#Soylent | Logs for 2018-12-18
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[00:21:48] <TheMightyBuzzard> no, it's the final frontier
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[00:25:00] <Bytram> Crap!
[00:29:55] * Bytram worked until 11:15 last night, back at work at 7am today. get home and go straight to bed. Wake up 40 minutes later when the electric heater temporarily tripped the breaker in the extension cord... when it reconnected, it rebooted my lappy.
[00:31:37] <Bytram> and then less than an hour later, I got a text from my sib that an Aunt passed away. Hadn't seen her in years, but she was always friendly to me and I'll never forget how much she loved to give us ice cream shakes when we'd visit her when I was a kid.
[00:35:25] <Bytram> chromas: the double space in the title is the result of my trying to edit a story submitted by someone for whom it appears English is not their native tongue... on my cell phone.
[00:35:35] <Bytram> sad face.
[00:54:34] <chromas> it's okay; browsers don't show double spaces :)
[00:55:03] * chromas gives Bytram an internetcream shake
[00:58:43] * Bytram trembles
[00:59:08] <Bytram> thanks buddy, much appreciated.
[01:15:27] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - "Farout": Most Distant Known Solar System Object Spotted, at 120 AU - http://sylnt.us - yep,-the-name-checks-out
[01:26:27] <Bytram> =submit https://www.sciencedaily.com
[01:26:29] <upstart> Submitting "New strains of hepatitis C found in Africa: Study could inform hepatitis C treatment and vaccine development worldwide"...
[01:26:51] <upstart> Sub-ccess! https://soylentnews.org
[01:27:34] <Bytram> .
[01:27:34] <Bytram> http://go.theregister.com
[01:27:36] <upstart> ^ 03Jingle bells, disk drives sell not so well from today. Oh what fun it is to ride on a one-horse open array... ( https://www.theregister.co.uk )
[01:34:03] <Bytram> .
[01:34:05] <Bytram> https://www.nature.com
[01:34:08] <upstart> ^ 03Methylation-based enrichment facilitates low-cost, noninvasive genomic scale sequencing of populations from feces
[01:34:40] <Bytram> https://www.nature.com
[01:34:42] <upstart> ^ 03Figure 1: | Scientific Reports
[01:37:46] <Bytram> =submit https://www.theregister.co.uk The actual paper is freely available at https://www.nature.com and here is the graphic referenced: https://www.nature.com
[01:37:53] <upstart> Submitting "Boffins don't give a sh!t, slap Trump's face on a turd in science journal"...
[01:38:16] <upstart> Sub-ccess! https://soylentnews.org
[01:39:14] <Bytram> laters.
[01:43:07] <chromas> Isn't that redundant though?
[01:43:19] <chromas> It's like pouring dirt on dirt
[01:43:29] <chromas> Also, not scientific
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[03:35:14] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - SpaceX, Blue Origin to Launch Within Minutes of Each Other on Tuesday - http://sylnt.us - busy-space
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[05:08:24] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Google's Secret China Project "Effectively Ended" After Internal Confrontation - http://sylnt.us - there-are-no-plans
[08:15:48] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Is Google Using an "Embrace, Extend..." Strategy? - http://sylnt.us - yes
[10:28:02] <TheMightyBuzzard> coffee++
[10:28:02] <Bender> karma - coffee: 4501
[11:05:56] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Researchers Sneak President's Face Into Science Paper, Nature Investigates - http://sylnt.us - scat-ado
[11:26:57] <FatPhil> Is there a widely understood term for an ineffectual slap, as performed, say, by a female?
[11:28:54] <FatPhil> a paper on domestic violence has come through our hands, the terms the authors have currently are not particularly good, but we can't think of anything better.
[11:29:15] <chromas> You know the one
[11:29:36] <chromas> it had a windows attack tool named after it
[11:29:37] <FatPhil> well, they have 'bitch-slapped', but that has completely the wrong implications.
[11:29:57] <FatPhil> ping of death?
[11:30:07] <chromas> bitchslap is what I was thinking of
[11:30:16] <chromas> hm. iderno
[11:30:48] <FatPhil> Alas, the bitchslap makes the recipient the bitch, which is not the implication desired.
[12:46:14] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Satellite Data Exposes Looting of Archaeological Sites - http://sylnt.us - tomb-raider
[13:19:43] <cmn32480> coffee++
[13:19:43] <Bender> karma - coffee: 4502
[13:30:46] <TheMightyBuzzard> ~gday cmn32480
[13:30:48] * exec erratically pesters backpack full of bluehost with cmn32480
[13:30:51] <TheMightyBuzzard> ~gday FatPhil
[13:30:52] * exec cromulently experiences a truecrypt volume of scrambled eggs with FatPhil
[13:30:54] <TheMightyBuzzard> ~gday chromas
[13:30:57] * exec somewhat shamefully cracks open a trainload of brussels sprouts for chromas
[13:31:35] <TheMightyBuzzard> man, nobody appreciates my shitty puns this morning.
