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[00:41:01] <Bytram> =yt let's get mikey
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[01:07:27] <FatPhil> OK, we're officially toxic.
[01:07:36] <FatPhil> cases gone exponential
[01:07:52] <FatPhil> should I buy loo rolls?
[01:08:10] <chromas> only if you fight over them
[01:08:30] <FatPhil> (and by "exponential", I mean "multiplied by 5 to a scary level in a day")
[01:08:44] <FatPhil> OK, I'll fight you for them!
[01:09:11] <FatPhil> How the fuck does loo-roll tug-of war work across oceans?
[01:11:21] <chromas> Tugboats?
[01:23:25] <FatPhil> but it has to go 100km under the earth to be a straight line
[01:23:34] <FatPhil> maybe 1000km
[01:24:23] <chromas> It'll take a few extra rolls but we can just start at the surface and cut our way through
[01:24:33] <chromas> it'll be like a sea saw
[01:26:55] <FatPhil> Official news source has basically admitted that we're not in "case case case" mode, but "cluster cluster cluster" mode
[01:27:17] <FatPhil> next mode is boom, of course, and it typically takes 3 days to do that transition
[01:28:06] <FatPhil> I notice that your state is officially 0 cases still.
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[02:30:37] <TheMightyBuzzard> i don't get the whole "oh noes! we must go buy ALL OF THE BUNG FODDER!" thing. do you shit more with corona or something?
[02:36:34] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Tuesday's 115-Fix Day was Not Enough: Microsoft Emits OOB Crisis SMBv3 Worm-Cure Patch - https://sylnt.us - munch-munch-munch-munch-munchmunch-munch-munch-munch-munch-munch-munch-<br/>munch<br/>I-haz-r00t!
[02:37:58] <TheMightyBuzzard> #smake chromas
[02:37:58] * MrPlow smakes chromas upside the head with Macromedia Flash
[02:38:39] <pinchy> crates of lysol
[02:48:49] <TheMightyBuzzard> da hell for? if you need to lysol your house, you're already fucked.
[02:50:56] <TheMightyBuzzard> i mean, i went and bought a 32 roll pack the other day but i always do that. i'm lazy, hate shopping, and really hate running out of shit tickets.
[02:52:06] <AzumaHazuki> shit tickets, lol
[02:52:40] * AzumaHazuki made her own sanitizer, 2.5:1 ratio of 91% isopropyl to glycerin with 20gtts tea tree oil. works but smells like a drunk hippie farted
[02:56:38] <TheMightyBuzzard> everclear's cheaper
[02:58:10] <AzumaHazuki> couldn't find any faster than i could find 91% IPA
[02:58:19] <AzumaHazuki> wish i'd used lavender instead of tea tree though, ick
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[02:58:59] <TheMightyBuzzard> my shit's been miserable since day one of the corona panic. TR has germophobe tendencies but only in bloody stupid ways. like he'll eat pizza that's been sitting on the table for three days but wouldn't drink out of a liquor bottle after someone until i pointed out that it's bloody alcohol.
[02:59:33] <AzumaHazuki> needs to be >60% to kill this virus
[02:59:39] <TheMightyBuzzard> oh ya, pharmacy.
[03:00:01] <TheMightyBuzzard> bicardi 151 then. check.
[03:00:19] <TheMightyBuzzard> #yt why is the rum gone
[03:00:20] <MrPlow> https://www.youtube.com -- Why is the Rum Gone? - Remix
[03:00:24] <AzumaHazuki> i know i'm probably going to get the virus, not get too sick, and very likely end up passively responsible for killing some of my older customers ><
[03:00:33] <AzumaHazuki> because, of course, no benefits and no insurance until a year of work
[03:01:01] <AzumaHazuki> i've been washing and sanitizing and not-face-touching like mad
[03:02:03] <TheMightyBuzzard> better than there being nobody to fill drugs
[03:02:33] <TheMightyBuzzard> damn, now i want some rum
[03:02:55] <AzumaHazuki> i don't drink, but am seriously wondering if i should
[03:03:05] <TheMightyBuzzard> well you have before, yes?
[03:03:15] <AzumaHazuki> not for ages and ages. i don't like alcohol
[03:03:43] <TheMightyBuzzard> personally, i'd recommend pot. stoned idiots are less of a handful than drunk idiots.
[03:05:13] <TheMightyBuzzard> me, i like small amounts of alcohol. like one or two drinks in an evening if i feel like it and ain't currently dehydrated. that's not very often though cause i lurves me some coffee.
[03:06:03] <TheMightyBuzzard> rum when i'm feeling all H.L. Mencken
[03:06:49] <TheMightyBuzzard> think i'll take five and go visit captain morgan and the nicotine fairy
[03:06:57] <AzumaHazuki> bleh, i tried weed once and it made me all slow and stupid and also ate a 700+-calorie bag of chips all alone
[03:07:01] <AzumaHazuki> would not recommend
[03:13:19] <Bytram> AzumaHazuki: fwiw, I never tried pot (just the smell of it makes me retch!), but finishing off a 700+ calorie bag of chips? Now that's something I could prolly do without batting an eye. And, in case you were wondering, my BMI is ~20. Heck, I could *gain* 30 pounds and *still* be in the "normal" weight category for my height.
