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Rob
3:47 AM
 
4:03 AM
in their defence, people might socially distance from people walking around dressed like 80s cyberpunk rejects...
 
Rob
4:22 AM
It has an APP, where you type in your message and it's scrolls across your face.
 
4:32 AM
2021 begins...the above proposal is now
status-featured
why does the [status-X] tag work here only?
status-FAQ
[bug]
[support]
others failed^^
status-something-lol
it belongs to class='onebox ob-mod-tag'
 
@QueenieGoldstein its the easter egg for the site IIRC
 
If I remember/recall/recollect correctly
 
ohhh
status-by-design
 
88
Q: What Easter Eggs do the chat sites have?

MosheAccording to balpha, the SE chat sites may have individual Easter eggs, depending on the site. If you find them, please post. Edit: Because it's so easy to make this stuff up, a screenshot as proof would be nice. (Although Photoshop ain't that hard either...)

 
4:42 AM
status-nicee
 
naw
it doth not work like that
 
I see
status-Zalgo
status-Z̴͎͋a̴͠ͅl̸͖̀g̸̱̉o̶̩͆-̴̗̃a̷̘͝b̸͍̚u̴̇͜s̴̗͝e̶̝̍
HAHAHAHA
ZALGO worked on whatsapp too
 
stacked diacritics kinda stops being funny after the first 200 times....
 
5:11 AM
status-Ängst
I think there's no umläut..
 
yeets an apple at it
 
7:17 AM
New game in Israel: "Run Run Run, or the Policeman Will Give You a Fine"
(people on a beach running away when police arrives, as we're in Corona lockdown)
@QueenieGoldstein um what? ;)
@Aibobot well that's the fun of being new around here. :P
@Queenie can still be considered new, so can enjoy those things. :D
 
._.
 
@ShadowWizardWearingMask Ah, yeah. Good old common sense. I've said it a thousand times on IPS, and I'll repeat it here: It doesn't exist ;)
 
@Rob maybe the iPhone can't be updated.
@Tinkeringbell Tink! Long time since I heard your chirps voice!! :D
To be honest, can't blame those people.
The first lockdown was fine, and made sense. People actually stayed at home.
This one? Much less so. It's a total chaos, in all levels.
And the biggest issue is that many politicians and celebs point their middle finger and do whatever they like, without being punished.
Including ministers, the police chief, and many many more.
Though money-wise, it's the same as the first lockdown: no compensation to businesses or freelance people, not even a penny. So they also start to "rebel" and open this week.
hmm
sdc relax
 
@ShadowWizardWearingMask No such command 'relax'.
 
7:29 AM
@Tinkeringbell AHHHH PARROT!
 
punching @Ollie to relax
feeling better
Thanks, Ollie!
 
OI! BEHOLD THE VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM!
 
JUST BECAUSE A LADY OF AQUATIC DOMICILE LOBBED A STICK AT YOU DOES NOT MAKE YOU A WIZARD!
4
 
@Aibobot remove the cat from your CAPS LOCK
;)
 
7:31 AM
@ShadowWizardWearingMask Oof. Oh well, same messes here, I guess. We're up to 6k new cases a day but it seems like no-one is caring. I think people even managed to make mouth masks political here, like they are in America.
 
fun fact - I disable capslock on every PC I own, so I hold down shift
 
fun fact, I have configured caps lock to turn off when I press shift. Wouldn't recommend.
 
we're almost at phase 3 here...
no one knows what phase 3 is :D
 
@Tinkeringbell oh, ouch. Face masks here are still "neutral" and most people use them, even while protesting in other ways. As for new cases, we peaked at 11k per day, then lockdown began. Now at 1k to 2k new cases per day. And we have only 9M people, so the 11k per day was insane.
@Aibobot lol, you sure go the long way. :D
 
@ShadowWizardWearingMask I live in a "red" area, so even if other places get some restrictions lifted next week, probably wont be for me
 
7:41 AM
@YaakovEllis yeah that sucks. But colors can change every day, even my city was red for a while, now we're yellow.
 
