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1:10 AM
Good evening, everyone.
 
 
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5:42 AM
evening @MarkSzymanski
@Wil I've approved the rest
@nhinkle heh, you should've told 'em who posted the answer :P
@nhinkle did you ask your supervisor where did (s)he come across the info ?
hi @studiohack
 
@IvoFlipse what's your problem? lol and I don't even have a GF
and in all truth, we the moderators are slaves of the community, we do all the flags, the editing, the retagging, the wikis, and keep everything nice and clean for everyone else... :) @KronoS, @TomWij @nhinkle @BloodPhilia
and hello @Sathya :)
 
how goes @studiohack
 
I'm pretty good @Sathya, how are you?
 
@studiohack not bad..
 
SU is quiet right now...
 
5:58 AM
monday nights are so terrible for me...
 
yeah @KronoS?
 
ya my teachers always assign homework due on tues or wednesday... and tues is when labs are due...
 
oh that's no fun at all @KronoS
 
yA
 
pretty much all you do these days @KronoS
homework?
I hate times like that
 
6:06 AM
@studiohack hw, work, blog, wife... makes a man really busy
 
it does, it does. no argument there. don't worry about SU, that's the least of your problems, the mods will keep it up and running :)
do I migrate this to electronics.SE @Sathya?
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Q: DIY MIDI knob Controller

c00lryguyWhat would it take for me to build something similar to the mockup below?

hopefully the google chrome assignment from yesterday is complete @Sathya ;)
 
7:04 AM
@studiohack 2 short :( & yes you can migrate it to electronics
 
2 coming right up @Sathya :)
oh never mind. I'm out of votes again!
17 more hours.
 
:)
 
there.
still has cacheing issues.
 
7:30 AM
there you go. 101 @Sathya
 
7:54 AM
Hi guys, any Mac OS users around?
 
8:05 AM
nope sorry @Dragos
@MarkSzymanski could help you
But I believe it is 2 AM right now for him...
 
8:19 AM
hi @DMA57361 morning
 
beat me to it :) morning @Sathya, morning all
 
:)
 
urgh... system's down again :(
 
aw
FGITW - go!
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Q: Is there a browser addon to filter Google search results ?

SathyaIs there a way to block specific sites from appearing in Google search ? I'm looking for a browser addon ( preferably Google Chrome) - I don't want to create custom search engines or what-not Disclosure: This is intended to be a jeopardy, though I'm open to answers by anyone :)

 
8:41 AM
lol
 
what does FGITW mean @Sathya?
morning @DMA57361 :)
 
@studiohack Fastest Gun in the West
 
ahh, I tried Binging it, but no results
good to know :) @Sathya lol
 
a syndrome (on Q&A / forums / wherever) where user types in a one-line answer to dissuade other members from posting and then flesh out the answer in a leisurely manner
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Q: Is the fastest gun in the west solved?

wafflesIs the fastest gun in the west solved? Is it really a problem?

 
yeah I do that all the time @Sathya - is that considered a negative thing?
 
8:47 AM
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Q: Fastest Gun in the West Problem

Omer van KloetenI feel like there's a problem with Stack Overflow, as the amount of people prowling it increases. Each question's answers are sorted by descending score and then descending time of posting. This means that if a person sits down and answers a question in a long, thorough way, going through every ...

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Q: Can the fastest gun in the west phenomenon encourage addiction-prone behaviour?

Andrew GrimmI tend to do the majority of my answering of questions at one time of the day - soon after I get to work. I have a suspicion that if instead, I continuously checked Stack Overflow for new questions in my favorite tag (either using my browser or via some notification mechanism), I'd be more likel...

 
also, what do you mean by your question being a "jeopardy"?
 
@studiohack jeopardy means I'll answer my own question :)
> It’s also perfectly fine to ask and answer your own question, as long as you pretend you’re on Jeopardy: phrase it in the form of a question.
Jeopardy! is an American quiz show featuring trivia in history, literature, the arts, pop culture, science, sports, geography, wordplay, and more. The show has a unique answer-and-question format in which contestants are presented with clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in question form. The show has a decades-long broadcast history in t
 
ah, I wondered if that was it... :)
 
FGITW.. may/may not be a problem. I'm biased because I tend to do the same :P
 
yeah, frankly that's how I beat out higher-rep users in getting an answer in, especially if it is one that is pretty easy to answer, like:
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A: What is the quickest and best way to copy a 500 gig drive?

studiohackUse TeraCopy. TeraCopy is a compact program designed to copy and move files at the maximum possible speed, providing the user with a lot of features: Copy files faster. TeraCopy uses dynamically adjusted buffers to reduce seek times. Asynchronous copy speeds up file transfer between t...

