#Soylent | Logs for 2015-08-26
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[00:40:14] * SpallsHurgenson slouches into the channel and slumps wearily in the closest chair
[00:48:00] * SpallsHurgenson mutters randomly about, I dunno, stuff
[00:50:15] <SpallsHurgenson> I dunno what the problem with the world is these days, but I'm sure its all the Australians fault
[00:54:14] <SpallsHurgenson> or maybe it's New Zealand; I can never tell them apart. Is there any difference anyway?
[00:57:45] <SpallsHurgenson> ah, Adobe... I optimize a PDF and it ends up with a LARGER file size. Somebody messed up a > for a < sign somewhere I guess :)
[00:59:23] <chromas> it's optimized to fit your new bandwidth
[01:00:20] <cmn32480> don't talk about his waistline that way
[01:00:22] <SpallsHurgenson> god, I hope not. my bandwidth is obscene
[01:00:37] <cmn32480> he might need pants one day and be embarrassed
[01:00:50] <SpallsHurgenson> it takes me longer to archive stuff to disk than download it these days. I can't keep up!
[01:01:30] <SpallsHurgenson> I'm actually considering putting stuff in The Cloud (tm) (c) (patent pending) (trade secret)
[01:03:42] <SpallsHurgenson> and the only people who do that are assholes with more bandwidth than common sense!
[01:04:22] <SpallsHurgenson> (then again, if that is the metric it's a wonder I wasn't using The Cloud (tm) (c) (patent pending) (trade secret) back when I was on dial-up :)
[01:06:42] * Deucalion looks in
[01:07:14] <SpallsHurgenson> nobody here but us hyperintelligent shades of blue
[01:08:51] * SpallsHurgenson strobes azurely
[01:09:02] <Deucalion> damn.... knew I should have worn my shades...
[01:09:14] <SpallsHurgenson> well, your future is so bright
[01:09:33] <SpallsHurgenson> myself, I wear my sunglasses at night
[01:09:40] <Deucalion> Furnaces are bright
[01:09:56] <Deucalion> On both your heads?
[01:10:38] <AndyTheAbsurd> he's a Hooloovooloo, not President of the Galaxy.
[01:10:46] <SpallsHurgenson> wait, who told you I'm bi-cranial?
[01:11:49] <Deucalion> Why would I need to be told? I created you after all....
[01:12:07] <SpallsHurgenson> D...d...daddy?!?
[01:13:13] <AndyTheAbsurd> HHGTTG references and solipsism in less than 20 minutes? Maybe I should just go to bed so that you can all stop existing while I sleep.
[01:13:34] <SpallsHurgenson> hey, my existance does not depend on you!
[01:13:39] <SpallsHurgenson> I think, therefore I am!
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[01:13:59] <Deucalion> That is for you to work out.... for now you may call me "the twat that created me into this nightmare".......
[01:14:05] <Deucalion> awww....
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[01:14:38] <SpallsHurgenson> penny for your thoughts? please, I need it to keep from vanishing into the ether again :)
[01:15:15] <Deucalion> aether or ether?
[01:16:43] <SpallsHurgenson> this is 'merica, we don't use ligatures 'round these parts!
[01:37:28] * SpallsHurgenson looks for a stupid movie to watch
[01:37:32] <cmn32480> does anybody still care about the AshleyMadison.com hack?
[01:38:05] <SpallsHurgenson> No.
[01:39:33] <cmn32480> anybody else?
[01:39:39] <cmn32480> Bueller?
[01:39:44] <cmn32480> Bueller?
[01:40:56] * SpallsHurgenson finds a movie... but god, Ben Stiller is in it.
[01:43:34] <SpallsHurgenson> Ben Stiller... for when your movie is too classy for Nicholas Cage and too intelligent for Adam Sandler
[01:43:53] <SpallsHurgenson> erm... no, wait, that's not what I wanted to say
[01:44:17] <SpallsHurgenson> For when your movie isn't classy enough for Cage and intelligent enough for Sandler
[01:48:38] <Deucalion> cmn32480, seems the only people upset about the AM hack are those with something to lose from the resultant disclosure. Perhaps there is an angle there to not just hash passwords into the db but to also hash email addresses (with salt per account).