[03:14:01] <AzumaHazuki> i couldn't. i'm 5'10" and 150lb, teetering back and forth over that line in either direction depending on, almost literally, the phase of the moon
[03:14:30] <AzumaHazuki> plus being stressed and likely low-key sick all the time is messing with my metabolism
[03:15:52] <Bytram> Then again, I was once put on some meds that cautioned it might "increase appetite." I couldn't imagine how that was possible, but it was! I gained 20 lbs. Felt like I was hauling around TWO 10-pound sacks of potatoes all day. Very hard to get up to sped and do much of anything when hauling all that extra weight around! It took a few months, but I'm back down to my usual weight and feel so much better for it!
[03:17:00] <AzumaHazuki> anything that messes with dopamine will do that
[03:18:00] <Bytram> In my early 20's my BMI was only about 18.4; had absolutely minimal body fat (couldn't float in a pool or pond!), had 6-pack abs, and thought nothing of going on a 15-20 mile bike ride on a saturday just to relax.
[03:18:31] <Bytram> and only needed to sleep about 5-6 hours per night.
[03:20:08] <Bytram> Now, many years later, I lack the extreme metabolism of my younger years, and much more understanding and tolerant, see far more shades of gray than things in black-and-white, and prolly a darn sight easier to get along with, too. At least I *hope* so!
[03:20:47] <Bytram> yeah, highly-stress all-the-time, that was me back then.
[03:20:59] <TheMightyBuzzard> i was in the same neighborhood until... hmm... roughly when the phantom menace came out. that's when i started admining an isp from a comfy chair instead of standing and repairing computers.
[03:21:12] <Bytram> I like things the way they are now, much better.
[03:22:01] <Bytram> Except, of course, the body doesn't bounce back anywhere near as quickly as it used to. I have not had a day without pain for the past 10 years, at least.
[03:22:20] <TheMightyBuzzard> they make those?
[03:22:26] <Bytram> That has prolly slowed me down some, too.
[03:22:48] <Bytram> TheMightyBuzzard: make what?
[03:22:53] <TheMightyBuzzard> days without pain
[03:23:54] <TheMightyBuzzard> closest i've had in as long as i can remember is when i'm sick, hopped up on nyquil, and sleep all day.
[03:25:27] <TheMightyBuzzard> lot of it's self-inflicted though cause i ain't got the good sense to quit doing something just because it hurts.
[03:25:29] <Bytram> oh, don't ask me. To think when I was in college and my alarm clock went off, it was on a desk which was located under my bed which had been mounted on 2"x6"s to make more space in my tiny dorm. SO I would throw back the covers, roll/drop/leap off the bed and drop to the floor (from a dead sleep mind you), lamnd on my feet, and then spring up to hit the snooze button on my alarm clock.
[03:27:20] <TheMightyBuzzard> like swinging a sledge hammer until not just my hand and wrist are both hurting and numb but until i'm a solid cramp up past my elbow and go shove my arm in the drinks cooler ice for ten minutes
[03:27:45] <Bytram> Well, feeling pain when I ain't even doing anything -- that's a whole different kind of animal. With what you described is the awareness that if I just stopped doing that stuff I cold have some relief. For me, there is none in sight. It will prolly be with me for the rest of my life. And it is not getting any less painful, let's just put it that way.
[03:28:14] <TheMightyBuzzard> heh, yeah, got that too. i ain't no spring chicken either.
[03:28:42] <TheMightyBuzzard> anyone who makes it past 40 without some permanent aches and pains wasted their life
[03:29:01] <Bytram> heh, you ain't even reached late summer. Wait until you get closer to late autumn.
[03:30:14] <TheMightyBuzzard> bout half way through middle-aged. can't be bothered to math up how old i am other than past 40.
[03:30:36] <TheMightyBuzzard> oh, wait, easy year. be 45 this summer.
[03:30:52] <Bytram> Apparently ibuprofen can lead to a stroke, so I am off those. Now, 8-hour extended release acetaminophen seems to be the best I can do for now.
[03:31:08] <Bytram> like I said.
[03:31:40] <AzumaHazuki> ibuprofen is an NSAID and the entire family can cause cardiovascular issues
[03:31:43] <Bytram> take another 1/3 of your age and add that on to the end... and you'd be close to where I'm at.
[03:31:50] <TheMightyBuzzard> yeah, i got another 15 years till old
[03:32:08] <Bytram> yeh, I *am* there already.
[03:32:15] <TheMightyBuzzard> showoff
[03:32:32] <AzumaHazuki> NSAIDs inhibit cyclooxygenase (COX, hurr hurr hurr) 1 and 2. Aspirin's COX-1 inhibition is permanent, which shifts the overall balance of end products to anti-inflammatory. Other NSAIDs? Not so much.
