#Soylent | Logs for 2017-10-26
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[00:06:24] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Soylent Meal Replacement Sales Blocked in Canada - http://sylnt.us - as-long-as-it's-not-green
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[01:37:31] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - New York Advances Drone Industry With Testing Corridor - http://sylnt.us - droning-on-and-on
[01:43:31] <Bytram> ~weather Chappaqua
[01:43:33] <exec> 10Chappaqua, NY - currently 54°F / 12°C, mostly cloudy, wind N at 2 mph, humidity 80% - scattered showers (48°F:63°F / 9°C:17°C), partly cloudy (40°F:59°F / 4°C:15°C), sunny (46°F:62°F / 8°C:17°C), partly cloudy (58°F:68°F / 14°C:20°C)
[01:44:35] <Bytram> ~weather Chappaqua, NY
[01:44:36] <exec> 10Chappaqua, NY, USA - currently 54°F / 12°C, mostly cloudy, wind N at 2 mph, humidity 80% - Wednesday scattered showers (48°F:63°F / 9°C:17°C), Thursday partly cloudy (40°F:59°F / 4°C:15°C), Friday sunny (46°F:62°F / 8°C:17°C), Saturday partly cloudy (58°F:68°F / 14°C:20°C)
[02:21:21] * TheMightyBuzzard yawns
[02:21:21] * MrPlow flips a Skittle into TheMightyBuzzard's gaping mouth
[02:21:25] <Bytram> gnight everyone
[02:21:30] <TheMightyBuzzard> ~gnight Bytram
[02:21:32] * exec cohesively $action a 55 gallon drum of coal $preposition Bytram
[03:06:21] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Amazon Wine is Shutting Down - http://sylnt.us - no-use-whining
[04:35:26] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Android to Add 'DNS Over TLS' to Keep ISPs From Spying on You - http://sylnt.us - DNS=Do-Not-Share
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[06:15:55] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - "Banshee" Technique Improves On-Package DRAM Performance - http://sylnt.us - quite-a-bit-better
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[07:42:36] <exec> welcome n1: Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay, 18°C/64°F, 4:42 am GMT-3, Thursday, 26 October 2017
[07:47:02] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Fats Domino Dies, Aged 89 - http://sylnt.us - may-he-twist-in-piece-on-blueberry-hill
[07:50:54] <boru> I'm not sure if it was a pun or not, but should that dpt have been 'twist-in-peace'?
[08:00:50] * chromas suspects punnery
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[09:18:09] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Microsoft Kills Kinect - http://sylnt.us - pining-for-the-fjords
[09:19:42] <boru> We will never know.
[10:45:54] <chromas> Bender: s/j(.*)/n\1-666/
[10:45:54] <upstart> <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Microsoft Kills Kinect - http://sylnt.us - pining-for-the-fn\1-666
[10:46:00] <chromas> #smake upstart
[10:46:00] * MrPlow smakes upstart upside the head with Ethanol-fueled's 5" extender
[10:46:59] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Amazon Wants to Deliver Purchases into Your Home - http://sylnt.us - will-deliver-no-wine
[11:00:45] <TheMightyBuzzard> coffee++
[11:00:45] <Bender> karma - coffee: 3719
[11:00:56] <TheMightyBuzzard> #smake chromas
[11:00:56] * MrPlow smakes chromas upside the head with a SYNTAX ERROR ON LINE 12
[11:01:09] <TheMightyBuzzard> there you go, help debugging.
[11:06:07] * chromas still hasn't got around to fixing, many moons later
[11:13:15] <TheMightyBuzzard> ya, my moons still got a big crack in em as well.
