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Pops
Pops
1:10 AM
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Q: How to keep Mac secure from viruses, malware and keyloggers?

B SevenHow can I download and install software and make sure that it is not infected with viruses, malware or a keylogger? Also, I heard that Macs "don't get viruses". Is this true? Is it a good practice to run virus software on a Mac?

malware virus antivirus macosx keyloggers
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Q: Is there a viable open source antivirus for OS/X?

instantcoffeeI am interested in finding an antivirus program for the Mac, but not one from Symantec, because I don't trust them. I wonder if perhaps there is an open source solution for antivirus for OS/X? Or how about just an open source program that can monitor the system looking for suspicious behavior,...

antivirus macosx
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Q: Is Anti Virus Software needed for a Mac (OS X); If so free solution?

Frank VI have a MacBook that I use for programming and graduate school work. Since I bought it, I've not given much thought to putting an anti virus on it. I bought it about 6 months ago and for some reason, doing so has never crossed my mind until this morning. I scanned this site (using the search f...

mac anti-virus
That last one is just a few days shy of five years old.
 
user163250
1:36 AM
@Pops I stand corrected :/
 
user163250
As for this, I can't tell if this is serious or not:
 
user163250
11
Q: Office flatulence is getting out of control

gerdiWe work in a small office with only male developers, so it's not such a major issue if someone lets one rip every now and then. Big deal. However, there is one work colleague who has taken this to a whole new level. Please, I am being serious about this. He can literally fart the whole day and I...

work-environment
 
user163250
But OMG, just looking at the title, is freaking hilarious.
 
Pops
Pops
I should have someone add that to the Reasons It's Great To Work From Home list we put on the remote job listings.
2
 
Braiam
Braiam
@Pops JUST DO IT™
 
user163250
1:58 AM
I'm considering making an Area 51 proposal for a dance exchange.
 
user163250
But I'm not quite sure under what category to propose it under:
 
user163250
1. Arts?
2. Culture?
3. Professional?
4. Recreation?
 
user163250
I was kind of thinking the scope of the site could be for both professional as well as casual dancers.
 
user163250
But I'm not sure if that's too big.
 
user163250
I was thinking maybe the scope needs to be large in order to have enough users.
 
animuson
animuson
2:01 AM
I'd go with Arts.
 
user163250
How come?
 
animuson
animuson
If you visit each category, there's a brief description of what is meant to fit in that category.
Culture definitely isn't a good fit for that.
 
user163250
Ah, ok.
 
user163250
Arts seems so serious though.
 
user163250
I might have to limit the scope then.
 
Anna Lear
Anna Lear
2:04 AM
Don't overthink it.
The A51 categories have nothing to do with the expected expertise level of the site.
There's nothing about "arts" that inherently says "casuals only" or "professionals only", for example.
I'd go with Arts because to me dance is an artistic discipline.
 
user163250
It definitely is.
 
user163250
But what if I think questions about dance club etiquette should be on-topic?
 
Anna Lear
Anna Lear
Every SE site has to have experts on it in order to thrive. A site that's full of newbies or "just curious" folks doesn't tend to get anywhere because everyone has questions but nobody has answers. You always need a healthy balance of everything.
@Cupcake Ask it as an example question and see if a community rallies around it? The Area 51 category is still rather irrelevant.
 
user163250
Ah, ok.
 
Anna Lear
Anna Lear
This is sort of like picking the perfect name for a coding project before releasing it. Nobody cares and it doesn't matter. (If I were building a startup for ordering food for delivery, I doubt I'd call it "Seamless" and here we are - it's practically a verb here in NYC. As in, "I'm gonna seamless some sushi tonight".) Make a proposal... and if there's need, we can adjust the category, the name, the description, etc. :)
 
user163250
2:08 AM
OK, COOL! :D
 
Anna Lear
Anna Lear
On that note, time to head home. Have a great weekend, y'all.
 
user163250
Nighty night!
 
animuson
animuson
The office isn't your home?
 
user163250
^
 
hichris123
hichris123
@AnnaLear You're... in NYC... and you're heading home at 10:00?
 
