Thats a good answer.

@Wes yeah but it's rather tautological

Yes it is but I know what you mean. Attach meaning to the things that already have a meaning.

Example a list is a list.

not a bunch of divs.

thats the html example right?

his questions closed now. I think it was a real question.

I think it was too and noted a comment to that effect.

And now its quiet.

@Wes but for how long?

@CRoss dunno. Not very? have you any contaversial to say?

I have lots, but I prefer not to

My neck is still recovering from all of the head shaking I was doing in the previous conversation. I think giving it a rest is a good idea. ;)

@TimStone at all of us?

I was mostly in agreement with @drachenstern (and earlier @DanGrossman) the entire time.

With a few possible exceptions, heh.

@TimStone ha! I'm always in disagreement with what I say ;) -- feel free to step on my toes at any time, I'm like a peon

That sounds like a very confused way to be, hahah. ;)

@TimStone you didn't say much

I wasn't particularly interested in getting involved. :P

@TimStone haha, I try ;)

I'm particularly proud of this line:

> And I don't think this is an SO question or I would've put it on SO.

@drachenstern lesscss.org ?

Hah :P

Wait. There has been actual conversation happening in here?

I must be in the wrong room.

hah!

that was bloody fast wasn't it?

@rchern I felt a bit lost earlier when I think someone said that HTML was linear.

@TimStone or did you know it before he posted an answer on the question?

@TimStone to a layperson all XML is linear

@rchern serious?

So I'm still not sure what room I'm in :P

The Tavern MSO

@Moshe programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/23240/…

@drachenstern Oh, I didn't look at the question, I just knew that they used it in LESS, which I haven't actually used myself.

Then why didn't you say that before I wasted time making a question? :p

@Wes Um.

I didn't know you were off doing that. ;)

@rchern Just nod.

hehehe, read my mind man!!!

nods.

nodding too

So remind me why I stick arround here reciently?

no star for you copycat! :p

(I have no idea what this is about; need to read the transcript)

@Rejoicerejoicekbdisback Be cautious in doing so. :P

@Wes because you like to talk about things that are pretty much orthogonal to the previous thread of conversation?

I still want to know why my tic tacs smell sweet but are clearly mint flavoured.

@Tim I see... It's, um, difficult to follow the conversation :)

@drachenstern you mean things that have nothing to do with code?

I like to keep everybody on their toes with a hairpin turn off topic.

Anyway, programmers.SO has evolved really nicely. There are tons of really insightful conversations on there. It was a wise decision to split that off I think.

Anyway, I'm off again. Have fun everybody!

Why is it that reading transcripts conversations are really hard to follow

G'bye :)

@TimStone no fair, that sounds pretty orthogonal ;)

@Wes not for me ... are you doing it right?

@Rejoicerejoicekbdisback yeah I think its useful too

@Wes no, orthogonal means right angles more or less ... x and y axis are said to be orthogonal

Yeah so nothing to do with technical. Markup etc.

z would again be orthogonal to both x and y

As in I enjoy conversations that aren't like the last one

@Wes no I just mean that if we're talking about js/css/html like this, then next we'll be talking about tic-tacs smelling sweet but tasting like mint

okay so like a real chat then

and the next conversation will be about ... stupid programmer tricks while they wait on xkcd.com/303

@Wes yes whereas most of the rooms on SO or MSO tend to be focused and on topic

never been in any

appart from the philosopical one here

and thats way off topic

but saying this makes me sound so much less like an idiot and more like a pompous ass ;)

Everything's on topic for Meta!

How would you like to be percieved?

Given the extreme choice of the two

It's all just....very, very loosely correlated.

So is it just me or is XKCD losing its edge

That one, sudo, and little bobby tables are my favourites

@Wes oh no, I think it's just you ... xkcd.com/824 was excellent ;)

My life has become some sort of tragic comedy!

ha I made a funny

@TheUnhandledException talk to us Josh

Is there an Auto repair Stack Exchange site? I saw one proposal on Area 51 but it was in commitment

@drachenstern that wasn't randell though.

I did enjoy the guest strips

@Wes ha I made a funny

@TheUnhandledException Why, what happened?

no but I really do like them

@TheUnhandledException egads man ... are you ok? what's the problem, maybe we can help ... diy would be a good resource too

yeah whats wrong?

