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1661  Other / Politics & Society / Re: How to defeat Swiss witches? Women or men hidding so called secrets? on: December 06, 2016, 01:45:48 AM
Why Swiss witches in particular? I mean, I already know you're an unrepentant racist, but that's a new one for you.
1662  Other / Politics & Society / Re: The Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth on: December 02, 2016, 03:00:39 AM
So if I see someone failing over and over, and I can clearly see the reason why, I can't tell them?
Well, you can, but you know as well as anyone else that it won't do any good. Cheesy
1663  Other / Politics & Society / Re: The Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth on: December 02, 2016, 12:45:31 AM
hahah breaking the number one rule would be in case I was in this.... movement. Cheesy This isn't my "troubles" so I don't think it's applied here, the third one is considered for home. :p
They don't apply here at all, xhomerx is just being an idiot. Rules 1 and 2 are pretty much entirely negated by this being a forum, ie, a place where people do ask for opinions and advice and want to hear each other's troubles. Rule 3, this forum belongs to the admins, so you have to follow their rules. Rule 4, the banhammer awaits those who violate rule 3. Rule 11 doesn't apply since this isn't open territory and you have no right to be here (see rule 3); if people are bothering you here, you're welcome to leave.

That's not the original church of satan.
Yes, it is.

The original church disbanded long ago - that one is a copy-cat church of LeVayan wannabes.
You've got it backwards. The "disbanding" of 1974 was LaVey himself kicking out those he saw as trying to suck up to him. Many of them went on to set up their own "Satanic" churches while espousing very un-Satanic views.

Anyway, according to Anton, Satanists are born, not made so there is no joining.
Yes. The founder of the church said there is no joining his church. He was really into Zen; that's why he shaved his head, too. Roll Eyes
1664  Other / Politics & Society / Re: The Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth on: December 01, 2016, 03:49:46 PM
Sounds like common sense to me.

Where do I sign up?  Grin
Right here: churchofsatan.com/join-the-cos.php

Where do I sign up for a decentralized, anarchist movement...
Somewhere else, obviously, since the Church of Satan has a hierarchical leadership structure with a central office in New York and is politically neutral. I can see it's not for you.
1665  Other / Politics & Society / Re: 100% water-powered car on: December 01, 2016, 07:12:12 AM
BREAKING NEWS: Revolutionary new type of furnace burns ash by turning it into wood; what the logging industry doesn't want you to know!

^ Everyone who thinks water-powered cars are real and the oil industry is covering it up, this is how stupid you look. Roll Eyes
1666  Other / Meta / Re: A warning automatically injected into a PM by the forum system on: November 28, 2016, 06:03:53 AM
Wow, you've been in the computer business since 79 BC.
80 BC, actually. When using +/- year numbering, remember that year 0 is actually 1 BC. The Catholic Church apologises for the inconvenience.

Can't imagine what OS they were using back then.
An old version of Maya OS, no doubt. I'm surprised you haven't heard of it; it's still widely used enough that the infamous year 2012 bug threatened to cause worldwide chaos, but they managed to rush an update through at the last minute.
1667  Other / Meta / Re: [Unofficial] New Global Moderator Election - [Discussion] on: November 27, 2016, 07:49:22 AM
More analysis! It's head-to-head time as we pit each candidate against each other candidate in a one-on-one contest for majority. For each match-up, only ballots which voted for one or both of the candidates are counted (ballots which voted for both count for whichever candidate was ranked higher). Here are the results:

Pairwise matrix
Candidateachow101AdrianoDabsHostFatLaudaMitchellmprepxandryWins
achow10158 (93.5%)51 (57.3%)54 (70.1%)29 (30.2%)24 (24.7%)54 (73.0%)58 (98.3%)5 █████░░
Adriano4 (6.5%)1 (2.2%)3 (11.1%)4 (4.7%)4 (4.5%)3 (12.0%)4 (100.0%)1 █░░░░░░
Dabs38 (42.7%)45 (97.8%)41 (64.1%)29 (29.3%)25 (25.3%)41 (69.5%)45 (97.8%)4 ████░░░
HostFat23 (29.9%)24 (88.9%)23 (35.9%)24 (23.8%)22 (20.8%)23 (51.1%)24 (100.0%)3 ███░░░░
Lauda67 (69.8%)81 (95.3%)70 (70.7%)77 (76.2%)48 (48.5%)76 (85.4%)81 (98.8%)6 ██████░
Mitchell73 (75.3%)84 (95.5%)74 (74.7%)84 (79.2%)51 (51.5%)81 (86.2%)86 (98.9%)7 ███████
mprep20 (27.0%)22 (88.0%)18 (30.5%)22 (48.9%)13 (14.6%)13 (13.8%)22 (95.7%)2 ██░░░░░
xandry1 (1.7%)0 (0.0%)1 (2.2%)0 (0.0%)1 (1.2%)1 (1.1%)1 (4.3%)0 ░░░░░░░
Losses26341057

