#editorial | Logs for 2018-06-09
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[00:16:49] <mrpg> so.
[00:17:38] <Bytram> a needle pulling thead?
[00:17:44] <Bytram> *thread
[00:20:35] * Bytram just pushed out a couple stories as the story queue was running dry; now plans to head off and have something to eat.
[00:20:36] <Bytram> biab
[00:33:58] <Bytram> .
[00:34:02] <Bytram> https://www.sciencedaily.com
[00:34:03] <upstart> ^ 03Dogs can detect agricultural diseases early: Study shows dogs can sniff out laurel wilt-infected avocado trees well in advance -- ScienceDaily
[00:34:09] <Bytram> https://www.ashs.org
[00:34:10] <upstart> ^ 03Dogs can detect agricultural diseases early - ASHS
[00:34:28] <Bytram> http://dx.doi.org
[00:34:29] <upstart> ^ 03An Evaluation of Scent-discriminating Canines for Rapid Response to Agricultural Diseases ( http://horttech.ashspublications.org )
[00:34:31] <exec> └─ 13HortTechnology — Error
[00:35:03] <mrpg> What can't they sniff?
[00:35:07] <mrpg> I'll do "More mystery objects detected near Milky Way's supermassive black hole"
[00:36:01] <Bytram> k
[00:36:02] <Bytram> hmm
[00:36:05] <Bytram> https://medicalxpress.com
[00:36:06] <upstart> ^ 03Coffee helps teams work together, study suggests ( https://medicalxpress.com )
[00:36:07] <exec> └─ 13Coffee helps teams work together, study suggests
[00:38:22] <Bytram> http://dx.doi.org
[00:38:24] <upstart> ^ 03Coffee with co-workers: role of caffeine on evaluations of the self and others in group settings - Vasu Unnava, Amit Surendra Singh, H. Rao Unnava, 2018 ( http://journals.sagepub.com )
[00:38:27] <exec> └─ 13Coffee with co-workers: role of caffeine on evaluations of the self and others in group settings - Vasu Unnava, Amit Surendra Singh, H. Rao Unnava, 2018
[00:45:02] <Bytram> .
[00:45:03] <Bytram> https://medicalxpress.com
[00:45:04] <upstart> ^ 03When life gives you lemons, you take more risks ( https://medicalxpress.com )
[00:45:05] <exec> └─ 13400 Bad Request
[00:45:13] <Bytram> http://dx.doi.org
[00:45:15] <exec> └─ 13Unsupported Transport Layer Security Protocol
[00:45:16] <upstart> ^ 03Sour Promotes Risk-Taking: An Investigation into the Effect of Taste on Risk-Taking Behaviour in Humans | Scientific Reports ( http://www.nature.com )
[00:46:34] <Bytram> .
[00:46:35] <Bytram> https://medicalxpress.com
[00:46:36] <upstart> ^ 03How much empathy do you feel when powerful people suffer? ( https://medicalxpress.com )
[00:46:37] <exec> └─ 13400 Bad Request
[00:49:47] <mrpg> more mystery objects ready
[00:50:25] <Bytram> sounds like an item on the menu at a school cafeteria
[00:50:31] <Bytram> ;)
[00:53:01] <mrpg> haha
[00:53:18] <mrpg> I'll check ZTE fined 1 bilon dollars
[00:54:34] <Bytram> 2nding mysteries
[01:00:37] * Bytram adds <blockquote> and </blockquote> around the pertinent text... and moves a "[...]"
[01:02:04] * Bytram checks education / nearsightedness
[01:03:08] <Bytram> Education Causes Near-Sightedness, Suggests Study
[01:03:08] <Bytram> @ 2018/06/09 06:04:00
[01:05:04] <Deucalion> Thank you guys for keeping this show running. There would be no SN without the stories and work involved with putting them out. Unsung Heroes. (let me know if you want singing) :D
[01:05:46] * Bytram inserts ear plugs
[01:05:56] <Bytram> Deucalion: sing your heart out!
[01:05:58] <Bytram> ;)
[01:06:26] <Bytram> but seriously, the *real* unsung heroes are the sysops who keep all the underworkings, we,,, working!
[01:06:31] <Bytram> s/,,/ll/
[01:06:33] <exec> <Bytram> but seriously, the *real* unsung heroes are the sysops who keep all the underworkings, well, working!
[01:12:47] <Deucalion> Is it "work" if you enjoy it? In my book.... only if some other shithawk profits 100x off the effort and pockets it. Fuck shithawks.
[01:13:28] <Bytram> #g chickenhawk
[01:13:28] <MrPlow> https://en.wikipedia.org(bird) - "In the United States, chickenhawk or chicken hawk is an unofficial designation for three species of North American hawks in the family Accipitridae: Cooper's ..."