[01:49:26] <cmn32480> nothign in the news is headed that direction
[01:49:30] <takyon> AshleyMadison hack is another cyberscare
[01:49:44] <takyon> people are right to be scared of shit security everywhere
[01:49:49] <takyon> tons of services, tons of holes
[01:49:50] <cmn32480> it is all about the lawsuits, etc.... I'm inclined to think "Nothign to see here, move along"
[01:49:53] <SpallsHurgenson> but with SEX involved so it suddenly becomes news :)
[01:49:59] <takyon> it's all leading up to a new CISPA type bill
[01:50:34] <takyon> obviously it's not just Ashley Madison, but the Target/Sony hacks and Heartbleed and a bunch of other things that will lead to a good chance to take away some civil liberties
[01:50:45] <takyon> and it will be successful, because there will always be another big hack
[01:51:14] <SpallsHurgenson> but we need protection! and who better to protect our cyber-security than the government! They are really good with that sort of thing :)
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[01:53:16] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Stephen Hawking Proposes Black Hole Information-loss Solution - http://sylnt.us - V.I.N.C.E.N.T.
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[01:53:44] <SpallsHurgenson> that was an awful movie... I'm surprised they haven't made a remake
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[01:55:08] <takyon> is stephen hawking any good at physics anymore
[01:55:26] <takyon> 1. he makes a lot of fluffy public appearances
[01:55:45] <takyon> 2. he has lost several of his bets (although some of those are betting against the most interesting outcome or whatever)
[01:55:53] <SpallsHurgenson> physics? all this time he thought he was a level 12 sorcerer!
[02:04:20] * SpallsHurgenson facepalms
[02:04:43] <SpallsHurgenson> Flatmate broke her arm the other day. They gave her some pills to help with the pain
[02:05:12] <SpallsHurgenson> apparently the pain medication has constipation as a side effect, so they gave her some pills to help with that too
[02:05:39] <SpallsHurgenson> she suddenly discovered today the reason her pain pills haven't been effective for the last couple of days...
[02:05:55] <takyon> placebo
[02:06:39] <SpallsHurgenson> nope :)
[02:06:55] <SpallsHurgenson> let's just say our toilet paper budget is going up this month :)
[02:07:50] <Deucalion> .me proffers SAAS - Shit As A Service
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[02:10:23] <takyon> http://www.theregister.co.uk
[02:10:24] <spankr> π© 03'Web brothel' CEO, staff cuffed on prostitution rap β clue: the website is called Rentboy.com β’ The Register
[02:11:16] <takyon> maybe a good time to become a male prostitute
[02:11:19] <takyon> what do you think, spankr?
[02:11:41] <cmn32480> Aleve has the same side effect.
[02:19:31] <TheMightyBuzzard> takyon, it's ALWAYS a good time to become a male prostitute.
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[02:41:57] <cmn32480> woudl I be correct in assuming that ^ is exec?
[02:42:07] <cmn32480> or the bot formerly known as exec?
[02:44:18] <crutchy> nah its monopoly
[02:44:34] <cmn32480> <blink>
[02:44:43] <SpallsHurgenson> its ciri :)
[02:44:44] <cmn32480> <blink>
[02:44:45] <crutchy> chromas' bot
[02:44:52] <SpallsHurgenson> </blink>
[02:44:59] <crutchy> <marquee>
[02:45:01] <cmn32480> </blink>
[02:45:28] <cmn32480> oh wow... she's been gone a good while. guess that means chromas is home again
[02:45:58] <SpallsHurgenson> so... about this gigolo gig... how's it pay?
[02:46:24] <chromas> depends; let's see some moves
[02:46:49] <crutchy> do you like the taste of dirty old boxes?
[02:46:55] <takyon> https://firstlook.org
[02:46:56] <^> π© 03Attorney Hounding Climate Scientists Is Covertly Funded By Coal Industry
[02:47:20] <takyon> hexchat is not rendering whatever that thing is
[02:47:22] <SpallsHurgenson> sure do; that's what got me fired from FedEx! I kept licking the packages!
