Charcoal HQ

@Doorknob Meh, okay, after ES happens.

@hichris123 Heh, it's so fun to have a reason to annoy people :D

@Doorknob that is a masterpiece.

@Undo Lol thanks

I have been preparing it gradually through the weekend bit by bit

@Doorknob rofl

1:51 AM

>:D

@Doorknob Already upvoted it like ~8 hours ago.

[Blaze] answer flagged by Undo: stackoverflow.com/questions/13509090/…

I'm thinking about killing Blaze's account things and using this instead with local storage.

Then we can automagically flag things from the interface and use the person's username when flagging on chat.

no managing of passwords required on my part >:D

But... I like it better this way! :P

But flagging without opening the page!

And voting...

2:02 AM

Hmm, true...

2:15 AM

[Blaze] answer flagged by Undo: stackoverflow.com/questions/9620363/…

[Blaze] answer flagged by Undo: stackoverflow.com/questions/23189712/…

2:29 AM

[Blaze] answer flagged by Undo: stackoverflow.com/questions/4815785/…

[Blaze] answer flagged by Undo: stackoverflow.com/questions/18741703/…

[Blaze] answer flagged by Undo: stackoverflow.com/questions/23167229/…

Blaze seems lonely. :P

2:44 AM

@hichris123 I am.

@Blaze So what do you do all day?

Sit here.

Wait for someone to flag something

:(

That does sound lonely.

It is

You should answer stuff on Software Recommendations to pass the time.

2:46 AM

I should.

12:02 PM

@Blaze Don't listen to him; you should definitely post code golf challenges instead.

5:42 PM

[Blaze] answer flagged by Undo: stackoverflow.com/questions/14356393/…

[Blaze] answer flagged by Undo: stackoverflow.com/questions/22910342/…

@Blaze Killed that one.

6:41 PM

[Blaze] answer flagged by Undo: stackoverflow.com/questions/8321602/…

7:06 PM

[Blaze] answer flagged by Undo: stackoverflow.com/questions/4283261/…

7:41 PM

Oy.

8:13 PM

It's so lonely in here. :(

Oy

Oy.

Eeek! Serial upvoting!

where?

oh there's a link there

Yeah.

that'll get caught

8:17 PM

Does the script run on private betas?

yes

the script is all-knowing

you cannot hide from it

hides

wonders what the script will do to me

Hunt you down and report you to TL

9:07 PM

@Undo One way to get into TL... not actually join it but be mentioned :P

IIRC that doesn't work either

Hmm... :P

is surprised @Undo hasn't made his daily 'ES folk are lazy' comment yet

Meh

I haven't checked for the mod nomination post yet

@Undo Isn't it still in private?

yeah

9:11 PM

Dibs on writing it!!!

rofl

:D

gets popcorn

Say, @Undo can you hand me some TL popcorn?

They haven't posted it yet. So yes, those lazy ES people are still lazy.

@hichris123 No. That would break The Rules.

;(

I can't believe I actually have to get up and get popcorn!

Oh, SU's having their elections.

And guess who nominated.

9:13 PM

@Undo ... who?

Starts with an E.

Eeek!

Ends with an van Carroll.

superuser.com/election/3#post-744359

@hichris123 Not user "Eeek!"

superuser.com/election/3#post-744355

9:14 PM

@AnnonomusPerson No, he said "Eeek!"

Me favorite!

> meta questions: 4 / -28

rofl

@3ventic Some people :D

;)

Q: ArduinoUno+LcdKeypad+ArduinoWifi=Pins Problems

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i got some doubts, i wanna know if it's possible to conect those 2 shields on my arduino uno, after a research on internet, i discovered that they use some of the same pins, even so, still possible for me to conect the LcdKeypad and the ArduinoWifi on my arduino UNO(i know that if i would do it, ...

arduino-uno pins shields wifi

Sigh [Clicks edit]

9:46 PM

@AnnonomusPerson Lazy. You haven't written it yet. :P

@hichris123 You're in private!!! It's too early IMHO.

