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[00:35:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03Rosco P. Coltrane [4757] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Logitech Disables Local Access on Harmony Hubs, Breaks Automation Systems [Update] - 152 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:35:55] <exec> 08└─...where *your* device that *you* own is not controlled by you, and you're at the mercy of the manufacturer's whims du jour. This is only the beginning.
[00:36:22] <exec> *** new comment: 03TrentDavey [1526] (Score: 1) 02 - 06Indian Government to Intercept, Monitor, and Decrypt Citizens’ Computers - 94 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:36:22] <exec> 08└─If it means silencing that guy that keeps calling me from "Microsoft Vindows", I'm all for it.
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[01:37:02] <exec> *** new comment: 03stretch611 [6199] (Score: 2) 02 - 06How to Halve the Environmental Impact of your Christmas Dinner - 213 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:37:03] <exec> 08└─Or maybe they give you all those breads and/or chips so that you fill up and they can give you smaller portions without you complaining. (or so that you do not complain due to hunger while waiting for the entree.)
[01:37:42] <exec> *** new comment: 03stretch611 [6199] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Two People Arrested for Gatwick Airport Drone Incident - 166 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:37:42] <exec> 08└─However, in reality, our military is spending millions of dollars on making the technology that eventually stopped the drones and located the origination ineffectual.
[01:37:44] <exec> *** new comment: 03Username [4557] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Two People Arrested for Gatwick Airport Drone Incident - 71 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:37:44] <exec> 08└─Was it the "terrorism" or just the usual ignorant "look what I can do!"
[01:38:40] <exec> *** new comment: 03Crypthulhu [914] (Score: 1) 02 - 06How ‘Baldur’s Gate’ Saved the Computer RPG, or Did it? - 393 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:38:40] <exec> 08└─TES3MP is a multiplayer fork of openmw (open engine for The elder scrolls 3 morrowind) . https://github.com [github.com] I logged into a server for the first time yesterday to find christmas trees. Seems to be functional enough, I went on a quest with a random stranger. An admi...
[01:41:15] <exec> *** new comment: 03Username [4557] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. to Invest $5.8 Billion in Central America - 357 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:41:16] <exec> 08└─If we want to stop the caravans we (the united states) should just invade honduras and make it part of california, and let ca police and run this place. War hawks will be happy that were using the military, and hippies will be happy they're walfaring all these brown people. Everyone happy, except th...
[01:43:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03coolgopher [1157] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Post-Boot Delays in SSH Access Due to Small Entropy Pool - 62 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:43:09] <exec> 08└─*next* employer? His behaviour has long suggested otherwise...
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[01:43:11] <exec> 08└─It's been many years since I last touched OpenBSD, but I seem to recall it dumping out an entropy file on shutdown that then gets loaded on boot. The man page [openbsd.org] suggests the same: Systems with nonvolatile storage should store a secret from /dev/urandom on disk during installation or shut...
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[02:35:59] <exec> *** new comment: 03fyngyrz [6567] (Score: 4, Informative) 02 - 06Logitech Disables Local Access on Harmony Hubs, Breaks Automation Systems [Update] - 661 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:35:59] <exec> 08└─A decent answer is MyCroft [mycroft.ai]. You can set the whole thing up yourself. You'll have all the code, you can even make the TTS and STT local to your own website within your own LAN so that there are no external servers involved, no WAN activity at all unless you specifically and knowingly opt...
[02:36:01] <exec> *** new comment: 03coolgopher [1157] (Score: 3, Interesting) 02 - 06Logitech Disables Local Access on Harmony Hubs, Breaks Automation Systems [Update] - 116 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:36:01] <exec> 08└─Really? The website gives the impression one needs to have a "Mycroft Home" account to which everything gets linked.
[02:36:28] <exec> *** new comment: 03fyngyrz [6567] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Indian Government to Intercept, Monitor, and Decrypt Citizens’ Computers - 94 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:36:29] <exec> 08└─If it means silencing that guy that keeps calling me from "Microsoft Vindows", I'm all for it.
[02:37:03] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06How to Halve the Environmental Impact of your Christmas Dinner - 86 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:37:03] <exec> 08└─Nah that is wishful thinking. Big Grain has been manipulating restaurants for decades!
[02:37:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06How to Halve the Environmental Impact of your Christmas Dinner - 100 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:37:04] <exec> 08└─Cook whoever came up with the question. Gets you a meal and also decreases the net carbon footprint.
[02:37:50] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Two People Arrested for Gatwick Airport Drone Incident - 142 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:37:51] <exec> 08└─Further complicating matters, when the jet decelerates on the runway, most of the stopping power is from directing the engine exhaust forward.
[02:38:58] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score: 2) 02 - 06How ‘Baldur’s Gate’ Saved the Computer RPG, or Did it? - 197 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:38:58] <exec> 08└─I saw it mentioned on the OpenMW wikipedia and then watched some footage on YouTube earlier today. Except it was just a partial playthrough of the main quest. Sounds like it can get much more wild.
[02:40:57] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Anonymous Coward 02 - 06U.S. to Invest $5.8 Billion in Central America - 28 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:40:57] <exec> 08└─first you must try education
[02:41:31] <exec> *** new comment: 03fyngyrz [6567] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. to Invest $5.8 Billion in Central America - 107 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:41:31] <exec> 08└─The US has a long and disgusting tradition of fucking with Central and South American countries everywhere.
[02:42:06] <exec> *** new comment: 03sjames [2882] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Altria Invests $12.8 Billion in E-Cigarette Maker Juul, Valuing It at $38 Billion - 212 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:42:06] <exec> 08└─Probably not diacetyl, since that is a flavoring. Commonly in nicotine juice, vegetable glycerin or propylene glycol are used as a carrier, but no Idea what may be in your juice other than the active ingredients.
[02:42:46] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03coolgopher [1157] 02 - 06Post-Boot Delays in SSH Access Due to Small Entropy Pool - 367 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:42:47] <exec> 08└─Ideal software? SystemD is light years further away from that now than we were with scrappy ol' SysV and individual, replaceable components. The man repeatedly fails to comprehend the core Unix tenet of "do one thing, and do it well". And I do not comprehend why people keep accepting his cruddy soft...
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[03:35:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Isotopic Ratios in Water of Saturn's Rings and Satellites (Except Phoebe) Matches Water of Earth - 53 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:35:55] <exec> 08└─Does this mean the earth used to be a moon of saturn?
[03:36:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03fyngyrz [6567] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Logitech Disables Local Access on Harmony Hubs, Breaks Automation Systems [Update] - 108 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:36:07] <exec> 08└─The website gives the impression one needs to have a "Mycroft Home" account to which everything gets linked.
[03:36:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03fyngyrz [6567] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Logitech Disables Local Access on Harmony Hubs, Breaks Automation Systems [Update] - 297 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:36:09] <exec> 08└─I've posted a question [mycroft.ai] on their forums to see if I can get a straightforward answer on this from the MyCroft [mycroft.ai] people themselves. Will report back if I do. -- Government: Designed to provide you with "service" and... ...the Media: Designed to provide you with Vaseline.
[03:37:01] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03The Mighty Buzzard [18] 02 - 06How to Halve the Environmental Impact of your Christmas Dinner - 302 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:37:01] <exec> 08└─Okay, vegetables make you fart. Farts contain methane. Methane is a greenhouse gas. The only green option is to not eat vegetables. Eat other animals instead. When you eat other animals, herbivores especially, you have caused an end to all their future flatulence and thus reduced net carbon emission...
