#Soylent | Logs for 2019-10-11
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[00:26:57] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Would you Stand up to an Oppressive Regime or Would you Conform? Here's the Science - https://sylnt.us - When-in-the-course-of-human-events...
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[00:32:04] <AzumaHazuki> ahhh, nearly full moon and the light comes in through the window
[00:32:22] <AzumaHazuki> i feel best about 4 or 5 days out of the month, all centered around full moon <3
[00:59:30] <Bytram> AzumaHazuki: Then you might find this interesting: http://www.acme.com
[00:59:30] <upstart> ^ 03phoon
[01:01:04] <Bytram> This one, too! https://aa.usno.navy.mil
[01:01:04] <upstart> ^ 03What the Moon looks like now
[01:01:34] <AzumaHazuki> <3
[01:01:46] <AzumaHazuki> "phoon" is actually in the AUR, lol. also that was my name for sporks as a kid
[01:02:26] <Bytram> AUR? Acceptable Use Reference?
[01:02:30] <Bytram> =g AUR
[01:02:30] <upstart> https://aur.archlinux.org - AUR (en) - Home
[01:02:45] <AzumaHazuki> the Arch user repo, also works in Artix so I can use it too :)
[01:03:07] <Bytram> Ahhh, got it. Tx!
[01:04:00] * Bytram has half a mind to install phoon on one of our SoylentNews servers and provide a link to it on the main page. =)
[01:05:18] <Bytram> BTW, if you are interested in keeping up with how things will be in the future... https://aa.usno.navy.mil
[01:05:18] <upstart> ^ 03Phases of the Moon
[01:07:19] <AzumaHazuki> thanks :)
[01:07:23] * AzumaHazuki bookmarks
[01:08:00] <Bytram> Yays!
[01:08:01] <Bytram> HTH
[01:08:10] * Bytram smiles
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[02:05:37] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - A Virus in Koala DNA Stirs the Genetic Pot - https://sylnt.us - can't-bear-the-thought
[02:47:17] <Bytram> #weather sydney
[02:47:18] <MrPlow> Northern Boardwalk, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia - Today: "Light rain throughout the day." 64/51F, Humidity: 74%, Precip: 98%, Wind ~8mph. Sat: "Possible drizzle in the morning and afternoon." 61/47F, Humidity: 79%, Precip: 93%, Wind ~9mph. Sun: "Mostly cloudy throughout the day." 63/49F, Humidity: 70%, Precip: 11%, Wind ~6mph.
[03:05:02] <TheMightyBuzzard> M-O-O-N, that spells "fuck i'm tired."
[03:09:03] <Bytram> likewise
[03:09:09] <Bytram> ~gnight TheMightyBuzzard
[03:09:11] * exec transcendentally injects a volley of unicorns into TheMightyBuzzard
[03:10:11] <TheMightyBuzzard> ~gnight Bytram
[03:10:12] * exec proverbially mixes a wad of chromas undressing seductively with Bytram
[03:10:19] <Bytram> Ewww!
[03:10:22] * TheMightyBuzzard wins
[03:10:29] <Bytram> Yeah, no kidding!
[03:10:41] <Bytram> Maybe I'll have better luck in the morning.
[03:10:44] <Bytram> Have a good night!
[03:31:54] <chromas> =yt moon hyrdogen
[03:31:55] <upstart> https://youtube.com - Hydrogen (4:50)
[03:32:16] <chromas> I can't splel but youtube knows what I meant
[03:38:56] <chromas> also https://store.kde.org
[03:38:58] <upstart> ^ 03Luna II
[03:46:53] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - The Gannett-GateHouse Merger is Really Happening; Expect more than 10% of Jobs Cut - https://sylnt.us - papering-over-their-differences
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[04:11:04] <chromas> What What-What merger?
[05:18:01] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - A Mob of Horny Tarantulas is Prowling San Francisco - https://sylnt.us - spidey-sense-is-tingling
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[06:57:44] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - These State Birds may be Forced out of their States as the World Warms - https://sylnt.us - planning-ahead-is-for-the-birds
[07:12:44] <FatPhil> I went to the pub last night, taking a Swiss beer with me that I'd brought from Latvia, and left 6 beers and 2 champagne-bottle-sized ciders later without buying a single drink.
[07:13:04] <FatPhil> Is my life blessed or cursed?
[07:13:27] <janrinok> I want to visit your local
[07:13:36] <FatPhil> :)
[07:14:10] <FatPhil> the first 4 beers were what the pub owner calls "work".
