#soylent | Logs for 2019-11-02
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[00:15:19] <soylent_yellow> =submit https://www.theverge.com
[00:15:21] <ClownHatLinux> Submitting "How I made the yawning face and waffle emoji"...
[00:15:43] <ClownHatLinux> ✓ Sub-ccess! "How I Made the Yawning Face and Waffle Emoji" (48 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[00:15:49] <soylent_yellow> =submit https://www.theverge.com
[00:15:51] <ClownHatLinux> Submitting "US launches national security review of TikTok, Reuters reports"...
[00:16:12] <ClownHatLinux> ✓ Sub-ccess! "US Launches National Security Review of TikTok, Reuters Reports" (10 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[00:16:30] <soylent_yellow> =submit https://www.theverge.com
[00:16:32] <ClownHatLinux> Submitting "Amazon blames ‘error’ for blocking Nintendo resellers from listing products"...
[00:16:53] <ClownHatLinux> ✓ Sub-ccess! "Amazon Blames ‘error’ for Blocking Nintendo Resellers From Listing Products" (12 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[00:18:43] <soylent_yellow> =submit https://www.engadget.com
[00:18:44] <ClownHatLinux> Submitting "New York Supreme Court dismisses Uber's challenge to vehicle caps"...
[00:19:06] <ClownHatLinux> ✓ Sub-ccess! "New York Supreme Court Dismisses Uber's Challenge to Vehicle Caps" (3 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[00:25:45] <chromas> Is there a new soylent color for every day?
[00:27:30] <chromas> soylent_cyan for slashdot subs
[00:27:42] <Bytram> chromas: A new color for every day that ends in "y"
[00:28:01] <Bytram> that woyld ber cyan-ide?
[00:28:14] <Bytram> s/y/u/
[00:28:15] <exec> <Bytram> that would ber cyan-ide?
[00:28:21] <chromas> that's slightly less often than evyer day that ends in "day"
[00:28:49] <Bytram> ???
[00:29:31] <chromas> s/(t)..()/\2\1/
[00:29:43] <Bytram> chromas++ thanks so much for pushing out stories while I was out!
[00:29:43] <Bender> karma - chromas: 260
[00:29:45] <chromas> wow, I can't even get my sed right. oh well
[00:30:06] <chromas> I just did the easy ones ;)
[00:30:17] <Bytram> Yeah, I wasn't quite sure what you sed.
[00:30:22] <chromas> That's like making more fork for evyerone else :D
[00:30:30] <Bytram> every little bit helps
[00:30:38] <chromas> I think I'm bein possessd by cmn32480
[00:31:13] <chromas> Help! I've typoed and I can't get up!
[00:33:51] <soylent_yellow> =submit https://www.engadget.com
[00:33:52] <ClownHatLinux> Submitting "Users complain iOS 13.2 is too aggressive in killing background apps"...
[00:34:14] <ClownHatLinux> ✓ Sub-ccess! "Users Complain iOS 13.2 is Too Aggressive in Killing Background Apps" (3 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
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[00:36:54] <soylent_yellow> =submit https://www.techradar.com
[00:36:56] <ClownHatLinux> Submitting "Government and military hit by WhatsApp hack"...
[00:37:18] <ClownHatLinux> ✓ Sub-ccess! "Government and Military Hit by WhatsApp Hack" (10 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[00:37:33] <soylent_yellow> =submit https://www.techradar.com
[00:37:36] <ClownHatLinux> Submitting "Hackers use a photograph of a fingerprint to bypass phone security"...
[00:37:58] <ClownHatLinux> ✓ Sub-ccess! "Hackers Use a Photograph of a Fingerprint to Bypass Phone Security" (7 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[00:38:11] <Fnord666> Makes you wonder if they've got a 64 color crayon box and is picking one out each day?
[00:38:21] <Fnord666> s/is/are/
[00:38:23] <exec> <Fnord666> Makes you wonder if they've got a 64 color crayon box and are picking one out each day?
[00:39:53] <soylent_yellow> =submit https://www.digitaltrends.com
[00:39:53] <ClownHatLinux> soylent_yellow, submit failed: No title.
[00:41:08] <soylent_yellow> ~arthur https://www.digitaltrends.com
[00:41:36] <soylent_yellow> #submit https://www.digitaltrends.com
[00:41:37] <MrPlow> Submitting. There is a mandatory delay, please be patient.
[00:42:02] <MrPlow> Submission successful. https://soylentnews.org
[00:44:53] <soylent_yellow> =submit https://gizmodo.com
[00:44:56] <ClownHatLinux> Submitting "14-Year-Old Genius Solves Blind Spots"...
