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Journal by hubie
Here is a submission that didn't get picked up that looked interesting. Seen on Mastodon is a bot account that mirrors slashdot Twitter tweets:
hellcat writes:
Joined mastadon about a month ago, and enjoying it. @stegasaurus@home.social
This bot came across my federated feed: @slashdot@geeknews.chat
The heading on the account reads:
..... I'm a bot that mirrors a Twitter's account. Any issues please contact @jeroen
Simple and easy.
Maybe soylent can think about using the fediverse in a similar, or even better way?
The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.
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I think that I shall never see
A billboard lovely as a tree.
Indeed, unless the billboards fall
I'll never see a tree at all.
-- Ogden Nash
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Freeman on Tuesday February 21, @06:03PM (2 children)
Okay, maybe not most, but certainly the vast majority of the early adopters were. Suggesting that we "be like" that stupid place that was abandoned. Isn't necessarily a great suggestion. Also, Musk could turn Twitter off and write the whole experience off as a tax credit and the world would be a better place.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 2) by hubie on Tuesday February 21, @09:18PM (1 child)
The point I thought was interesting was the idea of getting a presence in the Fediverse with a Mastodon bot that posts off of the RSS feed like the one someone set up for Twitter.
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 21, @11:08PM
Speaking of the Twitter bot: someone better remember to turn it off before Twitter's new API limits go into place and the bot starts to bug out.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 22, @12:55AM (11 children)
Or, we could have a new poll, one that is not too expensive, about this high, to but in front of the other one, with an open comments section? Better than chopping down the tallest tree in a forest, with a heron.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by dalek on Wednesday February 22, @03:12AM (7 children)
You really just want another place for shitposting that has greater visibility than journals. You're not genuinely interested in free speech or opposing the alt-right. You've posted just one article actually criticizing the alt-right in a period of time exceeding the past year. When janrinok argues with Runaway, he actually exposes Runaway's hypocrisy and absurd beliefs. You just post absurd personal attacks and start doxxing Runaway. Even before your aristarchus account got banned, you were constantly spamming articles and trying to deflect the discussions so they were off-topic.
You had many opportunities to reform your behavior. You complain that you think Runaway isn't held accountable the way you were. But when you both were penalized for using sock puppets to moderate comments, you were treated identically. The difference is that you refused to admit to your misdeeds, let alone reform your behavior, instead escalating your spamming and trolling on IRC. When I spam modded one of your comments from your aristarchus account, that was just an excuse for you to spam even more, throw a massive temper tantrum, and behave in an even more disingenuous manner.
Slashdot has its share of spammers to harass users like rsilvergun and creimer. The spammers create imposter accounts to use for trolling and harassment. You've done exactly the same thing here. I agree with the others in this article who would prefer to not bring the worst of Slashdot here. You represent some of the worst of Slashdot.
I've considered posting more journals recently about motorsports, whether about the Daytona 500 and early season NASCAR races, the upcoming Formula 1 and Indycar seasons, or perhaps the 12 Hours of Sebring IMSA race next month. I appreciate that there are other motorsports fans here, and I'd enjoy their thoughts. I've also thought about posting more Star Trek journals. Unfortunately, you would probably use those journals for more spam, just like you've done here. I'm not going to give you the opportunity.
Perhaps I'll be criticized for saying this, and I haven't shared it previously, but I am Roman Catholic. That means I observe the practices of Lent, including giving things up during the season. Some of the comments here, particularly your horrendously bad behavior, often brings out the worst in me and in the comments I post. I've decided that I'll read the articles here and Slashdot at most once per day during Lent, but I'll refrain from reading comments and posting anything. I'll stay logged out and avoid people like you who are here only to disrupt discussions and harass people. I'll miss some of the discussions about technology and the opportunity to discuss motorsports. I certainly won't miss your spam. I can only hope that by that time, either you will have decided to grow up and stop spamming, or that the admins of this site will have shut down logged-out AC posting everywhere.
To everyone else, I'll see you on or shortly after April 9. It'll probably be after April 9 because I'll be watching the Bristol dirt race that day. :-) Please don't let this place turn into the worst of Slashdot. Live long and prosper.
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest just whinge about SN.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 22, @10:24AM
Pax Vobiscum #$@!! EXTERMINATE! Sorry, my stair challenged dalek, but not aristarchus. You see, aristarchus has been banned, he can no longer post here. Your paranoia, and Catholic guilt, is noted, but it will avail you naught.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 23, @05:54AM (1 child)
Grate, now I have this idea in my head, that I can't get rid of, that dalek is a sockpuppet of hemo. Checks out. By not posting, however, you are letting janrinok win!
(Score: 4, Touché) by janrinok on Thursday February 23, @09:54AM
I didn't realise that it was a competition...
(Score: 4, Insightful) by quietus on Thursday February 23, @01:38PM (2 children)
The aim of a troll is to destroy a site, or, more precisely, the community around a site. The first sentence of a post generally identifies it as either a shitpost, or not.
There are 3 main racing tracks in my country (Spa, Zolder, and Francorchamps). We also have a limited number of races on ordinary roads -- quite spectacular, and with serious risks involved. Yet we do not -- for reasons I cannot fathom -- have anything like NASCAR racing though that really looks exciting. I'd like a couple of diary entries on that, if you find time.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 24, @01:19AM (1 child)
That is exactly what gets me about all this. So many of the actions they have taken seem to be giving him exactly what he wants when you keep that fact in mind. I understand that they are limited in what they can do due to software constraints but I sometimes wonder why their choice is to enact exactly what they desire. Nothing will feed the troll more than that.