[01:13:29] <upstart> ^ 03Chickenhawk (bird) - Wikipedia
[01:13:29] <mrpg> US fines ZTE ready
[01:13:37] <Deucalion> And while we're at it. Fuck usury.
[01:13:44] <Bytram> #g chickenhawk foghorn
[01:13:44] <MrPlow> https://www.youtube.com - "Jun 20, 2009 ... Classic Cartoon."
[01:13:45] <upstart> ^ 03Chickenhawk threatens Foghorn Leghorn - YouTube
[01:13:51] <Bytram> =)
[01:14:12] <Bytram> #g destiny's children are those whose work and pleasure are one
[01:14:13] <MrPlow> https://en.wikipedia.org - "\"Say My Name\" is a song by the American girl group Destiny's Child from their second studio ... who was one out of several people hired to work with Destiny's Child on their second ... The song was Destiny's Child first number one in Asia. ... of many artists playing cover versions of their favorite guilty pleasure songs."
[01:14:13] <upstart> ^ 03Say My Name - Wikipedia
[01:14:24] <Bytram> urgh
[01:14:55] <Bytram> well that was a quote I remembered and which I recall being attributed to Churchill
[01:15:13] <mrpg> I'm using vivaldi browser, it's fast, based on chrome so I can use the chrome extensions.
[01:15:25] <mrpg> #g say my name churchilll quote
[01:15:26] <MrPlow> https://en.wikiquote.org - "This quote was already in the Winston Churchill article, in the Unsourced section. ... I have included the chapter name as part of my source information in the hope that .... I've heard somewhere about Churchill saying it and did some research."
[01:15:27] <upstart> ^ 03Talk:Winston Churchill - Wikiquote
[01:15:55] <Deucalion> I think the bots neeed work :_
[01:16:11] <Bytram> #g Churchill destiny's children are those whose work and pleasure are one
[01:16:12] <MrPlow> https://www.artofmanliness.com - "Jan 29, 2015 ... Churchill attacked boredom with fire -- he engaged in rigorous hobbies and was invigorated by being physically and ... “first, those whose work is work and whose pleasure is pleasure; and secondly, those whose work and pleasure are one. ... But Fortune's favoured children belong to the second class."
[01:16:13] <upstart> ^ 03Why Every Man Should Have Hobbies | The Art of Manliness
[01:18:33] <mrpg> https://www.youtube.com
[01:18:34] <upstart> ^ 03Magilla Gorilla ORIGINAL opening with all Ideal Toy blurbs - YouTube
[01:18:35] <exec> └─ 13Magilla Gorilla ORIGINAL opening with all Ideal Toy blurbs - YouTube
[01:20:13] <Deucalion> Why need it be "fortune's favoured children" only? No such thing as fortune. That's just kowtow to the established norm. Right school tie etc. That's going away.
[01:20:27] <Deucalion> Sloooowly
[01:20:52] <Bytram> I would put that in the same context as the "Muses" -- a personification of a fiction used to make a point
[01:21:04] <Bytram> s/of a fiction //
[01:21:06] <exec> <Bytram> I would put that in the same context as the "Muses" -- a personification used to make a point
[01:22:36] <Deucalion> Although I do note that the insistence on full school uniforms, blazers, caps and all has made a reprisal here of late.... all the better to make the conformity less painful I'm sure. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
[01:26:22] * Deucalion sings a brief ditty then departs.
[01:35:08] <mrpg> https://www.youtube.com
[01:35:08] <upstart> ^ 03The Banana Splits Opening and Closing Theme 1968 - 1970 - YouTube
[01:35:10] <exec> └─ 13The Banana Splits Opening and Closing Theme 1968 - 1970 - YouTube
[01:38:06] <mrpg> #g joe 90
[01:38:06] <MrPlow> https://en.wikipedia.org - "Joe 90 is a 1960s British science-fiction television series that follows the adventures of a nine-year-old boy, Joe McClaine, who starts a double life as a ..."
[01:38:10] <upstart> ^ 03Joe 90 - Wikipedia
[01:48:00] <mrpg> I'll do new algorithm for coffee
[01:48:54] <Bytram> Jaguar Takes on Tesla @ 2018/06/09 12:24:00
[01:50:18] * Bytram just realized he messed up his story spacing
[01:51:27] <Bytram> Jaguar Takes on Tesla @ 2018/06/09 13:08:00
[01:52:44] <Fnord666> Evening Bytram!
[01:53:20] <Bytram> Fnord666: !!
[01:53:28] <Bytram> how ya be?
[01:53:47] <Fnord666> Doing well, thanks. Yourself?
[01:54:50] <mrpg> coffee ready
[01:55:11] <mrpg> I mean, the submission.
[01:55:17] <Bytram> as a good friend once told me: "Probably, a darn sight better than I think I am!"
