. We keep everything light hearted and fun similar to how things are in /r/pcmasterrace. If you want to check us out come on down to /r/gaben_coin.

Why should I mine GabeNs?

Do you enjoy spreading the joy of GabeN to countless others? Do you have a graphics card in your shrine? Then you already have the equipment and the love of GabeN in your heart, so GabeNcoin is perfect for you.

How can I get started?

You can visit our wiki here for more information about how to set everything up. For beginnners, we recommend using guiminerscrypt. There are also some wonderful guides on puddleduck.net.

Where can I get real money and items for my GabeNcoin?

Come check /r/gaben_market , the official trading place of GabeNcoin. You are free to buy, sell or trade GabeN for goods, services, etc.

Bbbuttt... Think about the GPU's!?!?!?

We at /r/GabeN_coin do not condone gpu abuse and give our gpus plenty of gaming and rest in the time between mining sessions. We are a proud supporter of PETG (People for the Ethical Treatment of Graphics Cards).

[–]SexWithAGoat 2 points 43 minutes ago

Let me enlighten you, because OP's post is being dishonest by not mentioning Bitcoin, which is the coin that started this whole crypto-currency revolution. GabenCoin is just a clone of a clone of a clone. There are literally hundreds of clones which only change the name and the logo (and little more, sometimes they change things they don't understand in the code and gently caress up), created by people who expect to get rich easily without giving nothing of value to the world. ( :ironicat: )

In any case, if you are interested in the subject, here's the Bitcoin FAQ and /r/Bitcoin (just so you have an idea, r/Bitcoin is a very small subset of the whole Bitcoin world. Bitcoin is way bigger than r/Bitcoin). There you will be able to learn about blocks and whatnot.

[–]SexWithAGoat 1 point 33 minutes ago*

Raping people's GPUs is needed as Proof of Work, a concept used by Bitcoin and its clones to fairly distribute the payments that the network generates for the miners (Bitcoin is also known to be the first DAO - distributed autonomous corporation). The coin's network benefits from this because it secures it against 51% attacks. These attacks are a real risk when the network is weak (most clones' networks are extremely weak), because the coin is decentralized, and someone gaining too much hashing power could manipulate it (eg: if you had lots of GPUs or other mining gear you could do this).

[–]CalvinHouse 1 point 14 minutes ago

Yeah people do some research. OP is trying to mislead you by intentionally not even mentioning Bitcoin. This coin is based off of the original, Bitcoin.

You're much better off just using Bitcoin. You can use it at TigerDirect, Overstock, Porn.com, Gyft.com, CheapAir.com just to name a few. Even xidax which allows you to build pcs accepts them.

beautiful

GameCube
Nov 21, 2006

...! posted:

this one is not so much about the op and more about the crippling autism that follows it. no humor-based altcoins allowed!:

PSAHello and welcome to a new age of GabeN currency! (self.pcmasterrace)

submitted 9 hours ago by salamachaaSteam ID Here - stickied post

Why hello /r/pcmasterrace! Do you have time to talk about our Lord and Savior's very own cryptocoin: GabeNcoin?

What is GabenCoin?

GabenCoin is THE cryptocurrency of the master race. It was bestowed to the world on January 26, 2014 at 03:45:28 AM(Timezone unknown). It is named after our beloved and respected leader Sir Gabe Newell, bringer of source, sales, and contentment to the master race.

It is a coin that is mined using the scrypt algorithm that disburses 1000 coins per block at a target of one block every minute.

At /r/GabeN_coin we believe that mining cryptocurrency (magic internet money) should be fun for everyone. We keep everything light hearted and fun similar to how things are in /r/pcmasterrace. If you want to check us out come on down to /r/gaben_coin.

Why should I mine GabeNs?

Do you enjoy spreading the joy of GabeN to countless others? Do you have a graphics card in your shrine? Then you already have the equipment and the love of GabeN in your heart, so GabeNcoin is perfect for you.

How can I get started?

You can visit our wiki here for more information about how to set everything up. For beginnners, we recommend using guiminerscrypt. There are also some wonderful guides on puddleduck.net.

Where can I get real money and items for my GabeNcoin?

Come check /r/gaben_market , the official trading place of GabeNcoin. You are free to buy, sell or trade GabeN for goods, services, etc.

