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| tomman |
Posted on 21-03-02, 14:46 (revision 6)
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Dinosaur
 Post: #909 of 1316 Since: 10-30-18 Last post: 1 hour Last view: 1 hour |
Our least-worthless (but still memey) banknote, from A to Z... quite literally! (worth USD ~$0,0265 as of the timestamp of this post) No, I'm not missing letters - these are literally all the series that have been issued so far, so blame our central bank for this mess (this is not even their first time skipping entire series: the VES 2 bill missed series L, while the gap on the one-of-a-kind VES 200 bill between the two issues [A, M-R] is so large you can literally park a few cargo 747s full of cash in there). But there is more to this story beyond letters and gaps: - For starters, since 2017 a full series run goes up to 100M notes minus one (?00000001 - ?99999999) - Series A (full) and B (lower ~25M notes), and its replacement Z's were printed at our national mint, which can barely print anything at all these days. - Series E (upper ~50M), H (full) and K (lower ~10M) are the Soviet Goznak bills. As for that X... apparently somebody at the BCV forgot to tell Goznak that Venezuela had standardized on the Z series for our replacement issues since 1998, so their replacements came under that non-standard series instead (but it's not the first time our country has used the X for replacements). This also means a little increase on difficulty to have a complete set for this specific note, because who doesn't love challenges? - If you want to build your collection only with uncirculated notes right now without going broke... - As for replacements... did I've said you love challenges? Remember, we now only have not one, but TWO prefixes! For the Z-series, based on serial counts it's estimated that about 18000 replacements exist, out of a population of ~125M notes, or one replacement every ~7 bricks (1000 notes), although in real life, you may go through thousands of bills without ever seeing a replacement, while someone at the other side of the country gets several consecutive pieces (!!!). As for the X-series... that one is even more messy: each printer has its own ideas about how to count replacements, and while our handy catalog estimates are in the vicinity of ~48000 notes, as you can see on the picture, my particular specimen has a serial well past the known range! So... uh, good luck. Hope you don't want them uncirculated too! (auction prices start at $40 for a UNC-grade Z-series note last time I bothered checking!) - Notice the very visible downgrade on the security thread on the Soviet-printed bills: it has more windows... but the holograms, magnetic surfaces, text cutouts and UV printing are now gone on the thinner plastic strip :/ Sidenote: That catalog is crowdsourced and the data is publicly available. Since our central bank is not the BEP (where they even document their ranges of issued replacements, how nice of them~), and the numbers they publish are beyond useless, collectors had to git serious and bring the scanners and cameras to actually know what the hell we are collecting (now you know what I've been doing in the last few months with every banknote I get in my hands). The only vaguely similar project I've seen is EuroBillTracker, albeit that one has a very different purpose: literally surveying the tracks around the world of every printed Euro bill they can get! Licensed Pirate® since 2006, 100% Buttcoin™-free, enemy of All Things JavaScript™ |
| tomman |
Posted on 21-03-06, 00:32
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Dinosaur
Post: #914 of 1316 Since: 10-30-18 Last post: 1 hour Last view: 1 hour |
...here we go again! http://www.bcv.org.ve/etiquetas/cono-monetario-2021 Sweet, sweet, neverending hyperinflation! Yes, they can't afford all those zeroes so they instead spell the quantities in letters. The photos are of the actual production notes (all zeros serial numbers = samples), the real deal. Based on my appreciations and in the quality of the resident Sovereign Bolivar Connosieur of the bBoards, I can ensure you that the 200K ($0.10) and 1M ($0.50) notes are being printed here... while surprisingly our buddies at Goznak got awarded the contract to print the 500K ($0.25) bill. We're also skipping denominations again, there will be no revival of the 100K note! On a happier note, enjoy the latest fad on airplanes: facemasked airplanes! https://simpleflying.com/garuda-a330neo-mask-livery/ https://simpleflying.com/cargolux-747-mask-livery/ The Cargolux 747 is especially cute with that "NOT WITHOUT MY MASK" motto, and yes, the new Airbuses (all the Neos and the A350) also wear racoon masks on the windshield due to technical reasons (it improves thermals around windshields and supposedly makes replacing those easier) Licensed Pirate® since 2006, 100% Buttcoin™-free, enemy of All Things JavaScript™ |
| creaothceann |
Posted on 21-03-15, 13:08
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 Post: #322 of 456 Since: 10-29-18 Last post: 44 days Last view: 1 day |
card reader: "Not quite my tempo!" My current setup: Super Famicom ("2/1/3" SNS-CPU-1CHIP-02) → SCART → OSSC → StarTech USB3HDCAP → AmaRecTV 3.10 |
