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20170502b - Submission to "Main Page" for testing new "user's submissions" page

posted by Bytram on Tuesday May 02 2017, @09:42AM   Printer-friendly
from the empty dept.
Answers

Bytram writes:

Submitted at 20170502_132033 UTC for testing new user's submissions page; Nexus: "Main Page", Topic: "Answers"

Original Submission

20170502a - Submission to "Main Page" for testing new "user's submissions" page

posted by Bytram on Tuesday May 02 2017, @09:36AM   Printer-friendly
from the no-dept dept.
/dev/random

Bytram writes:

Submitted at 20170502_125630 UTC as a "Main Page" story for topic "/dev/random"

Original Submission

Quote testing III

posted by The Mighty Buzzard on Friday April 28 2017, @09:07AM   Printer-friendly
from the fuck-fuck-fuck dept.
/dev/random

The Mighty Buzzard writes:

This is a line of text.

This is a <quote>

This is a blockquote

This is another line of text.

Original Submission

Meta: 20170228a - PJ's Playground

posted by martyb on Saturday April 01 2017, @04:59PM   Printer-friendly
from the Have-fun! dept.
Code

Test story created at 20170228_001952 UTC for paulej72 to have a place to play around with comments.

some more.

CALL comment 0000
SET sn
PAUSE
   CALL comment 0001 --reply-to 0000
      CALL comment 0002 --reply-to 0001

CALL comment 0003
   CALL comment 0004 --reply-to 0003
      CALL comment 0005 --reply-to 0004

CALL comment 0006
   CALL comment 0007 --reply-to 0006
      CALL comment 0008 --reply-to 0007
         CALL comment 0009 --reply-to 0008

CALL comment 0010
   CALL comment 0011 --reply-to 0010
      CALL comment 0012 --reply-to 0011

CALL comment 0013
   CALL comment 0014 --reply-to 0013
      CALL comment 0015 --reply-to 0014

CALL comment 0016
   CALL comment 0017 --reply-to 0016
      CALL comment 0018 --reply-to 0017
         CALL comment 0019 --reply-to 0018

CALL comment 0020
   CALL comment 0021 --reply-to 0020
      CALL comment 0022 --reply-to 0021

CALL comment 0023
   CALL comment 0024 --reply-to 0023
      CALL comment 0025 --reply-to 0024

CALL comment 0026
   CALL comment 0027 --reply-to 0026
      CALL comment 0028 --reply-to 0027
         CALL comment 0029 --reply-to 0028

CALL comment 0030
   CALL comment 0031 --reply-to 0030
      CALL comment 0032 --reply-to 0031

CALL comment 0033
   CALL comment 0034 --reply-to 0033
      CALL comment 0035 --reply-to 0034

CALL comment 0036
   CALL comment 0037 --reply-to 0036
      CALL comment 0038 --reply-to 0037
         CALL comment 0039 --reply-to 0038

CALL comment 0040
   CALL comment 0041 --reply-to 0040
      CALL comment 0042 --reply-to 0041

CALL comment 0043
   CALL comment 0044 --reply-to 0043
      CALL comment 0045 --reply-to 0044

CALL comment 0046
   CALL comment 0047 --reply-to 0046
      CALL comment 0048 --reply-to 0047
         CALL comment 0049 --reply-to 0048

CALL comment 0050
   CALL comment 0051 --reply-to 0050
      CALL comment 0052 --reply-to 0051

CALL comment 0053
   CALL comment 0054 --reply-to 0053
      CALL comment 0055 --reply-to 0054

CALL comment 0056
   CALL comment 0057 --reply-to 0056
      CALL comment 0058 --reply-to 0057
         CALL comment 0059 --reply-to 0058

20170227c - NCs Courtyard

posted by martyb on Sunday March 26 2017, @08:27AM   Printer-friendly
from the a-noble-place-to-play dept.
News

Created at 20170228_014015 UTC to provide a place for NCommander to play around with the new commenting code.

CALL comment 0000
   CALL comment 0001 --reply-to 0000
      CALL comment 0002 --reply-to 0001

CALL comment 0003
   CALL comment 0004 --reply-to 0003
      CALL comment 0005 --reply-to 0004

CALL comment 0006
   CALL comment 0007 --reply-to 0006
      CALL comment 0008 --reply-to 0007
         CALL comment 0009 --reply-to 0008

CALL comment 0010
   CALL comment 0011 --reply-to 0010
      CALL comment 0012 --reply-to 0011

CALL comment 0013
   CALL comment 0014 --reply-to 0013
      CALL comment 0015 --reply-to 0014

CALL comment 0016
   CALL comment 0017 --reply-to 0016
      CALL comment 0018 --reply-to 0017
         CALL comment 0019 --reply-to 0018

CALL comment 0020
   CALL comment 0021 --reply-to 0020
      CALL comment 0022 --reply-to 0021