Bbbuttt... Think about the GPU's!?!?!?

We at /r/GabeN_coin do not condone gpu abuse and give our gpus plenty of gaming and rest in the time between mining sessions. We are a proud supporter of PETG (People for the Ethical Treatment of Graphics Cards).

[–]SexWithAGoat 2 points 43 minutes ago

Let me enlighten you, because OP's post is being dishonest by not mentioning Bitcoin, which is the coin that started this whole crypto-currency revolution. GabenCoin is just a clone of a clone of a clone. There are literally hundreds of clones which only change the name and the logo (and little more, sometimes they change things they don't understand in the code and gently caress up), created by people who expect to get rich easily without giving nothing of value to the world. ( :ironicat: )

In any case, if you are interested in the subject, here's the Bitcoin FAQ and /r/Bitcoin (just so you have an idea, r/Bitcoin is a very small subset of the whole Bitcoin world. Bitcoin is way bigger than r/Bitcoin). There you will be able to learn about blocks and whatnot.

[–]SexWithAGoat 1 point 33 minutes ago*

Raping people's GPUs is needed as Proof of Work, a concept used by Bitcoin and its clones to fairly distribute the payments that the network generates for the miners (Bitcoin is also known to be the first DAO - distributed autonomous corporation). The coin's network benefits from this because it secures it against 51% attacks. These attacks are a real risk when the network is weak (most clones' networks are extremely weak), because the coin is decentralized, and someone gaining too much hashing power could manipulate it (eg: if you had lots of GPUs or other mining gear you could do this).

[–]CalvinHouse 1 point 14 minutes ago

Yeah people do some research. OP is trying to mislead you by intentionally not even mentioning Bitcoin. This coin is based off of the original, Bitcoin.

You're much better off just using Bitcoin. You can use it at TigerDirect, Overstock, Porn.com, Gyft.com, CheapAir.com just to name a few. Even xidax which allows you to build pcs accepts them.

just gonna quote this epic post one more time

ryde
Sep 9, 2011

God I love young girls
"Even xidax accepts them!"

..... who is xidax?

...!
Oct 5, 2003

I SHOULD KEEP MY DUMB MOUTH SHUT INSTEAD OF SPEWING HORSESHIT ABOUT THE ORBITAL MECHANICS OF THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE.

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT A LAGRANGE POINT IS?
/r/actualmoney Improvement Proposal 01 posted and deleted by legal tender money lovers. Who lives in the real world now (self.Bitcoin)

submitted 3 hours ago by fts42

Posted the following to /r/actualmoney and it got deleted (not instantly, so I guess a moderator did it). I don't care if they expect me to post stuff with only humor/satire pointed in a particular direction or with a particular attitude towards legal tender money, I just spoke my mind. After all, legal tender money is money of the real world, right? So let's be frank (although with some parody):

After writing a comment explaining some of the fundamental workings of actual legal tender moneys here I came up with an idea to more evidently demonstrate the full potential of this form of money to all users. The idea is loosely inspired by the ideas of colored coins and smart property which I am sure you are all well aware of.

Hereby I present to you Actual legal tender money Improvement Proposal AIP 01: Notes of Effects in the Real World (NERW).

The idea is that since each note is printed on an order from a living person and is intended for real world activities, such as running the government, we could add a special field to each note, called "Designation", specifying the precise activity that it is intended to do, so that each subsequent recipient could see the wisdom of the creators and redistributors of the money. Furthermore, I propose that we add another field, of the type ordered list, called "Effect in the Real World", listing all the actual impact in real life of this very actual form of money after each transaction. These simple changes would bring some very useful information which I believe would be simple enough for everyone to interpret and make better decisions based upon, and also greatly improve the workings of webs of trust, reputation systems and one of actual legal tender money's crowning features - the Anti Money Laundering protocol. I believe that these two fields would carry so much useful information that they could one day render the "amount" field obsolete (but we could leave it in, just for backwards compatibility with all of today's doublespeak).

But to see how it actually works let's imagine a real world scenario:

Alice uses the services of an obstetrician called Bob and then, to pay for the service, she presents Bob with a NERW legal tender payment representing the manufacture and subsequent use of depleted uranium munitions that eventually led to birth defects in 10 Iraqi children, among which a mortality rate of 90% was observed. Bob accepts the note, since it is in legal tender, and legal tender means that by law the person owed cannot refuse it as a payment of debt, unless another payment currency was specified at the time a contract was entered into, if the debt originated from a contract at all. Bob now is the undisputed owner of this NERW and can do whatever he wants with his NERW.

