#editorial | Logs for 2017-07-14

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[01:16:39] <Bytram> n1_: heya nick! o/
[01:24:15] <Bytram> n1_: I just submitted a time-sensitive story
[01:24:37] <n1_> hey Bytram
[01:24:45] <Bytram> any chance you could push it out at the appointed time?
[01:24:47] <Bytram> hi!
[01:25:07] <Bytram> https://soylentnews.org(2017-07-14+02%3A40%3A00+UTC)
[01:25:08] <upstart> ^ 03The Time Is: 1500000000 (2017-07-14 02:40:00 UTC): SoylentNews Submission
[01:25:26] <n1_> yup, doing it now
[01:25:37] <Bytram> many thanks!
[01:25:52] <Bytram> here's a nice time-wasting presentation of the countdown: https://www.epochconverter.com
[01:25:52] <upstart> ^ 03Unix Epoch Clock
[01:26:04] <Bytram> 4444 seconds to go!
[01:26:31] <Bytram> http://timestamp.online
[01:26:32] <upstart> ^ 03Timestamp Converter - Countdown To 1500000000 (Fri, 14 Jul 2017 04:40:00 +0200)
[01:27:05] * Bytram honestly wonders how well THAT page will handle rolling over past the appointed time.
[01:27:28] <n1_> would it be right/better to put a colon after 'offer for discussion'
[01:27:48] <Bytram> me takes a look
[01:28:01] <Bytram> yes, indeed!
[01:28:24] <Bytram> wouldn't hurt to grab a few examples from that page.
[01:29:00] <Bytram> I was just trying to quickly get a story up to mark the time, so it's not my best-quality product by any stretch.
[01:29:03] <Bytram> brb
[01:38:45] <Bytram> back
[01:43:09] <n1_> was just working on the hyperloop story
[01:43:20] <n1_> as usual, just makes me shake my head
[01:45:18] * Bytram has not read it yet, but suspect it is more PR than reality?
[01:45:38] <Bytram> pale moon
[01:45:57] <n1_> i'm changing the source article from a tesla fansite to ars technica
[01:45:59] <Bytram> pale moon @ 2017/07/14 05:56:00
[01:47:23] <n1_> the pictures on the tesla fansite show a prototype 'pod' in 2 of the pictures, only if you watch the video do you see a small cart thing rattle it's way down a tube for 5 seconds
[01:48:07] * Bytram offers as a soundtrack: Shake, rattle, and roll!
[01:48:44] <n1_> i wasn't expecting much, but it somehow was even less impressive than i anticipated
[01:49:10] <Bytram> hmmm, on the 1500000000 story, I'm wondering if we should remove the UTC translation from the title and move it to the body text?
[01:49:14] <Bytram> nod nod
[01:49:39] <Bytram> smallest star
[01:52:12] <Bytram> smallest star @ 2017/07/14 07:32:00
[01:52:23] <n1_> also didn't like the “For the first time in over 100 years, a new mode of transportation has been introduced,”
[01:53:07] <Bytram> well, I don't care for it much, but ummm... I was going to say that it IS correct, but I then thought of space ships.
[01:53:50] <n1_> space ships, nuclear submarines
[01:54:03] <n1_> already existing magnetic levitation trains
[01:54:26] <Bytram> nod nod
[01:54:27] <n1_> but no, elon musk gets a shopping cart down a tube and it's a revolution!
[01:55:04] <n1_> i don't know enough about it, but i'm failing to see what makes hyperloop special over existing 'maglev' train systems
[01:55:46] <Bytram> ummm, wait... this is Musk's device? or a company that is following along the vision that musk set out?
[01:56:30] <n1_> it's his
[01:57:06] <n1_> i'll double check
[01:58:16] <n1_> oh ok, it's not his, but he 'introduced the company'
[01:58:26] <n1_> and the boring company wants to be involved or something
[01:58:45] <Bytram> well, THAT makes sense
[02:00:29] <Bytram> 2nded 1500000000
[02:01:59] <Bytram> iceberg
[02:02:37] <Bytram> iceberg @ 2017/07/14 09:08:00
[02:02:46] <takyon> I have more I can submit.
[02:03:28] <Bytram> that'd be great!