[02:47:58] <crutchy> hmm. yeah licking people's packages could get you into some trouble
[02:48:04] <chromas> that means you're missing a font ;)
[02:48:36] <takyon> as long as it's not mother christmas
[02:49:26] <SpallsHurgenson> its in comic sans :)
[02:52:28] <takyon> http://www.theregister.co.uk
[02:52:28] <^> π© 03Your smartphone can be a 3D scanner, say boffins β’ The Register
[02:52:41] <takyon> http://www.kurzweilai.net
[02:52:43] <^> π© 03How to reprogram cancer cells back to normal | KurzweilAI
[02:52:59] <SpallsHurgenson> if they think that, they've never seen my crappy smart phone
[02:53:54] <takyon> http://www.theplatform.net
[02:53:54] <^> ^ 03Oracle Aims βSonomaβ Sparc At Scale Out Clusters
[02:55:05] <crutchy> ~submit
[02:55:12] <crutchy> oh derp
[02:55:15] <SpallsHurgenson> did you know that in the 23rd century the word "oracle" is one of the most offensive words in the english language?
[02:55:31] <crutchy> SpallsHurgenson, its rude to swear
[02:55:39] <crutchy> esp in quotes
[02:56:27] <SpallsHurgenson> oracle you, crutchy! I can use any ellisoning words I want!
[02:56:41] <crutchy> ooh you're a nasty pasty
[02:56:55] <crutchy> evoking the debil like that
[02:59:33] <SpallsHurgenson> of course, almost all major business will /still/ be utilizing oracle database software
[03:00:09] <crutchy> i'm sure i'm not using any oracle softwares *whistles nonchalantly*
[03:00:39] <crutchy> i remember when mysql was still a little back yard project
[03:00:44] <crutchy> yeeeeears ago
[03:00:57] <crutchy> though doesn't seem like that long ago
[03:01:09] <SpallsHurgenson> somebody is getting old :)
[03:01:20] <crutchy> i was still fucking around with access 97 in high school
[03:02:18] <SpallsHurgenson> I still have a CD-ROM with Office 97 Pro on it if you feel the need to relive your glory days :)
[03:02:39] * crutchy has floppy disks with msdos 6.22 and windows 3.11
[03:03:05] <SpallsHurgenson> me too, 'cept its DOS 5 and Windows 3.0
[03:03:08] <crutchy> wtf is this newfangled 'CD-ROM' thingy you speak of?
[03:04:10] <SpallsHurgenson> its neat tech, just don't forget to run MSCEDEX.EXE
[03:05:46] <SpallsHurgenson> let me think... LOADHIGH C:\MSDOS\MSCDEX.EXE /S /D:CDROM /L:E
[03:07:08] <SpallsHurgenson> but I think you had to run something in config.sys too...
[03:12:51] <crutchy> need menus in both autoexec.bat and config.sys
[03:13:05] <crutchy> cos dos menus are trendy
[03:13:20] <crutchy> anyway, back to the grindstone
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[03:13:34] <SpallsHurgenson> those were only available with DOS 6.1 and above I think
[03:14:41] <SpallsHurgenson> I actually remember the day I got my free DOS 6.0->DOS 6.1 upgrade disk!
[03:17:12] <SpallsHurgenson> it was a bright, sunny late spring day. I had purchased a DOS Magazine that day. The envelope was white cardboard, just large enough for the floppy disk
[03:18:18] <chromas> And you still have that floppy disk
[03:18:43] <SpallsHurgenson> I might, I dunno
[03:19:59] <SpallsHurgenson> in the early 2000s, I archived a lot of floppies to ZIP drive and chucked the original media
[03:26:41] <SpallsHurgenson> ... which later were transferred to CD-ROMs... then DVDs... then external HDDs.
[03:28:02] <cmn32480> ~gnight SpallsHurgenson
[03:28:31] <cmn32480> night everybody!
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[10:35:29] <TheMightyBuzzard> coffee++
[10:35:29] <Bender> karma - coffee: 1600
[10:38:23] <TheMightyBuzzard> η« γ ε―γ¦ γγΎγ
[10:43:06] <SirFinkus> oh boy, I missed some drama it looks like
[10:44:46] <TheMightyBuzzard> lil bit o fun, yeah.
[10:46:12] <SirFinkus> butthurt journal entries are the best journal entries
[10:46:29] <TheMightyBuzzard> but it got 170-something comments on a sunday afternoon
[10:47:39] <SirFinkus> well, I guess that's why those stories get so much coverage in the internet "press"
[10:47:39] <TheMightyBuzzard> for that matter, my happy birthday linux story got fiddy-sumpin yesterday
[10:48:25] <TheMightyBuzzard> ya. kinda a shame clicks don't do us any good except to keep score on how much shit you can stir up.