Another example: Alice is not yet aware of the full potential of actual legal tender money and therefore does not accept it in payment for her work or in any kind of contract she enters into. Alice's baby is accidentally killed by Carol Co. corporation. The blockchain of actual legal tender money judges through an intelligent legislatively codified process (not through the cold inhumanity of computers as with Bitcoin) that Carol Co. corporation is to pay Alice for damages in actual legal tender money. Carol Co. corporation pays Alice with notes that bear the same fore-mentioned Designations and Effect in the Real World. Alice is forced to accept the settlement as this is the verdict of the wise blockchain of actual legal tender money.

I hope you now better understand the potential of actual legal tender money. What do you think - would you accept such money?

Dessert Rose
May 17, 2004

awoken in control of a lucid deep dream...
what the actual gently caress

Shifty Pony
Dec 28, 2004

Up ta somethin'


there is nothing in this world as uniquely insufferable as a libertarian trying to be clever.

Tangra
May 1, 2008

Rrrreligion?

It's the catnip of the purrrrrrrrletariat


Mad about your :10bux: ?

:haw:

Werthog 95 posted:

jesus christ that poo poo is literal torture and brainwashing

kitten emergency
Jan 13, 2008

get meow this wack-ass crystal prison
i have no clue what that guy is on, his post didn't trigger the automod because it's actually too crazy to get caught in the filter

i don't even see it

Sham bam bamina!
Nov 6, 2012

ƨtupid cat

...! posted:

/r/actualmoney Improvement Proposal 01 posted and deleted by legal tender money lovers. Who lives in the real world now (self.Bitcoin)

submitted 3 hours ago by fts42

Posted the following to /r/actualmoney and it got deleted (not instantly, so I guess a moderator did it). I don't care if they expect me to post stuff with only humor/satire pointed in a particular direction or with a particular attitude towards legal tender money, I just spoke my mind. After all, legal tender money is money of the real world, right? So let's be frank (although with some parody):

After writing a comment explaining some of the fundamental workings of actual legal tender moneys here I came up with an idea to more evidently demonstrate the full potential of this form of money to all users. The idea is loosely inspired by the ideas of colored coins and smart property which I am sure you are all well aware of.

Hereby I present to you Actual legal tender money Improvement Proposal AIP 01: Notes of Effects in the Real World (NERW).

The idea is that since each note is printed on an order from a living person and is intended for real world activities, such as running the government, we could add a special field to each note, called "Designation", specifying the precise activity that it is intended to do, so that each subsequent recipient could see the wisdom of the creators and redistributors of the money. Furthermore, I propose that we add another field, of the type ordered list, called "Effect in the Real World", listing all the actual impact in real life of this very actual form of money after each transaction. These simple changes would bring some very useful information which I believe would be simple enough for everyone to interpret and make better decisions based upon, and also greatly improve the workings of webs of trust, reputation systems and one of actual legal tender money's crowning features - the Anti Money Laundering protocol. I believe that these two fields would carry so much useful information that they could one day render the "amount" field obsolete (but we could leave it in, just for backwards compatibility with all of today's doublespeak).

But to see how it actually works let's imagine a real world scenario:

Alice uses the services of an obstetrician called Bob and then, to pay for the service, she presents Bob with a NERW legal tender payment representing the manufacture and subsequent use of depleted uranium munitions that eventually led to birth defects in 10 Iraqi children, among which a mortality rate of 90% was observed. Bob accepts the note, since it is in legal tender, and legal tender means that by law the person owed cannot refuse it as a payment of debt, unless another payment currency was specified at the time a contract was entered into, if the debt originated from a contract at all. Bob now is the undisputed owner of this NERW and can do whatever he wants with his NERW.

Another example: Alice is not yet aware of the full potential of actual legal tender money and therefore does not accept it in payment for her work or in any kind of contract she enters into. Alice's baby is accidentally killed by Carol Co. corporation. The blockchain of actual legal tender money judges through an intelligent legislatively codified process (not through the cold inhumanity of computers as with Bitcoin) that Carol Co. corporation is to pay Alice for damages in actual legal tender money. Carol Co. corporation pays Alice with notes that bear the same fore-mentioned Designations and Effect in the Real World. Alice is forced to accept the settlement as this is the verdict of the wise blockchain of actual legal tender money.