[03:37:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score: 1) 02 - 06How to Halve the Environmental Impact of your Christmas Dinner - 108 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:37:13] <exec> 08└─Beano [beanogas.com] is a thing. And with the added bonus of repelling Mexicans like garlic repels vampires.
[03:37:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06How to Halve the Environmental Impact of your Christmas Dinner - 121 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:37:15] <exec> 08└─They give it to you because it makes them more money. A lot of times ill say no fries/rice and they give it to me anyway.
[03:37:58] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Two People Arrested for Gatwick Airport Drone Incident - 402 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:37:58] <exec> 08└─Oh there is always a reason my top two: Disgruntled at airport for SOME wrong As commented above "somebody smells a good business opportunity for anti drone tech at airports, so hires two middle aged poor expendables to cause trouble in the busiest part of the year." Probably not a terrorist as they...
[03:41:31] <exec> *** new comment: 03Gaaark [41] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. to Invest $5.8 Billion in Central America - 408 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:41:31] <exec> 08└─You must have small hands https://www.washingtonpost.com [washingtonpost.com] https://www.scribd.com
[03:43:54] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Anonymous Coward 02 - 06Man Sues Feds After Being Detained for Refusing to Unlock His Phone at Airport - 2234 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:43:55] <exec> 08└─how many comments on ARS are clueless about the law. Yes they can detain you for 24 hours without charging you. Which is why it is important to ask if you are being detained. You want to make it clear that the clock has started. You have the right to remain silent, but only if you invoke that right....
[03:44:02] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03sjames [2882] 02 - 06Man Sues Feds After Being Detained for Refusing to Unlock His Phone at Airport - 433 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:44:02] <exec> 08└─Sorry, no. Arrests for secret reasons and whisking people to undisclosed locations while not letting them speak with a lawyer are all things more closely associated with iron curtain countries than the United States. No exceptions. Nobody seemed to see a need to arrest him at all until he refused to...
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[04:35:38] <exec> *** new comment: 03progo [6356] (Score: 1) 02 - 06Isotopic Ratios in Water of Saturn's Rings and Satellites (Except Phoebe) Matches Water of Earth - 60 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:35:38] <exec> 08└─It's almost as if we came from the same stellar nursery. :^)
[04:35:46] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03fyngyrz [6567] 02 - 06Logitech Disables Local Access on Harmony Hubs, Breaks Automation Systems [Update] - 661 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:35:47] <exec> 08└─A decent answer is MyCroft [mycroft.ai]. You can set the whole thing up yourself. You'll have all the code, you can even make the TTS and STT local to your own website within your own LAN so that there are no external servers involved, no WAN activity at all unless you specifically and knowingly opt...
[04:35:51] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Logitech Disables Local Access on Harmony Hubs, Breaks Automation Systems [Update] - 202 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:35:52] <exec> 08└─If computers get thousands of times faster [soylentnews.org] along with integrated tensor or neuromorphic processing units, what will Mycroft look like then? 👌😗📢💨 BOT SLAVES 🤖🤖🤖💥
[04:38:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03Crypthulhu [914] (Score: 1) 02 - 06How ‘Baldur’s Gate’ Saved the Computer RPG, or Did it? - 302 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:38:48] <exec> 08└─Within the first few hours there were miniature nekkid fist fights(between serious questing). Admins seem responsive though, and the server browser etc, works fine. I'm running a 1.2ghz dual core laptop in the back of a 1985 chevy g20 van hitting a wifi repeater setup. If I can run it, you can run i...
[04:43:15] <exec> *** new comment: 03canopic jug [3949] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Post-Boot Delays in SSH Access Due to Small Entropy Pool - 98 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:43:15] <exec> 08└─... but I seem to recall it dumping out an entropy file on shutdown that then gets loaded on boot.
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[05:35:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SEL Develops 8K OLED Displays for Tablets and Laptops - 40 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:35:47] <exec> 08└─Will this allow extremely tiny qr codes?
[05:35:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03jasassin [3566] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SEL Develops 8K OLED Displays for Tablets and Laptops - 40 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:35:49] <exec> 08└─Will this allow extremely tiny qr codes?
[05:35:50] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SEL Develops 8K OLED Displays for Tablets and Laptops - 227 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:35:51] <exec> 08└─8K is 33 megapixels. There are a few smartphones out there with 40 megapixel cameras, and many smartphones include multiple lenses with different focal lengths or an algorithm to zoom better. Screen resolution shouldn't matter.
[05:36:02] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Isotopic Ratios in Water of Saturn's Rings and Satellites (Except Phoebe) Matches Water of Earth - 66 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:36:02] <exec> 08└─It means that some people see a real life John Galt in Velikovsky.
[05:36:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Isotopic Ratios in Water of Saturn's Rings and Satellites (Except Phoebe) Matches Water of Earth - 141 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:36:04] <exec> 08└─No, not John Galt. Howard Roark. Reading about Velikovsky, his story just seems very Randian. And Rand is no less a crackpot than Velikovsky.
[05:36:05] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Isotopic Ratios in Water of Saturn's Rings and Satellites (Except Phoebe) Matches Water of Earth - 181 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:36:06] <exec> 08└─It's in the middle of the summary: The results [...] mean we need to change models of the formation of the Solar System because the new results are in conflict with existing models.
[05:36:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Isotopic Ratios in Water of Saturn's Rings and Satellites (Except Phoebe) Matches Water of Earth - 91 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:36:08] <exec> 08└─Why cant the eu people just explain what they basically think happened in a few paragraphs?
[05:37:30] <exec> *** new comment: 03The Mighty Buzzard [18] (Score: 2) 02 - 06How to Halve the Environmental Impact of your Christmas Dinner - 44 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:37:30] <exec> 08└─That wasn't trolling, just a lame fart joke.
[05:40:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03khallow [3766] (Score: 1) 02 - 06Remember the Discovery of Methane in the Martian Atmosphere? Now Scientists Can't Find Any Evidence - 297 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:40:08] <exec> 08└─I don't think you are very familiar with the "Electric Universe" concept. The rosetta mission went exactly how the electric universe people predicted. They said the comet would be black as coal and the philae lander would bounce off the surface because it would be rock instead of ice, and it did.
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[06:35:30] <exec> 08└─8K is 33 megapixels. There are a few smartphones out there with 40 megapixel cameras, and many smartphones include multiple lenses with different focal lengths or an algorithm to zoom better. Screen resolution shouldn't matter.
[06:35:31] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SEL Develops 8K OLED Displays for Tablets and Laptops - 105 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[06:35:31] <exec> 08└─Try it, shrink down a qr code and attempt to scan it. Eventually the pixelation on the screen interferes.
[06:35:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Isotopic Ratios in Water of Saturn's Rings and Satellites (Except Phoebe) Matches Water of Earth - 144 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[06:35:47] <exec> 08└─Oh yes, it's so difficult to read the second sentence in the originally intended order. https://en.wikipedia.org [wikipedia.org]
[06:35:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Isotopic Ratios in Water of Saturn's Rings and Satellites (Except Phoebe) Matches Water of Earth - 152 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[06:35:48] <exec> 08└─As every fan of The Expanse knows, Phoebe is an alien artifact. Now we can start looking for the protomolecule. (On second thought, maybe we shouldn't.)
