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12:18 AM
the story of my life, it is hot in my room, I wish it starts to rain, it starts to rain, I feel in heaven for 1 minute, it starts raining harder, I close the window, it gets even hotter than in first place...
God hates me
 
 
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1:50 AM
hey hey
wtf
How can close a question?
 
what question is that on?
 
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Q: Ban social networking. *twitch*

Nicholas KnightBan the tags social-network and social-networking and block submission of all posts containing the sequence of characters "social network". Please. Make the hurting stop. *twitch* *twitch* ...

 
Interesting
 
meta-question time!
 
Post post post! Faster faster faster!
 
2:04 AM
 
probably bug
 
maybe a long time ago, adding the status-declined tag was equivalent to a close vote? =/
in any case, that would be weird as hell
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Q: Closed by status-declined?

PurmouHere's an interesting thing I noticed on this question: So, how does status-declined vote to close a question?

 
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Q: Is there a more permanent solution for repeated serial voting by the same users?

Lucifer Possible Duplicate: What can I do if I'm the victim of serial downvoting? On August 17 I got serially upvoted twice in a day: I am assuming that except the blue colored upvote the rest of the votes are by the same two users. I reported the incident and my flag was deemed helpfu...

One Vote require to open the question
 
3:04 AM
did any moderator remove all the votes ?
 
Remove all what votes? The serial votes?
 
vote to open my question
there were 4 votes to open my question
 
Yeah, it got reopened...
 
and now it is not showing anything
 
Notice how there's a "close" button there now...
 
3:05 AM
oh, ok ,thanks :)
 
3:56 AM
@Shog9 now i must know who status-declined one was!
 
@Purmou Easy enough to figure it out...
 
how long ago did it happen?
 
Sometime after March 26, 2011 apparently...
 
Heh, I was just about to say that. :P
 
The only person that comes to mind when I see "status-declined" as a username is Evan Carroll...
 
3:59 AM
very much undeleted, though
 
I doubt he'd ever get to 3,000 reputation to begin with.
 
You've confused with
Man, I feel internet-old now since I know who it is, heh.
 
is it forbidden to discuss? :P
 
It's certainly less fun.
 
hmm... brings Atwood to mind
 
4:02 AM
If it is, let's file a question
 
grr
 
If you're looking for some sort of subtle hint in the name, then you need to remember that this is MSO
Also, it's not Nick
user image
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That's fantastic
 
HOW DO I SEE TOP USERS FOR A TAG?
 
If they're deleted they won't show up there...
 
4:15 AM
i know
but maybe the ones who are there will give me some kind of hint
 
View the tag and click that nice "top users" link below the excerpt
 
if they're deleted, though, their answers and questions still show up without a link to profile
 
Hmmm is it possible to search for users that don't exist?
user:0 maybe? lol
 
is it possible to query deleted users at data.se?
 
@Shog9: I always thought that deleted users got replaced with their user##### name? Is that not true for close votes?
 
4:20 AM
yeah, names are denormalized in various places, and don't get changed when the user is deleted.
@Purmou If they were deleted after the dump, and you know who they were, sure
But of course, neither of those are true in this case.
Also, you're over-thinking this.
 
I obviously am. :P
hmm...
just tell me one thing, when were they banned?
 
4:43 AM
I should really pay more attention. I just accidentally spent 30,000 gold on red dye in Diablo 3 o_O
 
No 5 minute grace period?
 
Heh
Hmm...now I'm tempted to play.
 
@animuson Nope.
Have you played since the patch?
 
I'm up to Paragon level 4
So yes, a lot little...
 
Dude, that's awesome!
 
4:47 AM
Yeah, I've made it to Ghom in Act III on Inferno, but I can't beat him yet. |:
 
5 days to the Ratchet & Clank Collection ^_^
 
@TimStone No kidding, my brother just finally beat him after being stuck there for a while.
I'm still on Act I of Inferno =)
 
Lucky Charms needs to have more marshmallows
 
If I'm going to eat cereal that lacks any nutritional value whatsoever, it's gonna be Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
 
But but, it has whole grain! Lol
 
4:55 AM
That's why there's not more marshmallows.
 
Anyways I don't like cinnamon
 
Can't risk sugar becoming the first ingredient on the box.
 
If it were just an entire box filled with marshmallows, I'd still buy it.
 
Marshmallows come in a bag.
 
AND AND this box came with a free Spongebob Water Squirter!!!
 
4:59 AM
If you want just marshmallows =)
Of course, the marshmallows in the bag aren't all stale and oddly-colored.
(usually)
 
How do you open this!?
Apparently toys now come in adult-proof wrappings...
 