[13:33:40] <cmn32480> ~gday TheMightyBuzzard
[13:33:41] * exec viciously refactors leathery sack of monkeys for TheMightyBuzzard
[13:34:15] * cmn32480 appreciates TMB's shitty puns
[13:36:57] * TheMightyBuzzard wins btw
[13:37:12] <TheMightyBuzzard> free monkeys > nearly *
[13:38:08] * cmn32480 doesn't knwo what bluehost is... so he goes with TMB's assessment
[13:48:43] <TheMightyBuzzard> fyngyrz_, pun hater
[13:50:40] <cmn32480> where are these shitty puns... I wanna see
[13:56:28] <fyngyrz_> wasn't a downmod because of the puns. Was a downmod because of the toxic sentiment.
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[13:58:05] -!- mode/#Soylent [+v fyngyrz] by Aphrodite
[13:59:04] <TheMightyBuzzard> heh, the only purpose of that statement was to be a vehicle for the puns.
[14:00:14] <fyngyrz> protip: establish a neutral or sane observer. :)
[14:01:10] <fyngyrz> also, just for the record, I adore puns.
[14:01:21] <TheMightyBuzzard> i thought it was rather decent being both on topic and making some bit of sense. better than most pun vehicles.
[14:01:55] <TheMightyBuzzard> it's okay though, i'm used to having my wit go unappreciated.
[14:02:01] * TheMightyBuzzard chuckles and heads out for a smoke
[14:07:30] <TheMightyBuzzard> good old tennessee... frost on everything but there's not a square yard (anemic meter for you weirdos) without some green still in it.
[14:16:54] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - MIPS CPU Architecture to Become Open Source Hardware in 2019 - http://sylnt.us - RISC-it
[14:18:33] <Teckla> Just discovered the VT100 and VT220 themes on Soylent News. GLORIOUS!
[14:58:14] <fyngyrz> BTW, TMB, if that mod had been "funny", I wouldn't have marked it overrated.
[15:15:42] <TheMightyBuzzard> fair nuff
[15:15:49] <TheMightyBuzzard> Teckla, gracias
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[15:51:05] <TheMightyBuzzard> okay, nuff working at the computer. got important offline shat needs done as well.
[15:51:12] * TheMightyBuzzard buggers off
[15:54:39] <FatPhil> https://www.youtube.com
[15:54:40] <upstart> ^ 03Package Thief vs. Glitter Bomb Trap
[15:54:44] <FatPhil> ~gday TheMightyBuzzard
[15:54:46] * exec curiously separates a bootload of F-bombs from TheMightyBuzzard
[15:54:55] <TheMightyBuzzard> ~gday FatPhil
[15:54:57] * exec transphobically terrorizes a stack of cranberry juice with FatPhil
[15:55:04] <TheMightyBuzzard> oh, wait, i already gday'd you
[15:58:13] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Google Announces more than $1 Billion Expansion in New York City - http://sylnt.us - why-NYC?
[16:06:48] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - SpaceX, Blue Origin to Launch Within Minutes of Each Other on Tuesday (Updated) - http://sylnt.us - busy-space
[16:43:15] <Teckla> TheMightyBuzzard: You are responsible for VT100 and VT220? You, sir, are my God today! ;)
[16:50:14] <FatPhil> yeah, vt220 rocks, I've used nothing but it for years.
[17:25:49] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Lenovo Announces a Smartphone With Up to 12 GB of RAM - http://sylnt.us - ram-race
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[19:07:10] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Hacker Makes a Flawless Booby Trap, Strikes Back Against Package Thieves - http://sylnt.us - glitter-lining
[19:35:40] <TheMightyBuzzard> Teckla, indeed. VT100 came first in a fit of rebellion against all things GUI while i had a green on black terminal window open.
[19:39:59] <TheMightyBuzzard> one of these days i'm going to redo the entire page rendering flow and make shit much, much easier to style and far less verbose.
[19:40:14] <TheMightyBuzzard> themes take way too long to write and debug.
[19:40:27] * TheMightyBuzzard buggers off again
[19:40:29] <TheMightyBuzzard> naps++
[19:40:29] <Bender> karma - naps: 93
[20:11:43] * chromas waits for the Commodore 64 theme
[20:35:19] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - World's First- Ever Graphene Hiking Boots Unveiled - http://sylnt.us - go-take-a-hike
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[21:47:40] <exec> welcome mechanicjay: Seattle, WA, 11°C/51°F, 1:47 pm PST, Tuesday, 18 December 2018
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[22:14:40] <TheMightyBuzzard> that was some quality napping, that was
[22:15:15] <TheMightyBuzzard> and now it's time for to get my southern on and make some biscuits and gravy for dinner.