[02:03:31] <Bytram> takyon++
[02:03:31] <Bender> karma - takyon: 55
[02:03:31] <Bytram> takyon++
[02:03:31] <Bender> karma - takyon: 56
[02:03:48] * Bytram is getting titles to related stories... pls ignore
[02:03:50] <Bytram> https://soylentnews.org
[02:03:52] <upstart> ^ 03Larsen C Calves Trillion Ton Iceberg - SoylentNews
[02:03:55] <Bytram> https://soylentnews.org
[02:03:57] <upstart> ^ 03Larsen C Rift Branches as it Comes Within 5 km of Calving - SoylentNews
[02:04:01] <Bytram> https://soylentnews.org
[02:04:04] <upstart> ^ 03Delaware-Sized Iceberg Could Break Off of Antarctica at Any Moment - SoylentNews
[02:06:55] <n1_> finally done the hyperloop story
[02:07:02] <n1_> now i need to start on making dinner
[02:07:22] <Bytram> nod nod
[02:07:27] <Bytram> iceberg @ 2017/07/14 10:45:00
[02:07:55] <Bytram> sounds like a plan -- /me keeps forgetting to make time to eat
[02:07:58] <Bytram> biab
[02:10:11] <Bytram> n1_: GREAT dept for hyperloop story!
[02:23:44] <Bytram> http://www.nbi.ku.dk
[02:23:46] <upstart> ^ 03Smart atomic cloud solves Heisenberg's observation problem – Niels Bohr Institute - University of Copenhagen
[02:25:19] <takyon> looks like there is some new planet nine evidence
[02:26:34] <Bytram> !woop
[02:26:34] <Bender> woop woop woop (\/) (;,,;) (\/)
[02:26:43] <takyon> https://www.space.com
[02:26:43] <upstart> ^ 03Planet Nine? 'Extreme' Objects Hint at More Evidence of Possible Unseen World
[02:27:05] <Bytram> looks like someone doesn't much like Watson:
[02:27:06] <Bytram> https://techcrunch.com
[02:27:06] <upstart> ^ 03Jefferies gives IBM Watson a Wall Street reality check | TechCrunch
[02:27:29] <takyon> IBM Watson is hype central, so i'm not surprised
[02:27:37] <takyon> and IBM has made so many missteps and mass layoffs lately
[02:29:08] <Bytram> yes. is sad.
[02:29:22] * Bytram once worked for big blue way back when
[02:29:42] <takyon> wew
[02:29:48] <takyon> lad
[02:30:05] <Bytram> that was just after the IBM PC came out
[02:31:37] <Bytram> had an offer from IBM in Boca Raton (PC division) but was too far away and expensive to travel by comparison... and as much as they really really wanted me, they could not give me any kind of extra pay over what I was offered at their mainframe site
[02:32:01] <Bytram> wouldsas couldas and shouldas, yanno?
[02:36:05] <takyon> PC division... yeah that don't exist anymore
[02:36:11] <takyon> it's called Lenovo now!
[02:36:20] <Bytram> nope... got gobbled up by... lenovo?
[02:39:00] <Bytram> 70 seconds until the time reaches 1500000000
[02:39:58] <Bytram> whereto? http://go.theregister.com
[02:39:59] <upstart> ^ 03UK spookhaüs GCHQ can crack end-to-end encryption says Australian A-G • The Register ( https://www.theregister.co.uk )
[02:42:15] <Bytram> Pushed on how encrypted messages could be read when service providers hold neither public or private keys, and Turnbull had this to say:
[02:42:15] <Bytram> Well, the laws of Australia prevail in Australia, I can assure you of that. The laws of mathematics are very commendable but the only laws that applies in Australia is the law of Australia.
[02:52:00] <Bytram> okay, sunrise comes early this time of year...
[02:52:02] <takyon> bjjbbjbjj
[02:52:20] <Bytram> takyon: many thanks for the submissions... have a great night!
[02:52:30] <takyon> night
[12:23:25] <Bytram> ~tell FatPhil thanks for making the fix to the story "The Time is: 1500000000" -- much appreciated!
[12:23:58] <Bytram> ~tell Bytram testing
[12:24:04] <Bytram> testing
[12:24:34] <Bytram> hmmm, does NOT seem to be case sensitive?
[12:24:46] <Bytram> I dunno. time to get ready for work. Laters!
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[17:22:43] <mrpg> ~arthur
[17:22:50] <exec> 931 stories loaded
[17:22:51] <exec> story not found
[17:22:55] <mrpg> ~arthur help
[17:23:01] <exec> 931 stories loaded
[17:23:02] <exec> story not found
[17:30:38] <cmn32480> mrpg - arthur requires the hash from the wiki page
[17:30:58] <cmn32480> https://wiki.soylentnews.org
[17:30:59] <upstart> ^ 03Storybot - SoylentNews
[17:31:04] <cmn32480> sorry.. the page calls it a link
[17:31:36] <mrpg> Yes, I saw the page, I was looking for a faster way, is there a list that I can see from inside IRC?