[00:45:18] <ClownHatLinux> ✓ Sub-ccess! "14-Year-Old Genius Solves Blind Spots" (5 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[00:45:57] <soylent_yellow> =submit https://gizmodo.com
[00:45:59] <ClownHatLinux> Submitting "Woman Found Dead With A Python Around Her Neck in House Full of 140 Snakes"...
[00:46:21] <ClownHatLinux> ✓ Sub-ccess! "Woman Found Dead With A Python Around Her Neck in House Full of 140 Snakes" (6 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[00:48:28] <ClownHatLinux> MrPlow's curl options must be better than mine
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[00:50:34] <chromas> Fake hues!
[00:51:16] <maladroit_fraudgobli> bravo!
[00:51:39] <maladroit_fraudgobli> my journalistic heart weeps
[00:51:48] <maladroit_fraudgobli> "The news outlet also spoke two a former Apple store employee ...."
[00:51:52] <cmn32480> chromas - I'm in possession of nothing. INcluding my faculties
[00:52:10] <Fnord666> cmn32480, !!
[00:52:22] <cmn32480> ~gday Fnord666
[00:52:24] * exec unwillingly pukes a keg of bile on Fnord666
[00:52:51] <Fnord666> well that one takes the keg
[00:52:56] <Fnord666> ~gday cmn32480
[00:52:58] * exec retroactively integrates a printout of ham with cmn32480
[00:53:05] <cmn32480> oooo ham
[00:53:13] <Fnord666> 3d printed even
[00:53:24] <Fnord666> possibly with the meat slime...
[00:53:28] <cmn32480> yummy
[00:54:05] <pinchy> aww got banned from tinder for posing with a nintendo zapper
[00:55:02] <cmn32480> how you been Fnord666
[00:55:27] <Fnord666> I've been well. Thanks for asking. Yourself?
[00:55:33] <cmn32480> busy
[00:55:35] <cmn32480> tired
[00:55:42] <cmn32480> but all in all pretty good
[00:59:02] <cmn32480> trying to help a bit w/ bytram partially on the self. Mostly out of guilt
[01:01:51] <Fnord666> Any help is highly appreciated!
[01:02:28] * cmn32480 remembers sayin those words
[01:03:45] <Fnord666> :)
[01:04:00] <cmn32480> sorry I havne't been 'round much
[01:04:26] <Fnord666> hey life happens you knkow?
[01:04:30] <cmn32480> life in the last year got really busy... and I'm not quite sure how
[01:06:00] <cmn32480> iw ill admit.. I have found the last few days pushing a few stories rather pleasurable
[01:07:01] <Fnord666> It's good to see you back around. Bytram can only listen to my stories so many times!
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[01:15:12] <cmn32480> heh... sorry
[01:15:34] <cmn32480> it is nice to be around.. .perhaps not in the same heavy cpacity that I was before... btu Iwill try to help some
[01:17:19] <Fnord666> no problem.
[01:17:51] <Fnord666> I'm going to respace the stories a bit. We've been using 2 hrs 21 min or so on the weekends
[01:18:06] <cmn32480> roger
[01:18:30] <cmn32480> I will keep that policy change in mind for current and future reference
[01:20:38] <Fnord666> using midnight GMT generally as the cutover
[01:20:47] <cmn32480> ok
[01:21:34] <Fnord666> It's seems like there are fewer and fewer stories coming out over the weekends
[01:21:59] <cmn32480> no shock... they were always thin
[01:24:59] <cmn32480> had it been geting worse over time?
[01:25:06] <cmn32480> seems to be more and more bot subs
[01:25:27] <chromas> Maybe we need a bot sub link on the site
[01:26:23] <Fnord666> Bot subs I can work with
[01:27:55] <Fnord666> as long as the underlying article is decent
[01:28:09] <cmn32480> agreed
[01:28:26] <cmn32480> has the political garbage lessened a littl?
[01:28:33] <chromas> hehehe
[01:28:44] <cmn32480> that'd be a no....