@ShadowWizardWearingMask I believe that they refresh every 2 weeks
 
@YaakovEllis really?? hmm.. never looked closely, but if it's based on daily new cases, expected the colors will be daily too.
 
@ShadowWizardWearingMask Oof, 11k on 9M is a lot! We're at 6k on 17 million, I think? But it might get worse before it gets better if people don't behave and the government refuses to make them behave...
 
Two weeks sounds harsh. :/
 
2 weeks is long enough for the disease to run its course no?
 
7:43 AM
@Tinkeringbell exactly
 
Currently 53 positive cases where I live, out of total population of ~4200
 
@YaakovEllis ... ow
that's a small population and a high proportion ._.
and heh
 
yeah. hence we are a "red" zone - and in theory, when other places have restrictions lifted, ours will stay in place longer
 
@Aibobot yes, but colors mean amount of restrictions, red doesn't mean full lockdown on the city, i.e. people can still walk outside almost freely. It means no schools, and many workplaces closed.
 
I haven't checked how it is here, though we kinda aggressively got it under control
@ShadowWizardWearingMask oh uh... that's what we had mostly
I'm only working cause work got special permission for us to
 
7:45 AM
@YaakovEllis You have exact numbers? All I have is a color for the entire province, I don't think we can even get numbers for e.g. the town. I would love to know though...
 
@ShadowWizardWearingMask yup, 2 weeks
 
@Aibobot places without special permissions are not allowed to work even when employees work from home?
 
@Tinkeringbell there is a whatsapp and telegram group run my local municipality, where they give us updates numbers on all of the towns in the area, every night
 
Wow. That's good!
 
@YaakovEllis oh my. But how does it affect you directly? You work from home anyway, no?
 
7:48 AM
@ShadowWizardWearingMask directly: I am canceling my coworking, never use it anymore. Bigger deal is if we dont get restrictions lifted (next week in theory, other places could have daycares open for young children, and we might not get it).
matters more when restrictions are starting to be lifted
we have almost 2 and almost 4 year olds who have been home full time for a month, would love to get them back to their programs
 
@Journeyman there's a somewhat offensive bounty description here, should I flag?
 
Yes please
 
@YaakovEllis yeah, the mental damage to the kids who stay home is something nobody really think about, but it's there. The results will show only years in the future, and it won't be nice. Plus, hard to work from home with kids.
 
but then again, wouldn't some kids actually benefit from learn-from-home?
 
@Aibobot done. Can mods edit the bounty description?
 
7:52 AM
@ShadowWizardWearingMask No, they can't.
 
Removing the bounty is bit too much, IMO, but if can't edit, guess it's for the best.
 
No, that needs a dev
its taken care of however ;)
 
@JohnDvorak Depends on the situation I guess... Is home a place where they can learn and be supported while doing so? ;)
 
They can remove the bounty message without altogether clearing the bounty, but not easily
 
7:52 AM
@ShadowWizardWearingMask if not for the description, it wouldn't be an issue
 
!!/throw bone to Journeyman
 
@ShadowWizardWearingMask No such command 'throw'.
 
and I need to mod off the phone
wanders off with one of @ShadowWizardWearingMask's shoe instead
 
@JohnDvorak very few. The interaction with other kids is the most vital part of school, in my opinion. Not the actual stuff they learn.
 
7:55 AM
@ShadowWizardWearingMask unfortunately, its also the vector for what we call in the profession "The cooties"
 
chasing @Aibobot with the other shoe
 
so... <profanity> corona.
 
@Aibobot Cooties? This?
Dang, forgot to put deodorant this morning. brb
 
seems topical
@ShadowWizardWearingMask WFM is fine, offices are closed
 
8:18 AM
@Aibobot oh, yup same here.
 
8:30 AM
@ShadowWizardWearingMask [status-Ängst] meant status-angry in german...so when aibobot said ä/ö/ü are not funny after some time
 
@QueenieGoldstein can't reproduce your issue on a chrome-alike
 
@QueenieGoldstein ohhhh lol
status-עברית
 
8:52 AM
@Aibobot I am using a recent stable version of chrome. I tested it on firefox as well(stable channel).
@ShadowWizardWearingMask this means?
status-calm
 
Any query to find users with greater than 20 answers but 0 answers accepted
this one works^
 
9:32 AM
I'm pretty sure there is a user on SO that asked a ton of question, got plenty of answers and accepted none.
There is an outrage post on MSO somewhere if it hasn't been deleted.
 
