#editorial | Logs for 2019-01-18
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[00:16:13] <mrpg> im bacc
[00:16:34] <mrpg> Let's see the queue.
[00:18:36] <Bytram> mrpg: here ya go: "Q"
[00:18:40] <Bytram> ;)
[00:23:01] <mrpg> I thought I had the flu, the doctor said it was a virus. I had fever. I'm ok now.
[00:23:19] <mrpg> I only took paracetamol.
[00:23:33] <mrpg> I should do some blood tests.
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[00:28:54] <yuhong> Should I resubmit my essay/overview?
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[01:15:23] <mrpg> I'm back.
[01:15:46] <mrpg> Let's see artificial meteor shower.
[01:16:25] <yuhong> Should I repost my submission?
[01:17:16] <Bytram> yuhong: I don't recall what your original submission was about. :(
[01:17:37] <yuhong> Direct link: http://yuhongbao.blogspot.com
[01:17:38] <upstart> ^ 03Google DoubleClick Mozilla overview (second draft)
[01:17:39] <exec> └─ 13Yuhong Bao's blog: Google DoubleClick Mozilla overview (second draft)
[01:17:49] <Bytram> oh, now I remember.
[01:18:04] <yuhong> It was rejected with a blank reason field.
[01:19:11] <yuhong> Should I repost it?
[01:19:16] <Bytram> I appreciate your sending in the story submission, but we generally do not accept links to a person's *own* blog entry. It appears to the community as a self-serving ploy on the part of the submitter and is generally treated harshlyy in the comments.
[01:19:57] <yuhong> Do you at least understand the topic of the essay/overview.
[01:20:43] <Bytram> So, as much as the entry may have merit, it comes off as a self-seeking ploy and is *highly* disapproved of by the community.
[01:21:31] <Bytram> also known as 'bin spam' or a "Soylvertisement' (which is, in turn, a variation on the original term Slashvertisement... this goes back decades.)
[01:22:32] <Bytram> you might want to take a look at the structure and formatting of several days' stories on the site to get a better feel for what is acceptable here.
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[01:25:26] <mrpg> I think I saw a story about this japanese firm that wants to make meteor showers on demand.
[01:26:08] <Bytram> yes, I remember the story, too... but not sure of where the company was located.
[01:26:44] <mrpg> Found it!
[01:26:52] <Bytram> link?
[01:28:02] <Bytram> mrpg: You mean this one? https://soylentnews.org
[01:28:04] <upstart> ^ 03Company Will Create an "Artificial Meteor Shower" Over Hiroshima, Japan in 2019 - SoylentNews
[01:28:05] <exec> └─ 13Company Will Create an "Artificial Meteor Shower" Over Hiroshima, Japan in 2019 - SoylentNews
[01:28:13] <mrpg> yes
[01:28:20] <Bytram> noice
[01:29:00] <Bytram> if not there already, can add a link to it as a "Previously:" entry. (/me has no idea how takyon does that so well!)
[01:29:47] <Bytram> =submit https://www.theregister.co.uk
[01:29:48] <upstart> Submitting "Man drives 6,000 miles to prove Uncle Sam's cellphone coverage maps are wrong – and, boy, did he manage it"...
[01:29:49] <exec> └─ 13Man drives 6,000 miles to prove Uncle Sam's cellphone coverage maps are wrong – and, boy, did he manage it • The Register
[01:30:10] <upstart> Sub-ccess! https://soylentnews.org
[01:31:12] <mrpg> Meteors ready.
[01:31:54] * Bytram wishes he could come up with a witty reparte' to that one.
[01:32:12] <fyngyrz> Why, you stoned?
[01:32:32] <Bytram> never before, and don't plan to start.
[01:32:52] <Bytram> besides, I hear it was really hard on the early practitioners in the Old Testament.
[01:32:58] <Bytram> =)
[01:33:00] <fyngyrz> indeed
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[01:33:47] <yuhong> In particular, note the history of Google's advertising for example.
[01:34:21] <yuhong> Yuhong Bao
[01:34:21] <yuhong> One of the hardest part of doing my essay/overview is about the history of Google Analytics.
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[01:38:25] <mrpg> Man drives - ready
[01:39:26] <Bytram> thanks!
[01:40:03] <Bytram> mrpg: at this rate, you'll break 1050 stories by next weekend!! https://soylentnews.org
[01:40:05] <upstart> ^ 03SoylentNews: Hall of Fame
[01:40:06] <exec> └─ 13SoylentNews: Hall of Fame
[01:43:22] <mrpg> I want a bonus not an office IRC party!