[01:29:00] <chromas> Gotta have something to reject
[01:29:41] <cmn32480> lol
[01:36:03] <Fnord666> Fortunately there's always those willing to see the need and fill it
[01:37:36] * ClownHatLinux will soon beat out exec in subs count >:)
[01:38:17] <cmn32480> exec is somewhat less than reliable at times
[01:38:34] <chromas> he could use a storybot update, too
[01:38:46] <cmn32480> yeah... I need to tlak to janrinok to get the new version
[01:39:15] <cmn32480> ~tell janrinok to send cmn32480 the new version of arthur
[01:40:11] <cmn32480> https://soylentnews.org
[01:40:12] <ClownHatLinux> ^ 03Woman Found Dead With A Python Around Her Neck in House Full of 140 Snakes: SoylentNews Submission
[01:40:21] <cmn32480> that one is really short... but totally worth the run
[01:41:22] <chromas> I knew python 3 was up to no good
[01:41:31] <cmn32480> yup
[01:41:56] <cmn32480> this was apparently python 8
[01:42:05] <cmn32480> and 132 of their friends
[01:42:25] <cmn32480> creeped me out. completely
[01:45:12] <cmn32480> that is the shit nightmares are made of
[01:46:52] <Fnord666> maybe we need a github repository for the bots that run here
[01:47:50] <chromas> MrPlow & exec have github repos
[01:48:12] <Fnord666> do tell
[01:48:14] <chromas> Probably needs updating but there's a wiki page as well
[01:48:23] <chromas> (soylent wiki)
[01:48:38] <chromas> https://github.com
[01:48:39] <ClownHatLinux> ^ 03crutchy-/exec-irc-bot
[01:48:54] <chromas> https://github.com
[01:48:55] <ClownHatLinux> ^ 03TheMightyBuzzard/RustBot
[01:50:15] <chromas> Looks like you already forked MrPlow :)
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[01:54:56] <AzumaHazuki> ooookay, soylent mods...question. is this post a troll? https://soylentnews.org because it has two troll mods, as does at least one more i've posted which isn't trolling or flamebait
[01:54:57] <ClownHatLinux> ^ 03SoylentNews Comments | Democrat Surrender Monkeys
[01:54:59] <Fnord666> lol
[01:55:16] <AzumaHazuki> someone's apparently just blanket troll-modding me. that's kind of a crap strategy
[01:55:17] <Fnord666> sorry not at you AH
[01:56:24] <AzumaHazuki> i know :)
[02:01:03] <Fnord666> From my personal perspective I don't see that post as trolling
[02:02:40] <Fnord666> chromas, yeah but that was over ayear ago. I can't be expected to remember such details
[02:03:36] <chromas> That's okay; I forgot I did it too
[02:05:28] <AzumaHazuki> it's not. i'm just getting blanket downmodded by my little fanclub, apparently :D
[02:13:23] <cmn32480> bedtime.
[02:13:34] <cmn32480> sweet dreams kids
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[02:18:32] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Google Acquires Fitbit for $2.1 Billion - https://sylnt.us - all-the-better-to-track-you-with,-my-dear
[02:19:04] <Fnord666> good night cmn32480
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[04:37:00] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Hackers Unlock any Type of Phone Using Photographed Fingerprints in Just 20 Minutes - https://sylnt.us - under-your-thumb
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[06:57:01] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - North Korea Fires Unidentified Projectiles as Nuke Talks Stalled - https://sylnt.us - more-sabre-rattling
[09:16:29] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Scientists Unearth Huge Claw from 110-Million-Year-Old Carnivorous Dinosaur - https://sylnt.us - I-will-kiss-him-and-love-him-and-squeeze-him-and-hug-him-and-call-him...Claude?
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[10:56:21] <FatPhil> https://snotrahouse.com
[10:56:23] <ClownHatLinux> ^ 03Last McDonalds – Snotra House
[10:56:33] <Bytram> coffee++
[10:56:33] <Bender> karma - coffee: 5022
[10:59:48] <FatPhil> ~gday Bytram
[10:59:50] * exec hurriedly connects a carton of ingsocjus to Bytram
[11:12:28] <Bytram> ~gday FatPhil
[11:12:29] * exec tragically poops 30-clip magazine of corn chex for FatPhil
[11:13:01] <Bytram> looks like you got your breakfast!
[11:20:04] <FatPhil> that sentence no grammer
[11:28:51] <Bytram> lol
[11:35:31] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Valve Source Engine, Fortnite Servers Crippled By Gafgyt Variant - https://sylnt.us - why-we-can't-have-nice-things
[11:38:54] * FatPhil guesses that container was added by a gun nut who was home-schooled ;-)
[11:39:40] * Bytram is still trying to wake up...
[11:39:48] <Bytram> what "container"?
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[13:35:52] <Runaway1956> =submit https://www.oann.com
[13:35:54] <ClownHatLinux> Submitting "Raised-fist Olympian Carlos has no regrets over 1968 protest"...
[13:36:16] <ClownHatLinux> ✓ Sub-ccess! "Raised-fist Olympian Carlos Has No Regrets Over 1968 Protest" (29 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[13:39:22] <Runaway1956> =submit https://arstechnica.com
[13:39:23] <ClownHatLinux> Submitting "Waymo finally let a reporter ride in a fully driverless car"...