[03:32:44] <TheMightyBuzzard> AzumaHazuki, get off my lawn!
[03:32:52] <Bytram> AzumaHazuki: yes, I am *VERY* aware about risk of kidney damage and carefully monitor my consumption.
[03:33:27] <AzumaHazuki> scary stuff. i only ever take tylenol and the occasional aspirin unless i'm having a seriously awful pain episode, then one 200mg ibu gets thrown in
[03:33:42] <Bytram> AzumaHazuki: wait aspirin is.. permanent? so why do I need to keep taking another dose?
[03:33:58] <AzumaHazuki> the stuff does regenerate :v
[03:34:01] <TheMightyBuzzard> Bytram, aspirin is permanent, your blood isn't
[03:34:28] <Bytram> primarily for cardio -- blood thinning
[03:34:44] <AzumaHazuki> yup, it inhibits platelet aggregation for that reason
[03:34:47] <Bytram> he aspirin regenerates?
[03:34:53] <Bytram> the aspirin regenerates?
[03:34:55] <AzumaHazuki> no, the COX-1
[03:35:29] <AzumaHazuki> your body is always making it, it's just that aspirin will permanently inactivate any of what it contacts, while other NSAIDs are temporary
[03:35:32] <TheMightyBuzzard> aspirin hates me. i gotta get the "please don't kill my stomach" coated ones and even those i take quite sparingly
[03:36:04] <Bytram> Ohh, aspirin is like baking soda countering vinegar... works great and permanently, but the body keeps making more vinegar
[03:36:25] <AzumaHazuki> there really does not seem to be a perfect pain med :/ NSAIDs cause GI and CV issues, opioids we all know about, most muscle relaxers are anticholinergic as hell...
[03:36:32] <TheMightyBuzzard> switch those around on account of aspirin being acidic
[03:36:41] <Bytram> k
[03:36:56] <Bytram> but otherwise, a fair enough analogy?
[03:37:33] <TheMightyBuzzard> man, fuck opioids. i can't stand em. they react quite barfily with caffeine in my system and i'd rather hurt and be caffeinated.
[03:37:35] <TheMightyBuzzard> Bytram, yar
[03:38:38] <Bytram> given my predisposition, I would have to be in some REALLY MAJOR PAIN before I could be persuaded to even consider trying an opioid of any kind.
[03:38:41] <AzumaHazuki> oh, fun tylenol fact: one of its metabolites looks almost exactly like anandamide, an endogenous cannabinoid
[03:39:17] <chromas> Yeah but it had a patent, right? so it was okay
[03:39:28] <Bytram> and... does that mean I could flunk a drug test?
[03:39:38] <AzumaHazuki> no, since it's an endocannabinoid
[03:39:49] <AzumaHazuki> doesn't look much like d9-THC
[03:40:03] <Bytram> oh good!
[03:41:49] <Bytram> Well, all. It's well past when I was hoping to get to bed. (Have been woken around 0500 the past two days 'cause a neighbor thinks that is a fine time for them to do their laundry; said machines being in a room adjacent to my apartment)
[03:42:07] <AzumaHazuki> uuuugh. get some rest
[03:42:13] <TheMightyBuzzard> drug test is a weird term. you'd think you'd need to take lots of drugs to pass just by the name.
[03:42:23] <TheMightyBuzzard> ~gnight Bytram
[03:42:24] * exec gaily drops a tin of privilege points on Bytram
[03:42:43] <AzumaHazuki> "do you have a drug problem?" "nope, i pretty much got it figured out. some go in your veins, some up you nose..."
[03:42:57] <TheMightyBuzzard> ed zackery
[03:43:22] <Bytram> it's not so much the noise, but when the front-loading washers start their spin dry... it gets the floor to vibrating as the center of gravity oscillates rapidly up and down.
[03:43:24] <TheMightyBuzzard> oh, might want to print this one up and hang it at work: https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net
[03:45:00] <TheMightyBuzzard> and another timely one: https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net
[03:47:16] <Bytram> have a great night everybody!
[03:50:47] <TheMightyBuzzard> blerg, too many site messages for as tired as i am. i'll check em out tomorrow.
[04:04:28] <Bytram> TheMightyBuzzard: don't know if you are still up, but the site just glitched on me.
[04:04:45] <TheMightyBuzzard> yeah, already bounced it.
[04:04:56] <Bytram> hd to log back in on my mobile, and the CSS for the authors page does not seem to....oh. you saw it too?
[04:05:15] <Bytram> https://soylentnews.org
[04:05:16] <systemd> ^ 03SoylentNews: Authors
[04:05:40] <Bytram> Ctrl+F5 and now the authors page looks okay again.
[04:05:46] <Bytram> TheMightyBuzzard++ thank you!
