| Time |
Nickname |
Message |
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00:05
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joepie91_ |
[23:58] <midas> it's a new day! |
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00:05
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joepie91_ |
2 minutes early |
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02:54
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|
dashcloud |
have you heard this clip yet? https://soundcloud.com/ryan-block-10/comcastic-service Comcast rep is absolutely unwilling to believe that someone could want to leave Comcast |
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02:56
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garyrh |
joepie91_, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8034431 |
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03:04
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joepie91_ |
garyrh: I r has responded |
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03:04
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dashcloud |
saw this earlier today on HN |
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03:04
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dashcloud |
https://definedcodehosting.com/ |
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03:06
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joepie91_ |
dashcloud: okay, so, basically lowendspirit with a fancier template |
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03:06
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joepie91_ |
lol |
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03:06
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joepie91_ |
yeah, bet you $5 that they copied the model from lowendspirit |
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03:07
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joepie91_ |
dashcloud: http://lowendspirit.com/ |
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03:07
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joepie91_ |
dashcloud: see http://lowendspirit.com/locations.html |
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03:08
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joepie91_ |
specs are much better for the price ;) |
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03:11
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dashcloud |
looks like it |
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03:11
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joepie91_ |
garyrh: ahhhhh, frontpage |
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03:12
🔗
|
* |
joepie91_ goes watch the blinkenlights |
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03:14
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joepie91_ |
blinkenlights are looking fine today: http://owely.com/2Z3S3 |
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03:18
🔗
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xmc |
dashcloud: whoa, what a conversation |
|
03:18
🔗
|
dashcloud |
remember- that was after 10 minutes had already passed |
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03:20
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xmc |
yep |
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03:56
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joepie91_ |
2014-07-14 19:00:08,146 error uploading 2014-olkin.pdf to pdfy-KEwNh9qDxTuMQodN, 503 Server Error: Slow Down |
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03:56
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
IA is mad at me :( |
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03:56
🔗
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yipdw |
heh |
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03:57
🔗
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yipdw |
could be worse; they could use HTTP code 420 |
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03:57
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joepie91_ |
yipdw: I'm a little concerned that these docs are marked as 'mirrored' in my DB |
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03:58
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joepie91_ |
can't help but feel there's something going wrong with error handling there |
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03:58
🔗
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yipdw |
oh |
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03:58
🔗
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joepie91_ |
not sure if the problem is in my code or in the internetarchive module |
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03:59
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joepie91_ |
I lied, it marked it as 'error' |
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04:52
🔗
|
godane |
so i got another newspaper to grab for you guys: http://archives.phillipian.net/explore.php |
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05:03
🔗
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Ravenloft |
http://gba.hordeofninjas.com/ |
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05:29
🔗
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joepie91_ |
I'm kinda surprised by how many people are enthusiastic about PDFy docs being mirrored to IA |
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05:29
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
like |
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05:29
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joepie91_ |
non-archivy people |
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05:33
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yipdw |
joepie91_: see if you can parlay that into a 6 gazillion USD valuation by Anderssen Horowitz |
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05:35
🔗
|
garyrh |
PDFy: We Disrupt PDFs |
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05:35
🔗
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yipdw |
haha |
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05:36
