#Soylent | Logs for 2017-04-02
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[00:26:54] <soy673> nuke it from orbit
[00:39:56] <Deucalion> ~weather
[00:39:58] <exec> 10London, UK - currently 48°F / 9°C, clear with periodic clouds, wind SW at 4 mph, humidity 83% - Saturday partly cloudy (42°F:59°F / 6°C:15°C), Sunday partly cloudy (44°F:61°F / 7°C:16°C), Monday partly cloudy (46°F:62°F / 8°C:17°C), Tuesday cloudy (41°F:60°F / 5°C:16°C)
[00:45:45] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Photos of the Blue Origin Crew Capsule Released - http://sylnt.us - looks-comfy
[00:46:56] <TheMightyBuzzard> noice, pornhub has a popup div saying they're announcing every video you watch to facebook.
[00:50:35] <paulej72> lol
[00:50:59] <paulej72> good thing I am not on facebook
[00:54:34] <TheMightyBuzzard> quality prank there, yep.
[00:54:43] <TheMightyBuzzard> russians also got a good one in: https://milo.yiannopoulos.net
[00:54:45] <exec> └─ 13Listen: Russian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Shares Epic Troll Voicemail For April Fools' Day - MILO NEWS
[00:59:43] <soy673> I wonder if fake news is a proper justification to ban april fools
[01:00:07] <soy673> or are you in support of fake news, comrade?
[01:00:14] <chromas> We just need a FakeNews nexus
[01:00:46] <soy673> theonion?
[01:01:09] <soy673> it used to be cool
[01:04:35] <chromas> http://maddox.xmission.com
[01:04:36] <exec> └─ 13THE SOCIAL JOURNAL of WARRIORS
[01:04:58] <chromas> The PewDiePie 'article' is barely parody
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[01:29:28] <Bytram> Fnord666++
[01:29:28] <Bender> karma - fnord666: 4
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[02:43:07] <cmn32480> FNG++
[02:43:07] <Bender> karma - fng: 1
[02:43:26] <Bytram> FNG++ that's for sure!
[02:43:26] <Bender> karma - fng: 2
[02:46:46] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - MBAs as CEOs: Some Troubling Evidence - http://sylnt.us - alphabet-soup
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[03:14:06] <Bytram> Deucalion++
[03:14:06] <Bender> karma - deucalion: 22
[03:14:11] <Bytram> Deucalion++
[03:14:11] <Bender> karma - deucalion: 23
[03:14:12] <Bytram> Deucalion++
[03:14:12] <Bender> karma - deucalion: 24
[03:14:14] <Bytram> Deucalion++
[03:14:14] <Bender> karma - deucalion: 25
[03:14:32] <Bytram> Nice round-ish number for ya!
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[04:27:20] <exec> welcome n1: Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay, 18°C/65°F, 1:27 am GMT-3, Sunday, 2 April 2017
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[04:36:46] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - NASA's JPL Tests Robotic Ice Tools - http://sylnt.us - long-distance-ice-pick
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[06:38:20] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Corsair Launches Vengeance DRAM Modules with Dynamic RGB Lighting - http://sylnt.us - is-that-really-such-a-bright-idea?
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[08:36:19] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Book-Sized Device Can Replicate a Woman's Reproductive Cycle - http://sylnt.us - romance-novel
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[10:36:30] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Amazon Shuts Down Diapers.com as Founder Runs Walmart's E-Commerce Operations - http://sylnt.us - that-stinks
[11:19:47] <TheMightyBuzzard> coffee++
[11:19:47] <Bender> karma - coffee: 3323
[12:30:06] <FatPhil> Guatamalan coffee++
[12:30:26] <TheMightyBuzzard> eh, it's okay but i prefer jamacian
[12:30:50] <FatPhil> It's just the pack I picked up yesterday, so I like it as it's something different
[12:31:37] <TheMightyBuzzard> knod knod. depending on what brand, it can be pretty fair.
[12:33:03] <FatPhil> Not sure what brand this is from a guatemalan perspective, as it's imported raw and roasted locally in Estonia.
[12:33:14] <TheMightyBuzzard> man it is some good fishin weather today. shame i got other shat to do.
[12:33:37] <FatPhil> I have a new favourite coffee and tea shop - only discovered it about 2 months ago, and I've lived here nearly 7 years.
[12:33:49] <paulej72> coffee++
[12:33:49] <Bender> karma - coffee: 3324
[12:34:03] <TheMightyBuzzard> projects what needs finishing and a big ole dnd battle and some house cleaning.
[12:34:07] <paulej72> I prefer coffee in my cup
[12:34:21] <TheMightyBuzzard> i prefer it in my stomach
[12:34:30] <FatPhil> stomach++
[12:34:30] <Bender> karma - stomach: 1
[12:35:27] <TheMightyBuzzard> s'okay though. tuesday is sposed to be epic fishin and i'll have ten shiny, new jug lines made up and ready to go then.
