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user259867

12:07 AM

Today (08-04) is the 5th birthday of Personal Finance & Money! Their all-time most-viewed question has a truly ravishing title: Ontario harmonized sales tax (HST) transition benefit rebate cheques / OSTTB: Who, when, how much? by Chris W. Rea.

bjb568

Hooray?

user259867

@SmokeDetector fp-

user259867

Showing how something pretty specific can still have an appeal to beat general questions like "is it safe to give out bank account number?"

user259867

In contrast, a Stack Overflow question asked 5 years ago today: What is the single most influential book every programmer should read?

user259867

Undeleted because Tim Post decided that The amount of views, amount of votes and amount of favorites say this is valuable and we need to have it.

user259867

12:22 AM

^ answer scoring +1 as of now, vs animuson's pro-deletion answer at +61.

user259867

Of course, that's from the perspective of the Meta police.

Braiam

I google "free programming book" from time to time, and tell people about it, I seriously hope SO list don't come in the first place...

and yep, not even in the first 10 results,,,,

and the reason why Gilles want to keep the question around is so he "can point people to this steaming pile of shit to show them that no, we don't want “What's your favorite book about X” on X.SE either."

Frank

12:39 AM

See how fast you get the pattern

1
11
21
1211
111221

what comes next?

bjb568

312211

Obvious but published everywhere anyway

Frank

yeah ik

user259867

I like a sequence based on a similar principle:
1,2,2,1,1,2,1,2,2,1,2,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,2,1,2,1,1,2,1,2,2,1,1,...

Frank

1:27 AM

seriously? stackoverflow.com/questions/3565751/…

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title, phone number detected in title: QQ微信2754595898办理匹兹堡大学UP毕业证成绩单学历认证 University of Pittsburgh by laybexed on english.stackexchange.com

user259867

@tchrist Now it's your turn ^

James

Here we go again

user259867

1:42 AM

PSA for spammers: Nobody abbreviates University of Pittsburgh as "UP".

U̶n̶i̶h̶e̶d̶r̶o̶n̶

cv-plz server stackoverflow.com/q/31768405/3622940

tchrist

2:22 AM

@NormalHuman Darn it to heck. I was actually working even.

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title: 办文凭认证加拿大加拿大维多利亚大学Victoria毕业证办理Q微[274848895]成绩单学历认证 University of Victoria by znznzq01 on english.stackexchange.com

tchrist

Told our chatroom. Problem is I’m usually the latest-staying-up of those of us with 100 flags, so if they hammer us and you guys run out, it may be slow to clean up.

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title: (Q/微541520157)办理俄勒冈大学UO毕业证成绩单学历认证 University of Oregon by key8155 on english.stackexchange.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title: 办文凭认证加拿大卡尔加里大学UC毕业证办理Q微[274848895]成绩单学历认证 University of calgary by znznzq03 on english.stackexchange.com

tchrist

Blah people are downvoting instead of spamflagging.

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[ SmokeDetector ] Offensive body detected: The word "suck" - why is something widely desired considered a curse? by Mike on english.stackexchange.com

user259867

2:31 AM

Maybe in addition to? All gone.

tchrist

@SmokeDetector ignore

SmokeDetector

@tchrist Post ignored; alerts about it will no longer be posted.

[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title: QQ微信283214072办UT 学历认证毕业证成绩单Austin Texas A&M University University of Texas at Austin by endlesssto40 on english.stackexchange.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title, phone number detected in title: 100%永久可查QQ/微信2754595898办理加拿大西蒙菲莎大学毕业证成绩单学历认证 Simon Fraser University by scfkzbxduiy on english.stackexchange.com

tchrist

There should be a better way than adding a site or two a day to the dev-sino-filter code-point blacklist.

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[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title, phone number detected in title: 100%永久可查QQ/微信2754595898办理加拿大昆特兰理工大学毕业证成绩单学历认证Kwantlen Polytechnic University by scfkzbxduiy on english.stackexchange.com

user259867

How dare they put A&M and that other school in Austin together?

user259867

2:39 AM

I'm afraid the only better way is to turn to whitelisting per site... Also, apply the restriction only to 1pt users.

tchrist

Just Protect($site).

That’ll show ’em.

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[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title: QQ微信283214072办CMU 卡内基梅隆大学学历认证毕业证成绩单 Carnegie Mellon University by endlesssto40 on english.stackexchange.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title, phone number detected in title: 100%永久可查QQ微信2754595898办理英国谢菲尔德大学毕业证成绩单文凭学历认证 The University of Sheffield by scfkzbxduiyy on english.stackexchange.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title, phone number detected in title: 100%永久可查QQ微信2754595898办理英国伯明翰大学毕业证成绩单文凭学历认证 University of Birmingham by scfkzbxduiyy on english.stackexchange.com

tchrist

Only 3 of you here tonight?