[06:35:50] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: -1, Troll) 02 - 06Isotopic Ratios in Water of Saturn's Rings and Satellites (Except Phoebe) Matches Water of Earth - 221 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[06:35:51] <exec> 08└─The confusion of the OP proves your version doesn't work. The original submission [soylentnews.org] emphasizes the line in question by making it a separate quote; it's not out of order. So, why did you bother changing it?
[06:35:52] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Isotopic Ratios in Water of Saturn's Rings and Satellites (Except Phoebe) Matches Water of Earth - 11 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[06:35:53] <exec> 08└─Get a life.
[06:37:57] <exec> *** new comment: 03khallow [3766] (Score: 1) 02 - 06Two People Arrested for Gatwick Airport Drone Incident - 149 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[06:37:57] <exec> 08└─You mean over the jet intakes? I suppose it could help, but I think these things can easily damage other parts of the aircraft too if they hit those.
[06:37:59] <exec> *** new comment: 03khallow [3766] (Score: 1) 02 - 06Two People Arrested for Gatwick Airport Drone Incident - 43 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[06:37:59] <exec> 08└─"If". I think I'll wait for evidence first.
[06:39:52] <exec> *** new comment: 03Phoenix666 [552] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Remember the Discovery of Methane in the Martian Atmosphere? Now Scientists Can't Find Any Evidence - 542 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[06:39:52] <exec> 08└─What would i be a shill for? Bad puns? Gratuitous references to geek culture? It's understandable why you might disbelieve that i worked for Bill Clinton. When confronted with the yawning gulf of cataclysmic incompetence that a former insider says cuts through the heart of the government and global...
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[07:35:51] <exec> 08└─Contrarian troll gone mad.
[07:36:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03fyngyrz [6567] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Logitech Disables Local Access on Harmony Hubs, Breaks Automation Systems [Update] - 139 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[07:36:07] <exec> 08└─If computers get thousands of times faster along with integrated tensor or neuromorphic processing units, what will Mycroft look like then?
[07:38:54] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03takyon [881] 02 - 06How ‘Baldur’s Gate’ Saved the Computer RPG, or Did it? - 156 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[07:38:54] <exec> 08└─The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind saved or "killed" the genre, depending on who you ask [wikipedia.org]. https://en.wikipedia.org [wikipedia.org]
[07:39:58] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Remember the Discovery of Methane in the Martian Atmosphere? Now Scientists Can't Find Any Evidence - 135 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[07:39:58] <exec> 08└─the yawning gulf of cataclysmic incompetence that a former insider says cuts through the heart of the government and global power elite
[07:39:59] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Remember the Discovery of Methane in the Martian Atmosphere? Now Scientists Can't Find Any Evidence - 325 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[07:39:59] <exec> 08└─Not sure where you are geting your info but its wrong. http://www.holoscience.com [holoscience.com] https://www.everythingselectric.com [everythingselectric.com] http://www.thunderbolts.info
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[08:40:43] <exec> 08└─the internet today runs on top of a physical network as a overlay . the "powers that be" can reconfigure the physical network on the fly and they don't do it thru the internet, which lives ontop. thus "ddos" are virtual ...
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[09:36:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03Rosco P. Coltrane [4757] (Score: 2) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 147 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[09:36:45] <exec> 08└─it's nearly the end of the calendar year. How'd we get here One day at a time where are we at At the bottom right of the last page of the calendar
[09:36:56] <exec> *** new comment: 03bradley13 [3053] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Air Force Awards SpaceX $28.7 Million to Study Military Applications of Starlink - 336 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[09:36:56] <exec> 08└─More sucking on the federal teat. The thing is: this will come at a price. For example, some sort of military override (like they have for GPS), where the military has the right to take down the service for everyone else. Separately, who wants to bet that the 3-letter agencies will also insist on bu...
[09:37:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SEL Develops 8K OLED Displays for Tablets and Laptops - 130 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[09:37:08] <exec> 08└─If these go mainstream, looks like new VR gear is on the horizon. Any info about refresh rates supported by these tiny 8k screens?
[09:37:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03shortscreen [2252] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SEL Develops 8K OLED Displays for Tablets and Laptops - 550 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[09:37:10] <exec> 08└─If you are comparing an 8K screen to a 33MP camera, the screen actually represents significantly more data. On camera sensors, the red, green, and blue dots are considered separate pixels. Whereas a group of red, green, and blue dots together make up one pixel on a monitor. Of course, for a black an...
[09:38:13] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Anonymous Coward 02 - 06Indian Government to Intercept, Monitor, and Decrypt Citizens’ Computers - 69 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[09:38:13] <exec> 08└─LOL. I don't think he can sign away his entire fucking job like that.
[09:39:42] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Two People Arrested for Gatwick Airport Drone Incident - 398 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[09:39:42] <exec> 08└─True, if you want to down a plane or do actual damage, you don't conspicuously buzz around a couple drones for hours on end. You have them sit hidden on the ground waiting for a plane to takeoff or land and then suddenly pop up unexpectedly. This has zero to do with terrorists and everything to do w...
[09:41:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Remember the Discovery of Methane in the Martian Atmosphere? Now Scientists Can't Find Any Evidence - 152 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[09:41:45] <exec> 08└─I can confirm that stewed kale is also an excellent fart inducing catalyst, atleast if you eat half a pot of it. Merry Christmas farts from Scandinavia!
[09:45:22] <exec> *** new comment: 03loonycyborg [6905] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Post-Boot Delays in SSH Access Due to Small Entropy Pool - 118 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[09:45:22] <exec> 08└─What do you mean? They agreed to make it configurable. The argument is only about the default value of that setting :P
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[10:36:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03realDonaldTrump [6614] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Creator of Viral Glitter Bomb Video Admits Parts of It Were Staged - 583 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[10:36:12] <exec> 08└─He said, "trust but verify." And we trust NASA so much, right? But Russia is doing the verify on that one. On, did they really land on the Moon. Many people say "no." Does anyone remember 2001? The special effects, so amazing. And maybe Stanley Kubrick did some movies for NASA too. He gave a very in...
[10:39:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Two People Arrested for Gatwick Airport Drone Incident - 112 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[10:39:24] <exec> 08└─Flog them with a CAT7 cable? Ban them from FaceBook? Force them to only use Google services and devices forever?
[10:39:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03MichaelDavidCrawford [2339] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Harvard's Sticky-Footed Inspection Robot Can Climb Through Jet Engines - 36 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[10:39:48] <exec> 08└─You say that like it’s a bad thing
[10:39:49] <exec> *** new comment: 03MichaelDavidCrawford [2339] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Harvard's Sticky-Footed Inspection Robot Can Climb Through Jet Engines - 65 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[10:39:50] <exec> 08└─One can barcode surgical implements but one cannot barcode stupid
[10:42:02] <exec> *** new comment: 03acid andy [1683] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Automated Debugging - 62 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[10:42:02] <exec> 08└─To be fair to you, I cut my teeth on BASIC too, though not VB.
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[11:36:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03Gaaark [41] (Score: 2) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 356 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[11:36:14] <exec> 08└─I'd buy you a green dress...but not a REAL green dress...an Aristarchus green dress! :) I'm good to go, subscription wise! I too would like to thank youse-guys-gals: this has been a hard last half of the year for my wife and I and my daily feed on Soylent has helped me through it (need more Microsof...
[11:36:15] <exec> *** new comment: 03The Mighty Buzzard [18] (Score: 2) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 28 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[11:36:15] <exec> 08└─I've always wanted a monkey.
