16:59:42 <geonic> does anyone have a paywall-free link to this article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-13/darknet-demand-for-monero-xmr-rises-stumping-crime-fighters
17:00:10 <geonic> wayback machine etc don’t seem to work
17:01:26 <nioc> is bloomberg the new forbes?
17:23:23 <br-m> <syntheticbird> expensive subscription for worthless articles 
17:44:54 <plowsof> https://archive.ph/20260213070848/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-13/darknet-demand-for-monero-xmr-rises-stumping-crime-fighters
17:45:31 <plowsof> geonic should work^
17:50:15 <nioc> Efforts to contact a Monero developer community through various channels listed on its website yielded no response. <<>> @seen efforts
17:53:08 <br-m> <syntheticbird> me when im in a spreading disinformation competition and my opponent is Bloomberg
17:57:07 <br-m> <syntheticbird> “I think the challenge is how do we enable lawful users to have privacy and yet stop bad actors from abusing privacy enhancing technology?” said Redbord of TRM Labs. 
17:57:46 <br-m> <syntheticbird> i've a feeling of deja vu
17:58:12 <br-m> <syntheticbird> * look at Ztrash at the other side of the room *
18:14:04 <geonic> ty sir
18:29:37 <nioc> And by the way, I think we can successfully make Zcash too traceable for criminals like WannaCry, but still completely private & fungible. --zooko
18:30:20 <nioc> Happy Valentines Day Monroe
18:46:34 <br-m> <syntheticbird> you can't see it nioc but someone made a custom reaction with the GF seed in it
18:46:49 <br-m> <syntheticbird> oh and also a heart emoji
22:46:35 <geonic> plowsof link doesn’t work for me :(
22:48:08 <plowsof> :( 
22:51:10 <plowsof> Sent another link. Must be geoblocking 
23:20:18 <geonic> tx mate
23:26:24 <geonic> "Efforts to contact a Monero developer community through various channels listed on its website yielded no response."
23:31:37 <geonic> but then they go on to quote Luke?
23:31:44 <geonic> “Privacy is a human right,” said Luke Parker, a Monero developer. 
23:31:45 <geonic> lol
23:33:24 <geonic> nioc: yeah this reminded me of that Zooko quote too: “I think the challenge is how do we enable lawful users to have privacy and yet stop bad actors from abusing privacy enhancing technology?” said Redbord of TRM Labs. 
23:40:24 <n1oc> [CCS Proposals] SyntheticBird opened merge request #644: SyntheticBird Site and CCS UI/UX, Transitions & Animations work (4 months) https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/644
23:54:02 <br-m> <syntheticbird> I'll add gifs later on of some of old work. Please pardon my lack of immediate mp4 cropping to lightweight gif + image hosting solution.