🔗
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joepie91_ |
hahaha |
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05:36
🔗
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joepie91_ |
yipdw: not going to get a valuation, methinks |
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05:36
🔗
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joepie91_ |
seeing as I refuse to whore myself out to an ad company |
|
05:36
🔗
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joepie91_ |
:P |
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05:36
🔗
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yipdw |
but but |
|
05:37
🔗
|
yipdw |
six gazillion dollars |
|
05:37
🔗
|
yipdw |
that's more than five gazillion dollars |
|
05:37
🔗
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joepie91_ |
:D |
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05:45
🔗
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DFJustin |
since when do you have to actually make money to get a valuation |
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06:29
🔗
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joepie91_ |
DFJustin: you don't have to /make/ money, you just have to make people believe that you /could/ if you really wanted to |
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06:42
🔗
|
DFJustin |
exactly |
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07:04
🔗
|
BlueMax |
damn, if only we could make a good acronym for "nights" |
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07:33
🔗
|
yipdw |
BlueMax: Nine Indigo Ghosts Hopped The Shark |
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07:34
🔗
|
BlueMax |
...while irrelevant, that's great |
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07:34
🔗
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yipdw |
it's entirely relevant |
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07:35
🔗
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yipdw |
you wanted a way to acronymize nights |
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07:35
🔗
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BlueMax |
so it fit with the topic >___> |
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08:00
🔗
|
schbirid |
http://i.imgur.com/5I8QQPe.jpg |
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08:05
🔗
|
BlueMax |
I yelled at a cloud once |
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08:06
🔗
|
BlueMax |
Pretty sure I was a bit hysteric from being dehydrated |
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08:10
🔗
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schbirid |
18<22BlueMax> I yelled at a butt once |
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08:10
🔗
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schbirid |
;) |
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08:10
🔗
|
BlueMax |
>___> |
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10:28
🔗
|
SmileyG |
hmmm |
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10:28
🔗
|
SmileyG |
is there chiptune collections on the archive? |
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10:28
🔗
|
* |
SmileyG would search but firefox just froze :D |
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10:31
🔗
|
SmileyG |
grrrr some of the files ended up in video instead of audio D: |
|
10:32
🔗
|
SmileyG |
even as admin seems I can't move them |
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12:26
🔗
|
SketchCow |
Ha |
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14:13
🔗
|
DFJustin |
Smiley: I've uploaded a few chiptune collections and plan to add more |
|
14:13
🔗
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DFJustin |
https://archive.org/details/chiptunes-back2roots-2005-02-05 |
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14:14
🔗
|
DFJustin |
https://archive.org/details/sndh.atari.org-v42 |
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14:15
🔗
|
DFJustin |
https://archive.org/details/XTDPLAY-chiptune-compilation-2009-2011 |
|
15:37
🔗
|
ohhdemgir |
https://i.imgur.com/ESWIA3h.gif |
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17:29
🔗
|
Smiley |
hmmm |
|
17:29
🔗
|
Smiley |
I wish irssi had a autolog loading module |
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17:29
🔗
|
Smiley |
so when i rebooted/restarted irssi, i could scroll back futher without issue |
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17:29
🔗
|
Smiley |
DFJustin: nod, I'm uploading carbo hydro M stuff atm |
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17:44
🔗
|
DFJustin |
I see back2roots has since disappeared :| |
|
17:45
🔗
|
DFJustin |
I have a larger torrent of stuff from 8bc that I need to figure out how to organize |
|
17:45
🔗
|
yipdw |
Smiley: you can get something similar with znc |
|
17:45
🔗
|
yipdw |
it does require more setup than just plain irssi tho |
|
17:46
🔗
|
Smiley |
yipdw: I'm concidering modifying the /join command |
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17:46
🔗
|
Smiley |
it should just /lastlog $1; /join $1 |
|
17:48
🔗
|
Smiley |
sounds like it'd do enough of what I want (multiple reloads would kill it but meh) |
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17:48
🔗
|
yipdw |
oh you just want the lastlog |
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17:48
🔗
|
yipdw |
ok |
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17:48
🔗
|
yipdw |
I thought you wanted a lot more data |
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18:28
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
yipdw: DFJustin: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8034431 |
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18:29
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
scribd cofounder responded |
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18:29
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
lol |
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18:29
🔗
|
xmc |
I sawwwww |
|
18:32
🔗
|
DFJustin |
fair enough I guess |
|
18:32
🔗
|
DFJustin |
now if someone can get that memo to their users |
