#editorial | Logs for 2020-12-13

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[00:34:44] <Bytram> =g LHC
[00:34:46] <systemd> https://en.wikipedia.org - Large Hadron Collider - Wikipedia
[00:36:44] <Bytram> =g Brout-Englert-Higgs
[00:36:45] <systemd> https://home.cern - The origins of the Brout-Englert-Higgs mechanism | CERN
[00:40:03] <Bytram> =g ATLAS
[00:40:04] <systemd> https://atlas.valenciacollege.edu - Atlas Login - Valencia College
[00:40:15] <Bytram> =g ATLAS cern
[00:40:16] <systemd> https://atlas.cern - ATLAS Experiment at CERN | Exploring the secrets of our universe
[00:40:34] <Bytram> =w ATLAS
[00:40:35] <systemd> An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or a region of Earth. Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form - https://en.wikipedia.org
[00:40:42] <Bytram> =w ATLAS cern
[00:40:43] <systemd> the world. It was built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) between 1998 and 2008 in collaboration with over 10,000 scientists and hundreds - https://en.wikipedia.org
[00:47:35] <Bytram> =w W boson
[00:47:36] <systemd> The W and Z bosons are together known as the weak or more generally as the intermediate vector bosons. These elementary particles mediate the weak interaction; - https://en.wikipedia.org
[00:54:29] <Bytram> =g LHCb
[00:54:30] <systemd> https://home.cern - LHCb | CERN
[00:54:36] <Bytram> =w LHCb
[00:54:37] <systemd> 64″N 6°5′48.96″E / 46.2410111°N 6.0969333°E / 46.2410111; 6.0969333 The LHCb (Large Hadron Collider beauty) experiment is one of eight particle physics - https://en.wikipedia.org
[00:55:45] <Bytram> =w B hadron
[00:55:46] <systemd> In particle physics, a hadron /ˈhædrɒn/ (listen) (Greek: ἁδρός, hadrós; "stout, thick") is a subatomic composite particle made of two or more quarks held - https://en.wikipedia.org
[00:59:12] <Bytram> =w "B hadron"
[00:59:13] <systemd> 092004. J. van Tilburg (13 March 2016). "Recent hot results & semileptonic b hadron decay" (PDF). CERN. Retrieved 2016-04-04. Sirunyan, A. M.; et al. (CMS - https://en.wikipedia.org
[00:59:23] <Bytram> =g "B hadron"
[00:59:23] <systemd> https://arxiv.org - Rare b hadron decays at the LHC
[01:00:18] <Bytram> =w CKM matrix
[01:00:19] <systemd> physics, the Cabibbo–Kobayashi–Maskawa matrix, CKM matrix, quark mixing matrix, or KM matrix is a unitary matrix which contains information on the strength - https://en.wikipedia.org–Kobayashi–Maskawa_matrix
[01:01:39] <Bytram> =w charge-parity (CP) violation
[01:01:40] <systemd> particle physics, CP violation is a violation of CP-symmetry (or charge conjugation parity symmetry): the combination of C-symmetry (charge symmetry) and - https://en.wikipedia.org
[01:08:36] <Bytram> =yt pick up the pieces
[01:08:38] <systemd> https://youtube.com - Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces (04:01; 5,098,673 views; 👍39,029 👎893)
[01:37:09] <RunawayXXXX> =submit https://www.cbsnews.com
[01:37:11] <systemd> Submitting "The only total solar eclipse of 2020 is happening this week. Here's how to watch it from anywhere."...
[01:37:33] <systemd> ✓* Sub-ccess! "03The Only Total Solar Eclipse of 2020 is Happening This Week. Here's How to Watch It From Anywhere." (17 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[02:20:49] <Bytram> RunawayXXXX: thanks for that one; now queued up!
[03:22:54] <Bytram> think ima gonna call it a day -- have a great night everybody!
[03:48:16] <AzumaHazuki> o/
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[16:29:22] * Bytram just updated the Beg-o-Meter: $1259.51 ; 2020-07-01 00:00:00 .. 2020-12-12 16:15:01 UTC (SPIDs: [1408..1467])
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[17:44:20] <Bytram> whereto? http://feeds.mashable.com
[17:44:21] <systemd> ^ 03If this woman repeatedly falling on ice isn't the biggest 2020 mood... ( https://mashable.com )
[17:49:01] <Bytram> whereto? https://t.co
[17:49:01] <systemd> ^ 03https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1337468435085799425/video/1
[18:25:43] <Bytram> =cite https://www.sciencedirect.com
[18:25:43] <systemd> Journal Reference: The tendency for interpersonal victimhood: The personality construct and its consequences, <cite>Personality and Individual Differences</cite> (DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110134">10.1016/j.paid.2020.110134</a>)
[18:30:14] <Bytram> .
[18:30:18] <Bytram> =cite https://doi.org
[18:30:20] <systemd> Journal Reference: Redirecting, <cite></cite> (DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110134">10.1016/j.paid.2020.110134</a>)
[18:31:50] <janrinok> Bytram, !!
[18:32:12] <Bytram> janrinok: !!
[18:32:17] <Bytram> how u b?