[07:14:49] <FatPhil> brewery who wants their beers stocked there sends free beers, someone needs to decide which ones get bought.
[07:15:43] <FatPhil> some breweries send shit beers, easy to not drink them all. last night's had a really good hit rate, so every drop got drunk.
[07:15:57] <janrinok> that sounds like a tough job - but someone has got to do it!
[07:16:38] <FatPhil> indeed.
[07:19:14] <chromas> Just water the bad beers down with the better ones. that works, right?
[07:22:10] <janrinok> just _wash_ the bad beers down with the better ones - maybe
[07:26:49] <FatPhil> chug chug chug problem gone?
[07:27:32] <janrinok> just make sure to finish on a good one
[07:39:46] <chromas> take the bad ones home and use them for mouthwash and stuff
[07:53:37] <FatPhil> that would be the ciders...
[07:54:47] <FatPhil> g/f & I disagreed on which of the two was better/worse. I finished my preferred bottle, and later finished hers too. So I know whose opinion should carry more weight.
[08:26:53] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Nobel Honors Pioneers in Cosmology and Exoplanets - https://sylnt.us - bravo!
[08:49:39] <chromas> Russians are haxxing my apaches, using Mozilla Apple WebKit Chrome Safari
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[09:56:41] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - New Study Analyzes FEMA-Funded Home Buyout Program - https://sylnt.us - buy-"low"-and-sell-high?
[10:44:52] <Bytram> coffee++
[10:44:52] <Bender> karma - coffee: 4991
[10:46:22] <Bytram> Pssst! Over here!
[10:46:26] <Bytram> Good morning!
[10:46:44] <Bytram> Hope you are doing well. I've got a favor to ask...
[10:47:59] <Bytram> JR, as you know, has a challenging situation at home with his wife requiring extensive health support. During a recent chat with him he allowed as to how he was getting run down, which is quite exceptional for him.
[10:48:46] <Bytram> I have been trying to step things up a bit to take some of the load off the rest of the team, but we are short-staffed at work (just lost a full-timer from an already too-small dept.)
[10:49:27] <Bytram> I saw you 2nding the SF tarantula story and appreciate any help you give.
[10:50:17] <Bytram> If at all possible, I'd really appreciate it if you could push out a story or two each day to take some of the load off of JR.
[10:51:47] <Bytram> With mrpg still on sabbatical after his move to a new country (he was usually good for 4-5 stories per day) it's lately been pretty much just JR, Fnord666, and myself pushing out about 5 stories each, each day... with chromas adding one in on occasion.
[10:56:20] <Bytram> Shit. I just type a whole story meant for you to the main #Soylent channel
[10:57:14] <Bytram> for posterity, it's here: https://logs.sylnt.us
[10:57:15] <upstart> ^ 03#Soylent | Logs for 2019-10-11 ( https://logs.sylnt.us )
[10:58:13] <Bytram> okay, I need to get ready for work, so AFK for a bit. Any help you can give is greatly appreciated!
[10:58:52] <Bytram> coffee++
[10:58:52] <Bender> karma - coffee: 4992
[10:59:39] <Bytram> =submit https://phys.org
[10:59:41] <upstart> Submitting "Crowdsourcing consumer loans can bolster business growth and reduce crime"...
[11:00:03] <upstart> ✓ Sub-ccess! "Crowdsourcing Consumer Loans Can Bolster Business Growth and Reduce Crime" (28 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[11:00:12] <Bytram> =submit https://phys.org
[11:00:14] <upstart> Submitting "New compiler makes quantum computers two times faster"...
[11:00:36] <upstart> ✓ Sub-ccess! "New Compiler Makes Quantum Computers Two Times Faster" (14 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[11:00:42] <Bytram> =submit https://techxplore.com
[11:00:44] <upstart> Submitting "How fake news spreads like a real virus"...
[11:01:06] <upstart> ✓ Sub-ccess! "How Fake News Spreads Like a Real Virus" (19 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[11:01:12] <Bytram> =submit https://www.nytimes.com
[11:01:14] <upstart> Submitting "Review of 737 Max Certification Finds Fault With Boeing and F.A.A."...
[11:01:21] <Bytram> whereto? http://feedproxy.google.com
[11:01:22] <upstart> ^ 03Saddleridge Fire explodes in Southern California, mandatory evacuation in San Fernando Valley ( https://watchers.news )
[11:01:36] <upstart> ✓ Sub-ccess! "Review of 737 Max Certification Finds Fault With Boeing and F.A.A." (33 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[11:01:37] <Bytram> =submit https://watchers.news
[11:01:39] <upstart> Submitting "Saddleridge Fire explodes in Southern California, mandatory evacuation in San Fernando Valley"...