James

I'm remaining vigilant

4 flags to go

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[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title: QQ/微信：2796053907办理英国谢菲尔德大学毕业证成绩单学历认证The University of Sheffield by vcnfgrh6 on english.stackexchange.com

tchrist

2:46 AM

12 down, 88 to go.

James

sd 5tpu-

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[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title: Q.微信:488848875办理澳洲南昆士兰大学USQ毕业证成绩单文凭学历认证100%真实可查办理 University of Southern Queensland by youni899 on english.stackexchange.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title: Q/微信：1619053386 办理利物浦大学毕业证成绩单学历认证 University of Liverpool by emilycarrd on english.stackexchange.com

tchrist

Shoot them all: the Lord will know His own.

user259867

sd fp-

James

sd 2tpu-

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2:51 AM

[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title, phone number detected in title: Q/微信1473277057办理澳洲墨尔本大学UoMELB毕业证成绩单文凭学历认证 The University of Melbourne by qojd458 on english.stackexchange.com

PeterJ

spam: electronics.stackexchange.com/a/183116/17064

spam: electronics.stackexchange.com/a/183114/17064

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[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title, phone number detected in title: 100%永久可查QQ/微信2754595898办理加拿大西蒙菲莎大学毕业证成绩单学历认证 Simon Fraser University by scfkzbxduiyyy on english.stackexchange.com

user259867

14 flags down, 7 to go.

tchrist

Oh good, you have a few.

I’m very nodding-off. I guess I can spamflag from bed.

user259867

Yes, thanks to 100+ past helpful flags on ELU.

user259867

3:04 AM

More drilling spam, I'll blacklist the URL.

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[ SmokeDetector ] Manually reported answer: Best sander for rustic wood by emilyjhyde on woodworking.stackexchange.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title: QQ/微信：2796053907办理英国爱丁堡大学毕业证成绩单学历认证The University of Edinburgh by vcnfgrh6 on english.stackexchange.com

user259867

Tagged offensive-language...

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[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title, phone number detected in title: Q/微信1473277057办理澳洲阿德莱德大学毕业证成绩单文凭学历认证 Adelaide University by qkjd458 on english.stackexchange.com

user259867

There is a tag [of] ?!

James

And I'm officially out of english flags too

tchrist

3:11 AM

Well, perhaps they're cusiing. :)

James

Can I have some of yours?

tchrist

I wish.

@NormalHuman wwah

Hate that.

Cerberus has 27 flags left. But like me it's past his bedtime. Unlike me he's in Amsterdam not Colorado.

We keep similar hours though. Kinda weird.

user259867

Luckily, it looks like the spammer is taking a nap.

user259867

@SmokeDetector fp- black magic

AstroCB

Alright.

SmokeDetector

3:29 AM

[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title: QQ微信283214072办澳大利亚国立大学学历认证毕业证成绩单The Australian National University by endlesssto33 on english.stackexchange.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Repeating characters in answer: Spring security authentication with 3 fields instead of just username and password by user5184803 on stackoverflow.com

user259867

user259867

Neatest spam post ever

tchrist

Very lazy now, they are.

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[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title, phone number detected in title: Q/微信2727586870办理西安大略大学毕业证成绩单教育部学历认证University by aspoifdua45 on english.stackexchange.com

James

@tchrist yes Master Yoda

user259867

3:36 AM

This is the first one where I don't understand what university they mention.

user259867

"UniversityQ"?

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[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title: QQ微信283214072办阿德莱德大学学历认证毕业证成绩单The University of Adelaide by endlesssto33 on english.stackexchange.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title, phone number detected in title: Q/微信1534584698办理澳洲天主教大学毕业证成绩单学历认证Australia Catholic University by ladeninfbi1 on english.stackexchange.com

user259867

One flag left. :/

tchrist

I seem to have 81 left.

Must have missed some.

user259867

Google search for universityQ shows the fruits of their efforts...

James

3:38 AM

I find it so frustrating that Firefox interprets CMD + Shift + R (Force Refresh not using cache) as a vague suggestion as far as the not using cache part

I also find it frustrating that I have no English flags left

what have the English mods said?

tchrist

@James Is that WTF it’s doing?

@James The only one normally up right now is our Japanese octogenarian, and I don’t know that he’s noticed yet.

@James Been having frustrations at $job over that very thing.

James

@tchrist Well, I'm trying to code some partials up, and I keep having to manually clear my cache because CMD+Shift+R isn't working

Well, it works sporadically

tchrist

Gosh.