[18:32:46] <janrinok> TIRED! Significant changes in S's care are keeping me busy
[18:33:11] <Bytram> {{{{{ JR }}}}}
[18:33:18] <Bytram> {{{{{ S }}}}}
[18:33:36] <janrinok> thx - and S sends you the same! .. . but you just beat me to it!
[18:33:49] <Bytram> and the beat goes on!
[18:34:06] <Bytram> could be a song or sumthin
[18:34:13] <janrinok> lol
[18:36:17] <janrinok> How's things at your end?
[18:37:04] <Bytram> Noticed we had a surprising number of comments yesterday, even with reduced number of stories
[18:37:31] <janrinok> I haven't looked yet - any reason that you can identify?
[18:37:45] <Bytram> okay, a little tired, too. Think it mostly is just the extended covid cocooning and the still-shortening days
[18:37:57] <Bytram> we picked good stories!!!!
[18:38:06] <Bytram> j/k
[18:38:36] <janrinok> you might be correct...
[18:38:55] <Bytram> not yet, but it bodes well for the future... may be able to reduce story cadence to something more manageable for ediorial staff
[18:44:12] <Bytram> We're averaging about 11 or so stories a day atm (IIRC). Don't see how this is sustainable with current editorial staffing. Fnord has been carrying the lion's share lately, I try to keep up, and thankfully chromas fills in, too. Unless something changes, I foresee a need to cut back another story or two per day. I do not like the trajectory, but I do not see any way around it.
[18:45:28] <janrinok> Understand, but I don't see my situation changing in the near future, well not in a good positive way.
[18:46:17] <Bytram> nod nod; no offense intended! First things first and that means taking care of S and you!
[18:47:15] <janrinok> no offence taken! It is simply a statement of the current situation. Each time S has to go to hospital there is additional damage caused internally.
[18:49:13] <janrinok> or more correctly, each time it is necessary for S to go to hospital it is because there has been additional damage caused that needs addressing.
[18:51:25] <Bytram> Sad news to hear. Truly! I wish there were something more I could do besides sit on the sidelines here and offer support!
[18:55:22] <janrinok> Nothing that anyone can do - it is simply something for which there is currently no medical answer.
[18:55:39] <janrinok> but thanks for the thought
[18:56:00] <Bytram> still doesn't make it any easier.
[18:56:11] <janrinok> it does for me
[18:57:50] <Bytram> it's times like these that the *important* things in life stand out. All the other squabbling I see around me tends to fall out of focus and I am reminded of what is truly important. Friends. Helping others. Maybe even leaving a legacy for others to aspire to!
[18:58:43] <Bytram> You certainly have left some rather large-sized shoes for me to try and fill!
[18:59:04] <Bytram> (And, no, not sized for a clown!)
[18:59:24] <Bytram> (Though I seem to wear them well on occasion, too!)
[19:00:16] <janrinok> nah, you are doing a great job, just sorry that I can't contribute as much as I would like to. I have no problems with the current team - however small it is becoming
[19:01:11] <Bytram> mare sees; mare nods head and whinnies
[19:01:57] <Bytram> short break; afk
[19:02:01] <janrinok> k
[19:16:28] <Bytram> back (and forth)
[19:16:50] <janrinok> I'm fifth!
[19:17:26] <Bytram> =g language forth
[19:17:27] <systemd> https://en.wikipedia.org(programming_language) - Forth (programming language) - Wikipedia
[19:17:32] <Bytram> :)
[19:17:54] <Bytram> not to be confused with
[19:18:03] <Bytram> =g nicklaus Wirth
[19:18:04] <systemd> https://en.wikipedia.org - Niklaus Wirth - Wikipedia
[19:18:20] <janrinok> fifth - a small bottle of something alcoholic
[19:18:38] <Bytram> 20% of a gallon
[19:18:53] <janrinok> US gallon or a real gallon?
[19:19:06] <Bytram> I imagine US
[19:19:20] <Bytram> =g fifth gallon ounces
[19:19:21] <systemd> https://en.wikipedia.org(unit) - Fifth (unit) - Wikipedia
[19:20:12] <Bytram> A fifth is a unit of volume formerly used for wine and distilled beverages in the United States, equal to one fifth of a US liquid gallon, 4⁄5 quart, or 25 3⁄5 US fluid ounces (757 ml); it has been superseded by the metric bottle size of 750 mL,[1] sometimes called a metric fifth, which is the standard capacity of wine bottles worldwide and is approximately 1% smaller.
[19:20:37] <janrinok> the metric bottle size of 750 mL,[1] sometimes called a metric fifth,
[19:20:47] <janrinok> ah, we found the same source
[19:22:01] <Bytram> In the late 19th century, ... one-fifth of a gallon was a common legal threshold for the difference between selling by the drink and selling by the bottle or at wholesale,[5][6][7] and thus the difference between a drinking saloon or barroom and a dry-goods store.
[19:22:07] <Bytram> TIL!
[21:23:23] <Bytram> =asub https://arstechnica.com
[21:23:24] <systemd> Submitting "We have a winner in the world’s first quantum chess tournament"...
[21:23:46] <systemd> ✓ Sub-ccess! "03We Have a Winner in the World’s First Quantum Chess Tournament" (10 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org