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People are allowed to have multiple accounts as long as they don't use them to vote for themselves. There are mechanisms in place to identify this sort of behaviour and steps taken - usually merging the accounts, but it can lead to suspensions. I suspect in the cases you link to though people a...

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A: How should sockpuppets be handled on Stack Exchange?

How can I be sure I'm looking at a sockpuppet? You can't ever be 100% sure. What you think is a sockpuppet could in fact be my good friend Nog Shine, who loves everything I write, copies my writing style, and uses my computer to vote and post stuff when I step away for coffee. But in practice, ...

basically voting for you self is the #1 don't do with another account

ByteCommander

Okay, got it.

What about approving edits?

Lucio

12:35 AM

nice think ;)

Seth

hmm, what to do with this:

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Q: Abnormal behaviour of malloc() fuction?

I was playing around with alloc functions in my Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit, gcc version 4.8.2 (Ubuntu 4.8.2-19ubuntu1) and found that malloc returns memory with initializing it to zero. Which is quite weird as it should not initialize and the returned memory block should be uninitialized. The code is a...

gcc c

Doesn't seem Ubuntu related.

Lucio

@Seth nice question

ByteCommander

Basically, as I may edit without approval in my 1st account, I should also be able to approve those edits I did with my bot. Or also not?

Mateo

@ByteCommander um, no. probably not. that would be bypassing the review process

ByteCommander

But an edit that would have no need to be reviewed if done by account 1 should not have the need for a deep review when it's done by account 2 either - just referring to content.

If there is another reason I will probably agree, but just because of review is fun?

RPi Awesomeness

12:38 AM

Seriously. I had no idea that lunar/space exploration was so awesome. I thought it was cool that we had landed people on the moon, but I didn't realize there were so many that landed. We need to get back on the space exploration band wagon...

Mateo

@ByteCommander still gaming the system, we have had some do that to bump their own questions before...

ByteCommander

Okay, I won't. Convinced. :-/

Mateo

basically the stuff you are doing for rep pretend that your accounts don't even know each other and would never interact

hbdgaf

Yeah, don't do anything that ever earns rep or bumps a question through automation.

ByteCommander

Ok...

hbdgaf

12:43 AM

Think of it as "those are the don't be a dick rules" and "don't be a dick rules apply"

bbl

I got it.

l8rz @Lucio

twitter.com/Space_Station/status/587709022763089921/photo/1

^ is way different from the space command on the Apollo missions.

Dangit. I want Moon/Mars colonization to happen.

ByteCommander

Ah, now my Bot has 25 anyway. That's enough to start working with it...

hbdgaf

12:47 AM

@RPiAwesomeness You want the colonization to happen. I want to find out it already happened and now I get to join the party ;)

RPi Awesomeness

@hbdgaf Yeah. That too :D But I'll be fine with the colonization & video/pictures to start :D

Also. Ouch, why hadn't NASA updated their Mission Control Computers in 2013?

That looks like some monitors/phones from the 90s/early 2000s and WinXP ...

Nathan Osman

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Q: Configuring Exim on Debian to authenticate using only a password?

I am attempting to configure Exim in such a way that clients who wish to relay email through the server must supply a single passphrase. The file /etc/exim4/conf.d/auth/30_exim4-config_examples contains the following configuration lines commented out: # plain_server: # driver = plaintext # p...

debian password exim

ByteCommander

Going to bed now... Night everybody! o/

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1:03 AM

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Q: Is this the type of question we want to be answering here?

I stumbled across this question today and afterward noticed that the phrase "Be nice" no longer seems to appear in the code of conduct. This seems to be a rather mean and spiteful trick to play on someone and most certainly not nice. I can see how it might be considered amusing, but it still seem...

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RPi Awesomeness

"Developed by the Italian Space Agency in collaboration with coffee company Lavazza and engineering firm Argotec, the special zero-gravity coffeemaker – dubbed the “ISSpresso” – is intended as a morale-booster for the crew."

Hah

TheX

1:25 AM

@RPiAwesomeness why is my pi taking so long to come in the mail?!?!?!

Lucio

@RPiAwesomeness wrong link?