James

and I don't know why

tchrist

My code-reviewer had something stuck in his cache. Just couldn't get it to reload.

user259867

3:47 AM

user259867

Okay, okay, I get it.

tchrist

Socks?

Or have you been misbehaving?

user259867

Someone upvoted me 10 times in 12 seconds yesterday.

tchrist

Oh, they didn’t put them together.

user259867

Don't know why the dropdown had to be so... serial itself.

user259867

3:50 AM

It's not like there were 10 different "serial votings" reversed.

tchrist

Exactly. I thought it used to be different.

I mean, I’ve had mass-serial-downvotings against me reversed all in one chunk.

user259867

It is combined on the reputation tab in the profile. Not in the dropdown from the top bar.

tchrist

Ah.

durron597

4:11 AM

spam-pls stackoverflow.com/a/654942/1768232

James

Why?

user259867

The user has 249 answers... do they promote that book in multiple answers?

durron597

weird url

link only

user259867

Gone now, so the point is moot.

user259867

But it was NAA. That the link led to a parked domain with spammy things is understandable: the post is from 2009, the original content long gone.

SmokeDetector

4:24 AM

[ SmokeDetector ] All-caps title: J-TAG DEBUGGER OF 14 PIN? by Kumar Arvapally on stackoverflow.com

user259867

@SmokeDetector fp-

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[ SmokeDetector ] Bad keyword in title: 7 Muscle-Gaining Recommendations Essential To Muscle Growth by user477665 on superuser.com

user259867

Enough Chinese diploma spam, back to regular programming.

user259867

spam magento.stackexchange.com/questions/76512/… I wonder if this will trigger a pattern.

James

!!/report magento.stackexchange.com/questions/76512/…

SmokeDetector

4:32 AM

[ SmokeDetector ] Manually reported question: Brain Boosters By Win Wenger by Devin hoffmen on magento.stackexchange.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Bad keyword in title: Top 5 Workouts For Muscle Building by user477667 on superuser.com

user259867

@SmokeDetector tpu- Drupal must feel neglected...

Doorknob

Awesome blog post by @haneycodes, doubly so because of the Hitchhiker's Guide reference in the beginning :D http://www.haneycodes.net/developer-turned-manager/

Tweeted by KeyboardFire on August 4, 2015 at 4:40 AM

user259867

Doorknob status: not dead.

Doorknob

^ Very interesting article by Haney.

@NormalHuman Nah, I'm dead as a doornail

user259867

4:47 AM

!!/report askubuntu.com/questions/656292/play-free-games-online

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[ SmokeDetector ] Manually reported question: Play Free Games Online by danieladkins on askubuntu.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Bad keyword in body, blacklisted website in body: Increases your concentration? by drayastright on drupal.stackexchange.com

user259867

I remember when Haney was new, had a longer display name, and was fixing bugs and posting "Thanks for suggesting this change!" on Meta... sigh they grow up so fast.

Braiam

5:03 AM

and we get old, huh...

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[ SmokeDetector ] Email in answer: Could HYDRA have killed Bruce Banner? by mr charles on scifi.stackexchange.com

user259867

@SmokeDetector tpu-

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[ SmokeDetector ] Blacklisted website in title, url in title: http://jetcheats.com/oceanhorn-cheats-free-tips-tricks-and-cheat-codes-for-andr‌oid-ios/ by user50458 on drupal.stackexchange.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Bad keyword in title: The key ingredient found in this weight loss product is natural by charles pariker on security.stackexchange.com

SmokeDetector

5:23 AM

[ SmokeDetector ] URL in title: http://reviverxtry.com/pure-natural-white-kidney-bean/ by charles pariker on security.stackexchange.com

user259867

> Next, make certain you have atleast 7~8 hours of excellent sound sleep.

user259867

Yeah, right...

user259867

I keep misreading the method .canonicalize_radical() of Sage as "cannibalize radical"...

SmokeDetector

6:02 AM

[ SmokeDetector ] Bad keyword in body, bad keyword in title, korean character in title: (ﾉ_-)「밤워」Bamwar7｡Com강남오피(ﾉ_-)강남건마♛강서오피♛서울오피 by marc on stackoverflow.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Email in answer: How can I change the Mail face to show up for to/from fields in a folder? by Mdubed ali on apple.stackexchange.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Bad keyword in body, bad keyword in title, bad keyword in username, korean character in title: 「밤워」부평오피ᆇ수원건마「 Bamwar7.com 」《강남오피▷일산휴게텔》》 by cruz bamwar3 on stackoverflow.com

