#editorial | Logs for 2016-03-09
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[01:39:47] <nick> is it ok to edit whilst a little drunk?
[01:40:06] <nick> not saying i havn't done it several times before
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[03:05:17] <Bytram|away> whereto? http://go.theregister.com
[03:05:18] <webscale> ^ 032016: Bad USB sticks, evil webpages, booby-trapped font files still menace Windows PCs • The Register ( http://www.theregister.co.uk )
[03:08:41] <nick> hey Bytram|away
[03:08:47] Bytram|away is now known as Bytram
[03:08:55] <Bytram> nick: hey there! how's things?
[03:09:43] <nick> things are ok, been a bit of a long day but alright, hopefully i'll have clean clothes tomorrow
[03:10:10] <Bytram> I see you pushed through a bunch of stories... thanks so much!
[03:11:06] <nick> all need a second look, ive been drinking all evening
[03:11:28] <Bytram> oh. thanks for the warning!
[03:11:41] * Bytram will fetch his dinner and start 2nding
[03:11:47] <nick> they should be ok, but you never know
[03:11:57] <Bytram> yep, that's why we have 2nds
[03:12:11] * Bytram has made plenty enough mistakes, sober!
[03:12:14] <Bytram> brb
[03:49:52] * Bytram adds another related SN story link to the story: "Ontario is starting a Universal Basic Income Pilot"
[03:52:46] * Bytram tries to figure out where in the world 'Lawrence school district' *is*
[03:54:01] * Bytram sees a great number of references to Kansas
[03:54:20] * Bytram is on the lookout for a little dog and munchkins
[03:55:10] * Bytram keeps another eye for tornados
[03:55:19] <Bytram> http://www2.ljworld.com
[03:55:20] <webscale> ^ 03About us / LJWorld.com
[03:56:10] <Bytram> Today, along with the Lawrence Journal-World, The World Company owns newspapers in Tonganoxie, Baldwin, Basehor, Shawnee and Bonner Springs in Kansas.
[04:02:21] <Bytram> and now I see htat, though not mentioned in the story text, 'Kansas' appears in the submission title.
[04:05:53] * Bytram writes an intro paragraph that sets the location and importance of the attempt
[04:05:59] * Bytram clicks update
[04:09:41] * Bytram adds an Editor note to explain that MAME's going open source pertains strictly to MAME; getting ROM images that wold run on MAME is a separate matter.
[04:09:51] * Bytram clicks update
[04:12:11] <Bytram> Cyborg Rat story looked okay
[04:16:48] <Bytram> minor tweaks to period policy story
[04:16:53] <Bytram> 2nding of stories completed
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[04:33:56] <Bytram|away> can't keep eyes open... heading for bed
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[14:07:12] <nick> hi Bytram
[14:07:41] <Bytram> nick: hi
[14:07:54] * Bytram looks at the story and sub queues
[14:19:46] * Bytram looks at #rss-bot
[14:19:51] <Bytram> whereto: http://go.theregister.com
[14:19:52] <webscale> ^ 03HPE's CloudLine gains some weight – blows up from 72TB to 640TB • The Register ( http://www.theregister.co.uk )
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[14:39:52] <Bytram> nick: wb!
[14:49:22] * Bytram is deleting submission: https://soylentnews.org
[14:49:23] <webscale> ^ 03SN Submission by bitstream: VBLawGroup = SPAM
[14:49:34] <Bytram> with accompanying reason:
[14:49:46] <Bytram> Thank you for pointing out the 'spam' posting to a user's journal. Others have noted it, too and we have had discussions on how to handle it. We are tracking this concern and have an idea for a solution on github: https://github.com Staff has had a couple long discussions on how to handle this kind of situation in a general case. If we were to remove this posting, that would put us in a situation where
[14:49:46] <Bytram> we were censoring people's discussions and that runs counter to our mission of promoting discussion. (What you find worthy of discussion might be someone else's spam... and vice versa.) So, not a simple problem to solve but we have some ideas that we are investigating. Cannot promise a timeline, but do know we are aware and working on it. Thanks again!
[14:49:46] <webscale> ^ 03Qualification for display in "Most Recent Journal Entries" rehashbox · Issue #279 · SoylentNews/rehash · GitHub
[14:50:25] <Bytram> guess I can delete this one, too:
[14:50:26] <Bytram> https://soylentnews.org
[14:50:27] <webscale> ^ 03SN Submission by -- OriginalOwner_: Obvious Spam on the Site's Front Page
[14:51:02] <Bytram> it's from OriginalOwner_ aka Gewg_
[14:51:09] <Bytram> cannot reply; no message provided.