My first answer was Use TeraCopy - then I fleshed it out; added links, more description and got 120 rep! :)
In the end FGITW boils down to "first come, first serve" IMO... but that depends on some factors like quality of answer and that kind of thing...
 
8:52 AM
@studiohack yep it's got lot more details than when I first saw :P
(btw - bing sucks :P )
@studiohack lot of the MSO questions on FGITW bring up the concern that answer quality might be low in trying to get the rep
 
Bing's okay for me...Google keeps changing my language because they think they're so smart - Bing leaves it alone
 
although as the community has shown, bad answers will get downvoted
 
@Sathya my answer is a case in point, I expanded it in the end...
@Sathya true, I agree
 
FGITW might be more prevalent on Super User, but it doesn't matter much - as compared to Stack Overflow
 
More people are wary of downvoting sometimes, because they want to hang onto their rep, and downvoting them costs something @Sathya
 
8:55 AM
@studiohack true.
 
especially when they are lower-rep users trying to reach privileges at 500/1K/2K/3K
@Sathya - after 3K, I've found that I don't care about rep so much anymore, and feel more free (wayyy more free) to downvote because I have lots of rep... and all the privileges (most of them)
 
@studiohack yeah I know I'm very much liberal in downvotes & bounties now
brb
 
brb for a while myself
 
9:38 AM
oo, there's a new "reviews" tab on profile->activity to see what suggested edits a user has accepted/rejected -- how long has that been there?
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9:54 AM
@DMA57361 fresh off the block
 
tag wiki's don't seem to work on it thou -- check your list out
 
well the review list is empty :)
 
...no it isn't...?
goto your profile -> activity -> reviews; that's what I'm talking about
 
10:18 AM
oooo
now I get it
 
nice catch @DMA57361!
 
lol, just stumbled across it tbh :)
hmmm, found out that this week I've got to choose my modules for next year...
 
modules?
do you mean classes @DMA57361?
 
probably
 
the review tab is nice! I like it
 
10:22 AM
@studiohack I was keeping a favorite locked to my last approval/reject so I could find my numbers, so this'll save me some effort
 
it will @DMA57361
 
hmmm, looks like my choice of module are, once again, somewhat restricted
there's only one combination that gives me the required 60credits for the year split 30/30 over the two semesters
 
good or bad?
 
meh, not entirely sure
the modules are "Computer Network Principles", "Database Programming and Administration" and "Image Processing"
 
sounds like a lot of tech classes
what degree are you pursuing @DMA57361?
 
10:30 AM
Computer Science
it's pretty focused on tech stuff
currently mid-way thru year 4 of 6...
 
ah yes...
oh a doctorate?
 
nope
normal undergrad BSc
I'm a part-time student so it takes longer
twice as long, in fact
 
true...yeah
 
meh, can't complain - I work full-time for the Uni and they're effectively sponsoring me on the course, so I don't have to pay any fees :D
 
nice @DMA57361! that's definitely a plus
 
10:33 AM
yeah, works out quite well for me really
 
that's awesome
 
Access Denied.
Access control configuration prevents your request from being allowed at this time. Please contact your service provider if you feel this is incorrect.
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stupid web filter
 
webpage blocking?
 
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Q: I have a collection of dead consumer grade routers, should I buy a real one?