5:13 AM
@animuson YES. I LOVE YOU RIGHT NOW.
 
I'm literally going to wake up that day and sit on my porch waiting for UPS. -.-
 
PLUS it comes with a demo of Thieves in Time
 
Eh, I still haven't 100%'d Sly 3...
I could never figure out how to do that one challenge where you're chasing him in the sky through the rotating green bars...
 
ahhh come on that one's easy
did you buy the collection?
 
Yes.
 
5:16 AM
what's your PSN?
 
Oooo let's play the Shog game...
1 hour ago, by Shog9
@Purmou Easy enough to figure it out...
 
haha
one sec
 
I mean, this is a pretty unique name that I've never had a problem with being "taken" anywhere... ::)
 
surprisingly, so is mine
i use it everywhere
friend request sent, by the way
 
and with the addition of the Ratchet & Clank collection, I'll finally hit 50 platinums ^_^
 
5:19 AM
wheeeeew, i don't think i'm anywhere near that
we don't actually buy many games
 
I can't compare trophies with people anymore, it takes wayyyyy too long to load them all
and I'm not patient enough
 
lol
do you have PS+?
 
yes
 
lol, 5 platinums here
 
It's easier to view my list of trophies from my online profile :)
 
5:25 AM
you have uncharted 2/3?
 
No, only the first, and I never finished it
I should go back and do that xP
 
haha
what about little big planet? or gran turismo 5?
 
Usually when i start a game and then get distracted by something in real life, I have trouble getting back into the game
like Prison Break sat on my profile at like 31% or something for the longest time and I just went back and finished that up lol
 
well that escalated quickly
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Q: Ok... I've been sock pupetting

Sleeper SmithWas having some laugh comparing my profile with my colleagues, were 20 points apart. So I created another account, etc etc. Then, I was told by this other guy that can lead to banning. But I can't "right my wrong" and unvote? :/ I get a "you voted in the past 18min. It's now locoked" etc... E...

comments, by the way
 
Yeah, I flagged those comments...
 
5:29 AM
they'll all be deleted, lol
or they'd keep em for the hell of it
oh hey, you have AC:Revelations?
 
Yes, and a platinum to go with it :3
 
let's do multiplayer sometime
 
Hehe as long as it's a team mode xD
I suck at the deathmatch stuff. I can never hear the "whispers" that the instructions talk about
Maybe I need my volume louder or something
 
i don't hear them either. don't worry
by the way, my brother and i share that account, so occasionally it'll be him :P
 
lol why share an account?
 
5:34 AM
because i never bothered logging into my system accoutn
i promised myself i'm gonna log in and start playing all our games on that account
i'll get to that eventually :P
 
haha
 
by the way, freaking get U3
lol
 
I haven't played like half the games I own...
 
5:58 AM
Hi folks
Installing a JDK on my Mac. Yay.
What’s with all the Java editions? SE, EE, ME, FX, DB, TV, SE Adv & Suite. Not buying a fridge, am I? HP has fewer notebooks than this!
 
 
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7:41 AM
Did Meta start requiring two reviews for suggested edits?
 
 
1 hour later…
9:09 AM
I was wondering why there's no Marriage Stack Exchange yet.
Lots of people are married, see?
I figured it out.
People aren't willing to commit to the proposal.
 
 
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11:27 AM
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Q: Suggest Merge - 3 x WCF settings tags into WCF configuration

nonnbThe following 3 tags are WCF configuration settings (either in .config or are settable programmatically) and IMO aren't likely to warrant a full tag as the post count indicates. maxreceivedmessagesize x19 readerquotas x10 maxstringcontentlength x11 Can we consider merging these tags back into...

Perhaps some extra input on this question? I'd happily retag/untag them, but since it's not really my area of expertise I'd like a bit more of a go-ahead.
 
 
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2:27 PM
And stupid question time: I flagged a question indicating that it might be worth migrating. The flag was declined with a "declined - a moderator reviewed your flag, but found no evidence to support it"
Fair enough. Standard message. But should I take that as a "This was asked but rejected by the target site"? Or is that not necessarily the case?
 
3:04 PM
@Bart Not necessarily the case. If you really want to know the exact reason why, I guess maybe you could post on Meta and hope the mod who handled the flag responds, but that'd be really localized and I can't imagine the value of that info justifying the post.
 
@PopularDemand Nah, that's why I asked here. I think this might be a "we don't want this particular question". But I'm really not all that bothered by the rejection. It was worth a try.
It's my 21st declined flag out of 1146, so I think I'm still okay. :)
 
@PopularDemand Hey, I posted an answer on the Spam and Offensive flag faqs that covers the malicious edit scenario, collecting information from the discussions you showed me and offering advice to avoid these possibilities.
 