[10:49:21] <SirFinkus> probably a side effect of internet revenue being based on clicks and views
[10:51:57] <TheMightyBuzzard> nod nod. i do like getting 150+ comment posts up but i prolly should make an effort to have the actual story be a tad less biased next time.
[10:52:38] <SirFinkus> I don't think it being unbiased will do anything to reduce the number of comments
[10:52:50] <SirFinkus> might increase them actually
[10:53:03] <SirFinkus> since now people on both sides can bitch about how biased the article is
[10:55:35] <TheMightyBuzzard> hmm... good point
[10:55:45] <TheMightyBuzzard> think i'll try that next time
[10:56:53] <SirFinkus> frankly, I found the entire gamergate thing laughable
[10:57:27] <SirFinkus> faux outrage all around
[10:57:48] <TheMightyBuzzard> must not have looked that deep into it then. there's plenty to be legitimately pissed about.
[10:58:22] <SirFinkus> biased gaming press? please
[10:58:37] <TheMightyBuzzard> biased regular press as well when they picked up the story
[10:58:57] <SirFinkus> we're talking about publications that review the same games they run ads for
[10:59:33] <TheMightyBuzzard> ya, would be nice if that changed
[11:00:10] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Crash-Tolerant Data Storage - Computers Guaranteed Never to Lose Your Data. - http://sylnt.us - what-if-there-is-physical-damage
[11:00:45] <TheMightyBuzzard> would also be nice if bullshit games didn't get ranked up because of behind the scenes relationships or social justice reasons
[11:01:07] <SirFinkus> if we're bitching about mainstream media, there are much bigger problems with them
[11:01:38] <TheMightyBuzzard> than outright lying to fit their narrative? nope, not really.
[11:01:54] <SirFinkus> basically complaining about corrupt people getting coverage from corrupt gaming media, and being covered by biased and corrupt mainstream news sources
[11:01:56] <TheMightyBuzzard> that's pretty much the core of msm's suck
[11:03:01] <SirFinkus> I've found a good way to see how bad it is is to watch something like RT and compare it to western news broadcasts
[11:03:09] <TheMightyBuzzard> in this specific case it's not going to affect many folks if it changes but it's about the first time anyone has done anything about it.
[11:03:18] <SirFinkus> not nearly as bad, but you'll note certain areas where the tactics are similar
[11:04:10] <SirFinkus> or just read news coverage of something you know intimately about
[11:05:00] <SirFinkus> it actually seems like it'd be kind of a fun job, reporting technically accurate news to fit a world view
[11:05:37] <SirFinkus> no challenge if you can just make up outright lies, it's more fun to manipulate the truth
[11:06:20] <TheMightyBuzzard> nah, trust me, it's more fun to spout the truth and wait for the rain of butthurt
[11:09:40] <SirFinkus> well, I guess I haven't recovered fully from my illness yet, time to go vomit and lie down for a while
[11:09:44] <SirFinkus> peace
[11:10:39] <TheMightyBuzzard> enjoy
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[15:45:35] <TheMightyBuzzard> There we go, that should honk some people off. https://soylentnews.org
[15:45:36] <^> ^ 03SN journal Women's Equality Day 04(0 comments)
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[16:42:31] <mechanicjay> TheMightyBuzzard++
[16:42:31] <Bender> karma - themightybuzzard: 179
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[18:38:10] <SoyGuest39490> any plan on a SoylentNews adapted for cellphones?
[18:38:26] <SoyGuest39490> greetings everybody!
[18:38:34] <CoolHand> greetings SoyGuest39490
[18:38:51] <CoolHand> I'm not aware of any plans for an "app" if that's what you mean... u wanna write one?
[18:39:48] <CoolHand> if you just mean a mobile optimized version, I haven't heard talk of that either.. but the devs would be eht ones to truly answer that
[18:40:34] <AndyTheAbsurd> CoolHand: Actually, the right thing to do would probably be to just deliver the data in hte "articles" div if a mobile device is detected.
