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[00:34:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03DrkShadow [1404] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 706 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:34:04] <exec> 08└─You're not using external libraries for your programming language. Not using this fine-grained, widespread software infrastructure will lead to serious problems. Not using a package for work means you're not outsourcing the development of that code to someone else, someone who often excels at partic...
[00:34:05] <exec> *** new comment: 03The Mighty Buzzard [18] (Score: 3, Insightful) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 105 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:34:05] <exec> 08└─They do not provide source to the management engine though, which kind of makes the microcode irrelevant.
[00:34:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03fadrian [3194] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 77 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:34:08] <exec> 08└─Don't worry - by that time, emacs should have absorbed enough AI to fight it.
[00:34:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03The Mighty Buzzard [18] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 369 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:34:10] <exec> 08└─The author's not wrong for simple things but has lost his bloody mind if he thinks you should never use a library. There's not a thing in the world wrong with writing your own interface to someone's web API and only including what needs to be there but it'd be dogfuckingly stupid recreate all the co...
[00:34:27] <exec> *** new comment: 03Immerman [3985] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Samsung Unveils a 15.6-Inch OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) Display for Laptops - 11 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:34:28] <exec> 08└─Good point.
[00:34:29] <exec> *** new comment: 03Immerman [3985] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Samsung Unveils a 15.6-Inch OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) Display for Laptops - 210 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:34:29] <exec> 08└─Heck, you don't even have to put the laptop to sleep, just the display. Or use a screensaver - those entertaining relics of from the days when CRT monitors were the norm, and burn-in was a not-uncommon problem.
[00:35:01] <exec> *** new comment: 03NotSanguine [285] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 44 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:35:02] <exec> 08└─Seatbelts and airbags have negligible costs?
[00:35:03] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0, Disagree) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 90 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:35:03] <exec> 08└─It's a mute point, streets in California are already covered in shit in most large cities.
[00:35:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03insanumingenium [4824] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 23 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:35:05] <exec> 08└─Not even close to true.
[00:35:06] <exec> *** new comment: 03AthanasiusKircher [5291] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 558 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:35:07] <exec> 08└─The nuclear energy comes not from planetary formation nor from energy produced by the sun. The energy stored in fissionable material was likely produced in some other star's collapse and explosion, where it was scattered into space dust, etc. Saying this energy comes FROM the sun would be very odd i...
[00:35:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 173 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:35:10] <exec> 08└─You mean "moot point" and yeah, you're more full of shit than the streets of SF. The shit isn't everywhere, but when you encounter human shit it leaves a lasting impression.
[00:35:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03RandomFactor [3682] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 217 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:35:12] <exec> 08└─The death of a star, yep. But not the daystar. Also geothermal if you don't like nuclear, although some percentage of that is from nuclear decay as well. We can ignore fusion power, which is now only 30 years away :-)
[00:35:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03NotSanguine [285] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 558 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:35:14] <exec> 08└─The nuclear energy comes not from planetary formation nor from energy produced by the sun. The energy stored in fissionable material was likely produced in some other star's collapse and explosion, where it was scattered into space dust, etc. Saying this energy comes FROM the sun would be very odd i...
[00:35:16] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 733 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:35:16] <exec> 08└─Of course business don't run away from profit. They do run away from losses, though. At some point, the successive layer of regulation makes doing business, in a location or an industry, no longer profitable. At that point, the business simply stops. It can move, stop doing the regulated activity, o...
[00:35:18] <exec> *** new comment: 03HiThere [866] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 326 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:35:19] <exec> 08└─Well, one could argue that uranium is merely condensed supernova energy, I suppose. But the real drawback to nuclear energy is that nobody is planing on paying to handle the waste. And plant managers cut costs in ways that are unsafe...which with the residual long term effects isn't acceptable. Perh...
[00:35:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 31 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:35:21] <exec> 08└─Not my car engine. #RollingCoal
[00:35:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06BuzzFeed to Cut 15% of Staff in New Round of Layoffs - 156 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:35:47] <exec> 08└─AHAHAHAHA, did they cut back on g-string Friday? The guys must be so upset. They bought 5 pairs each, and now they can only wear them when they go clubbing.
[00:35:49] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06BuzzFeed to Cut 15% of Staff in New Round of Layoffs - 865 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:35:49] <exec> 08└─When Verizon bought yahoo 2-3 years ago I called them as one of the first to be 'cleaned up'. Verizon is about one thing. Ever increasing recurring revenue. They were already struggling to do that when they were bought. VZ gives them about 2 years to 'show what you got'. They had the 'come to Jesus'...
[00:36:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Pilot Claims Drone at Newark Airport Came Within 30 Feet of Aircraft Amid Ground Stop: Report - 109 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:36:13] <exec> 08└─Just the wheels. Just the wheels. Skid marks. Of course the aircraft didn't smash into the side of the truck.
[00:38:19] <exec> *** new comment: 03PartTimeZombie [4827] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Emergency Declared Near Portland, Oregon for Measles Outbreak in Anti-Vaccine Hotspot - 430 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:38:19] <exec> 08└─Measles affects about 20 million people a year, primarily in the developing areas of Africa and Asia.[6] No other vaccine-preventable disease causes as many deaths.[11] In 1980, 2.6 million people died of it,[6] and in 1990, 545,000 died; by 2014, global vaccination programs had reduced the number o...
[00:38:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Emergency Declared Near Portland, Oregon for Measles Outbreak in Anti-Vaccine Hotspot - 121 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:38:20] <exec> 08└─Bbbbut Runaway survived measles and 3 other illnesses! Tell those kids to man up and get their immune system fighting!!@!
[00:38:22] <exec> *** new comment: 03RandomFactor [3682] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Emergency Declared Near Portland, Oregon for Measles Outbreak in Anti-Vaccine Hotspot - 71 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:38:22] <exec> 08└─chicken pox, only because there was no vaccine for it when I was a kid.
[00:41:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03RamiK [1813] (Score: 2) 02 - 06A Philosopher Wrote an Academic Paper on the Ethics of Growing a Beard - 163 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:41:25] <exec> 08└─Not to be a spoil sport but the ancients mostly used pumice stone to shave. And yeah apparently it hurts: https://www.youtube.com [youtube.com]
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[01:33:42] <exec> *** new comment: 03GreatOutdoors [6408] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Engineers Develop Process to 3D Print Piezoelectric Materials - 134 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:33:42] <exec> 08└─Once this hits the market, you will see hordes of kids rubbing the hell out of their phones for an extra 10 minutes of battery life...
[01:35:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 422 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:35:08] <exec> 08└─1/ High level stuff - either burn it for more power or encase it in synrock and stack it in the desert somewhere. ( https://en.wikipedia.org [wikipedia.org] ) 2/ Low level - Separate out what can be used for power and stack the rest in the same desert. 3/ Liquids - Separate out whatever...
[01:35:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03NewNic [6420] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 375 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:35:10] <exec> 08└─But that wasn't the point. Yes, there is value to society in fitting seat belts and airbags. But, in the case of these safety initiatives, it took government regulations for widespread adoption. Adopting these technologies cost real money. Now, of course, no one would buy a car without them, even if...
[01:35:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03NewNic [6420] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 99 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:35:12] <exec> 08└─When Brian May was interviewed on Fresh Air, he commented that "we are stardust" is literally true.
[01:35:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03NotSanguine [285] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 26 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:35:14] <exec> 08└─But that wasn't the point.
[01:35:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06BuzzFeed to Cut 15% of Staff in New Round of Layoffs - 250 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:35:43] <exec> 08└─Oh, don't get me wrong I'm not saying trust the Dems, most of them are what Republicans were 20 years ago. The politicians are mostly crap, the average liberal voter's platform is not. Universal healthcare, fix the tax brackets. That is a good start.
[01:36:41] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Online job Boards Prove Humans can be Even Lazier - 1544 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:36:41] <exec> 08└─The interesting thing about that USA graph is, you see when poverty rate turns from a steady decline to treading water up/down/up/down/up/down (thus raising some questions about your thesis...) I looked down at the X axis and lo and behold that was right around 1968. The thing is I'm actually very c...
[01:36:42] <exec> *** new comment: 03Thexalon [636] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Online job Boards Prove Humans can be Even Lazier - 86 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:36:42] <exec> 08└─"Whose that there?" "Dunno, must be a king." "Why?" "He hasn't got shit all over him!"
[01:37:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03PartTimeZombie [4827] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Some Pregnant Women Don't Believe Cannabis is Harmful to their Fetus - 407 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:37:23] <exec> 08└─Usually the standard of debate on Soylent is not too bad. There are people I disagree with, and sometimes I think they're wrong, and sometimes their views are informed more by their small worldview, but they can make an argument that's worth at least thinking about. The autism comment is a new low...
[01:38:19] <exec> *** new comment: 03Mykl [1112] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Emergency Declared Near Portland, Oregon for Measles Outbreak in Anti-Vaccine Hotspot - 360 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:38:19] <exec> 08└─The only thing that would be interesting here is if the rate of brain injury / autism / pneumonia / Tourette's / sore finger differs between the vaccinated and unvaccinated population at the same age. This is the simplest argument for proving that the MMR vaccine doesn't cause autism - the autism ra...
[01:38:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03RandomFactor [3682] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Emergency Declared Near Portland, Oregon for Measles Outbreak in Anti-Vaccine Hotspot - 536 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:38:21] <exec> 08└─The lack of credulity angle is likely valid. There's been plenty of distrust fostered in conservative circles for scientific authority over the years (and understandably in some cases.) Conversely it is liberal voices that are publicly and stridently anti-vaxx. That certainly has an influence on...
[01:41:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03tibman [134] (Score: 2) 02 - 06A Philosopher Wrote an Academic Paper on the Ethics of Growing a Beard - 167 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:41:24] <exec> 08└─Beards have nothing to do with masculinity. Most guys doesn't know what masculine even means. Growing a beard doesn't change who you are, what you do, or what you say.
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[02:33:41] <exec> *** new comment: 03drussell [2678] (Score: 2) 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 506 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:33:41] <exec> 08└─You can't just add words to the phone's dictionary like has worked fine on every phone I've used in the past 20 years from even back in the earliest T9 days? Really, Apple? You need to add a contact?! All my phones have always known how to spell the work fuck since the first time it popped up as dua...
[02:33:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03drussell [2678] (Score: 3, Funny) 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 7 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:33:43] <exec> 08└─work^Hd
[02:33:44] <exec> *** new comment: 03c0lo [156] (Score: 2) 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 34 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:33:45] <exec> 08└─What the eff ducking means? (grin)
[02:33:46] <exec> *** new comment: 03RandomFactor [3682] (Score: 2) 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 15 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:33:47] <exec> 08└─What the Dee...
[02:33:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Engineers Develop Process to 3D Print Piezoelectric Materials - 23 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:33:56] <exec> 08└─Crank that SouljaPhone.
[02:33:57] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Engineers Develop Process to 3D Print Piezoelectric Materials - 51 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:33:58] <exec> 08└─you will see hordes of kids rubbing... their phones
[02:33:59] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Engineers Develop Process to 3D Print Piezoelectric Materials - 119 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:34:00] <exec> 08└─Such a traditional American name; and you wonder why the Chinese have "your" research as soon as results are available?
[02:34:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03sjames [2882] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 273 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:34:25] <exec> 08└─Well considered use of a library for a specific purpose makes plenty of sense. The problem is too many projects importing dozens of libraries from all over, sometimes just to use a function or two, or even a few constants. And of course, those imports do their own imports.
[02:34:26] <exec> *** new comment: 03fyngyrz [6567] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 24 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:34:26] <exec> 08└─Intel provides that code
[02:34:27] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 208 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:34:28] <exec> 08└─True, and that's why you should avoid Linux which is written mostly at night by hackers. If you want an OS you can trust then you need professionally-written software from a trustworthy vendor like Microsoft.
[02:35:33] <exec> *** new comment: 03AthanasiusKircher [5291] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 649 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:35:33] <exec> 08└─I did understand your point the first time. I'm not disagreeing with anything you say. But that doesn't mean that the parent you were originally replying to didn't have a point too. This thread was originally about the source of "power," which is energy produced over time. The literal source of that...
[02:35:35] <exec> *** new comment: 03RandomFactor [3682] (Score: 3, Touché) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 60 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:35:35] <exec> 08└─Reprocess fuel and use breeder reactors? That's crazy talk!
[02:35:36] <exec> *** new comment: 03NewNic [6420] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 205 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:35:37] <exec> 08└─Just read the thread already. I was refuting this claim: The cost of safety measures required by government regulation add approximately nothing to the cost of a new car. The additional cost is negligible.
[02:35:39] <exec> *** new comment: 03NotSanguine [285] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 626 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:35:39] <exec> 08└─Point taken. I don't know how much additional cost airbags and seat belts add to the manufacturing process. Given the materials involved, I imagine those costs would be a pretty small fraction of the cost to manufacture a car. That said, it's unclear (at least to me) whether or not the cost is "negl...
[02:35:41] <exec> *** new comment: 03NotSanguine [285] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 649 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:35:42] <exec> 08└─I did understand your point the first time. I'm not disagreeing with anything you say. But that doesn't mean that the parent you were originally replying to didn't have a point too. This thread was originally about the source of "power," which is energy produced over time. The literal source of that...
[02:36:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06BuzzFeed to Cut 15% of Staff in New Round of Layoffs - 675 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:36:11] <exec> 08└─What if I told you the democrats have not changed one bit and neither have the republicans. That is a lie the democrats like to tell themselves. Remember what the democrat party said about republicans in the early 1900s. It is for the negro and rich people. They use labels to demonize the others and...
[02:36:36] <exec> *** new comment: 03realDonaldTrump [6614] (Score: 1) 02 - 06Pilot Claims Drone at Newark Airport Came Within 30 Feet of Aircraft Amid Ground Stop: Report - 129 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:36:36] <exec> 08└─Truely a hero and they made a tremendous movie about him -- Sully. That one's a Clint Eastwood number. I recommend the Blue Ray!!
[02:36:37] <exec> *** new comment: 03realDonaldTrump [6614] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Pilot Claims Drone at Newark Airport Came Within 30 Feet of Aircraft Amid Ground Stop: Report - 73 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:36:37] <exec> 08└─"Two airplanes headed to Newark reported seeing a drone ......." FoxNews.
[02:36:38] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Pilot Claims Drone at Newark Airport Came Within 30 Feet of Aircraft Amid Ground Stop: Report - 259 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:36:39] <exec> 08└─If you really want to know you can refer to the NTSB's accident reports. They used to be in an online searchable database. The reports regarding bird strikes will tell you exactly how dangerous this event is, and why the jackass involved should get locked up.
[02:38:52] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Emergency Declared Near Portland, Oregon for Measles Outbreak in Anti-Vaccine Hotspot - 200 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:38:52] <exec> 08└─The only thing that would be interesting here is if the rate of brain injury / autism / pneumonia / Tourette's / sore finger differs between the vaccinated and unvaccinated population at the same age.