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18:32
🔗
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joepie91_ |
was about to say |
|
18:33
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
my conclusion from that post is |
|
18:33
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
"well fair enough, but they really DO have a branding problem then" |
|
18:33
🔗
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joepie91_ |
though I think they realized that |
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18:44
🔗
|
schbirid |
"So far I've seen Scribd as very annoying pdf host" <- my impression too |
|
18:44
🔗
|
schbirid |
i dont even bother clicking links there anymore |
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19:26
🔗
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yipdw |
joepie91_: I like how the founder basically trashed you |
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19:26
🔗
|
yipdw |
"We see that market as having been made irrelevant by a combination of Google Docs, Dropbox/Box.net/etc., and better PDF readers now built into browsers like Chrome." |
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19:26
🔗
|
yipdw |
scribd be throwing shde |
|
19:26
🔗
|
yipdw |
shade |
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19:26
🔗
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joepie91_ |
nah, that's not how I'm parsing it |
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19:28
🔗
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joepie91_ |
yipdw: honestly, how I read his response is "our service couldn't be better enough than others to justify building a commercial business on it" |
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19:32
🔗
|
yipdw |
joepie91_: yeah, that's probably a better response |
|
19:32
🔗
|
yipdw |
I have a habit of reading the worst into HN posts, because usually that's what they mean |
|
19:32
🔗
|
yipdw |
heh |
|
19:32
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
:P |
|
19:33
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
anyway, I can see how building a commercial business out of instant PDF hosting is going to be a problem |
|
19:33
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
thankfully I have no such issue :D |
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19:33
🔗
|
yipdw |
lol |
|
19:33
🔗
|
yipdw |
"This looks like duplicated effort to me. Upload the pdf to Google Drive, set the permissions to "people with link can view", and share the link it gives you." |
|
19:33
🔗
|
yipdw |
I like how a bunch of "hackers" don't understand that Google Drive requires a login |
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19:34
🔗
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joepie91_ |
ohai garyrh |
|
19:34
🔗
|
yipdw |
HN should be called just, like, "N" |
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19:34
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
hehe |
|
19:34
🔗
|
yipdw |
or maybe VCN |
|
19:34
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
yeah, VCN |
|
19:34
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
is probably better |
|
19:34
🔗
|
garyrh |
OHAI |
|
19:34
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
garyrh: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8034431 |
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19:34
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
scribd co-founder responded |
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19:34
🔗
|
garyrh |
yep, saw that |
|
19:35
🔗
|
garyrh |
very cool! |
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19:36
🔗
|
yipdw |
also why do so many people type DMCA as DCMA |
|
19:36
🔗
|
yipdw |
it's like they never went to the YMCA |
|
19:36
🔗
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joepie91_ |
yipdw: oh, I've never noticed that |
|
19:36
🔗
|
yipdw |
maybe they don't think that it's fun to stay at the |
|
19:36
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
I probably just developed a mental filter against that misspelling |
|
19:36
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
lol |
|
19:36
🔗
|
yipdw |
Digital Copyright Millennium Act |
|
19:36
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
:P |
|
19:37
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
I still haven't gotten a single DMCA |
|
19:37
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
who gave the MAFIAA sleeping pills |
|
19:37
🔗
|
yipdw |
(to be fair, "Digital Copyright Millennium" is probably more accurate) |
|
19:38
🔗
|
yipdw |
joepie91_: I can file thousands of spurious requests if you wat |
|
19:38
🔗
|
yipdw |
want |
|
19:38
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
no thanks |
|
19:38
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
I only process valid DMCAs |
|
19:38
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
:P |
|
19:38
🔗
|
yipdw |
you should put an OpenBSD-like tagline up |
|
19:39
🔗
|
yipdw |
"No DMCA requests to the default instance in X years" |
|
19:39
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
haha |
|
19:39
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
"X days since the last valid DMCA request" |
|
19:39
🔗
|
yipdw |
ha |
|
19:39
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
(with a photoshopped picture of an accident sign) |
|
19:39
🔗
|
yipdw |
yeah |
|
19:39
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
tempting.. :P |
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19:40
🔗
|
yipdw |
that sounds like a Web service |
|
19:40
🔗
|
yipdw |
that you should be able to embed in an iframe |
|
19:40
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
hehe |
|
19:40
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
BUT HOW WILL I MONETIZE IT |
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19:41
🔗
|
yipdw |
apply to Y Combinator and describe it as a way to apply code to politics |
|
19:41
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
some printing-on-demand company e-mailed me, suggesting to add their one-click-print-ordering button to PDFy for affiliate profits |
