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12:16 AM
hmm
 
 
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1:49 AM
@JourneymanGeek Well, asking questions to get information that's not in the answer yet.
 
Is it 'wrong' to post an answer that is similar to another user's answer?
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Q: Simplest technique to collect text from websites into a program/single document?

verveI'm having trouble finding an efficient way to gather info I find while researching a particular topic on the web. First, I used to hightlight pieces of information and paste into Word but that wasted a lot of time since I have to click on Word; paste; close etcetera. Then I looked into Onenote...

 
@iglvzx not if your answer contains more information and is original. If you're copying them verbatim, or saying "yeah, so and so said something good, let me reiterate something that could've been a simple edit", then it's bad. But generally, it should be fine.
 
2:06 AM
@nhinkle In that case, my answer should be okay.
 
@iglvzx totally
 
@nhinkle I just didn't want to feel like I was 'stealing their limelight' or something.
 
2:28 AM
@iglvzx: as long as it isn't identical. In that specific case, i don't see any reason why that SHOULDN'T be an answer, since you effectively wrote a tool for the job, and there's no other way to post a block of information. It adds on, so... it seems fine to me
if its a tiny difference... I'd suggest comments, but this is fairly significantish
 
2:47 AM
@JourneymanGeek Thanks. Got it!
 
FYI all, the FAQ has officially been updates now.
 
@nhinkle Release notes, plz
 
@iglvzx release notes? Nah, you have to go see yourself.
there :P
 
@nhinkle Fine. lol
 
Hm. Info from the Windows 8 Blog on the upcoming Windows Store. Interesting.
also, they keep talking about the Windows 8 Beta... perhaps it's coming soon?
Aha!
> The Windows Store will open its virtual doors to consumers and begin allowing for submission of free apps for Windows 8 Beta in late February.
Wait... so Windows 8 beta doesn't come out in february, they just start taking app then? Hm.
 
2:52 AM
@nhinkle The search continues!
 
eheh
@nhinkle: a good amount of my questions involve small office issues... just worded differently ;p
 
A lot of news sources are interpreting that line as "Windows 8 will also launch in Feb 2012"
 
@JourneymanGeek "issues specific to corporate IT support and networks"
If the question applies whatsoever to non-corporate stuff, it's probably OK
 
@nhinkle: I know... note the eheh...
well, very small business stuff is almost identical to home stuff. just crappier
 
2:55 AM
Haha. Sadly, that's pretty true sometimes.
 
is currently wondering if i should keep the case should one of our...8ish year old systems keels over
since i think almost nothing else is salvagable for use in a modern system, right down to the power supply
@nhinkle: lets see. consumer grade router. Bunch of random rather old consumer grade DIY whitebox systems running almost no specialised industry related software (which mildly baffles me, we should have some cool engineering shit!).
 
 
13 hours later…
3:37 PM
What close reason to use for questions like these?
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Q: What is a filesystem

P_QObviously this is an embarrassingly n00b question, but I don't really know what it means. I mean I have used WIndows since childhood, and when I hear the phrase "windows filesystem" I think of directories (folders) within directories, a folder called SYSTEM, a folder called PROGRAM FILES etc. Is ...

This is basically a question where no research has been done. Reading the first paragraph of the first search result would be sufficient...
 
3:54 PM
Nevermind, he asks for clarification...
 
4:36 PM
@TomWijsman Where did you get all those pretty graphics!? :P
 
@iglvzx: I linked to it at the beginning of that section.
I hope I can get past the other user, he is only doing a comparison and further confuses that a file system is more about the directory lay-out.
While a file system really refers to the internals.
Time for a sneaky comment...
 
@TomWijsman lol, well, I gave you a vote. I found your answer to be very clear
@TomWijsman Found a typo: help agaist fragmentation
It's a one char. edit, so I figured it'd be faster for you to edit it, rather than have me submit it to be reviewed. >.<
 
5:19 PM
@iglvzx Fixed now. Went to eat before you mentioned me... :)
 
 
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7:21 PM
Haha. Windows can't make up it's mind on how to spell 'disc':
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A: How do you keep the DVD drive from opening when you get the message "please insert a disk into drive"?

iglvzxYou can effectively stop the 'rude' auto eject behavior by disabling the built-in CD burning settings. Before: Context menu (notice the Burn to disc option). When we double click the drive, this message pops up and the disc tray pops open! >:( After: CD Burning has been disabled. Whe...