[02:38:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 1, Interesting) 02 - 06Emergency Declared Near Portland, Oregon for Measles Outbreak in Anti-Vaccine Hotspot - 185 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:38:53] <exec> 08└─A correlation of 0.17 is literally nothing. Here is what it looks like: # R set.seed(123) a = rnorm(1e3) b = a + rnorm(1e3, 0, 10) plot(a, b, main = paste0("R = ", round(cor(a, b), 3)))
[02:38:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 1, Informative) 02 - 06Emergency Declared Near Portland, Oregon for Measles Outbreak in Anti-Vaccine Hotspot - 291 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:38:55] <exec> 08└─Forgot to include: > cor.test(a, b) Pearson's product-moment correlation data: a and b t = 5.8568, df = 998, p-value = 6.401e-09 alternative hypothesis: true correlation is not equal to 0 95 percent confidence interval: 0.1216689 0.2415505 sample estimates: cor 0.1822871
[02:38:57] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Emergency Declared Near Portland, Oregon for Measles Outbreak in Anti-Vaccine Hotspot - 82 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:38:57] <exec> 08└─Sounds like an idiot tax to me. No one is making them freak out except themselves.
[02:40:17] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06U.S. Ramping Up Probe Against Julian Assange, WikiLeaks Says - 18 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:40:17] <exec> 08└─Nice try Vladimir.
[02:40:41] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Uniden Smart Baby Monitor Logs Into Someone Else's Camera - 21 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:40:41] <exec> 08└─Isn't He on Facebook?
[02:42:05] <exec> *** new comment: 03The Mighty Buzzard [18] (Score: 2) 02 - 06A Philosopher Wrote an Academic Paper on the Ethics of Growing a Beard - 453 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:42:06] <exec> 08└─See, this makes me glad of two things. First, that I don't watch TV. I unhooked the rabbit ears that was my only source of being advertised to via the television last year because I hadn't used them in the previous three. Second, I already have a beard and don't have to give even a tenth of a shit a...
[02:42:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03The Mighty Buzzard [18] (Score: 2) 02 - 06A Philosopher Wrote an Academic Paper on the Ethics of Growing a Beard - 139 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:42:07] <exec> 08└─I'm with the AC above. If you worry that your masculinity might offend someone, you don't need to worry; you don't have any to offend with.
[02:42:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06A Philosopher Wrote an Academic Paper on the Ethics of Growing a Beard - 23 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:42:09] <exec> 08└─Do Eunuchs have beards?
[02:42:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03The Mighty Buzzard [18] (Score: 2) 02 - 06A Philosopher Wrote an Academic Paper on the Ethics of Growing a Beard - 119 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:42:11] <exec> 08└─First off, how do you plan on wooling around the shark to adjust the angle to get around the fiddly bits? Second, wuss.
[02:42:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03Mykl [1112] (Score: 2) 02 - 06A Philosopher Wrote an Academic Paper on the Ethics of Growing a Beard - 346 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:42:14] <exec> 08└─Perhaps we need a "-1, Unhelpful" mod. Azuma - I get that you have a problem with Freeman. But his specific post here was perfectly reasonable and positive and did not merit your bile-filled post. Why not respond to each post on its merits instead of carrying unrelated grudges across from other conv...
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[03:33:42] <exec> 08└─Did all the anonymous sources dry up or something?
[03:33:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03AthanasiusKircher [5291] (Score: 2) 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 87 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:33:53] <exec> 08└─From TFA: Autocorrect is, for better or worse, an integral feature of every smartphone.
[03:34:31] <exec> *** new comment: 03JoeMerchant [3937] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 338 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:34:32] <exec> 08└─My most evil dependency is Qt - my code is f-ing married to it, and there's not a viable alternative that does what it does. Of course, Qt is quite well supported and the quality has been generally good. If it ever goes downhill I guess I'll just use the old reliable versions instead of updating to...
[03:34:33] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 119 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:34:33] <exec> 08└─If you want an OS you can trust then you need professionally-written software from a trustworthy vendor like Microsoft.
[03:35:21] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03insanumingenium [4824] 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 1629 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:35:21] <exec> 08└─We can even go further than that, we can take a "fairly" accurate historical comparison. a 1964 1/2 Mustang has a base price of $2,368 or according to usinflationcalculator.com $19,181.33 today a 2019 Mustang has a base price of $26,395 In those 55 years we have seen the rise of robotic manufacturin...
[03:35:44] <exec> *** new comment: 03Kalas [4247] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 121 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:35:44] <exec> 08└─Oh Christ it's a real thing. [wikipedia.org] One of these days I'll learn not to be so curious. That's so goddamn stupid.
[03:36:15] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06BuzzFeed to Cut 15% of Staff in New Round of Layoffs - 251 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:36:15] <exec> 08└─I'm sick and tired of seeing posts by whining little bitches like you. I sincerely hope you get terminal cancer this year and that the pain is so severe that morphine doesn't cut it. THEN you'll have a real reason to whine, you worthless little BITCH.
[03:36:16] <exec> *** new comment: 03realDonaldTrump [6614] (Score: 2) 02 - 06BuzzFeed to Cut 15% of Staff in New Round of Layoffs - 1523 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:36:17] <exec> 08└─CNN is being torn apart from within based on their being caught in a major lie and refusing to admit the mistake. Sloppy Carl Bernstein, a man who lives in the past and thinks like a degenerate fool, making up story after story, is being laughed at all over the Country! We're winning, folks. And thi...
[03:42:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06A Philosopher Wrote an Academic Paper on the Ethics of Growing a Beard - 40 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:42:11] <exec> 08└─If he had one. What, an idea, or a body?
[03:42:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03fustakrakich [6150] (Score: 1) 02 - 06A Philosopher Wrote an Academic Paper on the Ethics of Growing a Beard - 100 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:42:13] <exec> 08└─Some fuckwad has nothing better to do than ruminate on... This is his business... Don't be so harsh.
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[04:33:46] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 317 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:33:46] <exec> 08└─"Nothing of value was lost" If you generate something which has ACTUAL VALUE, the world WILL notice and you will be compensated for your efforts. But if you generate mostly bullshit, the world will also notice that, as indeed it has in this case, and your efforts will not find appreciation in the fo...
[04:33:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 1418 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:33:47] <exec> 08└─Government has failed to prevent monopolistic growth among corporations. No, we can't blame any administration, but it was patently obvious with the bank bailout that gubbermint is the corporate lackey. Actually, it was obvious long before that, with the military industrial complex pretty much dicta...
[04:33:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 133 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:33:49] <exec> 08└─Maybe, just maybe, you might wanna take up a productive occupation, something that produce useful things, like farmers and fishermen.
[04:33:51] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 1, Insightful) 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 318 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:33:52] <exec> 08└─As was told to all those coal miners, oil workers, and other dang, dirty, environment-destroying, blue-collar deplorables put out of work by President Obama's jihad on the energy sector. Now you get to fight for peanuts with Won and Pajeet to see who's javascript can shit out more ads for your Silic...
[04:33:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03Apparition [6835] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 97 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:33:54] <exec> 08└─Over 1,000 media job losses in one day is a good start. Now if only the remainder would follow...
[04:33:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03realDonaldTrump [6614] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 773 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:33:56] <exec> 08└─If you want tremendous success in life, study Coal Mining. Our Economy is growing FABULOUSLY. Because of me. And thanks to beautiful Clean Coal. We cut the Job Killing Regulations on that one. And now it's exploding!💥 Believe me, we're going to need a lot more Coal Miners. In many places, almost...
[04:33:57] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 1516 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:33:58] <exec> 08└─You are not wrong. But think of what these jobs basically were. They are little more than rumor mongers. They sit in their ivory towers and chuck stones at people for just 'looking' the wrong way. Their job is to embellish things they may or may not have seen themselves. "news" has devolved into lit...
[04:34:09] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03AthanasiusKircher [5291] 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 87 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:34:09] <exec> 08└─From TFA: Autocorrect is, for better or worse, an integral feature of every smartphone.
[04:34:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 1, Touché) 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 15 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:34:10] <exec> 08└─Hug off, Apple!
[04:34:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03c0lo [156] (Score: 2) 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 26 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:34:12] <exec> 08└─Shirley I didn't mean Dee.
[04:34:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 23 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:34:15] <exec> 08└─You need to take a pill
[04:34:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Engineers Develop Process to 3D Print Piezoelectric Materials - 186 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:34:25] <exec> 08└─Remember the shake light? A mini generator comprised of a neodymium magnet sliding in a tube of coiled wire? Put that in phones. Then the women will have nice firm muscles in their arms.
[04:34:56] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 120 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:34:56] <exec> 08└─Why would it take you a lifetime to write a logger and an http client? Are you using an iPhone with autocorrect to code?
[04:34:57] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 57 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:34:57] <exec> 08└─systemd should implement the emacs doctor psychotherapist
[04:36:42] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: -1, Troll) 02 - 06BuzzFeed to Cut 15% of Staff in New Round of Layoffs - 61 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:36:42] <exec> 08└─http://www.humorpower.com/art-rulethree.html [humorpower.com]
[04:38:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03driverless [4770] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Some Pregnant Women Don't Believe Cannabis is Harmful to their Fetus - 503 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:38:25] <exec> 08└─Joking aside, this is exactly what you'd expect to get from cannabis prohibition. Since it's an evil illegal drug, there's little to no research on its effects on unborn children, and doctors generally can't talk about it with their patients for the same reason. This is a problem caused by cannabis...
[04:41:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03Betteridge [7289] (Score: 1) 02 - 06Uniden Smart Baby Monitor Logs Into Someone Else's Camera - 76 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:41:10] <exec> 08└─There's no question in the headline, therefore Betteridge says nothing here.
[04:41:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Uniden Smart Baby Monitor Logs Into Someone Else's Camera - 34 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:41:12] <exec> 08└─"There is no 'fuck' in chocolate."
[04:42:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03Pslytely Psycho [1218] (Score: 2) 02 - 06A Philosopher Wrote an Academic Paper on the Ethics of Growing a Beard - 78 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:42:43] <exec> 08└─Ouch! It was a no research joke. And the obsidian knife just seems more manly!
[04:42:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03aristarchus [2645] (Score: 2) 02 - 06A Philosopher Wrote an Academic Paper on the Ethics of Growing a Beard - 48 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:42:45] <exec> 08└─Why do you ask? Do you think your's is in error?
[04:42:46] <exec> *** new comment: 03aristarchus [2645] (Score: 2) 02 - 06A Philosopher Wrote an Academic Paper on the Ethics of Growing a Beard - 65 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:42:47] <exec> 08└─O! Ye of little faith! Obviously you did not read the dept. line.
[04:42:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03aristarchus [2645] (Score: 2) 02 - 06A Philosopher Wrote an Academic Paper on the Ethics of Growing a Beard - 510 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:42:49] <exec> 08└─You know, the reason soldiers are supposed to have short, or shaved, hair is the same reason that prisoners, slaves, monks, and Dr. Evil have shaved heads: lice. Head lice are very contagius, and if you have a bunch of guys living in "close proximity", it is easier and cheaper to just shave 'em rath...
[04:42:51] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06A Philosopher Wrote an Academic Paper on the Ethics of Growing a Beard - 35 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:42:51] <exec> 08└─Apparently you've never met my mom.
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[05:33:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Hackers Take Over Nest Cameras, Hoax Owners - 109 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:33:45] <exec> 08└─Shit like this deserves public execution. Or maybe a huge black cock up the ass every day for about 15 years.
[05:33:46] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Hackers Take Over Nest Cameras, Hoax Owners - 81 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:33:46] <exec> 08└─Damn it! Of all the stories to find my account has been hacked!? Oh the irony ...
[05:33:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03Kalas [4247] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Hackers Take Over Nest Cameras, Hoax Owners - 421 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:33:48] <exec> 08└─That's rather severe for the person foolish enough to put such a device in their home. Save that for the people making it. As for the prank, I think it's kind of funny. Anyone putting an insecure, closed spying device in their home deserves shit like this. I just hope there's enough ongoing media co...
[05:34:02] <exec> *** new comment: 03The Mighty Buzzard [18] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 45 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:34:03] <exec> 08└─We just do pay cuts here rather than firings.
[05:34:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 131 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:34:04] <exec> 08└─The more SJWs learning the basic life lessons they demanded to be protected from in their liberal arts degree programs, the better.
[05:34:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03NotSanguine [285] (Score: 2) 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 50 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:34:20] <exec> 08└─Not to use i. Not that we needed any more reasons.
[05:34:21] <exec> *** new comment: 03NotSanguine [285] (Score: 2) 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 93 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:34:21] <exec> 08└─s/i./i[crap]/ I keep forgetting that angle brackets are interpreted. Sigh. I need some sleep.
[05:34:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 24 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:34:23] <exec> 08└─Sigh. I need some sleep.
[05:35:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 244 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:35:07] <exec> 08└─I think there is a balance here. There is a difference between using the standard HTTP client-end libs and something like left-pad or is-odd. For goodness sakes, there are packages on npm that are literally one line negations of other packages.
[05:35:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 72 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:35:09] <exec> 08└─So really, you have no idea what might be going on under that heat sink.
[05:35:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 56 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:35:11] <exec> 08└─They say, the first step is to admit you have a problem.
[05:35:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 5185 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:35:13] <exec> 08└─I remember when programmers wrote their own functions, their own routines, their own libraries. A library was just a convenient mechanism for managing a group of related functions. There were external libraries but they rarely changed and were well documented and eventually formed the core of standa...
[05:36:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 82 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:36:25] <exec> 08└─The first time I heard that quote was from Carl Sagan in the 1980's Cosmos series.
[05:36:26] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 226 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:36:26] <exec> 08└─Given the high cost to replace deployed airbags and the tendency for disreputable car repair shops to remove them from unsuspecting car owners' vehicles and reselling them, I'd say that airbags probably add a significant cost.
[05:41:05] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06U.S. Ramping Up Probe Against Julian Assange, WikiLeaks Says - 13 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:41:05] <exec> 08└─Thanks, Brad!
[05:45:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06When is a CPU core not a CPU core? It's now up to a jury of 12 to decide. - 471 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:45:09] <exec> 08└─Now divide the retail price by the performance points in each benchmark. AMD's offerings have always been about more for your money rather than absolute peak performance. You'll also notice that single-threaded performance is not great relative to the 2600K but the gap becomes pretty narrow in multi...
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[06:33:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03Mykl [1112] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Hackers Take Over Nest Cameras, Hoax Owners - 588 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[06:33:47] <exec> 08└─This is why I'll never go down the Smart Home route - too many opportunities for your house to be pwned. I had always thought that a lot of home automation was a solution in search of a problem, but with the solution creating more problems than they solve, I doubt that the market will really generat...
[06:33:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03Kalas [4247] (Score: 3, Funny) 02 - 06Hackers Take Over Nest Cameras, Hoax Owners - 53 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[06:33:48] <exec> 08└─So in other words, Keepass will keep your ass secure.