SmokeDetector

6:32 AM

[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title: *Q/微信14732/77057*如何办理伯明翰大学毕业证成绩单学历认证 University of Birmingham by qujdk458 on english.stackexchange.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Bad keyword in body, bad keyword in title: Swtor2credits Summer Promo: buy swtor account kaufen with One Week 8% off Discount by Bob Niu on stackoverflow.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Offensive answer detected: Acoustic guitar: How to stop right index finger nail from wearing away? by Eds son on music.stackexchange.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Offensive answer detected: The package “BluetoothSDK.pkg” is untrusted by SHUT UP on stackoverflow.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title: QQ微信283214072办西悉尼大学学历认证毕业证成绩单University of Western Sydney by endlesssto41 on english.stackexchange.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Bad keyword in title: Over the counter testosterone supplements by CliffordNoblez on drupal.stackexchange.com

James

6:53 AM

sd 5tpu-

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[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title: QQ微信283214072办格里菲斯大学学历认证毕业证成绩单Griffiths by endlesssto41 on english.stackexchange.com

James

7:06 AM

sd gone-

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[ SmokeDetector ] Email in answer: LC Low Pass Output Filters for Inverters by JOY MATHEW on electronics.stackexchange.com

James

sd tpu-

SmokeDetector

7:31 AM

[ SmokeDetector ] Bad keyword in answer: Google Tag Manager + Analytics doesn't seem to be working by Chandrakant Banda on stackoverflow.com

James

@SmokeDetector why

SmokeDetector

Body - Position 33-124: >>>>>>>>
<a href="https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/6103696" rel="nofollow">http

SPArchaeologist

@NormalHuman Don't you know? It is John de Lancie private University.

Nice, there are currently 42 rooms on chat.stackexchange.com/rooms

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[ SmokeDetector ] Pattern-matching website in answer: If possible, would it be a bad practice to use Nullable for non value types? by peppin bright on programmers.stackexchange.com

James

sd tpu-

SmokeDetector

7:45 AM

[ SmokeDetector ] Chinese character in title, phone number detected in title: Q/微信1534584698办理昆士兰理工大学毕业证成绩单学历认证Queensland University of Technology by Vanda Miss Joaquim on english.stackexchange.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Pattern-matching website in answer, blacklisted user: If possible, would it be a bad practice to use Nullable for non value types? by peppin bright on programmers.stackexchange.com

James

Persistant isn't he

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[ SmokeDetector ] Phone number detected in title: fresh installation throws PHP Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 12884901888 bytes exhausted by Kania on magento.stackexchange.com

bummi

!!/report superuser.com/q/950356/172747

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[ SmokeDetector ] Manually reported question: Best Way Packing For Softgoods by sara sharma on superuser.com

[ SmokeDetector ] All-caps title, chinese character in title: QQ微信283214072办曼彻斯特大学学历认证毕业证成绩单 by endlesssto42 on english.stackexchange.com

SPArchaeologist

Quick idea:

Should SE staff implement something like this?

github.com/tessalt/echo-chamber-js

SmokeDetector

8:02 AM

[ SmokeDetector ] Link at end of body: we are ok pretty just came back from a Greek by sonijaro on drupal.stackexchange.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Blacklisted user: Budget Move: Is It Possible? by sara sharma on superuser.com

Praxis Ashelin

@The_IT_Guy_You_Don't_Like sending my graphics card for RMA today

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[ SmokeDetector ] Pattern-matching website in body: the sun will no longer affect the skin by mimfrank on superuser.com

ProgramFOX

!!/report codegolf.stackexchange.com/a/54236/9275

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[ SmokeDetector ] Manually reported answer: Make the Mexican Wave by Case Solution on codegolf.stackexchange.com

Bart

@PraxisAshelin still PC trouble? :(

Praxis Ashelin

8:20 AM

@Bart ya lol

Bart

Haha, you seem to take it better than I would.

Praxis Ashelin

we've come up with the theory that I'm voodoo-cursed

since I have these kind of weird problems all the time

not even kidding

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[ SmokeDetector ] Link at end of body: York what have you noticed the difference by user50465 on drupal.stackexchange.com

Bart

/me slowly back away from @PraxisAshelin ...

SPArchaeologist

@PraxisAshelin that must be @droid fault. His uncouth behavior angered the gods and now the Den is cursed.

prepares to intercept the rock/iron pot/kunai/whatever Dro will launch in its direction as soon as he realize the joke

SmokeDetector

8:38 AM

[ SmokeDetector ] Bad keyword in body: Formulated with all natural qualities by waltercullen5 on superuser.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Offensive answer detected: Adjective for someone who is an a-hole? by harrylane on english.stackexchange.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Pattern-matching website in body: That defeats the entire purpose of playing the game by josafatcam on askubuntu.com

Patrick Hofman

!!/report meta.stackexchange.com/a/262030/245360

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