[12:36:05] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Bay Area Tech Executives Indicted for H-1B Visa Fraud - http://sylnt.us - obviously-the-immigrants'-fault
[12:36:06] <paulej72> what's a jug line, never heard of them before
[12:36:48] <paulej72> ~weather
[12:36:49] <exec> 10Princeton, NJ, USA - currently 42°F / 6°C, sunny, wind NW at 9 mph, humidity 67% - Sunday mostly sunny (40°F:62°F / 4°C:17°C), Monday mostly cloudy (48°F:66°F / 9°C:19°C), Tuesday thunderstorm (47°F:70°F / 8°C:21°C), Wednesday sunny (45°F:67°F / 7°C:19°C)
[12:37:42] <TheMightyBuzzard> originally, a milk jug with some twine, a hook, and a weight. dump it out in the water and let it float/blow around until whatever kind of fish you're after hooks itself.
[12:38:48] <TheMightyBuzzard> i'm using 3/4" pvc with a pool noodle sleeve though instead of an actual milk jug. more compact but still quite floaty.
[12:39:57] <TheMightyBuzzard> they work a treat for catfish. just make sure your line's long enough to hit bottom and go check them every now and then while you're fishing for crappie or bass or even more catfish or whatever.
[12:40:55] <paulej72> yum catfish
[12:42:07] <paulej72> wonder why that never caught on up around where I fish, mabey due to fewer large bodies of water to do it on
[12:43:07] <TheMightyBuzzard> well it ain't always legal. like here you're not allowed at all on certain lakes and the state-run lakes you're not allowed on weekends between april and october.
[12:43:49] <TheMightyBuzzard> pretty bad idea in rivers as well since your jugs go bye-bye
[12:47:13] <TheMightyBuzzard> if you're more concerned with catching fish than using up time, jug lines are the way to go for eating-size catfish. get ten (legal limit round here) jugs out and do other things while they do the fishing for you.
[13:05:04] <FatPhil> never had catfish
[13:08:04] <TheMightyBuzzard> ?!
[13:08:17] <TheMightyBuzzard> ~location FatPhil
[13:08:18] <exec> *** location "fatphil" = "tallinn"
[13:08:27] <TheMightyBuzzard> ~weather FatPhil
[13:08:29] <exec> 10Tallinn, Estonia - currently 49°F, mostly sunny, wind W at 9 mph, humidity 80% - Sunday fog (33°F:52°F), Monday cloudy (30°F:40°F), Tuesday sunny (37°F:52°F), Wednesday cloudy (32°F:44°F)
[13:09:38] <TheMightyBuzzard> hrm, yeah you'd mostly be after trout over there i expect
[13:11:12] <TheMightyBuzzard> oh, no, yall have channel cat and wels cat
[13:18:02] <TheMightyBuzzard> channel cat is good eating if you get them 10lbs or less. above that you gotta spend extra time getting rid of the yellow fat before eating them.
[13:18:05] <TheMightyBuzzard> smoke break
[13:18:05] <TheMightyBuzzard> nicotine++
[13:18:05] <Bender> karma - nicotine: 340
[14:36:39] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - MAVEN Results Find Solar Wind and Radiation Responsible for Stripping the Martian Atmosphere - http://sylnt.us - a-mighty-wind
[14:38:23] <paulej72> Some asshole keeps drinking my coffee. Wonder why I need to pee again?
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[16:22:15] <Bytram> coffee++
[16:22:16] <Bender> karma - coffee: 3325
[16:22:22] <Bytram> !uid
[16:22:22] <Bender> The current maximum UID is 6547, owned by aquamarine
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[16:36:13] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Melting Sea Ice May Lead to More Life in the Sea - http://sylnt.us - visit-the-scenic-algae-blooms-of-antartica
[16:46:17] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Tyrannosaurus Rex was a Sensitive Lover, New Dinosaur Discovery Suggests - http://sylnt.us - not-so-good-with-a-reach-around
[17:06:33] <n1_> i combined those two headlines with Tyrannosaurus May, thinking it was about the UK PM
[17:17:10] <FatPhil> Tyranosaurus_May++
[17:17:10] <Bender> karma - tyranosaurus_may: 1
[17:21:57] <n1_> thinking more about it, with the tiny t-rex arms it just gave me the image of trex versions of may and trump 'engaging'
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[18:01:25] <paulej72> i am drained, I just came from a 12 mile bike ride
[18:15:23] <Bytram> paulej72: all downhill both ways?