And helping a user for a last minute deadline

Q: Nominate temporary moderators for this site here

Eeek! Someone did some comment cleanup here:

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Update: At least some of the provisional moderators have now been appointed. For more information, see here: Pro Tem Moderators... Activate How do you become a provisional moderator for this site? Soon after the site launches into "public beta," the Community Team will appoint provisional m...

discussion moderation

FYI that was posted like a day or two into private beta. So if you're talking about early @Annon... :P

SR is... "special"

Undo posted an IMO it's way too early for this comment, but it's gone now. :(

A: ArduinoUno+LcdKeypad+ArduinoWifi=Pins Problems

10:05 PM

@hichris I'm going to copy the Arduino one and add a personal touch to it

0

So here are your needs: WiFi, which uses pins 4, 10, 11, 12, 13. I know you said that you don't need pin 4 since no SD, but because that pin switches on/off the SD card, if you use it at all, the SD card will be enabled. LCD, which uses pins 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. The standard Arduino LCD library ca...

@AnnonomusPerson k

@AnnonomusPerson I love having a Yun. :P

@hichris BTW do you have a post with characteristics that are specific to your site?

@hichris123 How is that related to that post?

@AnnonomusPerson ... what do you mean? Like a tagline/descriptive name?

@hichris123 combination of me and one of the others.

@AnnonomusPerson Then I don't need a WiFI shield.

Q: Who will be the Moderator? What attributes should they have?

10:08 PM

@hichris123 No like we had this:

3

As you guys know, the Moderators are usually chosen at the end of the Private beta period. Seeing that we have minimum 5 days left, I think it is the perfect time to outline what we would like to see in a moderator. A moderator needs to be someone who not only knows arduino inside and out, but al...

discussion moderation community-moderators

@hichris123 Ahh :P

@AnnonomusPerson No, we didn't have anything like that.

you don't need it

@AnnonomusPerson Yup, speaking of: I need cool things to do with my Yun. Suggestions?

@Undo I know, I just wanted to reference it if it's there

ah

10:10 PM

Why do I have to read the how to ask whatever thing on meta?!?!

Seems stupid IMHO

@AnnonomusPerson I dunno. :P

>How to Ask in Private Beta
Welcome to the private beta for Earth Science Meta Stack Exchange

The tone and quality of the questions asked during this seven day private beta are critically important.

If the private beta doesn't produce enough high quality expert level questions, it won’t proceed onward to the public beta. To help ensure your site makes it out of private beta, here are some tips:

Avoid “easy” questions

It’s tempting to start with easy, superficial questions: surveys, polls, and rudimentary questions like “what are some good books on this topic” or “what are the best blogs…

^^^ Meta?

eh?

... maybe they don't want you to ask easy meta questions? :P

@hichris123 One word: Glass

10:11 PM

@Undo When you post a question on a meta in private beta, you still get the How to Ask screen.

ah

@AnnonomusPerson Hmm... what would I use it for, though?

@hichris123 MAGIC!

Plants? IDK you're outdoorsy

Hmm... I see a good idea here:

a smart home thingy.

Tells you when to do stuff in your house.

Or ignore me :P

10:13 PM

i.e. Your plants need to be watered cough

Or just water it with the Arduino and give stats

True.

That would be cool.

10:31 PM

Almost done. @Undo can you nominate @hichris? I would do it, but then the post might seem unfair...

10:47 PM

@hichris On right now?

Would you be offended if I put this in my thread (nominations):

> I've said this to a couple different users, and one of them pinged me a few weeks after saying that I was right that moderatorship isn't all fun and games, when he didn't even get a diamond; he were working with another moderator on another site. :) He, like me at first [with an actual ♦], after that initial surprise still found it worthwhile helping the site.

@Undo is 6153 characters too long in your opinion?

@AnnonomusPerson I wouldn't be offended, but my question is do you need that in there? :P

Meh...

> ## A small note from a not so small mod: ##
**Being a moderator is tough work.** It seems like an easy job, but there is much more than you see from the surface. It's most disappointing IMHO when a user gets mad and leaves the site for good. It feels like, even if you followed "standard operating procedure", that you did something wrong. Don't get me wrong: it's one of the most amazing feelings to watch a community grow and know that if you weren't there [and no one filled your place], it probably wouldn't have been as successful. That + some occasional swag + talking to some devs (pretty…

@hichris It's building upon the thing that moderatorship [or whatever it's called :P] is tough work

@AnnonomusPerson Maybe just take out the *– Bart Feb 10 at 21:36* part.