[04:05:46] <Bender> karma - themightybuzzard: 374
[04:08:05] <Bytram> yep, my Android phone has no Ctrl key, nor any Fn keys, either. :/
[04:13:11] <chromas> install another keyboard
[04:22:42] <carny> we are all going to die ;] https://imgur.com
[04:22:43] <systemd> ^ 03You want to know how you get the coronavirus? I give you the NC coronavirus task force.
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[06:21:59] <carny> TheMightyBuzzard: https://imgur.com
[06:22:00] <systemd> ^ 03Sacrifice for humanity and my country
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[09:38:57] <carny> https://imgur.com
[09:38:58] <systemd> ^ 03Good Idea
[09:39:06] <carny> best idea yet
[10:07:12] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - How the Moon Formed: New Research Sheds Light on What Happened - https://sylnt.us - moonies
[10:27:30] <TheMightyBuzzard> carny, i'm about to do just that come sunday. a week worth of fishin out in OK at a remote farm pond.
[11:01:56] <FatPhil> sounds good, I'm a bit jealous
[11:02:31] <FatPhil> as g/f left the office to meet me for lunch, the first thing she heard was FUCKING ITALIAN!
[11:02:47] <FatPhil> (people say I have tourette syndrome, I don't know why)
[11:03:14] <FatPhil> as I left home to meet her, the first thing I heard was wheely cases being dragged into my street.
[11:10:06] <carny> the only people taking this disease seriously are the idiots who are panic selling their stocks and making the hedge funds rich
[11:11:17] <carny> spending a week away from civilization with no worries other than running out of bait and beer sounds like the best thing to do
[11:13:53] <FatPhil> If I had had anything in stocks, I'd have panic sold. But I didn't, because I'd also not have held them that long either. I've never believed the "to the moon" fairy story, and am risk averse, so the bubble just looked like a place I didn't want to be.
[11:23:44] <TheMightyBuzzard> hells yeah: tps://bosextravaganza.com
[11:24:35] <carny> body odor sextravaganza?
[11:24:46] <TheMightyBuzzard> #smake carny
[11:24:46] * MrPlow smakes carny upside the head with some tp
[11:25:44] <carny> nice i can sell that at wal mart ;]
[11:26:10] <TheMightyBuzzard> neato dukes of hazard stuff plus, complete with the dude who played bo duke jumping a general lee replica, and snowman's rig from smokey and the bandit
[11:26:57] <TheMightyBuzzard> FatPhil, i'd have bought. momma always told me buy low sell high.
[11:27:44] <carny> i wouldn't buy anything until corona season is completely over
[11:28:12] <TheMightyBuzzard> too late by then. shit'll go up as soon as the rumor is it's about over.
[11:28:34] <carny> now that every single media outlet in the usa is trying to learn how to lie like china the markets will not stabilize
[11:28:59] <TheMightyBuzzard> oh they already know that, they're just polishing up this specific lie.
[11:29:12] <carny> wouldn't be a bad time to lock in gasoline prices if you're able
[11:29:27] <inz> buzz, what is this Torsonic Polarity Syndrome -protocol?
[11:31:24] <TheMightyBuzzard> inz, search me. either something i've never heard of or a joke that went over my head.
[11:31:33] <chromas> https://i.imgur.com
[11:32:25] <TheMightyBuzzard> chromas, i got a 32 pack the other day. not a panic buy, i was just out and we always buy a 32 pack cause we're lazy.
[11:32:41] <inz> buzz, south park had a disease called TPS, i.e. buttfacedness
[11:32:49] <chromas> We'd get large packs but we don't use it fast enough to bother
[11:33:02] <TheMightyBuzzard> ahh, how'd i miss that one?
[11:33:23] <chromas> ol' ben afflect
[11:33:53] <TheMightyBuzzard> chromas, right but if you get a large pack and don't use it fast, you don't have to buy it again for a long time. therein lies the potential for laziness.
[11:34:08] <chromas> true
[11:34:17] <chromas> hm
[11:34:34] <chromas> How big a package can I get from amazon?
[11:34:57] <TheMightyBuzzard> prolly none at all right now. because idjits.
[11:35:08] <chromas> I could use my $90 or so of bing points for free tp
[11:35:33] <TheMightyBuzzard> #yt cornholio
[11:35:34] <MrPlow> https://www.youtube.com -- CORNHOLIO from 'Beavis & Butthead Do America'
[11:36:23] <chromas> coronaholio
[11:36:56] <chromas> https://www.youtube.com
[11:36:57] <systemd> ^ 03Quilted Northern Rustic Weave | Artisanal Toilet Paper
[11:38:44] <chromas> it's funny how they jiggle characters so you know they're talking
[11:42:04] <TheMightyBuzzard> chromas, more artisanal toilet paper: https://shop.texassports.com
[11:42:04] <systemd> ^ 03Access Denied
[11:42:05] <FatPhil> TheMightyBuzzard: It's not low yet.