Anna Lear
Anna Lear
2:09 AM
@animuson It's close... but home is where my cat is.
@hichris123 That's a perfectly respectable time to head home from the office. ;)
 
user202362
2:37 AM
@AnnaLear guess you have an indoor cat, otherwise your home is a bit 'mobile' for me ...
 
bjb568
bjb568
2:58 AM
I just reached 1337 edit reviews.
 
user202362
you are destined to surpass the 1337 amount of reviews ~_~
 
user163250
Anyone here a hardcore dancer?
 
user163250
 
user163250
That didn't one box.
 
user163250
1
Dance

Proposed Q&A site for hardcore recreational dancers or professional dance performers and instructors across a variety of dance genres, including (but not limited to) ballet, salsa, hip-hop, belly, and pole dancing.

Currently in definition.

 
user163250
3:09 AM
TADA!
 
hichris123
hichris123
@Cupcake lol, no.
Hmm... trying to see if anyone I know does, though...
 
user163250
@hichris123 remember, I need hardcore dance enthusiasts.
 
user163250
Not just "I go out to a club once a month" kind of people.
 
user163250
I'm looking for more along the lines of several times a week.
 
hichris123
hichris123
@Cupcake I'll post it in TL and see if anyone is a hardcore dancer. :)
 
user163250
3:12 AM
What's TL?
 
hichris123
hichris123
@Cupcake The Teachers' Lounge. aka where all the mods hang out.
 
Undo
Undo
incoming LQP spike
;)
 
random
random
You don't dance in the lounge, you step it up in the assembly
 
hichris123
hichris123
Incoming mSE spam.
 
Undo
Undo
oh crap
I mean, yay!
 
hichris123
hichris123
3:13 AM
 
user163250
How do you know spam is incoming?
 
user163250
Are you psychic?
 
Undo
Undo
Heh
Maybe hichris is the spammer
D:
 
hichris123
hichris123
Me looking at the recent questions list. ;)
 
user163250
...
 
user163250
3:14 AM
Dun dun dun!
 
hichris123
hichris123
@Undo <conspiracy-theory/>
 
user163250
Oh.
 
hichris123
hichris123
Ugh, 45 LQP, @Undo?
Really?
 
user163250
Is the Teacher's Lounge a mod only room?
 
user163250
I don't see it.
 
Undo
Undo
3:15 AM
@Cupcake yes
Very sekrit.
@hichris123 Yeah
I optimized my flag-from-search thing a little bit
 
casey
casey
@Cupcake if pole dancing is on-topic, are just questions about dancing ok, or is the "how much do I tip her/him" also on-topic? professional etiquette and all.
 
user163250
...
 
user163250
You know, I honestly did not think about strippers.
 
casey
casey
you did put "hardcore" in the description
:)
 
user163250
Pole-dancing does not necessitate removal of clothing.
 
casey
casey
3:17 AM
hardcore professional dancing goes beyond pole dancing and straight to lap dancing
so if thats not your intent, it might be worth tightening up that scope :)
 
user163250
Pole-dancing of the non-clothing removal kind should be on-topic. I'm not sure what to think about lap dancing.
 
random
random
That's some logic leap that only hardcore pro dancers are lap dancers
 
casey
casey
@random not only but certainly includes them
 
user163250
Q&A is hard :P
 
casey
casey
I get the intended meaning of hardcore in this definition (you are really into dancing as a hobby or job, take it very seriously), but remember, this is the internet.
 
random
random
3:19 AM
Asking about tipping dancers is like asking about nutrition on Fitness SE. Related, but not the scope.
 
hichris123
hichris123
Blog - Stack Exchange: Q&A is Hard, Let’s Go Shopping!
Jeff Atwood on November 23, 2010

Over the last 2.5 years, we’ve identified a few problematic classes of questions that tend to get asked on our sites. Many of these are documented in our standard set of close reasons: exact duplicate, off-topic, subjective and argumentative, not a real question, and too localized.