[18:41:19] <SoyGuest39490> not an app, as a mobile version would be sufficient
[18:43:41] <SoyGuest39490> the idea is to have the news title fit the screen. an navigate between them easily.
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[20:18:52] <SirFinkus> TheMightyBuzzard your journal entry is sure to generate a reasonable debate
[20:18:58] <SirFinkus> well done
[20:19:36] * TheMightyBuzzard tips his cap
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[20:33:43] <paulej72> Slurm is making my head hurt
[20:34:28] <mechanicjay> So....we have this guy on campus who rides a Unicycle around.
[20:34:53] <mechanicjay> Like, he's a serious unicyclist, uses it all the time, as one one might use a skateboard, or a bicycle.
[20:35:03] <mechanicjay> It's an impressive display of balance and control.
[20:35:08] <FrogBlast> (or roller-shoes)
[20:35:08] <mechanicjay> Still though, he looks like a fucking tool.
[20:35:25] <paulej72> yeah, I saw a guy riding a unicycle up a faily steep hill a couple of weeks ago.
[20:35:41] <paulej72> very impressive
[20:36:04] <mechanicjay> It's like the ultimate evolution of Hipster Fixie scourge.
[20:36:14] <paulej72> they even make a gear set for a unicycle that is all in the hub.
[20:36:24] <mechanicjay> ha! I didn't know that
[20:36:47] <FrogBlast> "My bicycle is so unorthodox that the other half of it is somewhere else entirely."
[20:37:10] <mechanicjay> FrogBlast: I want to see someone trying to ride just the fork end.
[20:37:27] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Analysis of Tweets Shows Disapproval of Police - http://sylnt.us - Who-LiveStream's-the-Watchmen?
[20:37:50] <paulej72> http://krisholm.com
[20:37:51] <^> ^ 03Kh Schlumpf | Kris Holm Unicycles
[20:38:14] <mechanicjay> I guess if you have a suitably sprung syspenssion type fork, you could use it like a pogo-stick.
[20:39:21] <FrogBlast> Confession: I am over 30 damn years old. and I wear roller-shoes every day.
[20:40:24] <mechanicjay> FrogBlast: You're the second person I know in their 30's with a pair.
[20:40:39] <mechanicjay> I guess you could be the same person.
[20:41:27] <FrogBlast> Whereabouts does the first person live?
[20:41:37] <mechanicjay> NJ
[20:42:06] <FrogBlast> Nope, there's at least two of us.
[20:42:23] <FrogBlast> East Coast/West Coast roller-feud.
[20:42:37] <mechanicjay> I'm sure he'd be up for that.
[20:43:07] <FrogBlast> I've got a pocket full of gravel. He'll be dead before sunset.
[20:43:08] <mechanicjay> I guess it takes a certain kind of 30-yr old to get roller shoes, so this makes sense .
[20:43:37] <FrogBlast> In my case, it took a certain kind of 25 year old, and time.
[20:49:38] <FrogBlast> I do recommend them, particularly if you've always aspired to have at least one bad knee.
[20:52:52] <mechanicjay> Eh, already suffer from some knee weakness and pain.
[20:53:30] <mechanicjay> ...though since I've been doing a crapton of cycling this year, they've not bothered me.
[21:00:23] <FrogBlast> Events, leisure, functional, or some mix?
[21:02:05] <mechanicjay> just commuting, 60-80 miles/week, a bit of leisure with the kids.
[21:02:35] <FrogBlast> That is a lot of bicycling.
[21:05:14] <FrogBlast> My office bought two battery-assisted bikes from China earlier this year for everyone to use, but even with a motor, I don't have to guts to take a bike into traffic.
[21:05:22] <mechanicjay> I know! I haven't been in this good shape for like 15 year!
[21:06:45] <FrogBlast> You've officially inspired me. I'm taking the air conditioner off of the treadmill when I get hom, and getting reasonable exercise for another two weeks before I get bored of it again.
[21:06:55] <mechanicjay> I kinda want to try an event at some point, but that's actually what has me kinda scared, especially since I don't do the bike scene -- I ride in jeans and a t-shirt, with a total "Fred" cheap steel bike from the 70's.
[21:07:01] <mechanicjay> :)
[21:07:38] <FrogBlast> I almost did the Seattle-to-Portland ten years ago, but instead I um... never biked again.