[14:59:49] <nick> dont know how easy to be implemented but... journals dont appear on front page unless 1) user has commented on articles and 2) has positive karma
[15:00:16] <nick> with the idea that if you spam comments, you'll be downmodded and journals wont show up to everyone
[15:00:36] <nick> positive or 0 karma i should say
[15:10:46] <Bytram> .
[15:11:10] <Bytram> nick: meet me in the 'other' channel
[15:11:25] <Bytram> oh, nvm
[15:11:52] <Bytram> nick: did you read the github issue? https://github.com
[15:11:52] <webscale> ^✓ 03Qualification for display in "Most Recent Journal Entries" rehashbox · Issue #279 · SoylentNews/rehash · GitHub
[15:12:23] <nick> not yet, i will now though
[15:12:29] <Bytram> k
[15:12:52] <nick> not very good at reading dev type things, just come along to make life difficult
[15:13:23] <Bytram> You're not that good at being that bad!
[15:14:32] <nick> well what juggs suggests is pretty similar to what i suggested, although it goes a little too far
[15:15:02] <nick> in my opinion anyway, if you need a karma score of 5, it might take several comments for someone to get there just by being unlucky
[15:15:22] <Bytram> we had QUITE the discussion on it back in the other channel -- would suggest reading it
[15:19:12] <nick> will check it out later, need to make something to eat
[15:20:05] <Bytram> nod nod
[15:20:51] <nick> im sick of not being able to sleep right now
[15:21:46] * Bytram finds that a meal with lots of carbs helps; that and turkey with its tryptophan(sp?)
[15:25:27] <nick> have not seen turkey anywhere in this country yet
[15:30:32] <nick> that MAME story has become a pain in the ass
[15:52:03] * Bytram was cught up in merging a 'Go' story.
[15:52:07] <Bytram> *caught
[15:53:15] <nick> i was going to ask last night, wtf is 'Go'
[15:53:24] <nick> i read TFA and came up none the wiser
[15:53:38] <nick> and googling "Go" didn't seem like it would be very helpful
[15:53:50] <Bytram> that's why I've been caught up with the story; addded a bunch of background from wikipedia
[15:54:00] <Bytram> give me a couple more minutes
[16:01:59] <Bytram> okay, starting to see word soup. someone else's turn on the 'Go' story
[16:02:33] <Bytram> there is an abrupt transition following the link to the NYT article :/
[16:19:48] * Bytram adds a brief expansion of MAME acronym to story
[16:33:46] <nick> AC reply made to my comment was quite interesting
[16:35:32] <nick> https://soylentnews.org
[16:35:33] <webscale> ^ 03SN comment by [02Anonymous Coward] (02Score:0)
[16:43:38] <Bytram> agreed... just gave 'em a +1 informative
[17:07:23] <Bytram> http://feedproxy.google.com
[17:07:24] <webscale> ^ 03Snowden: FBI's claim about unlockable iPhone is 'bulls***' - CNET ( http://www.cnet.com )
[17:08:51] <Bytram> pretty thin story
[17:11:30] <Bytram> whereto? https://www.stuk.fi
[17:11:33] <webscale> ^ 03Radioactivity in outdoor air - STUK
[17:11:40] <Bytram> gee, thanks.
[17:27:34] <Bytram> http://www.itworld.com
[17:27:36] <webscale> ^ 03Mac ransomware KeRanger has flaws that could let users recover files | ITworld ( http://www.itworld.com )
[18:32:00] <Bytram> hmmmm
[18:32:12] <Bytram> this might make for an interesting story:
[18:32:13] <Bytram> http://jcarlosnorte.com
[18:32:13] <webscale> ^✓ 03Advanced Tor Browser Fingerprinting
[18:32:48] * Bytram does not fully understand it, but it appears that it makes considerable use of Javascript; don't know what it would find if it were turned off.
[19:04:00] <nick> yay for clean clothes
[19:05:59] <nick> what makes considerable use of javascript
[19:08:24] <Bytram> the techniques used in: 'Advanced Tor Fingerprinting'
[20:01:33] Bytram is now known as Bytram|away
[20:01:38] * Bytram|away needs a nap
[20:02:15] <Bytram|away> we have stories scheduled through 2016-03-10 09:09:00 UTC
[20:02:48] <Bytram|away> doubt I'll be able to help much again until tomorrow. Hope someone else can take up the slack.
[20:03:56] <nick> ill drop a few in later
[23:54:26] <nick> takyon