[18:15:27] <Bytram> ;)
[18:17:00] <Bytram> But seriously, kudos to you! back in the day, a sunny sat/sun was a good day for a 10-15 mile bike ride. I had so much excess energy back then =)
[18:20:22] <Bytram> ~weather presque isle
[18:20:23] <exec> 10Presque Isle, ME, USA - currently 46°F, sunny, wind N at 10 mph, humidity 31% - Sunday partly cloudy (23°F:47°F), Monday partly cloudy (21°F:42°F), Tuesday scattered showers (28°F:45°F), Wednesday snow (22°F:39°F)
[18:20:26] <Bytram> ~weather portland, me
[18:20:28] <exec> 10Portland, ME, USA - currently 46°F, partly cloudy, wind NW at 13 mph, humidity 48% - Sunday partly cloudy (30°F:47°F), Monday mostly sunny (32°F:48°F), Tuesday rain (34°F:39°F), Wednesday partly cloudy (34°F:48°F)
[18:20:31] <Bytram> ~weather boston
[18:20:33] <exec> 10Boston, MA, USA - currently 49°F, mostly sunny, wind NW at 11 mph, humidity 52% - Sunday partly cloudy (36°F:49°F), Monday partly cloudy (39°F:52°F), Tuesday rain (37°F:44°F), Wednesday partly cloudy (38°F:53°F)
[18:20:38] <paulej72> lots of hills both up and down
[18:20:38] <Bytram> ~weather baltimore
[18:20:41] <exec> 10Baltimore, MD, USA - currently 61°F, partly cloudy, wind N at 6 mph, humidity 29% - Sunday partly cloudy (49°F:64°F), Monday mostly cloudy (55°F:64°F), Tuesday scattered thunderstorms (56°F:79°F), Wednesday mostly sunny (53°F:68°F)
[18:20:41] <Bytram> ~weather miami
[18:20:42] <exec> 10Miami, FL, USA - currently 82°F, mostly cloudy, wind E at 13 mph, humidity 74% - Sunday mostly cloudy (74°F:83°F), Monday mostly sunny (74°F:83°F), Tuesday partly cloudy (74°F:86°F), Wednesday partly cloudy (74°F:87°F)
[18:20:43] <paulej72> ~weather
[18:20:45] <exec> 10Princeton, NJ, USA - currently 60°F / 16°C, sunny, wind NW at 9 mph, humidity 30% - Sunday mostly sunny (41°F:61°F / 5°C:16°C), Monday mostly cloudy (48°F:66°F / 9°C:19°C), Tuesday thunderstorm (50°F:74°F / 10°C:23°C), Wednesday sunny (45°F:67°F / 7°C:19°C)
[18:23:23] <Bytram> looks like things are a bit more comfortable in your area -- we got another 9-12 inches of snow this weekend.
[18:37:48] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Reinventing Metal 3-D Printing With New Direct Writing Process - http://sylnt.us - sintering-is-so-2016
[18:39:37] <paulej72> build it like a mig welder. Would just be like one of the extruder type polymer printers
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[18:53:27] <BadCoderFinger> Hi guys
[18:53:38] <paulej72> hi BadCoderFinger
[18:54:48] <BadCoderFinger> Hey paulej72, how are things?
[18:54:55] <paulej72> not bad
[18:55:00] <paulej72> how about you
[18:55:28] <BadCoderFinger> Pretty good, gotta remote in to work, but at least I have beer.
[18:58:26] <BadCoderFinger> And playing with digital radio during compiles, so at least I get a bit of fun.
[19:01:17] <paulej72> I went for a bike ride today, since it was warm enoug and not raining
[19:01:44] <BadCoderFinger> Nice! I'm thinking one more week, and I'll get the bike out. Mine has an engine, though.
[19:02:04] <paulej72> cool
[19:03:36] <BadCoderFinger> May I ask what area you live in?
[19:04:19] <paulej72> princeton, NJ
[19:04:48] <BadCoderFinger> Ah, cool. I'm in Denver, CO
[19:05:00] <BadCoderFinger> Glad it's getting springtime there, heh.
[19:05:12] <paulej72> yeah, 5280 feet of extra cold
[19:05:31] <BadCoderFinger> Sadly, yeah. The only bad thing about Denver is how long the winters are.
[19:05:49] <Bytram> ~weather denver
[19:05:50] <exec> 10Denver, CO, USA - currently 62°F, sunny, wind E at 4 mph, humidity 27% - Sunday partly cloudy (37°F:63°F), Monday mostly sunny (32°F:56°F), Tuesday snow (24°F:38°F), Wednesday sunny (27°F:49°F)
[19:06:06] <BadCoderFinger> Hey Bytram! How are things?
[19:06:08] <paulej72> looks good as
[19:06:11] <paulej72> ~weather
[19:06:12] <exec> 10Princeton, NJ, USA - currently 61°F / 16°C, sunny, wind NW at 10 mph, humidity 28% - Sunday mostly sunny (41°F:62°F / 5°C:17°C), Monday mostly cloudy (48°F:66°F / 9°C:19°C), Tuesday thunderstorm (50°F:74°F / 10°C:23°C), Wednesday sunny (45°F:67°F / 7°C:19°C)
[19:06:14] <Bytram> ok, tired.