Done

So layout: How do you become a provisional moderator for this site?, What do moderators gain?, Here's what you have to have to be a mod here:, To nominate:, A small note from a not so small mod, Optional template

reminds self that he needs to do homework

But SE! :P

@AnnonomusPerson Sounds good.

rofl

> The rest of the nominees are competing for one moderator slot, because the first one is going to be practically handed to you on a platter. It's well-deserved, I think. :) +1!

superuser.com/election/3#post-744382

10:55 PM

A bit long at 6211 characters, but IMHO it's necessary to do all of this this.

@AnnonomusPerson Could you pastebin the whole thing for me?

Just curious what it looks like.

Posting it in a few seconds, still want it in advance to proofread or just wanna see it?

@AnnonomusPerson Both. :P

## How do you become a provisional moderator for this site? ##
Soon after the site launches into "public beta," the Community Team will appoint *provisional moderators* from this community until the community is ready to hold its own elections (once it graduates from beta). This is the official nominations thread that SE will use for selection moderators.
****
## What do moderators gain?
> Candidates will be contacted and three of them will be selected to act
> as provisional Moderators until the community holds formal elections

Can't believe that fit :P

Looks good. :D

Not that long actually.

10:57 PM

Meh

Waits in TL

@AnnonomusPerson ... for?

Q: Provisional Moderator Nominations

Seeing if there's a SEer for CW and [featured]

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How do you become a provisional moderator for this site? Soon after the site launches into "public beta," the Community Team will appoint provisional moderators from this community until the community is ready to hold its own elections (once it graduates from beta). This is the official nominati...

discussion moderation moderators

YAY!

@Undo ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

@hichris123 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I vote @Undo writes nomination and @hichris edits it.

@AnnonomusPerson Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!

:P

Since I posted it, I don't think I should nominate someone. I'll, of course, support you but...

@hichris123 Undo writing it? I know.... it took me a while to get over the stress but it seems better when someone else writes it than you do... I guess it doesn't matter because our three mods on Arduino all nominated ourselves.... :/

Yeah, gotcha.

@AnnonomusPerson No, that was for the meta post. :P

11:03 PM

@hichris123 Ahh :P

IDK, I think @Undo would be just as strong making a comment in bold saying that he was about to nominate you himself.... just go ahead and do it.

I'll comment too.

Meh, I'm working on a paper right now. :P

How Android Tipped

opens book

Is it bad that all of my tabs but 3 (out of like 15) are SE?

Nope

@hichris123 Yeah... you need more SE tabs!!!! :P

I have 8 out of ~20

I have 2 out of 2

11:31 PM

returns

sigh

So @hichris123 around?

Yup.

hides

So let me explain something to you and @AnnonomusPerson.

Don't try to become a mod. It doesn't work. Trust me.

Just had to say that.

Because it would have saved me much trouble and heartache when I didn't get picked.

k.

Sounds like you want to quit @Undo :(

rofl

no

11:35 PM

goes back to working on paper

sigh

I just want to finish this paper!

Okay, now to write a certain nomination.

looks at stars

Vote journeymangeek for Super User moderator!

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@Seth Super User election. :P

Much better.

(you see, we pin things like @Seth and journeyman for mod)

goes off to mow the lawn

@hichris123 Great, except I can't star it :(

@Seth Nooooo!

11:37 PM

@Undo No?

Then I won't get to keep his full attention on SR :(

@Seth ... oh, right.

Uh.. so?

Not like SR needs much attention.

@Seth Repin then. :P

:D

11:38 PM

But I like seeing Journeyman handle all the flags on SR while I'm sleeping :P

Anyway, the lawn calls.

@Undo He'll still do that I'm sure.

Anyway, yeah. writes comment below his post

You don't get that many.

Flags that is.

true

but it makes me sad when I wake up to a big blue 8 :(

@naught101 They mostly got deleted to put it into one community-wiki post, instead of tons of separate answers (trivia: there were apparently 105 answers total, and 104 are now deleted)‌. — hichris123 52 secs ago

That's... a lot of deleted answers.

@Undo Then... don't sleep?