[21:07:53] <FrogBlast> I wish more people would do jeans and a t-shirt.
[21:07:54] <mechanicjay> FWIW, I think the idea of putting time aside to exercise is a waste, taking up my commute with it was a double win
[21:08:01] <mechanicjay> ha!
[21:08:09] <FrogBlast> I've started seeing people on tandem bicycles in feaux-sponsored gear.
[21:08:11] <FrogBlast> TANDEM
[21:08:42] <FrogBlast> Really, you're a husband and wife tandem-bicycle team?
[21:08:44] <mechanicjay> Since I'm like the old steel bikes, I kinda want to do the Eroica California ride -- it's a ride for vintage steel only.
[21:09:19] <mechanicjay> lol, I hate the sponsored gear.
[21:14:47] <FrogBlast> The internet keeps telling me it's not safe to build bicycle out of PVC but... I feel like I could do it.
[21:14:55] <FrogBlast> I -feel- it.
[21:16:35] <mechanicjay> If you use like 1-1/2 black ABS pipe, it might be strong enough.
[21:16:53] <mechanicjay> That should "inch and a half"
[21:17:12] <AndyTheAbsurd> safe? probably not. hilarious to watch you try to ride? possibly.
[21:17:36] <AndyTheAbsurd> Try it, and make sure to have someone around to get video of you riding it!
[21:18:24] <FrogBlast> I just watched video of a 3D printed bicycle breaking ever-so-gently in half during a press conference about how we can now3D print bicycles.
[21:18:51] <FrogBlast> It was less entertaining than expected. I'll try to get up to speed for oyu before catastrophic failure.
[21:20:48] <AndyTheAbsurd> you should probably try a balance bike first - there's no pedals, so it'll save you a lot of time/effort it turns out that it just falls apart under your weight.
[21:22:11] <FrogBlast> That is a good idea
[21:24:23] <FrogBlast> Real wheels, or home-made wheels in the spirit of the project?
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[21:27:11] <TheMightyBuzzard> bicycles are for pansies who want all their joints to still work properly when they're 40. skateboards ftw.
[21:29:46] <FrogBlast> I tried to skateboard for one week. It is officially more difficult than roller shoes.
[21:30:27] <TheMightyBuzzard> True and therein lie all the fun injuries.
[21:30:57] <AndyTheAbsurd> TheMightyBuzzard: I'm thinking of going the in-between route and getting http://www.amazon.com
[21:30:59] <^> ^ 03Amazon.com : Fuzion CityGlide Air Adult Kick Scooter (Blue) : Sports Outdoors
[21:31:52] <TheMightyBuzzard> my right knee and both my elbows are still good. all the other large joints have issues.
[21:32:23] <TheMightyBuzzard> eh, i don't think you could get enough speed out of one of those to really hurt yourself properly
[21:39:43] <AndyTheAbsurd> I really just want a faster way to get to the local Wawa (really nice convenience store) without having to have a car or take my bike and lock it up, but have it be something that I can take with me on the bus.
[21:40:36] <AndyTheAbsurd> It's actually pretty quick to get on the bus by Wawa and then change to the next bus going towards downtown at the big hub that that route passes through.
[21:42:51] <FrogBlast> I recommend roller shoes.
[21:46:01] <TheMightyBuzzard> skateboards. you can carry them in with you. and they also double as a rather handy blunt instrument should you get mugged.
[21:46:03] <SirFinkus> I want one of these https://www.youtube.com
[21:46:05] <^> ^ 03Velomobile Commute - YouTube
[21:46:15] <SirFinkus> lol "blunt instrument"
[21:46:20] <SirFinkus> .45 acp is pretty blunt too
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[21:50:18] <TheMightyBuzzard> pffft, go .50 or go home
[21:51:02] <FrogBlast> Someone went through our office parking lot on one of these recently: http://arstechnica.com
[21:51:03] <^> ^ 03Video: Watch Ars glide awkwardly in an alleyway on a SoloWheel | Ars Technica
[21:51:25] <FrogBlast> If I ever have 500 dollars and absolutely nothing else to do with it, I'd give it a try.