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[19:06:27] <Bytram> ~weather boston
[19:06:29] <exec> 10Boston, MA, USA - currently 51°F, sunny, wind NW at 11 mph, humidity 47% - Sunday partly cloudy (36°F:51°F), Monday mostly sunny (39°F:52°F), Tuesday rain (38°F:44°F), Wednesday partly cloudy (38°F:53°F)
[19:06:35] <Bytram> ~weather portland, me
[19:06:37] <exec> 10Portland, ME, USA - currently 47°F, partly cloudy, wind W at 13 mph, humidity 48% - Sunday partly cloudy (30°F:47°F), Monday mostly sunny (32°F:48°F), Tuesday rain and snow (34°F:39°F), Wednesday scattered showers (34°F:48°F)
[19:06:40] <BadCoderFinger> Today is nice, but we're supposed to get another storm rolling through, so not done with snow yet.
[19:06:41] <Bytram> ~weather presque isle
[19:06:42] <exec> 10Presque Isle, ME, USA - currently 46°F, sunny, wind N at 10 mph, humidity 31% - Sunday partly cloudy (23°F:47°F), Monday partly cloudy (21°F:42°F), Tuesday scattered showers (28°F:45°F), Wednesday snow (23°F:39°F)
[19:06:58] <Bytram> yep, I just got about 9-12 inches this w/e
[19:07:29] <BadCoderFinger> Bleh, that bites.
[19:07:45] <BadCoderFinger> I've had enough winter weather for a while.
[19:07:48] <boru> Sheesh, you fellas are still getting snow?
[19:08:11] <Bytram> yep.
[19:08:16] <paulej72> we still have some left here, but it is mostly melted
[19:08:38] <Bytram> we have some more snow forecast for mon nite
[19:08:55] <Bytram> and then into tue AM
[19:09:01] <Bytram> :(
[19:09:54] <paulej72> just in time for morning rush
[19:10:15] <Bytram> paulej72: s/ r/ sl/
[19:10:15] <sedctl> <Bytram> <paulej72> just in time for morning slush
[19:10:16] <exec> <Bytram> <paulej72> just in time for morning slush
[19:10:40] <BadCoderFinger> Oh wow, dueling sed bots!
[19:13:55] <Bytram> lol!
[19:13:56] <Bytram> https://phys.org
[19:14:03] <exec> └─ 13Reinventing metal 3-D printing with new direct writing process
[19:14:20] <Bytram> " ... along with collaborators at Worchester Polytechnic Institute ... "
[19:14:31] <Bytram> ~g WPI
[19:14:33] <exec> [google] www.bulknutrients.com.au/products/whey-protein-isolate.html
[19:14:39] <Bytram> lol
[19:15:17] <BadCoderFinger> Heh, when your school is less famous than "whey protein isolate" you have failed.
[19:15:17] <Bytram> it's pronounced "wooster"
[19:15:38] <Bytram> point
[19:15:43] <BadCoderFinger> What, like "Jeeves and Worcester?"
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[19:16:31] <arti> Rick and morty S03E01 http://www.dailymotion.com
[19:17:04] <paulej72> saw it last night
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[19:27:59] <BadCoderFinger> Grrr, radio battery is sloooooow to charge.
[19:29:17] <BadCoderFinger> Even the knockoff Baofeng has a charger that will charge the battery off the radio. Icom has one, but charges you $40 for the privilege.
[19:30:41] <Bytram> ~g reign
[19:30:43] <exec> [google] https://en.wikipedia.org(TV_series)
[19:30:52] <Bytram> blurgh
[19:30:58] <Bytram> ~define reign
[19:30:59] <exec> [urbandictionary] 03reign: To rule over absolutely, to be the absolute authority.
[19:31:07] <Bytram> ~define rein
[19:31:08] <exec> [urbandictionary] 03reins: something that you hold onto to secure oneself or control when in motion or what is in motion
[19:33:33] <BadCoderFinger> Gotta love English. "rein" is a verb, but "reins" is a noun.
[19:37:59] <boru> Time flies like an arrow, and all that.
[19:38:56] <BadCoderFinger> I rather think time flies like a very angry chicken with a sharp beak. You think you're getting an egg, and suddenly you're bleeding.
[19:43:31] <Deucalion> BadCoderFinger, you "rein" things in...... e.g. he reined in his pie eating compulsion and lost weight. "Reins" are the (usually) leather strap things you use to control a horse by the mouth. I do not see how this odd... you use reins (n.) to rein (v.) something.