9:57 AM
I guess it's one of those cases where 'if you get a certain reputation, people will be more hesitant to help you'? Or did everyone just keep answering?
 
10:10 AM
As far as I remember the involved user wasn't bothered.
I found the meta post. Click bait title: meta.stackoverflow.com/q/298447/578411
I would almost close vote that meta post as no longer reproduceable
 
Almost
I almost ate the waffle. ;)
 
10:26 AM
eats the waffle
returns the slobbery shoe
 
self detonating the TNT in the waffle
It's @Bart's fault I have TNT
Jun 5 '14 at 8:54, by Bart
@ShadowWizard Use your diamond pickaxe or TNT if you have it.
I also got Bart in my drawer.
!!/coffee Queen of Hearts
 
@ShadowWizardWearingMask brews a cup of Ristretto for @Queen
 
sdc coffee 🚽
huh?
Forgot space?
There is a space.... hmm.... weird.
 
@ShadowWizardWearingMask brews a cup of Latte for @🚽
 
10:39 AM
lol
Someone is having a lot of fun with the SO twitter account
 
Rob
11:15 AM
@ShadowWizardWearingMask Not a good idea to buy an iPhone that is locked against updating - never heard of such a thing. Even phones you don't own get updated here.
Hi @Tinkeringbell
 
Hey @Rob :)
 
@rene I didn't mean low accept for a person who asked questions... I meant a person who answered a tonne of questions but their answers were not marked correct
I thought about clarifying this but later forgot
Also, the link I shared does not work perfectly...it failed to list me in a criteria
 
Rob
^^^ Good to see you visit here, I know you've been on the sites recently .... Need a ☕, I'll make 2?
 
@Rob no, not buy. Jailbreak the iPhone.
This might result in not being able to update the OS, no?
@QueenieGoldstein Unsung Hero?
That was my first non trivial badge on SO.
Wait, or is it the opposite?
oops, it's for accepted answers, that just happen to have score of 0.
And nobody was able to get it on MSE yet. :D
Hey! I'm famous! People ask about me!
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Q: Can the verb "to shadow" mean to make something else unnoticeable by drawing attention away?

MarkUTI once saw the expression "to shadow" being used to say that something makes another thing unnoticeable because it attracts more attention, but I can't find a definition for this expression that fits this. Example: Famous singers shadow other artists that try to make a living... Does this sente...

:P
 
11:58 AM
To Shadow: To drink too much coffee and spout nonsense! :P
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12:25 PM
@Tinkeringbell accepted answer, +15 rep :D
 
@ShadowWizardWearingMask Yay, rep. Just what I needed, more internet points ;)
 
Rob
12:40 PM
@ShadowWizardWearingMask and so: reddit.com/r/jailbreak/comments/b1gklj/…
Surely this conversation isn't about: 'They damaged their phone, now it doesn't work, thus our websites are full of bugs; and bringing it to our attention in this chatroom is useful'.
@Tinkeringbell or coffee:
 
1:02 PM
@Tinkeringbell they're super useful!
 
@ShadowWizardWearingMask Yeah, right. People cower in fear when I tell them how many internet points I have.
 
@Rob jailbreaking is done after buying the device, he never said he didn't jailbreak it.
@Tinkeringbell works for me! :P
@Rob bugs in SE sites are a fact, but sometimes it's just a buggy OS/browser. :)
 
@ShadowWizardWearingMask Kind of but not exactly...unsung hero is a badge that is awarded when someone has -->Zero score accepted answers: more than 10 and 25% of total.
I have the case when someone answers a lot but they do not get accepted
 
Rob
@ShadowWizardWearingMask Yes, but after jailbreaking, and breaking the ability to update, you can fix that, and be able to update again. Any temporary un-jailbreak-ability caused by updating is offset by having a phone that works.
@ShadowWizardWearingMask and frequently user error.
 
