I hit a sweet spot or something with my answer which I expected to be a meh for most users ... 6 comments ... high comment votes ... exploded Inbox ...
Is it bad form to vote to delete an answer that's really, really crappy but not otherwise flaggable? E.g. patently incorrect, dangerous, rambling, etc.
Yeah but when it's answering a question on HNQ, it'll get enough upvotes to give the answerer a net increase in rep despite being heavily downvoted.
"Hey guise here's some advice: Do this one thing that is literally the first thing everyone tells you not to do! I'm no expert, but it never stopped me before!"
The problem with using well-known professionally implemented algorithms is that all you have to protect the message is the key. If Evelyn can find out (or guess) the key, then the message can be decoded.
Before World War 2, there were two kinds of Enigma crypto machines -- one for business and ...
It's hurting my brain.
Literally promoting security through obscurity, and yet being +1/-3 means that there was a net gain in rep.
> IANAC, but I never let something like that stop me before.
@JohnDvorak Seeing deleted comments would be neat but deleting other's messages? Only if necessary. But being able to edit my own comments would be awesome.
@JourneymanGeek Yeah it probably wouldn't end well lol
Only reason I ever wish to see deleted comments is in case someone is replying to a deleted comment. I sometimes get confused if I don't know what someone is talking about.
But all the time I have to delete my own comments because the 5 minute limit goes out, and then write a new one (sometimes spamming someone's inbox in the process).
Eh, I used it in the most professional way possible, referring to a vulnerability in s*x toys, not linking to anything NSFW or using it in an inappropriate way.
SOX v2.4.0
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@forest I'm personally a fan of setting expectations, and actually letting people know before flagging. SU's specific tradition was accidental but works well for us
And probably driven by random strangers flagging things and resulting drama
@JohnDvorak Well yeah I meant chat. Never been suspended on the main site and I don't intend to be so. Also I guess that means my use of the term ban was actually correct if it's a chat ban, not a suspension. :D
On IRC I could just use an IRSSI script /evade and within 5 seconds I'd be back in the channel (at least until the op sets it +m or +i, but then everyone gets screwed).
Fun story: I was once thwarted trying to hack someone's Facebook because I couldn't figure out how the hell to use the site, despite having the password. :D
I eventually gave up because the damn site made no sense.
I use Facebook for one thing only: It's easier than asking the waiter for a WiFi password, so I instead advertise the restaurant to a chosen group of Facebook followers. The group is called "me".
@JourneymanGeek What would you think of an "indefinite" suspension? It's technically never-ending, but the wording implies "until the issue is resolved"
@JourneymanGeek Another thing: I often see users unconstructively discussing different lengths of long suspensions: 10 years, 25 years, 270 years, etc. when they all really mean the same thing.
@NoDistractionWizard "Ah, I see you've unsuspended this guy who got 3,200 years...I only got 10 years, so why am I being treated unfairly?" (was an actual comment somewhere)
@JourneymanGeek Nope, it was a mod levying a chat ban, the mod having bypassed the client-side limit of four-digit hours and using the maximum limit imposed by the server.
Other users coming across these network-wide site-suspended accounts and the resulting public spectacle; I would often see unconstructive chats regarding them, with users talking about it as well as comparing them to other users with really long ones, implying that users with, say, 50 years did something "worse" than those with 25 years, and most importantly having everything dragged out into public, which as you know makes it harder for the user themselves to recover.
@JourneymanGeek What would you think of an "indefinite" suspension? It's technically never-ending, but the wording implies "until the issue is resolved"
...was referring to site suspensions, I should have made that more clear.
@VoteDukakis Can you do something with those links so they look less like links to comments on SE/SO, but so it's a bit clearer they're links to twitter? :D
The look fancy though, way better than oneboxes ;)
I set up a Pi Hole and there's a lot of requests to stackoverflow.tech. I've come across that domain before and remember that it's not related to stackoverflow.com, but when I search using DDG, all I get back is stackoverflow.com. I can't recall what software or website I used to come across that domain. Anyone here familiar with that domain?
oh, importantly, the DNS requests are to localhost.stackoverflow.tech
seems to resolve to 104.27.242.239, but I'm running into captcha walls. All i could find was that it was also related to Cloudflare somehow. I blacklisted it for now and will see what breaks, lol
I'm still trying to extract some meaning from under the layers of marketing speak.
> Fixate provides technical depth and experience in high-performing documentation information architecture and content. And Stack Overflow, one of the most renowned technical sites for getting answers to technical questions, brings engagement at the exact right time. This powerhouse combination helps organizations increase trials, trial completions, and builds lasting relationships with a challenging audience.
Looks like some people will get long prison sentences at the completion of their trials - hence a lasting relationship with them, admittedly a challenging audience.
Not sure who exactly. Hopefully, the ones posting programming questions on Meta.
> Our product, Direct-to-Developers, is an ideal approach for companies to get their documentation into the hands of developers, right when they are asking a question or looking for an answer about it. I believe that Fixate’s documentation and Stack Overflow’s Direct-to-Developers advertising are a perfect match.”
Something about skipping the theatrical release, I guess.
Like Behind the Candelabra - watched it yesterday, could not believe it wasn't in U.S. theaters at all.
@SonictheInclusiveHedgehog just a three little bugs ...
@SonictheInclusiveHedgehog what do you think about naming? It seems that "creating a saved filter" looks weird, since I need to create a filter first before save it. Maybe it's normal for English, not sure.
@Margarine Likely. But unwelcome receptions tend to end badly as such users don't feel heard, and resort to increasingly stronger actions until some external action is taken.
do not let nobody talk you down you are you. if i saw you i would be so happy to meet you i think everybody is the same and they all have a good heart just like you and if your sad i will text you i promise.
Would be a great addition to close banner, to make the site nicer and more welcoming.
SOX v2.4.0
Stack Overflow Extras (SOX) is a project that stemmed from the Stack Overflow Optional Features (SOOF) project.
The SOX userscript adds a bunch of optional features to all sites in the Stack Exchange network. These can be toggled on or off from an easy to use control panel (see s...
do not let nobody talk you down you are you. if i saw you i would be so happy to meet you i think everybody is the same and they all have a good heart just like you and if your sad i will text you i promise.