[11:13:37] <TheMightyBuzzard> smoke break
[11:13:37] <TheMightyBuzzard> nicotine++
[11:13:37] <Bender> karma - nicotine: 497
[11:22:42] * chromas booted to win for games; misses linux already
[11:29:32] <TheMightyBuzzard> chromas, boot a linux vm to stave off the longing
[11:30:00] <chromas> I've got one ;) that way I can share my linux disks and still access my pr0nz
[11:30:12] <TheMightyBuzzard> smart man
[11:30:14] <chromas> But it doesn't gimme middle-click paste 'n' stuff
[11:30:43] * chromas should probably see if there's a utility
[11:30:51] <TheMightyBuzzard> write your own mouse driver
[11:31:13] <chromas> Need to port wayland to windows
[11:31:29] <TheMightyBuzzard> nah, just run it under cygwin
[11:32:20] <TheMightyBuzzard> or stay booted linux, run windows in a vm, and run wayland under cygwin in the vm
[11:33:04] <AndyTheAbsurd> ~weather Saint Petersburg, FL
[11:33:06] <exec> 10Saint Petersburg, FL - currently 61°F / 16°C, clear with periodic clouds, wind N at 11 mph, humidity 58% - sunny (63°F:73°F / 17°C:23°C), mostly sunny (68°F:79°F / 20°C:26°C), mostly cloudy (69°F:82°F / 21°C:28°C), scattered showers (55°F:71°F / 13°C:22°C)
[11:33:06] <TheMightyBuzzard> bonus points if you run windows vm software under wine
[11:35:22] <AndyTheAbsurd> Run OS/2 Warp under VirtualBox running under Wine running under Linux!
[11:35:38] <cmn32480> ~gday TheMightyBuzzard
[11:35:40] * exec casually duplicates a briefcase of monostable multivibrators for TheMightyBuzzard
[11:35:44] <AndyTheAbsurd> ...then run a C=64 emulator on OS/2 Warp!
[11:35:58] <boru> Via qemu.
[11:36:41] <AndyTheAbsurd> ......wait, is a monostable multivibrator a new type of sex toy that I should tell my wife about?
[11:37:02] <TheMightyBuzzard> ~gday cmn32480
[11:37:03] * exec clumsily waves an easter basket of boots at cmn32480
[11:37:35] <TheMightyBuzzard> AndyTheAbsurd, if it isn't yet just wait a moment
[11:37:41] * boru clobbers AndyTheAbsurd with a copy of TAOE.
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[11:45:59] <chromas> from the hacked-buttplugs dept
[11:46:14] * TheMightyBuzzard is heading on up to south park, gonna see if he can't unwind
[11:46:33] * chromas wonders why people see if they can't do things instead of seeing if they can
[11:51:52] <TheMightyBuzzard> if(foo){do_blah();}else{} vs if(!foo){}else{do_blah();}
[11:53:32] <TheMightyBuzzard> or rather if(something.can()){do_blah();} vs if(!something.cant()){do_blah();}
[11:53:51] <TheMightyBuzzard> good ole !
[11:53:56] <TheMightyBuzzard> smoke break
[11:53:56] <TheMightyBuzzard> nicotine++
[11:53:56] <Bender> karma - nicotine: 498
[11:59:28] <chromas> ooh, the ubuntu-on-windows doesn't have systemd. Everyone should switch right away!
[12:06:39] <TheMightyBuzzard> !grab chromas
[12:06:39] <Bender> Added quote 847
[12:15:19] <chromas> ooh, it's got upstart
[12:16:14] <upstart> eh?
[12:17:42] <TheMightyBuzzard> nobody puts systemd in the corner!
[12:27:13] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Delphi Automotive Acquires nuTonomy, Could Supply Self-Driving Systems to Automakers - http://sylnt.us - taking-a-different-course
[12:35:09] <Bytram> boru: Oy! Right you are... just fixed it. In my defense I came up with that dept at about 0142 UTC
[12:37:29] <Bytram> coffee++
[12:37:29] <Bender> karma - coffee: 3720
[12:37:54] <boru> Splendid. What do I win?
[12:38:44] <Bytram> boru++ thanks a BUNCH... of blueberries... on oh never mind
[12:38:44] <Bender> karma - boru: 18
[12:39:23] <Bytram> new dessert concoction: blueberry twist ice cream
[12:39:48] <boru> Or my favourite seasonal treat: toffee apple lottery!
[12:40:08] <boru> 20% of your {Samhain,Halloween} toffee apples are actually onions.
[12:40:33] <boru> Choose wisely.