CALL comment 0023
   CALL comment 0024 --reply-to 0023
      CALL comment 0025 --reply-to 0024

CALL comment 0026
   CALL comment 0027 --reply-to 0026
      CALL comment 0028 --reply-to 0027
         CALL comment 0029 --reply-to 0028

CALL comment 0030
   CALL comment 0031 --reply-to 0030
      CALL comment 0032 --reply-to 0031

CALL comment 0033
   CALL comment 0034 --reply-to 0033
      CALL comment 0035 --reply-to 0034

CALL comment 0036
   CALL comment 0037 --reply-to 0036
      CALL comment 0038 --reply-to 0037
         CALL comment 0039 --reply-to 0038

CALL comment 0040
   CALL comment 0041 --reply-to 0040
      CALL comment 0042 --reply-to 0041

CALL comment 0043
   CALL comment 0044 --reply-to 0043
      CALL comment 0045 --reply-to 0044

CALL comment 0046
   CALL comment 0047 --reply-to 0046
      CALL comment 0048 --reply-to 0047
         CALL comment 0049 --reply-to 0048

CALL comment 0050
   CALL comment 0051 --reply-to 0050
      CALL comment 0052 --reply-to 0051

CALL comment 0053
   CALL comment 0054 --reply-to 0053
      CALL comment 0055 --reply-to 0054

CALL comment 0056
   CALL comment 0057 --reply-to 0056
      CALL comment 0058 --reply-to 0057
         CALL comment 0059 --reply-to 0058

20170227b - Buzz's Barnyard

posted by martyb on Sunday March 26 2017, @08:27AM   Printer-friendly
from the have-fun! dept.
Code

Created 20170228_005306 UTC for TheMightyBuzzard to have some comment he can moderate and/or add to as he sees fit.

CALL comment 0000
SET sn
PAUSE
   CALL comment 0001 --reply-to 0000
      CALL comment 0002 --reply-to 0001

CALL comment 0003
   CALL comment 0004 --reply-to 0003
      CALL comment 0005 --reply-to 0004

CALL comment 0006
   CALL comment 0007 --reply-to 0006
      CALL comment 0008 --reply-to 0007
         CALL comment 0009 --reply-to 0008

CALL comment 0010
   CALL comment 0011 --reply-to 0010
      CALL comment 0012 --reply-to 0011

CALL comment 0013
   CALL comment 0014 --reply-to 0013
      CALL comment 0015 --reply-to 0014

CALL comment 0016
   CALL comment 0017 --reply-to 0016
      CALL comment 0018 --reply-to 0017
         CALL comment 0019 --reply-to 0018

CALL comment 0020
   CALL comment 0021 --reply-to 0020
      CALL comment 0022 --reply-to 0021

CALL comment 0023
   CALL comment 0024 --reply-to 0023
      CALL comment 0025 --reply-to 0024

CALL comment 0026
   CALL comment 0027 --reply-to 0026
      CALL comment 0028 --reply-to 0027
         CALL comment 0029 --reply-to 0028

CALL comment 0030
   CALL comment 0031 --reply-to 0030
      CALL comment 0032 --reply-to 0031

CALL comment 0033
   CALL comment 0034 --reply-to 0033
      CALL comment 0035 --reply-to 0034

CALL comment 0036
   CALL comment 0037 --reply-to 0036
      CALL comment 0038 --reply-to 0037
         CALL comment 0039 --reply-to 0038

CALL comment 0040
   CALL comment 0041 --reply-to 0040
      CALL comment 0042 --reply-to 0041

CALL comment 0043
   CALL comment 0044 --reply-to 0043
      CALL comment 0045 --reply-to 0044

CALL comment 0046
   CALL comment 0047 --reply-to 0046
      CALL comment 0048 --reply-to 0047
         CALL comment 0049 --reply-to 0048

CALL comment 0050
   CALL comment 0051 --reply-to 0050
      CALL comment 0052 --reply-to 0051

CALL comment 0053
   CALL comment 0054 --reply-to 0053
      CALL comment 0055 --reply-to 0054

CALL comment 0056
   CALL comment 0057 --reply-to 0056
      CALL comment 0058 --reply-to 0057
         CALL comment 0059 --reply-to 0058

Test me now 4 spoilers

posted by paulej72 on Sunday March 26 2017, @08:26AM   Printer-friendly
from the move-the-filters dept.
Rehash

paulej72 writes:

test for spoiler paulej72

Test for multiple1

Test for multiple2

Test for multiple3

Original Submission

test for spoiler paulej72

multi line test for spoiler

line 2

paulej72
<sarcasm>me is fine</sarcasm>
<sarcasm>kill me now</sarcasm>

Bytram's Bored Room -- 20170320_143211 UTC

posted by Bytram on Sunday March 26 2017, @08:26AM   Printer-friendly
from the unspecified dept.
Rehash