As Mitchell has a majority over every other candidate, he is the Condorcet winner. Conversely, xandry is the Condorcet loser, being defeated by every other candidate. (Note that an election will not necessarily have a Condorcet winner and loser.)

Copeland's pairwise aggregation
Pairwise wins minus pairwise losses.
#1 Mitchell: ████████████████████████████████████████  7          
#2 Lauda:    ██████████████████████████████████░░░░░░  5          
#3 achow101: █████████████████████████████░░░░░░░░░░░  3          
#4 Dabs:     ███████████████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  1          
#5 HostFat:  █████████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ -1          
#6 mprep:    ███████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ -3          
#7 Adriano:  ██████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ -5          
#8 xandry:   ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ -7          

This system always elects the Condorcet winner when one exists, so naturally Mitchell comes out on top. As with the other systems where #1 votes aren't as important, achow101 reaches 3rd place and HostFat drops to 5th. Notably, the result is perfectly linear, as each candidate loses to every higher-placed candidate and defeats every lower-placed candidate, ie, there are no non-transitive preferences.
1668  Other / Meta / Re: [Unofficial] New Global Moderator Election - [Discussion] on: November 26, 2016, 02:51:11 PM
That is an amazing analysis.  Did you type that all by hand or did you write some code to push it out?
Everything from counting the votes to formatting the charts was all by hand, with some help from a calculator and two cans of Red Bull. That's why it took so long to push out. If we're ever going to do something like this again, I really ought to write some code to automate this work; a hundred ballots is about the limit of what I can manage in a reasonable time frame.



Bonus half-arsed analysis: Since two moderators might be promoted, I should note that under a two-winner single transferable vote (the multiple-winner version of instant run-off voting), Lauda and Mitchell would both win, regardless of what rules are used (if the Droop quota (33.3̅%+1) is used, they both win in round 3 above with 0.6̅ surplus votes each* (an exact tie), while if the Hare quota (50%) is used, Mitchell achieves quota in round 5, and Lauda wins by default being the only remaining candidate for Mitchell's 1.5 surplus votes to transfer to).

*These 1.3̅ votes would be subdivided further between the remaining candidates (HostFat and Dabs) based on the averaged preferences of all the votes for the winners, which means counting them all over again, which I'm not going to do because 1.3̅ votes isn't quite enough to bump Dabs into 3rd place, no matter which way they go.
1669  Other / Meta / Re: [Unofficial] New Global Moderator Election - [Discussion] on: November 26, 2016, 05:43:40 AM
Mitchell wins!

Two candidate preferred vote:
|
   Lauda (48.5%) ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓█▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ (51.5%) Mitchell
|
Lauda: 48
Mitchell: 51
Exhausted: 19

Swing-o-meter:
|
   Lauda (+1.1%) ░░░░░░░░░░░░████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ (-1.1%) Mitchell
|

Lauda got a couple of extra votes in the final day, but in the end it just wasn't enough. Congratulations to Mitchell.