[11:37:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Indian Government to Intercept, Monitor, and Decrypt Citizens’ Computers - 38 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[11:37:48] <exec> 08└─Australia did this first [news.com.au]
[11:39:19] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Two People Arrested for Gatwick Airport Drone Incident - 207 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[11:39:19] <exec> 08└─Why didn't they give up while they were ahead? A shutdown of 12 hours is very good to make an impact. Just explode the drone or hide it somewhere and move on. Why wait around to be arrested? Are they stupid?
[11:39:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Two People Arrested for Gatwick Airport Drone Incident - 178 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[11:39:20] <exec> 08└─That's just stupid. First, cover up the evidence. Wrap it in plastic or something. Second, haul it away or destroy it. Dissemble it? Asking for someone to see you, in my opinion.
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[12:35:50] <exec> *** new comment: 03maxwell demon [1608] (Score: 3, Interesting) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 465 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[12:35:50] <exec> 08└─As of subscription reminders: Maybe add to the user box (the one which tells you your user name, email, Karma and read/unread messages) an entry “subscribed until …” or “not subscribed”, so you don't have to go to the subscription page to see your current status. Mark the “subscribed unt...
[12:35:51] <exec> *** new comment: 03Gaaark [41] (Score: 2) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 85 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[12:35:52] <exec> 08└─Come on, finish the sentence: a monkey wearing a green dress....say it with me.... :)
[12:35:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03acid andy [1683] (Score: 2) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 35 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[12:35:54] <exec> 08└─[Insert joke about TMB spanking it]
[12:36:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Logitech Disables Local Access on Harmony Hubs, Breaks Automation Systems [Update] - 37 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[12:36:54] <exec> 08└─https://www.xkcd.com/2054/ [xkcd.com]
[12:36:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03fyngyrz [6567] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Logitech Disables Local Access on Harmony Hubs, Breaks Automation Systems [Update] - 108 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[12:36:55] <exec> 08└─The website gives the impression one needs to have a "Mycroft Home" account to which everything gets linked.
[12:38:06] <exec> *** new comment: 03maxwell demon [1608] (Score: 2) 02 - 06How to Halve the Environmental Impact of your Christmas Dinner - 153 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[12:38:06] <exec> 08└─Did you already tell that person to live in the dark, because light is EM radiation? Oh, and in the cold, because heat radiation is EM radiation as well.
[12:38:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03maxwell demon [1608] (Score: 2) 02 - 06How to Halve the Environmental Impact of your Christmas Dinner - 92 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[12:38:08] <exec> 08└─Yeah, I know, that giant EM source in the sky outside of your mom's basement is frightening.
[12:38:59] <exec> *** new comment: 03Username [4557] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Two People Arrested for Gatwick Airport Drone Incident - 129 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[12:38:59] <exec> 08└─Pissed off people using violence or intimidation against civilians to make a political statement, is the definition of terrorism.
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[13:35:35] <exec> *** new comment: 03MichaelDavidCrawford [2339] (Score: 2) 02 - 06"Volcano Tsunami" Hits Indonesia After Krakatoa Eruption - 280 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:35:35] <exec> 08└─I don't think even _I_ could make light of that. All of the members of the Indonesian pop band "Seventeen" are either dead or missing after a tsunami washed over their stage. When Krakatoa erupted in the 1880s the ash was visible in the air all over the world for eighteen months.
[13:35:36] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06"Volcano Tsunami" Hits Indonesia After Krakatoa Eruption - 181 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:35:36] <exec> 08└─good lord! are we living in a world of hyperfast connectivity enabling all the multimedia you can eat or not? so here, doing the work for BBC https://youtu.be [youtu.be]
[13:35:46] <exec> *** new comment: 03MichaelDavidCrawford [2339] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Creator of Viral Glitter Bomb Video Admits Parts of It Were Staged - 520 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:35:46] <exec> 08└─You do have a very good point Mr. President. In the hollywood movie Apollo 13, Tom Hanks and his costars are depicted as floating weightlessly around their capsule and into the Lunar Lander. It turns out those scenes were filmed about NASA's "Vomit Comet", a high-performance jet whose highly-trained...
[13:36:01] <exec> *** new comment: 03MichaelDavidCrawford [2339] (Score: 2) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 545 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:36:01] <exec> 08└─It remain surprisingly popular, as does another about how Mt. Gox could have been prevented by a forensic accountant. To Wit: Kids These Days: Why DICE Holdings Won't Listen [warplife.com] If you know anyone who still hangs at the green site, please advise them to have a read of Slashdot Media [slas...
[13:36:02] <exec> *** new comment: 03MichaelDavidCrawford [2339] (Score: 2) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 41 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:36:03] <exec> 08└─So she ran out and bought that CD for me.
[13:36:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03MichaelDavidCrawford [2339] (Score: 2) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 123 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:36:05] <exec> 08└─- morning. But she was passed out - and was once a Boy Scout - so I decided the monkey deserved swift and stern punishment.
[13:36:06] <exec> *** new comment: 03MichaelDavidCrawford [2339] (Score: 2) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 54 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:36:07] <exec> 08└─maybe it's all her cigarette smoke hanging in the air.
[13:39:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03bmimatt [5050] (Score: 1) 02 - 06Two People Arrested for Gatwick Airport Drone Incident - 149 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:39:10] <exec> 08└─Well, there's this now: https://www.theguardian.com [theguardian.com]
[13:41:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03khallow [3766] (Score: 1) 02 - 06Remember the Discovery of Methane in the Martian Atmosphere? Now Scientists Can't Find Any Evidence - 843 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:41:20] <exec> 08└─For example, here [electricuniverse.info]: The Electric Sun theory (also Electric Star theory, and Electric Sun Model and Electric Sun Hypothesis) is the idea that the Sun (and stars) derives the main sources of its power electrically from its surroundings, rather than from within by nuclear fusion...
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[14:36:49] <exec> *** new comment: 03bzipitidoo [4388] (Score: 2) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 149 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:36:49] <exec> 08└─> Maybe change the star's colour to orange when the end of the subscription is near. And when your subscription expires, make your star go supernova!
[14:37:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SEL Develops 8K OLED Displays for Tablets and Laptops - 121 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:37:10] <exec> 08└─All these high resolution gee-whiz screens, and all I want is a screen for reasonably priced laptops that isn't shit. :-(
[14:37:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SEL Develops 8K OLED Displays for Tablets and Laptops - 353 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:37:12] <exec> 08└─Smaller one is 60 Hz, larger is 120 Hz. I assume that is to try to differentiate them and they could make a smaller 120 Hz panel. The ultimate goal for VR is probably 16K over two panels, with a 220° horizontal, 150° vertical FOV [soylentnews.org] (possibly angled like StarVR, or using some kind o...
[14:37:30] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Isotopic Ratios in Water of Saturn's Rings and Satellites (Except Phoebe) Matches Water of Earth - 135 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:37:31] <exec> 08└─Because there used to be a time when people had an attention span longer than that of a red squirrel, not like all you ADHD millenials.
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[15:36:06] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Sprint Will Pay New York $330 Million Over Unpaid Taxes - 527 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:36:06] <exec> 08└─That money will go towards maintaining khazar jewish control over the masses, filling their deep pockets with yet more cash. Did NY state get poor as a result of people keeping more of their earnings? If they did get poor then tax the khazar jewish rats that own so much, most of which was stolen fro...
[15:36:15] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score: 2) 02 - 06"Volcano Tsunami" Hits Indonesia After Krakatoa Eruption - 157 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:36:15] <exec> 08└─Holeeeee SHIT! I saw "Krakatoa" and wondered if it were a history article. But, yeah, it's a volcano, better click . . . DAYUM! Helluva way to end a concert!