[12:40:36] <cmn32480> ~gday-add >beverage toffee onions
[12:40:38] * Bytram is getting a *hint* of what Houston went through... have had nearly two inches of rain over the 48 hours... and will prolly continue for the rest of the day
[12:40:50] <Bytram> ~gday boru
[12:40:52] * exec cantankerously copies a ⅓ cup of manpages for boru
[12:40:52] <Bytram> ~gday cmn32480
[12:40:54] * exec prematurely rubs a used franger of BEER-brand beer on cmn32480
[12:40:54] <Bytram> ~gday TheMightyBuzzard
[12:40:56] * exec retroactively writes a fanfic featuring a treasure chest of sunbeams about TheMightyBuzzard
[12:40:56] <boru> ~gday Bytram
[12:40:59] * exec $adverb crossbreeds a B cup of baconated grapefruit with Bytram
[12:41:05] <Bytram> bacon++
[12:41:05] <Bender> karma - bacon: 327
[12:41:13] <Bytram> ~uid
[12:41:15] <exec> The current maximum UID is 6754, owned by Kaare
[12:41:23] <boru> Hey, I'll take documentation when I can get it!
[12:41:24] <Bytram> Who Kaares?
[12:41:40] <cmn32480> ~gday bytram
[12:41:41] * exec flatulantly refactors a barrage of XP for bytram
[12:41:54] <cmn32480> ~gdayadd >beverage toffee onions
[12:42:01] <Bytram> those XP are experience points, amiright?
[12:42:15] <boru> One would assume...
[12:42:33] <Bytram> my experience would agree
[12:43:48] <cmn32480> XP is still the best OS that MS ever released
[12:44:03] <boru> Pft, win2k blew the pants off XP.
[12:44:18] <Bytram> pants++
[12:44:18] <Bender> karma - pants: -3
[12:44:33] * boru worries that pants have such low karma.
[12:45:12] <Bytram> hmmm, reminds me...
[12:45:41] <boru> The joys of telecommuting, eh?
[12:46:10] <Bytram> !quote 380
[12:46:10] <Bender> Quote 380 - <SpallsHurgenson> just because I don't wear pants doesn't mean I'm naked
[12:46:26] <Bytram> ~seen SpallsHurgenson
[12:46:27] <exec> Bytram, SpallsHurgenson was last seen in #Soylent 645 days, 10 hours, 40 minutes, 41 seconds ago with message:
[12:46:27] * exec daringly runs the toaster and the microwave at the same time
[12:46:54] <Bytram> that 'splains why I've not seem him lately... miss his amazing wit
[12:47:11] <Bytram> ~define wit
[12:47:12] <exec> wit: unable to find definition
[12:47:40] <boru> Use dict(1)!
[12:48:11] <boru> Sheesh, glad I didn't pipe that to the channel...
[12:57:38] <Bytram> https://phys.org AND http://dx.doi.org
[12:57:39] <upstart> ^ 03How much does life weigh?
[12:57:44] <upstart> ^ 03Inertial picobalance reveals fast mass fluctuations in mammalian cells : Nature : Nature Research ( http://www.nature.com )
[12:57:55] <Bytram> and...break time
[13:20:21] <chromas> ~gday >container trousers full
[13:20:22] <exec> added to containers
[13:21:56] <chromas> Win 2k took too long to boot
[13:22:39] * chromas went from 2 minutes to ~15 seconds after switching
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[13:55:37] <exec> welcome nick: Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay, 19°C/66°F, 10:55 am GMT-3, Thursday, 26 October 2017
[13:56:33] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - CERN: The Universe Shouldn't Exist - http://sylnt.us - and-hummingbirds-should-not-fly
[14:50:03] <boru> NCommander; got any old MS compiler manuals, say circa 5.1?
[14:51:17] <NCommander> boru, not onhand, why do you need it?
[14:51:20] <NCommander> I may know what you need to know
[14:51:55] <NCommander> boru, do you need WIndows or DOS manuals? I have a link for MS C 4.0
[14:52:00] <boru> Someone RE'ing some old windows programs on another net. I'll ask them what they want to know.
[14:52:06] <boru> I'll take anything you've got.
[14:52:12] <NCommander> boru, ... good fucking luck
[14:52:26] <NCommander> boru, you're likely dealing with a LInear Executable, and Win16 goodness
[14:52:37] <NCommander> boru, http://www.os2museum.com
[14:52:38] <upstart> ^ 03DOS Library | OS/2 Museum
[14:52:44] <NCommander> http://www.os2museum.com
[14:52:44] <upstart> ^ 03Windows Library | OS/2 Museum
[14:53:38] <NCommander> boru, http://www.edm2.com - some info on Linear Executables and the RES format: http://www.edm2.com
[14:53:42] <NCommander> OS/2 but Windows 3.1 is close
[14:55:08] <boru> Very nice. THanks for the links.