1:28 PM
Ryan Donovan on October 12, 2020
The goal of building a machine learning model is to solve a problem, and a machine learning model can only do so when it is in production and actively in use by consumers. As such, model deployment is as important as model building.
 
 
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3:30 PM
🚽
 
> Heads up: We will be doing some maintenance at 12am UTC / 8pm EDT which will require us to go read-only for a few minutes. The disruption should be quick. -- StackExchange Status, Oct 12, 2020
 
What is 12am UTC? oh 00:00 in 24 hour clock
 
Rob
@rene Wonder what Stack-Time it is? - Use the StackClock:
 
that would require I click my Achievements ... which I haven't done for 8948 reputation ...
 
Rob
Set your phone for two timezones ...
 
3:44 PM
google
 
4:20 PM
@ShadowWizardWearingMask yes, I got a B+. I didn't get an A because I "lost the stinkbug"
Why do they care if I lose the stinkbug? the window was open and it just flew out. what was I supposed to do, catch it?
 
Rob
🦎👅
 
4:36 PM
what is that
is that a lizard and a tongue or a dinosaur and a tongue
though I guess dinosaurs are giant lizards
 
5:01 PM
@Wasabi brews a cup of Latte for @Wasabi
 
ooo!
!!/help
 
@Wasabi I'm SmokeDetector, a bot that detects spam and offensive posts on the network and posts alerts to chat. A command list is available here.
 
!!/coffee!
 
@Wasabi brews a cup of Americano for @Wasabi
 
!!/listcommands
 
5:07 PM
@Wasabi No such command 'listcommands'.
 
!!/help
 
@Wasabi I'm SmokeDetector, a bot that detects spam and offensive posts on the network and posts alerts to chat. A command list is available here.
 
!!/brownie
 
@Wasabi Brown!
 
!!/tea
 
5:09 PM
@Wasabi brews a cup of chamomile tea for @Wasabi
 
chamomile cures stomach aches
sdc brownie
 
@Wasabi Brown!
 
sdc lick
 
@Wasabi licks ice cream cone
 
sdc wut
 
5:10 PM
@Wasabi Whaddya mean, 'wut'? Humans...
 
sdc alive
 
@Wasabi Yup
 
sdc live
 
@Wasabi ... good question
 
How do I make a Bot!?!
 
5:12 PM
one line of code at a time.
 
I mean how? I wanna know. Also where do I make a bot
It sounds like fun
 
To be fair, 'fun' bots don't have much use besides running them in your own room. Most more 'serious' rooms wouldn't want users playing with them. Smokedetector has a few fun commands, but it also has a very serious purpose.

I guess if you want to learn a bit more about, and get involved with, those more serious bots, you might want to check out SObotics? https://sobotics.org/rules/
 
thanks
 
Rob
5:28 PM
Try Eliza.
 
how do I make a robot on SObotics, @Tinkeringbell ? Is it easy or do I have to take a test or something?
 
@Wasabi Oh, SObotics isn't for making entirely new bots I guess, I just pointed you towards it because it has some existing ones you could help out with, if you'd like.
If you want to make one from scratch, I wouldn't know where to start either.
 
That's what Im aiming for, but thanks
Does Anybody know where to start from scratch to make a bot?
like where does natty and stuff come from? there's got to be a place...
 
Rob
Eliza says: Does that question interest you?
 
Don't answer that. ;)
 
5:35 PM
I'm not going to need to download any software though, am I?
 
depends on what software you already have downloaded
 
Also I know... 0 about coding... so is that going to negatively impact me making a bot
 
presumably you'd need an IDE, for, well, writing code
 
Like, how easy is it to make a simple chatbot like KennyBOT
 
You could use notepad.
Makes learning to not make mistakes while programming essential ;)
 
Rob
5:38 PM
Eliza says: How long have you been not going to need to download any software though, are you?
 
Ah. Eliza is going the Indian spammer route trying to elicit a reaction ;)
 
so does anyone know where to start
 
depends
 
And it doesn't look like I can do it with 0 knowledge on how to code, so does anyone know a bit more on how to make a bot? Because I don't.
 
