Tavern on the Meta

TylerH

6:00 PM

@Meta I thought they were

Are they just on SO for now?

user315433

Yes, only on SO for now.

user315433

Mar 21 at 20:35, by Shog9

Not that breaking SO is a great way to test, but it beats breaking a half-dozen sites where I don't know the language.

user315433

user315433

> Actually, it's only called TylerH while falling. Once it lands, it's called Shog9.

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enderland

so is there any defined format for how this is going to work? or just a flurry of "thankfully SE has direct replyto" ?

Keen

6:10 PM

@enderland Like herding cats, except there are dozens of us.

Ixrec

all quietly waiting to be told how we shall be herded

enderland

and waiting for the moment... to pounce!

Andy

@enderland Or pee in the corner

enderland

@Andy cats are more devious than that when presented with opportunities

TylerH

@enderland I imagine they'll try to just ask everyone to be quiet while they respond but if it gets problematic they may make the room moderated

enderland

6:12 PM

@TylerH which will be confusing as hell since many people here are mods elsewhere :)

nhinkle

Cinco de mayo festival!

of chat

enderland

oh wait. not on MSE chat

nhinkle

I expect all SE staff avatars to have a sombrero for this event

TylerH

@nhinkle It's the 5th o' May somewhere...

PhMgBr

Yay! I didn't forget about the event.

Andy

6:14 PM

@PhMgBr You've got 45 minutes though. Will you remember then?

PhMgBr

@Andy Mhm, this is got to be like the Final Boss stage.

Mogsdad

Gots popcorns?

PhMgBr

@Mogsdad Ice cream

rene

The molecule is dissolved by then

Sam

@Mogsdad WAFFLES

We need waffles!

rene

6:15 PM

@PhMgBr yes, please!

PhMgBr

@rene This just would mean I'd bring in some solvent molecules also.

Sam

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rene

one-box one-box one-box one-box

oh wait ...

Sam

Still 45 mins to go though

user315433

45 minutes is about usual time for pre-game show

TylerH

6:17 PM

Where old men sit around talking about numbers on paper

And people who aren't actuaries get excited

enderland

pre-gaming for a chat about a website that we all ~~are obsessed with~~ spend way too much time on feels... lame

user315433

That depends on the amount of booze.

user315433

We're in the Tavern after all.

Ixrec

I'm also watching Firefly, so I have that excuse

hichris123

Has the pre-chat party started yet?

PhMgBr

6:19 PM

Yep.

rene

Now it has

PhMgBr

Too busy eating.

TylerH

Everyone break out your, dare I say, party hats and h'ween masks

rene

Your turn for a joke @hichris123

Mogsdad

The longer we wait, the better it needs to be.

enderland

6:20 PM

... wat

hichris123

@rene I'm a little occupied at the moment

Mogsdad

Joke sucked.

rene

^

user315433

I know a better joke: Area 51.

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PhMgBr

@Mogsdad We're gonna spend the first hour figuring out how to avoid supersuperbusy chat with no one understanding the other, then we're gonna tell ourselves 1,000 times that we had fun.

And then we're gonna come back next month.

Because that's our nature.

enderland

6:23 PM

because reasons

PhMgBr

Becomes self-aware

hichris123

Y'all are boring. No inspiration for a joke

PhMgBr

Realizes that has been mind-controlled by Nog Shine and company

Andrew T.

TGIF!

TylerH

@AndrewT. that's not funny... it's still Thursday here

PhMgBr

6:24 PM

@hichris123 What we can do to be more interesting?

Backflips?

Handstands?

Andrew T.

And I should have been sleeping...

hichris123

I know what it is. No @bjb568 -- cats are very funny

Andrew T.

@bjb568 your turn.

Anonymous

🍻

rene

I can see clearly now, the brain is gone...

Andy

6:26 PM

@hichris123 You need to leave.

user315433

I suppose everyone by now read the story about sprit of SO? theverge.com/tldr/2016/5/4/11593084/…

Jon Ericson

@Meta It's the name of Joel's private jet?

Andrew T.

That would be a good topic for today's Town Hall.

PhMgBr

@Meta That should be linked automagically on top of every SO answer.

hichris123

@Andy I'll be sure to let You know.

user315433

6:29 PM

If Joel owns a plane, it should certainly be called "Sprit of SO"

rene

If he owns a plane I guess he could be running for president next time...

Undo

You seem to be assuming there will be a next time.

PhMgBr

@rene I'd vote for him if I could. These people are so damn convincing.

@Undo Yeah I also were under the impression we're moving backward in time.

rene

@Undo Oh, The Clinton Dynasty for evar?

user315433

At lunch right after the big announcement, @spolsky and I didn't talk about the $40m. We talked about airplanes. No change.

Tweeted by bretcope on January 20, 2015 at 7:27 PM

Undo

6:32 PM

@rene Or the alternative.

user315433

So I suppose he may have, but this is a bit vague. (Bret is a pilot.)

rene

@Undo I guess the EU will open the borders to accept refugees ...

