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12:25 AM

@Sam mm?

6 hours ago, by cVplZ

@bart won't be happy when he sees the @InfiniteRecursion star wall

@Andy if you lose, a building of wood blocks crushes your bones? Seems fun!

Okay, picked a new motherboard. Thoughts? pcpartpicker.com/p/GxYDmG

Get a mac.

@bjb568 Yeah no.

How much would a computer be with these specs that's a Mac?

Much more efficient.

12:39 AM

"You are not alone" - Michael Jackson — Ooker 4 hours ago

@bjb568 ... how?

@bjb568 This computer would be $1500+ in Apple land... most likely $2500+. It's $900 right now.

But that doesn't come with legal/reliable Mac OSX.

I realize you get peripherals, but still...

@bjb568 ... ahahahahahahahahaha like OS X is more reliable than any other OS.

Seriously, Windows isn't that bad.

I've had a few BSOD's recently -- but that's because I'm too lazy to figure out what driver is bad.

@hichris123 I meant with that as opposed to hackintosh, not as a comparison against windows.

@bjb568 Ah, well I wouldn't run OS X as a main OS, possibly virtualized just to try it out...

12:45 AM

@hichris123 Yes it is.

@hichris123 There are no drivers on a mac (FIGURATIVELY) there's just beauty.

@bjb568 Then why am I using a 5 year old computer and a 6 year old computer with no issues? Btw, the 6 year old one is using Vista... it's fairly stable. Needs an upgrade, though.

@bjb568 Mostly because very few hardware choices.

@hichris123 But Linux is better :P

@Braiam Eh, depends on what you're using it for. More software runs on Windows, because Linux isn't a major consumer OS. But for some things, Linux is way better.

@hichris123 "More software runs on Windows" [citation needed]

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@Braiam Well, usually the proprietary software is on Windows and not Linux. Like CAD software, stuff like that.

12:55 AM

@hichris123 there's CAD software that runs in Linux, what else?

ah, there's also proprietary software that runs in Linux too

1:09 AM

Still no love?? — Braiam 6 mins ago

@Braiam Eh, I didn't think about it, but there is WINE...

While sane devs are shooting, drinking or watching sportsball, me and @Nick_Craver are fighting spammers and botnets #SEMeetup2014

Tweeted by marcgravell on October 23, 2014 at 11:02 PM

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Were Nick Craver and Marc Gravell separated at birth?

ATTN: spammers. Please stop so our devs can be social. #SEMeetup2014

Tweeted by lauradobrzynski on October 23, 2014 at 11:44 PM

... and

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@WeaponofChoice lol

@WeaponofChoice I miss the Care Bear! :(

I never got an invite to #SEMeetup2014 :(

explains why the metas have been so slow recently though

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1:18 AM

And some Area51 sites are waiting for launch since early October (Home Automation, notably)

@WeaponofChoice funny captions anyone?

@WeaponofChoice is this the type of socializing Laura was talking about @hichris123?

1:31 AM

is it just me, or did they kind of half-ass the design for travel.SE ? or maybe they didn't have the current head designer when they made it?

Q: Design for Travel Stack Exchange

@cVplZ I like it...

And it was Jin who designed it:

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I'm Jin, I work on the designs for the Stack Exchange sites as they graduate from the beta phase. Each site will have its own unique theme that will reflect its topic and culture. However, all sites will share common elements so they feel like they're part of the Stack Exchange family. For our T...

@hichris123 actually is this:

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Q: Travel SE Design Round 2

Thank you very much for your feedback last time. I'm sorry it took a long time to put this together, and I'm happy to finally present to the community round 2 of the design concept for Travel SE. The new design kept some elements from the previous version, but the overall identity is aimed towar...

discussion design

@Braiam Same thing. Round 1 vs. Round 2.

@hichris123 no.. i like the first mockups way better

I don't like the first ones.

1:41 AM

@hichris123 It all depends on what you do with it. But, anyway, that description doesn't beat Macs. Or those long-support versions of linux things.

@bjb568 Eh, I have a Windows 95 computer from 1997 that still works. I'm using an XP computer ('03) as a home server right now.

@hichris123 Eh, you wouldn't use it for not-regular-or-pro-sumer uses, no. But the limited product lineup work good enough for most personal uses.

@hichris123 Ok, no, windows 95 doesn't work.

@bjb568 ... that it does. It runs... games! USB support is touch and go... dial up might work, but I dunno as we've had VOIP for the past few years.

some early apple computers are for sale @bjb568

@hichris123 You… play… games… on… iPhone!

1:44 AM

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@cVplZ People don't actually use them.