#editorial | Logs for 2016-07-26
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[02:32:07] Bytram|away is now known as Bytram
[02:37:05] * Bytram got home from work about 1/2 hours ago... tired
[02:38:21] <cmn32480> yep
[02:38:27] <cmn32480> welcome to the club
[02:39:49] <Bytram> Bam! Bam!
[02:40:04] <Bytram> Yabadabadooo!
[02:40:48] <cmn32480> scoobydoobydooo lokin' for you
[02:40:56] <Bytram> ROFLMAO!
[02:41:15] <Bytram> Do be do be dooo.... -- Sinatra
[02:42:38] <Bytram> imagine what this bad boy can do:
[02:42:40] <Bytram> http://www.itworld.com
[02:42:44] <exec> └─ 13AMD packs 1TB SSD into a GPU for better VR and gaming | ITworld
[02:43:02] <cmn32480> store the same amount as my spinning rust
[02:43:25] <Bytram> now imagine if they replace the SSD's flash with Intel's XPoint memory, ala Optane
[02:43:34] <Bytram> 10x as fast, 1/10 the cost
[02:43:38] <Bytram> =)
[02:43:53] <cmn32480> too late... can't think... clown will eat me
[02:44:42] <Bytram> Folding@home @ WickedFast®
[02:44:57] <cmn32480> yes
[02:45:15] <Bytram> hmm, haven't checked in a while... brb
[02:45:35] <Bytram> Curently at 545th place...
[02:45:49] <cmn32480> ~folding
[02:45:57] <Bytram> not too bad, we started at 230319th place.
[02:46:30] <Bytram> we've advanced: 229774 places
[02:46:58] <Bytram> and just recently broke 80million points
[02:47:10] <cmn32480> yep yep
[02:47:21] <cmn32480> and I think I restarted my pc hee today...
[02:48:24] <Bytram> 'pc hee' ??
[02:48:30] <cmn32480> *here
[02:48:34] <Bytram> ahhh!
[02:48:46] <Bytram> nigi
[02:48:54] <Bytram> (Now I Get It)
[02:49:03] * Bytram wonders if it is contagious?
[02:49:46] <cmn32480> likely
[02:49:52] <cmn32480> queue is pretty skimpy
[02:51:02] <Bytram> questionable drug tests
[02:51:31] <Bytram> @12:12
[02:53:57] <Bytram> hmm
[02:56:53] <Bytram> and... barring any miscounting on my part, marks the 2400th story that I've edited.
[02:58:33] <Bytram> sustained rate of about 3 stories a day... I have absolutely NO IDEA how JR ever maintained the productivity he did!!!!!
[02:58:42] <Bytram> I better get dinner cooking... back soon
[03:09:18] <Bytram> back... and this looks interesting: http://www.itworld.com
[03:09:18] <Bytram> Prices of the new AMD GPUs are attractive. At under US$1,000, the top-line Radeon Pro WX 7100 is "the most affordable VR-ready graphics solution," said Raja Koduri, senior vice president and chief architect of AMD's Radeon Technologies Group.
[03:09:19] <Bytram> That's much cheaper than the FirePro GPUs, priced more than $3,000. The WX 7100 delivers 5.9 teraflops of double-precision performance, has 8GB of GPU memory, and can handle four 5K displays simultaneously.
[03:09:20] <Bytram> re-read that last part: can handle FOUR 5K displays simultaneously!??!!!!
[03:09:24] <exec> └─ 13AMD's Radeon Pro WX GPUs can create VR content for under $1,000 | ITworld
[03:09:40] <cmn32480> thouhgts on the el vs smart car sub?
[03:09:44] <cmn32480> *elk
[03:10:58] <Bytram> gimme a moment
[03:11:11] <cmn32480> k
[03:11:33] <Bytram> well, my thoughts whenever I see one of those smart cars is "I would hate to be in a car accident with one"
[03:11:35] <cmn32480> knda meh.. the pictures aren't that great
[03:11:39] <Bytram> here, a guy runs into an ELK, and
[03:12:29] <Bytram> sry, connection hiccuped
[03:13:01] <cmn32480> is ok
[03:13:09] <cmn32480> tell it to hold it's breath
[03:13:40] <Bytram> not far off...
[03:13:50] <Bytram> what is happening is that the diaphram is in spasm
[03:14:06] <Bytram> according to a doctor I knew...
[03:14:19] <cmn32480> the elk story?
[03:14:41] <Bytram> take a DEEP breath and hold it for 10 seconds
[03:14:41] <Bytram> then, very slowly, let it out
[03:14:41] <Bytram> wouldprollyhave best to have put it out over the w/e
[03:14:42] <cmn32480> doctor died of a spasming phragm?