@ByteCommander night bot/human

user3130747

Is it obvious to anyone why this script only copies dot files? paste.ubuntu.com/10819703

here's a different version : paste.ubuntu.com/10819708

Lucio

1:41 AM

@user3130747 I did think it was SOURCE DEST

user3130747

@Lucio oh crap! thanks, I hope I've not done anything bad with that :/

Lucio

yeah, I think you are safe :)

user3130747

@Lucio dd wouldn't be so forgiving :)

Lucio

ikr

user3130747

i thought my ~/ was gone for a sec then, scared to look! it all seems to be there though, phew

RPi Awesomeness

1:58 AM

@Lucio Nope. Look at the pics

@TheX #BlametheNSA

TheX

2:17 AM

@RPiAwesomeness i made my wife order it yesterday (because I was too lazy to log into Amazon myself) and got two day shipping. It should be here already dammit!

Lucio

@RPiAwesomeness I see w7 there

and those monitors are pretty awesome actually

as you start working with them, you get used to and can't go back

Nathan Osman

Looks like XP to me:

Lucio

Hey dude, you have a very precise view to be a penguin.

Seth

When Nathan was 12 he was a Precise Penguin :P

Lucio

hah, I saw that penguin wearing glasses

@NathanOsman have you played with xvfb?

today was my first day with it and it looks like magic!

Mateo

2:35 AM

@NathanOsman wow, they didn't even bother to take it down to "classic" mode and stop the theme service so it would run better :/

Nathan Osman

I'm afraid I haven't used it.

@Mateo Despite the age of the operating system, I'm sure it was running on high-end hardware so it probably didn't make a huge difference.

Mateo

still would look way better on the main mission control screen...

RPi Awesomeness

@NathanOsman That was my thought

@Lucio I was referring to the type of monitors. When I first glanced over the picture & posted that message I thought they were CRT monitors. Once I looked closer I saw that they were newer. I wish I had the money to do a dual/triple monitor setup :P

Mateo

that is one thing I always do for machines that have a use other than "look cool for a normal user"

RPi Awesomeness

@Mateo And that. I noticed that it wasn't even a full screen app, Window decorations and all :D

Mateo

2:39 AM

that isn't so bad, if you have two things on quick toggle

Nathan Osman

Lucio

Nathan Osman

1.. 2.. 3.. 4.. 5.. 6...

Lucio

^w7 With an awful theme for your placer

RPi Awesomeness

@Lucio That one is, yes

Mateo

2:40 AM

@Lucio yeah, that guy knows how to rock xp, he turned off the theme ;)

Lucio

haha

Nathan Osman

^-- that one looks like Vista

Mateo

or the tiles turned off on 7...

Nathan Osman

Can you turn off the tiles?

I didn't know you could do that.

In that case, it's probably Win7.

Mateo

sure, I can get win7 to almost be like xp by turning off all the theme stuff

actually that might be what the other guy is doing

yeah, he still has tiles

RPi Awesomeness

2:43 AM

Perhaps.

Nathan Osman

This guy didn't even try:

That's XP if I ever saw it.

Lucio

xD

Nathan Osman

Looks like a really old Thinkpad too.

Lucio

and the user's 5'8"

Nathan Osman

I feel like we're playing "Where's Waldo" with this image.

Mateo

2:45 AM

nasa.gov/content/meet-the-swarmies-robotics-answer-to-bugs/…

Lucio

lol

Nathan Osman

Try to find the hidden items that are out-of-place :P

RPi Awesomeness

@NathanOsman lol

Wut

I guess I had started to type something earlier and it just managed to work totally on accident.

Nathan Osman

Okay, found something obviously out-of-place:

A baseball bat???

Lucio

O.O

Mateo

2:48 AM

RT It's that Ubuntu in the foreground? Actually, it's Linux everywhere. https://plus.google.com/+LuisAlvaradox/posts/cXXS7tuNVNw http://t.co/IESB4YweB1

Tweeted by luisalvaradox on April 9, 2015 at 1:12 PM

Nathan Osman

Goes looking for a Piñata...

Mateo

CERN know how to do it :)

TheX

Will someone put me to bed?

Nathan Osman

I almost don't know which of those two represents the greatest technological accomplishments - sending things to space or precisely smashing insanely-small particles at ridiculously high speeds.

@TheX GO. TO. BED.

That will be $5.99 + tax.

TheX

@NathanOsman buried need a snuggle buddy.

Nathan Osman

2:53 AM

Then that will be $21.99 + tax.

Seth

Is that US or Canadian dollars? :p

Nathan Osman

I'll happily take either :)

Plane makes emergency landing in Seattle after worker heard trapped in cargo hold; worker 'appears okay' - @AlaskaAir http://bit.ly/1aXIOVT

Tweeted by BreakingNews on April 13, 2015 at 10:43 PM

TheX

I only have pesos. 21.99 pesos.