[15:36:27] <exec> *** new comment: 03crafoo [6639] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Creator of Viral Glitter Bomb Video Admits Parts of It Were Staged - 232 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:36:27] <exec> 08└─Ingredients of a successful viral video: fake, fake, and more fakes. Got to have that flash and camera angle! We also are pleased when events play out like we imagine them as this confirms we are the best, most smartest person ever.
[15:36:49] <exec> *** new comment: 03crafoo [6639] (Score: 2) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 247 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:36:49] <exec> 08└─You guys have built and continue to maintain an awesome site. It's an example of how powerful and useful the internet can be. I keep coming back to read through some pretty amazing posts by various SMEs too, especially the rocket and space people.
[15:36:51] <exec> *** new comment: 03The Mighty Buzzard [18] (Score: 2) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 140 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:36:51] <exec> 08└─Something along those lines is on the todo list, yup, but without specificity. One of these days I'll start getting some todos done again...
[15:36:52] <exec> *** new comment: 03The Mighty Buzzard [18] (Score: 2) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 27 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:36:53] <exec> 08└─Or turn it to a poop emoji?
[15:37:01] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Air Force Awards SpaceX $28.7 Million to Study Military Applications of Starlink - 230 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:37:02] <exec> 08└─They could just allocate some spares to military use or send more up. They plan to start service with a fraction of the planned thousands of satellites. TLAs would be better off installing interception hardware somewhere on Earth.
[15:37:19] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SEL Develops 8K OLED Displays for Tablets and Laptops - 72 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:37:20] <exec> 08└─Are you referring to 1366×768 screens, use of TN, lack of OLED...? 💻
[15:37:41] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Isotopic Ratios in Water of Saturn's Rings and Satellites (Except Phoebe) Matches Water of Earth - 104 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:37:42] <exec> 08└─No, they go on and on and never get to the point. They should explain the basic idea in an introduction.
[15:38:03] <exec> *** new comment: 03bart9h [767] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Logitech Disables Local Access on Harmony Hubs, Breaks Automation Systems [Update] - 92 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:38:03] <exec> 08└─The problem here is not the IoT, but closed source proprietary software. Stallman was right.
[15:38:35] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Indian Government to Intercept, Monitor, and Decrypt Citizens’ Computers - 127 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:38:35] <exec> 08└─I do hope there are some Indian engineers who read that. Because you're just making it a point of pride by being a racist dick.
[15:39:16] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06How to Halve the Environmental Impact of your Christmas Dinner - 929 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:39:16] <exec> 08└─you're right, and all of these wasteful practices that remain encouraged by businesses that are threatened by young people choosing different means of following tradition should all be forced into a conservative methodology that favors big busiensses, because when God meant we'd be stewards of the e...
[15:40:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Two People Arrested for Gatwick Airport Drone Incident - 384 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:40:11] <exec> 08└─I can go with the flogging. I do believe in capital punishment, after all. But, you might want something more substantial than a CAT7. Maybe a nice SO cord, four conductor, about size 12? About 10 ft of cord should work nicely. Strip the outer insulation about 9 inches or so, then strip the individu...
[15:40:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Two People Arrested for Gatwick Airport Drone Incident - 82 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:40:13] <exec> 08└─Still there was no terror for one's life involved , How about a new word annoyists
[15:40:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Two People Arrested for Gatwick Airport Drone Incident - 1480 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:40:15] <exec> 08└─https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/23/gatwick-drone-arrested-couple-released-without-charge/ [telegraph.co.uk] Gatwick drone: Arrested couple are released without charge - as £50k reward is offered to catch culprit Martin Evans, CRIME CORRESPONDENT Izzy Lyons Charles Hymas 23 December 2018...
[15:42:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Remember the Discovery of Methane in the Martian Atmosphere? Now Scientists Can't Find Any Evidence - 868 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:42:24] <exec> 08└─The electric arcs were (supposedly) something happening when the comets were created and other exceptional circumstances, not happening all the time. However, they due suggest that equipment failures could be more common near the comets since they basically build up negative charge at the far end of...
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[16:35:42] <exec> *** new comment: 03MichaelDavidCrawford [2339] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 163 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:35:42] <exec> 08└─I don't know why but expect it's because their wings aren't big enough. This example is often held out to establish the pecking order between religion and science.
[16:35:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 149 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:35:43] <exec> 08└─"Researchers Show Parachutes Don't Work but ..." We're still willing to further damage our reputation with this click bait headline for a quick buck.
[16:35:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 101 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:35:46] <exec> 08└─Just that people need to have basic stuff explained to them like this tells you all you need to know.
[16:35:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 64 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:35:48] <exec> 08└─Click the link, read, and enjoy a laugh - or at least a chuckle.
[16:36:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03fishybell [3156] (Score: 2) 02 - 06"Volcano Tsunami" Hits Indonesia After Krakatoa Eruption - 64 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:36:08] <exec> 08└─Translation of their last words: You guys were great! We're out!
[16:36:42] <exec> *** new comment: 03maxwell demon [1608] (Score: 2) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 93 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:36:42] <exec> 08└─Do you want to motivate the user to subscribe again, or to annoy them away from subscription?
[16:36:44] <exec> *** new comment: 03The Mighty Buzzard [18] (Score: 2) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 261 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:36:44] <exec> 08└─With this crowd? It'd probably do even numbers of both. All joking aside, making the star flare in an obvious but unobtrusive manner every ten seconds or so, only for the subscriber in question when they're nearing expiration, might genuinely not be a bad idea.
[16:36:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score: 2) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 96 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:36:46] <exec> 08└─Here's one. Give anybody whose subscription has lapsed a red star for 30 days. A badge of shame!
[16:36:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03The Mighty Buzzard [18] (Score: 2) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 81 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:36:48] <exec> 08└─Both maybe. Can take an unscientific poll later while it's getting tested on dev.
[16:36:49] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 649 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:36:50] <exec> 08└─I'm an expert in the biomedical sciences, but I don't bother most of the time anymore because the topics either barely have comments or are full of off-topic trolling. For example, the recent story about new strains of Hepatitis C only had 2 posts about the virus while the remaining 36 were about ra...
[16:37:01] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: -1, Troll) 02 - 06U.S. Air Force Awards SpaceX $28.7 Million to Study Military Applications of Starlink - 459 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:37:01] <exec> 08└─The military state of 'Murrica already has the capability to position satellites next to target satellites and read their communication. Ultimately, knowing what others are saying is more important than stopping them from saying it. This is all done to further the satanic goals of the filthy khazar...
[16:39:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06How to Halve the Environmental Impact of your Christmas Dinner - 85 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:39:11] <exec> 08└─Is a science correct? I thought science was a specific method of obtaining knowledge.
[16:39:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06How to Halve the Environmental Impact of your Christmas Dinner - 77 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:39:13] <exec> 08└─I think it's just the ladies. Mine does have a heavy dose of methane in them.
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[17:35:31] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 236 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:31] <exec> 08└─Its not funny, it is literally standard behaviour for medical researchers to see a significant (or not) p-value and then go on to conclude whatever they want from it. Many times they design the study to ensure the p value they want too.