However, as we launched the great Super User experiment, a new, previously unknown class of problematic questions emerged — the shopping recommendation.

That is, on Super User we began encountering questions like: …

 
user163250
Okay, time for some definition rewriting...
 
user163250
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Dance

Proposed Q&A site for enthusiast recreational dancers or professional dance performers and instructors across a variety of dance genres, including (but not limited to) ballet, salsa, hip-hop, belly, and pole dancing. If you dance at least once a week, then we want you!

Currently in definition.

 
user163250
I took out the "hardcore".
 
user163250
I'm honestly not sure what to do about adult entertainment performers though.
 
user163250
3:22 AM
That kind of profession is not what I had in mind, but now that you bring it up, I'm not sure whether or not it should be off-topic.
 
casey
casey
I'd put off addressing it until it comes up in a proposed question or something
 
random
random
What for it to even be a problem
 
user202362
@AnnaLear someone is keeping a record of when you are leaving the office on a Friday ... said user knows what you look like, where your office is and when you are leaving it ... all sounds incredibly creepy to me ~_~
 
user163250
Well thanks for the input @casey and @random, time to go recruit some enthusiasts ;)
 
casey
casey
@Cupcake good luck!
I used to swing dance once a week (wow, 12 years ago, feeling old now) but no longer doing that
 
bjb568
bjb568
3:27 AM
I'm allergic to dancing. Besides, too busy programming.
 
Anna Lear
Anna Lear
3:49 AM
@chmod It's cool. I don't have my cat on my shoulders when I'm leaving the office, so nobody will be able to recognize me.
 
animuson
animuson
4:11 AM
> It's kind of hard to play online because the rules change every time you play it.
Weird things I say to people...
 
ɥʇǝS
ɥʇǝS
4:24 AM
 
 
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Jan Dvorak
Jan Dvorak
5:50 AM
 
Jan Dvorak
Jan Dvorak
6:26 AM
 
Jan Dvorak
Jan Dvorak
6:54 AM
 
TGMCians
TGMCians
\o
 
Jan Dvorak
Jan Dvorak
o/
 
 
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rene
rene
8:23 AM
\o/
 
user202362
8:52 AM
I am feeling sick - the last of my pet roosters is gone, stupid council rules.
 
rene
rene
Buy 10 new ones and dump them in front of the mayors house?
 
user202362
Well, none of my neighbours complained about the roosters. But still, local council might intervene if the roosters crowing too much & the last one I had starts crowing around 7 in the morning recently, stressing me out ...
 
user202362
council usually doesn't intervene unless neighbour complains
 
rene
rene
Yeah roosters tend to do that...that is their obligation...
 
user202362
9:56 AM
I am non-seriously thinking of starting a pet sharing/renting service petshare.com rent-a-pet.com ... it is for people who don't have the personality to be a good pet owner but still want the benefit of having a pet every now and then ...
 
user202362
It would be a not for profit organization since all proceed would go to other animal welfare services ...
 
Jan Dvorak
Jan Dvorak
 
rene
rene
@chmod711telkitty Do you support international shipping?
I would love to have an elephant pet....
 
user202362
10:47 AM
have enough room in the backyard for the elephant to sit on? :p
 
user202362
Personally I would love to rent a puppy 2 kittens & 5 baby chicks to have a party with for a few days. But knowing myself, probably should not own any pet in my life time ... because I am a pretty irresponsible pet owner >_<
 
user202362
but then again, if you can rent a whore, a hotel room, a car, why can't you rent a pet?
 
user202362
besides those pets would probably be better taken care of when they are old and sick and you no longer have time for them ...
 
rene
rene
11:16 AM
@chmod711telkitty I live on the first floor (british convention/2nd floor if you're american) of an 1930-ish house with wooden floors. Would that be a problem? ;)
 
user202362
Living dangerously, I like that ...
 