Pops-Perturbing Pedantic Problem of the Day: people with really poor English skills who insist on submitting edits that are ostensibly to fix spelling and grammar issues. You don't see me posting random guess answers on Drupal SE, do you?
 
How do you suppose that works out. Poor English skills, correcting poor English?
Sounds like Grad students acting as professors for English 101 in college.
 
In practice, it seems to be poor English and nonsensical formatting replacing different poor English and nonsensical formatting.
 
3:11 PM
Somehow doesn't bother me as much as grammar/spelling nazis extensively correcting content that should be taken out of a question/answer to begin with.
 
Had one of those. The Grad student-teacher horrid abomination suggested to me that her standards for writing were so high, even she couldn't get an A in her class. At what point I suggested that writing is just as much an art as a liberal arts class, and therefore useless.
 
3:22 PM
Ooh, with regards to that notification I demand a live video stream.
 
> In a few minutes, Chat.Meta will be unavailable for a moment while we test a theory regarding database servers, sledgehammers, and blowtorches.
When exactly is this period of time?
 
Whew.
 
Flaming sledgehammer of index compression is a success!
 
I was worried about the blowtorches safety.
 
3:28 PM
Images > text.
 
A picture of 10 words is worth 1000 words.
 
@jcolebrand sorry, Nick was too quick with taking it down, otherwise I would've answered "two or three minutes" :)
 
4:05 PM
Leave Nick alone with a sledgehammer and a blowtorch and there's no stopping him.
How did the experiment work out?
 
@Pekka What could you possibly want to know that screenshot #2 didn't answer?
 
> Test complete, sorry for the interruption. The blowtorch survived with some damage, and it turns out the sledgehammer isn't USB 3.0 compatible.
 
4:31 PM
I can't believe I still don't know hwo status-declined once was.
 
Ha, you still don't? We already figured it out here.
 
@mootinator Those words usually begin with: Why did someone take a picture of 10 words. They could have typed it. That's less data, less traffic, less of my data plan's usage. It would have saved me so much trouble. I wonder if I should tweet about this? Maybe put it on facebook instead. I could write a blog about it, then tweet a link to the entry. I haven't even read the words yet. Why did he use that font. Did he seriously do this in PhotoShop. This could have been done in MSPaint.
88 words
 
 
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6:04 PM
Hmm, my trivial global notifications bug still isn't fixed! Unacceptable!
 
6:15 PM
o:
 
I know! :o
 
link? (:
 
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Q: Per-site meta notifications don't ask you to see your profile

Tim StoneThe notifications panel of the StackExchangeâ„¢ MultiCollider SuperDropdownâ„¢ likes to give you an opportunity to bask in the glow of a new badge by providing a direct link to your profile on the relevant site. However, this doesn't seem to happen for per-site metas: I don't often click through ...

I got another per-site meta Mortarboard, bwuahah.
 
you realize what you have to do though...
you have to earn that on a parent site to prove that link has it and it's meta that's the issue, not the badge q:
 
Well-played :P
Or! I could bribe five more people to up vote the digest question so I get a Nice Question badge notification. That seems easier.
 
6:24 PM
na, that's just introducing more variables
 
I like to complicate things
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Q: How do you make a program to find the easiest professors on ratemyprofessors?

user194196I don't know hardly anything about programming. I would like to ask someone to make a program that finds the easiest professors in any given area that you specify. (easiest as in 5 stars for difficulty). If I started learning programming from today, how long might it take for me to learn how to ...

 
Apparently the fact that there were no applicable tags wasn't a strong enough sign that they were in the wrong place.
...Not that there's a right place for that question, except in the delete queue.
 
Funny how the brain is like that. When you're focused on a goal, subtle hints that you're doing it wrong just seem like strange obstacles or hoops to jump through. Something I've thought about a lot in the context of SE but never had any epiphanies about.
 
@PopularDemand you're rapidly contributing to my Master's Thesis. You're going to have to be listed as one of my sources or something.
 
6:35 PM
I'm doing what now? I feel like an honorarium should be involved here.
What's your thesis on?
 
@PopularDemand First I have to get accepted
Which implies applying
I want to do a Masters in CS and a second Masters in Sociology.
I then want to do a PhD in CS with a focus on Sociology
Because of statements like the one you made above.
I think that UI design and software in general isn't designed for users (altho companies are making strides) and I'm working on a vision of where things could go
 
By the time you finish collecting all those degrees, it'll be time to retire.
 