Honestly if anyone knew, they would've said so by now. We're not as mean as to not say something. But if you know 0 about coding, the start is probably to fix that a little first.
 
5:39 PM
do you want to start with an existing bot and modify it? or start from scratch... if starting from scratch, well, then you start with nothing..
 
Rob
They've asked their question several times these past few days, and received their answer; they seem to enjoy asking the same question again.
 
Ah. Well I was gone so I didn't know that.
I'll inform if there's anything that needs handling ;)
 
Well I never got a satisfied with an answer
 
Yeah I don't want to sound mean or anything but... I'm sure one of us would have said something if we did know, @Wasabi. Your answer is not in this castle, I'm afraid :( But I wish you luck on finding out how to do so!
 
What answer do you want?
 
Rob
5:41 PM
🚽
 
but I guess it seems that I would want to modify an existing bot since it seems easier
so I'm wondering how and where to do that
 
I think you already know the answer to that question. I know that you've seen various bots throughout SO and SE... Smoke Detector probably being one of the higher profile ones. They are (or at least most are) open source. So... download their code and modify away?
Er... "fork" their code.
Not big on GH lingo for some reason.
 
Well, unfortunately I don't know how to modify. I know nothing about code.
that is why I am asking how
but thankyou
 
A strange adventure to embark on, then. Making a bot without knowing how to code.
 
I guess papier-maché could work?
 
5:44 PM
lol yeah but I want to do it so I'm going to try
likely, I might need to learn how to code a bit before then
and I'm hoping that wont take too long
 
Well if you like robots and want to learn how to code, there's a pretty cool lego set :D
Mindstorms, I believe it was called.
 
I'm in college so I wont be needing any legos
MIT does not equal legos
neither do any other colledges
 
An arduino or Pi then?
Also. Legos are for all ages. You're being snobbish now.
 
Oops. I'm 85% sure that the code that runs those toys is not the same as that that runs the chat bots
But you're right
 
Oh, it isn't but it's helpful to start understanding some basic code concepts before trying another language. And you can make the brick run Java, we did that when learning how to code.
 
5:48 PM
lego EV3 is more like it though. It's not a kid's toy's price-range
 
True, those sets are expensive. I still got to take one home and play with it with my brothers though, which was awesome :)
 
I know just the tiny bit. Like turn left loop and stuff, yeah
EV3 is still great, but I'm not planning to spend 400 right now
 
Nah I can imagine that too :)
 
so.......... if I want a simple chat bot which one do I modify? and I'm sure there isn't a "modify now" buton so how would I modify it? Or is there indeed a "modify here" button?
 
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 
5:51 PM
And is forking code bad or is it completely acceptable?
 
Yeah, no. You need to give up on the idea of doing anything with chat bots for now, until you know how to code and work with version control.
And to be honest, this room isn't really the place to teach you so. If you're at MIT, perhaps you can attend some classes on the subject?
 
write these questions down locally and work on answering them yourself
these aren't questions other people can answer for you
 
meh I'll try but I'm packed with enough classes for 1 day
 
Rob
🍿
 
And no, I don't go to MIT. It's a horrible commute from Washington to MIT. I actually only take a 25 hour commute to Stanford. Traffic can sometimes make it 30 hours. I honestly don't commute often because I have a college dorm there.
 
5:55 PM
Ah sorry. I got the impression you were at MIT because of the comment about MIT and legos :)
 
Because a 25 hour commute is nuts. it takes over a full day to get there, so I could never make it on time to my classes.
 
Hahaha yeah. I understand :)
 
Oh. I just used MIT as an example because MIT uses EV3 a lot. :D
 
!!/blame
 
@Spevacus It's jcolebrand's fault.
 
5:57 PM
Who to modify>
*?
 
XD I've put on 'The exorcist' on Netflix because well, I've never watched it. There's this soundtrack in it called 'Tubular bells'? Well, that one is heavily associated with a kids show for me, so now I can't find the rest really scary anymore, I think XD
 
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