[11:43:14] <TheMightyBuzzard> FatPhil, spotting the bottom ahead of time is a mug's game. start buying as soon as it's dropped enough to warrant it and keep doing so until it's definitely hit bottom.
[11:44:07] <FatPhil> which is spotting the bottom ahead of time.
[11:44:33] <FatPhil> nothing wrong with tranching though. It reduces gains, but reduces risk
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[12:12:54] <TheMightyBuzzard> FatPhil, by definitely hit bottom i mean it's risen enough off a trough to say with a fair degree of certainty that it's not a dead cat bounce or some such.
[12:13:23] <TheMightyBuzzard> if you wanna be really certain though, stop buying at the same price you started at.
[12:14:37] <TheMightyBuzzard> i'm pretty conservative in regards to markets when real money's involved. if i just wanna play and take risks i do it with toy money like BTC.
[12:15:51] <FatPhil> I manage my g/f's money super conservatively, and that's paying off. With my own money, I'm more of an idiot.
[12:17:59] <TheMightyBuzzard> buy like $100 worth of $cryptocurrency(ies) and play with that. it'll quell your gambling urge.
[12:19:20] <FatPhil> We just invested in the #2 craft brewery in the country, and I said to her "I wanna go in at the 10k or 30k level, I want to *invest* in them, not just buy a toy single share". She was more "200 or 1000, just to show we like them". We compromised on a 5k investement.
[12:20:34] <FatPhil> We're expecting several of the #3-#6 band of breweries to go titsup, and avoided their crowd funding runs like the plague. We're working on the principle that the top 2 can feed off the carcasses of the others.
[12:20:59] <FatPhil> Could all turn to nought, though, we accept that.
[12:23:19] <FatPhil> If I can find a trustworthy place I can buy BTC, I'll probably fling a few hundred euros in that direction when I'm convinced it's reached a bottom plateau.
[12:24:27] <FatPhil> I reckon that even when I'm in full idiot mode I'm smarter than 90% of the people who are foolish enough to think they have some actual value.
[12:25:07] <FatPhil> I wanted to sign up for predictit, but it's only open to US residents. I'd have doubled my money already just from democratic candidates
[12:26:41] <FatPhil> I'd have put 100e on Warren to fail when she was at her peak (which was a 52c bid). Bingo - doubled in one bet.
[12:29:34] <FatPhil> I reckon that people like us who read a wide range of alternative news sources would have an unfair advantage in that marketplace - some of those bets were powered by nothing more than fairytales and wishful thinking.
[12:29:40] <TheMightyBuzzard> FatPhil, naw. the entire reason to play with $crypto is so you don't waste real money but get your gambling fix. think of it as an mmo not an investment.
[12:30:10] <FatPhil> Otherwise known as a fool with money, and it's a moral obligation to part fools from their money.
[12:30:26] <Bytram> coffee++
[12:30:26] <Bender> karma - coffee: 5135
[12:30:33] <TheMightyBuzzard> coffee++
[12:30:33] <Bender> karma - coffee: 5136
[12:31:01] <FatPhil> but you have to put real money in to get the fake money. I'd never view the cryptos as anything other than something I spent bucks on, I wouldn't be able to abstract that away.
[12:32:00] <TheMightyBuzzard> right but you'd spend bucks on an mmo (well, until they went all free to play) anyway.
[12:32:16] <FatPhil> With one exception. If I were to way more than two-bag, I could withdraw my initial amount plus some, and then just play for fun with the winnings.
[12:32:29] <FatPhil> Ah, I don't spend any money on computery stuff
[12:32:33] <TheMightyBuzzard> nod nod
[12:32:52] <FatPhil> every spare $ I have goes in my belly :)
[12:33:33] <FatPhil> If I had all the $$ I spend on beer ... I'd spend it all on beer!
[12:33:44] <FatPhil> coffee++
[12:33:44] <Bender> karma - coffee: 5137
[12:33:45] <TheMightyBuzzard> think of it as a leisure purchase of any kind then. put a fixed initial amount in with the intention of never doing anything with it except playing there, that way you're fine win or lose.
[12:37:53] <FatPhil> that would require mental hurdles that would be difficult for me, until, as I say, I'd made a clear big win, such that everything after that is gravy.
[12:37:54] <TheMightyBuzzard> i used to do that with quarters for pinball machines. i'd get $5 worth and play till they were gone. well, until it got to the point where i'd get $5, play as much as i wanted, and leave with $4.75 and a bunch of free balls still on the machine.
