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Braiam

10:00 PM

@3ventic'sShadow moderators.se?

hichris123

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Internet Relay Chat

Proposed Q&A site for people who communicate via IRC or run an IRC server.

Currently in definition.

3ventic's Shadow

:o, followed

badp

@Braiam that is not a site that exists

3ventic's Shadow

it's in area51

Braiam

118

Moderators

Proposed Q&A site for people building, administering, managing and cultivating digital communities

Currently in commitment.

3ventic's Shadow

10:01 PM

Needs more people to commit

Tim Post

LIES. We have way more than 118 moderators.

hichris123

Oy @Manish.

Manishearth

oy

split!

when

3ventic's Shadow

I'm not even a moderator on SE and I committed :p

Manishearth

why

how

tim

Braiam

10:02 PM

TIM

badp

you missed the distribution of freehanded circles @Manishearth

now I'm all outta circles.

Manishearth

@badp I'm an MSO user. I have tons to spare

badp

@Manishearth YOU NEVER HAVE ENOUGH

Manishearth

why do you give them away then?

badp

@Manishearth use em or lose em

Bart

10:04 PM

@badp Just leave it. He's one of those Physics types. Before you know it he will argue it's not a circle anyway, it's just some shape embedded in 11 dimensions which behaves like a membrane or whatever.

badp

@Bart All freehanded circles secretly are 4D knots.

Tim Post

There might be something ... special ... lurking for folks that joined us for this momentous occasion .....

Bart

Is it waffles @TimPost?

Manishearth

Yes, there will be contests to celebrate the opening of the new MSE site :) I'm taking ideas via email now - tpost@so http://t.co/5eT95gcYKa

Tweeted by tinkertim on March 4, 2014 at 7:27 AM

badp

a horde of unicorns migrating chat messages from one bucket to the other?

Manishearth

10:05 PM

^ that, I assume :p

Braiam

Is it unicorns @TimPost?

Manishearth

Contests!

Fight to the ~~death~~ status-declined

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hichris123

It makes sense to fight to the death for swag, of course.

Manishearth

of course

Abby T. Miller

HEY TAVERN! in honor of the imminent split, you can fill out our super secret form with associate code MUG to get a SUPER SPECIAL MSO/MSE SPLIT MUG* (*DISCLAIMER: may look just like a regular mug)

Bart

10:07 PM

@AbbyT.Miller XXXL mugs?

Manishearth

broken mugs, obviously

split!

Annonomus Person

lol

Abby T. Miller

@Bart don't pretend you wouldn't want to drink THAT MUCH COFFEE all at once

3ventic's Shadow

I don't drink coffee at all D:

Annonomus Person

SHHH EVERYONE STOP TALKING! WE HAVE TO MANY EXCHANGES BETWEEN US!!!!

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Q: Too many Opinion Based exchanges

There seems to be a never-ending supply of new exchanges cropping up... however many of them have crossed into the realm of speculation and opinion, not fact based and absolute (like the original exchanges were intended as authoritative). Are these allowed, and why? Some of the exchanges even se...

3ventic's Shadow

10:10 PM

status-drinking-milk

Braiam

psh!

badp

if you're drinking more than a fingertip's worth of coffee, you're doing it wrong

ChrisForrence

There once was a site: MSO
Too large, it had no room to grow
A migration hits
Some bytes and some bits
Now MSE exists, y'know?

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Abby T. Miller

status-drinking-beer

Bart

@badp Thank god for massive fingertips

But really, I should have a doctor check that out one day

badp

10:11 PM

a mug is good for tea though.

Manishearth

status-why-is-mso-still-there

badp

or milk and mint.

hichris123

This question appears to be off-topic because it is about some unspecified website unrelated to Stack Exchange. — Gilles 17 secs ago

badp

or pens.

hichris123

@Manishearth ^ Users wouldn't have a place to ask such weird questions!

Bart

10:12 PM

@Manishearth Patience young grasshopper

Tim Post

@AbbyT.Miller Can you save the foam in a bucket? I'd like to have some later.

Abby T. Miller

@TimPost ...how about i just mail you a beer

Tim Post

@AbbyT.Miller Okay, but not in a commemorative mug - that'd be messy.

Abby T. Miller

what if it had a sippy cup on top

Braiam

O_O

Manishearth

10:13 PM

@AbbyT.Miller YES

(because Meta is way too childish for coffee)

Abby T. Miller

but just grown-up enough for beer!

Anna Lear

You get beer in sippy cups at concerts and whatnot. it is a really strange experience.

Abby T. Miller

it's weirdest at broadway shows

imo

Tim Post

I am all for beer sippy cupshkjhdsakjhdkasjhdkasjdhkjhsad

Anna Lear

@AbbyT.Miller Definitely

I don't know if you're supposed to keep the cup, but I sure did after seeing Wicked a few months back. Tossed the lid, but now I have a weird not-quite-pint-sized plastic glass in my cupboard.