[22:16:38] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - New Memristive Devices Could Act as Better Models of Synapses - http://sylnt.us - what-do-you-think?
[22:19:33] <Bytram> naps++
[22:19:33] <Bender> karma - naps: 94
[22:19:53] * Bytram just enjoyed 90 minutes of uninterrupted slumber!
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[22:51:16] <SoyCow1984> #submit https://torrentfreak.com
[22:51:17] <MrPlow> Submitting. There is a mandatory delay, please be patient.
[22:51:43] <MrPlow> Submission successful. https://soylentnews.org
[22:51:44] <upstart> ^ 03SoylentNews Submissions
[22:52:21] <SoyCow1984> #submit https://torrentfreak.com
[22:52:22] <MrPlow> Submitting. There is a mandatory delay, please be patient.
[22:52:48] <MrPlow> Submission successful. https://soylentnews.org
[22:52:49] <upstart> ^ 03SoylentNews Submissions
[22:53:48] <Bytram> SoyCow1984: g'day!
[22:54:21] * Bytram is trying to get ready to head out the door
[22:55:20] <SoyCow1984> #submit https://arstechnica.com
[22:55:21] <MrPlow> Submitting. There is a mandatory delay, please be patient.
[22:55:30] <SoyCow1984> g'day Bytram
[22:55:38] <SoyCow1984> how is ya?!
[22:55:47] <MrPlow> Submission successful. https://soylentnews.org
[22:55:49] <upstart> ^ 03SoylentNews Submissions
[22:55:54] <Bytram> recuperating... working retail during holiday season is... draining
[22:56:09] <SoyCow1984> I hear ya
[22:56:21] <Bytram> night before last I only managed 3 hours' sleep
[22:56:40] <Bytram> did much better last night (had today off) and took a luxurious 1.5+ hr nap today
[22:56:44] <SoyCow1984> I was on about that much sleep myself yesterday
[22:56:54] <Bytram> so sorry to hear that!
[22:57:06] <SoyCow1984> it's not every day so no biggie
[22:57:15] <Bytram> life is like that
[22:57:22] <SoyCow1984> although it wears on me old bones a lot more than it used to
[22:57:23] <Bytram> gladly is only like that *sometimes*
[22:57:28] <Bytram> nod nod
[22:57:37] * Bytram makes a note to get some younger bones
[22:57:40] <Bytram> =)
[22:57:43] <SoyCow1984> yeah couldn't do the release death march
[22:58:08] <SoyCow1984> unfortunately most of the time the young'uns are still using them!
[22:58:56] <Bytram> prolly just as well... if it *were* possible, I'd not have survived this long 'cause someone would have usurped my young bones back when I had 'em!
[22:59:22] <SoyCow1984> Sounds like social security...
[22:59:31] <Bytram> touche'
[22:59:55] <Bytram> yet, now that I've paid into it for decades, I doubt there'll be much of anything in it when it comes my turn
[22:59:56] <Bytram> :(
[22:59:59] <Bytram> on a somewhat related note...
[23:00:00] <SoyCow1984> :) and :(
[23:00:12] <SoyCow1984> yes?
[23:00:16] * Bytram has an early shift at work tomorrow
[23:00:40] <Bytram> and then heading off to visiting hours for an aunt who passed away a few days ago
[23:00:52] <Bytram> and then the early shift the next day
[23:00:59] <Bytram> how does the saying go?
[23:01:16] <Bytram> Don't tell me that I am burning the candle at both ends; tell me where I can find more wax!!
[23:01:16] <SoyCow1984> Some days your the dog and some days your the hydrant?
[23:01:33] <SoyCow1984> some days your the pigeon and some days your the statue?
[23:01:39] <Bytram> better than the bug/windshield comparison I think.
[23:01:44] <SoyCow1984> true
[23:01:55] <Bytram> SoyCow1984: s/your/you're/g
[23:02:13] <SoyCow1984> and yes, i botched all of those
[23:02:28] <Bytram> I guess us old farts could say: you're your yore.
[23:02:50] <Bytram> I must admit it hurts my brain a bit to say it, though.
[23:02:51] <Bytram> =)
[23:03:20] <Bytram> so, if you and the gang could keep an extra eye on the story queue for the next few days, it would be *much* appreciated!
[23:03:43] <SoyCow1984> I shorely can
[23:03:43] <Bytram> I pushed out a few to get us through the evening, and there are some nice p666 and taky subs waiting to go
[23:03:51] <Bytram> I even made a sub, too.
[23:04:02] * Bytram has no idea how taky does so many!
[23:04:11] <SoyCow1984> me either
[23:04:13] <Bytram> much appreciated!
[23:04:22] <SoyCow1984> but I do appreciate ait
[23:04:22] <Bytram> hmm
[23:04:27] <Bytram> SoyCow1984++ thanks!