Nathan Osman

That would be kinda creepy.

Runs off to check the current exchange rate...

Mateo

21.99 yen :)

Seth

2:57 AM

@NathanOsman Wrong answer! but I'll spare you the Monty Python clip :P

@Mateo That's like nothing!

I can't even buy a chess set for less than ~1200 yen.

@NathanOsman You can say that again D:

Mateo

maybe almost a pizza?

TheX

21.99 pesos equal 1.43 USD

Seth

Hey, I know I'd be happy with a pizza for simply talking to someone ever the internet.. lol

Mateo

I meant 1200 would almost be a pizza ;P

Seth

oh lol

I guess 21.99 would get me a piece of pepperoni?

TheX

3:01 AM

You can't even buy a soda for $1.43

Mateo

@Seth if you are lucky to find someone willing to trade

about .17 cents :)

it almost seems like an easy way to skip the decimal point with that system

since 20 would be like cents

TheX

I remember when I went to Mexico and gave the lady at the gas a USD and I walked out with 4 two litter bottles of my dew.

I thought I got a good deal and she got a thousand pesos 10:1 exchange rate back then.

Mateo

200 would be dollars for us

TheX

They told me I was getting ripped off but I was like "ITS A DOLLAR"

Seth

hahahaha

TheX

3:06 AM

How do you haggle over a dollar lol.

Seth

It's almost sad though..

Lucio

@TheX heh, everyone was happy

TheX

You can't buy a 2 litter bottle of my dew on the other side of the boarder for 25 cents.

Mt. Dew

Seth

lol I was wondering why "my dew" was exactly xD

Nathan Osman

Is Kodi the only AirPlay-compatible receiver for Linux?

TheX

3:09 AM

@NathanOsman only one that I know of.

Mateo

I remember there used to be 3 liter bottles of the generic stuff at our grocery store, ah the 90's were an awesome time

TheX

There is an upscale restaurant here that serves Rc cola.

Nathan Osman

I can't drink pop, so...

TheX

I haven't had soda in 2 years.

Nathan Osman

See? We're both healthier for it.

TheX

3:11 AM

No more heart burn anyways.

Nathan Osman

(As healthy as a penguin can be, of course.)

@TheX Ouch.

TheX

I just don't understand a restaurant that has 15-20$ plates and serves Rc cola

I drink so much water anymore my urine is nearly clear.

Speaking of which I need to go pee

Mateo

that and the half gallon jug that you could get at 7-11, that was awesome

TheX

No 7-11's here.

Seth

I don't drink soda either..

With the occasional exception.

Which I usually later wish I hadn't made.

Speaking, I'm going to go make a smoothie.

Mateo

3:20 AM

@TheX huh, oh yeah, they get denser as you get closer to the city

with an unusual added cluster of stores right about where I am... strange

Seth

@Mateo Just for you! ;P

We've got quite a few around here too.

Mateo

mmm, soda.

Seth

I usually manage to make July 11th one of my exceptions and I head over there ;P

Mateo

yeah, you do have some over there

they are just around the major cities, interesting

Seth

my location has been compromised >.<

Nathan Osman

3:25 AM

I get my sugar from iced tea.

Seth

@NathanOsman mm, iced tea.

Mateo

@Seth lol, but the stickers were worth it?

Nathan Osman

I also get my caffeine from there :P

Seth

btw did you hear about the guy who got kidney failure from drinking a gallon of iced tea a day?

Nathan Osman

No, please don't tell me about this :(

Seth

3:26 AM

Apparently black tea has this chemical that will clog your kidneys if drunk in too large quantities.

Nathan Osman

I very, very rarely have more than one cup in a day.

And this is the first cup I've had this year.

Seth

@NathanOsman The doctors said it wasn't a huge deal as long as you don't, well, drink a gallon a day for a couple of years like this nut.

Nathan Osman

Usually I drink lots in the summer.

Yeah, I'm sure anything is toxic in high enough quantities.

Seth

You should try green tea though. Really nice supplement when black becomes too much.

Nathan Osman

Even water.

Seth

3:27 AM

@Mateo Definitely :P

I'll just have to move now :P

@NathanOsman well yeah. I forgot people don't drink that these days.

I guess I'm weird.

Nathan Osman

I drink lots of water. That's almost always what I have when I eat out.

It's (a) cheap and (b) guaranteed to be something I like.