[19:44:58] <BadCoderFinger> Deucalion: You are correct. I find it odd that "rein" pluralized becomes a noun. Since a singular "rein" doesn't really exist, i.e. half of "reins" would be insufficient to stay on a horse head, let alone control it.
[19:44:59] <boru> "Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana", is what I was referring to.
[19:45:19] <Deucalion> Does make me wonder about the derivation of "reign".... to reign (v.)... to treat your subjects like hoofed beasts in need of reins to turn them to your purpose
[19:47:05] <BadCoderFinger> Deucalion: Could very well be the case. I think "reign" more comes from "regnum" though.
[19:47:16] <boru> Unrelated etymologies, apparently.
[19:47:32] <boru> 'rein' -> 'rene' -> retinere'
[19:47:35] <Deucalion> Single "rein" as a noun does exist. It is possible to "drop a rein" whilst riding a horse - which refers to losing one's grasp on one or other side of what is commonly a loop. Reins are not always a loop as is common, they can be one rope / tether per side of the beast of burden's gob, each held one per hand.
[19:48:00] <Deucalion> You are no doubt correct about regnum
[19:48:32] <BadCoderFinger> Deucalion: Interesting. I'd not read that.
[19:48:53] <BadCoderFinger> boru: Where does that etymology come from?
[19:49:12] <boru> Middle English, Old French, Latin, respectively.
[19:49:34] <Bytram> cf http://etymonline.com
[19:49:36] <exec> └─ 13Online Etymology Dictionary
[19:49:59] <Bytram> as in:
[19:49:59] <Bytram> http://etymonline.com
[19:50:01] <exec> └─ 13Online Etymology Dictionary
[19:50:43] <Bytram> let's see if this works...
[19:50:45] <Bytram> rein (n.) Look up rein at Dictionary.com
[19:50:45] <Bytram> c. 1300, "strap fastened to a bridle," from Old French rene, resne "reins, bridle strap, laces" (Modern French rêne), probably from Vulgar Latin *retina "a bond, check," back-formation from Latin retinere "hold back" (see retain). To give something free rein is originally of horses.
[19:51:07] <Bytram> lost the italics, but o/w came through okay. =)
[19:51:09] <BadCoderFinger> boru: Good info, thanks.
[19:51:28] <boru> I'm just regurgitating what I'm reading here.
[19:51:36] <Bytram> Warning! if you are at all interested in word origins, this is a rabbit hole like no other!
[19:51:55] <BadCoderFinger> Bytram: I've been interested in etymology from childhood, heh.
[19:51:56] <boru> Linguistics is far from being my strong suit.
[19:52:21] <Deucalion> BadCoderFinger, my sis has always been a horsey type..... the endless detailed explanation of how the latest "event" went has left me with far more knowledge about such things than I care to have. I did also ride the stupid beasties in my younger days. Now she's moved onto cats... I think the last count was 9 of the furry bastards around the place... so it's endless tales of how kitty#4 did something amusing the other day and such like. As
[19:52:21] <Deucalion> long as she's happy I guess :/
[19:52:33] * Bytram was known to look up a word in the dictionary as a child and then discover he just read through a couple pages in it. =)
[19:52:43] <BadCoderFinger> boru: Mine neither, I'm just fascinated by the evolution of language.
[19:52:52] <boru> Aye, it is interesting.
[19:53:10] <Bytram> Deucalion: just feel grateful the cats are not large enough to ride
[19:58:42] <Deucalion> At least one of them is.... it's some Canadian feral thing she adopted... it's not what I would call a domestic cat as I know it at first glance :/
[20:01:13] * Bytram suspects that is knows *you* at first glance, too. ;)
[20:01:53] <Bytram> https://en.wikipedia.org
[20:01:54] <exec> └─ 13Maine Coon - Wikipedia
[20:04:45] <Bytram> "The Maine Coon is the largest breed of domestic cat. On average, males weigh from 13 to 18 lb (5.9 to 8.2 kg) with females weighing from 8 to 12 lb (3.6 to 5.4 kg). The height of adults can vary between 10 and 16 in (25 and 41 cm) and they can reach a length of up to 48 in (120 cm), including the tail, which can reach a length of 14 in (36 cm)"
[20:08:45] <Bytram> oh. my.... https://upload.wikimedia.org
[20:20:42] <BadCoderFinger> One of my cats is a mix of Maine Coon. He's a pretty big cat, heh.
[20:21:13] <Bytram> BadCoderFinger: how many cats do you have?
[20:21:18] <BadCoderFinger> 3
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[20:22:00] <Bytram> was brought to visit one of my relatives as a child -- don't remember which one -- and htey had a coon cat... was bigger than I was!