user202362
do you have enemies living downstairs?
 
rene
rene
Not anymore... :)
 
user202362
damn, it could be beautiful - elephant's butt on your enemy's face ...
 
rene
rene
11:40 AM
lol
 
 
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PeterJ
PeterJ
12:53 PM
@JanDvorak, being a Saturday night here with that spammer on English.SE I looked up their number from my flag history and decided to spam them back because I had plenty of "free" credit on my cell phone that runs out in a few hours. I was talking total gibberish and ended up being passed around about six people trying to work out what dialect I was speaking until in the end I changed to "Blunt Australian" and they hung up on me lol.
 
rene
rene
Aren't they also making money from a kick-back-fee?
 
PeterJ
PeterJ
1:14 PM
@rene, pretty sure those premium services don't apply internationally and they just seem to be standard Indian phone numbers. The money making part would be when thet want your credit card details for their "informative" advice. But interesting now I look further you may have a good point:
Premium-rate telephone number
Premium-rate telephone numbers are telephone numbers for telephone calls during which certain services are provided, and for which prices higher than normal are charged. Unlike a normal call, part of the call charge is paid to the service provider, thus enabling businesses to be funded via the calls. While the billing is different, calls are usually routed the same way they are for a toll-free telephone number, being anywhere despite the area code used. These telephone numbers are usually allocated from a national telephone numbering plan in such a way that they are easily distinguished...
That ended up linking the whole lot but scroll to the last section.
 
rene
rene
It is amazing/frightening how those fraudsters manage to get (y)our money...
 
user202362
1:48 PM
there are illegal fraudsters and legal fraudsters ... the people who manage superannuation in Australia are 'legal fraudsters' because they have government's backing. I am losing 2%-5% of my super every year because super managers charge fees and deduct money in the name of insurances which I never sign up to
 
user202362
But if you are super rich, which I am not, you can setup your own super and avoid those fees
 
user202362
which is a shame because I have a postgrad in finance from one of the top universities in the country and make a better return on my money than those super managers do
 
rene
rene
hehehe
 
user202362
2:14 PM
No offence to the missing little girl, but am I the only one find those two look alike?
 
user202362
 
rene
rene
No comment...
 
user202362
chat is awfully quiet this weekend
 
rene
rene
And on top of that users start leaving no comment comments
 
user202362
I can write a bot to do that ... :p
 
rene
rene
2:22 PM
Maybe that is the reason it so quiet? All other regulars are writing their bots...
 
user202362
3:04 PM
why is com.google.android.gms.maps.model.Marker final? why? why? why?!!!
 
Jan Dvorak
Jan Dvorak
3:48 PM
 
Szabolcs
Szabolcs
4:38 PM
Hi @TimStone, can you take a look at this please? -->
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Q: Update prettify highligher for this site

SzabolcsMathematica version 10 has been released, with new functions and operators. The syntax highlighter on this site needs to be updated. The highlighter that is being used is already updated in the GitHub repo. The new version simply needs to be added to this site.

feature-request
 
hichris123
hichris123
5:05 PM
 
Jamal
Jamal
@hichris123 Is this, like, the first spammer who has actually posted a selfie as an avatar?
 
hichris123
hichris123
lol
 
 
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Jan Dvorak
Jan Dvorak
7:07 PM
 
rene
rene
8:03 PM
that ^^^^^ is now closed
 
Bart
Bart
Zeg @rene, 1-0 :p
 
hichris123
hichris123
 
rene
rene
success on the 1st
 
hichris123
hichris123
Yeah, the second was already approved... :(
 
Pops
Pops
If you're going to reject that, at least don't leave the misspelled tag in the title.
Now it's gone from "not better enough" to "not better at all."
 
hichris123
hichris123
8:13 PM
I don't even know where to begin...
 
ɥʇǝS
ɥʇǝS
You could start by capitalizing PHP.
And removing the hi and bye. And the smiley. I hate smileys.
 
hichris123
hichris123
Ugh, already edited by @Pops.
Heh, thanks though. ;)
@ɥʇǝS :)
 
rene
rene
We are bad community members...
 