I assume car's broken down

looking at the previous question

are you stuck somewhere?

Josh are you okay?

LOL, yes I'm fine, sorry

Someone was talking to me.

"fine" is a relative term of course, HA

Let's be clear. This is not a 911 service.

I am stuck at home. I believe the power steering on my vehicle is shot

As many miracles as we perform each and every day...There are limitations to our power.

@rchern Thanks. I was confused for a second. XCKD reference someone?

or should I get it?

@TheUnhandledException Ah, that's no fun.

@rchern but we do do family counseling

On top of that, the mouse wheel on my mouse seems to only scroll up all of a sudden

The replacement for the mouse which broke last week

@TheUnhandledException dirty wheel or dirty sensor ... or not? how old is the current mouse?

what version of Windows? (notice how I omit a potential other operating system ;) )

@drachenstern Mac OS X 10.5 :-) But same happens on 3 computers, so it's the mouse

what kind of mouse?

@drachenstern This one was an Apple Mighty Mouse, it sucked, I have been waiting to buy a new one. The one that died last week was a Logitech wireless mouse, it started randomly double clicking

Retribution for the lack of right-clicking, no doubt.

I am now using a ~10 year old no brand mouse that was ina closet, LOL

@TimStone I right click all the time!

lol, and it'll work forever ;)

so I would recommend figuring out how to get a standard logitech usb two button mouse with scroll wheel for backups

and no fancy mices!

@TheUnhandledException PS2?

Probably. But the scroll wheel on this mouse is so loud I can hear it over my music, LOL. click-click-click-click-click-click-click-click-click-click-click-click-click...

@Wes USB. Probably USB 0.5 draft spec

I still don't trust USB

Not since win ME.

I'm starting to lose faith in technology in general ;-)

technologys shit.

And would someone please stop the Nagios notifications to my phone? :-p

google.com.gi/…

they don't make the one I carry and I don't guess they make this one anymore either, but I carry one nearly like this everywhere I go in my computer bag logitech.com/en-us/mice-pointers/mice/devices/149

wow I'm on google.com.gi

turn off your phone, turn up your music, call the AA get a good PS2 mouse. everything solved. Hardly a tragic comedy.

LOL

Or go be a pig farmer :-)

@Wes You forgot the landlord situation ;-)

Heh ;)

@TheUnhandledException just don't use the phone you've turned off to call the AA

LOL

@Wes AAA? AA is usually Alcoholics Anon ...

Europe (Automobile Association)

@drachenstern I'll need that too soon ;-)

not Anti Aircraft Artillary no

@TheUnhandledException ahhhh

Oh wait, scratch the anonymous part. I'll just come here and ask advice from @rchern. She'll smack me into shape :-)

But in seriousness, is DIY online?

I don't see a landloard post

I may ask on there

@Wes They self destructed :-)

wouldn't know

diy.stackexchange.com

It's not as bad as I make it out to be @Wes, you're right. I'm just complaining. It does, however, feel like I can't catch a break but I know that in many ways I have it better than a lot of people</serious>

@drachenstern Thanks!

There are other sites on the internet.

A tragic comedy suggests your dying in a funny way, due to your own preconceptions or ironic situations

@TheUnhandledException Ready and willing. I mean, um, advice about what?

I think he's asking a DIY question @rchern if he was turning into an Alcoholic I guess.

LOL. I may ask a DIY question about the power steering of my vehicle. I was looking for @rchern's help for my future expected alcoholism as @drachenstern predicted. Given that she helpfully reminded me this is not the place to ask for 911 emergency help :-)

@rchern is good with sarcastic remarks helping one to see their situation in a clearer light (-:

Wasn't meant to be backhanded, was meant as a compliment only

No offense intended, seriously

Hehehehe.

I mean I don't think you'd argue you have a sarcastic sense of humor, right @rchern? :-)

Why do dogs stretch their tounge when they yawn

And now, for the password leak of the day, sponsored by @rchern: lollipop95

I am going to pass on DIY, my question is clearly offtopic

Thanks anyway @drachenstern!