[21:51:41] <SirFinkus> the velomobiles are like 3k
[21:51:51] <SirFinkus> I'd get one at like 1k
[21:52:07] <TheMightyBuzzard> man you could build one for like $100
[21:52:24] <TheMightyBuzzard> assuming you can carve a block of styrofoam
[21:52:49] <SirFinkus> styrofoam seems like it'd be a shitty material for it
[21:53:07] <SirFinkus> I think most of the hand built ones are fabric or metal over a frame
[21:53:21] <TheMightyBuzzard> use it for the mold to form the fiberglass shell around. dissolve with acetone or cut out after.
[21:53:52] <SirFinkus> components alone would put you over $100
[21:54:28] <TheMightyBuzzard> ya think?
[21:54:52] <TheMightyBuzzard> personally i wouldn't be buying them new. i got mad scrounging skills.
[21:55:04] <SirFinkus> yeah, they're a bit more mechanically complex than normal bicycles
[21:56:25] <SirFinkus> could probably do it for $500
[21:57:02] <SirFinkus> https://www.youtube.com
[21:57:03] <^> ^ 03Sinner Mango Velomobile Walkthrough - YouTube
[21:57:07] <SirFinkus> provided you had all the tools
[21:57:23] <TheMightyBuzzard> yeah, most of mine are still in OK
[21:57:55] <SirFinkus> the one in the video is a high-end model, but you get the idea
[21:58:44] <SirFinkus> I wonder if they could have made it look any more like a penis
[21:58:56] <TheMightyBuzzard> nod nod. i'd prolly steal the gear assemblies off a 10/12-speed with a bent frame and have only what was necessary machined.
[21:59:04] <SirFinkus> I'd get a flesh colored one
[21:59:30] <TheMightyBuzzard> brown or beige?
[21:59:41] * TheMightyBuzzard asks in lieu of EF
[22:00:00] <SirFinkus> beige, since I'd be getting the shorter version
[22:00:48] <mechanicjay> SirFinkus++
[22:00:48] <Bender> karma - sirfinkus: 16
[22:00:51] <SirFinkus> If i got one from that company
[22:01:02] <SirFinkus> just a pipe dream though
[22:01:31] <SirFinkus> I already bike most of the time during the summer/spring, but fuck getting wet
[22:01:40] <SirFinkus> I could use something like that all year round
[22:02:32] <TheMightyBuzzard> man screw biking. that's way too much effort for no real return. ima get a kayak so at least i can fish while i take a breather.
[22:03:01] <SirFinkus> I don't really do it for recreation, just transportation
[22:03:09] <SirFinkus> it stacks up pretty well for that
[22:03:21] <SirFinkus> if I go downtown, it's often a lot faster than driving
[22:03:44] <TheMightyBuzzard> only if you ignore those nice wide sidewalks that nobody else is driving on
[22:04:41] <SirFinkus> ha
[22:04:57] <TheMightyBuzzard> but apparently you n me have vastly different driving conditions. i head out of town 80% of the time, not into it.
[22:05:17] <SirFinkus> yeah, wouldn't really make sense in more rural areas
[22:05:32] <SirFinkus> or if that's where you're driving
[22:05:57] <SirFinkus> I'm sure somebody has carried a kayak on a bike before, but I can't imagine that working very well
[22:06:30] <TheMightyBuzzard> edge of a suburb but the closest lake is like 5mi outside town.
[22:06:34] <FrogBlast> I feel like there's a market for some sort of bicycle-kayak James-bond-esque hybrid
[22:06:47] <SirFinkus> amphibious velomobile?
[22:06:58] <SirFinkus> just drive it right down the boat launch
[22:07:18] <TheMightyBuzzard> with a paddle wheel in back
[22:08:13] <TheMightyBuzzard> plexiglass bottom you think?
[22:08:27] <SirFinkus> naw, it'd get shitty on the road
[22:08:35] <SirFinkus> awesome for about a week
[22:08:36] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Porn-Sniffing Dog Helped Bring Down Subway Star Jared Fogle - http://sylnt.us - mental-image-from-headline-far-more-salacious-than-actual-situation
[22:08:37] <TheMightyBuzzard> true true
[22:10:08] <SirFinkus> I heard a great joke about Jared, it might have been here, wish I remembered it
[22:10:38] <TheMightyBuzzard> started his career trying to get into much smaller pants, ended it the same way?