[12:39:47] <chromas> Could've sold your balls to the next kid to get your quarter back
[12:40:06] <Bytram> TheMightyBuzzard: yep. Cost me a small fortune initially, but with Atari's "Star Wars" arcade game I got to the point where I could play over an hour for $0.25
[12:40:12] <Bytram> !grab chromas
[12:40:12] <Bender> Added quote 947
[12:40:32] <Bytram> ~gday TheMightyBuzzard
[12:40:33] * exec abnormally copies a staff of syphilis for TheMightyBuzzard
[12:40:34] <TheMightyBuzzard> weren't many pinball wizard types left by the time i could drive to an arcade
[12:40:35] <Bytram> ~gday chromas
[12:40:37] * exec invisibly hangs a trigger warning sign about slice of CentOS on chromas
[12:40:38] <TheMightyBuzzard> ~gday Bytram
[12:40:40] * exec abnormally experiences Santa's bag of M&Ms with Bytram
[12:40:54] <chromas> ~g'day Bytram
[12:40:55] * exec hurriedly crams a D cup of rupees into Bytram
[12:41:06] <chromas> =g'foosh TheMightyBuzzard
[12:41:07] * systemd forcefully dereferences a pointer to a safe space of Bieber fever for TheMightyBuzzard
[12:41:24] <chromas> ='file FatPhil
[12:41:26] <Bytram> I gets teh Rupee woopee!
[12:41:29] <chromas> =g'file FatPhil
[12:41:29] * systemd excitedly yeets a hemp bag of litter box tootsie rolls past FatPhil
[12:43:24] <TheMightyBuzzard> riverboat gambler was my go-to. i could play it as long as i felt like playing by the time i quit. given my propensity to hyperfocus on a task, that could be all afternoon or until i needed to hit the bathroom
[12:43:47] <FatPhil> ~gefiltefish chromas
[12:44:15] <chromas> =gnu linux
[12:44:15] * systemd excoriatingly flings a backpack full of mana potions at linux
[12:44:16] <Bytram> We are due for a goodly amount of rain later today, so I'll prolly cook up a good-sized stew. Also, just learned today that an annual conference I was planning to attend (and had attended for the past 15 years) and that was scheduled to open two weeks from now was canceled due to coronavirus.
[12:44:46] <FatPhil> ~g'nadotropin TheMightyBuzzard
[12:45:51] <TheMightyBuzzard> =gay chromas
[12:45:51] * systemd allegedly hallucinates a sweaty armpit of Microsoft Works with chromas
[12:46:23] <Bytram> yes bio breaks are important! At least with pin ball, you could at least earn enough spare balls, that could have one sitting in the plunger waiting for release, run off to the bathroom, and be none the worse for the interruption. With video games, not so much!
[12:46:26] <TheMightyBuzzard> good ole inadvisable use of wildcards
[12:46:43] <Bytram> =g testing
[12:46:44] <systemd> https://en.wikipedia.org - Software testing - Wikipedia
[12:46:47] <Bytram> =gx testing
[12:46:47] * systemd bashfully refactors a dumptruck full of canadian pennies for testing
[12:46:54] <Bytram> =g_ testing
[12:46:54] * systemd single-handedly internalizes a purse of block chains in testing
[12:47:13] <Bytram> =gobbledegook testing
[12:47:13] * systemd inadequately blows a ¼ cup of excitement at testing
[12:47:16] <FatPhil> =getoutahere Bytram
[12:47:16] * systemd accidentally offers a volley of dirty humor to Bytram
[12:47:32] <TheMightyBuzzard> =g chromas
[12:47:32] * systemd proverbially inserts an array of flathead screws into chromas
[12:47:37] <Bytram> =good-natured-fun-and frolic
[12:47:37] * systemd ignorantly blows some promises of Poop Cola at frolic
[12:47:46] <TheMightyBuzzard> noice, handles bell characters
[12:48:23] <Bytram> =g test
[12:48:24] <systemd> https://www.speedtest.net - Speedtest by Ookla - The Global Broadband Speed Test
[12:48:44] <TheMightyBuzzard> =gong
[12:48:44] * systemd irrefutably offers the last box of charmin extra-soft to
[12:48:54] <Bytram> =g bell
[12:48:54] * systemd freely embiggens a raid 6 volume of Krusty Krab pizza with bell
[12:49:11] <TheMightyBuzzard> Bytram, ascii/unicode 0x07
[12:49:38] <Bytram> yes, I can read ASCII (well, 7-bit) paper tape.
[12:49:52] <TheMightyBuzzard> noice
[12:50:12] <Bytram> learned that by the time I was about 13 years old.
[12:50:20] <TheMightyBuzzard> i like that irc clients are like the last holdout of still honoring that character and making noise when they see one
[12:50:28] <chromas> =g b 13u 13,05uu urp
[12:50:28] * systemd tragically shoehorns a backpack full of underwear into urp
[12:50:33] <Bytram> Was also when I learned octal.
[12:50:53] <Bytram> pdp8++ ftw
[12:50:53] <Bender> karma - pdp8: 1
[12:51:08] <TheMightyBuzzard> bleh, time to get the boots on and head out. yall have a pleasant day.
[12:51:19] <Bytram> #weather TheMightyBuzzard
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[12:51:28] <MrPlow> 1576 East Main St, Humboldt, TN 38343, USA - Today: "Mostly cloudy throughout the day." 58/43F, Humidity: 68%, Precip: 41%, Wind ~12mph. Sat: "Light rain throughout the day." 57/40F, Humidity: 82%, Precip: 95%, Wind ~9mph. Sun: "Possible drizzle in the morning." 52/39F, Humidity: 79%, Precip: 73%, Wind ~9mph.