[11:02:01] <upstart> ✓ Sub-ccess! "Saddleridge Fire Explodes in Southern California, Mandatory Evacuation in San Fernando Valley" (39 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[11:02:37] <Bytram> =submit https://www.technologyreview.com
[11:02:40] <upstart> Submitting "I tried to hack my insomnia with technology. Here’s what worked."...
[11:03:02] <upstart> ✓ Sub-ccess! "I Tried to Hack My Insomnia With Technology. Here’s What Worked." (42 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[11:03:06] <Bytram> whereto? http://feedproxy.google.com
[11:03:07] <upstart> ^ 03Slow-moving nor'easter affecting parts of the Northeast, anomalously cold air mass drops into the Central USA ( https://watchers.news )
[11:03:13] <Bytram> !uid
[11:03:14] <Bender> The current maximum UID is 8643, owned by LuxuryBetHally
[11:03:30] <Bytram> =g LuxuryBetHally
[11:03:30] <upstart> [0 results]
[11:03:34] <Bytram> lol
[11:04:55] <Bytram> ~arthur https://phys.org
[11:04:58] <exec> 930 stories loaded
[11:04:59] <exec> story not found
[11:05:40] <Bytram> =submit https://phys.org
[11:05:42] <upstart> Submitting "NASA and SpaceX hope for manned mission to ISS in early 2020"...
[11:06:04] <upstart> ✓ Sub-ccess! "NASA and SpaceX Hope for Manned Mission to ISS in Early 2020" (20 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[11:08:50] <Bytram> whereto? https://arstechnica.com
[11:08:51] <upstart> ^ 03Elon Musk and NASA chief get on same page, vow to complete Crew Dragon ( https://arstechnica.com )
[11:09:13] <Bytram> =submit https://arstechnica.com
[11:09:14] <upstart> Submitting "Elon Musk and NASA chief get on same page, vow to complete Crew Dragon"...
[11:09:36] <upstart> ✓ Sub-ccess! "Elon Musk and NASA Chief Get on Same Page, Vow to Complete Crew Dragon" (14 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[11:09:38] <Bytram> =submit https://techxplore.com
[11:09:40] <upstart> Submitting "Engineers solve 50-year-old puzzle in signal processing"...
[11:10:02] <upstart> ✓ Sub-ccess! "Engineers Solve 50-year-old Puzzle in Signal Processing" (18 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[11:25:52] <Bytram> ~arthur 404: Disney Scrubs Winnie the Pooh Off the Internet
[11:25:55] <exec> 935 stories loaded
[11:25:56] <exec> story not found
[11:26:15] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Atari VCS Lead Architect Quits, Claims Six Months of Design Work Went Unpaid - https://sylnt.us - Pew!-Pew!-Pew!
[11:27:13] <Bytram> ~arthur https://arstechnica.com
[11:27:16] <exec> 935 stories loaded
[11:27:16] <exec> attempting to submit story: "Adobe backtracks, will refund customers after canceling their accounts"
[11:27:47] <exec> submission successful - https://soylentnews.org
[11:27:53] <exec> 934 stories loaded
[11:27:58] <exec> *** wiki: Failure
[11:28:10] <Bytram> ~arthur https://www.theregister.co.uk
[11:28:12] <exec> it has been only 25 seconds since the last submission - please wait
[11:28:50] <Bytram> ~arthur https://www.theregister.co.uk
[11:28:53] <exec> 934 stories loaded
[11:28:53] <exec> attempting to submit story: "American intelligence follows British lead in warning of serious VPN vulnerabilities"
[11:29:23] <exec> error: something went wrong with your submission - maybe try again in a minute
[11:29:34] <Bytram> =submit https://www.theregister.co.uk
[11:29:36] <upstart> Submitting "American intelligence follows British lead in warning of serious VPN vulnerabilities"...
[11:29:57] <upstart> ✓ Sub-ccess! "American Intelligence Follows British Lead in Warning of Serious VPN Vulnerabilities" (12 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[12:56:32] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Common Errors in English Usage - https://sylnt.us - its-quiet-awl-write-two-laugh-hat-you're-miss-steaks
[13:55:24] <FatPhil> does nobody who works on youtube-dl have a problem with this error message: "WARNING: Requested formats are incompatible for merge and will be merged into mkv."
[14:36:45] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - 'Historic' Winter Storm Could Bring up to 2 Feet of Snow to Central and Western USA - https://sylnt.us - Brrrr!