[20:22:02] <charon_> ~gday soylent
[20:22:03] * exec sneakily embiggens a pittance of sobriety with soylent
[20:22:10] <Bytram> and the most docile creature I'd ever seen
[20:22:20] <Bytram> ~gday charon
[20:22:22] * exec homogeneously cracks open a B-tree of freedom for charon
[20:22:45] <charon_> Bytram!
[20:22:54] <Bytram> charon!
[20:23:17] <charon_> you get snowed in?
[20:24:11] <Bytram> no firm date yet, as they are focusing on getting through their manifest, but: https://arstechnica.com
[20:24:11] * Bytram taps exec on the shoulder
[20:24:13] <exec> └─ 13SpaceX to launch “silliest thing we can imagine” on debut Falcon Heavy | Ars Technica
[20:25:33] <Bytram> charon_: nah, but we did get a heavy storm, prolly 9-12 inches
[20:25:45] <Bytram> great snow for making snowmen
[20:25:50] <Bytram> and snowballs
[20:26:15] * charon_ ducks
[20:26:37] <Bytram> Elon Musk is amazing... just had his first orbital rocket reuse, with a landing, and retrieval of half the fairing, but now this:
[20:26:37] <Bytram> https://electrek.co
[20:26:38] <charon_> only about an inch down by me, and it's almost melted by now
[20:26:39] <exec> └─ 13Tesla delivers a record number of vehicles during the first quarter 2017: ~25,000 | Electrek
[20:27:00] <Bytram> while shaking up the rocket industry, he's doing the same to the automotive industry, and...
[20:27:25] <charon_> hah, don't say that around <tt>Arik</tt>
[20:27:38] <Bytram> if he can get the launch cadence up for the F9 rocket, he plans to launch a low-earth-orbit wireless ISP
[20:27:58] <Bytram> not sure, but ISTR on the order of 4-5 thousand sats
[20:28:59] <Bytram> wireless high-speed internet, to wage battle against the likes of AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, and TWC (or whatever it is called)
[20:29:11] <Bytram> oh, and that is only in the US... the sats would have a world-wide reach.
[20:29:21] <Bytram> say what you will, but he sure thinks BIG!
[20:29:51] <charon_> i'm thinking maybe he should finish catching the squirrels in front of him before looking for more
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[20:30:45] <Bytram> he's just planning ahead and having a vision to aim for to keep himself on track, rather than being distracted by tempting sidetrips that might arise along the way.
[20:31:32] <Bytram> "If I could get the launch cost down by an order of magnitude, what could I do with that capability that is currently infeasible?"
[20:32:39] <charon_> not even that. i meant the thing with the tunnels
[20:32:59] <Bytram> oh, that... that's just a boring diversion
[20:33:03] <Bytram> ;)
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[20:35:28] <charon_> nice
[20:35:38] <charon_> puns--
[20:35:38] <Bender> karma - puns: 3
[20:35:52] <Bytram> my fourte'
[20:36:06] <Bytram> (that comes after my three-te', of course)
[20:36:22] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Study Claims That YouTube Avoids $1 Billion in Music Royalties Using DMCA Safe Harbor - http://sylnt.us - thwarted-rent-seeking
[20:36:32] <charon_> /quit they're all mad!
[20:36:44] <Bytram> of coarse!
[20:38:46] * charon_ gives Bytram a new version of MS Spellcheck
[20:39:07] <Bytram> spelt checque?
[20:40:55] * charon_ cries
[20:41:06] <Bytram> https://en.wikipedia.org
[20:41:08] <exec> └─ 13Spelt - Wikipedia
[20:41:19] <charon_> mmm, sprout-y
[20:41:23] <Bytram> https://en.wikipedia.org
[20:41:25] <exec> └─ 13Cheque - Wikipedia
[20:42:07] <Bytram> it will still be a few weeks before things start "sprouting" around here
[20:42:31] <Bytram> and, with that, it's time for me to take a nap, and get ready to head out later.
[20:42:35] <Bytram> nice chatting with ya!
[20:42:41] <charon_> likewise
[20:42:51] <charon_> ~gnight Bytram
[20:42:53] * exec fanatically offers a hemp bag of lima beans to Bytram
[20:43:27] <Bytram> story queue is not ideal, but we at least half stories to last past start-of-day, EDT (and remember another 90 or so minutes past that 'til the next story is due)
[20:43:35] <Bytram> ~gnight charon_
[20:43:36] * exec deliciously integrates a can of privilege with charon_
[20:44:02] <Bytram> laters!
[20:44:08] <charon_> honky in a can
[22:21:37] * Deucalion starts Steam client.... "Updating Steam" ... why did I ~not~ expect that :/ Heh.... it's 30 minutes since you last used the Steam client have this bajillion TB update to bring you up to date....