[17:32:14] <mrpg> like arthur -list
[17:32:32] <mrpg> arthur grep commodre from links
[17:32:44] <cmn32480> nope
[17:32:50] <cmn32480> thjat is the only place that list exists
[17:32:55] <mrpg> :( ok thanks
[17:36:17] <mrpg> ~arthur f8c11c
[17:36:20] <exec> 931 stories loaded
[17:36:20] <exec> attempting to submit story: "Analyzing GitHub, how developers change programming languages over time"
[17:36:51] <exec> submission successful - https://soylentnews.org
[17:36:57] <exec> 930 stories loaded
[17:37:11] <cmn32480> and remember.. exec is PHP... calling a python script.... which then pulls in the site HTML... it's f**king slow!
[17:38:22] <mrpg> hehehe
[17:44:45] <mrpg> ~arthur ebf129
[17:44:48] <exec> 930 stories loaded
[17:44:49] <exec> attempting to submit story: "Apple building data centre in China to comply with tough cybersecurity laws"
[17:45:08] <mrpg> ~arthur 3a6a00
[17:45:12] <exec> 930 stories loaded
[17:45:12] <exec> attempting to submit story: "Apple to build its first data center in China"
[17:45:20] <exec> submission successful - https://soylentnews.org
[17:45:26] <exec> 929 stories loaded
[17:45:43] <exec> error: something went wrong with your submission - maybe try again in a minute
[17:50:50] <cmn32480> submit one... wait for it to finish, submit next
[17:52:18] <mrpg> ok
[17:52:35] <mrpg> ~arthur cc46ac
[17:52:39] <exec> 928 stories loaded
[17:52:39] <exec> attempting to submit story: "Comcast says net neutrality supporters “create hysteria”"
[17:53:10] <exec> error: something went wrong with your submission - maybe try again in a minute
[17:54:16] <mrpg> ok
[17:54:46] <mrpg> srory my submission creates hysteria
[17:54:49] <mrpg> ~arthur cc46ac
[17:54:52] <exec> 928 stories loaded
[17:54:52] <exec> attempting to submit story: "Comcast says net neutrality supporters “create hysteria”"
[17:55:23] <exec> submission successful - https://soylentnews.org
[17:55:30] <exec> 928 stories loaded
[18:10:33] <mrpg> ~arthur 37b781
[18:10:37] <exec> 927 stories loaded
[18:10:37] <exec> attempting to submit story: "Google, Facebook pressured to decrypt data by new Australian law"
[18:11:08] <exec> submission successful - https://soylentnews.org
[18:11:14] <exec> 926 stories loaded
[18:12:28] <mrpg> ~arthur https://www.cnet.com
[18:12:31] <exec> 926 stories loaded
[18:12:32] <exec> attempting to submit story: "Gene therapy to kill cancer moves a step closer to market"
[18:13:02] <exec> error: something went wrong with your submission - maybe try again in a minute
[18:18:10] <mrpg> ~arthur 7d6d13
[18:18:18] <exec> 926 stories loaded
[18:18:19] <exec> attempting to submit story: "Gene therapy to kill cancer moves a step closer to market"
[18:18:48] <exec> submission successful - https://soylentnews.org
[18:18:54] <exec> 926 stories loaded
[18:25:32] <mrpg> ~arthur https://qz.com
[18:25:35] <exec> 944 stories loaded
[18:25:36] <exec> attempting to submit story: "Humans want equality – as long as the rich stay rich and the poor stay poor"
[18:26:06] <exec> submission successful - https://soylentnews.org
[18:26:12] <exec> 943 stories loaded
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[21:31:02] -!- mode/#editorial [+v mrpg] by Hephaestus
[21:31:47] <mrpg> I did a politics story, is it ok? 7/15 1:30am
[21:33:59] <mrpg> And tomorrow is saturday, are we going for 2 hours betwixt stories?
[21:57:11] <mrpg> ~arthur https://www.sciencedaily.com
[21:57:15] <exec> 995 stories loaded
[21:57:15] <exec> story not found
[22:06:50] <mrpg> y'all busy? I'm watching kitchen nightmares on youtube :-)
[23:58:54] <mrpg> next: restaurant stakeout, next, need for speed, next, zoo season 3.