 
 
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8:29 PM
Okay...decided to switch the laptop to Chromium instead of Firefox. Anyone know anything about building chromium?
 
@SimonSheehan Which OS?
 
@iglvzx Windows
 
Did you read the official instructions?: chromium.org/developers/how-tos/build-instructions-windows
 
It says "Visual studio express" .... which one?
 
@SimonSheehan Did the download link they include not work? download.microsoft.com/download/a/5/4/…
 
8:33 PM
oh its C++, heh.
 
:D
 
Okay, installing that..
 
I have not tried building Chromium. I just found that page with a quick search
 
Cancel that though - I found the mini installer.
 
8:42 PM
Nope...was off some other site, works anyway though.
 
Ah.
 
Hm. I guess that is the latest stable version, as opposed the a nightly?
 
Yeah, seems so anyway
Still silent updates
 
9:11 PM
Can some one explain to me how this answer is a real answer?
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A: What are the differences between a BDrip and a BRrip when downloading videos?

JackI had seen on Yahoo Answers where a numbskull had written an answer to the same question, saying they were both the same and it was just the way we called it! BLU RAY disc Rip (BRRip) BLU ray DISC Rip (BDRip) all the same, thanks.

 
@soandos It isn't a real answer :p
 
Well that is what i flagged it ask
*as
and it was declined...
here was the message: declined - flags should not be used to indicate technical inaccuracies, or an altogether wrong answer
 
Oh, I just flagged it myself.
 
but that is not why I flagged it. I flagged it because it had nothing to do with answering the question
 
What'd you flag it as @soandos ?
 
9:14 PM
not an answer
 
cringes as he waits for his flag weight to drop :(
 
not an answer – 2 days ago declined - flags should not be used to indicate technical inaccuracies, or an altogether wrong answer
I just noticed
 
That's harsh
But I kind of see their point. Even though it's wrong, it is an answer.
 
I really hate when my flags get declined for no good reason (recalls earlier...)
 
@DanielBeck Well they could see its an issue though, perhaps being "Very low quality".
 
9:15 PM
How its it an answer?
 
@SimonSheehan That's what down votes are for.
 
@DanielBeck true true.
Hopefully this doesn't drop me by 20 points or anything.
 
@soandos Aaaah OK. This is a weird post.
 
?
He is saying that he agrees with the other answer and that yahoo answers is wrong
to me, that is not an answer
 
He doesn't actually say "Some guy on Yahoo answered the same question: Both are the same thing".
@soandos True.
 
9:17 PM
So is it a valid flag to call it not an answer?
 
@soandos IMO, yes. But remember, diamonds are human too.
Related:
 
I don't mind them having different opinions that I do
 
Let's see how they respond to my flag..
 
or that they sometmes make mistakes
 
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Q: Revoking flag validity decisions

Daniel BeckI request that a feature be added that allows flag validity decisions (no idea what it's called, these "deemed valid", "deemed invalid" things) to be changed at least within a few days of the decisions, either by the moderator who responded to the flag, or any moderator, undoing the flag's change...

If it's not really obvious that a post is wrong, I always select other and write an explanation like "not an answer, as the user is obviously an idiot"
 
9:20 PM
@DanielBeck No response, hmm... Considered moving it to MSO?
 
I recall reading this when i had a bunch declined at the end of the summer
 
That's intended to trigger some thinking process in the mods. Processing flags with the same default text all the time must be beyond boring.
 
@SimonSheehan I don't think any mods are on now
 
@soandos I think there's always a mod around :p
They just aren't always in chat.
 
Adding some explanation to the flags works in my experience. Could be just that @studiohack (who I know processed some of my flags with extended explanation) is a great guy, but I'll keep doing that anyway.
 
9:22 PM
I'm not sure. I mean they have other things to do, no?
 