[03:14:56] <Bytram> lemme take a quick look at the sub queue
[03:15:08] <cmn32480> complete crap remains
[03:15:35] <Bytram> kill the elk.. story
[03:15:51] <cmn32480> done
[03:16:01] <cmn32480> the lincoln to trump one is meh too
[03:16:05] <Bytram> when the sub queue gets low, the community has done a pretty good job, lately, of rising to the occasion
[03:16:10] <Bytram> buh buy
[03:16:34] <cmn32480> lincoln to trump is gone
[03:16:41] <Bytram> nod nod
[03:16:56] <Bytram> an editor with a delete key is a fearsome thing to watch
[03:17:03] <cmn32480> lol
[03:17:03] <Bytram> cmn32480++
[03:17:03] <Bender> karma - cmn32480: 56
[03:17:33] * cmn32480 reads the hugh pickens
[03:17:42] * Bytram looks at hugh's storyu
[03:17:56] <Bytram> I'll take it
[03:18:06] <cmn32480> k
[03:18:29] <Bytram> ~g apparatchiks
[03:18:31] <exec> [google] https://en.wikipedia.org
[03:18:40] <Bytram> ~define apparatchiks
[03:18:42] <exec> [urbandictionary] 03apparatchik: A person who is a cog in the wheel of a large, powerful organization, whether that organization is a government or a government-favored corporation.
[03:18:45] <cmn32480> it was the ruling class in old russion
[03:18:51] <cmn32480> starting in Ivan the terrible's time
[03:19:07] <cmn32480> loosely translated it means "the state within the state"
[03:19:21] <cmn32480> it because what was known as the kgb much later
[03:19:22] <Bytram> wikipedia:
[03:19:23] <Bytram> Apparatchik /ˌɑːpəˈrɑːtʃɪk/ (Russian: аппара́тчик [ɐpɐˈratɕɪk]) is a Russian colloquial term for a full-time, professional functionary of the Communist Party or government "apparat" (apparatus) that held any position of bureaucratic or political responsibility, with the exception of the higher ranks of management called "Nomenklatura". James Billington describes one as "a man not of grand plans, but of a hundred
[03:19:23] <Bytram> carefully executed details."[1] It is often considered a derogatory term, with negative connotations in terms of the quality, competence, and attitude of a person thus described.[2]
[03:20:07] <cmn32480> the more trusted ones became the KGB
[03:21:07] <Bytram> I could understand that
[03:21:40] * cmn32480 can't recall what novel he read that in'
[03:21:53] <Bytram> War and Peace?
[03:22:18] <Bytram> hugh @ 15:47
[03:22:37] <cmn32480> nah... it was somethign far less anchorish
[03:22:56] <cmn32480> but it is tiome for em to get to bed
[03:23:14] <Bytram> nod, nod, nodding off... amirite?
[03:23:29] <cmn32480> pretty much
[03:23:33] <Bytram> I won't be too much longer myself.... we have a Deep Dive Visit tomorrow
[03:23:33] <cmn32480> been runnign since 0500
[03:23:43] <cmn32480> Pearls?
[03:23:57] <Bytram> mucky-mucks coming to tour the place and offer their 'suggestions for improvement'
[03:23:59] <Bytram> iow,
[03:24:05] <Bytram> sticking their fingers into things
[03:24:19] <cmn32480> kick them in the kneecaps
[03:24:23] <cmn32480> always helps
[03:24:30] <Bytram> nope
[03:24:39] <Bytram> get someone ELSE to do the kicking
[03:24:45] <Bytram> much safer that way
[03:25:06] <cmn32480> gotcah
[03:25:14] <cmn32480> time for me me to head out
[03:25:20] <cmn32480> ~gnight bytram
[03:25:22] * exec emphatically nudges a cc of the rent is too damn high toward bytram
[03:25:28] <Bytram> ~gnight cmn32480
[03:25:32] * exec crutchyly throws a shoe of moose turd pie at cmn32480
[03:25:38] <cmn32480> you win
[03:25:45] <Bytram> twas a long day for ya... really appreciate your extra efforts getting the stories out!!!
[03:25:56] <Bytram> you're a real trooper, but you need to take care of yourself, too@!
[03:26:02] <cmn32480> I am
[03:26:03] Bytram is now known as Dad
[03:26:06] <Dad> now off to bed with ya!
[03:26:10] Dad is now known as Bytram
[03:26:12] <cmn32480> I said good night and as oon as the lappy shuts off.. I'm go to bed
[03:26:20] <Bytram> that's a good boy!
[03:26:21] <Bytram> =)
[03:26:23] <cmn32480> yes dad
[03:26:27] <Bytram> sweet dreams my friend
[03:26:31] <cmn32480> you too
[03:26:37] <Bytram> merci!
[03:59:06] Bytram is now known as Bytram|away
[03:59:22] <Bytram|away> ~gnight #editorial
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[10:28:38] <takyon> https://soylentnews.org
[10:28:40] <exec> └─ 13Error
[10:28:44] <takyon> should this story be retracted?
[10:28:48] <takyon> it's basically a complete smear
[10:29:55] <takyon> it doesn't seem to be pushing the "Trump is actively working with Putin" angle but other than that it is pretty much speculation, no evidence, and already covered in the comments of our previous wikileaks article
[10:33:29] <takyon> if we need to replace it with something we could do a post along the lines of "How many U.S. political stories do you want to see on the site? We just retracted this Hugh Pickens story for being unfounded garbage. Here is a list of the politics-related stories (including shootings and war) from the past 2 weeks, tell us which ones should have not made the front page."