[17:35:32] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: -1, Troll) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 59 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:32] <exec> 08└─HTML does not count as coding. Buh bye Soggy Jobs. Fuck MDC
[17:35:33] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 534 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:35] <exec> 08└─PArticipation in RAndomized trials Compromised by widely Held beliefs aboUt lack of Treatment Equipoise (PARACHUTE) trial I also like the author contributions: RWY had the original idea but was reluctant to say it out loud for years. In a moment of weakness, he shared it with MWY and BKN, both of wh...
[17:35:36] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 206 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:37] <exec> 08└─Salty Spice! You pop up in the funniest places. How's the job search going? Maybe you can see if the UN's Department of Mimes is looking for a coder. They don't ask too many questions. Salt on, Salty Spice!
[17:35:38] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 1, Insightful) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 64 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:39] <exec> 08└─Click the link, read, and enjoy a laugh - or at least a chuckle.
[17:35:40] <exec> *** new comment: 03canopic jug [3949] (Score: 4, Funny) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 187 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:41] <exec> 08└─There's an old joke about the bravest of the brave [historyextra.com] and their view on parachutes. That link is from BBC History but it had earlier been on RHF on Usenet back in the day.
[17:35:42] <exec> *** new comment: 03EvilSS [1456] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 148 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:44] <exec> 08└─"Is an empty backpack just as good as a parachute? We put it to the test!" I can only hope they test from higher altitudes than used in this study.
[17:35:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: -1, Troll) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 534 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:46] <exec> 08└─How is open source slavery working out for you? Convinced any tech companies to hire you based on your github profile yet? How many of your free open source projects have you found on the credits page of a proprietary black box IoT device manufactured by a billion dollar corporation? Is it not wonde...
[17:35:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 314 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:48] <exec> 08└─You're an idiot. That's literally what the study showed. The fact that the study was deliberately engineered as a sort of commentary is hardly the fault of the editor that gave it that headline. For various obvious reasons, the study's purported result isn't valid in real world use, but that's a dif...
[17:35:49] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 76 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:50] <exec> 08└─The empty backpack could hold more supplies, so it is quantitatively better.
[17:36:00] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Sprint Will Pay New York $330 Million Over Unpaid Taxes - 105 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:36:01] <exec> 08└─330 million would be more than enough to assassinate everyone who even thinks about collecting any taxes.
[17:37:19] <exec> *** new comment: 03Immerman [3985] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SEL Develops 8K OLED Displays for Tablets and Laptops - 507 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:37:19] <exec> 08└─240Hz would be nice, but it's going to take a monster video card to actually drive a display that quickly. Especially a pair of 8k displays. Of course, one of the other benefits of higher refresh rates is more graceful stepdown when you can't hit every frame - a 240Hz display can also be updated at...
[17:39:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03ledow [5567] (Score: 2) 02 - 06How to Halve the Environmental Impact of your Christmas Dinner - 1558 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:39:09] <exec> 08└─There are many sciences. Science encapsulates them all. Any one of them will require the scientific process and introduce you to the critical thinking necessary. Even "computer science"... I attended a university with a "school of mathematical sciences". Because the mathematics are science too, and...
[17:40:06] <exec> *** new comment: 03bzipitidoo [4388] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Two People Arrested for Gatwick Airport Drone Incident - 458 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:40:07] <exec> 08└─The UK is a bit different. Bobbies don't pack heat while in the US, getting to swagger around with a pistol in plain view is one of the attractions of a career in law enforcement. Seems the attitude difference extends to the treatment of suspects. Maybe no one did it. Maybe those drones are escaped...
[17:40:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Two People Arrested for Gatwick Airport Drone Incident - 77 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:40:08] <exec> 08└─I'm inclined to think that blame might always end up being pinned on somebody
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[18:35:42] <exec> 08└─There's an old joke about the bravest of the brave [historyextra.com] and their view on parachutes. That link is from BBC History but it had earlier been on RHF on Usenet back in the day.
[18:35:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03sjames [2882] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 61 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:35:47] <exec> 08└─No, really, read it. It's obviously not what you think it is.
[18:35:49] <exec> *** new comment: 03sjames [2882] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 87 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:35:49] <exec> 08└─Like most satire, it's a funny way to provide insightful commentary on a serious issue.
[18:36:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03sjames [2882] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Creator of Viral Glitter Bomb Video Admits Parts of It Were Staged - 142 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:36:23] <exec> 08└─Read it again! SOME of it was staged, a fact not known by the person who put the video up. He's now removed those bits in the spirit of truth.
[18:36:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 174 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:36:53] <exec> 08└─idk why soylent couldn't collect and pay people who work on the site. maybe set up a separate payment/donation "channel" and use privacy focused cryptocurrencies like monero.
[18:38:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Logitech Disables Local Access on Harmony Hubs, Breaks Automation Systems [Update] - 149 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:38:07] <exec> 08└─exactly. the people who buy this closed source shit are funding the digital slave trade and are now surprised that they get treated like slaves. sad.
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[19:36:19] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 281 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:36:19] <exec> 08└─Its not insightful, they missed their chance to show the real issue. The only reason there was no 'significant difference' is small sample size. Eventually there would be more broken legs, heart attacks, etc in one group vs the other because the extra weight WILL have some effect.
[19:36:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03bart [2844] (Score: 3, Informative) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 114 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:36:21] <exec> 08└─I'm amazed/appalled that hardly anyone here seems to be able to understand that the article is a pretty good joke!
[19:36:22] <exec> *** new comment: 03bzipitidoo [4388] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 319 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:36:23] <exec> 08└─Heard a story of a skydiver who liked to have his pets go skydiving too. Often threw his dog out of the plane. One time he sent a monkey skydiving, and it didn't end well for the monkey. The frightened monkey's instincts took over and it tried to climb to safety. Climbed the lines and tried to get o...
[19:37:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03Gaaark [41] (Score: 2) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 55 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:37:24] <exec> 08└─I love how this is modded informative. WhatWhatWhat? :)
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[20:36:02] <exec> *** new comment: 03Hawkwind [3531] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 130 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:36:02] <exec> 08└─Great bit of research. good examples of multiple statistical issues. Have to forward this on to a couple of Epi Professors I know.
[20:36:32] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score: 0, Troll) 02 - 06Creator of Viral Glitter Bomb Video Admits Parts of It Were Staged - 662 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:36:32] <exec> 08└─I'm sure the staging was deliberate: Package theft is a HUGE problem in my neighborhood and I see the security cam videos my neighbors post -- and guess what the package thieves all have in common? Guess what physical trait is easy to identify consistently even in grainy security cam footage? While...
[20:38:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Indian Government to Intercept, Monitor, and Decrypt Citizens’ Computers - 87 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:38:47] <exec> 08└─Never under estimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of encrypted micro SD cards.
[20:39:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06How to Halve the Environmental Impact of your Christmas Dinner - 14 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:39:34] <exec> 08└─You are funny.
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[21:35:32] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 2, Informative) 02 - 06Amazon 'Echo' Lives Up to its Name - 67 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:35:32] <exec> 08└─There is no way they let you really delete all copies of this data.
[21:35:33] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 1, Interesting) 02 - 06Amazon 'Echo' Lives Up to its Name - 76 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:35:33] <exec> 08└─The people have finally welcomed Big Brother's telescreens into their homes.
[21:35:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 1, Informative) 02 - 06Amazon 'Echo' Lives Up to its Name - 83 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:35:35] <exec> 08└─As this example shows, you may just send a request to delete another person's data.
[21:35:37] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 1, Insightful) 02 - 06Amazon 'Echo' Lives Up to its Name - 235 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:35:38] <exec> 08└─Just don't get one of these "smart" speakers in the first place. Why are people SO dumb? The simplest solution is hardly mentioned in the lemur-rush for "convenience." These gadgets offer zero in return for your privacy being violated.