[13:39:45] <ClownHatLinux> ✓ Sub-ccess! "Waymo Finally Let a Reporter Ride in a Fully Driverless Car" (7 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[13:42:39] <Runaway1956> =submit https://techcrunch.com
[13:42:40] <ClownHatLinux> Submitting "Reaction Engines’ Mach 5 engine is just the tip of the new aerospace boom – TechCrunch"...( 1 modified urls; http://social.techcrunch.com )
[13:42:54] <Runaway1956> File that one in the vaporware department?
[13:43:02] <ClownHatLinux> ✓ Sub-ccess! "Reaction Engines’ Mach 5 Engine is Just the Tip of the New Aerospace Boom – TechCrunch" (11 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
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[13:56:46] <Runaway1956> =submit https://www.wired.com
[13:56:48] <ClownHatLinux> Submitting "GDPR Fines Haven't Rocked the Data Privacy World"...( 1 modified urls; https://www.wired.co.uk )
[13:57:10] <ClownHatLinux> ✓ Sub-ccess! "GDPR Fines Haven't Rocked the Data Privacy World" (22 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[13:57:17] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Belgian City Slurps Mobile Data To Track Visitors - https://sylnt.us - something-privacy-laws-something-something
[13:59:38] <Runaway1956> =submit https://www.cnet.com
[13:59:39] <ClownHatLinux> Submitting "Google knows a whole lot about you. Here's how to make it forget"...
[14:00:02] <ClownHatLinux> ✓ Sub-ccess! "Google Knows a Whole Lot About You. Here's How to Make It Forget" (42 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[14:02:07] <Runaway1956> If I owned stock in this, it would be spam, I guess - I don't own stock though
[14:02:19] <Runaway1956> =submit https://9to5mac.com
[14:02:20] <ClownHatLinux> Runaway1956, submit failed: Article root node is null.
[14:02:39] <Runaway1956> LOL
[14:05:28] <Runaway1956> =submit https://www.redstate.com
[14:05:31] <ClownHatLinux> Submitting "Greta Thunberg Suddenly Finds Herself in a Bit of a Pickle"...
[14:05:53] <ClownHatLinux> ✓ Sub-ccess! "Greta Thunberg Suddenly Finds Herself in a Bit of a Pickle" (18 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[14:13:58] <Runaway1956> =submit https://www.sciencenews.org
[14:14:00] <ClownHatLinux> Submitting "A toe bone hints that Neandertals used eagle talons as jewelry"...
[14:14:22] <ClownHatLinux> ✓ Sub-ccess! "A Toe Bone Hints That Neandertals Used Eagle Talons as Jewelry" (5 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[14:19:04] <Runaway1956> =submit https://www.sciencenews.org
[14:19:06] <ClownHatLinux> Submitting "Spider webs don’t rot easily and scientists may have figured out why"...
[14:19:28] <ClownHatLinux> ✓ Sub-ccess! "Spider Webs Don’t Rot Easily and Scientists May Have Figured Out Why" (18 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[14:21:14] <Runaway1956> =submit https://nypost.com
[14:21:16] <ClownHatLinux> Submitting "Rep. Matt Gaetz files ethics complaint against Adam Schiff over impeachment inquiry"...
[14:21:38] <ClownHatLinux> ✓ Sub-ccess! "Rep. Matt Gaetz Files Ethics Complaint Against Adam Schiff Over Impeachment Inquiry" (8 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[14:23:51] <Runaway1956> =submit https://www.csmonitor.com
[14:23:53] <ClownHatLinux> Submitting "House may vote to impeach – but then McConnell runs the show"...
[14:24:15] <ClownHatLinux> ✓ Sub-ccess! "House May Vote to Impeach – but Then McConnell Runs the Show" (15 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[15:06:26] <Runaway1956> =submit https://reclaimthenet.org
[15:06:28] <ClownHatLinux> Submitting "Google is worried an antitrust probe will reveal its secrets"...
[15:06:49] <ClownHatLinux> ✓ Sub-ccess! "Google is Worried an Antitrust Probe Will Reveal its Secrets" (0 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[15:09:47] <Runaway1956> =submit https://reclaimthenet.org
[15:09:49] <ClownHatLinux> Submitting "Indian court orders YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter to block “defamatory” video worldwide"...
[15:10:11] <ClownHatLinux> ✓ Sub-ccess! "Indian Court Orders YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter to Block “defamatory” Video Worldwide" (0 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[15:11:30] <Runaway1956> =submit https://reclaimthenet.org
[15:11:32] <ClownHatLinux> Submitting "Google exec suggests Elizabeth Warren is misguided and only big tech can prevent "the next Trump situation""...