Tim Post

10:15 PM

Wait, how many espresso shots can I have before I have to call an ambulance?

Abby T. Miller

i don't know about supposed to, but you're definitely allowed to keep the cup @AnnaLear

badp

Jason C

@TimPost "have to" or "probably should"?

Abby T. Miller

@TimPost approaches infinity as time approaches MSO/MSE split o'clock

Anna Lear

@AbbyT.Miller With my luck, I'll get arrested and deported if the authorities find out about this.

Bart

10:16 PM

@TimPost If you're still physically able to make that call it's too soon.

Tim Post

Got it, thanks.

Annonomus Person

@AnnaLear Quick! Purge the messages!

Tim Post

Time go go check on elephant seal mating

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hichris123

@TimPost WHAT DID YOU DO?

Annonomus Person

Wait... we don't have a Law Enforcement site yet, so you should be okay @Anna...

Jeff Gohlke

10:19 PM

I was told there'd be pools of frothing blood and fire raining from the skies in here. Seems slightly more sedate than that. Only slightly, though.

Bart

@AnnonomusPerson Sippy cup censorship?

Annonomus Person

3 mins ago, by Anna Lear

@AbbyT.Miller With my luck, I'll get arrested and deported if the authorities find out about this.

More or less.

3ventic's Shadow

burn

Annonomus Person

So @TimPost any hint about the contest yet? I have a weird gut feeling it'll involve unicorns somehow in the post... oh wait that's just mSO/mSE!

Manishearth

^That's what should be on the mug, @AbbyT.Miller

transition

:P

Bart

10:22 PM

nooooo, the site is down ... nevermind, it's back

Tim Post

15 mins ago, by Abby T. Miller

HEY TAVERN! in honor of the imminent split, you can fill out our super secret form with associate code MUG to get a SUPER SPECIAL MSO/MSE SPLIT MUG* (*DISCLAIMER: may look just like a regular mug)

Manishearth

works for me

hichris123

... what happens if someone posts a programming question on meta at the time of the split? :P

3ventic's Shadow

Oh damn, I didn't put MUG in it

hah

Tim Post

@hichris123 SINGULARITY.

Annonomus Person

10:23 PM

On a related note @Manish, they should add a unicorn to the design... a future feature-request?

Braiam

@3ventic'sShadow I didn't found where, so I just added the MUG header

Manishearth

@hichris123 it creates a rift in the space-time baconuum and unicorns appear in this universe

Jason C

Annonomus Person

@TimPost But that's not a contest....

Jason C

^ There's your transition mug design

Annonomus Person

10:23 PM

Yes, there will be contests to celebrate the opening of the new MSE site :) I'm taking ideas via email now - tpost@so http://t.co/5eT95gcYKa

Tweeted by tinkertim on March 4, 2014 at 7:27 AM

Tim Post

Nobody emailed me, so you all get mugs instead. I might be stuffing some extra stuff in those packages.

Bart

@TimPost I'm all of a sudden worried about your obsession with elephant seals

badp

@TimPost How about "BEST CELEBRATIVE GIF"

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3ventic's Shadow

oh god

Jason C

Jesus

hichris123

10:25 PM

That's... not annoying at all.

Annonomus Person

Yay done!!!!

Tim Post

@JasonC That's NOT ... Jesus.

Jason C

@badp let me tone that framerate down No! Bring it back!

badp

There we go

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Jeff Gohlke

+1 needs more framerate

Bart

10:27 PM

Hurray for gif-induced seizures

Tim Post

I need moar Metallica after that.

Jason C

@badp Stop toying with us, man!

badp

@JasonC I HAD 6 SECONDS LEFT TO EDIT MAN

Jason C

Lol

3ventic's Shadow

At least that scrolls off the page pretty quickly..

Every time I open Google+ (yes...), I see this:

Jason C

10:28 PM

Haha, can that be the graphic on the deleted post page? ^

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ChrisForrence

That would warrant, fully, the D: emoticon

Jason C

And definitely replace meta with i.stack.imgur.com/32ep7.gif while its down.

Annonomus Person

@TimPost Hmm.... I guess I missed it by a landslide :)

Obviously, don't have animated GIF contests...

jadarnel27

Has anyone said "brown" during the split yet?

Tim Post

Yeah, they tend to lead to seizures.

jadarnel27

10:30 PM

BROWN

NWORB!

Yes, that too!

Oh, huh

@TimPost One man's epilepsy is another man's natural selection...

ChrisForrence

...or wait

Bart

10:32 PM

@JasonC shocking

Tim Post

yeah, umm.. that doesn't quite ... ah never mind.

Jason C

Sorry somebody hacked my account and typed that, probably because of heartbleed.

Anna Lear

sounds like a serious problem, @JasonC. my heart bleeds for you.