|
19:41
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
(answer is no) |
|
19:41
🔗
|
yipdw |
that might work |
|
19:42
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
(but still, that's certainly a lot less invasive than other stuff I've seen to 'monetize' stuff) |
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19:42
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
yipdw: hehe |
|
19:42
🔗
|
yipdw |
the main problem then becomes avoiding lung cancer induced by all the bros' Axe body sprays |
|
19:42
🔗
|
yipdw |
since you will have to go to SF |
|
19:42
🔗
|
garyrh |
heh |
|
19:42
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
yipdw: I learned a week ago that 'Axe' is called 'Lynx' in the UK |
|
19:42
🔗
|
yipdw |
wtf |
|
19:42
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
yeah, exactly |
|
19:42
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
lol |
|
19:42
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
everything in the UK has a different name for some reason |
|
19:42
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
like |
|
19:43
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
I just recognize /so many/ brands that are sold in NL |
|
19:43
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
except with a different name |
|
19:43
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
wtf |
|
19:43
🔗
|
yipdw |
that's kinda weird actually |
|
19:43
🔗
|
yipdw |
AXE evokes metallic, strikes hard and fast |
|
19:44
🔗
|
yipdw |
Lynx does too but it's very feline |
|
19:44
🔗
|
yipdw |
not sure what's up with that |
|
19:44
🔗
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joepie91_ |
yipdw: http://goodlogo.com/images/extended.info/o/ola/ola_good-humor-heartbrands.gif |
|
19:44
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
the UK name is "Wall's" |
|
19:44
🔗
|
yipdw |
haha |
|
19:44
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
the NL name is "OLA" |
|
19:44
🔗
|
yipdw |
Kwality Wall's |
|
19:44
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
the other ones are for other countries |
|
19:44
🔗
|
yipdw |
what |
|
19:44
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
like, wat |
|
19:44
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
none of these make any sense |
|
19:44
🔗
|
yipdw |
I recognize Good Humor |
|
19:44
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
lol |
|
19:45
🔗
|
yipdw |
"Streets" |
|
19:45
🔗
|
yipdw |
haha |
|
19:45
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
that's a stupid name |
|
19:45
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
"Good Humor" |
|
19:45
🔗
|
yipdw |
it's the US brand |
|
19:45
🔗
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joepie91_ |
yipdw: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unilever_brands#Ice_cream |
|
19:46
🔗
|
yipdw |
oh right Unilever |
|
19:47
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
brand localization is weird |
|
19:47
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
:p |
|
19:47
🔗
|
yipdw |
it's too bad we can't call Unilever a zaibatsu |
|
19:47
🔗
|
yipdw |
because the idea of that is amusing |
|
19:47
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
zaibatsu? |
|
19:48
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
17k hits on the frontpage from HN directly... |
|
19:48
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
that's... not bad |
|
19:50
🔗
|
yipdw |
joepie91_: Japanese term for an industrial or financial conglomerate |
|
19:50
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
um, that sounds like Unilever |
|
19:50
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
:p |
|
19:50
🔗
|
yipdw |
but they're Dutch |
|
19:51
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
so? :D |
|
19:51
🔗
|
yipdw |
I guess there's no reason why they couldn't be |
|
19:51
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|
yipdw |
Unilever yakuza |
|
19:51
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|
joepie91_ |
NL doesn't even really have a word for this kind of company |
|
19:51
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
we just call it a 'multinational' |
|
20:01
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|
pft |
we have to have names for those in the US becuase that's...everything |
|
20:03
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|
pft |
i'm sure you've seen this image before http://i.huffpost.com/gen/585370/original.jpg |
|
20:23
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joepie91_ |
pft: yup |
|
20:23
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|
pft |
terrifying |
|
20:23
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|
joepie91_ |
indeed |
|
20:33
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|
joepie91_ |
https://github.com/icebreaker/floppybird |
|
20:35
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|
Smiley |
sigh, where to ask to move items between collections? |
|
20:35
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|
Smiley |
Seems I can't edit it after all :/ |
|
20:37
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|
Smiley |
from opensource_video to opensource_audio |
|
20:40
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|
SketchCow |
Tell me what it is. |
|
20:46
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|
Smiley |
SketchCow: Ok grabbing a list now |
|
20:46
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|
Smiley |
only a few |
|
20:48
🔗
|
Smiley |
https://archive.org/details/CarboHydroMPlanetarium https://archive.org/details/CarboHydroMNWildCatDwellingOfHeroes https://archive.org/details/CarboHydroMSomewhereBetweenHeavenAndHell |
|
20:54
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joepie91_ |
!a http://www.computerviruscatalog.com/ |
|
20:54
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|
joepie91_ |
eh, wrong channel |
|
21:03
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|
SketchCow |
Swapped |
|
21:22
🔗
|
joepie91_ |
http://www.coindesk.com/buterfly-labs-accused-buying-blog-hide-negative-search-results/ |