[22:23:52] <chromas> Join the Steam client beta
[22:23:54] <chromas> >:)
[22:35:55] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Mylan EpiPen Recall Expanded - http://sylnt.us - it-got-my-adrenaline-pumping
[22:38:29] * Deucalion passes on an anecdote from this side of the pond.... spent a looooong ass time driving today - flicking between various commercial radio stations - every other ad break... a gov't sponsored anti-terrorism message.... along the lines of 'you can never be too careful, if you see something you even vaguely think is suspicious report it to 0800-GOV" or some such number.... so yes, we now officially have gov't sponsored and funded cit
[22:38:29] * Deucalion izens encouraged to "report" other suspicious citizens, Is this ringing any bells with anyone? My internal WTF bell fell off the hook the first time I heard it.... I guess I'm not yet AFRAID OF THE OTHER enough yet...
[22:39:56] <Deucalion> chromas, there is only one response to beta .... it was our founding principle :D
[22:41:22] <chromas> Are you visiting the states?
[22:41:34] <Deucalion> nope... still in the UK
[22:41:51] <chromas> I thought you guys didn't have ter'rists
[22:44:12] * chromas passes an anecdote from a linux user: btrfs still sucks
[22:46:03] <chromas> If you're getting ads like that then maybe you can be our 50th state after calexit :D
[22:46:36] <Deucalion> We laugh at nutters who are terrorist-wannabees and just get on with our lives.... the most recent thing, that London attack by a "terrorist" defied any meaning of the word terrorist..... meh we lived through the US funded IRA campaign bombing the place all over, an idiot with a car and a knife does not a terrorist make, despite how the media may choose to play it up.
[22:47:53] * chromas prepares a welcome package of rifles and triple cheeseburgers
[22:50:07] <Deucalion> Welcome package? Am I travelling soon? I dunno... if I don't know where I'm headed can I get some ammo for the rifles? Isn't that a 79th amendment to the bill of noodles to be given lots of rounds with every rifle... I may be scant on the detail
[22:50:41] <paulej72> guns and food, I'm in
[22:52:07] * Deucalion scoffs a cheeseburger
[23:13:07] <soy673> so, do you get banned from this channel for wrongthink?
[23:13:22] <cmn32480> nope
[23:13:29] <cmn32480> we all think wrong here.
[23:13:31] <SirFinkus> oh, Deucalion
[23:13:35] <SirFinkus> nier automata
[23:13:35] <cmn32480> and wrong is in the eye of the beholder
[23:13:43] <SirFinkus> you should get it, it's great
[23:13:44] <soy673> oh ok
[23:13:47] * charon_ pokes cmn32480 in the eye
[23:13:57] <cmn32480> #smake charon_
[23:13:57] * MrPlow smakes charon_ upside the head with a boot to the head
[23:14:23] <charon_> man, this network is... oh, you know
[23:14:40] <cmn32480> blowjobs?
[23:14:47] <charon_> *ding*
[23:14:53] <soy673> Deucalion: that middle eastern religion
[23:14:53] <cmn32480> we shoudl move the whole thing to irc.supernets.org
[23:15:25] <soy673> even when they are born here, the threat is not neutered
[23:15:49] <soy673> never going to give up their religiosity
[23:16:07] <soy673> there, wrongthink said
[23:16:21] <charon_> that's what they said about the Irish
[23:16:46] <cmn32480> and the chinee
[23:17:13] <soy673> the irish didn't mass immigrate into the rest of UK
[23:17:45] <soy673> the chinese holiday goers are just rude and gross
[23:18:01] <soy673> they don't explode though :)
[23:18:22] <cmn32480> holy fuckballs
[23:18:34] <cmn32480> I can actually get the magneto for my nearly 20 year old chainsaw
[23:18:51] <paulej72> what kind
[23:18:57] <cmn32480> poulan
[23:19:00] <cmn32480> 16"in
[23:19:05] <cmn32480> like my johnson
[23:19:09] <paulej72> piece of shit
[23:19:14] <cmn32480> prolly
[23:19:18] <Fnord666> his johnson?
[23:19:19] <cmn32480> but it does what I need it to do
[23:19:22] <soy673> I still remember seeing HDD magnets for the first time
[23:19:32] <soy673> strong magnets
[23:19:35] <paulej72> had one, it would not oil properly and was hard to start
[23:19:36] <Fnord666> the chainsaw or the johnson
[23:19:44] <cmn32480> if I was gonna replace it paulej72, what would you suggest?
[23:19:57] <Fnord666> stihl
[23:20:08] <paulej72> well I guess I still do have one since I did not get rid of it yet, but I have a husquvana
[23:20:11] <cmn32480> but I don't wanna take out a second mortgage....