Am I crazy for considering purchasing a Cisco 2621 for the house? I am familiar enough with IOS to set up a simple gateway router, I don't really need the experience. At this point, I'm a developer so my days of crawling through CO's and under desks are long past me. But I am really sick of cr...

 
blargh.
Dropbox is blocked at my job, but only the http://, not the httpS:// so I can get around it...
what's with the link @Sathya? ^^
 
10:40 AM
that's the page to which the message comes @studiohack
 
oh your webpage filter, @Sathya? because of the wording?
 
yeah
 
stupid
 
tell me about it
any thing with "pr.xy", "squ!d" gets that Access denied crap
it actually doesn't even exit the subnet, the local squ!d kills it
 
Image Processing @DMA57361 that sounds interesting :)
 
10:46 AM
@IvoFlipse yeah, could be :) and it at least means I'll get some programming in next year
 
that's photoshop and photography @IvoFlipse
 
lol yeah, photoshopping Justin Bieber
 
hahahahahaha
 
lol, not quite :P
 
I was looking at the cross-reference IP mod tools, and some users have been seen at the exact same IP as myself, what does that mean?
 
10:47 AM
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Q: Detecting a given face in a database of facial images

I'm working on a little project involving the faces of twitter users via their profile pictures. A problem I've encountered is that after I filter out all but the images that are clear portrait photos, a small but significant percentage of twitter users use a picture of Justin Bieber as their pr...

That you should drop Time Warner
 
@studiohack they use the same ISP as you and have at some point been given an IP you've previously used?
 
really?
Community has the same ISP as me?
Community is user -1
 
O_o erm
how odd
looking at mine
 
kinda fun to see the stats on our own profiles ;) @DMA57361
 
and the most frequent is shared with -1 as well
@studiohack indeed!
 
10:50 AM
but it is mod only, so it makes becoming mod worth it
I've been seen over 5000 times at my IP
my ISP is a pretty small Company...
 
@studiohack 1933 for me - at my Uni's IP - with a spread of multiple other IP's from home it seems
 
who buys their connection from a very large one
 
probably...
 
erm
 
@Iszi has been seen at my exact IP like 5 or six times
 
10:52 AM
127.0.0.1 is the third IP in my cross-ref list
that can't be right :P
 
that's SOIS
 
@studiohack indeed... so how was I seen from there?
 
it is 5th on my list @DMA57361
probably someone from SOIS showing up on my profile
shopping rec? or iffy?
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Q: Which High-End Monitor for professional photo editing?

DaroktharHi everyone, I'm looking for a good LCD monitor which could be used for professional graphic design and photo editing. It should be able to draw colors as close as possible to the printout. Someone recommended LCD from the brands LaCie or Quato. This ones are priced around 1,500.00$. I looked a...

#4 is Timeout which is 437 times
 
no timeout just means it couldn't get a valid DNS lookup
my most frequent (work/Uni) IP is listed as timeout
 
yeah...
I'll have to ask @Iszi where he lives...I'm curious if he is in the same IP as me
 
10:58 AM
shopping, kill it @studiohack
 
I left a comment for him to edit it
if not, kill it with fire
 
he's a goner soon
:P
hello @Shahriar
I got an upvote! yaya
 
ok, ok, I admit, it was me
hello @Shahriar
 
haha lol thank you @IvoFlipse ;)
 
sympathy upvotes :)
 
11:05 AM
yes, we're nice to each other, aren't we @IvoFlipse? mods stick together
 
indeed
but I sympathy upvote a lot of people ;P
 
some people just don't read
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A: Is there a browser addon to filter Google search results ?

Michael KJust use googles advanced search. I don't know where you are from, but the german advanced search is even better (more options).

 
11:24 AM
did you see my nice edit to randolphs answer? :P
 
The last line is a gem :P @IvoFlipse
 
Took me a while to twig what you did there @IvoFlipse
very nice
 
perhaps I should look up an example where they abuse Super User results
but this is fitting enough
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Q: How can I speed up an animation?

Ivo FlipseI'm trying to create a Matplotlib animation of my paw data, where you can see the pressure distribution on the entire pressure plate over time (256x64 sensors for 250 frames). I found a working example on Matplotlib's own site and managed to get it working on my own data. However the 'animation'...

probably should have asked that weeks ago, but can't change that now :P
 
lol, easy to decide that in retrospect thou
and haven't you got your own dog-paw tag yet? :P
 
11:51 AM
I should
[tag:Ivo-awesome-question]
 
lol
 
Lol
God, I hate being ill =(
 
what do you have?
 