[12:52:02] <Bytram> At least you won't need to wear your waders today!
[12:52:30] <Bytram> have a good one, and thanks again for bouncing the servers last night!
[12:53:34] -!- SoyCow420 [SoyCow420!~40399c0c@64.57.npr.jj] has joined #soylent
[12:53:55] <SoyCow420> =submit https://arstechnica.com
[12:53:57] <systemd> Submitting "Comcast accidentally published 200,000 “unlisted” phone numbers"...
[12:54:05] <SoyCow420> =submit https://arstechnica.com
[12:54:07] <systemd> Submitting "Student privacy laws still apply if coronavirus just closed your school"...
[12:54:16] <SoyCow420> =submit https://arstechnica.com
[12:54:18] <systemd> Submitting "Vermont sues Clearview, alleging “oppressive, unscrupulous” practices"...
[12:54:18] <systemd> ✓ Sub-ccess! "03Comcast Accidentally Published 200,000 “unlisted” Phone Numbers" (12 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[12:54:29] <systemd> ✓ Sub-ccess! "03Student Privacy Laws Still Apply If Coronavirus Just Closed Your School" (11 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[12:54:29] <SoyCow420> =submit https://arstechnica.com
[12:54:30] <systemd> Submitting "Microsoft—and Ars—advise split-tunnel VPNs to minimize coronavirus woes"...
[12:54:32] <FatPhil> who/what is clearview?
[12:54:40] <systemd> ✓ Sub-ccess! "03Vermont Sues Clearview, Alleging “oppressive, Unscrupulous” Practices" (13 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[12:54:52] <systemd> ✓ Sub-ccess! "03Microsoft—and Ars—advise Split-tunnel VPNs to Minimize Coronavirus Woes" (10 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[12:55:16] <Bytram> they downloaded billions of pics off the internet and are using them for facial recognition purposes, for a fee.
[12:59:49] <Bytram> Originally marketed as being only for gov't, police, etc. were found to have made tools available to just about anybody who wanted to pay, or even sign up for a free trial.
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[13:03:23] <FatPhil> Phew. I only upload buttpics to the internet.
[13:11:15] <SoyCow420> so your pics will be identified as Trump?
[13:12:00] <FatPhil> only in the most unflattering of lighting conditions
[13:12:39] <SoyCow420> =)
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[13:27:59] <SoyCow420> =submit https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com
[13:28:00] <systemd> Submitting "Confessions app Whisper spills almost a billion records"...
[13:28:14] <SoyCow420> =submit https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com
[13:28:15] <systemd> Submitting "Data of millions of eBay and Amazon shoppers exposed"...
[13:28:22] <systemd> ✓ Sub-ccess! "03Confessions App Whisper Spills Almost a Billion Records" (0 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[13:28:36] <systemd> ✓ Sub-ccess! "03Data of Millions of eBay and Amazon Shoppers Exposed" (0 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
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[13:46:43] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Ransomware Threatens to Reveal Company's 'Dirty' Secrets - https://sylnt.us - too-many-secrets
[14:44:46] <guy_> Any new word on the dempanic?
[14:54:23] <FatPhil> ask too many questions, get run over by car, I think that's how it works.
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[15:21:13] <chopchop1> asian or european car?
[15:33:06] <FatPhil> too many questions...
[15:36:15] <TheMightyBuzzard> easy to tell. how many times do you have to rub it across the carpet before it'll go?
[15:40:59] <Bytram> chopchop1: for a moment there, I thought you wrote "artisan or european car"
[15:44:00] <FatPhil> does it leak oil?
[15:44:28] <TheMightyBuzzard> no, that'd be an eastern european or american car
[15:45:04] <TheMightyBuzzard> western european use either batteries or a rubber band
[15:46:16] <TheMightyBuzzard> toyotas don't fall into either trap though. they're badass and run solid for a gazillion miles if you change the oil on time and don't go street racing or offroading.
[15:47:05] <TheMightyBuzzard> naps++
[15:47:05] <Bender> karma - naps: 108
[15:48:39] <Bytram> TheMightyBuzzard: well Toyota had that reputation, and well-deserved, too. But I've been hearing that some of their later models were not as solidly crafted.
[15:50:08] <Bytram> My brother got my dad's old T. pickup after my dad passed; it's over 25 years old and still runs great. then again, my dad was absolutely meticulous about timely oil changes and maintenance, so it has that going for it!
[15:50:27] <Bytram> anyway, break time for me, too. Laters!
[16:06:44] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Amazon Rainforest Could be Gone Within a Lifetime - https://sylnt.us - the-forest-of-a-lifetime
[16:29:54] <FatPhil> woh - I guess I shouldn't be surprised - the local cinema's closed
[17:12:46] <TheMightyBuzzard> FatPhil, is the local pirate bay closed?