@TheUnhandledException I absolutely would. I am not sarcastic in the slightest.

@radp How did you know my password!!! It only shows up for me as ********** !!!!

@TheUnhandledException I try

@rchern Of course not! Neither am I... ;-)

@drachenstern Uh, I typed lollipop95, but you see lollipop95 because it's your password.

I lollipop95ed your lollipop95ing lollipop95!

That must look really weird huh @radp?

@TheUnhandledException yeah, I shouldn't have taken my password from /dev/urandom

@radp Hard to type those nonprintables, huh? :-)

hahahehuhhummm... old meme is old huh?

"hahahehuhhummm", Are you choking? can we get you a glass of water?

s/old/tired/

s/tired/classic/

@TheUnhandledException Not really. I mean, it's hard to remember how many 4s are there in 444444444444444444444, but I can usually get it right in a few tries.

haha

@radp hahahaha

Anyway did you ask your question and did any give you a decient way of doing it? @TheUnhandledException

@Wes I've had more pressing matters :-/

I will eventually. I haven't had a chance to yet

True.

F--- I just realized I need groceries for breakfast tomorrow, specifically milk and coffee

Orson Scott Card is doing a new series? Promising!

How far are you from town? in what weather conditions and time of day

Looks like I'll be getting some exercise tomorrow!

Seriously is there no equilavant of the AA there (automobile association) and is your ride insured break down cover or some such.

ug, how do you type a degree sign under Linux?

unix.stackexchange.com

fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/b0/index.htm

@Wes 15 minute walk to the store, not too bad. 36 degrees F right now, should be around 50 tomorrow morning.

Not too bad then

Anyone listening to music? I'm bored with what I have, need something else

Nope @TheUnhandledException is though

anyway goodnight all

@NickT chat.meta.stackoverflow.com/rooms/251/tunes

@Wes Sleep well!

I need a cup of tea and sleep.

Thanks @TheUnhandledException

Hope you have a better day tomorrow.

@Wes we have AAA and you have to be a member

@NickT fatboy slim here

IF you want a headache as well to fit your mood read back to the conversation on HTML

@drachenstern HEY!!! I think I have my Dad's old AAA membership card!!!

@Wes Thanks :-)

Okaythats pretty bad. I sign out and then keep refreshing the transcript while waiting for my tea.

may as well sign in

@rchern The Wheel of Migration!

@drachenstern LOL

@radp Holy crap, that's awesome! Did you just whip that up?

Everyone star that shit!

@TheUnhandledException I merely took an old Wheel of Blame and changed the values.

Oh. Less leet but still awesome

agreed

For total leetness it should be fed off the API.

@radp does it bother you that this line is broken? <br clas="clearfix" />

You have fully used your vote allowance for today ~ click here to remove the notification bar

@drachenstern not really, I blame upstream and the result doesn't change. :P

Hey could be a game. Spin it then decide an appropiate question for the site your on.

lol, I know

but it's still broken

@Wes you missed earlier huh? It's for deciding where a question gets migrated to

@drachenstern jsfiddle.net/AYPpF/22/embedded/result

@drachenstern yeah I remember.

@radp yarr

Think I stepped on some toes with the firebug post.

I just wanna know how people are screenshotting these? literally saving them to the hdd then uploading?

@Wes link?

@TheUnhandledException not my post. I put a comment in that wasn't liked.

oh, OK

some discussion about it here too

On wikipedia (I know, what have I done to myself?) ...:

> I have noticed a major change to the article on Mary Shelly's FRANKENSTEIN. In the previous form the article cited my book FRANKENSTEIN, THE MAN AND THE MONSTER as a discenting opinion of the received analysis of Mary Shelly's intentions. That citaation is now missing from the Frankenstein article. How can I return the citation to the article?

how is it a person who has written a book can't seem to manage to spell words correctly?

LOL

I don't know which is worse, spelling one word right and wrong together, or not knowing how to spell dissenting cos it's so freaking easy?

@drachenstern Sounds like you belong at english.stackexchange.com

@NickT perhaps, but I think it's just a matter of common somethingorother

I mean, look to the left, look to the right, is the word spelled consistently for each time you used it? ... hu-duh ... simple

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