[14:56:27] <boru> Those last two links are the same. Is that intentional?
[15:23:37] <NCommander> boru, yes, just slightly dead
[15:23:45] <NCommander> boru, I'm dealing with a nasty PHP codebase
[15:23:52] <NCommander> */things for paycheck*
[15:27:40] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - EPA Cancels Talks by Three Agency Scientists at Rhode Island Event - http://sylnt.us - don't-worry-die-happy
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[15:51:38] <exec> welcome mechanicjay: Seattle, WA, 11°C/52°F, 8:51 am PDT, Thursday, 26 October 2017
[15:53:10] <NCommander> boru, curious what your friend is REing
[15:54:41] <boru> Up to my eyes with orbital debugging here in work at the moment, will report back in a bit.
[15:55:08] <NCommander> boru, orbital debugging?
[15:55:20] <Bytram> the 'eyes' have it?
[15:55:25] <Bytram> =)
[15:55:31] <boru> Aye, debugging shit in LEO.
[15:55:32] <Bytram> NCommander: good to see ya!
[15:55:43] <NCommander> boru, damn. I like playing with stuff in LEO. <- *ham operator*
[15:56:15] <Bytram> boru: you reminded me of how I once purchased a retail copy of, IIRC, Microsoft c 5.1
[15:57:42] <Bytram> It was some of the best documentation I'd ever seen. Consistent layout, and actual, practical examples of the majority of the statements. Was like a ready-to-hand copy of stackexchange... trying something new? Could always start from the provided examples.
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[17:06:38] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - AMD Profits in Q3 2017 - http://sylnt.us - making-money
[17:46:06] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - JFK Files to be Released on the Deadline of the JFK Assassination Records Collection Act - http://sylnt.us - for-the-record
[18:36:44] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - FCC to Drop Main Studio Rule - http://sylnt.us - non-local-local-news
[18:58:24] <Bytram> .topic SN Main Channel | https://soylentnews.org | Useful links: http://sylnt.us | Some PISG charts: http://stats.sylnt.us | This channel IS logged and publicly displayed
[18:58:24] Aphrodite changed topic of #Soylent to: SN Main Channel | https://soylentnews.org | Useful links: http://sylnt.us | Some PISG charts: http://stats.sylnt.us | This channel IS logged and publicly displayed
[19:02:36] <Bytram> https://arstechnica.com
[19:02:39] <upstart> ^ 03What happened to Las Vegas shooter’s hard drive? It’s a mystery | Ars Technica ( https://arstechnica.com )
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[20:07:51] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Apple v. Samsung Proceeds to Fourth Jury Trial - http://sylnt.us - Henry-VI,-Part-2,-Act-IV,-Scene-2
[21:47:20] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - LTO-11 (96 TB) and LTO-12 (192 TB) Added to Tape Cartridge Roadmap - http://sylnt.us - what-to-use-at-home?
[22:00:13] <chromas> Bytram: You take that back, you heathen!
[22:00:32] <chromas> MS == wurst evil evar
[23:18:26] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Allen Brain Atlas Releases Data on Live Human Brain Cells - http://sylnt.us - Zombie's-Halloween-Snacks
[23:20:06] <Bytram> ~g hydrazine
[23:20:08] <exec> [google] https://en.wikipedia.org
[23:20:18] <Bytram> I spelled it right? neat!
[23:24:49] <takyon> whataboutit
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[23:39:01] <exec> welcome nick: Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay, 17°C/63°F, 8:39 pm GMT-3, Thursday, 26 October 2017
[23:47:27] <Bytram> whereto? https://arstechnica.com
[23:47:29] <upstart> ^ 03Inspired by brain’s visual cortex, new AI utterly wrecks CAPTCHA security | Ars Technica ( https://arstechnica.com )
[23:52:21] <takyon> woohoo
[23:52:24] <takyon> no more captchas
[23:54:47] <Bytram> my first thought was: better OCR!
[23:54:55] <Bytram> http://dx.doi.org
[23:54:57] <upstart> ^ 03A generative vision model that trains with high data efficiency and breaks text-based CAPTCHAs | Science ( http://science.sciencemag.org )