#editorial | Logs for 2019-03-21
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[02:08:36] <Bytram> whereto? http://feedproxy.google.com
[02:08:37] <upstart> ^ 03Disney wastes no time welcoming Avatar, The Simpsons and Deadpool ( https://www.cnet.com )
[02:17:35] <Bytram> FatPhil: overhere.
[02:17:39] <FatPhil> yup
[02:17:52] <Bytram> okay, have you *just* loaded the submission?
[02:18:02] <FatPhil> I've done some previewing
[02:18:02] <Bytram> or, have you hit "Preview" yet?
[02:18:27] <Bytram> okay, so there is the main text box in which the story normally appears, right?
[02:18:36] <FatPhil> yup
[02:18:50] <Bytram> scroll down a bit, and there's another text box of approximately the same size
[02:19:02] <Bytram> above which are the words "Extended copy"
[02:19:16] <FatPhil> Yeah, I put the bottom half of the story in that
[02:19:20] <Bytram> cut-n-paste from the main story panel to there.
[02:19:23] <Bytram> good!
[02:19:27] <Bytram> now, hit preview
[02:19:50] <FatPhil> Yup, it shows as having 2 parts, but is ugly
[02:20:02] <Bytram> hold on
[02:20:22] <FatPhil> where should the original submission bit go - main or extended?
[02:20:26] <Bytram> okay. can you save it and I'll take a look?
[02:21:45] <FatPhil> https://soylentnews.org
[02:21:46] <upstart> ^ 03Error
[02:22:01] <Bytram> as for the ugly -- we are editors so not much in the way of nice formatting is "necessary" -- we are expected to deal with it. Basically it is function over form.
[02:22:05] <Bytram> a meaty story!
[02:22:23] <Bytram> looks fine to me.
[02:22:31] <FatPhil> I was going to use the 'bacon++' department, and then i noticed you already had!
[02:22:37] <Bytram> LOL!
[02:22:54] <Bytram> yes, it is a bit ugly, but it works.
[02:23:08] <Bytram> for real fun, try editing stories on a mobile phone.
[02:23:24] <FatPhil> Just nope, on my phone :/
[02:23:43] <Bytram> wait... are you doing this on your phone right now?
[02:23:47] <Bytram> *ouch*!
[02:23:51] <FatPhil> there are serious viewport width bugs in SN, and phones suck.
[02:23:59] <FatPhil> Nah, on the desktop machine currently
[02:24:16] <Bytram> whew!
[02:24:38] <FatPhil> I normally do my late night browsing on the phone, while g/f's trying to become or stay asleep.
[02:24:48] <Bytram> I've prolly done well over a hundred (if not two hundred) on my phone.... but it's painful.
[02:25:19] <Bytram> nod nod nodding off to sleep.
[02:25:29] <FatPhil> buzz said he couldn't see the style issues I complained about, so there was no way for him to fix them.
[02:25:48] <FatPhil> 4:30 here, so really ought to call that a night.
[02:26:03] <Bytram> screen caps are prolly the only way, short of showing him them in person or...
[02:26:32] <Bytram> getting a web cam to show the mobile phone in action.
[02:26:46] * Bytram cringes at the thought.
[02:26:52] <Bytram> yes yes
[02:27:02] <Bytram> thanks so much for all you did!!!!!
[02:27:18] * Bytram forgot which time zone you are in.
[02:27:26] <Bytram> head thee off to bed, post haste!
[02:27:35] <FatPhil> I did camphone a demo of how terrible SN was on my phone, and all I got was "that's seriously weird".
[02:27:35] <Bytram> and thanks again!
[02:29:19] <Bytram> that said, I should be heading to bed shortly, myself!
[02:29:23] <FatPhil> n.p. I don't mind stepping in when there's a dry patch, I do so llittle most of the time.
[02:29:49] * Bytram will be on a retreat this week and will have very limited time to work on the site
[02:29:53] <FatPhil> I guess now I'm going to have to actually read SN tomorrow, now I have the most interesting stories queued up!
[02:29:54] <Bytram> s/week/weekend/
[02:30:11] <Bytram> oh, yeah.... no exec. :(
[02:30:17] * Bytram will be on a retreat this weekend and will have very limited time to work on the site
[02:30:35] <Bytram> commandhistory++
[02:30:35] <Bender> karma - commandhistory: 1
[02:50:44] <Bytram> #g new zealand assault banned
[02:50:45] <MrPlow> https://www.standard.co.uk - "2 days ago ... New Zealand's Cabinet has backed sweeping changes to gun laws just three days after 50 people were killed in shootings at two mosques in ..."
[03:24:08] <Bytram> #g Devin Nunes
[03:24:08] <MrPlow> https://nunes.house.gov - "Devin Nunes (born October 1, 1973) has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2003. He currently represents California's 22nd congressional ..."
[03:41:18] <Bytram> .
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