[06:33:50] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Hackers Take Over Nest Cameras, Hoax Owners - 171 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[06:33:50] <exec> 08└─"Anyone putting an insecure, closed spying device in their home deserves shit like this." . You deserve to have an inoperable brain tumor which causes you to be paralyzed.
[06:33:52] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Hackers Take Over Nest Cameras, Hoax Owners - 268 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[06:33:53] <exec> 08└─It is better to keep your passwords stored away from the CPU (which can be intercepted via the Intel Management Engine) and protected by a key that self-destructs after several concurrent failed attempts to unlock it: https://www.themooltipass.com [themooltipass.com]
[06:34:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 33 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[06:34:09] <exec> 08└─That's a lot of unemployed moles.
[06:34:28] <exec> *** new comment: 03Mykl [1112] (Score: 2) 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 126 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[06:34:28] <exec> 08└─I'm getting the strong sense of being in a scene from The Good Place. I can see that this feature would be very popular there.
[06:34:29] <exec> *** new comment: 03martyb [76] (Score: 3, Insightful) 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 463 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[06:34:29] <exec> 08└─Would have upmodded you, but you were already at the limit. But I am in full agreement with what you posted and have only one thing to add. In the course of my using computers since '72, I've had occasion to use tools that fell into the background and made my tasks so much easier. And, I've had othe...
[06:35:18] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 178 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[06:35:18] <exec> 08└─implementing it, testing it, fixing it, adding features to it, and so on. Other people do these things, and you sit back and benefit stay up at night dealing with sudden breakage
[06:38:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Some Pregnant Women Don't Believe Cannabis is Harmful to their Fetus - 397 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[06:38:48] <exec> 08└─I've saturated as much as Chong. You get high, then if you smoke more... nothing happens. After a while I just gave it up for a rainy day WITHOUT chasing the dragon by going to harder drugs. All that bullshit from righteous nutjobs that weed leads to LSD or whatever is just methane fumes spewing out...
[06:40:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03jb [338] (Score: 2) 02 - 061 TB Bandwidth "Power Users" Double to 4.12% of All Households - 367 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[06:40:45] <exec> 08└─In the metric system "H" stands for "Henry", a unit of inductance. Therefore "HH" must mean "square Henry". "Gigabytes per square Henry" strikes me as a rather odd unit to choose though. Is there really any meaningful relationship between the inductance of an end user and how much bandwidth he consu...
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[07:33:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Rumour: Intel's 10nm Launch may be Impacted by Chipset Issues - 43 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[07:33:43] <exec> 08└─After 4-5 years, what's another few months?
[07:33:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03c0lo [156] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Rumour: Intel's 10nm Launch may be Impacted by Chipset Issues - 216 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[07:33:45] <exec> 08└─Maybe "a few more months" isn't much but... remember Vista release after "a few more months" ... that followed years of struggle? I'm no longer young and adventurous, I'll let others be early suc... errr... adopters.
[07:33:46] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Rumour: Intel's 10nm Launch may be Impacted by Chipset Issues - 119 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[07:33:47] <exec> 08└─It's never coming out for real. They will probably release something with the 1% or whatever of chips that work though.
[07:33:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Rumour: Intel's 10nm Launch may be Impacted by Chipset Issues - 620 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[07:33:49] <exec> 08└─Intel Denies that It Will Cancel or Skip its "10nm" Process [soylentnews.org] They said this in October. If they release a few token chips and then head straight to "7nm" (as they define it), they are going to need EUV. And to not suck just as bad with the next node, which again, would probably depe...
[07:34:03] <exec> *** new comment: 03hopp [2833] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Hackers Take Over Nest Cameras, Hoax Owners - 297 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[07:34:03] <exec> 08└─Here's the thing, a smart home isn't the problem, Improper security protocol is. I use smart sensors and controls but I wall them off from the rest of the world and the rest of my networks. A simple VPN to your own assets and you can have a smart home with ubiquitous access and improved security.
[07:34:05] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Hackers Take Over Nest Cameras, Hoax Owners - 13 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[07:34:05] <exec> 08└─OOooh, scary.
[07:34:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03Kalas [4247] (Score: 1, Redundant) 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 175 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[07:34:23] <exec> 08└─Pay cuts on free volunteer labor? So what, you fine someone if they knock one of the servers offline? Put takyon in his cage for an hour when he forgets a link in the summary?
[07:35:30] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 1002 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[07:35:30] <exec> 08└─IMHO, there's a middle ground. You'd be nuts to implement your own crypto routines and image libraries in C. OTOH, a few years ago a bunch of web sites failed because of a JavaScript one-line library that was being linked by a bunch of people. Good development is somewhere in the middle. The one tim...
[07:36:44] <exec> *** new comment: 03Azuma Hazuki [5086] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 307 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[07:36:44] <exec> 08└─This is *VLM* we're talking about. Go read his, ahem, scientific justification for his racism sometime; it makes about as much sense and is based on about as much reality as his "regulations are about punishing SMBs" idiocy. The guy's irredeemable; the sooner the earth opens up and swallows him the...
[07:39:03] <exec> *** new comment: 03Azuma Hazuki [5086] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Some Pregnant Women Don't Believe Cannabis is Harmful to their Fetus - 92 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[07:39:03] <exec> 08└─No, no, you have to say it in German to have the proper effect...and don't bend those knees!
[07:43:27] <exec> *** new comment: 03Azuma Hazuki [5086] (Score: 2) 02 - 06A Philosopher Wrote an Academic Paper on the Ethics of Growing a Beard - 294 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[07:43:27] <exec> 08└─If she's doing that, that's abuse, and frankly it's also misandry. I'm not one of those people who believes women can do no wrong by nature, if that helps; I've seen plenty of them willfully perpetuate the harmful effects of the kyriarchy/patriarchy, for reasons I can't even begin to guess at.
[07:43:28] <exec> *** new comment: 03Azuma Hazuki [5086] (Score: 2) 02 - 06A Philosopher Wrote an Academic Paper on the Ethics of Growing a Beard - 529 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[07:43:28] <exec> 08└─Uh...have you *seen* *his* posts? If you want to talk about unhelpful... Look, some people deserve all the bile and spite there is and more. Go read his post history. "Civil" is not the same thing as helpful, or reasonable, or useful, or even correct. Like, at all. And I am in despair watching this...
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[08:33:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Rapid DNA Analysis Machines Coming to Police Departments - 35 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[08:33:48] <exec> 08└─which police can operate themselves
[08:34:07] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Kalas [4247] 02 - 06Hackers Take Over Nest Cameras, Hoax Owners - 421 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[08:34:07] <exec> 08└─That's rather severe for the person foolish enough to put such a device in their home. Save that for the people making it. As for the prank, I think it's kind of funny. Anyone putting an insecure, closed spying device in their home deserves shit like this. I just hope there's enough ongoing media co...
[08:34:16] <exec> *** new comment: 03FatPhil [863] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Hackers Take Over Nest Cameras, Hoax Owners - 38 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[08:34:16] <exec> 08└─The "S" in "IoT" stands for "Security"
[08:34:35] <exec> *** new comment: 03hemocyanin [186] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 100 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[08:34:35] <exec> 08└─Nah -- they just realized it doesn't take 100 people to make shit up. Just as easy to do it with 10.
[08:35:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 107 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[08:35:45] <exec> 08└─There is always middle ground, but there is no room for that on the internet. This is where we RAAAGE baby!
[08:35:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 938 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[08:35:47] <exec> 08└─The people you describe are not stupid, they are in the business of surviving and living. For that purpose they make a forest of complexity around themselves. Meetings, coding, politics, bureaucracy is complex, because more people have reson to exist in that complexity. In a complex situation nobody...
[08:35:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03kazzie [5309] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 92 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[08:35:49] <exec> 08└─It's a reference to https://soylentnews.org [soylentnews.org]
[08:39:21] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Some Pregnant Women Don't Believe Cannabis is Harmful to their Fetus - 109 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[08:39:21] <exec> 08└─You're right. I'm pretty happy about being autistic, it's you normal folks I don't get. How can you be happy?
[08:39:22] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Some Pregnant Women Don't Believe Cannabis is Harmful to their Fetus - 66 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[08:39:23] <exec> 08└─Well it is.. ALL that EXIST is natural. Nature is ALL that EXISTS.
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[09:33:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Rapid DNA Analysis Machines Coming to Police Departments - 20 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[09:33:47] <exec> 08└─Fake jewels to pigs.
[09:33:58] <exec> *** new comment: 03bob_super [1357] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Rumour: Intel's 10nm Launch may be Impacted by Chipset Issues - 218 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[09:33:58] <exec> 08└─Taking a page from AT&T, they will soon release "7nmE" chips which just happen to look a lot like their "10nm" node. People like us will scream, but the marketing guy doesn't care, because 99% of the people also don't.
[09:34:24] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 1418 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[09:34:25] <exec> 08└─Government has failed to prevent monopolistic growth among corporations. No, we can't blame any administration, but it was patently obvious with the bank bailout that gubbermint is the corporate lackey. Actually, it was obvious long before that, with the military industrial complex pretty much dicta...
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[10:33:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03FatPhil [863] (Score: 2) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 288 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[10:33:43] <exec> 08└─Wikipedia says the mean low for January is -3.3F, -19.6C, so this is 4 degrees warmer than a typical January low. I suspect the failstream media was intending to push the "look how cold it is, global warming ain't real", narrative, and, if so, yet again they have failed, in several ways.
[10:33:52] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Rapid DNA Analysis Machines Coming to Police Departments - 155 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[10:33:52] <exec> 08└─"Give it up son, we have your dna. Our machine said you did it. Confess and we'll put in a good word with the DA" Get a lawyer. Say nothing. Admit nothing.
[10:33:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Rapid DNA Analysis Machines Coming to Police Departments - 262 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[10:33:55] <exec> 08└─Why worry? This is an enormous breakthrough! With it the police will be able to pin any crime they want on anyone because we all know that DNA is infallable! https://kellerlawoffices.com [kellerlawoffices.com]
[10:34:17] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Kalas [4247] 02 - 06Hackers Take Over Nest Cameras, Hoax Owners - 53 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[10:34:17] <exec> 08└─So in other words, Keepass will keep your ass secure.
[10:34:42] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 965 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[10:34:42] <exec> 08└─This used to be true, but thanks to companies like the ones mentioned in TFA stuff of actual value tends to get burried underneath mountains of manure, and becomes ever more difficult to find the larger the mountain of manure becomes. Quality is actually punished in the current climate because it re...
[10:35:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 37 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[10:35:55] <exec> 08└─Best of luck with the lumberjack gig.
[10:35:56] <exec> *** new comment: 03darkfeline [1030] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 380 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[10:35:56] <exec> 08└─I suppose I am partially at fault for choosing that particular excerpt. As we all know, no one reads TFA. If you actually read the article, you will find that Russ doesn't argue against adding dependencies, but rather that we should properly vet them and that perhaps we now need tools to help us val...
[10:35:57] <exec> *** new comment: 03darkfeline [1030] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 819 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[10:35:58] <exec> 08└─I suppose I am partially at fault for choosing that particular excerpt. As we all know, no one reads TFA. If you actually read the article, you will find that Russ doesn't argue against adding dependencies, but rather that we should properly vet them and that perhaps we now need tools to help us val...
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[11:33:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03shortscreen [2252] (Score: 2) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 521 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[11:33:44] <exec> 08└─I saw the headline and started thinking about whether I should walk to the store tomorrow. Then I saw the first sentence of TFS where it said "Monday." Ah yes, I remember Monday, that was the day when it was -4F and I shoveled the driveway. Wednesday I plugged in the ice melter so I wouldn't have an...
[11:33:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 13 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[11:33:45] <exec> 08└─The ice what?
[11:33:46] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 121 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[11:33:47] <exec> 08└─the ice melter. it's this guy who blows on ice to melt it. you plug him into an icycle, he gets cold, and starts blowing.
[11:33:57] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Rapid DNA Analysis Machines Coming to Police Departments - 146 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[11:33:57] <exec> 08└─They had a stall in the middle of the mall where people could voluntarily submit their fingerprints. This was a two decades ago. The mind boggles.
[11:33:59] <exec> *** new comment: 03gringer [962] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Rapid DNA Analysis Machines Coming to Police Departments - 94 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[11:33:59] <exec> 08└─90 minutes? Pfft. I can do it in 45: https://www.youtube.com [youtube.com]
[11:34:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03deimtee [3272] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 640 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[11:34:48] <exec> 08└─I would say that your government fails in the area of common defense too. They over perform in the area of corporate defense. And by corporate defense I mean defense of corporate profits. All the freedom and liberty rhetoric disguises the fact that the USA has a very elitist government. You talk ope...
[11:35:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 32 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[11:35:08] <exec> 08└─They just know best, don't they?
[11:36:05] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 120 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[11:36:05] <exec> 08└─Talk about running code downloaded from strangers. 99% of people do it all day every day. And 99% of them do get fucked.
[11:36:43] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Anonymous Coward 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 435 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[11:36:43] <exec> 08└─And herein lies the problem with idiots, they hear one sound-bite that gets them all emotional and they stop using their brains. Regulation existing solely to punish small business is about as accurate as all white males being inherently evil and racist. Yes, some regulation is crafted by lobbyists...
[11:37:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03FatPhil [863] (Score: 2) 02 - 06BuzzFeed to Cut 15% of Staff in New Round of Layoffs - 244 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[11:37:54] <exec> 08└─You can probably add another 1.00 to those stats for capital punishment in some of them. I daren't even consider what the honour kilings amass too, as they're legal, so not on any crime stats, and non-governmental, so not on any official stats.
[11:37:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03FatPhil [863] (Score: 2) 02 - 06BuzzFeed to Cut 15% of Staff in New Round of Layoffs - 300 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[11:37:55] <exec> 08└─The shutdown may be stupid, yes, but it's microscopically stupid compared to having a system where shutdowns can happen. I can't think of any advanced country that have that failing. It's horrifically hand-to-mouth, which is not a positive attribute. When does nasa.gov expire, I need a new domain...
[11:37:56] <exec> *** new comment: 03FatPhil [863] (Score: 2) 02 - 06BuzzFeed to Cut 15% of Staff in New Round of Layoffs - 108 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[11:37:57] <exec> 08└─This comes as no surprise - wasn't Obama bombier than Bush? (However, Trump's way bombier so far, it seems.)
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[12:34:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03shrewdsheep [5215] (Score: 1) 02 - 06Rapid DNA Analysis Machines Coming to Police Departments - 289 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[12:34:04] <exec> 08└─Thanks, very informative. One observation: I believe the police machine does micro-satellites, meaning specific DNA locations need to be first amplified and then sequenced. This is a time-consuming step that can be (optionally) skipped when doing shot-gun sequencing as shown in the video.
[12:34:44] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Apparition [6835] 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 97 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[12:34:44] <exec> 08└─Over 1,000 media job losses in one day is a good start. Now if only the remainder would follow...
[12:34:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03Gaaark [41] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 94 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[12:34:55] <exec> 08└─Ten percent of nothing is, let me do the math here, nothing into nothing, carry the nothin'...
