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user315433

00:12

To Stackers who received the xmas gift: having a bad time setting it up? It sucks at 2.4g / 5g same SSID. Make dedicated 2.4g SSID for it.

Tweeted by haneycodes on December 11, 2016 at 12:06 AM

user315433

This internet of things is going too far, colorful sweaters now require a dedicated SSID.

user202362

00:33

all those weird research results

user202362

 In 2011, researchers at Albany Medical College played songs by Beethoven and Miles Davis to rats, learning that the rats preferred silence, but would rather hear Beethoven than Miles Davis. Then the researchers injected some rats with cocaine while the rats were listening to Miles Davis because, y'know, why not? At this point they weren't even conducting a study, they were just enjoying some jazz, and dosing rats with cocaine, as you do.

user202362

of course in statistics, we don't care about the sample size, sample bias and standard error, or any significance arise from those

user202362

01:52

bjb568

03:17

@Telkitty Of course, in statistics all that matters is drugged rats.

user202362

03:34

maybe it wasn't just rats that were on drugs ...

Shog9

Topic request spam, by hour

user315433

So it didn't stop after the big wave and subsequent mass-destruction.

Shog9

nope

got a script running to destroy it every 3 minutes now

persistent buggers

user315433

Memo to self: don't request topics about the handling of CJK characters in JS.

Shog9

yeah, that would be a very bad idea

user315433

03:43

Hudson Jameson quietly stopped being a mod on Ethereum; looks like low activity / low compatibility with SE model.

user315433

> with a cockroach on the loose happily deleting and replacing my profile with the cockroach's poop, the only alternative I can see is for me to click on the SE icon on my desktop, pull that icon down to that "wastebasket" icon down there in the lower right hand corner of my desktop, and drop the SE icon into it. Then next, I will delete the SE program entirely from my computer. - meta.stackexchange.com/q/288000

user315433

This is serious, the guy is going to delete SE.

user202362

were spams ever analysed and blocked at root (IP) or are they somewhat tolerated coz they are sort of good for traffic and user engagement?

user202362

the guy who mentioned cockroach has an account in aviation, guess cockroaches can fly

Shog9

@Telkitty they are... But that was overlooked in Docs. Hence the fun Saturday.

user202362

03:55

I almost admire the consistency of some of the spammers, some of them have been spamming for 5 straight years

user315433

And CM job ads said that the job doesn't involve writing code.

user202362

sometimes I even suspect that the spammers themselves might forgot that they have bots piggyback on some heavy trafficed servers

user202362

06:35

Telkitty™ introduces '1002 nights - Sarah & the little trolling husky'

Shadow Wizard

08:13

!!/hats

SmokeDetector

@ShadowWizard WE LOVE HATS! Winter Bash will begin in 7 days, 15 hours, 46 minutes, and 30 seconds.

rene

Can't wait?

Alexis King

Oooh. Winter Bash will align perfectly with the start of my vacation. I could do something or go somewhere, or I could get hats!!!

Shadow Wizard

@AlexisKing hats. Totally just hats. You can do anything with hats. :D

@rene true!

Alexis King

@ShadowWizard If Valve is any indication, you can even make digital hats your company’s primary product and still be successful!

rene

08:19

@AlexisKing My vacation is aligned with Winter Bash ...

Shadow Wizard

lol

user202362

08:43

nobody brings smart phones or tablets on vacation? sometimes I even bring laptop

rene

Is there an power outlet behind every tree in the bush?

user202362

power banks, lots of them, also power outlet in the car

user202362

once I went on a multiday hike, I brought 12 batteries and 2 power banks (and I didn't declare them on the flight)

user202362

the other time I brought a power bank and didn't declare it on the flight and was called out by airport customs :x

Alexis King

09:02

Do you also bring a pack of mules or something? How do you carry that??

user202362

battery 20g, 12 x 20 = 240g

user202362

powerbank: 150g - 350g

user202362

up to 30000mAh, some are solar powered too

Pandya

10:02

!!/blame

SmokeDetector

@Pandya It's Alexis King's fault.

Alexis King

I didn’t do it, I swea— Wait, what am I being blamed for, exactly?

4 hours later…

Shadow Wizard

14:31

@AlexisKing Tim Post losing his keys, of course.

(and thus all random downvotes across Stack Exchange! ;))

Shadow Wizard

14:46

looking left

looking right

Good, I'm all alone. Time for a confession. Terrible confession.

I've committed a terrible crime.

Something that can't be forgiven.

I can't even describe it in words, as the words would be too cruel.

So I'll just post a picture.

running away in terror

user202362

you then proceeded and made coffee and gave it to your wife/kid/colleague in the same cup without emptying it first?

Shadow Wizard

haha

That's nothing compared with the actual crime.... something against any nature rule.....

rene

15:27

@ShadowWizard you abuse the SO mug for as a money collector ...

and only Shekels there, no big spenders ..

Shadow Wizard

@rene yes!!! I've.... I've.... I've turned my Stack Overflow Mug into a piggy bank!!! D:

@rene hey, shekels are good! :P

rene

shame on you. You'll be banned to Reddit

Shadow Wizard

It was just too big for coffee, almost two times as ordinary cup....

...and it never refilled itself...

rene

There is no too big in coffee

Shadow Wizard

@rene that's what I thought in the beginning. You can't know until you try.... :D

I found out in the hard way, size does matter. :P

rene

15:32

You tell me now ...

Shadow Wizard

@rene never too late...... ;)

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