Jason C

@AnnaLear Haha, that's so thoughtful. Did I say "welcome back!" yet?

3ventic's Shadow

What kind of favicon will MSE have?

animuson

10:35 PM

Hopefully not one as horrific as the new SO/MSO favicons...

Anna Lear

5 hours ago, by Jason C

Haha, welcome back!

Yes.

;)

jadarnel27

I contacted a vendor today, to ask if their application (that my company uses) was vulnerable to the Heartbleed bug exploit. They asked me to contact my IT department. Good job, vendor tier 1 support!

ChrisForrence

Actually, outta curiousity, are "consecutive day" counts affected?

With the migration and all?

hichris123

hopes I get home by 8:30 EDT for the split

Jason C

Gotta run. Good luck with the split!

See you in 6-8.

Anna Lear

10:37 PM

You mean you gotta split. ;)

Jason C

@AnnaLear NICE.

badp

@3ventic'sShadow I reject your GIF and replace it with my own

Anna Lear

Make like MSO and split.

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Bart

@hichris123 if you do, don't directly look at the split. Either look at a reflection of it on a piece of paper, or look through a CD to protect your eyes.

hichris123

@AnnaLear You're quite punny today.

Anna Lear

10:38 PM

Thanks. I have my moments. :)

3ventic's Shadow

Late enough for puns already? Oh my..

hichris123

@Bart gets out tinfoil hat and unicorns

3ventic's Shadow

It's almost 2 am here

Annonomus Person

Possible duplicate: meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/96205/… — Annonomus Person 3 mins ago

Bart

@hichris123 and glitter. Don't forget glitter

Annonomus Person

10:40 PM

What about waffles?

Don't forget waffles.

badp

Are the waffles happening?

Bart

Waffles are always happening.

hichris123

Oh, @Undo finally decided to join us!

Undo

But are they happening for real this time?

@hichris123 s/decided/was released from speech club/

Bart

Well @Undo, if waffles but no one is there to see it, do they really happen?

Undo

10:42 PM

Yes.

and anyway, this time we're here to watch it. So waffles must happen.

Braiam

@Bart I will need to checkout to confirm

badp

so how long before the happening becomes a thing that happens?

roughly

Bart

6-8 happenings

badp

6-8x = x

x = 0

IT'S HAPPENING

Undo

uhhh...

6 != 0, @badp.

Bart

10:45 PM

Bro, do you even math?

2

6 NOT 0!

Who wrote 6?

who knows

yeah

0! = 1

Undo

probably some hacker that just discovered LiverBleed.

3ventic's Shadow

10:46 PM

obviously 6 is not 0!, because 6 is not 1

badp

Do you guys even know the extradecimal system?

3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 6-8

2

3ventic's Shadow

haha

Undo

:D

Manishearth

@Manishearth, thank you - this seems to proof your assumption. And glad you are right. — davidkonrad 36 secs ago

Annonomus Person

Wow cheap....

:)

Manishearth

10:47 PM

"assumption" -_-

Undo

say... why is there a banner on SO?

3ventic's Shadow

Because SO is about to go down for a moment

when the split happens

Undo

Thank goodness there isn't an ugly banner on my precious SR.

Annonomus Person

@Undo :) Technically it's not yours, it's your community's

Undo

MINE! ALL MINE!

goes on closing rampage

badp

10:48 PM

oooh mod abuse

3ventic's Shadow

Ban yourself again for eating marshmallows?

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Undo

heh

Some future SR mod is going to be really confused when they see that on my profile.

badp

it's okay, we can mod abuse your profile before that happens

Undo

:'(

Is "The MSO/MSE Split is soon underway"... grammatically correct?

You know what, I'm gonna ask on one of those Englishy sites.

Manishearth

it's not

Bart

10:52 PM

Nope @Undo. Needs an extra s for underways. Plural and such.

Manishearth

@TimPost ^ y u no gramar proparly

Undo

MUST ASK!

REP POINTS!

Manishearth

HULK ASK!

Annonomus Person

@Undo Hmm... someone needs to stop using sippy cups at work....

@Undo Greedy mod?!?!

Undo

YAY MEANINGLESS POINTS

badp

10:53 PM

No matter what happens, I'm bringing my giant "S"! And I'm gonna use it! — Jeff Atwood ♦ Apr 9 at 19:52

For the newer friends among us:

Dear Next Person Who Opens a Pluralization 'Bug', I will personally come to your house and bludgeon you to death with a giant S

Tweeted by codinghorror on February 1, 2009 at 2:33 AM

Undo

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Q: Is "The MSO/MSE Split is soon underway" grammatically correct?

We're in the middle of a historical time. Two creatures will be separated from each other. Waffles will be torn in two. Meta Stack Overflow will be split. This banner is currently being shown on Meta Stack Overflow and on Stack Overflow itself: The MSO/MSE Split is soon underway. Please be...