Final rankings:
CandidateRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5
#1 Mitchell34 (28.8%)36 (30.5%)41 (34.7%)50 (42.7%)51 (51.5%)
#2 Lauda37 (31.4%)38 (32.2%)41 (34.7%)45 (38.5%)48 (48.5%)
#3 HostFat20 (16.9%)20 (16.9%)21 (17.8%)22 (18.8%)0
#4 Dabs14 (11.9%)15 (12.7%)15 (12.7%)00
#5 achow1018 (6.8%)9 (7.6%)000
#6 mprep5 (4.2%)0000
#7 Adriano00000
=7 xandry00000
Exhausted000119



Here's how the result would have turned out under some other voting systems:
First past the post:
The standard plurality system familiar to most people. The candidate with the most #1 votes wins!
#1 Lauda:    37 █████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ (31.4%)       
#2 Mitchell: 34 ████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ (28.8%)       
#3 HostFat:  20 ███████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ (16.9%)       
#4 Dabs:     14 █████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ (11.9%)       
#5 achow101:  8 ███░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ( 6.8%)       
#6 mprep:     5 ██░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ( 4.2%)       
#7 Adriano:   0 ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ( 0.0%)       
=7 xandry:    0 ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ( 0.0%)       

Lauda would have won under this system, though the rankings of the other candidates would remain unchanged.

Borda count:
Candidates receive 3 points for each #1 vote, 2 points for each #2 vote, and 1 point for each #3 vote. Naturally, the one with the most points wins!
#1 Mitchell: 188 ███████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ (28.4%)         
#2 Lauda:    176 ███████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ (26.6%)         
#3 achow101:  97 ██████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ (14.7%)         
#4 Dabs:      84 █████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ (12.7%)         
#5 HostFat:   67 ████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ (10.1%)         
#6 mprep:     42 ███░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ( 6.3%)         
#7 Adriano:    7 ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ( 1.1%)         
#8 xandry:     1 ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ( 0.2%)         

Mitchell still wins by a narrow margin, but with no eliminations, achow101 takes 3rd place. With #1 votes not as helpful under this system, and not having much else to go on, HostFat drops down to 5th place. Last, and in fact least, there is no longer a tie for last place. Xandry loses having received only a single #3 vote.

Bucklin voting:
When no candidate has a majority of #1 votes, #2 votes are added to the mix (and #3, if there's still no majority leader). (Majority is defined as 50% of the ballots (in this case 59), so it's possible for more than one candidate to have a majority after several rounds. In that case, the one with the highest count wins.)
#1 Mitchell: 68 ████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ (30.5%)       
#2 Lauda:    58 ██████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ (26.0%)       
#3 achow101: 31 ██████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ (13.9%)       
#4 Dabs:     25 ████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ (11.2%)       
#5 HostFat:  23 ████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ (10.3%)       
#6 mprep:    15 ███░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ( 6.7%)       
#7 Adriano:   3 █░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ( 1.3%)       
#8 xandry:    0 ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ( 0.0%)       

Exhausted: 13
Mitchell is the only candidate to reach the requisite 59 votes and is the clear winner. As with the Borda system, achow101 is in 3rd and HostFat is in 5th, with #2 votes being more decisive. Again, xandry is in last place, with the single #3 vote not counting at all.

It's worth noting that this election was close enough that under systems where ballot exhaustion is a possibility (instant run-off and Bucklin), the exhausted ballots could have decided the outcome had they counted. Most of them were cases of people not putting a #2 or #3 preference. The outcome might have been different had people known how to vote properly. Roll Eyes

(Some percentages may not add to exactly 100.0% due to rounding errors.)
1670  Other / Meta / Re: [Unofficial] New Global Moderator Election - [Discussion] on: November 26, 2016, 12:16:56 AM
It would have been better to use full preferential voting but I was feeling lazy.
There are currently 4 exhausted ballots that had all 3 preferences (and presumably would have had more if they were allowed to), and only 3 votes separating the top two candidates. No offence, but your laziness is likely to call the outcome into question. Undecided
1671  Other / Off-topic / Re: Does anyone have a solution to this? on: November 25, 2016, 08:27:29 AM
Looks like you have a bad hard drive.  It happens even to new ones.
In my experience it usually happens to new ones. I've seen this before. Brand new hard drives sometimes have manufacturing defects and fail completely after just a few days or weeks of use. If a drive survives its first month of service, then there's nothing wrong with it and it'll likely last for years or decades.

Also, SMART doesn't joke around with its "imminent failure" warnings. If you were to back up your data right now, it's as likely as not the drive would start making horrible grinding noises before the backup is even complete. Though since the drive is new, I presume you don't have much data to lose.