Mateo

I buy fizzy water, got used to it in italy

Nathan Osman

But... I can't drink carbonated beverages. At all.

Mateo

aw :/

Nathan Osman

For some reason, it reacts violently with my tongue and produces an extremely painful burning sensation.

Mateo

3:31 AM

woah, this just happened and I missed it: foodbeast.com/news/711-byoc

Nathan Osman

I've occasionally been served carbonated beverages by accident and as soon as it touches my tongue I know right away what happened. And then the pain kicks in.

Mateo

yikes, that is not good

Nathan Osman

Yeah, but this way I avoid a lot of sugar and fewer problems at the Dentist. So I guess it's a blessing in disguise.

Mateo

true

Journeyman Geek

0_0

Seth

3:49 AM

@Mateo WHOA

That would never work around here I think, even when they give out the free tiny cups the machine are always empty..

SmokeDetector

5:12 AM

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A.B.

6:20 AM

Thank you to everyone who helped me. I now have 2000 points. That is fun.

Rinzwind

@A.B. come back when it is 20k >:-DDDD

A.B.

7:09 AM

:P :)

SmokeDetector

8:06 AM

[ SmokeDetector ] Offensive body detected: Fastest/easiest way to install any linux distro (ubuntu, mint, whaever) on windows 8 by keont on askubuntu.com

Fabby

@SmokeDetector Offensive words removed.

A.B.

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Q: How can I create an infinite login loop for a specific user?

Well I know the question is weird, but i have a user "Bob" and I want only bob's account to be stuck in infinite login loop. Please note I don't want to get out of a login loop..I want this particular user to be stuck in infinite login loop. How do I do this?

login

Faizan drives me crazy.

Fabby

To any mod: Now that I can see deleted answers (haven't found you how to undelete) what do I do with this one? Perfect answer but shows that the OP didn't read the duplicates well enough... Deleted out of shame?

fossfreedom

@Fabby - possibly - you could drop a comment as to why they deleted - if it is answered or not - or just whether they wish to close the Q

Fabby

@fossfreedom Why didn't I think of this myself?! (facepalm)

fossfreedom

8:16 AM

BTW - congrats @Fabby to joining the 10K club :)

Fabby

Thanks!

Read a lot, but haven't found how to undelete questions yet... ;-)

fossfreedom

think that is a higher privilege - says here 20K askubuntu.com/help/privileges

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9:20 AM

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Q: Ubuntu or Debian for a server?

Can someone provide a good answer including some tech differences, some pros and cons for each distribution? I want to make the right choice and choose the right distro for my needs (running a cluster of machines, web, java and more). I don't want someone to recommend me one of them, I need facts...

debian ubuntu java cluster

terdon

9:32 AM

@A.B. Why did you leave such a completely useless comment?

Improve your answer. — A.B. 36 mins ago

How should the answer be improved? What's missing? Telling someone to improve their answer without giving a hint as to how it can be improved is not very constructive.

A.B.

Hmm, what is the better way?

terdon

@A.B. "Please edit your question to add X, explain Y and point out foo"

Telling someone to improve without explaining what's missing is just adding noise.

A.B.

In the previous comment, the improvements were. He should only add to the response.

terdon

Um, no. Your previous comment was just an (unfounded) mention that USB will be slow.

What would you like the OP to add to their answer?

What is missing?

A.B.

> The linux live USB also has an option to run inside windows using virtual box which it downloads if the option is checked.

terdon

9:37 AM

@A.B. What's that?

And which Linux live USB is that referring to?

A.B.

Ok, everything back to the beginning. I will delete my comment.

That Faizan's comment

terdon

@A.B. Oh, yes, I see.

Huh, does Ubuntu really offer that?

A.B.

@terdon I've never tried it.

terdon

If so, that is indeed something he should include in the answer. Why not leave him a comment explaining that? All I'm saying is that a simple "fix this" is not helpful unless you also explain what should be fixed.

A.B.

ok

and done

terdon

9:42 AM

@A.B. Cool, thanks :)

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9:54 AM

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Q: Why don't people comment before downvoting and why don't they remove downvote after editing?

With no reason my answer has been downvoted once in this post Fastest/easiest way to install any linux distro (ubuntu, mint, whaever) on windows 8 And twice in this post How can I create an infinite login loop for a specific user? Even after editing answers and giving proper reasoning, the do...

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A.B.

@Faizan, Hi

Faizan

hi

I was reading previous chats

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