Flu
 
btw @DMA57361, Ignacio's answer works, but for some reason, that doesn't work in my code :\
 
11:55 AM
I just hate being home bound
 
blargh @BloodPhilia
get well soon! :)
 
@IvoFlipse your computer can't render fast enough?
 
it works on the example code from matplotlib, just not on mine
 
@studiohack Thanks ;)
 
perhaps I'm not changing the value like I did in the example :\
beterschap @BloodPhilia
 
11:56 AM
so doing anything while you're sick @BloodPhilia? or just being lazy? :-)
 
@IvoFlipse Haha, dankje!
@studiohack Well, I've been in bed for the past 3 days... I finally got up today but everything hurts like hell!
And I lolled at this:
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A: What open source/cheap tools are available to create videos?

Michael KMaybe you have a look at Sourceforge first.

 
oh no @BloodPhilia!
 
yeesh
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Q: Proprietary vs open-source encryption/security software

Felix DombekI just had an argument with colleagues about the usefulness of Microsoft BitLocker drive encryption for keeping representatives of the state (FBI etc.) out of my data. They were convinced that vendors of proprietary software have backdoors in their algorithms which can be used in severe cases, i....

 
subjective!! argumentative! ugh
 
he should just use Python for the video :P
btw @BloodPhilia I asked them to delete the version on SO
 
12:03 PM
@IvoFlipse I flagged as well ;)
 
12:52 PM
Woohoo 95 left!
 
?
oh! 10K?
 
Ye :D
 
nice
can you hit the 10K today? or you capped?
 
No I could :D
If I answer a few questions more
 
only 55 now ;)
 
12:57 PM
LOL
only 55 now xD
@DMA57361 Thanks :D
 
np - only gave you a few to hopefully avoid tripping the vote fraud detector
 
@DMA57361 You're bad! =P
 
indeed!
 
@DMA57361 Well thanks anyway! XD
 
@studiohack ?
 
1:03 PM
25 :D
 
Few more for you there @BloodPhilia
:P
 
@Mokubai Tehee Thanks!
 
where do you live @Iszi?
 
I feel supported (H)
 
Let's make that 10k
 
1:04 PM
our IPs are cross referenced @Iszi
 
@studiohack Nowhere near any mountains, that's for sure.
 
okay then?
I would vote you @BloodPhilia, but I can't I'm out of votes for 10 hours
 
YAY, 5 more! I love you guys
@studiohack That's ok :D
 
awesome!!!!
 
Cheers for @BloodPhilia
 
1:05 PM
YAYYYY!
WOOHOO
 
@studiohack I was referring to the location in your profile. If you're actually close to any mountains, you're probably nowhere near me.
 
'gratz @BloodPhilia
 
I love you all :D <3
Thanks @Sathya
 
@BloodPhilia congrats
 
congratulations @BloodPhilia!!! :)
 
1:06 PM
@studiohack We'll be associated less often in the future though, I'm changing ISPs at home this weekend.
 
yesterday, by Ivo Flipse
thank you, I love you all as well ;P
 
I had to stop myself just saying "gz" there, damn I play too much mummorpeger...
 
Thanks @DMA57361 and @studiohack! :D
 
:P
 
stop it @Sathya
I helped in the past @BloodPhilia, so that counts ;)
 
1:07 PM
@studiohack True true :D And you wrote nice things about me :D
 
we Super Users sure love each other a lot :/
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hahahaha
 
atleast @BloodPhilia does :P
 
@Sathya is going lovesick
 
1:08 PM
Aww
 
@Sathya self referencing search!
 
How was your valentine's day? @Sathya =P
 
Wil
... I know it is silly, but have I missed the point? This is how you do a date :S
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A: How to insert date?

WilMake sure that the cell type is set to date, then type it.

 
I like your favorite word @BloodPhilia on your profile ;))
 
@studiohack Ghehe, it's been there ever since the elections XD
 
1:09 PM
it was awesome @BloodPhilia I spent the whole day with my true valentine
 
@Sathya Good good :D
@Sathya Why was I expecting this?
 
FAIL :\
 
@Wil lol, nice and concise, I think @Mokubai is probably thinking more along the lines of the asker thou ;)
 
@Wil I think @Mokubai hit it on the head.
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A: How to insert date?

MokubaiTo insert the current date, hold control and press the semicolon key. This will quickly insert the current date in a non-dynamic way. Control + ; will insert the date Control Shift + ; will insert the time.