| tomman |
Posted on 21-03-25, 01:08 (revision 1)
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Dinosaur
Post: #921 of 1316 Since: 10-30-18 Last post: 1 hour Last view: 1 hour |
Touhou 18 demo rollcall In order: - Another catgirl, yay~! (can't wait for Mike x [Chen/Orin/Shou] - Yorihime copypasta, but she smokes (literally, not figuratively). - Another kappa, but wearing camo (so expect her to be a hit on the 'murican fandom like a certain 'murican hell fairy) Compared with the TH15/16/17 demogirls, this initial lineup looks kinda weak... and certainly less original (it will be hard to beat TH17's Cow & Chicken) And yes, apparently ZUN finally learned to draw boobs after all those years, so busty Sakuya is now canon. The pad jokes can finally be put to rest HAHAHAHAHAnop--- *KNIFED* Licensed Pirate® since 2006, 100% Buttcoin™-free, enemy of All Things JavaScript™ |
| creaothceann |
Posted on 21-03-26, 12:12
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Post: #323 of 456 Since: 10-29-18 Last post: 44 days Last view: 1 day |
https://tonsky.me/blog/emoji/ Try the night mode. (Bonus points: site design doesn't work with Dark Reader.) My current setup: Super Famicom ("2/1/3" SNS-CPU-1CHIP-02) → SCART → OSSC → StarTech USB3HDCAP → AmaRecTV 3.10 |
| CaptainJistuce |
Posted on 21-03-26, 13:00 (revision 1)
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Custom title here
 Post: #988 of 1164 Since: 10-30-18 Last post: 63 days Last view: 13 hours |
Posted by creaothceann When a site doesn't work with its own built-in dark mode... should we laugh or cry? --- In UTF-16, where available. --- |
| creaothceann |
Posted on 21-03-26, 15:59
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Post: #324 of 456 Since: 10-29-18 Last post: 44 days Last view: 1 day |
I'm afraid the site's dark mode works exactly as intended... My current setup: Super Famicom ("2/1/3" SNS-CPU-1CHIP-02) → SCART → OSSC → StarTech USB3HDCAP → AmaRecTV 3.10 |
| CaptainJistuce |
Posted on 21-03-26, 23:21
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Custom title here
Post: #989 of 1164 Since: 10-30-18 Last post: 63 days Last view: 13 hours |
Posted by creaothceannThen we cuss. --- In UTF-16, where available. --- |
| CaptainJistuce |
Posted on 21-03-27, 04:56 (revision 1)
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Custom title here
Post: #990 of 1164 Since: 10-30-18 Last post: 63 days Last view: 13 hours |
Correction: We cuss, then we weaponize long-forgotten browser options. (Not my normal settings, but sometimes a man has to remind the web who ACTUALLY gets to make the decisions about how he reads.) (Fixing the incredibly narrow column of text would require something resembling effort.) --- In UTF-16, where available. --- |
| tomman |
Posted on 21-03-27, 17:17 (revision 1)
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Dinosaur
Post: #922 of 1316 Since: 10-30-18 Last post: 1 hour Last view: 1 hour |
> tonsky.me Ah, I remember that hideous Caterpillar-yellow color scheme. I have read other of his posts being somewhat regularly linked from Hackernews. Can't expect better from a Mac fanboy, I guess: they love UX, minimalist designs, emojis, and of course, Apple hardware. (I still insist: emojis are a mistake that should have never left Japan, and colored emojis are a punishable war crime) Licensed Pirate® since 2006, 100% Buttcoin™-free, enemy of All Things JavaScript™ |
| creaothceann |
Posted on 21-03-30, 21:00
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Post: #325 of 456 Since: 10-29-18 Last post: 44 days Last view: 1 day |
How to create a leather-bound book My current setup: Super Famicom ("2/1/3" SNS-CPU-1CHIP-02) → SCART → OSSC → StarTech USB3HDCAP → AmaRecTV 3.10 |
| tomman |
Posted on 21-03-31, 16:20
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Dinosaur
Post: #925 of 1316 Since: 10-30-18 Last post: 1 hour Last view: 1 hour |
In another episode of "the DMCA is a shitty law": Sega pulls a Nintendo over SteamDB for... mirroring metadata from Steam!? https://torrentfreak.com/sega-lawyers-demand-immediate-suspension-of-steam-database-over-alleged-piracy-210330/ https://steamdb.info/app/1235140/ Cloudflare got a (clearly bogus) DMCA takedown notice over the Yakuza: Like a Dragon page on SteamDB, claiming that they were distributing pirate copies of the game (WTF!?). The SteamDB guys demanded an explanation from Sega, but their lawyers haven't learned yet how to use a computer to engage in communications with other parties, so instead they hit SteamDB's actual hosting provider with yet another bogus DMCA. Since this quickly became another David-vs-Goliath case, the couple dudes behind SteamDB had no option but to take down the Yakuza: Like a Dragon page to not jeopardize the site. A tweet shitstorm ensued, and finally someone at SoA (that actually is computer-literate) had to defuse this bomb for good: After initially being taken down by a DMCA, this page is now back up as the DMCA has been retracted. I hope that for "fine-tuning their systems" they mean "actually hire lawyers that know how computers work"! Licensed Pirate® since 2006, 100% Buttcoin™-free, enemy of All Things JavaScript™ |
