+#hmmm: version check for if we're using old screen? this -L change was a mistake though for the screen project owners on ubuntu.
+#local boguslog=$HOME/screen_junk_$(date_stringer).log
+#maybe they unbroke it in 17.10?
+ screen -L$boguslog -S "$screen_name" -d -m nice -n $NICENESS_LEVEL mono "$app_name"
+