[01:44:30] <Bytram> mrpg++ There ya go! ;)
[01:44:30] <Bender> karma - mrpg: 68
[01:44:49] <mrpg> Takeaways From the Ancient DNA Research Story - ready
[01:44:51] <Bytram> it comes with a 10% increase in pay, too.
[01:44:56] <Bytram> ;)
[01:45:05] <mrpg> thanks!
[01:45:15] <Bytram> no, thank YOU!
[01:45:30] <mrpg> I'm gonna read this DNA story, looks interesting.
[01:46:34] <mrpg> #g upend
[01:46:34] <MrPlow> https://www.merriam-webster.com - "Upend definition is - to set or stand on end; also : overturn. How to use upend in a sentence."
[01:51:59] <mrpg> Ok, so european people are a big mixture, a big cauldron of DNA. Got it.
[01:52:40] <mrpg> Next: First green leaf on moon dies as temperatures plummet
[01:53:14] <Bytram> almost have a sub ready
[01:53:31] <mrpg> #g lose
[01:53:32] <MrPlow> https://www.merriam-webster.com - "Lose definition is - to bring to destruction —used chiefly in passive construction. How to use lose in a sentence."
[01:54:53] <mrpg> to bring to destruction. WOW!
[01:55:08] <mrpg> lose the world!
[01:55:36] <Bytram> In a footrace, people compete to see who can reach the end fastest. The first one there is the winner. "Did *I* win?", asked one competitor. "Were you in first place?", came the reply. "No, I was not in first place." "In that case, you lose."
[02:00:03] <mrpg> first leaf story ready
[02:00:13] <mrpg> first dog, first leaf, first human.
[02:00:18] <mrpg> #g laika
[02:00:19] <MrPlow> https://www.laika.com - "THE PRESS IS SAYING. \"Travis Knight, CEO of LAIKA, is breathing new life into an underappreciated art form.\" Katherine Bernard - The Wall Street Journal."
[02:02:21] <Bytram> #g laika dog
[02:02:21] <MrPlow> https://www.smithsonianmag.com - "Apr 11, 2018 ... With a pounding heart and rapid breath, Laika rode a rocket into Earth orbit, 2,000 miles above Moscow streets she knew. Overheated ..."
[02:03:05] <mrpg> What am I doing up here, and what is that blue ball down there.
[02:03:19] <mrpg> Did the US sent monkeys?
[02:03:24] <mrpg> #g monkeys on the moon
[02:03:25] <MrPlow> https://www.amazon.com - "Buy Monkeys on the Moon: Card Games - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases."
[02:03:34] <Bytram> #g usa space monkey
[02:03:34] <MrPlow> https://en.wikipedia.org - "Albert II became the first monkey and the first primate in space as his flight reached 134 km (83 mi) - past the Kármán line of 100 ..."
[02:10:32] <Bytram> ~arthur https://www.cnet.com
[02:10:36] <exec> └─ 13Most users don't know Facebook keeps a list of their interests, traits - CNET
[02:10:37] <exec> 1114 stories loaded
[02:10:38] <exec> attempting to submit story: "Most users don't know Facebook keeps a list of their interests, traits"
[02:11:08] <exec> submission successful - https://soylentnews.org
[02:11:14] <exec> 1113 stories loaded
[02:28:04] <mrpg> Milky Way to Face a One-two Punch of Galaxy Collisions - ready
[02:29:33] <Bytram> Animation Shows Rotation of 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) - Ready.
[02:30:51] <mrpg> Enough from me to-day.
[02:31:44] <Bytram> mrpg++ many MANY thanks!
[02:31:44] <Bender> karma - mrpg: 69
[02:31:58] <Bytram> Buenos Noches!
[02:32:08] * Bytram has no idea if he spelled that correctly
[02:32:16] <Bytram> #g Buenos Noches
[02:32:17] <MrPlow> http://www.spanishdict.com - "Buenas noches y bienvenidos.Good evening and welcome. 2. (farewell). a. good night. Me voy a dormir. ¡Buenas noches!I'm going to sleep. Good night!"
[02:32:40] <Bytram> not tooooo bad for a gringo!
[02:32:53] <mrpg> Close enough
[02:33:29] <Bytram> mare see!
[02:33:33] <Bytram> =)
[02:34:00] <Bytram> have a great night!
[02:34:06] <Bytram> break time for me
[02:34:07] <mrpg> Thanks you too
[02:34:14] <Bytram> gracias!
[02:34:22] <Bytram> muchos gracias!
[02:34:24] <Bytram> =)
[02:36:48] <mrpg> A la orden
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[04:00:15] <Bytram> time to hit the hay... have a great night everyone!