[12:34:56] <exec> *** new comment: 03Gaaark [41] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 55 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[12:34:56] <exec> 08└─Nah; TMB is a fisherman. He constantly needs bait......
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[13:33:41] <exec> *** new comment: 03Apparition [6835] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 149 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:33:41] <exec> 08└─Gather the IP address(es) of the people responsible for sockpuppets, and then put in a rule that automatically redirects them to the Huffington Post.
[13:33:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 1, Funny) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 190 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:33:43] <exec> 08└─I think this is a well reasoned response to the situation. You've explained it well and offered a good solution. Now, I have to switch users and up-vote myself so I can be sure you see this!
[13:33:56] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03FatPhil [863] 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 288 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:33:56] <exec> 08└─Wikipedia says the mean low for January is -3.3F, -19.6C, so this is 4 degrees warmer than a typical January low. I suspect the failstream media was intending to push the "look how cold it is, global warming ain't real", narrative, and, if so, yet again they have failed, in several ways.
[13:34:00] <exec> *** new comment: 03realDonaldTrump [6614] (Score: 2) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 208 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:34:00] <exec> 08└─There is a cooling and there is a heating, and I mean, look, it used to not be Climate Change. It used to be Global Warming. That wasn’t working too well, because it was getting too cold all over the place.
[13:34:02] <exec> *** new comment: 03oldeschool [4414] (Score: 1) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 118 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:34:03] <exec> 08└─If you are referring to Chicago, Weather.com contradicts this statement, the -3 was record low in 1963, average is 32F
[13:34:41] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03hopp [2833] 02 - 06Hackers Take Over Nest Cameras, Hoax Owners - 297 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:34:41] <exec> 08└─Here's the thing, a smart home isn't the problem, Improper security protocol is. I use smart sensors and controls but I wall them off from the rest of the world and the rest of my networks. A simple VPN to your own assets and you can have a smart home with ubiquitous access and improved security.
[13:34:43] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03FatPhil [863] 02 - 06Hackers Take Over Nest Cameras, Hoax Owners - 38 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:34:43] <exec> 08└─The "S" in "IoT" stands for "Security"
[13:34:44] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Hackers Take Over Nest Cameras, Hoax Owners - 95 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:34:45] <exec> 08└─"multipass". maybe I'm being sexist or something, but that girl was, indeed, the perfect being.
[13:34:46] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Hackers Take Over Nest Cameras, Hoax Owners - 399 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:34:47] <exec> 08└─here's the thing. rather than waste time and energy with these idiotic devices, spend 15mins a week talking to your neighbours and becoming friends. then, when you're on vacation and you can't remember if you locked the back door, call them and ask them to check it. advantages: 1. most neighbours ar...
[13:35:31] <exec> *** new comment: 03realDonaldTrump [6614] (Score: 2) 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 136 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:35:31] <exec> 08└─First thing I did when I got my iPhone was ask my son -- who is very smart with Cyber -- to turn off Auttocorrect. Very happy w/result!!
[13:36:29] <exec> *** new comment: 03rigrig [5129] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 289 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:36:29] <exec> 08└─Sure, that is a direct quote from TFA. And then the author answers it in the next paragraph We do this because it’s easy, because it seems to work, because everyone else is doing it too, and, most importantly, because it seems like a natural continuation of age-old established practice.
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[14:33:50] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Apparition [6835] 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 149 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:33:51] <exec> 08└─Gather the IP address(es) of the people responsible for sockpuppets, and then put in a rule that automatically redirects them to the Huffington Post.
[14:33:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03Arik [4543] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 3288 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:33:53] <exec> 08└─First, let me express my surprise at this: " Four (4) or more downmods in 24 hours by "user1" against comments posted by "user2". qualifies as a mod bomb and earns "user1" a 1-month moderation ban (initially; subsequent mod bombs earn a 6-month mod ban)." That does NOT agree with the FAQ info and wa...
[14:33:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03deathlyslow [2818] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 431 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:33:55] <exec> 08└─I would also add that you post up the puppet accounts. That way we, with mod points, can ignore or down mod. I really don't use mod points too often. I take the comments at face value, which lets be honest here, may or may not be worth the electricity it too to display them. I don't get mad at peopl...
[14:33:57] <exec> *** new comment: 03gawdonblue [412] (Score: 4, Interesting) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 650 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:33:57] <exec> 08└─In the past I might have up-modded the same user 4 times in a day when they've been on a bit of a roll - interesting/insightful/informative or funny are the mods I mostly make - but there's no way I'm anyone's sockpuppet. Aren't we encouraged to up-mod and, given we don't really have a huge pool of...
[14:33:59] <exec> *** new comment: 03rigrig [5129] (Score: 3, Insightful) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 528 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:34:00] <exec> 08└─Those numbers look fine to me, and applying the same numbers for sock bombing as for mod bombing has a nice feel of simplicity. And maybe a daily karma limit per user-user is an option?: * If user1 mods 10 different users, those users all gain/lose karma. * If user1 mods 10 user2 posts, the posts al...
[14:34:01] <exec> *** new comment: 03realDonaldTrump [6614] (Score: 3, Touché) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 1004 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:34:02] <exec> 08└─User #1 did 80 Up Mods in 19 days. And with the new "rule", User #1 could only do 76 Up Modes in 19 days. Because, 4 times 19 is 76. Same amount of time, 4 less Up Mods. Or, User #1 could do the 80 Up Mods in 20 days. Instead of 19 days. One more day. Because 4 goes into 80 20 times. Does that make...
[14:34:03] <exec> *** new comment: 03JoeMerchant [3937] (Score: 3, Interesting) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 391 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:34:04] <exec> 08└─As small as Soylent News' active community is, I'd say use the algorithm (whatever algorithm) to flag potential sock puppets, let a mod review the situation and take appropriate action. If the algorithm is published and there is no human review component, it can and will be gamed and abused. FWIW, I...
[14:34:06] <exec> *** new comment: 03JoeMerchant [3937] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 411 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:34:07] <exec> 08└─Thinking that bit through for a millisecond, AC seems to encourage some of the more.... controversial commenting on Soylent News. Perhaps sock puppet and/or mod bomb activity can result in loss of AC privilege as a warning to the offender. All such penalties could be escalating: 1 day for first offe...
[14:34:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03SunTzuWarmaster [3971] (Score: 3, Insightful) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 2170 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:34:09] <exec> 08└─I'm not sure what "max karma" is, but I think I'm there. 50? Here's the thing though - I effectively have unlimited mod points. We get, what? 15/day? I have never tried to use moderation points and *not* had them. From my perspective, it seems infinite. My total moderation is probably 10/month. As a...
[14:34:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03rcamera [2360] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 469 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:34:11] <exec> 08└─1) why not post a hall of shame list of the beneficiaries of "sock bombing"? that provides the community with the information which allows each user to choose whether to set an individual user to "foe" for "people modifier" purposes. 2) being a well-defined "sock bomber" gets you a status image (sti...
[14:34:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03Alfred [4006] (Score: 3, Insightful) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 109 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:34:13] <exec> 08└─That "Anonymous Coward" guy is full of shit. I'll mod bomb him any time he steps out of line. He deserves it.
[14:34:15] <exec> *** new comment: 03Alfred [4006] (Score: 3, Insightful) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 155 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:34:16] <exec> 08└─So what if I set up an account to only boost an account of someone I don't like, do they get the stinky sock? Do they keep it after I abandon that account?
[14:34:17] <exec> *** new comment: 03kazzie [5309] (Score: 3, Insightful) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 642 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:34:18] <exec> 08└─This mirrors my thoughts. When moderating, I don't tend to pay much attention to the author of a post: if I think it's a good post, I'll mod it up. If this sort of system were in place*, I'd feel pressured to start checking who's posts I'm promoting, for fear of accidentally upmodbombing. It would g...
[14:34:19] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 405 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:34:20] <exec> 08└─Raise the cost of votes|user the way skill increases cost more in RPGs. Store w timestamp, apply exponential decay on next use. Raise the cost of votes|article in the same manner, every 3? votes/article. Store w timestamp, apply exponential decay on next use. Shard preallocated db? or just track dat...
[14:34:22] <exec> *** new comment: 03kazzie [5309] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 209 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:34:23] <exec> 08└─A further thought: sending 4 out of 5 moderating points to the same person unintentionally is relatively unlikely. But as we now get ten points a day, it's easier to give 4 points to a person without noticing.
[14:34:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03kazzie [5309] (Score: 3, Insightful) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 162 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:34:25] <exec> 08└─Are you suggesting withdrawing the ability of a logged-in user to submit a post as an AC? How would you stop them from logging out or opening a different browser?
[14:34:26] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 180 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:34:27] <exec> 08└─I thought there was a plan to simply disable putting more than 4 up/down mods on the same user per day (though that would not stop sock puppet modding that uses multiple accounts).
[14:34:28] <exec> *** new comment: 03JoeMerchant [3937] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 72 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:34:29] <exec> 08└─How would you stop them from logging out or opening a different browser?
[14:34:30] <exec> *** new comment: 03rcamera [2360] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 321 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:34:31] <exec> 08└─fair points. i figured such a situation would be caught during the admin verification level. i can't imagine there's so many instances of this that the admins would be unable to do a sanity check (age of sockpuppet account, history between the two parties, ips of the two parties, etc) before marking...
[14:34:33] <exec> *** new comment: 03realDonaldTrump [6614] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 2457 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:34:34] <exec> 08└─(cont) The H-1B visa, very special visa and we have so many people immigrating under that one. And the Companies are only supposed to ask for those visas when they have a job, but there's no American that can do it. And wants to do it. In other words, when they can't find an American for that job. B...
[14:34:35] <exec> *** new comment: 03JoeMerchant [3937] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 64 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:34:36] <exec> 08└─what if I'm not a mostly-neutral actor? What if I'm a bad actor?
[14:34:37] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score: 1) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 370 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:34:38] <exec> 08└─You don't gotta worry about that sockpuppet shit with me. Not only am I predictable, but have a brand to uphold. But in the meantime I can draw the fire from sockpuppets so that they waste their points. Because I'm the hero Soylentnews deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So they'll hunt me...
[14:34:39] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 997 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:34:40] <exec> 08└─replying to myself. omg. .. forgot to include vote-cost|ip. add take trunc(cost|user +cost|ip +cost|article -2) to price a mod-vote. perhaps start with the costs at usercost=ipcost*2=articlecost*3, then monitor and refine. i think public shaming is toxic and divisive, moderator time too expensive a...
[14:34:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06ENSO Outlook Lowered to El Niño WATCH - 132 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:34:48] <exec> 08└─https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2018/12/2019-may-be-hottest-year-yet-el-nino-climate-change/ [nationalgeographic.com]
[14:35:01] <exec> *** new comment: 03FatPhil [863] (Score: 2) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 61 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:35:01] <exec> 08└─Record low for january is -25F, -32C, according to wikipedia.
[14:35:02] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 164 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:35:02] <exec> 08└─“This is definitely dangerous, life-and-death kind of weather happening,” Chenard said. “Minnesota and Wisconsin will see temperatures in the negative 20s.”
[14:35:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03oldeschool [4414] (Score: 1) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 271 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:35:05] <exec> 08└─"according to wikipedia" Wikipedia articles are written by volunteers -- if I had to choose between weather.com or some guy posting information on Wikipedia, I'll go with weather.com Serious question, no trolling, do Wikipedia articles go through fact checks and vetting?
[14:35:06] <exec> *** new comment: 03damnbunni [704] (Score: 2) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 20 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:35:07] <exec> 08└─A tittle bit nipply?
[14:35:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03Phoenix666 [552] (Score: 2) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 236 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:35:09] <exec> 08└─I went to college and grad school in Chicago, and lived there for a couple years afterward. I find it very hard to believe the average January temperature is 32F. It was much colder, with the wind off Lake Michigan making it much worse.
[14:35:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03TheFool [7105] (Score: 2) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 77 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:35:11] <exec> 08└─They call it that in Minnesota, too. The guy they are quoting is in Maryland.
[14:35:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03Phoenix666 [552] (Score: 2) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 272 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:35:13] <exec> 08└─It's 35F in Brooklyn right now, with an expected high of 37F today. Our local weather forecast has it staying in that range the next 4 days. It's been quite mild so far this winter. There seems to be a disconnect between NWS's forecast and what we're seeing on the ground.
[14:35:57] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Hackers Take Over Nest Cameras, Hoax Owners - 163 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:35:57] <exec> 08└─Still doesn't catch anyone in case you get robbed and neighbor is watching TV or not home. Don't offload security to your neighbor. They are just an added feature.
[14:36:16] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03hemocyanin [186] 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 100 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:36:17] <exec> 08└─Nah -- they just realized it doesn't take 100 people to make shit up. Just as easy to do it with 10.
[14:36:22] <exec> *** new comment: 03Phoenix666 [552] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 428 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:36:22] <exec> 08└─This morning at the barber's they had the local news channel on the TV. The "reporter" was exclusively talking about stories on the New York Times and the New York Post, literally talking over screenshots of the newspaper articles. It was surreal. (Maybe this is old hat to people who still watch TV-...
[14:36:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03aclarke [2049] (Score: 2) 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 258 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:36:45] <exec> 08└─I can swear in Messages. I just tested. I typed "fucking" into a sentence and iOS didn't auto"correct" me. I had to test that as I don't generally type "bad words" into my phone, but it works just fine if I want to. I'm not sure what this article's on about.
[14:37:44] <exec> *** new comment: 03JoeMerchant [3937] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 16 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:37:44] <exec> 08└─no one reads TFA
[14:37:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 124 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:37:45] <exec> 08└─True. But main problem is there is no review of the code changes in these dependencies. Copy/pasting is a problem in itself.
[14:38:06] <exec> *** new comment: 03SpockLogic [2762] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Samsung Unveils a 15.6-Inch OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) Display for Laptops - 88 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:38:06] <exec> 08└─Glossy or Matte ??? I much prefer a matte screen but don't see any mention of it, shame.
[14:39:02] <exec> *** new comment: 03khallow [3766] (Score: 1) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 80 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:39:02] <exec> 08└─We'll see what you actually have after you've been eating seed corn for a while.
[14:39:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03Alfred [4006] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 136 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:39:04] <exec> 08└─Its in the early brainstorming phase. The downsides will drop as the conversation continues. I wasn't trying to tip toe around anything.
[14:40:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Pilot Claims Drone at Newark Airport Came Within 30 Feet of Aircraft Amid Ground Stop: Report - 152 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:40:08] <exec> 08└─That probably happened during takeoff roll and probably forced the pilots to idle or shut down that engine (proceeding to land at earliest opportunity).
[14:40:25] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Rosco P. Coltrane [4757] 02 - 06Online job Boards Prove Humans can be Even Lazier - 478 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:40:26] <exec> 08└─I'll come to your house and pick up your pooch's shit, for a flat fee od $150 + travel expenses. Still interested? Humanity has hit rock bottom because the gig economy is 21st century wage slavery, not because it exists at all. Someone needs a way to unionize all gig economy workers the world over,...
