#editorial | Logs for 2017-10-06
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[00:29:04] <Bytram> ~eds think it's about time to take a look at stories in the submissions queue that have lingered and not been selected... we've got about 50 stories (WOW!) available atm. My thinking is along the lines of: If we've gone like a couple weeks without running the story, then it is probably a good candidate for pruning... otherwise we'd have run it by now.
[00:29:05] <exec> editor ping for Bytram (reason: think it's about time to take a look at stories in the submissions queue that have lingered and not been selected... we've got about 50 stories (wow!) available atm. my thinking is along the lines of: if we've gone like a couple weeks without running the story, then it is probably a good candidate for pruning... otherwise we'd have run it by now.): janrinok zz_janrinok n1 nick martyb Bytram cmn32480 coolhand takyon bytram|
[02:15:29] <chromas> Or just dump 'em all out on us and say "see? this is what happens when you don't submit!"
[02:19:14] <Bytram> chromas: or, see... this is what happens when we do NOT filter/edit the submissions!
[02:20:10] <chromas> It's halloween in a few weeks. They can be put up to make the front page spooky :)
[02:20:28] <Bytram> black on orange
[02:23:23] <chromas> Cyan on white with extra padding. That ought ta scare 'em
[02:23:43] * Bytram dons dark sunglasses
[02:24:02] <Bytram> we wants to spook 'em... not blind 'em!!
[03:46:16] <Bytram> pushed out a few stories to last us until morning on the us east coast... and now time to hit the sack. laters!
[03:57:35] <takyon> bytram
[03:57:41] <takyon> I think you goofed on the date
[03:57:56] <takyon> CMDRtaco posted his thing on October 5th (Thursday) AFAICT
[03:58:05] <takyon> so yesterday = thursday rather than wednesday
[03:58:09] <takyon> can anyone double check this?
[03:59:23] <takyon> TheMightyBuzzard: the nexus preferences here: https://soylentnews.org include a nexus that does not exist: Reviews (the real one is communityreviews)
[03:59:24] <upstart> ^ 03Log In
[03:59:41] <takyon> I'll file a bug if you ask me to
[04:02:14] <takyon> https://en.wikipedia.org
[04:02:15] <upstart> ^ 03Slashdot - Wikipedia
[04:02:22] <takyon> Launched October 5, 1997
[04:03:13] <takyon> in fact, instead of replacing it with Thursday, i'll put the date
[04:03:26] <takyon> since nobody cares what day of the week it was... it's an anniversary
[04:04:02] <takyon> "reflecting on slashdot's start twenty years ago, on Wednesday."
[04:04:05] <takyon> vs "reflecting on slashdot's start twenty years ago, on October 5th, 1997."
[04:04:07] <takyon> lol
[04:05:29] <takyon> i also capitalized Slashdot
[10:20:49] <TheMightyBuzzard> takyon, grassy ass.
[13:06:39] <Bytram> takyon: yep, looks like I goofed. Excellent catch! I saw the story in the rss-bot feed and thought I checked the date carefully...
[13:06:42] <Bytram> teamwork++
[13:06:42] <Bender> karma - teamwork: 149
[13:07:35] <Bytram> Whoops... title says: "Slashdot Turned Twenty Yesterday (October 5th)"
[13:07:42] * Bytram goes to remove "Yesterday:
[13:07:45] <Bytram> s/:/"/
[13:07:47] <exec> <Bytram> goes to remove "Yesterday"
[13:08:27] <Bytram> new title: "Slashdot Turned Twenty on October 5th"
[13:12:55] <Bytram> figured while I was at it, added a paragraph at the end asking for subscriptions... things have been slow this latest period.
[13:17:17] <Bytram> from 2017-07-01 til now, we have collected approximately $537.02 towards a goal of $3000.00
[13:20:16] <Bytram> gtg -- phone call and then errands. laters!
[13:26:18] <TheMightyBuzzard> wait, what? yesterday WAS the 5th. and a thursday.
[13:27:50] <cmn32480> are the emails working?
[13:30:47] <TheMightyBuzzard> cmn32480, just sent you one, you tell me.