[01:55:29] <Bytram> coffee++
[01:55:29] <Bender> karma - coffee: 87
[01:55:31] <Fnord666> I like that one
[01:56:16] <Bytram> "I don't mind the long days, but the short nights are catching up with me."
[01:56:28] <Bytram> ^^^ that's a martyb original =)
[01:56:50] <Fnord666> and a good one it is
[01:56:57] <Bytram> #g sirens mythology
[01:56:58] <MrPlow> https://en.wikipedia.org(mythology) - "In Greek mythology, the Sirens were dangerous creatures, who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and singing voices to shipwreck on the rocky ..."
[01:56:58] <upstart> ^ 03Siren (mythology) - Wikipedia
[01:57:14] <Bytram> thanks!
[01:57:48] <Bytram> and right about now, the siren song of my pillow is becoming overwhelming. ;)
[01:58:24] <Fnord666> Have a good evening and pleasant dreams. TTYL
[01:58:24] <mrpg> https://www.theatlantic.com
[01:58:25] <upstart> ^ 03Trump Calls for Russia to Be Readmitted to the G7 - The Atlantic
[01:58:44] <Bytram> so, before I make my night any shorter (Need to be back at work in 11 hours), I think I'll bid you fine folk adieu and hie me off to bed.
[01:59:25] <Bytram> Fnord666: many thanks for the good wishes! And, congrats on breaking the 2200 stories posted mark! https://soylentnews.org
[01:59:26] <upstart> ^ 03SoylentNews: Hall of Fame
[01:59:27] <exec> └─ 13SoylentNews: Hall of Fame
[01:59:51] <Fnord666> Thanks! The same to you on breaking the 5200 mark!
[02:00:05] <mrpg> Trump's Obsession With Russia Reaches the G7
[02:00:06] <Bytram> mare sea!
[02:00:32] <Fnord666> posted the Valve story
[02:00:40] <Fnord666> ~gnight Bytram
[02:00:42] * exec buttmagically separates a hash list of big 'uns from Bytram
[02:00:42] * Bytram only put out 4 stories today, but it still amazes me how fast the numbers add up
[02:00:46] <Bytram> ~gnight Fnord666
[02:00:48] * exec romantically pairs a recycle bin of database shards with Fnord666
[02:01:09] <Bytram> isn't love grand? ;)
[02:01:15] <Bytram> ciao for now!
[02:01:16] <Fnord666> my apologies for separating you from the big 'uns
[02:01:19] <Fnord666> ciao
[02:02:55] <mrpg> bye
[02:17:10] <mrpg> https://www.theatlantic.com
[02:17:10] <upstart> ^ 03Mr. Rogers's Simple Set of Rules for Talking to Kids - The Atlantic
[02:20:21] <chromas> s's
[02:22:27] <mrpg> That's all folks, see you later.
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[23:20:41] <mrpg> I'll do "SpaceX Plans to Expand Presence at Kennedy Space Center"
[23:24:06] <mrpg> What's "fairing processing"?
[23:24:49] <mrpg> ready
[23:26:23] <mrpg> Facebook privacy goof makes posts by 14 million users readable to anyone | Ars Technica
[23:26:36] <mrpg> Wow. What's another word for blunder?
[23:26:49] <mrpg> #g blunder superlative
[23:26:49] <MrPlow> http://www.english-for-students.com - "Use of The Double Superlative : While comparing two or more objects, one should avoid using the double comparative/superlative. Very often we tend to do this ..."
[23:26:51] <upstart> ^ 03Use of The Double Superlative - Blunders to Avoid in Spoken and Written English
[23:27:05] <mrpg> wtf
[23:28:12] <mrpg> 'He is the most best teacher from my school' is incorrect.
[23:28:34] <mrpg> maybe in your stupid sckool, im the more bestes in my eskull.
[23:30:43] <mrpg> blunder = the most dumbest thing to do
[23:32:58] <mrpg> Today I learned a word: pencil case.
[23:33:29] <mrpg> 'That is the most biggest apple ever grown in this farm' is incorrect.
[23:33:53] <mrpg> shut up, my apples are juicy, yours taste like sand.
[23:34:12] <mrpg> 'He ran very much faster than his friend' is incorrect.
[23:34:15] <mrpg> ¿?¿???¿¿¿¿¿
[23:35:59] <mrpg> Facebook technicians ... it took them another five days to fully restore privacy settings for all the affected posts.
[23:36:42] <mrpg> for privacy in user:
[23:36:42] <mrpg> privacy=1
[23:37:28] <mrpg> I'd better do Peru Cranial Surgeons.
[23:48:54] <mrpg> Summary: they were better at trepanation but we do not know how.
[23:58:21] <mrpg> Ready.