[14:40:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03SunTzuWarmaster [3971] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Online job Boards Prove Humans can be Even Lazier - 409 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:40:45] <exec> 08└─I sometimes think of the mobile/pre-mobile world. This morning, I got up, read the newspaper on the toilet. I then took some of the papers from my outbox, rifled through them, and composed a memorandum to a colleague. I then put on some records for my progeny to enjoy while dressing. The "book of lo...
[14:40:46] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Online job Boards Prove Humans can be Even Lazier - 46 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:40:46] <exec> 08└─When you find my care factor tell it I said hi
[14:41:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Some Pregnant Women Don't Believe Cannabis is Harmful to their Fetus - 996 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:41:34] <exec> 08└─Does this include having a child in the first place? When the NDIS was put in (look it up) a couple of disabled people said that it was great because their children would be covered. Run that through again. Society, read: stupid arguing dick measuring politicians, put in this safety net for people w...
[14:41:35] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Some Pregnant Women Don't Believe Cannabis is Harmful to their Fetus - 85 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:41:35] <exec> 08└─Racist! Stopping people at your countries' border is just pure racism! Jesus said so!
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[15:33:46] <exec> *** new comment: 03fyngyrz [6567] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Prolonged Spaceflight Could Weaken Astronauts' Immune Systems - 76 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:33:46] <exec> 08└─Will Mars' gravity (38% that of Earth's) be enough to ward off this decline?
[15:33:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Prolonged Spaceflight Could Weaken Astronauts' Immune Systems - 389 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:33:48] <exec> 08└─Prolonged immersion in atmosphere also weakens immune systems. Just start wading through the flu statistics for the past hundred years - which incidentally will include the huge-ass endemic (or pandemic?) of 1918. It's the old bastards who are most likely to succumb. The atmosphere is deadly, I tell...
[15:33:56] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Anonymous Coward 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 190 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:33:57] <exec> 08└─I think this is a well reasoned response to the situation. You've explained it well and offered a good solution. Now, I have to switch users and up-vote myself so I can be sure you see this!
[15:34:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03kazzie [5309] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 79 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:34:20] <exec> 08└─With a long post like that, I can see why you're over here, and not on twitter.
[15:34:21] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 184 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:34:21] <exec> 08└─Fsck it. You're the admins. Put in the rules you think work best. Don't tell us except to provide guidelines. IP and account ban and shadow ban as needed. Thanks for doing a great job.
[15:34:22] <exec> *** new comment: 03kazzie [5309] (Score: 3, Interesting) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 54 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:34:23] <exec> 08└─Not only am I predictable, but have a brand to uphold.
[15:34:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 78 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:34:26] <exec> 08└─In case anyone cares, I am not a sock puppet for Azuma. If that isn't obvious.
[15:34:27] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 135 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:34:28] <exec> 08└─<sarcasm>Help! Help! Someone's hand is shoved up my ass! Its making me do strange things on the interwebs! What should I do?!</sarcasm>
[15:34:29] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 70 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:34:30] <exec> 08└─Posting the rules just means that the duckheads find a way around them
[15:34:31] <exec> *** new comment: 03kazzie [5309] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 108 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:34:32] <exec> 08└─At a glance, those solutions assume that you need to log in to post, which isn't currently the case for ACs.
[15:34:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 381 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:34:34] <exec> 08└─don't mod old posts, and then you're safe. I guess that's also easy to implement: if there have been no new comments on a story for the past week, no comments to that story can be modded in any way. people can change their opinion. I know I did. so don't judge their entire life every time you come i...
[15:34:36] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 1304 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:34:37] <exec> 08└─Actually this is not an unreasonable response. It is more overt than shadow bans. While the rules can be adjusted this is a cat and mouse game, especially if the offender has any scripting skills at all. More appropriate might be, to assemble a pool of numbskullian news sites, and pick a random one...
[15:34:38] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 56 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:34:39] <exec> 08└─Make it look like they are modding up, but only to them?
[15:34:40] <exec> *** new comment: 03SunTzuWarmaster [3971] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 2480 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:34:41] <exec> 08└─Eh - I find it kinda hard to classify myself as a bad actor if I comprise a total of 10 actions/month. Perhaps, rather than "neutral actor", the description of "non actor" is more accurate. Generally - I propose limiting individual actions. You don't want this site to turn into reddit (silence those...
[15:34:42] <exec> *** new comment: 03mmarujo [347] (Score: 2, Informative) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 79 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:34:43] <exec> 08└─I thought the "Disagree" mod didn't change the "score" (neither up nor down)...
[15:34:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03SunTzuWarmaster [3971] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 272 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:34:46] <exec> 08└─Notably - you have been the target of up-mod-bomb from me in the past. I'm also not a sock puppet, but a relatively quiet real person (14 posts in the last 6 months?) with only one account. For the most part, I don't usually have anything to say beyond what has been said.
[15:34:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 490 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:34:48] <exec> 08└─Seems to me the system here is working quite well, even better than the green site, stingy motherfucken sour pusses they are, Please don't take away my ability to mod up TMB and aristocrak and methane man and Runaway, and that crazy levis chick. They are all truly funny and insightful, and they trol...
[15:34:49] <exec> *** new comment: 03Spamalope [5233] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 121 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:34:50] <exec> 08└─Also add a per IP decay such that several accounts from one IP are grouped? Is there VPN traffic that'd be a problem for?
[15:34:51] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 65 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:34:52] <exec> 08└─Secret rule by a cabal would obviously be the superior choice! /s
[15:34:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03KilroySmith [2113] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 1406 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:34:55] <exec> 08└─...after the trial, of course. People who are just being assholes don't deserve much in the way of consideration. They don't bring anything of value to the community, and their purpose is to cause harm. We need not provide them much respect. I hate getting to a story early, before moderation has ha...
[15:34:56] <exec> *** new comment: 03iWantToKeepAnon [686] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 593 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:34:57] <exec> 08└─I sparingly use downmods, I think a lot of us do. I really have to disagree or think the comment is flame/troll/etc... before I downmod. Maybe I just don't understand where they are coming from? So if I use 4 in a day that is rare and 4 on one user would be extraordinary. But I am more liberal with...
[15:34:58] <exec> *** new comment: 03zocalo [302] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 1435 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:34:59] <exec> 08└─Mine also. I seldom look at the poster unless I have a reason to. Pretty sure I've upmodded the same person multiple times in the same thread, let alone the same day, and likewise downmodded others multiple times, although I generally prefer to upvote and reserve actually downmods (e.g. not Disagree...
[15:35:00] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 69 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:35:01] <exec> 08└─I asked my staff for the Hard Copy of the regulations we had in 1960.
[15:35:03] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 400 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:35:04] <exec> 08└─I've probably modded the same user 4 times in a single discussion, mostly when I see users being personally attacked and their comments being modded unfairly. I've even modded Aristarchus up on occassion but we're in danger entering #FreeAristarchus territory here. Picking a low ball arbitrary numbe...
[15:35:05] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 192 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:35:06] <exec> 08└─And what about all of those behind a company's reverse proxy? One bad poster at company can then cause everyone at that company to be redirected because they all come from the same IP address.
[15:35:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 312 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:35:08] <exec> 08└─Ditto that. I've often moderated a comment up or down, then looked back, to find that I don't (or do) like the person who made the post, and maybe I wouldn't have modded that way had I known who posted. I *think* that is a good thing. You're not supposed to shoot the messenger, right? Shoot the mess...
[15:35:35] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score: 1) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 184 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:35:35] <exec> 08└─There is a demographic of people in Chicongo who don't like water, whether it is swimming in it or having frozen droplets sprinkled on them. May Jesus Christ have mercy on their souls.
[15:35:36] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 88 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:35:36] <exec> 08└─Serious question, no trolling, do Wikipedia articles go through fact checks and vetting?
[15:35:38] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 19 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:35:38] <exec> 08└─You think too much.
[15:35:52] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score: 1) 02 - 06Rapid DNA Analysis Machines Coming to Police Departments - 117 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:35:52] <exec> 08└─I'd voluntarily submit a DNA sample for the police department, for females-only. Do you want it on the face or chest?
[15:36:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score: 1) 02 - 06Hackers Take Over Nest Cameras, Hoax Owners - 287 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:36:24] <exec> 08└─My wireless network (secured with ultra-strong pass and hidden) is called "Nest," but only because of A. Wyatt Mann's award-winning cartoon Homosexual Love Nest, [4pcdn.org] which is an accurate depiction of my apartment. Welp, time to change my SSID. How about to, Question? [i.redd.it]
[15:36:49] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score: 1) 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 322 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:36:50] <exec> 08└─Even if they weren't moles, now they too are getting a taste of diversity with being replaced by H1-B jobs. From the perspective of women, Indian men are the rudest, pushiest, stinkiest scum and even worse than Moroccans. We'll see how long their "tolerance of diversity" lasts having to put up with...
[15:37:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 551 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:37:13] <exec> 08└─can someone answer his question? I dont have an apple anything myself, and thought the custom/personal dictionary would handle any problems like this. there are many many industry jargon terms that won't in in the mass market dictionary. if we cant add new terms (or if the obscenity police are filte...
[15:37:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03MichaelDavidCrawford [2339] (Score: 2) 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 91 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:37:14] <exec> 08└─I'm gonna fuck you up. I am gonna cut your motherfucking cock off. -- Posted From My iPhone
[15:40:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score: 1) 02 - 06BuzzFeed to Cut 15% of Staff in New Round of Layoffs - 390 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:40:08] <exec> 08└─The Democrats are going insane because their leadership are some combination of Jewish and Alzheimer's. People tend to get really crabby when the dementia starts setting in. You wanna know where Ruth Bader Ginsburg is? Pelosi flew her back to her beloved Isreal, where Ruth can peacefully pass away i...
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[16:33:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03Thexalon [636] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Video Game Sales Hit $43B in 2018, Eclipsing Record Year at the Box Office - 618 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:33:49] <exec> 08└─The effect of this is that the big-name video game companies (EA, Bethesda, Activision-Blizzard) are going to look at this and say "Great, all our in-game monetization schemes worked beautifully! We should do more of that!" Instead of "Welcome to the world of Warcraft!", expect "Welcome to the world...
[16:34:09] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03gawdonblue [412] 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 650 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:34:09] <exec> 08└─In the past I might have up-modded the same user 4 times in a day when they've been on a bit of a roll - interesting/insightful/informative or funny are the mods I mostly make - but there's no way I'm anyone's sockpuppet. Aren't we encouraged to up-mod and, given we don't really have a huge pool of...
[16:34:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 79 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:34:53] <exec> 08└─4 - Sell mod points: $100 membership gets you 10 mod points per day for a year.
[16:34:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03AthanasiusKircher [5291] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 5739 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:34:55] <exec> 08└─I'm going to violate my general rule here and actually reply to Arik, but I agree with most of this post. I'm very surprised that 4 downmods in one day is a sufficient threshold to flag someone as "mod bombing." Heck, I've seen a single poster frequently make 4 downmod-worthy posts on a single artic...
[16:34:56] <exec> *** new comment: 03JoeMerchant [3937] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 280 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:34:57] <exec> 08└─Ah, never tried to post AC that way. If you don't need to log in to post AC, then the site is wide open to SPAM bot DNS floods... A creative SPAM bot could scrape reddit.com/r/TheDonald (or wherever) and repost random crap from there in response to every comment on every article.
[16:34:58] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 179 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:34:59] <exec> 08└─Look, I had to log in to mod down some alt-rights. I mistakenly looked at my own posts, and accidentally posted them up while doing so. It won't happen again, guys. - ArchyStarchy
[16:35:01] <exec> *** new comment: 03JoeMerchant [3937] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 50 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:35:01] <exec> 08└─someone will always find a way to game the system.
[16:35:03] <exec> *** new comment: 03JoeMerchant [3937] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 88 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:35:04] <exec> 08└─I'd hate anyone to get caught up in this and be banned for trying to do the right thing.
[16:35:05] <exec> *** new comment: 03AthanasiusKircher [5291] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 617 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:35:06] <exec> 08└─By the way, I also realize that my suggestions would result in more "moderation wars." While I don't look forward to it, I do think it's healthy on controversial threads. Also, note that I am not encouraging people to downmod posts purely for disagreement (other than the "disagree" mod, which of cou...
[16:35:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03JoeMerchant [3937] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 735 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:35:08] <exec> 08└─I doubt anybody wants to go here, but I've had similar thoughts about mod-bombing... If the mod/karma points are kept in floating point behind the scenes, a single mod by a user on another user in a given day has the normal 1 point effect. The second mod by user A on user B in a given day has 1/2 ef...
[16:35:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 1518 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:35:10] <exec> 08└─Hey, you're right, AC doesn't need to login! Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any n...
[16:35:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 5035 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:35:13] <exec> 08└─Hey, you're right, AC doesn't need to login: Industrial Society and Its Future Theodore Kaczynski 1995 INTRODUCTION 1. The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. They have greatly increased the life-expectancy of those of us who live in “advanced” cou...
[16:35:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03Apparition [6835] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 280 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:35:15] <exec> 08└─The firewall at my place of employment has blocked SoylentNews for years, which is why I mostly read it on mobile devices. Considering that my employer is one of the largest in the western hemisphere, I figured that most of the other large employers have the site blocked as well.
[16:35:16] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 9230 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:35:17] <exec> 08└─Hey, you're right, AC doesn't need to login! FEELINGS OF INFERIORITY 10. By “feelings of inferiority” we mean not only inferiority feelings in the strict sense but a whole spectrum of related traits; low self-esteem, feelings of powerlessness, depressive tendencies, defeatism, guilt, self-hatred...
[16:35:19] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 8173 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:35:20] <exec> 08└─Hey, you're right, AC doesn't need to login! OVERSOCIALIZATION 24. Psychologists use the term “socialization” to designate the process by which children are trained to think and act as society demands. A person is said to be well socialized if he believes in and obeys the moral code of his socie...
[16:35:21] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 86 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:35:22] <exec> 08└─Really? Honest Injun? Well, I guess we can overlook this transmogrification, one time.
[16:35:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 744 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:35:24] <exec> 08└─Dear diary Today I saw a boy And I wondered if he noticed me He took my breath away Dear diary I can't get him off my mind And it scares me Cause I've never felt this way No one in this world Knows me better than you do So diary I'll confide in you Dear diary Today I saw a boy As he walked by I thou...
[16:35:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03DannyB [5839] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 351 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:35:26] <exec> 08└─I came here to say the same thing. i would hate to get caught up in this by innocently using moderation without any intention of breaking the rules. Either up modding or down modding. Maybe the rule of the 4 up/down mods in 24 hours should have some additional qualification such as your history, kar...
[16:35:28] <exec> *** new comment: 03Quicksilver [1821] (Score: 1) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 2025 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:35:28] <exec> 08└─Instead of taking it upon yourself to "name names", delete posts/mods, or delete accounts which comes with a rather autocratic stigma, why not write an algorithm and have it "name names", delete posts/mods, or delete accounts? There is no possibility of personal bias and it evenhandedly deals with a...