[23:20:33] <charon_> husqvarna
[23:20:35] <paulej72> stihl is good as well, I have a sting trimmer from them
[23:21:09] <charon_> hmm, does hilti make chainsaws? IF SO, THEY'D BE THE BEST
[23:21:12] <paulej72> damn L&G companines can't spell their names correctly
[23:21:14] <Fnord666> I've had the same stihl farm boss for over 20 years. still runs and cuts like a champ
[23:21:29] <charon_> accidental caps, but good for emphasis
[23:21:35] <soy673> http://i.4cdn.org OF COURSE HE PATENTED IT
[23:21:52] <soy673> heh patent pending ad networks
[23:22:33] <soy673> using counter terrorism to serve ads :)
[23:22:41] <soy673> genius
[23:22:59] <charon_> so he's a paranoid schizophrenic?
[23:23:00] <cmn32480> DINNER!!!
[23:23:03] <cmn32480> biab
[23:23:09] <charon_> enjoy, cmn32480
[23:24:07] <soy673> "google can succeed, but it would be a shame if it ran afoul of my patents"
[23:24:53] <charon_> soy673: that thing you linked sounds like the depiction of John Nash in "A Beautiful Mind." finding a huge web of connections that are not actually there
[23:25:32] <soy673> yeah, Operation Google taught us to poison the datasets
[23:26:04] <soy673> look at the googles, skypes and leppos :)
[23:26:11] <chromas> googles gonna goog
[23:26:25] <paulej72> the googles the do nothing
[23:26:28] <charon_> leppos gonna lepp?
[23:26:47] <soy673> thanks Mr Leppo
[23:26:48] <paulej72> s/the/they
[23:26:49] <sedctl> pelij72, did you know there's THREE slashes in a proper s/// command?
[23:26:54] <paulej72> s/the/they/
[23:26:54] <sedctl> <pilej72> they googles the do nothing
[23:26:55] <exec> <paulej72> s/they/they
[23:27:02] <charon_> damn, snark-bot
[23:27:49] <paulej72> s|the|they|
[23:27:49] <sedctl> <paulej72> they googles the do nothing
[23:28:09] <paulej72> well at least it is compliant
[23:28:22] <paulej72> s| the| they|
[23:28:26] <soy673> I wonder how far this automation will go, can it be used to ddos google itself?
[23:28:44] <Deucalion> soy673, you are Ef and I claim my $20 - yurp inflation sucks.
[23:29:18] <soy673> google drops MSNBC because MSNBC is """"associated"""" with non family-friendly terms
[23:29:21] <charon_> thinking...
[23:29:26] <soy673> just need to convince the google AI
[23:29:49] * Deucalion gives charon_ an extra oar
[23:30:06] <Fnord666> I thought I smelled insulation burning
[23:30:28] <paulej72> I see smells
[23:30:43] <Deucalion> I see sounds
[23:30:43] <Fnord666> I smell dead people
[23:30:59] <Deucalion> predictable Fnord666 - your round
[23:31:05] <paulej72> naah that was just me farting
[23:31:19] <soy673> speaking of inflation, I like how there are stacks of useless cash lying around in Fallout3/4
[23:31:43] <soy673> stacks and stacks of money just lying around
[23:31:51] <paulej72> why, use them as toilet paper, start fires and such
[23:32:13] <soy673> sure, you can even use them for material in fallout4
[23:32:18] <soy673> to sew cloth
[23:33:01] <paulej72> I think there would be none in a real world situation if some humanity was left
[23:33:07] <Deucalion> Oh my, it's only a matter of time before gold standard happens again and zerohedge become s a font of wisdom.
[23:33:12] <soy673> a copy of a magazine costs $39 according to the in-game fluff
[23:33:31] <soy673> $25 for a comic book I think
[23:33:34] <Fnord666> last I heard .22 shells would be the new currency
[23:34:16] <paulej72> .22 shells about as worthless as pennies
[23:34:27] <soy673> I deal only in 7.62R, conversion rate for .22 is 5:1
[23:34:29] <soy673> :)
[23:34:31] <paulej72> now some 9mm ones
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[23:35:06] <Deucalion> I have 12 zombie heads I roasted down to the skull... trade anyone? I think we can use them to make totem effigies... or something.... you want these skulls.... heh that food will do to trade for your everlasting safety....
[23:35:15] <paulej72> gas and food would be the new gold
[23:35:58] <Fnord666> insulin and penicillin
[23:36:02] <Deucalion> and death would be the reality. Wiped out by the virus.
[23:36:30] <paulej72> insulin would not be as all that needed it would be dead from not having it
[23:37:23] * paulej72 wonders how I would survive without meds
[23:38:01] <soy673> it's not safe out there, take a 9mm with you
[23:38:30] <charon_> the updated old man from Legend of Zelda
[23:38:38] <soy673> s/9mm/25x179mm/
[23:38:39] <sedctl> <soy673> it's not safe out there, take a 25x179mm with you
[23:38:40] <exec> <soy673> it's not safe out there, take a 25x179mm with you