[13:31:26] <cmn32480> internal email is working... I meant the site subscription emails
[13:31:49] <cmn32480> obviously they are.. I got one at 2:10 am this morning
[13:32:44] <TheMightyBuzzard> subscription emails... i consider it above average performance if any of them at all go out when they're supposed to.
[13:38:25] <cmn32480> &%*#(%^&RFTOUVing dirve by management
[16:36:02] <Bytram> TheMightyBuzzard: thanks for that. Was a gorgeous day yesterday and I couldn't even bring myself to leave my apartment... just absolutely wiped out. Guess I wasn't thinking so well at the time, either. Got some much-needed naps and will prolly grab another one today. (two days off... in a row! woo woo!)
[16:36:59] <Bytram> btw, we are LONG OVERDUE for a new poll... anyone have any ideas?
[16:39:19] <cmn32480> How long before yous tart looking for a new job?
[16:39:27] <cmn32480> as the poll topic...
[16:39:32] <cmn32480> not you particularly
[16:39:39] <Bytram> who you calling a tart? ;)
[16:39:50] <Bytram> oh. lol. =)
[16:39:56] <cmn32480> but I said ti with a NY accent
[16:40:00] <cmn32480> yous tart
[16:40:16] <Bytram> Brooklyn or bronx?
[16:40:25] <cmn32480> meh.. like it matters
[16:40:28] <Bytram> kwoffffee
[16:40:50] <Bytram> yanno, that is an excellent poll quesiton?
[16:41:14] <cmn32480> the accent thing or the job thing?
[16:41:26] <Bytram> ummm, do we want it forward-looking (how long until you) or looking backwards (how long have you been at your current job) ?
[16:41:49] <cmn32480> forward looking
[16:41:53] <Bytram> nod nod
[16:41:54] <cmn32480> 1) Currently looking
[16:42:00] <cmn32480> 2) Start in the next 3 mos
[16:42:03] <cmn32480> next 6 mos
[16:42:05] <cmn32480> next year
[16:42:09] <cmn32480> I'm never leaving!
[16:42:30] <Bytram> I don't have a job, you insensitive clod.
[16:42:40] <Bytram> I live off a trust fund
[16:43:10] <cmn32480> there you go
[16:43:12] <Bytram> I don't need to work (retired, wealthy, mother's basement)
[16:45:01] <Bytram> btw, barring any surprises, in about 3 weeks our F@H team will have reached... 250th place in the world! with about 450 million points
[16:45:49] <Bytram> How long until you plan to be looking for a new job?
[16:48:09] <cmn32480> option 1
[16:48:21] <Bytram> woops, missed one choice...
[16:48:27] <cmn32480> management has rather pissed me off today
[16:49:16] <Bytram> sorry, that was a paste of what I had for the poll question.
[16:49:56] <cmn32480> same idea
[16:50:06] <cmn32480> rather... that doens't change the answer
[16:50:15] <Bytram> nod nod
[16:51:17] <Bytram> okay, here's what I have atm:
[16:51:18] <Bytram> Which best describes how long until you plan to be looking for a new job?
[16:51:18] <Bytram> Am currently looking (0)
[16:51:18] <Bytram> 3 months (0)
[16:51:18] <Bytram> 6 months (0)
[16:51:18] <Bytram> 1 year (0)
[16:51:20] <Bytram> 2 or more years (0)
[16:51:22] <Bytram> don't plan to leave (0)
[16:51:24] <Bytram> I don't need to work (retired, wealthy, mother's basement) (0)
[16:51:28] <Bytram> other - specify (0)
[16:54:26] <Bytram> okay, new poll is up, scheduled for release at 18:00 UTC -- to edit: https://soylentnews.org
[16:54:27] <upstart> ^ 03SoylentNews Poll
[18:33:24] <Bytram> whereto? http://go.theregister.com
[18:33:25] <upstart> ^ 03FBI iPhone hack lost forever, White House mobe compromised, SSH – and plenty more • The Register ( https://www.theregister.co.uk )
[19:27:28] <Bytram> whereto? http://rss.computerworld.com
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