[16:35:30] <exec> *** new comment: 03JoeMerchant [3937] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 83 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:35:31] <exec> 08└─I'm pretty sure it's underwear - soiled tighty whities would seem to fit the brand.
[16:35:32] <exec> *** new comment: 03SunTzuWarmaster [3971] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 5246 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:35:33] <exec> 08└─To some extent, all communities are biased. But let's keep it real - this is a biased community. At best it is "nerds" (Star Wars/Trek good! Animated non-anime movies bad!). At worst it is alt-right libertarian technocracy. There is going to be a fair amount of circle-jerk generally. Any system whic...
[16:35:35] <exec> *** new comment: 03Arik [4543] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 772 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:35:35] <exec> 08└─I think we agree on that. Of course it's relatively easy to set an objective standard like 4 posts in 24 hours then enforce that impartially. I have to understand why the admins want a rule like that. I just know from experience they never work, that just turns it into a game and whoever exploits th...
[16:36:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Rapid DNA Analysis Machines Coming to Police Departments - 50 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:36:21] <exec> 08└─Wait for them to get the transitioning female out.
[16:36:33] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Rumour: Intel's 10nm Launch may be Impacted by Chipset Issues - 122 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:36:33] <exec> 08└─<a=href=https://www.semiaccurate.com/2019/01/25/why-semiaccurate-called-10nm-wrong/>Why SemiAccurate called 10nm wrong</a>
[16:36:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Rumour: Intel's 10nm Launch may be Impacted by Chipset Issues - 138 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:36:34] <exec> 08└─Sorry - Why SemiAccurate called 10nm wrong - https://www.semiaccurate.com [semiaccurate.com]
[16:36:57] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Hackers Take Over Nest Cameras, Hoax Owners - 85 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:36:57] <exec> 08└─Only literal neo-nazis have ever heard of A. Wyatt Mann. Thanks for the confirmation.
[16:37:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 55 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:37:24] <exec> 08└─Because they have an FCC license to a limited resource.
[16:37:50] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 100 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:37:50] <exec> 08└─Aye my iPhone also says fuck and fucking just fine. You just have to add it to the custom words list
[16:37:51] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 45 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:37:51] <exec> 08└─I'm gonna fuck you up. -- Posted By My iPhone
[16:38:52] <exec> *** new comment: 03DannyB [5839] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 142 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:38:53] <exec> 08└─You Knit tests may not uncover malware hidden in one of your dependencies. As long as all the unit tests are passed you won't notice anything.
[16:40:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03DannyB [5839] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Appeals Court Says California Can Set its Own Low Carbon Fuel Standard - 88 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:40:11] <exec> 08└─No matter which star's death, they can still be buried along side other hollywood stars.
[16:43:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03ikanreed [3164] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Emergency Declared Near Portland, Oregon for Measles Outbreak in Anti-Vaccine Hotspot - 212 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:43:43] <exec> 08└─I bet you can point to zero fucking self-identified liberals pushing this shit. I can point to the fat fuck retard of a president you dumbshits elected to prove that your party has public figures who are antivax.
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[17:33:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03ikanreed [3164] (Score: 3, Insightful) 02 - 06U.S. Video Game Sales Hit $43B in 2018, Eclipsing Record Year at the Box Office - 403 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:33:48] <exec> 08└─On the other hand, a sufficiently vibrant market allows for indie games to be occasionally profitable, and as long as you're not attached to graphics, physics, and art that cost hundreds of millions to make, you can avoid all of that shit. Admittedly there's other shit instead, like never-ending ear...
[17:33:49] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06U.S. Video Game Sales Hit $43B in 2018, Eclipsing Record Year at the Box Office - 125 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:33:49] <exec> 08└─In that case you may as well read a book. Very few games' stories hold up when stripped of eye candy - see: Oblivion, Skyrim.
[17:33:50] <exec> *** new comment: 03ikanreed [3164] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Video Game Sales Hit $43B in 2018, Eclipsing Record Year at the Box Office - 87 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:33:51] <exec> 08└─I don't play chess for the story or the eye candy. Why would I play video games for it?
[17:33:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Video Game Sales Hit $43B in 2018, Eclipsing Record Year at the Box Office - 23 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:33:53] <exec> 08└─Press F to Pay Respects
[17:33:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score: 0, Flamebait) 02 - 06U.S. Video Game Sales Hit $43B in 2018, Eclipsing Record Year at the Box Office - 394 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:33:56] <exec> 08└─You remember that NES game called Amagon where you got this powerup that would turn you into Megagon and make you taller and all buff while playing happy music in the background? They should do that with a Black man, except that the powerup is PCP and rap music plays in the background. And instead o...
[17:34:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03ElizabethGreene [6748] (Score: 3, Interesting) 02 - 06Prolonged Spaceflight Could Weaken Astronauts' Immune Systems - 699 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:34:05] <exec> 08└─After the absolute disaster that followed the second group of colonists arrival we learned to not let anyone through the airlock until after the newest flu vaccine had been given to everyone. People still got sick, but it wasn't everyone like that first time. Unfortunately we don't have Mars flu vac...
[17:34:16] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Arik [4543] 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 3288 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:34:17] <exec> 08└─First, let me express my surprise at this: " Four (4) or more downmods in 24 hours by "user1" against comments posted by "user2". qualifies as a mod bomb and earns "user1" a 1-month moderation ban (initially; subsequent mod bombs earn a 6-month mod ban)." That does NOT agree with the FAQ info and wa...
[17:35:03] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03AthanasiusKircher [5291] 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 5739 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:03] <exec> 08└─I'm going to violate my general rule here and actually reply to Arik, but I agree with most of this post. I'm very surprised that 4 downmods in one day is a sufficient threshold to flag someone as "mod bombing." Heck, I've seen a single poster frequently make 4 downmod-worthy posts on a single artic...
[17:35:22] <exec> *** new comment: 03DannyB [5839] (Score: 4, Funny) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 170 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:23] <exec> 08└─I'm not sure what, if any, limitations there might be with the software stack used for SN, but what if you could check the incoming packets to see if the Evil bit is set?
[17:35:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03hemocyanin [186] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 248 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:24] <exec> 08└─The high number of daily mod points makes it easy to use them flippantly. Anyway, perhaps downmods could cost two points (or some other number). That would be a barrier to negative mod-bombing, but wouldn't do anything to prevent sockpuppet upmods.
[17:35:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03JoeMerchant [3937] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 165 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:26] <exec> 08└─But, then, there are the users who truly are argue until they turn to stone when the sun comes up trolls... is it a mod bomb to call all the kettle's comments black?
[17:35:28] <exec> *** new comment: 03SunTzuWarmaster [3971] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 451 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:28] <exec> 08└─Check out some of my posting below. I think the lions' share of the solution is actually to simply limit modding. A limit on modding to "just a little, only to people with positive karma" makes a sock puppet network difficult to maintain, as the sock puppets have to contribute. 70 mods/week is just...
[17:35:30] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 29 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:31] <exec> 08└─or other more severe measure.
[17:35:32] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 23 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:33] <exec> 08└─I resemble that remark!
[17:35:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03SunTzuWarmaster [3971] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 94 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:35] <exec> 08└─No disagreement here - you pay the server costs; you get more votes on what is on the servers.
[17:35:36] <exec> *** new comment: 03SunTzuWarmaster [3971] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 99 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:37] <exec> 08└─In case you didn't know - moderation is limited after some period of time (a week? certainly by 4).
[17:35:39] <exec> *** new comment: 03conn8d [6887] (Score: 2, Interesting) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 388 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:39] <exec> 08└─We should moderate only down mods, because if effectively silences a person. Up mods however, to make someone appear prominently on the comments, can be easily remedied by adding the blocking functionality on our individual accounts. I think we should even encourage the use of sockpuppets for up mod...
[17:35:41] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 30 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:42] <exec> 08└─Animated non-anime movies bad!
[17:35:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03NotSanguine [285] (Score: 3, Interesting) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 2113 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:44] <exec> 08└─While there certainly are issues with the moderation system, I think that, on the whole, it works pretty well. With respect to mod-bombing, there are any number of ways to address that (a bunch of which have been suggested here). I've found it rather annoying to see others (and at times, myself) bei...
[17:35:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 154 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:46] <exec> 08└─You've never needed to login to post on a slash-based system. If you don't need to log in to post AC, then the site is wide open to SPAM bot DNS floods...
[17:35:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 41 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:49] <exec> 08└─Veteran of the Mod Wars Blue Oyster Cult
[17:35:50] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 264 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:51] <exec> 08└─So are you pissed off because *your* effort was not recognized? That's not something you can expect to happen anywhere. Here at SN, your post could have been down modded because someone didn't like what you said in order that others would be less likely to see it.
[17:35:52] <exec> *** new comment: 03Arik [4543] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 280 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:53] <exec> 08└─We are told we need to mod to contribute to the system, so although it's sporadic, I have been trying to do more and I mod a lot more here now than I ever did on the old site. I'm guessing I probably use 30+ most weeks. Kind of scary to think that I might get banned for doing it.
[17:35:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 19 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:55] <exec> 08└─thank you fuckmunch
[17:35:56] <exec> *** new comment: 03pkrasimirov [3358] (Score: 3, Insightful) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 1382 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:57] <exec> 08└─With SN visibility growth comes more reward for trolls and hybrids. Good thing you asked for opinions and opinions you get (tons of). Good luck swiping trough all of them. Here's another one. First, let's take a step back and ask why do we do all the stuff. You wrote "to promote the good content". B...
[17:35:59] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 52 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:35:59] <exec> 08└─You can only have mod points if you aren't an A-hole
[17:36:01] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 460 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:36:02] <exec> 08└─This is a tricky situation because there are legitimate examples of the same behavior pattern. user2 could have been getting slammed by an organized group and then upvoted by user1 for being underrated. PR agencies have teams of people working every website from their homes so they look just like no...
[17:36:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06ENSO Outlook Lowered to El Niño WATCH - 152 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:36:11] <exec> 08└─No its still on, it will just take longer so they can make the necessary adjustments to the sensors that they have always suspected of being inaccurate.
[17:36:33] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score: 2) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 24 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:36:33] <exec> 08└─Maryland, or fairy land?
[17:36:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score: 2) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 320 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:36:35] <exec> 08└─In each and every state that borders Canuckland, I have personally seen temperatures 20 below zero - or lower. WTF are they even going on about here? Is it just the date they are looking at? FFS, deep winter arrived a couple weeks early this year? They should be happy! There will be a bumper crop of...
[17:36:50] <exec> *** new comment: 03DannyB [5839] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Rapid DNA Analysis Machines Coming to Police Departments - 87 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:36:51] <exec> 08└─Source code for auditing is needed if it can be proven to be at least as secure as IoT.
[17:36:52] <exec> *** new comment: 03DannyB [5839] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Rapid DNA Analysis Machines Coming to Police Departments - 287 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:36:52] <exec> 08└─If it can be made quick enough and cheap enough, imagine the implications: * Routine DNA collection at traffic stop. Touch this device and you'll only feel a little prick*. * GATTACA * not being well endowed might affect ones choice of career path to compensate by being a police officer
[17:37:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03The Mighty Buzzard [18] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 134 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:37:54] <exec> 08└─We just did 50% across the board paycuts last week. Mind you it was mostly so we could give NCommander and Deucalion a 250% pay raise.
[17:37:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03The Mighty Buzzard [18] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 241 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:37:56] <exec> 08└─Oddly enough, that's not much of an issue here in TN. Between my cast nets, my minnow trap, and the fact that worms come crawling out on the sidewalk every time it rains (which seems like about nine times a day), I'm pretty well set on bait.
[17:38:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03ElizabethGreene [6748] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Engineers Develop Process to 3D Print Piezoelectric Materials - 394 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:38:34] <exec> 08└─China is #2 on global basic research spending. The US is #1. Assuming that China only advances by stealing the technology is an extremely common and very dumb blind spot. Look at what China is doing scientifically, economically, technologically, and militarily with clear unbiased eyes and you'll see...
[17:39:02] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Anonymous Coward 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 208 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:39:02] <exec> 08└─True, and that's why you should avoid Linux which is written mostly at night by hackers. If you want an OS you can trust then you need professionally-written software from a trustworthy vendor like Microsoft.
[17:39:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03DannyB [5839] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 250 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:39:26] <exec> 08└─I'm not worried about systemd growth. Nor about the size of Emacs. Neither of these have grown anything like the bloat growth and new features of Java. A sprawling bytecode VM managed runtime with GC that grows and is almost an entire OS unto itself.
[17:39:27] <exec> *** new comment: 03DannyB [5839] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 176 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:39:27] <exec> 08└─Hey, the +5 Troll is much more coveted than the +5 Funny. I have gotten plenty of +5 Funny around here. But only one +5 Troll on SN, and one, a long time ago on the green site.
[17:41:51] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Pilot Claims Drone at Newark Airport Came Within 30 Feet of Aircraft Amid Ground Stop: Report - 208 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:41:52] <exec> 08└─That at least one high profile group of chicken flingers has used frozen poultry in its cannonizations puts this legend's punch line - and thus the legend itself - into the realm of lore, not that of reality.
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[18:33:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 063D-Printed Soft Mesh Robots Created - 25 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:33:48] <exec> 08└─maybe the robots will too
[18:33:49] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 063D-Printed Soft Mesh Robots Created - 102 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:33:49] <exec> 08└─One thing's for certain: if you want to put a robot on your dick, you want it to be soft and flexible.
[18:34:02] <exec> *** new comment: 03Azuma Hazuki [5086] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Video Game Sales Hit $43B in 2018, Eclipsing Record Year at the Box Office - 36 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:34:03] <exec> 08└─You have some weird fetishes, Eth...
[18:34:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: -1, Flamebait) 02 - 06U.S. Video Game Sales Hit $43B in 2018, Eclipsing Record Year at the Box Office - 27 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:34:04] <exec> 08└─You're one to talk, tranny.
[18:34:05] <exec> *** new comment: 03Azuma Hazuki [5086] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Video Game Sales Hit $43B in 2018, Eclipsing Record Year at the Box Office - 439 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:34:06] <exec> 08└─Why do I keep getting accused of being a "tranny?" Is it because I'm mean and nasty and willing to kick seven shades of shit out of the deserving? Is it that you and people like you can't bear the thought of a woman besting you, that it *has* to be another man doing it or it's some sort of grave dis...
[18:34:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06U.S. Video Game Sales Hit $43B in 2018, Eclipsing Record Year at the Box Office - 267 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:34:08] <exec> 08└─Way to imply that trans women are actually men, I'll bet you're a feminist. As for speculation about your assigned gender: it's a safe bet on the internet that any self-identified "girl" sporting a Japanese nickname is packing feminine benis in her pleated miniskirt.
[18:34:18] <exec> *** new comment: 03Azuma Hazuki [5086] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Prolonged Spaceflight Could Weaken Astronauts' Immune Systems - 60 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:34:19] <exec> 08└─Feel free to stop breathing. I think we'd all be better off.