[17:56:22] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Why Do Small Dogs Live Longer Than Big Dogs? - https://sylnt.us - even-the-grim-reaper-fears-the-chihuahua
[19:46:46] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Microsoft and Ars Advise Split-Tunnel VPNs for Working From Home - https://sylnt.us
[20:29:08] <FatPhil> TheMightyBuzzard: ping times are suspiciously high, I wonder if that implies anything...
[21:11:44] <FatPhil> woo woo! EStonia's now out of "cluster cluster" phase, we're starting the booom!
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[21:38:15] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Vermont Sues Clearview, Alleging “Oppressive, Unscrupulous” Practices - https://sylnt.us - facing-up-to-it
[21:38:16] <Sulla> ~submit https://www.cnbc.com
[21:58:57] <TheMightyBuzzard> FatPhil, showoff
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[22:00:05] <TheMightyBuzzard> we barely got any cases in TN. ima go lick airport terminal seats then go kiss everyone at walmart
[22:15:57] <chromas> gtk--
[22:15:57] <Bender> karma - gtk: -5
[22:16:33] <pinchy> tp++
[22:16:33] <Bender> karma - tp: 1
[22:16:38] <pinchy> TP++
[22:16:38] <Bender> karma - tp: 2
[22:18:26] <chromas> Not sure who decided errors should use the pc speaker, which on laptops just makes a maximally amplified B E E P that ignores volume control #BeepRape
[22:18:57] <pinchy> maximally amplified is best amplified
[22:23:01] <Bytram> chromas: I don't know what you are doing, but when I issue ^G at a windows prompt, I hear the sound come out of my TV which I am using as a monitor (connected via DisplayPort adapter to HDMI cable)
[22:24:01] <chromas> Well, for example, pressing up in an empty input field
[22:24:38] * chromas rmmod pcskpr and throws it in the trash
[22:25:20] <chromas> and yeah, if I was plugged into a tv, then the beep would go there. or into headphones or whatever's plugged in
[22:26:49] <chromas> I know it's not gtk's fault for that, but it is its fault for using pcskpr when I have sound card
[22:37:47] <Bytram> glad to hear that your card is sound -- wouldn't want any flimsy equipment!
[22:43:30] <chromas> oh it's flimsy. Sometimes just bumping the laptop makes it lock up. I think there might be a crack or something by the hinge
[22:43:42] * chromas blames politics
[23:05:15] <Sulla> Thats what finally killed my IBMa21m
[23:05:20] <Bytram> hmmm, how old is it? ISTR issues with some of the laptops built during the early part of the period when manufacturers tried to useno-/low- lead solder.
[23:05:22] <Sulla> opened it one day and it fell clean open
[23:05:36] <Bytram> watch for tin wiskers
[23:05:42] <Bytram> =g tin whiskers
[23:05:43] <systemd> https://twbrewing.com - Tin Whiskers Brewery | St. Paul, Minnesota
[23:05:47] <Bytram> lol
[23:06:00] <Bytram> =g tin whiskers circuits
[23:06:01] <systemd> https://nepp.nasa.gov - Basic Info on Tin Whiskers
[23:06:11] <Bytram> =g tin whiskers short
[23:06:12] <systemd> https://nepp.nasa.gov - Basic Info on Tin Whiskers
[23:11:13] <TheMightyBuzzard> hrm... i need to tweak bender's code again. gtk needs to have its karma set to 2 and locked there for all time.
[23:12:03] <TheMightyBuzzard> Bytram, stop making tin cats and you should be fine
[23:16:22] <guy_> tin cats are bad when they start rusting . . .
[23:25:45] <chromas> TheMightyBuzzard: you'll take gtk 3 and you'll love it. In fact, let's move on to gtk4
[23:25:53] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Europe Wants a ‘Right to Repair’ Smartphones and Gadgets - https://sylnt.us - it-must-be-a-European-thing
[23:30:34] <Bytram> #yt stray cat strut
[23:30:34] <MrPlow> https://www.youtube.com -- Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut (Official Video)
[23:31:44] <Sulla> I would rather the stray cat strut to these endless market dead cat bounces
[23:33:12] <Bytram> !grab Sulla
[23:33:12] <Bender> Added quote 948
[23:35:16] <Bytram> !quote strut
[23:35:16] <Bender> Quote 948 - <Sulla> I would rather the stray cat strut to these endless market dead cat bounces
[23:35:30] <Bytram> !quote bounce
[23:35:30] <Bender> Quote 948 - <Sulla> I would rather the stray cat strut to these endless market dead cat bounces
[23:46:59] <Bytram> storm has passed but barometer is still rather low... I'm tapped out and heading to bed
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[23:56:07] <TheMightyBuzzard> Bytram, put it on top of the fridge. prollem solved.
[23:58:16] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Microsoft and Ars Technica Advise Split-Tunnel VPNs for Working from Home - https://sylnt.us