[10:52:07] <TheMightyBuzzard> takyon, personally i'd prefer retractions be in the form of a new story unless it's caught before anyone comments.
[10:53:05] <TheMightyBuzzard> for "all fuck-ups should stay visible once published" reasons mostly
[10:53:26] <takyon> this is about a story that has not been published yet
[10:53:36] <TheMightyBuzzard> ahh, rgr
[10:53:49] <TheMightyBuzzard> nuke dat bitch den, says i
[10:54:37] <takyon> done
[10:54:50] <takyon> I guess I should submit something to make up for that
[10:55:33] <TheMightyBuzzard> but yeah, the meta story sounds good just include a bit about "until a political type nexus that you can use to filter them out entirely is live"
[10:55:51] <TheMightyBuzzard> cause that's in the works if we can catch ncommander in a worky mood
[10:56:57] <TheMightyBuzzard> or if i can be arsed with all the other shat on my plate
[10:58:51] <takyon> I'm surprised that making a new nexus hasn't been simplified to hitting a few buttons, since there's already multiple nexii on the scene
[10:58:57] <takyon> or maybe i'm just entitled. work, slave!
[10:59:18] <takyon> coders are worthless! let's outsource it to india!
[10:59:27] <takyon> or detroit 2.0!
[10:59:37] <TheMightyBuzzard> well the first ones were created by ncommander waving his magic 2' schlong. the rest of us never played with them.
[10:59:56] <takyon> yeah I got that
[10:59:58] <takyon> too bad
[11:00:27] <TheMightyBuzzard> i'll see if i can break a few into existence on dev after i get bitcoin working again
[11:00:30] <takyon> this would be the literal best time to implement a politics nexus, so people don't whine about the stories every day until Election Day
[11:00:54] <TheMightyBuzzard> yar, i think it might even be possible with nothing but db changes.
[11:01:03] <takyon> neat
[11:01:22] <TheMightyBuzzard> well and a theme with relevant files
[11:01:34] <TheMightyBuzzard> course that can be pointed to the default one for now
[11:02:13] <TheMightyBuzzard> if i weren't on a laptop with chicklets for keys, i'd have a look today. going to have lots of sit on my thumb time today.
[11:19:48] <takyon> https://soylentnews.org
[11:19:51] <exec> └─ 13Error
[11:19:59] <takyon> should i mention that you "might" work on it, or keep it vague like that?
[11:20:36] <takyon> oh, you're gone.
[11:20:40] <takyon> ~eds
[11:20:41] <exec> editor ping for takyon: janrinok LaminatorX n1 nick martyb Bytram Azrael mrcoolbp cmn32480 coolhand takyon cmn32480|away bytram|away
[11:21:05] <takyon> I have two stories set to not display. One is the mentioned Hugh Pickens submission, the other is my meta story about removing the Hugh submission
[11:22:01] <takyon> I'd like some opinions on what you feel is appropriate. If you want to go ahead and run the Hugh submission, I would suggest adding this interview that an anon posted on the previous Wikileaks article:
[11:22:07] <takyon> http://www.democracynow.org
[11:22:09] <exec> └─ 13EXCLUSIVE: WikiLeaks' Julian Assange on Releasing DNC Emails That Ousted Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democracy Now!
[11:22:24] <takyon> which addresses the Russian conspiracy theory
[11:23:13] <takyon> in the meantime I will throw in a couple of submissions to make up for attacking the content pile
[11:23:56] <takyon> definitely want to hear the opinion of Bytram|away since it was your story I hid
[11:42:19] <cmn32480> Turkey purge looks like a dupe. as pointed out by butthurt - https://soylentnews.org
[11:42:21] <exec> └─ 13'Turkey Purges Universities After Failed Coup" looks like a duplicate: SoylentNews Submission
[11:42:23] <cmn32480> have set it to not display
[11:42:44] <cmn32480> have merged the two stories on the undersea vents and posted.
[11:50:54] <takyon> got an opinion on the Trump story and my meta sub?
[11:52:49] <cmn32480> seems rather thin
[11:56:48] <takyon> witch
[11:57:29] <cmn32480> the pickens story
[11:57:46] <takyon> it even admits in the summary that there is no evidence
[11:58:17] <cmn32480> yeah
[11:58:25] <cmn32480> I'm not sure that one ought to go out
[11:59:50] <takyon> should my meta go out or just drop the whole thing?
[12:00:14] <takyon> if bytram or somebody gets on I will seek a 2nd opinion
[12:00:53] <cmn32480> I'd be curious as to the results of the meta discussion
[12:01:03] <cmn32480> we've been running a lot of politics lately
[12:01:13] <cmn32480> mostly because that si what has been in the queue
[12:01:24] <takyon> that and mass killings, which are closely related
[12:02:52] <cmn32480> yeah
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[17:11:18] <n1> bbc news: 'bernie sanders mutinous army'
[17:18:54] <n1> bbc news introducing amazon drones: 'it's like something from harry potter'
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