I hope you now better understand the potential of actual legal tender money. What do you think - would you accept such money?
i've read this three times now and i still don't even know what the christ

kitten emergency
Jan 13, 2008

get meow this wack-ass crystal prison
wait, what's the part about killing babies in there

Dessert Rose
May 17, 2004

awoken in control of a lucid deep dream...

uncurable mlady posted:

wait, what's the part about killing babies in there

i was really expecting to see more on how like now the doctor has to carry around money that says it was for killing babies or something but he kind of left that hanging

kitten emergency
Jan 13, 2008

get meow this wack-ass crystal prison
i read like two sentences and my eyes glaze over, it's like time cube or sovereign citizen rants

Nomnom Cookie
Aug 30, 2009



something about blockchain court too

Dessert Rose
May 17, 2004

awoken in control of a lucid deep dream...
also there are a whole lot of uses of the word "force" in there, i'm sure that isn't meaningful

synthetik
Feb 28, 2007

I forgive you, Will. Will you forgive me?
i couldnt pay in doge

stoutfish
Oct 8, 2012

by zen death robot
yes i will pay 500 dollars for a lecture

1500 for the "master" lecture

Sham bam bamina!
Nov 6, 2012

ƨtupid cat

synthetik posted:

i couldnt pay in doge

wait a minute

literally every bitcoiner dedicates their entire "social life" to preaching about butts... and these guys thought that they could charge for it??

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/in-one-month-everyone-in-iceland-will-own-cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency craze spun into a new realm of ridiculous with Kanyecoin, Dogecoin, Ron Paul Coin and the bounty of other clone-coins that sprung up to ride the Bitcoin wave. But the latest altcoin to enter the market, Auroracoin, wants to take the futurist trend back to its cryptoanarchist roots. The altcoin was designed specifically for Iceland, and the creator plans to give every citizen of the Nordic country a digital handful of Auroracoins to kickstart their use.

Heresiarch
Oct 6, 2005

Literature is not exhaustible, for the sufficient and simple reason that no single book is. A book is not an isolated being: it is a relationship, an axis of innumerable relationships.


https://twitter.com/kcgreenn/status/431213114215129088

pseudorandom name
May 6, 2007

A Pinball Wizard posted:

the weird thing is ubercatholics usually love latin and rage about vatican II and vernacular mass and etc

this is why the conservapedia profile badges are necessary

jre
Sep 2, 2011

To the cloud ?




looks like there is some trade volume on gox again

Heresiarch
Oct 6, 2005

Literature is not exhaustible, for the sufficient and simple reason that no single book is. A book is not an isolated being: it is a relationship, an axis of innumerable relationships.
also #libertarianismin4words is back

Plank Walker
Aug 11, 2005

jre posted:


looks like there is some trade volume on gox again

A line graph has hit the second tower

double sulk
Jul 2, 2010

heres hoping it finally dies for good

jre
Sep 2, 2011

To the cloud ?



It's weird, all the exchanges are showing a 2 hour downward trend but gox has lost 10% vs the 3% else where. Why would you sell on mtgox when its an open secret you'll never be able to get cash.

Dessert Rose
May 17, 2004

awoken in control of a lucid deep dream...

jre posted:

It's weird, all the exchanges are showing a 2 hour downward trend but gox has lost 10% vs the 3% else where. Why would you sell on mtgox when its an open secret you'll never be able to get cash.

you'll also never get butts, it's a black hole

Sham bam bamina!
Nov 6, 2012

ƨtupid cat

jre posted:


looks like there is some trade volume on gox again
whoa, what just happened here?

jre
Sep 2, 2011

To the cloud ?



Dessert Rose posted:

you'll also never get butts, it's a black hole

something something your mother

FrozenVent
May 1, 2009

The Boeing 737-200QC is the undisputed workhorse of the skies.

Plank Walker posted:

A line graph has hit the second tower

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Boxturret
Oct 3, 2013

Don't ask me about Sonic the Hedgehog diaper fetish

...! posted:

I hope you now better understand the potential of actual legal tender money. What do you think - would you accept such money?

no

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