@soandos Of course, but my point is that we don't really know when they are and aren't here.
 
True
 
They're pretty spread out time-zone wise, so there's almost always one on.
 
btw, what percent of flags are marked invalid?
 
We don't have access to statistics like that
 
9:23 PM
@DanielBeck, do you have access to that?
 
I doubt even mods have access to those stats.
 
Why?
 
It's not really something that needs to be kept track of. They can view our flags, but there's no overall total I've ever heard of.
 
@soandos To what? Who processed the flag? No, we chatted about it.
 
9:24 PM
No, not who processed them, but what they were processed as, and were they valid
 
@soandos Well, my personal stats of course, but that's it.
 
what percent do you mark invalid?
(if you don't mind saying)
 
313 moderator attention flags
1 waiting for review
306 deemed helpful
6 declined
 
so 2%?
 
I have three declined flags, all of which I mention in the Meta topic.
 
9:26 PM
no, i mean that you declined
(i thought 10k+ or 20k+ could act on flags)
 
@soandos I am not a diamond moderator.
 
That's diamond mods, not 10K+
 
@soandos We can dispute flags, i.e. disagree with them.
No idea how much rep that requires.
 
10k I think
 
I think a dispute cancels a flag.
 
9:27 PM
@DanielBeck It does
 
Yeah, it does
I have one
 
But you can flag the same post again after a dispute. Not possible after it's been declined.
Or at least it wasn't when I tried a while ago.
 
huh
 
It actually records both flags of mine that are disputed, and those of others I dispute.
The whole flagging system works rather well IMO.
 
9:30 PM
how many have you disputed (just curious)
 
@soandos I have disputed three flags, one on this topic, unfortunately it does not record what the original flag was, only that I disputed it.
 
ah, o
*ok
 
Two others were not an answer on non-technical answers to this question.
 
ok, but its not that common?
 
I posted the reason for the disputes (in a way) here.
No idea -- I don't use the /review tools nearly enough.
Or what are you referring to?
 
9:34 PM
I mean disputed means that you and a mod disagree about a flag?
 
@soandos No. Two regular users disagree.
If I flag something and a diamond disagrees, it's rejected.
 
got it.
 
You'll find all three of my rejected flags linked in the Meta topic I mentioned earlier.
 
Right, I saw that.
 
And the disputed flag count in my stats is both others disputing my flags, and me disputing others' flags.
 
10:01 PM
@DanielBeck what's going on? something about me being a great guy but flags aren't working or?
 
@soandos My flag was accepted
Also hello @studiohack
 
hey @SimonSheehan - what's up? and FYI, I'm around 90 percent of the time :P
 
@studiohack Nothing much :P And yeah, I figured you might be ;) Even I'm on at school these days (WIFI!)
 
@SimonSheehan lol
 
@studiohack Productive waste of time.. Just like my project tomorrow: playing minecraft.
 
10:04 PM
@SimonSheehan does that have to do with some kind of hw project you mentioned earlier? :P
never played minecraft :P
 
@studiohack Yep :P But i dont consider it work - too much fun
 
@SimonSheehan of course :P
 
How about you @studiohack? whats new
 
blarg, not much. :P looking for free stuff online, I'm that bored. got some stickers, pens, flash drives...even a hat and keychain... ;P we'll see if it comes @SimonSheehan haha
 
@studiohack Yaaay free stuff
 
10:07 PM
@SimonSheehan lol :P
 
@studiohack Flags are working for me.
@studiohack And all you had to do to get free stuff was..?
 
@DanielBeck oh, just stupid websites online that offer a free keychain if you give them an email and an address (fake email, of course)
Free OpenDNS stickers, here for example: hunt4freebies.com/free-opendns-stickers
 
I missed the tiger in the cafeteria today, so annoyed :/
Damn you first aid course!
 
@SimonSheehan Pics or it didn't happen.
 
10:23 PM
@SimonSheehan no way! sweet!
 
I missed it though! I was stuck in a first aid course D:
Although last year I met a lemur and a porcupine
 
@SimonSheehan Wow nice
 
Haha yeah. Crazy things happen.
 