You shouldn't have a problem returning the drive. The store will see for themselves that the drive is dead or dying and give you a new one, no questions asked.
1672  Other / Meta / Re: [Unofficial] New Global Moderator Election - [Discussion] on: November 25, 2016, 04:01:02 AM
Two candidate preferred vote:
|
   Lauda (47.4%) ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓█▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ (52.6%) Mitchell
|
Lauda: 46
Mitchell: 51
Exhausted: 19

Swing-o-meter:
|
   Lauda (±0.0%) ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ (±0.0%) Mitchell
|
Lauda and Mitchell each receive a single additional vote as we enter the last day of voting. Mitchell retains his lead. Does A!'s vote count? It's not on the spreadsheet yet. Whatever, it doesn't change anything.
1673  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: WTF is going on with mempool.. 0.50 USD per Kb for 2 block trans... on: November 25, 2016, 03:37:16 AM
Something is being done. It's called SegWit and increases the block size to 4MB. Perhaps you've heard of it?
1674  Other / Meta / Re: [Unofficial] New Global Moderator Election - [Discussion] on: November 24, 2016, 03:23:56 PM
I guess since the voting has tapered off, this is okay but does this lead would-be voters down the proverbial garden path?
That's why I asked achow101's permission before I started posting these results, but as I pointed out then, anyone can do what I'm doing. The problem, as I see it, is that since instant run-off voting isn't widely used outside of Australia, people might not understand it and think that votes for unpopular candidates won't count, which is exactly the situation that instant run-off voting is meant to avoid. You can safely give your #1 vote to any candidate you like, since if (and only if) they lose, your vote will go to your #2 choice (and finally to your #3 choice, if your #2 choice also loses).
1675  Economy / Speculation / Re: IRS sniffing around Coinbase on: November 24, 2016, 05:08:34 AM
Who says I am going to spend all of it at one time? Besides there is the black market and there are ways to launder your money for a fee. Bitcoin just happen to make it all easier at some point of the process. Add a tumbler to your VPN + Tor usage then it would really be hard for the government to trace your trail.
So, you plan to commit further crimes to cover up your first crime? That really only gets you so far, though I suppose it's an acceptable risk if you expect to get concurrent sentences. Carry on.
1676  Other / Meta / Re: [Unofficial] New Global Moderator Election - [Discussion] on: November 24, 2016, 04:00:29 AM
Two candidate preferred vote:
|
   Lauda (47.4%) ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓█▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ (52.6%) Mitchell
|
Lauda: 45
Mitchell: 50
Exhausted: 18

Swing-o-meter:
|
   Lauda (-0.5%) ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ (+0.5%) Mitchell
|
The election race slows down with only a single additional vote since yesterday. There's not much to say about it. Mitchell looks set to win by a slim margin.
1677  Other / Off-topic / Re: Poll: Which religion is the best religion? on: November 23, 2016, 03:36:04 PM
it is easy for all the rest of the religions to make money off the atheists.
That's true. Every time an atheist steps into a church, he feels guilty for not believing and thinks a donation to the cause will make things right. Of course, the faithful know you can't just buy your way into Heaven, and so never give their money away for such foolishness. Tithing is for sinners. That's how it works, right? Roll Eyes
1678  Economy / Speculation / Re: IRS sniffing around Coinbase on: November 23, 2016, 12:25:34 PM
This will be another legal and a "paper trail" headache for the IRS. Imagine this scenario, I buy $100,000 worth of Bitcoins at Coinbase, transfer them to different addresses using an HD wallet. I gamble some in a sportsbetting website, buy altcoins with some at 3 different altcoin exchanges and then transfer them back to different addresses in my HD wallet. I cash out some using Local Bitcoins for a person to person transaction.

How will the IRS figure that out. Also let us pretend I use VPN + Tor since I am also a dark market user.
How exactly are you planning to spend that kind of money? Are you just going to walk into, say, a Porsche dealership with a briefcase full of bills as though nobody's going to ask any questions? Roll Eyes
1679  Other / Meta / Re: [Unofficial] New Global Moderator Election - [Discussion] on: November 23, 2016, 11:39:31 AM
What's an idiot like franky1 even doing in DT anyway?
1680  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: output is more than input. will it get confirmed? on: November 23, 2016, 11:32:36 AM
Your transaction fees are extremely low, so those transactions will likely take several hours to confirm. What wallet are you using?

Looks like my outputs are bigger than inputs.
Huh What are talking about?
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