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[16:18:01] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Dyson Abandons Electric Car Project, Will Continue to Pursue New Battery Technology - https://sylnt.us - keeping-things-charged-up
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[17:46:04] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - California Power Blackout News - https://sylnt.us - hope-you-charged-your-car
[18:17:58] <FatPhil> Anyone seen any Love Death and Robots?
[18:25:43] <janrinok> nope
[19:08:07] <FatPhil> e01 was a bit crap
[19:16:16] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Donald Trump Joins Twitch, Amazon's Game-streaming Service - https://sylnt.us - let's-play-global-thermonuclear-war
[20:00:41] <jman> Did SN go down for a bit? Im on h1140-rin1 in Dallas and they found some issue that took the server down. It's back up now...
[20:44:29] <FatPhil> e02 however (three robots) was absolutely excellent.
[20:46:28] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Azure Might be Woefully Inefficient and Unprofitable - https://sylnt.us - smoke-and-mirrors
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[21:15:08] <AndyTheAbsurd> FatPhil: Most of LDR is more like e01 than e02.
[21:16:18] <AndyTheAbsurd> I don't recall the episode number, but "When the Yogurt Took Over" and "Three Robots" are both based on short stories by John Scalzi.
[21:17:56] <FatPhil> e03 (Witness) was trying to be clever, but was telegraphed way too much that its "twist" was just tawdry.
[21:18:31] <AndyTheAbsurd> Also my internet appears to be fucked at the moment....
[21:18:41] <FatPhil> We'll probably watch them all, but if it turns into 8 thumbs down to 1 thumbs up, we'll bail.
[21:18:46] <AndyTheAbsurd> "Witness" is the one with the time loop, right?
[21:19:33] <FatPhil> that's a possible interpretation, yes. Either that, or this is a clone society, and events just repeat through contrived coincidences.
[21:20:40] * AndyTheAbsurd pulls up Netflix to look at episodes.
[21:20:44] <FatPhil> Like e01, there was a "just don't give a fuck what happens to any character" ennui.
[21:22:40] <AndyTheAbsurd> "Suits" was meh, "Sucker of Souls" was okay, "Yogurt" I already mentioned...uh...I'd say skip the others but watch "Yogurt", "Shape-Shifters", "Zima Blue", and "Ice Age". Then if you still feel you need more, go back and watch the others.
[21:25:13] <FatPhil> AndyTheAbsurd++
[21:25:13] <Bender> karma - andytheabsurd: 41
[21:28:25] <FatPhil> I notice that I can rate each of them individually on IMDB, so I might punish myself in order to gain internet points.
[21:30:17] <FatPhil> has there been a libra near-death story yet? e.g. https://www.zerohedge.com
[21:30:18] <upstart> ^ 03Libra Is Dead: eBay, Stripe, Visa And MasterCard All Abandon Facebook's Cryptocurrency
[21:30:43] <FatPhil> I did notice an eBay one a few days ago, but the others are new.
[21:30:46] <FatPhil> I Think
[21:35:34] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Donald Trump Joins Twitch, Amazon's Game-Streaming Service - https://sylnt.us - let's-play-global-thermonuclear-war
[22:14:39] <FatPhil> AndyTheAbsurd: e04 "Suits" was pretty fun, loved the visuals. Had just what was needed for a story, and no waste.
[22:17:36] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of Businesses Serving More Than Just Their Shareholders - https://sylnt.us - would-it-work?
[22:19:19] <FatPhil> we'll probably binge on a couple more before bed.
[22:22:56] <FatPhil> one of the things that slightly annoys me is that the opening sequence is a bit too Black Mirror-like.
[22:35:29] <FatPhil> e05 "Sucker of Souls" was the meh one for us.
[22:37:42] <AndyTheAbsurd> I find it absolutely hilarious that this headline has to contain the word "again": https://thehill.com
[22:37:43] <upstart> ^ 03White House accidentally sends Ukraine talking points to Democrats again
[22:38:16] <AndyTheAbsurd> This administration of such an incredible collection of fuckups.
[22:41:16] <FatPhil> Trump was sent to punish those who said "Bush has to be the worst president evar".
[22:42:09] <FatPhil> Michael Moore was right.
[22:42:20] <FatPhil> That's a sentence that's very rarely said.
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[23:32:59] <FatPhil> e06 "Yogurt" was fun, but wasn't much more than a silly joke.
[23:57:20] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - NASA is Finally Poised to Launch a Satellite to Better Understand Space Weather - https://sylnt.us - metmen-in-space?