Undo

@Meta oh, so they were obviously talking about what the fastest airplane you could buy with $40m is.

PhMgBr

Been quite some time since I saw three dots in the users list.

Sam

Yup

PhMgBr

6:38 PM

Also INCORRECT ELLIPSIS! (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

Hippalectryon

@PhMgBr Do you need chemobot here ? :P

PhMgBr

@Hippalectryon Nah, all bots are off in the event.

We get other kind of bots, called devs, entertaining us.

Hippalectryon

Well yeah I guess it would be a mess otherwise

Undo

oh, yeah. For any zealous ROs here... don't, please don't, touch Smokey's write access for these Thursday things. It'll just make things harder, and net zero benefit because we're shutting it off in here for the duration of the event anyway.

Sunshine

I removed the pinned items to allow stars to rule the star wall.

rene

6:42 PM

@Sunshine thx

Mogsdad

@Meta Rick Astley in your Terminal. Damn my curious nature.

Sunshine

Zealous RO sounds nasty.

enderland

@Mogsdad hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20060406084728559

Mogsdad

Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice... yep. That just happened.

bjb568

@AndrewT. Huh?

Quill

6:47 PM

PhMgBr

@bjb568 We're looking for lame jokes.

Hippalectryon

@PhMgBr Here

S.L. Barth

@PhMgBr None of my jokes wanted to be crippled for this. Sorry, can't help.

Matt Ellen

@PhMgBr why is 6 afraid of 7? it's not. numbers are abstract concepts incapable of fear

PhMgBr

@MattEllen +1

user1228

6:51 PM

user1228

ready

S.L. Barth

@Won't I see you still managed to find a few pics! (meta.stackexchange.com/questions/278882/…).

Sam

6 minutes? Why don't ya tell me at 5?

Vogel612's Shadow

I see employees!

user1228

@S.L.Barth Found some, mostly stanky old memes, but they're piping hot, like muh donuts

TCPMAN.EXE

6:54 PM

That is a notification sound I've not heard in a very long time.

TylerH

6 minutes is a weird amount

Sam

Yup

Shog9

Happy Cinco De Mayo, everyone. At the top of the hour, please tip the bottle and bite the lime.

PhMgBr

Bites the bottle and tips the lime

enderland

@TCPMAN.EXE why not? it's also weird that it's different for pings here

S.L. Barth

6:54 PM

@TylerH A fearless amount of minutes ;-)

Bhargav Rao

In the tavern for the first time, Looks strange! Hope all goes well

S.L. Barth

@BhargavRao Welcome!

TCPMAN.EXE

@enderland Mostly because I'm inactive. And apparently it's different for pings now?

user1228

I only put lime in my vodka

PhMgBr

@BhargavRao This sound is even strangerererer.

Undo

6:55 PM

Assuming we're going to be talking about quality and scaling, I've been warming up by deleting low-quality stuff at scale.

rene

We welcome most of the SOCVR regulars

Party on the Meta

Hi

Hiya

@rene and not me? ;'(

Quill

6:56 PM

Hey there new faces

Bhargav Rao

@S.L.Barth Hello! Looks like all are familiar faces

fredley

Why am I here?

TCPMAN.EXE

I R FAMILUR

rene

@PhMgBr dissolved I didn't recognize you

Cindy Meister

New face: found out about the event in SOCVR...

rene

6:57 PM

Hi Cindy

Shog9

my laptp keyboard is starting to fail after 4 years. Any suggestions for a laptop that with a good keyboard that tolerates being dropped repeatedly?

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rene

Please one-box everything

Andy

@fredley You were promised candy?

PhMgBr

Kills @rene by eating ice cream in front of him

tchrist

Welcome to the caucuses.

Mogsdad

6:57 PM

A hush fell over the crowd. OUCH they said.

Cindy Meister

Hey, rene :-)

Shog9

Also, expect missing letters

Quill

Can an RO pin the Meta post again pls?

fredley

@Andy Possible

tchrist

you never call you never write

Matt Ellen

6:58 PM

@fredley manifest destiny

Undo

@Shog9 I've dropped my MacBook Pro a few times, some of them decent drops

fredley

@MattEllen Also possible

Undo

Aluminum chassis tend to hold up okay

Shog9

oh, and isn't a damn Mac

fredley

This chat ping sound is unfamiliar and confusing

TCPMAN.EXE

6:58 PM

#MakeMetaGreatAgain

enderland

why does Shog hate macs :(

Undo

@Shog9 runs windows better than most windows laptops, too :P

Quill

@Shog9 or get one with an easily changable keyboard; yours probably is anyway

Vogel612's Shadow

@Shog9 macs don't tolerate drops unless they have garage band installed

tchrist

@fredley you'll get used to it

user1228

6:58 PM

@Shog9 get the xps 13 and some insurance

fredley

Feature request: don't scroll chat while I'm mousing over a reply link

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Shog9

@Undo as long as "chiclet keyboard + wonky layout" doen't bother you, sure

@fredley or starring

Hi.

Not at all ;)

6:58 PM

@Shog9 some of us prefer chicklet keys:o

rene

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