 
I thought I'd been answer sniped there :)
How do I make those nice hotkey boxes tho?
 
1:11 PM
haha
 
Wil
ohh... That's good, I didn't know that shortcut! :) lol... delete or keep :s.... Well, I think it's funny!
 
<kbd>Winkey</kbd> @Mokubai
 
@Mokubai with <kbd> tags
 
@DMA57361 Yeah, that.
 
man, that's awesome that @BloodPhilia got to 10K! (which is why I got myself elected)
 
1:12 PM
@studiohack xD
 
ah well. certaintly isn't a humdrum day anymore for @BloodPhilia!
 
Awesome, thanks @DMA57361 @studiohack
 
Wil
Deleted my answer as I never knew those keys and it is good! :) +1 @Mokubai
 
hmm... I wonder what would happen if we recalc'ed @BloodPhilia's rep....
 
Wil
@DMA57361 EVIL
 
1:14 PM
indeed!
 
@DMA57361 erm I'd be on 10006
 
lol, nice :)
 
@DMA57361 And I just did a recalc XD
 
that +1 rep will make all the difference!
 
@DMA57361 I know right! :D
 
1:15 PM
@Wil I didn't immediately know the second hotkey, but I had a flash of deductive reasoning and an open copy of Excel to test it in...
I'd have kept your answer though, it was the most obvious option....
 
welcome @Mokubai :)
I agree with @Mokubai, @Wil.
keep it, or I shall undelete it
 
Wil
@Mokubai well, technically I was correct, but yours was much much better! I just deleted mine... That was good, I will use it in the future.
 
I'm off for now guys
 
@studiohack Bye bye!
 
have fun with your new humdrum powers @BloodPhilia :))
 
1:16 PM
cya
 
@studiohack Will do!
 
Wil
there we go, undeleted... (and edited).
 
@Wil and +1'd :)
 
Wil
that's a pitty +1 (but thanks!)
 
I just looked at your rep @Wil
shocked
 
1:19 PM
lol
 
Not pity, it's the most obvious answer, mine was just a shortcut....
 
Wil
@Mokubai ... I spend a lot of time here...
although less recently... been learning c# and looking for new jobs etc.
 
c# any good? I'm wanting to learn something more usable than Python, I hate Java (on principle), and want something that's not a massive pain to learn...
Ahhhhh, clippy!
 
lol
 
user image
3
Sounds like I need to be sectioned....
 
1:24 PM
I like that it changes the "I hate Java" to "you hate Java"
2
 
How do I get rid of him?
Oh dear....
 
press "no, thanks."
It's the chat easter egg for this room (or maybe all SU rooms?)
 
user image
5
 
@Mokubai that's awesome. I'm starring that :D
 
1:26 PM
I <3 this place
 
@Mokubai Haha :D Well it is awesome!
 
@DMA57361 that's courtesy @Balpha ;) @Mokubai
 
Clippy must be quite cleverly coded to deal with the "I" "How" and so on...
 
I'm trying to get rid of Clippy.
I want to know why isn't the No, thanks. button showing for me.
 
1:29 PM
@Nyuszika7H what browser you on?
 
Poor clippy!
 
@Mokubai you've kicked off a hate campaign against him!
 
HAHAHA
@BloodPhilia Can you @ yourself?
Haha, I guess you can
But I have to go! Bye guys! I'll be returning to bed, being ill... yay... =P
 
Hope you feel better soon @BloodPhilia
 
1:41 PM
@Nyuszika7H No, but you can use the message ID, like :511412.
 
Wil
@Mokubai sorry - got a lot of work on, I only really check here when I get a notification... I am loving c#
 
@Nyuszika7H Hi!
That triggers a sound (and maybe a desktop) notification, too.
 
Wil
charlespetzold.com/dotnet is the book I am reading, it is free and brilliant - I was never a serious c/c++ programmer (only know the basics), but it is still a very good book
 
@Wil Nice book, I'll have a flick through that at some point
 
Wil
@Mokubai It is very in depth/gets confusing... skip out the bits that get confusing and read them later as they suddenly make sense - or ask a question on SO!
 
1:55 PM
why can't our (my office) people use our database stored procs :/
 
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