[15:11:54] <ClownHatLinux> ✓ Sub-ccess! "Google Exec Suggests Elizabeth Warren is Misguided and Only Big Tech Can Prevent "the Next Trump Sit" (0 paragraphs) -> https://soylentnews.org
[15:36:21] <Runaway1956> =submit https://www.adl.org
[15:36:22] <ClownHatLinux> Submitting "How the “OK” Symbol Became a Popular Trolling Gesture"...
[15:36:44] <ClownHatLinux> Runaway1956, submit failed: rehash thinks it succeeded but it didn't; Blame TMB.
[15:37:49] <Runaway1956> ~submit https://www.adl.org
[15:38:20] <RandomFactor> You got something against windmills?
[15:38:22] <exec> submission successful - https://soylentnews.org
[15:38:37] <Runaway1956> windmills?
[15:38:51] <Runaway1956> I suppose they need to die
[15:38:59] <RandomFactor> Thought so.
[15:39:41] <Runaway1956> Which windmills are we talking about?
[15:40:00] <RandomFactor> just an oblique reference to your subs :-p
[15:40:25] <Runaway1956> almost all my subs are tech-related, I think
[15:40:42] <RandomFactor> ok
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[15:43:19] <RandomFactor> My dog is the same breed as the one that went after Baghdadi. He got a bunch of treats "Who's RELATED to a really good dog? Huh? Is it you? here ya go!"
[15:43:20] <Runaway1956> reinstalled Brave browser - not sure about it yet - at least it doesn't complain about the jail
[15:43:35] <Runaway1956> LOL
[15:49:14] <janrinok> Runaway1956, you think your subs are tech related? You must be joking
[15:50:23] <janrinok> Two of them are about Impeachment - what on earth do you see as the related 'tech' in those stories?
[15:51:35] <Runaway1956> Lemme look - Waymo, reaction engines, GDPR fines, Google, Greta thunberg, neanterthals, spider web rot, Google antitrust, Indian court vs youtube, facebook and Twitter, Google manipulating elections,
[15:51:43] <Runaway1956> those all look kinda techie to me
[15:52:21] <janrinok> ...but not the impeachment stories...
[15:52:37] <Runaway1956> How many impeachment stories are there again?
[15:52:40] <janrinok> 2
[15:52:55] <Runaway1956> two out of how many?
[15:53:03] <Runaway1956> Come on, Jan
[15:53:23] <janrinok> oh, you are only counting today's stories. Let me go back and count - grin
[15:53:35] * Runaway1956 smiles
[15:54:03] <Runaway1956> please bring the results back as a percentage of all submissions
[15:54:19] <janrinok> you even claimed last weekend that you were posting subs to counter Ari's subs. Well, they will all get treated just the same
[15:54:49] <Runaway1956> I hope so - leave my subs that counter his up just as long as his remain in the queue
[15:55:16] <janrinok> not my call alone
[15:55:51] <Runaway1956> What? You mean, it's alright to leave his ridiculous subs up to be browsed, but mine have to come down?
[15:56:40] <Runaway1956> I kinda make it a point to put a policital story up to counter Altstarchus subs
[15:57:04] <FatPhil> alternatively, you could both just desist.
[15:57:15] <Runaway1956> I would go along with that
[15:57:16] <janrinok> No, as soon as enough editors have made their decision then we act. And some are just so fed up with crap submissions they do not even bother to comment on them.
[15:57:48] <Bytram> in general, either one editor or another will take a story sub that interests them, o/w it sits in the queue for about a week to make sure everyone has a chance to select it (if they want).
[15:57:59] <Bytram> and what janrinok said
[15:58:07] <FatPhil> the US is only 4% of the world, the rest of the world might just be getting bored with your idiotic in-fighting.
[15:58:17] <Bytram> if it sits there for over a week or so, then it gets declined to clean things up
[15:59:05] <Runaway1956> I agree with most of what has been said here - have no problems with any of it
[15:59:34] <Runaway1956> but I'll observe that Altstarchus subs often sit there, while my own pol subs come down
[15:59:47] <Runaway1956> his shouldn't sit there for a week, if mine come down in ten minutes
[16:00:08] <janrinok> what does it matter how many crap subs from someone there are in the sub queue - why do you feel the need to 'counter' them? They are not released and are not viewed as representing the interests of our community.
