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[23:01:43] <upstart> ^ 03Last Night ( - Wikipedia
[23:01:42] <MrPlow> https://en.wikipedia.org(2010_film) - "Last Night is a 2010 drama romance film written and directed by Massy Tadjedin. It stars Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Eva Mendes, and Guillaume Canet. The film's official trailer was released on November 6, 2010. It was released both in theaters and video-on-demand on May 6, 2011 in the United States. The film ..."
[23:01:41] <Bytram> #g movie last night
[22:39:39] * Bytram things that chromas is just tr^H^Hpolling me
[22:36:58] * chromas creates a poll to decide the next poll person
[22:30:51] <Bytram> chromas: Fnord666: fyngyrz: We do not, atm, have an official 'poll person'... of late, I've kind of taken the lead by default -- good to see someone else taking up the mantle!
[20:13:41] <Fnord666> Gotta run. TTYL
[19:59:00] <chromas> Poll active; not on front page though
[19:55:20] <upstart> ^ 03SoylentNews Submissions
[19:55:19] <MrPlow> Submission successful. https://soylentnews.org
[19:54:55] <exec> └─ 13Kepler caught strange supernova: Sudden surge, rapid decay | Ars Technica
[19:54:54] <MrPlow> Submitting. There is a mandatory delay, please be patient.
[19:54:53] <Fnord666> #submit https://arstechnica.com
[19:53:40] <chromas> Hehe, I could leave it Display for double comments :D
[19:53:00] <Fnord666> good idea
[19:51:35] <chromas> I'll also accept and hide the related poll submission for credit
[19:51:19] <chromas> k
[19:50:28] <Fnord666> BTW done posting the UN blacklist story
[19:50:01] <Fnord666> Let them wonder if it’s left over from 4/1
[19:49:53] * chromas enables
[19:49:47] <Fnord666> time for a new one!
[19:49:33] <chromas> Since March 2
[19:49:22] <Fnord666> how long has the current poll been up?
[19:48:51] <Fnord666> yeah, that was just a miss
[19:48:36] <chromas> Then again, apr 1's almost done in utc
[19:45:47] <chromas> Figured I should get at least a second opinion so I'm not going rogue :) I don't think there's anyone in charge of polls, really
[19:44:37] <Fnord666> it looks good.
[19:43:37] <Fnord666> k
[19:42:33] <chromas> It's set to slightly in the future and hidden in case anyone has objections
[19:42:24] <exec> └─ 13SoylentNews Poll | Which way do you hang your ...
[19:42:22] <upstart> ^ 03SoylentNews Poll | Which way do you hang your ...
[19:42:22] <chromas> I constructed a poll, https://soylentnews.org
[19:32:11] <Fnord666> TMB
[19:32:08] <Fnord666> loving the comments on the current poll, especially from TNB
[19:26:33] <chromas> Yeah. I did the current poll and wasn't sure if I should just do that since I didn't really ask last time.
[19:25:51] <Fnord666> I know someone had mentioned doing the toilet paper roll one but I have not posted a poll before
[19:25:35] <chromas> It also said "walkies-talkie" was better than "walkie-talkie"
[19:25:10] <Fnord666> lol re decrypt
[19:24:47] <chromas> Was there going to be an apr 1 poll?
[19:23:09] <chromas> It doesn't know "decrypt"
[19:23:05] <chromas> I think my spellcheck is trolling me
[19:22:35] <Fnord666> It’s kinda a guessing game sometimes, that’s for sure
[19:21:14] <chromas> It'd be nifty if the software could tell when someone's done
[19:20:55] <Fnord666> go for it
[19:20:53] <Fnord666> yup
[19:20:45] <chromas> If you're done with the Russia, I can second
[19:20:37] <Fnord666> nbd
[19:20:23] <Fnord666> sure, it happens
[19:20:06] <chromas> 'tis true, though I've seen it missed before
[19:19:58] <Fnord666> the titles are usually long enough as is without it
[19:19:43] <Fnord666> That just seems to be the convention from what I’ve seen
[19:19:27] <Fnord666> k
[19:19:19] * chromas fixed the title though
[19:18:39] <Fnord666> just another 4/1 thing!
[19:18:32] <Fnord666> yeah, it ws live when I saw it so I left it as well.
[19:18:09] <chromas> I would've hidden and rescheduled it but it was already live
[19:17:39] <Fnord666> :)
[19:17:37] <Fnord666> ok. just curious. It didn’t seem very “breaking news”
[19:15:26] <chromas> The time might've been an oversight.
[18:43:32] <Fnord666> And typically we remove the source name, such as “The New York Times”, from the title of stories submitted via IRC
[18:42:19] <exec> <Fnord666> Also I’m pretty sure it’s not appropriate to promote or second a story that you submitted either directly or indirectly.
[18:42:17] <Fnord666> s/indicrectly/indirectly/
[18:42:02] <Fnord666> Also I’m pretty sure it’s not appropriate to promote or second a story that you submitted either directly or indicrectly.
[18:40:55] <Fnord666> so why was this story posted at the time that it was?
[18:18:35] * chromas notices the time was early
[18:12:28] <fyngyrz> Anyway, have fun, gotta run
[18:12:09] <fyngyrz> They have a 10-article / month free thing, IIRC
[18:11:50] <fyngyrz> also, could be paywalled, because NYT
[18:11:28] <chromas> Probably even less kosher if I changed it to a different editor :D
[18:11:12] <fyngyrz> I didn't do a department
[18:09:20] <fyngyrz> 0kay, have at it
[17:56:53] <fyngyrz> okay, getting there
[17:50:23] <chromas> I won't complain. But I'll 2nd it :)
[17:49:59] <fyngyrz> I guess I'll fix it and ask for forgiveness later if need be. :)
[17:49:47] * chromas scopes it out
[17:49:30] <chromas> What I should've meant was submissions via bot
[17:48:49] <fyngyrz> I mean, I handed it to the bot, but... ???
[17:48:22] <fyngyrz> That wasn't a bot submission, that was me
[17:48:05] <chromas> Usually the accepting editor fleshes out the bot susbmissions (if they feel like it; it doesn't always happen)
[17:45:51] <fyngyrz> Hey. Since I submitted this, and the submission is pretty basic, can I edit it to flesh it out? Or is that a no-no?
[17:39:46] <upstart> ^ 03SoylentNews Submissions
[17:39:45] <MrPlow> Submission successful. https://soylentnews.org
[17:39:21] <exec> └─ 13Hey, Alexa, What Can You Hear? And What Will You Do With It? - The New York Times
[17:39:20] <MrPlow> Submitting. There is a mandatory delay, please be patient.
[17:39:19] <fyngyrz> #submit https://www.nytimes.com Alexa and Similar To Mine For More Than Activation Words
[17:38:31] <MrPlow> #submit <url> or #submit <url> <what you have to say about it>
[17:38:31] <fyngyrz> #help submit
[17:38:23] <Bender> can't find help on submit
[17:38:23] <fyngyrz> !help submit
[17:38:15] <fyngyrz> hmm
[17:38:02] <fyngyrz> submit
[01:15:57] <upstart> ^ 03Falling Chinese Space Station to Crash This Weekend
[01:15:56] <Bytram> https://www.popularmechanics.com
[01:14:43] <Bytram> takyon: well, in general our stories have some kind of a technical aspect to it, unless it is politics, and even then we prefer those stories to have some kind of tech side, if possible... I would pass on this one.