[21:35:39] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score: 3, Interesting) 02 - 06Amazon 'Echo' Lives Up to its Name - 67 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:35:40] <exec> 08└─These gadgets offer zero in return for your privacy being violated.
[21:35:41] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Amazon 'Echo' Lives Up to its Name - 77 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:35:42] <exec> 08└─I need to hide a body. What is the easiest method to dispose of a human body?
[21:35:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03BsAtHome [889] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Amazon 'Echo' Lives Up to its Name - 176 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:35:44] <exec> 08└─But we are not yet compelled to have the device(s) enabled at all times. Only few more years before the legislative branch will catch up. Then we will be at war with East-Asia.
[21:35:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03RandomFactor [3682] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Crew of Three Safely Lands in Kazakhstan After 197-Day Space Mission - 72 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:35:55] <exec> 08└─Alexey] Ovchinin and [Nick] Hague were victims of a launch abort Oct. 11
[21:36:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 305 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:36:25] <exec> 08└─In his version, the Gurkhas are told they’re to jump out at 300 feet, and the Havildar (sergeant) asks if they can jump closer to the ground, but it’s explained to him that any lower than 300ft won’t give their parachutes time to open. “Oh,” replies the Havildar, “so we get parachutes, e...
[21:36:26] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 397 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:36:26] <exec> 08└─Why don't you write an insightful response that shows "the real issue" and stop complaining about it here until you do? Please submit the response URL as an update to this story or as its own submission if you get further replies. Here is a link to the BMJ "Rapid response" form so you can reply to t...
[21:36:28] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 228 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:36:28] <exec> 08└─If you pay close attention you will see numerous examples of people misinterpreting other people's posts. It happens so often around here I so.etimes wonder if people are testing out their advanced chatbots in discussion boards.
[21:36:30] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 620 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:36:31] <exec> 08└─Because its a waste of time, I just explained it to you in one sentence. Others have been saying the same thing since at least the 1960s, thousands or tens of thousands of papers have explained it over and over. Start here, for example from a president of the APA: http://meehl.umn.edu
[21:36:32] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 253 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:36:33] <exec> 08└─So it is not funny because it is such an important and serious problem; however you are unwilling to waste your precious time for it. That precious time is, instead, used to complain over and over again here any time a science story hits the front page.
[21:36:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03Nerdfest [80] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 103 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:36:35] <exec> 08└─Some of us might also be sitting with at least a toe inching into the Autism spectrum. Just a though :)
[21:36:36] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 554 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:36:37] <exec> 08└─As always, the problem is capitalism. Capitalist "science" (p-hacking [xkcd.com], small sample size, extrapolation errors [xkcd.com], look at the recent artificial sweetener study with a good sample size but questionably throwing all kinds of different zero-calorie sweeteners [was stevia even studie...
[21:36:39] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 284 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:36:40] <exec> 08└─People outside the field need to made aware, because no fix is coming from within. The only thing that will work is to stop giving money for people to do this. Since it takes very little effort to post here, why not? Ive had maybe a dozen people thank me over the years for this info.
[21:36:41] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 170 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:36:42] <exec> 08└─I'll just post the answer key. They studied jumping out of a plane that was parked on the ground. Looked like maybe a 1 foot drop. So... the results are not incorrect~!!!
[21:36:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 235 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:36:44] <exec> 08└─Lol, no this is rampant amongst government run science. In fact its rise coincided with the rise of government funded science after WWII. I think its more just an issue of giving too many people PhDs, so the gatekeeping methods failed.
[21:37:49] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 226 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:37:49] <exec> 08└─Racism and trolling are pretty heavy around here and 100% encouraged by a decent chunk of users, and "hands off" from some others. I just LOVE seeing Ethanol Fueled's racist shitposting that pretty much never gets modded down.
[21:37:51] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 713 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:37:51] <exec> 08└─But then the site became a refuge for the alt-right and only a fee users push back against that swamp of stupidity and hatred. Go re-read AthanasiusKircher https://soylentnews.org [soylentnews.org] for a good break down. Like a classroom it only takes a few bad studen...
[21:38:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SEL Develops 8K OLED Displays for Tablets and Laptops - 1867 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:38:24] <exec> 08└─Whether or not they actually call it Free/G-Sync, there is plenty of effort being put into lowering latency and delivering smooth framerates: https://www.amd.com [amd.com] https://www.pcgamer.com [pcgamer.com] Th...
[21:42:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06FBI Swoops in on 'National Threat' 'Hacks for Hire' Sites - 229 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:42:47] <exec> 08└─If you haven't noticed, the FBI is busy with High profile Russian witch hunts and educing people to act as terrorists. They normally couldn't give a hoot about your chickenshit small tax paying business going down "for the lulz".
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[22:36:07] <exec> 08└─https://whatculture.com/scitech/10-ways-to-dispose-of-a-dead-body-if-you-really-needed-to [whatculture.com]
[22:36:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03BsAtHome [889] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Amazon 'Echo' Lives Up to its Name - 202 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:36:08] <exec> 08└─Alexa response: Your request is ambiguous. If you hide a body, then it can be found again. Disposing of a body means you cannot find it again. Please rephrase your question to select one of the choices.
[22:36:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03RandomFactor [3682] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Amazon 'Echo' Lives Up to its Name - 437 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:36:10] <exec> 08└─Academically speaking, Universities use industrial digesters to dispose of cadavers used for research and medical education. The machine, which looks like an enormous pressure cooker, mixes about 70 gallons of water with a small amount of lye. When the five- to eight-hour cycle is complete—that’...
[22:36:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03RandomFactor [3682] (Score: 3, Funny) 02 - 06Amazon 'Echo' Lives Up to its Name - 98 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:36:13] <exec> 08└─I had noticed that Aristarchus was conspicuously absent from the subs queue. This explains a lot.
[22:36:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03Rosco P. Coltrane [4757] (Score: 3, Informative) 02 - 06Amazon 'Echo' Lives Up to its Name - 451 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:36:15] <exec> 08└─isn't that Amazon sent a complete stranger intimate recordings of somebody and his wife. It's that Amazon has these intimate recordings in the first place. I trust a random German dude more than I trust Amazon on moral grounds, and that's a sad statement. Another proof, if ever there was a need, tha...
[22:36:16] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score: 1) 02 - 06Amazon 'Echo' Lives Up to its Name - 513 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:36:17] <exec> 08└─I think Alexa's generic "I don't want to answer your question" response is "Hmmm. I don't know." Usually when asked questions about racial superiority or racial stereotypes, like "Why do Blacks loiter so much?" It claims that it does not give its data to the CIA or NSA, but it is also a goddamn stin...
[22:36:18] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Amazon 'Echo' Lives Up to its Name - 133 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:36:19] <exec> 08└─Not to worry, Ari will be back as soon as I brute force his password!!! Alexa, where can I get time on a super-fast quantum computer?
[22:37:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 35 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:37:09] <exec> 08└─Stop ruining my judgmental outrage!
[22:37:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 81 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:37:10] <exec> 08└─People outside the field need to made aware, because no fix is coming from within
[22:37:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03sjames [2882] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 91 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:37:12] <exec> 08└─What's that up in the sky? It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's the point and you missed it!