[23:04:27] <Bender> karma - soycow1984: 2
[23:04:29] <Bytram> lol
[23:04:35] <Bytram> !whoup SoyCow1984
[23:04:35] <Bender> uppers of soycow1984 are: chromas: 1, Bytram: 1
[23:04:43] <Bytram> !uid
[23:04:43] <Bender> The current maximum UID is 7218, owned by edder
[23:04:52] <Bytram> noice!
[23:05:04] <SoyCow1984> yeppers
[23:05:06] * Bytram is thankful for his 2-digit UID
[23:05:24] <Bytram> missed TWO chances to get that at /.
[23:05:29] <SoyCow1984> better hold onto that
[23:05:50] <SoyCow1984> yeah I lost my 3 digit id at the green site somewhere along the line
[23:06:02] <Bytram> once, when they first started with UIDs, and the second time when their DB blew up and people had to sign up again
[23:06:31] * Bytram was following that site for months before they even had UIDs.
[23:06:53] <Bytram> well, enough with the nostalgia... time for me to get ready to go out for the evening to meet up with some friends
[23:07:08] <Bytram> really appreciate your keeping an eye on the queue!
[23:07:09] <SoyCow1984> Enjoy!
[23:07:15] <Bytram> mare see!
[23:07:30] <SoyCow1984> day na da
[23:07:31] <Bytram> and a good evening/night/whatevah to you, too!
[23:07:36] <Bytram> #g whatevah
[23:07:36] <MrPlow> https://www.urbandictionary.com - "this is an expression used by simon ferrier or any other nerd when s/he no longer wants to engagae in a conversation."
[23:07:37] <upstart> ^ 03Urban Dictionary: whatevah
[23:07:38] <SoyCow1984> the same to you
[23:07:45] <Bytram> huh
[23:08:00] <SoyCow1984> lol
[23:08:16] <Bytram> round these parts, that's a reasonable approximation of how some folk further inland talk.
[23:08:23] <SoyCow1984> enjoy your evening and get some rest for the final retail push
[23:08:45] <Bytram> is a playful note of appreciation for our wide-ranging diversity and kulcher
[23:08:49] <Bytram> ;)
[23:08:53] <Bytram> nod nod
[23:08:55] <Bytram> ciao for now!
[23:08:56] <SoyCow1984> one man's whatevah is another man's ??
[23:09:03] <Bytram> ROFL!!!!!!
[23:09:09] <Bytram> toot suite!
[23:09:14] <SoyCow1984> chow
[23:09:23] <SoyCow1984> chow for now
[23:09:27] <Bytram> nod nod
[23:09:31] <FatPhil> "I've battled with the local post office when they would not hand me over a package addressed to my then 2-year-old son, even though I had the package slip, and I had his photo ID. I couldn't receive the package on his behalf, but I then could write a written permission on his behalf to allow me to pick up the package. she actually asked me to go do this outside where she couldn't see me do it."
[23:10:59] <SoyCow1984> like signing the back of the credit card...
[23:11:28] <SoyCow1984> #submit https://spaceflightnow.com
[23:11:28] <MrPlow> Unable to find a summary for that page
[23:11:34] <SoyCow1984> =submit https://spaceflightnow.com
[23:11:36] <upstart> Submitting "Air Force requirements will keep SpaceX from landing Falcon 9 booster after GPS launch – Spaceflight Now"...
[23:11:57] <SoyCow1984> more than one way to submit a cat (story)
[23:11:57] <upstart> Sub-ccess! https://soylentnews.org
[23:12:36] <FatPhil> I am a rather twisted form of (very stable) genius - I've just invented a way of creating html a hrefs such that you *can't* open them in the current window/tab! (not using JS, not even using CSS, pure old-school HTML!)
[23:13:05] <FatPhil> Of course, it was not my intention to invent this very clever thing, it's bloody annoying in fact.
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[23:13:54] <SoyCow1984> nice
[23:14:23] <SoyCow1984> sounds like the emails I create at work that disable the ability to forward and/or reply to all
[23:15:08] <SoyCow1984> but that is in outlook with some code behind so not really that challenging or clever
[23:15:27] <SoyCow1984> biab.
[23:15:52] <FatPhil> No point in not sharing: <a href="whatevah"><label for="somewhere">link text</label></a>
[23:16:48] <FatPhil> the inner label behaviour (accepting focus/toggling checkbox/whatevah) trumps the A behaviour, it actually makes some kind of twisted sense.
[23:17:30] <FatPhil> but because it's still an A, you have the right-button context menu a link would have, so can open in another tab/window.
[23:57:54] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Huge Barrier Isn't Trapping Plastic Waste in Pacific Ocean - http://sylnt.us - https://www.youtube.com
[23:58:31] <chromas> Plastic in the water creates traps