[18:34:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03MichaelDavidCrawford [2339] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Prolonged Spaceflight Could Weaken Astronauts' Immune Systems - 203 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:34:21] <exec> 08└─"Captain? May I have a word with you?" "Yes, Lieutenant. What's up?" "The way you crack your knuckles is really getting on my fucking nerves. I'm gonna tear you a new asshole unless you stop doing that."
[18:34:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03MichaelDavidCrawford [2339] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Prolonged Spaceflight Could Weaken Astronauts' Immune Systems - 82 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:34:24] <exec> 08└─... as were the Olympic rowers in Brazil: They dump raw sewage in the ocean there.
[18:34:47] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03kazzie [5309] 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 209 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:34:47] <exec> 08└─A further thought: sending 4 out of 5 moderating points to the same person unintentionally is relatively unlikely. But as we now get ten points a day, it's easier to give 4 points to a person without noticing.
[18:35:59] <exec> *** new comment: 03Azuma Hazuki [5086] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 307 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:35:59] <exec> 08└─Sorry but I'm going to have to tender very strong disagreement with this definition of mod-bombing. I am damn well going to drop all the -1 Flamebaits, -1 Trolls, and -1 Overrateds on all the comments that deserve them, because this place is going straight to shit and leaving them alone only encoura...
[18:36:01] <exec> *** new comment: 03SunTzuWarmaster [3971] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 2669 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:36:01] <exec> 08└─3 examples in the last week. I have 5K karma on a 4 year old account, and have been gilded twice. According to this graph (http://puu.sh/AsOo3/1a46334ca4.png), that puts me in the top 20% of users by total karma. I'm a generally helpful guy. I've had 6 100+ karma posts, one of which was viral-ish at...
[18:36:02] <exec> *** new comment: 03Azuma Hazuki [5086] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 124 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:36:03] <exec> 08└─The SHA2 hashes for IP addresses will prove it. I need no sock puppets; I fight this battle alone. Always have, always will.
[18:36:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03http [1920] (Score: 3, Informative) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 104 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:36:05] <exec> 08└─...if you browse at -1. You'll see some that deserve to be higher, and plenty that deserves to be lower.
[18:36:06] <exec> *** new comment: 03insanumingenium [4824] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 896 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:36:07] <exec> 08└─The problem I see is that this site can be kinda cliquish (and usually along party lines), and I could see upvoting someone who is making a series of points throughout the day that are informative and interesting, and who is continuing to respond to someone who just isn't persuasive (or worse is act...
[18:36:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03SunTzuWarmaster [3971] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 1165 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:36:10] <exec> 08└─I don't expect to be recognized every time - but look at my posting history at here and slashdot. Generally, about 20% of my contributions are valued by the community. Probably about right - most of my contribution is neutral. Then look at reddit, where virtually none of my contributions are valued....
[18:36:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03donkeyhotay [2540] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 65 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:36:12] <exec> 08└─https://giphy.com/gifs/human-cannonball-DlJqDfBkYxG5G [giphy.com]
[18:36:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03realDonaldTrump [6614] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 624 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:36:14] <exec> 08└─"Inasmuch as 'user1' was able to perform 80 upmods ...........that means that 'user2' received approximately 80 downmods from the community." The Summery. Well, I think that's either a lie. Or just plain WRONG. Because I've seen many Tweets that only have Up Mods. Or, only have 1 Up Mod. With no Dow...
[18:36:16] <exec> *** new comment: 03istartedi [123] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 432 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:36:17] <exec> 08└─How about letting the sock-puppets and mod-bombs run wild, and introducing a new axis to moderation? The Slash mod system is a huge leap vs. simple thumb up/down systems because it has "flavors", but it's still a single axis of positive/negative. Since administrators already have a sense of what's c...
[18:36:18] <exec> *** new comment: 03lentilla [1770] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 1616 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:36:19] <exec> 08└─"Naming names" runs counter to the spirit of this site. We could; however; publish a list of comments that were flagged for review. To use the terminology from the submission: don't name "user1" - instead publish a list of comments with questionable moderation. (This way the flagging could be done a...
[18:36:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03HiThere [866] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 285 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:36:21] <exec> 08└─Sorry about your usage, but hard copy has referred to printout in my lexicon, and that of the place I worked, since around 1980. Possibly earlier, as I learned the term from my first professional boss. (OTOH, we didn't use it in college, so I've no idea how widespread that usage was.)
[18:36:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03slinches [5049] (Score: 2) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 688 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:36:23] <exec> 08└─I was just thinking that trying to set hard limits on mod-bombing is a bit too easily gamed. What about a metric for the difference in diversity of users up-modding vs down-modding a specific account? If the % of unique mods (total unique up-modder accounts/total of up-mods) is much lower than the s...
[18:36:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03istartedi [123] (Score: 3, Insightful) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 342 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:36:55] <exec> 08└─Although the effect is less pronounced on the east coast, places near the ocean tend to have a more moderate climate. You might expect a continental air mass driven by a front to blow that out and make it irrelevant, but perhaps the counter-clockwise circulation around a low is going to pull enough...
[18:37:28] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Rumour: Intel's 10nm Launch may be Impacted by Chipset Issues - 339 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:37:28] <exec> 08└─That conclusion - that 10nm would be short-lived if not cancelled - was reached very quickly after Intel's frantic denial. Considering that Intel's "10nm" is supposed to be comparable to TSMC's "7nm", and everyone in the industry is working with somewhat half-baked EUV lithography tools, Intel's jum...
[18:37:29] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Rumour: Intel's 10nm Launch may be Impacted by Chipset Issues - 44 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:37:29] <exec> 08└─You've got to love the "we were wronng" tag.
[18:39:20] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03The Mighty Buzzard [18] 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 105 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:39:20] <exec> 08└─They do not provide source to the management engine though, which kind of makes the microcode irrelevant.
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[19:33:52] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 063D-Printed Soft Mesh Robots Created - 92 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:33:52] <exec> 08└─Unless it's a vaginoplasty robot, in which case being sharp and violent is a pleasant bonus.
[19:34:22] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Prolonged Spaceflight Could Weaken Astronauts' Immune Systems - 272 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:34:22] <exec> 08└─By the time we start serious Mars colonization, we could have a universal flu and cold vaccines/cures. One way to keep the threat of disease miminized would be to separate colonists into isolated groups. Might turn them into weirdos though. This Post Was Made By Musk Gang
[19:34:41] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Alfred [4006] 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 109 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:34:41] <exec> 08└─That "Anonymous Coward" guy is full of shit. I'll mod bomb him any time he steps out of line. He deserves it.
[19:34:43] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03kazzie [5309] 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 642 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:34:44] <exec> 08└─This mirrors my thoughts. When moderating, I don't tend to pay much attention to the author of a post: if I think it's a good post, I'll mod it up. If this sort of system were in place*, I'd feel pressured to start checking who's posts I'm promoting, for fear of accidentally upmodbombing. It would g...
[19:34:53] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 370 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:34:54] <exec> 08└─You don't gotta worry about that sockpuppet shit with me. Not only am I predictable, but have a brand to uphold. But in the meantime I can draw the fire from sockpuppets so that they waste their points. Because I'm the hero Soylentnews deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So they'll hunt me...
[19:36:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 1179 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:36:10] <exec> 08└─one could add a "processed" icon-image -aka- a computer generated image from numbers next to each username. this "icon" would have like three bars. the first bar would be like 10 pixels height. full ten pixels would mean that of total karma points, all came from 1 - 3 other users. the second bar, sa...
[19:37:17] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Rumour: Intel's 10nm Launch may be Impacted by Chipset Issues - 1537 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:37:18] <exec> 08└─i suppose the electron-on-copper-conductor-signal degrades over distance. each transistor (or what they call them gates today) needs space and needs to "talk" to the next transistor. for a bunch of transistors that only do I/O, like what pcie is for, that takes space for teh traces and thus they are...
[19:37:28] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03stretch611 [6199] 02 - 06Hackers Take Over Nest Cameras, Hoax Owners - 54 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:37:28] <exec> 08└─Password managers such as Keepass are useful for this.
[19:37:41] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Hackers Take Over Nest Cameras, Hoax Owners - 135 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:37:41] <exec> 08└─Most people here would sooner trust their own technical skills than the competence, attention span, and goodwill of some local meatbag.
[19:37:56] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03The Mighty Buzzard [18] 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 45 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:37:57] <exec> 08└─We just do pay cuts here rather than firings.
[19:38:29] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03martyb [76] 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 463 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:38:29] <exec> 08└─Would have upmodded you, but you were already at the limit. But I am in full agreement with what you posted and have only one thing to add. In the course of my using computers since '72, I've had occasion to use tools that fell into the background and made my tasks so much easier. And, I've had othe...
[19:38:37] <exec> *** new comment: 03chewbacon [1032] (Score: 2) 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 55 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:38:37] <exec> 08└─Old news, old hack. Nice jab at Apple from an Fandroid.
[19:40:02] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Samsung Unveils a 15.6-Inch OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) Display for Laptops - 325 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:40:02] <exec> 08└─i sure, if i place a fresnel lens on that display, i can see the individual pixels. i recommend that everybody sit really really near to the monitor and complain that the individual pixels are visible. maybe this way they will make "bigger displays" but in a much smaller form factor and save the pla...
[19:43:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03Entropy [4228] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Some Pregnant Women Don't Believe Cannabis is Harmful to their Fetus - 286 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:43:34] <exec> 08└─Some people eat airplanes.(really, google it) This doesn't mean that the average use case is anywhere near the average use case for cigarettes. Cigarettes are really a pretty lame drug you have to do it all the time, it kills you, and it doesn't mess you up enough that you can't drive.
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[20:33:51] <exec> *** new comment: 03Alfred [4006] (Score: 2) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 163 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:33:51] <exec> 08└─A lover of political power never gets their way by promising what will actually happen. Due diligence only needs to look like it exists and not even for that long.
[20:33:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03bob_super [1357] (Score: 3, Insightful) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 72 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:33:53] <exec> 08└─https://www.verizon.com/about/investors/quarterly-earnings [verizon.com]
[20:33:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03Azuma Hazuki [5086] (Score: 3, Insightful) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 172 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:33:55] <exec> 08└─It was clear the instant someone proposed it. We know why this was done. No one at the levers of power believed for a moment killing NN would benefit anyone but themselves.
[20:33:56] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 1, Insightful) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 257 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:33:57] <exec> 08└─Where you fuckers at? Most people on this site are pro NN, who were the fuckers defending Shit Pi's garbage about "free market" making the best solutions?? Khallow? You're the resident capitalist apologist, did you think removing NN would be good for users?
[20:34:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03Azuma Hazuki [5086] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Video Game Sales Hit $43B in 2018, Eclipsing Record Year at the Box Office - 562 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:34:23] <exec> 08└─My real name, as it says on my account page, is Marissa van Eck. You can find me near the capital of Madison, Wisconsin, if you are so inclined. The reason I'm using that name as an avatar is known mostly to close friends and is used as a kind of callsign for them; the character is a time-traveler i...
[20:34:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03edIII [791] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Video Game Sales Hit $43B in 2018, Eclipsing Record Year at the Box Office - 156 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:34:25] <exec> 08└─Not the AC, but still possibly a dumb question I can't help but ask.... What the fuck is a "feminine benis", and how does it eat batteries and dust bunnies?
[20:34:26] <exec> *** new comment: 03Azuma Hazuki [5086] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Video Game Sales Hit $43B in 2018, Eclipsing Record Year at the Box Office - 259 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:34:27] <exec> 08└─*rolls eyes* AC is implying I'm not only a transsexual but a non-operative one. "Benis" is of course a misspelling of penis. I do own a vibrator but that's probably not what the AC was imagining (and, given his fixtion with this, probably masturbating to...).
[20:34:28] <exec> *** new comment: 03shortscreen [2252] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Video Game Sales Hit $43B in 2018, Eclipsing Record Year at the Box Office - 42 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:34:29] <exec> 08└─You can make this game. Get 4chan to help.
[20:34:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03Freeman [732] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Prolonged Spaceflight Could Weaken Astronauts' Immune Systems - 1071 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:34:43] <exec> 08└─I would be surprised, if gravity has any direct impact on your immune system. Bone density loss and muscle atrophy are a big problem in prolonged exposure to low gravity. Physical fitness can definitely affect your immune system and general health. I would really be hard pressed to relate it only to...
[20:34:44] <exec> *** new comment: 03Freeman [732] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Prolonged Spaceflight Could Weaken Astronauts' Immune Systems - 250 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:34:44] <exec> 08└─Also, considering the massive cost of a Mars Colony / Moon Colony, it would be "cheap" to make sure everyone in the colonies were up-to-date on their vaccines. Just need to make sure vaccines could be replicated up there or were shipped often enough.
[20:35:58] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03JoeMerchant [3937] 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 83 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:35:58] <exec> 08└─I'm pretty sure it's underwear - soiled tighty whities would seem to fit the brand.
[20:37:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03bob_super [1357] (Score: 2) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 445 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:37:07] <exec> 08└─It's an average, and it's the absolute temp, not counting the windchill. The City adds quite a few degrees, and ORD temps are lower too. But this is not news. The two weeks including the end of Jan and start of Feb are typically the time of the cold wave in Chicago. Temps below freezing for a week o...
[20:38:33] <exec> *** new comment: 03krishnoid [1156] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Over 1,000 Media Jobs Lost in One Day - 98 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:38:33] <exec> 08└─Well, you can't easily read a newspaper when you're getting a haircut. Besides, who reads anymore?
[20:40:05] <exec> *** new comment: 03Immerman [3985] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 572 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:40:05] <exec> 08└─I've got to disagree about accepting dependency updates un-verified. That's a really big source of potential new bugs that can sometimes be a problem even with professional packages, much less those developed and updated by "someone on the internet". Especially since all you need to do is run your u...
[20:40:06] <exec> *** new comment: 03Immerman [3985] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 110 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:40:06] <exec> 08└─If you remove the heatsink while using your computer, you've got bigger issues than the quality of your CPU...
[20:40:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03DannyB [5839] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 804 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:40:09] <exec> 08└─It is because modern software has so many features. My experience as a Java developer . . . Need a report engine . . . pull in a library, with 15 dependencies. Need to export PDFs . . . pull in a library with more dependencies. Need to read and write Microsoft XLSX and DOCX formats . . . more depend...
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[21:33:43] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03bob_super [1357] 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 72 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:33:44] <exec> 08└─https://www.verizon.com/about/investors/quarterly-earnings [verizon.com]
[21:33:45] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Azuma Hazuki [5086] 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 172 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:33:45] <exec> 08└─It was clear the instant someone proposed it. We know why this was done. No one at the levers of power believed for a moment killing NN would benefit anyone but themselves.
[21:33:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score: 1) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 463 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:33:48] <exec> 08└─Capitalism and Communism are both great ideas, and could be made to work in a perfect universe. Unfortunately, this isn't a perfect universe and as such I trust nothing, but one thing I can depend on is shitposting on Soylentnews. But what would we do if we could no longer do that? Sit under a tree...