[22:37:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 870 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:37:15] <exec> 08└─I already put forth the max effort interacting with bio-trained people. I did all the normal bs they usually do plus actual science with quantitative models that made precise predictions, and getting other peoples data to check the predictions, proving it could be done when they said biomedical rese...
[22:37:16] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: -1, Redundant) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 215 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:37:17] <exec> 08└─No, I get their point completely. Its just sad there is a need for this, and they only noticed a few common errors amongst many that are being made when using standard practice. So the correct lesson is not learned.
[22:37:26] <exec> *** new comment: 03RandomFactor [3682] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Sprint Will Pay New York $330 Million Over Unpaid Taxes - 61 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:37:27] <exec> 08└─Second. All in favor, signify by raising your right hands....
[22:37:28] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Sprint Will Pay New York $330 Million Over Unpaid Taxes - 58 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:37:29] <exec> 08└─$330,000,00 / 8,622,698 pop = $38.27 per New York resident
[22:37:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Creator of Viral Glitter Bomb Video Admits Parts of It Were Staged - 56 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:37:53] <exec> 08└─the sad truth regarding who really steals those packages
[22:37:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03maxwell demon [1608] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Creator of Viral Glitter Bomb Video Admits Parts of It Were Staged - 95 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:37:55] <exec> 08└─Guess what physical trait is easy to identify consistently even in grainy security cam footage?
[22:38:27] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score: 0, Flamebait) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 476 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:38:27] <exec> 08└─Well, if somebody's withholding their monies and being a Scrooge, I think a six-pointed yellow star with some black pixels resembling a four-letter word in the middle would be a lot more appropriate than a red or blinking star. And I am of course guilty of that this year. Next year, though, it looks...
[22:38:28] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score: 1) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 673 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:38:29] <exec> 08└─My karma went from 50 to below 10 in the span of like a month, and I've only been posting on weekends this year, so to claim that I never get modded down is pure horseshit. I can count the number of spam-bans I've had on two hands. And I'm definitely not the only "controversial" poster here. Perhaps...
[22:38:30] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 281 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:38:31] <exec> 08└─It is important to appreciate dsrk humor but you go well beyond that. Want better subs? Stop driving people away, subject matter experts generally dont want to read discussions where racist dogma is routinely spewed. Whether you're really joking is beteeen you and your conscience.
[22:39:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03fyngyrz [6567] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Logitech Disables Local Access on Harmony Hubs, Breaks Automation Systems [Update] - 555 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:39:48] <exec> 08└─More MyCroft info, verified with the official MyCroft project folks within the last day or so: STT issues: You can use a local STT engine, removing the WAN-based STT interactionYou can interact with a CLI instead of STT, also removing the WAN-based STT interactionSkills issues You can self-triage th...
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[23:36:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03fyngyrz [6567] (Score: 3, Informative) 02 - 06Amazon 'Echo' Lives Up to its Name - 76 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:36:13] <exec> 08└─The people have finally welcomed Big Brother's telescreens into their homes.
[23:36:15] <exec> *** new comment: 03pkrasimirov [3358] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Amazon 'Echo' Lives Up to its Name - 129 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:36:15] <exec> 08└─They put microphones in people's homes and make the victims pay for it. https://www.youtube.com [youtube.com]
[23:36:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Crew of Three Safely Lands in Kazakhstan After 197-Day Space Mission - 177 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:36:26] <exec> 08└─Space missions are supposed to go to space... like the moon or Mars. If they're going to Kazakhstan then it is not much of a space mission is it? Taxpayers got ripped off again.
[23:37:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 78 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:37:13] <exec> 08└─think it is anything more than me treating people the way I wish to be treared
[23:37:15] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 238 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:37:15] <exec> 08└─Ah, the good ol' days when biology was done without any statistics and was mostly qualitative. Yes, the days before DNA was discovered to encode genetic information were clearly superior and we have learned nothing of value since./sarcasm
[23:37:16] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 380 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:37:17] <exec> 08└─Amazing how the NHST supporters can only ever seem to argue against strawmen. Crispr is real and does selectively kill cells, and NHST has nothing to do with science. As I said, some people seem to be incapable of getting it. I usually assume its due to some bad training, but maybe there is somethin...
[23:37:18] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective - 594 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:37:19] <exec> 08└─Sorry but you are clearly unfamiliar with the literature. And being "quantitative" isnt about statisitics, its about coming up with a precise prediction. Eg, if the krebs cycle is correct, then molecule x should be found in ratio z to molecule y. Statistics can be used to check how good the fit is,...
[23:37:41] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06"Volcano Tsunami" Hits Indonesia After Krakatoa Eruption - 10 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:37:42] <exec> 08└─Beat that!
[23:37:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03inertnet [4071] (Score: 2) 02 - 06"Volcano Tsunami" Hits Indonesia After Krakatoa Eruption - 269 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:37:43] <exec> 08└─The current volcano is called "Anak Krakatau", which means "child of Krakatau". That old volcano exploded almost completely and the current one rose up from the sea in the past century. It is said that the shockwave went around the earth three and a half times in 1883.
[23:38:00] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Creator of Viral Glitter Bomb Video Admits Parts of It Were Staged - 27 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:38:01] <exec> 08└─Rhymes with "Barack Obama"?
[23:38:17] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03MichaelDavidCrawford [2339] 02 - 06The End of the Year is Nigh; End-of-the-Year Summary and Subscription Request - 123 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:38:17] <exec> 08└─- morning. But she was passed out - and was once a Boy Scout - so I decided the monkey deserved swift and stern punishment.
[23:39:51] <exec> *** new comment: 03DeVilla [5354] (Score: 1) 02 - 06Logitech Disables Local Access on Harmony Hubs, Breaks Automation Systems [Update] - 529 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:39:51] <exec> 08└─I was looking a night or so ago. It depends on the home server right now. They've mad e a few incomplete attempts to implement a "local" home server that you could run yourself. The issue is speech to text. They are using a cloud service they are aren't too happy with. This isn't everything I found...
[23:39:52] <exec> *** new comment: 03DeVilla [5354] (Score: 1) 02 - 06Logitech Disables Local Access on Harmony Hubs, Breaks Automation Systems [Update] - 115 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:39:53] <exec> 08└─I see below now that you've found everything I did. Sorry for the dup. I was hoping they'd have a different answer.
[23:39:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Logitech Disables Local Access on Harmony Hubs, Breaks Automation Systems [Update] - 58 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:39:55] <exec> 08└─What sort of idiot buys their stuff after the last fiasco?
[23:39:56] <exec> *** new comment: 03DeVilla [5354] (Score: 2, Interesting) 02 - 06Logitech Disables Local Access on Harmony Hubs, Breaks Automation Systems [Update] - 573 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:39:57] <exec> 08└─I hope they'll make or more than all-or-nothing. I'd like the default to be don't go to the internet for stuff without asking or being told. (If I ask it to "google" something, then yes, go to google.com. If I ask what's on the calendar for today and I set up a local calendar, don't be broadcasting...
[23:39:58] <exec> *** new comment: 03fyngyrz [6567] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Logitech Disables Local Access on Harmony Hubs, Breaks Automation Systems [Update] - 137 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:39:59] <exec> 08└─I was also directed to this project [github.com] which is the beginning of a personal server. -- Exercise? I thought you said extra fries
[23:42:39] <exec> *** new comment: 03Immerman [3985] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Harvard's Sticky-Footed Inspection Robot Can Climb Through Jet Engines - 87 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:42:39] <exec> 08└─Which is why you checklist - the job isn't done until every tool used is accounted for.
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