Bytram's Bored Room -- 20170320_143211 UTC

:: This is the story we want to post comments to:
CALL SN_API_story_URL "%~1"

:: Non-subscribers need to wait 10s after getting reskey before they can post a comment;
:: Subscribers do not need to wait:
CALL SN_API_comment_sleep 0s

SET sn
PAUSE

CALL comment 0000
SET sn
PAUSE
   CALL comment 0001 --reply-to 0000
      CALL comment 0002 --reply-to 0001

CALL comment 0003
   CALL comment 0004 --reply-to 0003
      CALL comment 0005 --reply-to 0004

CALL comment 0006
   CALL comment 0007 --reply-to 0006
      CALL comment 0008 --reply-to 0007
         CALL comment 0009 --reply-to 0008

CALL comment 0010
   CALL comment 0011 --reply-to 0010
      CALL comment 0012 --reply-to 0011

CALL comment 0013
   CALL comment 0014 --reply-to 0013
      CALL comment 0015 --reply-to 0014

CALL comment 0016
   CALL comment 0017 --reply-to 0016
      CALL comment 0018 --reply-to 0017
         CALL comment 0019 --reply-to 0018

CALL comment 0020
   CALL comment 0021 --reply-to 0020
      CALL comment 0022 --reply-to 0021

CALL comment 0023
   CALL comment 0024 --reply-to 0023
      CALL comment 0025 --reply-to 0024

CALL comment 0026
   CALL comment 0027 --reply-to 0026
      CALL comment 0028 --reply-to 0027
         CALL comment 0029 --reply-to 0028

CALL comment 0030
   CALL comment 0031 --reply-to 0030
      CALL comment 0032 --reply-to 0031

CALL comment 0033
   CALL comment 0034 --reply-to 0033
      CALL comment 0035 --reply-to 0034

CALL comment 0036
   CALL comment 0037 --reply-to 0036
      CALL comment 0038 --reply-to 0037
         CALL comment 0039 --reply-to 0038

CALL comment 0040
   CALL comment 0041 --reply-to 0040
      CALL comment 0042 --reply-to 0041

CALL comment 0043
   CALL comment 0044 --reply-to 0043
      CALL comment 0045 --reply-to 0044

CALL comment 0046
   CALL comment 0047 --reply-to 0046
      CALL comment 0048 --reply-to 0047
         CALL comment 0049 --reply-to 0048

CALL comment 0050
   CALL comment 0051 --reply-to 0050
      CALL comment 0052 --reply-to 0051

CALL comment 0053
   CALL comment 0054 --reply-to 0053
      CALL comment 0055 --reply-to 0054

CALL comment 0056
   CALL comment 0057 --reply-to 0056
      CALL comment 0058 --reply-to 0057
         CALL comment 0059 --reply-to 0058

CALL comment 0100

CALL comment 0101 --mod Interesting

CALL comment 0102 --mod fun touch under
   CALL comment 0103 --reply-to 0102 --mod insight interest

Bewbs: 'Chameleon' Vine Discovered in Chile

posted by charon on Saturday March 18 2017, @08:57PM   Printer-friendly
from the found-by-Mars-rover-during-testing dept.
OS

frojack writes:

In Chile a woody vine, Boquila trifoliolata, has been discovered to change the shape of its leaves depending on what tree is is climbing.

Further, the same single vine can drape from one tree to different species of tree, and it will match the shape and size of its leaves to those of each host only along that portion of its length.

Other vines are known to mimic one species of host, as a defense against herbivores, but this vine can mimic many, along its length.

Biologists say "It is unclear how B. trifoliolata vines discern the identity of individual trees and shape-shift accordingly." Speculation is that chemicals or microbes might trigger gene-activating signals that trigger leaf differentiation.

But left unsaid is how would the vine "learn" match the shape of its new host's leaf, how it would know it had succeeded, where it would acquire the genes to do so, and how many different trees it can mimic.

Don't you need eyes to copy someone else's look?

Original Submission

Meta: Smartphone Sensors Leave Trackable Fingerprints

posted by cmn32480 on Saturday March 18 2017, @06:57PM   Printer-friendly
from the your-momma-wears-combat-boots dept.
Hardware

lhsi writes:

Research has shown that smartphone sensors leave trackable fingerprints. Due to imperfections in the hardware manufacturing process, it is possible to distinguish different devices just from sensor data.

The researchers tested more than 100 devices over the course of nine months: 80 standalone accelerometer chips used in popular smartphones, 25 Android phones and two tablets.

The accelerometers in all permutations were selected from different manufacturers, to ensure that the fingerprints weren't simply defects resulting from a particular production line.

With 96-percent accuracy, the researchers could discriminate one sensor from another.

"We do not need to know any other information about the phone—no phone number or SIM card number," Dey said. "Just by looking at the data, we can tell you which device it's coming from. It's almost like another identifier."

Maybe this explains why Facebook would be interested in a fitness app.

Original Submission

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