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6:11 AM
@JourneymanGeek flag rejected i.sstatic.net/vTgOGtXo.png
6:31 AM
our trusty regular flaggers are running out of spam flags on Saleseforce; appreciate if anyone in here would be able to start chipping in with theirs
the latest one so far is still up but the ones before that have all been handled
the fraudulent support phone number spammer seems to have decided to hammer salesforce.SE today
 
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8:00 AM
Quick poll: do you think SE ever intended to do that "IRL event"? Yes/No
@ShadowWizard NO.
Big, glaring, No.
do you have some context for this?
Just a show (?) to calm down some people.
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A: Join Stack Overflow’s CEO and me for the first Stack IRL Community Event in NYC on October 10th, 2024 (space is very limited)

M--An email was sent by a Stack Overflow staff (on behalf of Philippe) indicating that the event is postponed (the same email address that shared the invitation originally). I have included a screenshot of the email but redacted information that SO may not want to share publicly (email addresses, lo...

my vote is a vague "yes" just because it's easy for them to whip something up if it helps their optics
"assuming you are in NYC and are available today at an inconvenient place and time"
Just move to NYC for a few months, can't be so hard. Don't be unreasonable about it.
 
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9:07 AM
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@ShadowWizard or not enough people were interested
@ShadowWizard I think they were expecting a bigger response.
9:19 AM
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There's 2 ways to look at it - they didn't realise that there's not that many people in NY, and its a bit of a trek up
or that, well they didn't realise the community in general probably isn't as gruntled as they think
9:49 AM
@ShadowWizard "Yes". But to not oversell it - nowadays I'm getting vibes that the company does stuff that isn't well communicated or thought out. So "the company" might plan an event. But also "the company" might fail to do the planning. Or whatever.
The old "left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing" situation
10:11 AM
@tripleee so you think the reason is that not enough people registered? They could just say that.
They did?
@JourneymanGeek they did? Where?
> The decision to do this was driven by a number of factors, including a feeling that the timing was just not right for many of our attendees (including those that wished they could attend but had conflicts).
Read between the lines that're there, as much as the ones there arn't :D
"many of our attendees" - so it means there were many who are interested.
Its limited space soooo
10:14 AM
@VLAZ ah, this might also be the thing.
Coming soon: "Come and meet the CEO in person in his office, for 1-1 talk". Req: 1M rep, no suspensions, showing devotion to the company. :D
They don't have an office any more :D
@ShadowWizard I have no meaningful speculations around why they postponed it
@JourneymanGeek so that's their downfall! :P
@ShadowWizard Do they serve licorice?
@AndreasmovedtoCodidact unicorn shaped.
10:24 AM
if anything, recent events suggest incompetence over malice. Like "oops, Prashanth will be on vacation in Bermuda"
@ShadowWizard I'll skip.
@tripleee Overseeing the construction of his new super-yacht with a built-on runway for his private yet?
all of which are about to be sucked into the Triangle
Impossible, they have anti-Triangle generative AI to protect them.
proudly presented by the same team who produced their other AI anti-suction techniques
It sure worked at keeping storms of contributions away, so it'll do just fine at keeping storms of wind away.
10:44 AM
deftly balancing on the cusp of meta.stackexchange.com Prashanth reaches for his trusted Executive Platinized Quantum Boss Etch-A-Sketch™ to compose his next Engagement with the Community
11:11 AM
the complaint spammers are busy today
So, with the IRL event postponed, what happens with the people who already spent money for travel and accommodation?
Or is that a stupid question?
Its a valid question. I'm not sure if we'd get an answer
@AndreasmovedtoCodidact No. I have no desire to go to such a meeting. Or travel to the USA. Well, or travel anywhere in general. Still, others would have signed up. Probably also bought tickets and paid for a place to stay.
@tripleee at some point, it doesn't matter anymore as the final outcome is the same.
11:15 AM
@VLAZ No desire to travel anywhere? Not at all?
@ShadowWizard It matters in terms of the next steps
@JourneymanGeek There are no next steps.
@AndreasmovedtoCodidact Yep. I dislike travelling.