Pops
Pops
Oh hey, I broke 10k!
Haven't made a new post in months if not years.
 
hichris123
hichris123
downvotes
 
ɥʇǝS
ɥʇǝS
8:15 PM
@Pops Looks like a dupe too (read the last comment)
 
rene
rene
@Pops Cool, now you can see deleted posts...
 
ɥʇǝS
ɥʇǝS
@Pops Cool! That's always fun.
 
Pops
Pops
@ɥʇǝS Sigh. I already left, and I don't think it had been touched in months, so meh.
 
ɥʇǝS
ɥʇǝS
True enough.
 
hichris123
hichris123
Is it even on-topic? I'm not sure as I don't know what the split between SO and WordPress Development is.
Meh. It's PHP, so...
 
rene
rene
8:17 PM
If you fiddle with php stuff in wordpress it is on topic on SO
If you're only configuring the stuff it goes on wp
 
hichris123
hichris123
Ah, okay.
 
rene
rene
But there might be a grey-ish area
 
Doorknob
Doorknob
8:55 PM
@Pops Don't you wish you could see deleted posts on all sites? ... oh wait
 
rene
rene
 
Michael Petrotta
Michael Petrotta
 
rene
rene
@hichris123 is a script used to identify library requewst and put them in the CVQ?
@MichaelPetrotta done
 
hichris123
hichris123
@rene Just me searching for crappy answers and seeing if it's a library request. ;) There should be one, though...
 
rene
rene
did you hit this one ?
 
Pops
Pops
9:29 PM
WHY WOULD YOU PUT A BLANK LINE BETWEEN EVERY SINGLE LINE OF CODE
AAAAAAARGH
 
rene
rene
Coding styleguide?
 
Pops
Pops
@rene I don't think so, browsershots is a legit service.
 
Bart
Bart
@Pops so I can claim to have written twice the LoC I've really created.
 
Pops
Pops
Not a very good answer, but not spam.
 
rene
rene
OK, tnx
 
Doorknob
Doorknob
9:34 PM
function
alertThree
(a,
 b,
 c)
{
    alert(
        a + ', ' +
        b + ', ' +
        c
    )
    // end alert
}
// end alertThree
@Bart ^
 
Bart
Bart
Haha, that reminds me of a colleague who would consistently write code like 
if(boolean_value == true)
{
    return true;
}
else
{
    return false;
}
 
Pops
Pops
You sure you don't want to create static variables named TRUE and FALSE there?
 
Doorknob
Doorknob
@Bart Needs more OOP
 
Bart
Bart
@Pops surely #define
 
rene
rene
In case they ever introduce FILE_NOT_FOUND in bool
 
Pops
Pops
9:37 PM
I once had a co-worker define YouBetcha as an alternative to true. YouBetcha story.
 
Doorknob
Doorknob
return BooleanEnumFactorySingletonFactory.create(BooleanEnumFactorySingletonFactory.DEF‌​AULT).getInstance().create(BooleanEnumFactory.TRUE_OR_FALSE).TRUE;
6
 
Pops
Pops
...are you the guy who wrote Enterprise FizzBuzz?
 
Braiam
Braiam
@Doorknob EEKKKK!
I need
to
make that
code
to go away!!!!!!!!!!
:(
changes tab
 
ɥʇǝS
ɥʇǝS
@Pops I can just imagine if (YouBetcha)
 
Bart
Bart
Poor Brazil.
 
ɥʇǝS
ɥʇǝS
9:55 PM
yeah :(
But go Argentina!
 
Bart
Bart
Let's hope so :)
 
 
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user163250
11:11 PM
Massive influx of first time posts at Stack Overflow :P
 
user163250
11:38 PM
 
user163250
The original poster basically asked two questions in one, once his first one was answered.
 
user163250
 
Braiam
Braiam
 

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