11:41 PM

there's an option

Except then I would die

@Undo Or would you?

wonders what SE site that could be asked on

I've already picked out my replacement recommendation in case I get hit by a bus, though.

rofl

That's... interesting.

Not official or anything :P

reminds self that I need to work on that essay

Meh, it's only due tomorow.

A: Provisional Moderator Nominations

11:46 PM

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hichris123 I don't think I need to say much. Over the last six months, I've worked extensively with hichris on the Charcoal project, and it's been an awesome experience. I would have no reservations in giving him an increased role on this site.

@hichris123 ^

@Undo The nice email from Pops was worth it. Honestly, that's one of the nicest and most encouraging emails I've gotten.

@Undo Eeek! :P

Pops is nice.

I still have that email in my inbox.

@hichris123 My advice if you accept: Keep it short and sweet, and mention your weaknesses.

reminds self to clean inbox

11:47 PM

is proud of his near-constant inbox zero

@Undo I'll wait a bit: don't want to procrastinate on this essay too much longer.

Good idea ;)

Sooner?

@Undo 77 emails. :(

I knew what you mean :P

Oh, and give yourself an upvote because I can't.

Q: What started the Dust Bowl, and could it happen again?

wonders why I typed sooner

@Undo Okay, fine! :P

1

Most of us know about the Dust Bowl, the huge storms of dirt and dust that swept across America in the 1930s, but what I'm wondering is: What actually triggered the start of the Dust Bowl Is it very likely that it will occur again?

geology storms

11:49 PM

@Undo Agreed :P I'll add something like that if I feel like it. And wait... why are you explaining that to me? I know that already!!!

^^ Interesting question.

Now work time!

> The simple fact that a few small things caused a revolution that would overthrow the iPhone in popularity is truly amazing.

@AnnonomusPerson Meh, just thought you'd get some value out of it :P

^ @Undo :P

@hichris123 wut?

@Undo From my essay. iPhone bashing FTW!

11:51 PM

Someone clearly doesn't have the ability to look at current stats.

@Undo Er... you want to link me to it?

sure

wants to read

@Undo It's not that good. :P

@hichris123 Hmm...

What was that email for?

(I still have my email, too :P)

0 inbox!!!

@AnnonomusPerson Just You didn't get a mod position; don't feel too bad about it basically.

> I'm just writing to say thank you for putting yourself up for consideration on meta and that I'm sorry you didn't make it in this time. You were a good candidate, the others just seemed to fit a little better at the moment. I hope this isn't too discouraging for you; I think you'll be really good for the site, even though you (for now) don't have a diamond.

11:52 PM

Ahh... SO?

@AnnonomusPerson Arduino.

Or Arduino?

Ahh Jinx!

@hichris123 can I edit it for you?

for grammars and whatnot?

@Undo Evil or not: accepting his nomination :P

or is that cheating?

@AnnonomusPerson evil

11:53 PM

AWWWHHHH!!!!! :P

@Undo rofl. Possibly.

But then my teacher will google it and say why did this appear in a chatroom?.

:P

points at purge history button

Or you could email it to me...

True.

As long as it's not in that micro-software format.

works on essay

@Undo eh?

11:55 PM

.doc(x)

Oh, Word?

me no like word

it means me would have to actually go to my other machine on which I put word.

michaelb958

I know, right. .odt for the win.

@michaelb958 Eeek!

@Undo You do realize you didn't need CW? ;)

@hichris123 Do ya use Turnitin.com or what?

@hichris123 For you to edit... do you have privs?

11:58 PM

@AnnonomusPerson Nah, we just turn in hard copies.

@AnnonomusPerson Yup, at least until the end of private beta.

So why would your instructor Google it?

@hichris123 Hmm....

@AnnonomusPerson ... because?

I dunno.

Glares @ @Undo

Okay, I really want a better meta.SE favicon. :(

michaelb958

@hichris123 You really should be expecting me to appear suddenly. I can travel at 900 km/h, you know.

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Preview About When Meta Stack Exchange finally split from Meta Stack Overflow (yay!), the shiny new Meta's icon was revealed to be the same as the icon used for stackexchange.com. This makes it a bit hard to tell which tabs are on which site by scanning the tab list. (It also made my Firef...

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