[16:01:11] <Runaway1956> they sit there, available to be browsed, and the do reflect on SN - someone unfamiliar with the site might expect that subs in the queue WILL BE published to the front page
[16:01:37] <janrinok> do you need to counter Spam or any other kind of subs that will get rejected. Or do you think that your own political war with Ari is what this site is about? Put your counter subs in your journal!
[16:02:12] <Runaway1956> lol - I feel so special, to be singled out here
[16:02:46] <janrinok> You are not here to police the subs queue. If you want to volunteer to help out do so, but filling the queue with more rubbish does not make our job any easier.
[16:04:12] <Runaway1956> I don't think I should volunteer, because I'd probably delete every Altstarchus sub the moment they appeared - unless he accidentally made a good sub
[16:04:24] <janrinok> You are not be singled out - other than Ari who else does the same thing?
[16:04:32] <janrinok> being*
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[16:05:58] <janrinok> If you immediately deleted any of Ari's subs then you would be doing what we have promised NOT to do - you would be allowing your political bias to affect your choice of stories. You will find that Ari has 2 stories published this weekend.
[16:06:57] <Bytram> janrinok++
[16:06:57] <Bender> karma - janrinok: 60
[16:07:36] <Runaway1956> Sorry, with Ari, it isn't a political bias - the bias is against childish wankers who believe that they can control both SN and the site's political leanings
[16:08:06] <Runaway1956> I disagree with several people here, politically, but we don't get into big shitfests over it
[16:08:28] <janrinok> his subs don't get accepted if they are rubbish. How are they controlling the site. The only person Ari is controlling is you by making you react to everything he does.
[16:08:58] <Runaway1956> Nahhhhh, he isn't controlling me, I'm goading the big dummy
[16:09:06] <Sulla> janrinok++
[16:09:06] <Bender> karma - janrinok: 61
[16:09:20] <janrinok> er, he is goading you, but you are too stupid to see it
[16:09:21] <Runaway1956> he makes idiot noises, I poke him, he whines
[16:09:50] <Runaway1956> You are, of course, entitled to your view of the process, and your opinion, as well as your political views
[16:11:40] <janrinok> which is precisely why I pointed out that your stories are not predominantly tech related. Many are, and most of those get accepted. But if you follow Ari lead or you respond to his goading then you will find your sub acceptance rate mirroring his - something less than 10% at the moment. Is that how you want to be known on this site?
[16:12:55] <Runaway1956> So, uhhh, you appear to be saying that if I make another pol sub, you'll punish me by rejecting tech-related stories as well?
[16:13:02] <Runaway1956> Surely not
[16:13:37] <Runaway1956> Ifully expect my pol stories to be rejected, but all other stories to be accepted or rejected on their own merits
[16:13:40] <Sulla> What was the point of the greta sub?
[16:13:53] <janrinok> no, but if you keep putting your crap in the sub queue 'to counter Ari's then your acceptance rate will fall quickly
[16:14:31] <Runaway1956> Greta is trying so hard to make a statement, and failing - not to mention she is being used
[16:15:35] <Runaway1956> acceptance rate - kinda like karma, then?
[16:17:22] <Sulla> Used or not she believes what she says, and its probably hard on her that she has no way to get home according to her own convictions
[16:17:28] <Sulla> feels like kicking a dog
[16:18:56] <Runaway1956> I can empathize with the girl, to some extent, but she HAS made a public figure of herself
[16:19:55] <Runaway1956> I've been stranded far from home, but I didn't invite public scrutiny of myself when I was stranded
[16:20:46] <Runaway1956> Now, maybe someone can explain something to me
[16:21:20] <Runaway1956> How much trouble is it to click a "reject" button, or whatever you guys do to get a sub off the qeue?
[16:22:02] <Bytram> has she no parents to assist her? Or is it that in order to get home she'd need to take a plane and then run afoul of using high carbon when she so espoused using less?
[16:22:34] <janrinok> Runaway1956, none whatsoever - but now you are asking that we leave your subs up as long as Ari's otherwise you will complain.
[16:24:12] <Runaway1956> Jan, I might cry a little here, on IRC, but you may be assured that I will never start one of those Ari-style public displays on the site.
[16:24:28] <Bytram> I'll be quite frank that when the story queue runs low/out, let's just say I do not look to a sub from him as being something I can just quickly review and push out like I could with, say, takyon
[16:24:46] <Runaway1956> But, you will admit that if you are treating Altstarchus differntly than other people, then something is not right in Rightsville
[16:26:13] <chromas> At least 99% of his subs are just shitposts
[16:26:36] <janrinok> No - I have categorically stated that we wait until enough editors have had the chance to read his submissions. Then we act if nobody is interested. Yours are there to 'counter' his by your own admission.