I personally just want to be able to make it through a day of coding without being given multiple reasons to shake my head. My aspirations are not quite as high. :P
 
Bah I tell you
 
I personally just want to be able to make it through a day of coding without giving myself multiple reasons to shake my head. I fear my aspirations are too high.
 
6:42 PM
Sheep!
 
@PopularDemand bah, it'll be time to teach.
And you can complete multiple masters whole working on one PhD
 
@PopularDemand Oh, that reminds me, I saw that you tried the setSystemId() method but were still having trouble. Did you resolve the issue or is the question still open? (I've got it in a tab at home, but not here)
 
After discussing with my lead, we're going to avoid the problem altogether with a completely different approach.
 
Ah
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Q: Can this javascript be rewritten to not use the < symbol?

Joey Li{ if (countdown < 0) document.getElementById(tzcd).innerHTML = "Ended."; } and there's also these two if (secs < 10) secs = '0'+secs; if (mins < 10) mins = '0'+mins; I'm trying to completely avoid using the < symbol while trying to do this.

 
It's something I considered before but didn't think was an option due to a misunderstanding over how one of our tools works.
Thanks for following up, though.
 
6:45 PM
Is the edit link broken now?
I've noticed it always shows me edit (1)
Even on Meta where only one vote is required...
Kind of misleading -.-
 
Hm?
I think it's intentionally lying to you to mess with your head
@PopularDemand Sure thing
 
6:57 PM
Haha, having the tendency to explain my close-votes sometimes has funny results. "Im just asking for some help not a lecture mr police man" :)
 
7:34 PM
wut
i have never heard of this man before in my life
 
So?
What's the problem?
 
there is no problem per se
i'm just curious. is he new careers staff?
 
Software Developer for Stack Exchange. I work on Careers 2.0.
I don't know, maybe...
 
@animuson lol, i got that much
@PopularDemand helpful, thanks
 
7:37 PM
He wrote a nice blog post about being hired.
But I don't have the link off-hand.
 
Well, you should. I mean, you're in charge of those things @TimStone...
 
Heh
 
Heh, gotta love putting in a game that has 11 updates to install... o.o
Humdy humdy hum
 
which game?
i play each of my games periodically enough that i never have more than one update
 
7:40 PM
LittleBigPlanet
 
yay!
let's do multiplayer when you're done B-)
 
Apparently I haven't even completed all the levels in the tutorials...
how sad
 
haha wowww
what's your percentage?
 
I don't know, I just noticed I don't have the trophy for completing all the levels in the tutorials xP
 
well, it's hard to 100% all the levels
until you finish the game, when you can return to levels and apply switch triggers where you need to
 
7:44 PM
"The levels you have published were hearted by 50 or more people and you were hearted by 30 or more people" - That trophy sounds insane... Someone slap these trophy creators.
 
haha
 
Wooo 66% 2/3 way done downloading things ^_^
 
hm
new denver office is all sales...
 
Don't be fooled! Joel and the rest of the team just love Shog so darn much they dipped into the VC funds and got him an office full of minions.
 
But he lives in "not looking over your shoulder"...
 
7:50 PM
65
Q: Can we now discourage the use of and burninate the homework tag?

NinefingersI present to you the following indisputable (depending on your frame of reference) facts: homework is a meta-tag. It describes the status from which the question is being asked, not the content of the question. homework might be factually incorrect - for example, it is possible to ask a basic q...

hmm
i'd think the homework tag makes people want to help a lot less
 
Honestly, you should know better than to believe anything anyone says on Meta.
 
my meta profile is the same is my SO profile
 
but Meta is imagination land. You're supposed to imagine he's not looking over your shoulder. In reality, he most likely is.
 
So it's "Not looking over your shoulder, CO"?
 
7:54 PM
Such a proud moment for us Dutch...
 
I can imagine.
 
ewwwww
 
As a dog lover, I find it pretty funny. See you in hell.
 
Did you know it always lands on its feet?
 
Ba-dum psh!
 
7:56 PM
Thanks folks, I'll be here all weekend.
 
what do closed beta data dumps look like?
i'm considering downloading the literature one
 
Hmmm, I've forgotten the controls. How do I grab the bird? o.o
 
what bird?
usually to grab something is R1
 
Aha, I knew my pressing random buttons I'd figure it out eventually
 
ah, XML
hmm, there were questions about catch-22 in the literature beta
sucks, i would've loved to answer them. hope an updated proposal goes through
 
8:14 PM
whoo!
the only requirements to transfer to caltech are a year of calculus and a year of physics
 
 
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11:06 PM
Happy hour? I better get home to drink.
 
11:34 PM
S is for the way I SIGH and whatnot.
 
No, S is for bludgoning people to death...
 
No, the 'S' is for 'Sucks'
 

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