Canadians... :P
 
Oh... maybe it got interesting
Seeing a 19 year old zoo worker get attacked by a tiger cub at HT in the caf.. not a problem.. not a problem at all. #okay
 
10:52 PM
The mystery continues!:
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Q: Why would Chrome/IE not persist cookies but Firefox works just fine?

TheCloudlessSkyA user of our application has IE8, Chrome 15 and Firefox 8. When the user logs into our application (or any web application that uses cookies to persist the login state) with Chrome or IE, they are immediately redirected to the login page. However, this works fine in Firefox. I've triple-chec...

 
11:18 PM
 
@SimonSheehan so your flag worked?
 
@soandos yes
@iglvzx Oy vey? Is that a song reference? :P
 
This is very frustrating....
 
@soandos Different mods, different decisions
 
@SimonSheehan No. It's a Yiddish saying similar to "Oh, brother."
 
11:31 PM
@iglvzx Oh okay. Yiddish? Haven't heard anyone say it outside of the song Oy vey
 
@SimonSheehan I have a Jewish friend. lol
 
@iglvzx haha.
 
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?
 
@TomWijsman Hm?
 
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A: Is a file system just the layout of folders?

Tom WijsmanJust the layout of the folders? Sounds too good to be true... Let's take the FAT32 file system as an example. I can install Windows XP on it, but I can also use it as on a memory card. On a memory card, you don't have those folders that you sum up. So... Don't confuse the directory lay-out of ...

 
11:35 PM
Great answer @TomWijsman
 
Yay! Reputation-riding...
 
@TomWijsman Whats that?
ohhh
 
@TomWijsman Haha. My very first answer here was just a couple of sentences and I rode to the top with 46 votes
 
@TomWijsman didn't you just hit your cap?
 
I typed that answer in a hurry, kind of like "I want to explain a lot, but I have other work to do".
 
11:36 PM
46
A: What does wwws mean?

iglvzxwwws and www are subdomains. They have no special meaning to a browser, other than the fact that they are part of a larger domain. http://, ftp://, and https:// are examples of protocols, which do have special meaning and function.

 
@soandos Dunno, what is the cap limit?
 
It's not a bad answer. It just felt like "WELCOME TO SUPERUSER! WE LOVE YOU ALREADY!" Haha
 
200
per day
not counting accepted answers and bouties
 
@SimonSheehan The thing is that I don't think it's great myself, my first intention was to close that question due to lack of research. It could be so much better, but I had urgent work to do so kept it short...
 
11:39 PM
@TomWijsman Haha
 
And well, if the existing answers confirm a thought that's wrong then you have to jump in before someone accepts incorrect information.
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A: Is a file system just the layout of folders?

CharlieRBYou pretty much got it! Here is the Webopedia explanation.

 
that is not an answer ;p
 
@JourneymanGeek converted to comment. :P
 
@JourneymanGeek You pretty much got it. Check out the FAQ.
 
:P
@studiohack Beat me to flagging! :P
 
11:47 PM
@SimonSheehan wouldn't want you to get some flag weight ;)
 
I kid, I kid. I made some mistakes when I was brand new here too. :)
 
@studiohack Haha. I'm still aiming for 750!
Only need another 200 flags
 
@SimonSheehan that's nothing ;P
 
@SimonSheehan Woot!
 
@studiohack 706...getting there ;)
 
11:48 PM
@studiohack, is there any news on @DanielBeck 's idea to make flag decisions not final?
 
@soandos I have no idea
 
@soandos No worries! In 11 minutes I will get a new reputation cap... :D
 
@soandos That's not really the site mods choice - its up to the SE team
 
Hence me asking for news, and not will they implement it
 
lol
@iglvzx: I've been commenting on non answers for quite a while ;p
hm
superuser.com/questions/365791/… this considered obscure hardware?
 
11:55 PM
@JourneymanGeek Sorta... whatever it is, its a shopping question :p
 
@SimonSheehan: well, i'll answer it as a comment ;p
 
@JourneymanGeek I just did a quick search on the Google, and I found many keyboards with retractable cables. It should be closed.
 
hmm
most of what i can find seem to be 'enthusasist ' keyboards ;p
 

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