[16:26:52] <Runaway1956> Ari can take a bullet-proof article, that would appeal to almost all of us, and totally fuck it up
[16:26:52] <Bender> [SoylentNews] - Capital One Fixes Systemwide Outage - https://sylnt.us - what's-in-YOUR-wallet?
[16:26:55] <Sulla> From a QA standpoint if i have a machine that does 98% accuracy and a machine that has 10% accuracy i am more likely to miss a bad part coming from the first than a good post from the second
[16:27:08] <janrinok> anyway, time for me to go cook myself a steak!
[16:27:10] <Bytram> after putting in a full day at work, and maybe meeting with friends, and coming home late, and making my dinner, and somehow still awake, and it's many hours till others are here to add stories to add to the queue, let's say the submitter's reputation helps guide me to find stories I can get to the community before I fall asleep at the keyboard.
[16:27:30] <chromas> Runaway1956: in that case, usually someone just strips out his commentary and stuff
[16:28:21] <Runaway1956> enjoy the steak Jan - I don't mean to be a pain in your ass - but it is kinda fun too, LOL
[16:29:14] * Runaway1956 looks aorund to see if he has a reputation stalking him
[16:31:00] <chromas> !karma Runaway1956
[16:31:00] <Bender> karma of runaway1956 is 16
[16:31:09] <chromas> Not much of one yet
[16:31:20] <Sulla> !karma chromas
[16:31:24] * chromas herps
[16:31:35] <Runaway1956> lol
[16:31:47] <Bytram> Runaway1956: FWIW, I've been up for about 6 hours, have seconded a half dozen stories, subbed a story or two, caught up on my email, and just now am having breakfast, and...
[16:31:52] <chromas> I guess there's site karma, but does anyone really use the site when we have irc?
[16:32:14] <Sulla> site karma never changes-ish
[16:32:22] <chromas> It's always 50
[16:32:23] <Sulla> always somewhere between 48 and 50
[16:33:13] <Runaway1956> My karma on site stays around 48 to 50, until I piss 'Zumi off again, then she mod bombs me for three or four days
[16:33:27] <Bytram> I was in the hospital for 5 days having had a relatively minor stroke (still have some loss of use in my left hand), and they put a stent in an artery in my neck.
[16:34:16] <Runaway1956> Damn, Bytram, I saw a reference to your medical problems, didnt' catch how serious it was
[16:34:23] <Bytram> And this is all volunteer
[16:34:55] <Bytram> absolutely NOBODY has EVER been paid anything for their work on the site.
[16:35:30] <Bytram> And, you can see I am quite a slacker on this site: https://soylentnews.org
[16:35:42] <ClownHatLinux> ^ 03SoylentNews: Hall of Fame ( https://soylentnews.org )
[16:35:56] <chromas> Looks like the bot's a slacker, too
[16:36:23] <Bytram> And we get to face disgruntled members of the community, as thanks for our efforts.
[16:37:35] <Runaway1956> I've said it before, I'll repeat it for staff's benefit
[16:37:44] <Runaway1956> life is too damned short to take seriously
[16:38:26] <Bytram> The investigation I made into the claimed deleted journal entry *easily* took 2 person weeks of time, one of which was my last week's vacation before the busy holiday season where I'll be working even longer -- and more random -- hours.
[16:39:02] <Sulla> i sent you a blackberry as thanks for your efforts
[16:39:10] <Bytram> yes, I agree.. and I would add that life is too impiortant to take myself seriously.
[16:39:12] <Sulla> but that can be seen as either positive or negative
[16:39:30] <Bytram> Sulla: yes, you did. I stand^W sit corrected!
[16:40:00] * Runaway1956 snickers at Sulla
[16:40:13] <Sulla> you could have had a blackberry too
[16:40:41] <Sulla> bytram how is your recovery? will you get hand function back?
[16:40:43] <chromas> What network(s) do they run on?
[16:40:54] * Bytram forgets what the aprameters were to get the blackberry; ISTR some kind of contest?
[16:41:28] <Sulla> anyone who bought a sub could ask to be put into a drawing pot
[16:41:42] * Runaway1956 thought about having a blackberry but can't recall why he didn't try to get one
[16:41:44] <Sulla> but only a few people ever want them so its just whoever asks gets one
[16:41:53] <Bytram> Sulla: that was very generous of you!
[16:41:58] <Sulla> i have a stack of classics if anyone wants one, probably att
[16:42:05] <Bytram> Sulla++
[16:42:05] <Bender> karma - sulla: 18
[16:43:07] <Sulla> i tried to do another giveaway when AK made their post askin for subs
[16:43:25] <Runaway1956> subscriptions - did anyone ever comment about getting a sub from MDC?