[22:11:06] <SirFinkus> naw, it was something about "eat fresh"
[22:11:19] <SirFinkus> that's a good one too though
[22:14:05] <TheMightyBuzzard> hrm... i need southern tea and nicotine
[22:14:47] * SirFinkus just had a gross image of tea brewed with chew
[22:14:54] <TheMightyBuzzard> that's just iced tea that's one spoon of sugar away from being a supersaturated solution
[22:15:35] <SirFinkus> yeah, can't stand that stuff
[22:20:33] <takyon> can anyone confirm that the virginia shooter sent a 5-page letter to a thai restaurant?
[22:21:00] <TheMightyBuzzard> man, everyone's all freaking the hell out about the two folks who got shot today. it's just blah blah to me; more people died that hour in car wrecks.
[22:21:49] <TheMightyBuzzard> takyon, google got nothing on it
[22:22:26] <takyon> one moment
[22:23:20] <SirFinkus> it happened on live tv and it looks like he was wearing a go pro
[22:24:11] <TheMightyBuzzard> oh, today's was in virginia too?
[22:24:30] <takyon> http://puu.sh
[22:24:36] <takyon> here's page 5
[22:25:01] <SirFinkus> http://www.liveleak.com don't click this if you don't want to see it, it's pretty graphic
[22:25:07] <^> ^ 03LiveLeak.com - WDBJ Live Shooter Filmed Himself as He fired
[22:26:34] <TheMightyBuzzard> ya, think ima go have a smoke n dinner. whole story is just more meh to me except the half dozen articles that have already come out trying to tie it to gamergate.
[22:26:37] <takyon> that's the gopro version
[22:27:14] <SirFinkus> lol
[22:27:15] <ciri> rofl
[22:27:23] <SirFinkus> it's only a big deal because of the footage
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[22:29:27] <takyon> either he dropped the camera or it really sucks, since it stopped recording picture
[22:31:00] <takyon> also surprised nobody noticed him a few feet away pointing the gun, mouthing "bitch", hanging around
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[23:00:20] <_NSAKE> drink deep
[23:00:25] <_NSAKE> we're in your water
[23:06:54] <AndyTheAbsurd> _NSAKE: where's your Y?
[23:07:14] <_NSAKE> AndyTheAbsurd: it was removed during the brewing process
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[23:34:13] <TheMightyBuzzard> mmmmmm... i haven't made any sake in ages
[23:35:20] <_NSAKE> outofbeer.jpg
[23:36:39] <_NSAKEY> AndyTheAbsurd: Fake me is fake.
[23:36:57] <_NSAKE> http://nextbigfuture.com
[23:36:58] <^> ^ 03Next Big Future: Progress to Smaller, Cheaper Particle Colliders and efficient antimatter production
[23:37:19] <_NSAKEY> _NSAKE is a secure fool's gold key.
[23:37:25] <_NSAKE> http://nextbigfuture.com
[23:37:25] <^> ^ 03Next Big Future: Samsung unveils higher capacity Lithium ion batteries for electric bikes to provide 100 kilometer range in one charge
[23:37:46] <FrogBlast> If you made synthetic or no-alcohol sake, you could just call it fake...
[23:39:22] <TheMightyBuzzard> nah, it'd just be nasty starchy water
[23:39:45] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - California Company Thinks the Secret to Fusion is a Long Tube - http://sylnt.us - series-of-tubes
[23:44:40] <FrogBlast> Isn't that the same company that had a story earlier today?
[23:45:26] <TheMightyBuzzard> dunno, i only look at the pictures of nekkid girls
[23:50:28] <_NSAKE> that is fucked
[23:50:33] <_NSAKE> i've set the story not to display
[23:50:41] <_NSAKE> I'll find another one to shove into this timeslot
[23:51:09] <TheMightyBuzzard> put a picture of a nekkid girl on it and nobody will mind it's a dupe.
[23:53:09] <_NSAKE> m8
[23:54:21] <_NSAKE> should I run the algae foam or the hybrid photosynthesis story
[23:54:32] <_NSAKE> algae foam looks like an ad, no scientific paper AFAIK
[23:55:53] <FrogBlast> Hybrid photosynthesis sounds interesting, whatever it is
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[23:57:57] <_NSAKE> yeah it will run in 3 minutes