| CaptainJistuce |
Posted on 21-03-31, 23:55
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Custom title here
Post: #991 of 1164 Since: 10-30-18 Last post: 63 days Last view: 13 hours |
It sounds like the DMCA takedown requests are automated. Which is really, really bad. Especially for Sega, if someone presses the issue. The DMCA provides stiff penalties for fraudulent takedown requests. --- In UTF-16, where available. --- |
| creaothceann |
Posted on 21-04-06, 12:23
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Post: #328 of 456 Since: 10-29-18 Last post: 44 days Last view: 1 day |
ICU64: Real-time Hacking of a C64 Emulator My current setup: Super Famicom ("2/1/3" SNS-CPU-1CHIP-02) → SCART → OSSC → StarTech USB3HDCAP → AmaRecTV 3.10 |
| tomman |
Posted on 21-04-11, 22:31
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Dinosaur
Post: #933 of 1316 Since: 10-30-18 Last post: 1 hour Last view: 1 hour |
Is it Pokemon Or Big Data? Spoilers: I did 70%, and that's because I'm not familiar with many of those startups/products whose names REALLY sound like Pokemon ripoffs. Disclaimer: I don't do Big Data, and last time I touched a Pokemon game, it was in the 3rd generation era (GBA), in 2006. Licensed Pirate® since 2006, 100% Buttcoin™-free, enemy of All Things JavaScript™ |
| creaothceann |
Posted on 21-04-14, 06:47
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Post: #329 of 456 Since: 10-29-18 Last post: 44 days Last view: 1 day |
Ever heard of WebUSB? Only supported by Chrome(ium) browsers, so far.Wow, permissionless listing of USB devices WCGW? My current setup: Super Famicom ("2/1/3" SNS-CPU-1CHIP-02) → SCART → OSSC → StarTech USB3HDCAP → AmaRecTV 3.10 |
| tomman |
Posted on 21-04-14, 08:42
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Dinosaur
Post: #934 of 1316 Since: 10-30-18 Last post: 1 hour Last view: 1 hour |
Posted by creaothceann Remember: the browser is the new OS. Native development has been dubbed "too hard, too convoluted, too restricted, too difficult, too unfeasible". Electron was just a matter of convenience. Sooner, that HTML Accelerator card will stop being a meme and became real. That day, it will be a very sad day for computing in general. It will come, mark my words :/ Licensed Pirate® since 2006, 100% Buttcoin™-free, enemy of All Things JavaScript™ |
| tomman |
Posted on 21-04-25, 15:20 (revision 1)
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Dinosaur
Post: #936 of 1316 Since: 10-30-18 Last post: 1 hour Last view: 1 hour |
Want to start your own money printing business? Well, go cash your buttcoins and take a chance on this one-of-a-kind auction of used equipment for security printing: https://www.troostwijkauctions.com/uk/security-paper/01-36149/ Online closed tender sale of banknote, security paper printing machinery (Sale 36149) So, what's a "closed tender sale"? Tender sale In other words, " And even if you win the bid for a particular piece of equipment, it won't be easy to follow on with the sale: - There are "dismantling, packing and loading" fees, usually in the vicinity of dozens of thousands of Euros, on top on how much would cost to get those machines out of Sweden. - Some of the equipment can only be disassembled by the OEM, which adds to the costs. - Expect to find some toxic goo on some of the machines! - Spare parts sold on separate lots. But even if you can't afford to print fake money on your color laserjet, at least this auction gets us a rare glimpse into the weird and wonderful industry of security printing. It's waaaaaaay more complex than printing the Sunday newspapers or shopping catalogs, all with a bunch of secrecy on top due to the everlasting threat of counterfeiters. And yup, that plant most likely was the one that printed some of the late issues of the long-defunct Strong Bolivar, among other less-terrible currencies. Licensed Pirate® since 2006, 100% Buttcoin™-free, enemy of All Things JavaScript™ |
| creaothceann |
Posted on 21-04-26, 06:36
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Post: #330 of 456 Since: 10-29-18 Last post: 44 days Last view: 1 day |
Home-mining Crypto Chia Sparks Hard Drive Shortage https://decrypt.co/68617/home-mining-crypto-chia-sparks-hard-drive-shortage-ahead-of-trading-debut My current setup: Super Famicom ("2/1/3" SNS-CPU-1CHIP-02) → SCART → OSSC → StarTech USB3HDCAP → AmaRecTV 3.10 |
| tomman |
Posted on 21-04-26, 22:12 (revision 1)
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Dinosaur
Post: #937 of 1316 Since: 10-30-18 Last post: 1 hour Last view: 1 hour |
...is there anything buttcoin "miners" aren't ruining these days? I don't get this insane and unhealthy obsession with fake money, to put it frankly. All in the middle of supply shortages for pretty much everything, from resistors to vaccines :/ --- Forget mememoneys, let's remind why the Internet is for: Cats anywhere near airplanes mean cat-astrophes: https://avherald.com/h?article=48833089 https://avherald.com/h?article=4e2ae1fa It should be mandatory for cats to wear those REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT red tags :D Licensed Pirate® since 2006, 100% Buttcoin™-free, enemy of All Things JavaScript™ |