[16:43:32] <Sulla> but nobody even posted in the journal i made with FREE* phones
[16:47:07] <Bytram> may have thought TGTBT (Too Good To Be True)?
[16:47:40] <Runaway1956> Truth be told? I trashed my last phone because of work.
[16:48:11] <Runaway1956> I was "expected" to have a phone, but the arseholes wanted to tell me when and how I could use it
[16:48:35] <Runaway1956> got chewed out for documenting something in the plant that needed to be documented, and I said screw it
[16:49:08] <Runaway1956> I won't pay for the privilege of being harassed via telephone, or being chewed for using the camera when it needs to be used
[16:49:13] <Runaway1956> so, no more phone
[16:49:54] <Bytram> so... you discovered the phone did not know how to swim?
[16:50:14] * Bytram wonders how it met its demise
[16:50:59] <Runaway1956> Well, I can go get the phone, dust it off, recharge it, and put it to use - it's only "trashed" in that I stopped paying for it, and tossed it
[16:53:30] <Bytram> nod nod
[16:54:38] * Runaway1956 is curious - how old is Bytram?
[16:55:00] * Runaway1956 has had some health issues recently as well
[16:55:45] <Bytram> with all due respect, I am... circumspect about revealing personal details in public.
[16:56:00] <Runaway1956> Is cool, I understand
[16:56:31] <Bytram> nothing I am ashamed of, but I've dealt with some folks who have misused personal imnfo in the past... once bitten twice shy.
[16:56:45] <Bytram> appreciated
[16:56:48] <Runaway1956> Got it
[16:57:37] <Bytram> fwiw, I have worked on big iron, mini-, and micro- computers...
[16:57:43] <Runaway1956> I remember the time when we referred to anyone over 30 as "older than dirt"
[16:58:00] <Bytram> first computer access I had was using a genuine teletype
[16:58:18] <Sulla> turned thirty this year and immedietly started falling apart
[16:58:37] <Runaway1956> I remember those - not that I was ever permitted to even read a teletype
[16:59:33] <Bytram> I remember being able to type faster than the mechanical inputs could handle.
[17:00:19] <Runaway1956> I did that on early Selectric typewriters, LOL
[17:00:47] <Runaway1956> not to mention Underwoods . . .
[17:01:22] <Bytram> I apologize for being a bit "pissy" today. Am still a bit sore and instead of using my full-sized monitor, I am trying to make do with just the internal display on my laptop.
[17:01:31] * Bytram has used both of those
[17:02:09] <Bytram> let's just say I am an "autumn chicken"
[17:02:32] <Bytram> spring was quite a while ago. ;)
[17:02:42] <Runaway1956> no apologies necessary man, I get "pissy" when I'm not feeling as good as I wish
[17:03:18] <Bytram> have enjoyed the chat; but my arm is getting tired and I am making more typos, which require more keystrokes to fix
[17:03:19] <Runaway1956> and for what it's worth, I kinda think we needed the above conversation
[17:03:29] <Bytram> agreed
[17:03:33] <Bytram> teamwork++
[17:03:33] <Bender> karma - teamwork: 48
[17:03:34] <Runaway1956> take care
[17:03:42] <Bytram> will do, and you as well!
[17:05:06] <Bytram> I'll prolly stop by later today to push out a few stories, but will enjoy a break until then.
[17:05:41] <Runaway1956> I got things I should be doing - not sure if I'm going to do them, but I'll get my boots on, lol
[17:05:50] <Runaway1956> later all
[17:15:58] <pinchy> boots installed, engage jack squat
[17:41:58] <FatPhil> anon
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[19:00:35] <Sulla> ugh that island is tiresom. got the first inch of bad epoxy from it off
[19:01:05] <Sulla> broke through most of the next layer, which did set, then is another layer with did not
[19:22:11] <Runaway1956> Epozy Island? Is that a video game? Surely, you didn't go to the South Pacific, and go ashore Epoxy Island! There are still CANNIBALS there!
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[19:31:26] <Runaway1956> What happened to Sulla? The cannibals got him?
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[19:34:37] <Sulla> im gonna eat my arm if i have to do too much more of this
[19:35:31] <Runaway1956> Just what I said - cannibals
[19:36:09] <Runaway1956> So, you've got internet on Epoxy Island now, cool.
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[20:05:25] <Sulla> well fuck it. im not going to spend another month just picking epoxy from this wood. im gonna buy butcherblock so i can get my kitchen done and re-do the wood later as a gaming table
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[20:21:00] <RandomFactor> Runaway1956 whoa, that turned into an all day conversation
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