And if you want real excitement in racing, nothing is better IMHO than rallying. Some of those open divisions are a true sight to behold.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 24, @01:42AM
For this question, we should according to the Doctor Angelicus, consult The Philosopher, himself [cambridge.org].
Yes, but that is not what is going on here!
Beats horse de-worming paste, I guess. I would like to suggest that more automotive racing posts would grately improve SoylentNews. God knows nothing could be worse than the old man interest type of stories littering the front page of late.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 24, @02:57AM
Correction: You happen to agree with janrinok's point of view, and you believe that an alternative point of view must be hypocritical. Or some such.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 24, @02:54AM (2 children)
I've never used a hero to chop down a tree. How does that work?
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 24, @09:57PM (1 child)
Latest front page article! Stupid is an exercising threat, if it is not in the service of humor.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 25, @07:22AM
Oh, fuch! I hope that this front page article is an opportunity for all the evil soylentils to repent, and recognize that they spam modded the aristarchus to oblivion was due to their hatred of his exposing their stupidity! Of course, janrinok could never do that, since he is, well, totally ignorant of his own stupidity. If only, the more intellectual Soylentils could comment on such a pertinent subject! But it seems we have given SN over to the idiots: Runaway, VLM, khallow, and crafoo, the anti-semitic not-too-bright brigade. In some earlier, and less politically correct times, we might have called them, "Nazis".
(Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 25, @07:57AM (11 children)
Trying to join SoylentNews, because it seem to be the cool place to be. But, I get errors, and my email is changed immediatety. It says I could use the Admin email to talk to an actual human, but all it gives me is janrinok. Is there some other human, a real human, that I could talk to? I don't thing that this kind of experience is likely to extend the membership of SN.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 25, @08:08AM (10 children)
OK, I am getting the idea that if I use a particular email service, I am automagically banned from an SoylentNews account? Such a thing would be nice to post up front on the TOS, or something. Just letting us know that you do not want any new members would be sufficient.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 25, @08:12AM (9 children)
Oh, and if anyone is curious, mailfence.com is right out. SoylentNews bans IPs, and e-mails, and political opinions.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 25, @03:29PM (8 children)
Yeah, right, janrinok. I might be anrinorkos.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 25, @03:35PM (7 children)
And, it gets worse. Voila:
I am quite happy to have tried to create a SoylentNews user account, and been rebuffed by your security measures. No need to allow me one account, since none of them worked.
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Monday February 27, @06:45PM
Mailfence.com (and other domains) can still be used but not by potential bots.
And it looks like you have just compromised that account too, doesn't it?
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Monday February 27, @07:37PM (5 children)
That is because, despite being sent an email asking you to contact admin@soylentnews.org you insisted on trying to create 5 accounts all with the same email address. That will not work and never has. I wonder if the penny has begun to drop yet?
I sent you several emails, which you have now shown that you received by quoting from them, yet you continue now to play the innocent victim. You were trying to beat the system and failed miserably.
Several new accounts have been created in the last week - there is no ban on new accounts, including any using the domains that have been used for sock-puppets until recently. It just seems to be you that is having a problem.
Which is entirely how it should be....
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 27, @10:47PM (4 children)
Automagically banned, because of a proscribed email service, and so he tries again, and this is sign of ill intent? How long have you been around computer systems, and the internets?
(Score: 3, Funny) by janrinok on Tuesday February 28, @06:07AM (3 children)
We call it software - magic is for Harry Potter.
There are NO proscribed email providers. You have every right to be anonymous. We have simply placed a human 'captcha' in the path to creating a new account for some providers to make the creation of sock-puppets more difficult. It does not prevent the creation of any accounts.
Would you rather have to pick fire hydrants or bicycles? That would require a software change and we are a bit busy at the moment.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 28, @10:04AM (1 child)
Nothing like a silent fail error to let new users know that they used a banned email address. Perhaps, if there was some notification? Or a warning? Sending emails after five failed attempts seems a bit archaic.
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Tuesday February 28, @11:37AM
Emails were sent automatically after EVERY attempt to connect. I also sent 5 personal emails to help resolve the problem. They were all ignored initially.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 28, @10:07AM
Oh, and I, too, an finished with telecoms, unless the frontpage article was talking about the Finnish company Nokia, as distinct from the finished company, by the same name.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 25, @08:27AM (3 children)
OK, AC, pure, cannot comment on Front page ariticles, lest I embarrass janrinok, but Holey Shit! khallow arguing in favor of stupidity? Never did ever think I would see such honesty on SoylentNews. Well played, khallow, though I also cannot but think, it is in bad faith?
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Oh, you fuck-faced Soylent admins and editores, perhaps you could allow the most insightful comments to be posted on the front page, by AC's? Oh, I know, it is an affront to your total control and insistence upon toeing the party line. But, the most Recent PM is going to push the Northern Ireland to be aborbed, eventually, by the Republic of Ireland, so all those Protestants will have to just get over it and have sex with Runaway in Arkansas. The Bishopric of Arkansas, it is all kosher.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Monday February 27, @04:22PM (2 children)
As long as you didn't abuse the forum. Since you have abused the forum greatly, I'm fine with the level of censorship and ostracization you have since received. I am in favor of a certain level of stupidity. Past that? Actions have consequences.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 28, @10:01AM (1 child)
Our fat and sweaty khallow has always been something of the partizan, abusing the forum, arguing in bad faith. No wonder he is fine with people who show that he is wrong being banned.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday February 28, @01:57PM
Except, of course, no such situation has occurred.