@tripleee well his only comment in the last four years turned out to be outright false. This tells much about the company itself.
@VLAZ So do I. But sometimes I need to be somewhere.
11:16 AM
Yeah, I still have to travel occasionally. But I avoid doing it if it's an opt-in.
@AndreasmovedtoCodidact between "Let us never speak of this again" to "I'll commit ritual seppakku"
There's always a next step
Like an IRL meeting for SE on another continent.
I'd never travel for that either.
@VLAZ I don’t think that’s fair, the post says “If you are in the New York area …”.
11:18 AM
@ElementsInSpace could be locals, sure, or someone near enough to say take a bus or local flight
@JourneymanGeek The step's been shot loose. Do yourself a favour and don't put your foot on it.
@ElementsInSpace Isn't the area still bigger than just the city? You'd still have to get there. And maybe you don't want to travel back the same day, so you book a room.
@ShadowWizard Stop hijacking @Sha's account, @SPA!
@VLAZ there was informal one here in Israel, with Yaakov.
@ShadowWizard That's different tho :D
11:19 AM
@AndreasmovedtoCodidact as a pony assistant, I can't help with that request.
@ShadowWizard Closer to me. But still another continent. And also too much travel for my taste.
I probably walked past the Codidact office once upon a time. Didn't ask for a meeting. Granted, I wasn't at Codidact at that time...
codidact has an office? 0_0
@VLAZ not to mention the rains we get here these days. (Not water.)
@JourneymanGeek The address is in London, so...
11:33 AM
@JourneymanGeek Mail forwarding address.
@VLAZ If it's held in your backyard, will you attend?
@ShadowWizard What have they done to you...
@AndreasmovedtoCodidact Maybe. Not sure but I'd be way more inclined.
@VLAZ Everyone brings pitchforks.
I have just a regular fork - would that work?
And I have a box of matches some fun-sized torches, too.
Any explosives?
I mean, fireworks.
No, I don't tend to keep any at hand. I might have some balloons that can be popped. And maybe even some bubblewrap.
11:42 AM
If you're creative...
I guess I also have a lighter or two. You can heat them and and explode them
I hate to get in your planned re-enactment of the menu but...
I'd say the only reason anyone should consider going to one of these is 1) their amusement 2) figuring you can get through to someone who would change things.
1 feels a lot more realistic
That someone should be yourself if you go there in the hopes of reaching through.
On that note - 1) is quite low for me. and 2) is a complete no-go. The premise was that this was held in my backyard. I'd probably pop in. But if it was across town and I'd need, say, an hour to get there - I probably wouldn't find it amusing enough to attend.
I barely go to the office these days. And that takes me half an hour.
@ShadowWizard virtual offices, sure, they need one
@VLAZ should be reasonable for people an hour away, and that's partially kinda the point here
@AndreasmovedtoCodidact ponification
@ShadowWizard Disgusting
@VLAZ well, I can work from home, but at office it's much more efficient. And takes 30-60 minutes, depends on traffic.
@AndreasmovedtoCodidact very pink.
11:51 AM
@ShadowWizard So repulsive!
@VLAZ Just get a private drone to carry you. Problem solved.
@AndreasmovedtoCodidact depends where it's coming from.
Ever tried pink banana?
@ShadowWizard Sounds like that banana is suffering from some supply issues.
@AndreasmovedtoCodidact drones too busy carrying burgers.
@AndreasmovedtoCodidact or just very shy.
@ShadowWizard Understandable.
@ShadowWizard Frontline bread needs their meat.
12:32 PM
@AndreasmovedtoCodidact lots of meatings.
@ShadowWizard BBQ
@AndreasmovedtoCodidact ICQ
@ShadowWizard Intelligent Central Quarter?
@AndreasmovedtoCodidact I Sick You
:D
Or... "I See Queue"?
@ShadowWizard I seek you. Shut down in 2024.
12:37 PM
I sea cucumbers
@ElementsInSpace oh no!
calling a space doctor
@AndreasmovedtoCodidact I didn't even know it survived past 2010 or so.
I didn't even hear of it until today.
@ElementsInSpace Maybe lay off that for a while...
@AndreasmovedtoCodidact get off my lawn
@AndreasmovedtoCodidact pity! I used to have it in the, ah, distant past. :D
@VLAZ well, it did, under some Russian company that obviously couldn't care less for it.
12:50 PM
@ShadowWizard Was it renamed to ICQMRD - I seek comrade?
@SmokeDetector k usually I don't agree with the "old time users posting to their own site" being spam, but with this I agree, flagged.
@VLAZ LOL
:-D
 
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9:31 PM
The distinctive 'UCLA comma' and 'Michigan comma' are a long string of commas at the start and end of the sentence respectively.
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