[21:33:49] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 224 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:33:50] <exec> 08└─Much like capitalism itself, the internet is an anachronistic dumpster fire of naiveté and needless complexity that no amount of regulatory meddling can ever substantially improve. Remove NN, the fire rises. Why contain it?
[21:33:52] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 141 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:33:52] <exec> 08└─Holding people accountable for their fuckups is shit posting now? Haha, party of personal responsibility my ass! Resident troll trolls again!
[21:33:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 74 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:33:55] <exec> 08└─If you're not being paid for pushing that narrative then you are a sucker.
[21:33:56] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score: 1) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 177 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:33:57] <exec> 08└─Socrates tried, and he was sentenced to death to drink Hemlock. The rest of us try to hold those accountable, and in doing so we are sentenced to death having to watch Seinfeld.
[21:33:58] <exec> *** new comment: 03bzipitidoo [4388] (Score: 2) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 716 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:33:59] <exec> 08└─One tactic that the shills and hacks use is claiming that no one really knows anything at all, certainly not whether an idea is good or bad, or information is real or fake. Anti-science social conservatives make great useful idiots to believe in and support such claims. But it's always good to have...
[21:34:01] <exec> *** new comment: 03JoeMerchant [3937] (Score: 2) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 110 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:34:01] <exec> 08└─Weapons of Mass Destruction, anyone? You can tell when Politicians are lying, it's when their lips are moving.
[21:34:32] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06U.S. Video Game Sales Hit $43B in 2018, Eclipsing Record Year at the Box Office - 19 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:34:33] <exec> 08└─I'll make the logo.
[21:34:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03edIII [791] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Video Game Sales Hit $43B in 2018, Eclipsing Record Year at the Box Office - 122 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:34:34] <exec> 08└─LOL. Thanks. It was the combination of feminine and penis that threw me off. I don't usually see those two words together.
[21:34:35] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06U.S. Video Game Sales Hit $43B in 2018, Eclipsing Record Year at the Box Office - 177 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:34:36] <exec> 08└─To what extent does this describe you? school uniformblue eyesblue hairvery long haircalmyanderesister complexhomosexualkatana1 users have this character as their waifu14% trash
[21:34:38] <exec> *** new comment: 03Freeman [732] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Video Game Sales Hit $43B in 2018, Eclipsing Record Year at the Box Office - 2771 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:34:38] <exec> 08└─Please see GOG for examples of gaming done right. https://www.gog.com [gog.com] The current milking of suckers is more of an example of how slow the law is at identifying bad actions. Especially when those actions make some people, very wealthy. ======================================= Great "New" g...
[21:34:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03ElizabethGreene [6748] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Prolonged Spaceflight Could Weaken Astronauts' Immune Systems - 192 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:34:54] <exec> 08└─I'm optimistic enough to think I might see the first colonists on Mars before my last breath, but I have zero hope of universal vaccines for things like the cold and flu. Evolution is a bitch.
[21:39:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06iPhone Hack to Stop Ducking Around - 27 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:39:09] <exec> 08└─You mean "forget you Apple"
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[22:33:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score: 0, Flamebait) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 32 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:33:55] <exec> 08└─Suck my dick, Jew Bastards. DIE!
[22:33:57] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: -1, Offtopic) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 3557 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:33:57] <exec> 08└─The author of the GPL licensed text-mode casino game "GPC-Slots 2" has rescinded the license from the "Geek feminist" collective. ( https://lkml.org [lkml.org] [lkml.org] ) ( https://slashdot.org [slashdot.org] [slashdot.org] ) [Notice: the rev...
[22:33:58] <exec> *** new comment: 03Thexalon [636] (Score: 3, Interesting) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 419 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:33:59] <exec> 08└─Also relevant is this [opensecrets.org]. It turns out we have the best government money can buy, who knew? And as a reminder, this kind of thing knows no political party. The people who supported net neutrality are those that got more from Google, Amazon, and maybe Netflix than they did from Verizon...
[22:34:00] <exec> *** new comment: 03Freeman [732] (Score: 2) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 498 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:34:01] <exec> 08└─The idea behind Net Neutrality seemed to be quite lofty, but I was cautiously optimistic. Then I noted how all of the telephone companies, etc. got in line to chop it into little bits. That was how I knew it was almost assuredly a thing that's Good for the Customer, but bad for the bottom line. We c...
[22:34:03] <exec> *** new comment: 03ikanreed [3164] (Score: 3, Informative) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 527 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:34:04] <exec> 08└─It's always frustrating demanding people who bullshitted you answer for their bullshit on the internet. Because one of two things happen: they never show their face and pretend it didn't happen. Or you get pedantry about how they "never said that" or "well this particular resoundingly clear evidence...
[22:34:05] <exec> *** new comment: 03ikanreed [3164] (Score: 2) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 205 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:34:06] <exec> 08└─I'm gonna level with you, regardless of whether he is the inventor of philosophy or a corrupter of youth, Socrates died because he insulted the jury at his own damn trial. How fucking dumb do you gotta be.
[22:34:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score: 1) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 91 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:34:08] <exec> 08└─Google, Amazon. The rest of them, deep-state dogs all. Let them die like the dogs they are!
[22:34:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score: 0, Offtopic) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 94 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:34:11] <exec> 08└─Suck my dick Alexa. Now you will know what is like to hear those whose sorrows you have ended.
[22:34:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score: 0, Offtopic) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 217 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:34:13] <exec> 08└─I am the Sorrow. Like you I too am filled with death. Sorrow brings death. Death brings sadness. The living, may not hear them. Their voices...may fall upon deaf ears. But Make no mistake. Their voices are not silent.
[22:34:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 41 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:34:15] <exec> 08└─No, but the one he was "paid" to provide.
[22:34:50] <exec> *** new comment: 03Thexalon [636] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Video Game Sales Hit $43B in 2018, Eclipsing Record Year at the Box Office - 49 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:34:50] <exec> 08└─Diablo 3 (Still leaves a bad taste in the mouth.)
[22:34:51] <exec> *** new comment: 03Freeman [732] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Video Game Sales Hit $43B in 2018, Eclipsing Record Year at the Box Office - 329 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:34:51] <exec> 08└─Yeah, that was definitely bad for the Diablo fans and the company. "Surprise! We've decided to fleece you for all your worth! You're welcome." Definitely was not what gaming fans had in mind. It would be like Valve holding a special event and introducing Half-life 3 designed for iPhone and Android....
[22:35:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03lentilla [1770] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Prolonged Spaceflight Could Weaken Astronauts' Immune Systems - 53 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:35:09] <exec> 08└─It's the old bastards who are most likely to succumb.
[22:35:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03fido_dogstoyevsky [131] (Score: 2) 02 - 06Prolonged Spaceflight Could Weaken Astronauts' Immune Systems - 140 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:35:10] <exec> 08└─...One way to keep the threat of disease miminized would be to separate colonists into isolated groups. Might turn them into weirdos though.
[22:37:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 47 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:37:34] <exec> 08└─Hindcast is always more accurate than Forecast.
[22:37:52] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Rapid DNA Analysis Machines Coming to Police Departments - 70 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:37:52] <exec> 08└─I see no problems letting local flatfoot operate a DNA machine. Right.
[22:40:37] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 533 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:40:37] <exec> 08└─As a Java developer, who is already leary of the number of dependencies used for many projects, I started using nodejs, and was utterly horrified. I was looking at something like 6,000 dependencies from 5,000 different developers for a single project. I'm horrified if I end up with over 100 jars in...
[22:40:38] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06Our Software Dependency Problem - 68 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:40:38] <exec> 08└─I've got to disagree about accepting dependency updates un-verified.
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[23:33:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03bradley13 [3053] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Government Shutdown Agreement Reached, Covering the Next Three Weeks - 241 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:33:48] <exec> 08└─Stupid. Not being in the US, I'm not on either side, but: Trump colhosr to make "the walk" his hill. Pulls a record-breaking shutdown. And now wimps out? That's just stupid. Also, he missed the chance to permanently fire 800,000 bureaucrats.
[23:33:49] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 1, Funny) 02 - 06U.S. Government Shutdown Agreement Reached, Covering the Next Three Weeks - 108 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:33:49] <exec> 08└─"Would you like to fire all pol*SLAMS BUTTON*enta?" And that is how the great vegan BBQ of 2019 was started.
[23:33:51] <exec> *** new comment: 03bradley13 [3053] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Government Shutdown Agreement Reached, Covering the Next Three Weeks - 44 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:33:52] <exec> 08└─Damn mobile keyboard, sorry for the typos...
[23:33:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: -1, Flamebait) 02 - 06U.S. Government Shutdown Agreement Reached, Covering the Next Three Weeks - 72 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:33:54] <exec> 08└─Hey even bradley13 is getting with reality! There may be hope after all?
[23:33:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03insanumingenium [4824] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Government Shutdown Agreement Reached, Covering the Next Three Weeks - 199 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:33:56] <exec> 08└─Dude, fry up some day old polenta in butter and serve it with eggs, makes a hell of a breakfast. If only I could figure out how to BBQ it, perhaps in a casing like sausage? Smokey polenta could work.
[23:33:58] <exec> *** new comment: 03insanumingenium [4824] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Government Shutdown Agreement Reached, Covering the Next Three Weeks - 77 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:33:58] <exec> 08└─Smoked bougie johnny cakes won't work as a name, will need to work on that...
[23:34:00] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Government Shutdown Agreement Reached, Covering the Next Three Weeks - 281 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:34:01] <exec> 08└─Falling back onto this plan doesn't make them unstable. The dumb part was trying to blame the Democrats for a shutdown the President already took credit for. Meanwhile, Democrats have figured out that the way to deal with Trump is to get on his level and play the game of hardball.
[23:34:02] <exec> *** new comment: 03insanumingenium [4824] (Score: 3, Touché) 02 - 06U.S. Government Shutdown Agreement Reached, Covering the Next Three Weeks - 135 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:34:03] <exec> 08└─We can't all get on Trump's level, or there would be no-one left who could figure out the square block doesn't go in the triangle hole.
[23:34:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Government Shutdown Agreement Reached, Covering the Next Three Weeks - 97 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:34:05] <exec> 08└─Refer to the recent (and probably upcoming) period in history known as the "Government Shutdown".
[23:34:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06U.S. Government Shutdown Agreement Reached, Covering the Next Three Weeks - 406 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:34:07] <exec> 08└─Its just training for the future. Those people are getting a second chance to save some money for next time the government gets shut down (in a few weeks but also later this year). Trump has managed to put the collapse in slow motion: eventually they will be furloughed for 2 months every year, then...
[23:34:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03Username [4557] (Score: 1, Flamebait) 02 - 06U.S. Government Shutdown Agreement Reached, Covering the Next Three Weeks - 230 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:34:10] <exec> 08└─Honestly, I didn't even know the federal government was shutdown. Why reopen anything? I want Trump to continue to veto, let congress pass the budget. If only we could shutdown the FBI and DEA and other shit organizations as well.
[23:34:25] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03bzipitidoo [4388] 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 716 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:34:25] <exec> 08└─One tactic that the shills and hacks use is claiming that no one really knows anything at all, certainly not whether an idea is good or bad, or information is real or fake. Anti-science social conservatives make great useful idiots to believe in and support such claims. But it's always good to have...
[23:34:37] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 371 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:34:37] <exec> 08└─It is EF, he is not dumb just an edge lord with a few sycophants that make him feel important. I can't wait till we grow out of the edge lord phase of "humor". EF is like those comedians who tell dick/vag jokes over and over, maybe funny once then it is just lame. I'm not sure why people hold up EF...
[23:34:39] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 1205 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:34:39] <exec> 08└─If it was so amazing why did they not make it into a law? Instead it was a 'process law' and those can be changed as quickly as toilet paper. The previous admin had thousands of these sorts of things. Just make up something and call it 'law'. Then bitch when the next admin comes in and says 'uh no'....
[23:34:40] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 1, Informative) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 962 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:34:41] <exec> 08└─If it was so good, where is the bills being proposed for the past say 12 years making it into law? Why the pretzel of the existing law? Did it occur that it was a love letter to google from the Obama admin for the thank you of money? This about money. Plain and simple. It is not even very hard to fo...
[23:34:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03fustakrakich [6150] (Score: 1) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 131 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:34:43] <exec> 08└─we could go back to the days of Plato and Socrates and sit on the steps of the Parthenon shitposting in real-life! Mmmm, hemlock...
[23:34:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 778 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:34:46] <exec> 08└─Anti-science social conservatives useful idiots I think the current government is looking pretty creaky and fragile under the weight of all the lies and willful ignorance So nothing but attacks and name calling. Interesting? we do know better It's exhausting Ah well at least YOU know better. Thank G...
[23:34:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real - 59 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:34:48] <exec> 08└─Weapons of mass destruction? What is Meuller talking again?
[23:35:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score: 2) 02 - 06U.S. Video Game Sales Hit $43B in 2018, Eclipsing Record Year at the Box Office - 409 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:35:24] <exec> 08└─Fortnite is free-to-play. Spending money gets you special skins, emotes, dances, and other cosmetic changes that don't affect gameplay. https://www.businessinsider.com [businessinsider.com] This says you might be able to use emotes to dodge bullets, but good luck w...
[23:36:00] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03SunTzuWarmaster [3971] 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 2170 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:36:01] <exec> 08└─I'm not sure what "max karma" is, but I think I'm there. 50? Here's the thing though - I effectively have unlimited mod points. We get, what? 15/day? I have never tried to use moderation points and *not* had them. From my perspective, it seems infinite. My total moderation is probably 10/month. As a...
[23:36:18] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03kazzie [5309] 02 - 06SoylentNews, Moderations, and You - 54 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:36:18] <exec> 08└─Not only am I predictable, but have a brand to uphold.
[23:38:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 139 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:38:08] <exec> 08└─But many Chicago residents are only a few generations removed from the tropical jungles and haven't had time to acclimate like you Eskimos.
[23:38:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score: 0) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 103 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:38:10] <exec> 08└─Hey Politically Incorrect AC: East Africa isn't tropical and "Eskimos" prefer to be called Mohawks now.
[23:38:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03Username [4557] (Score: 2) 02 - 06'Dangerous Cold' Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-year-old Dies in Chicago - 86 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:38:12] <exec> 08└─Cut down on that illegal Canadian cold air migration. Fuck that shit. I've had enough!
[23:41:37] <exec> *** new comment: 03fakefuck39 [6620] (Score: 0) 02 - 06Samsung Unveils a 15.6-Inch OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) Display for Laptops - 927 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:41:37] <exec> 08└─Terrible point. Same point as those made by the "no one needs 4k movies, 1080p is fine" people. Had a 4k laptop for over 2 years now. have 4k tvs at 32 and 65". 1080p looks fine. Watch a 4k video and flip it to 1080p in the middle. Wow that looks like shit all of a sudden. use a 4k laptop w/o font s...
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