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I was just looking at AskUbuntu homepage source code, might sound like a little noob question but on this line:

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Zacharee1

@KazWolfe chatjacked

IanC

12:14 AM

is that because of the CSS style?

damn, just noticed how big this line is haha

Zacharee1

magic of CSS

I bet you'll find a display: inline somewhere in the element inspector

Nathan Osman

Anyone want to help start a petition to replace Nautilus?

Worst. File. Manager. Ever.

Zacharee1

With what?

don't go all politician on me

Kaz Wolfe

cleancss.com/css-beautify

IanC

@Zacharee1 I've found element{ inline }, cool! Thanks!

Nathan Osman

12:19 AM

I'd be ready to replace it with Dolphin.

Serg

@NathanOsman it could use a bit of upgrade

Nathan Osman

I've seen Windows Vista machines that crash less than Nautilus.

6

Zacharee1

@NathanOsman hmm. Is that KDE?

@NathanOsman ohsnap

Nathan Osman

@Zacharee1 Yes.

Zacharee1

then let's go with it

KDE's stuff has tons of features

Kaz Wolfe

12:20 AM

SHOTS FIRED! I REPEAT, SHOTS FIRED!

Zacharee1

@KazWolfe PEW PEW PEW PEW

Dmitry Kudriavtsev

Why is everyone migrating to PPCG?

Thomas Ward

flags are evil is the answer, Dmitry

there's a reason I went over there, not sure why the rest showed up :p

Serg

who is everyone ?

and what is PPCG ?

Kaz Wolfe

in The Nineteenth Byte, 8 mins ago, by Kaz Wolfe

Sorry boys (and goats), this is Ask Ubuntu General Chat #2 now. Move along.

Thomas Ward

12:23 AM

@Serg programming puzzles & code golf

ANYWAYS, crisis over, we shall move on :)

Zacharee1

@ThomasWard I've explained my reasoning. @KazWolfe has explained his

Thomas Ward

@KazWolfe your code is still BORKD

Dmitry Kudriavtsev

@Serg you're needed there

Zacharee1

Serg just joined to make SergWolfe

Kaz Wolfe

@ThomasWard i know

Dmitry Kudriavtsev

12:24 AM

@Serg chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/240/the-nineteenth-byte

IanC

12:43 AM

"Note: Tables should not be used for page layout! Historically, some Web authors have misused tables in HTML as a way to control their page layout. However, there are a variety of alternatives to using HTML tables for layout, primarily using CSS."

Well, I think I'll ignore that for now..

until I get to CSS

Thomas Ward

→ 13 messages moved to Trashcan

kerpow!

Zacharee1

@IanC CSS is easier than HTML

@ThomasWard FWOOOOM

Kaz Wolfe

-ty <3

IanC

it's just that I want to practice a bit with HTML so I can nail it before I get to CSS. Do you have any suggestion on how should I approach web-dev learning? @Zacharee1

I always thought like, start with the raw stuff before getting to the more user friendly stuff

Zacharee1

I just looked what I wanted to do up

then compiled that into what I know now

WinEunuuchs2Unix

12:49 AM

@KazWolfe you califire (sp?) do you have to pay to send SMS text message?

Kaz Wolfe

@WinEunuuchs2Unix yeah and yeah

why do you ask?

WinEunuuchs2Unix

But the power only goes out once a year...

Kaz Wolfe

or, i was them at one point

WinEunuuchs2Unix

@ThomasWard you were so right about that dirty COW post being on the mailing list, it's had 5,000 views so far, I might get my first gold medal on that one.

Downgoat

@KazWolfe this is 2016 you cannot assume a crowd of all men is all men

Zacharee1

12:57 AM

@Downgoat sigh

Kaz Wolfe

@Downgoat This is 2016. Did you just assume the crowd was all men?

Downgoat

shit...

Zacharee1

does no one understand the difference between sex and gender?

Kaz Wolfe

we do.

we just like making fun of people.

Zacharee1

sigh^2

Downgoat

1:02 AM

@Zacharee1 bad joke > being grammatically correct

Zacharee1

grammatically?

Downgoat

i would change to semantically but too late to change

Zacharee1

What's with the recent influx of WINE questions?

Nathan Osman

It's not New Year's yet.

No idea why the influx of wine questions.

Zacharee1

1:21 AM

??

Well I'm metaing it

IanC

guys, going to get some rest, slept like 3 hours yesterday

good night!

Ask Ubuntu Meta

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Q: Should questions about running programs in WINE be allowed?

(Not a duplicate of What should be done (if anything) about the "How to run [Windows Program] in Wine?" questions?, as far as I can tell.) So the help center here allows for questions on the installation and usage of third party programs, as long as they are being used on Ubuntu. This includes u...

discussion

WinEunuuchs2Unix

Maybe there should be an AskWine site.... lots of drunks might show up though.

Zacharee1

1:50 AM

Since when can Windows restore JDK programs?

Serg

still slept through mostnof last lecture

I'm coming home, smoke, and i pass out

Nathan Osman

@Zacharee1 do upvote some of the questions on the proposal if you are interested.

Zacharee1

yeah

WinEunuuchs2Unix

2:09 AM

@Zacharee1 I failed my first queue review trick question tonight... Byte had an answer which I thought would have been better if he gave an example using OP's commands... FAIL!!!! as it was deemed high quality answer and I had no right suggesting anything. Depressing really :(

Kaz Wolfe

Today in Canine Kitchen: Kaz battles against his worst enemy yet --- chicken that just won't thaw!

Zacharee1

@KazWolfe theme song plays

David

o/

Zacharee1

@NathanOsman lies area51.stackexchange.com/users/254/nathan-osman

Nathan Osman

Wow, that's old.

I haven't updated that in four years.

David

2:29 AM

0

A: no sound after suspend/resume

Try running pulseaudio -k && sudo alsa force-reload

Im confused...

Edity

Haii

WinEunuuchs2Unix

@David that's an interesting thread you posted.

hi

hi

whats up?

2:39 AM

the sky

TheXed

Cool...

That is a good thing...

Edity

lol

@Mateo hai

Mateo

Yo

how are things

Edity

great

i fixed my watch

TheXed

@Edity it was broke?

Mateo

2:45 AM

nice, smart watch?

or the normal kind.

Edity

smart one

@TheXed The battery calculations and Snapdragon was to be blamed

Mateo

I have a pebble, havent used in a while because no watches allowed at work

Kaz Wolfe

pebbles are great

i love mine so much :D

TheXed

@Edity I see

Serg

my friend needs proofreading, 12 pages, in less than 2 hours

i can't sleep today, can i

Kaz Wolfe

2:55 AM

coffee

Serg

my heart already doesn't handle all this, I'll kick bucket if i have another coffee

time to start taking drugs . . . .

jk

@Mateo wat

Food preperation

Ahhh.

I like throwing pebbles...

Mateo

3:00 AM

Anything that could pontentially fall off really

TheXed

@Serg you remind me of my wife...

Serg

3:12 AM

@TheXed hopefully in a good way . . . A lot of people in the past told me i have a feminine personality. Not sure where that came from

TheXed

@Serg no, I mean like you both tend to be stressed out a lot...and don't handle it well...

(by well I mean it seems to have a pretty huge impact on your health)

Serg

ah . . . well . . .let me guess, is she a cancer by zodiac ? Cuz I am, and it's common trait , i think

Question guys: when you got a new place, you will feel everything is fresh. What can i use instead of fresh ? novel ?

TheXed

Libra I guess...

@Serg simply rearranging furniture can help make things seem fresh...

Serg

@TheXed i mean, in that specific sentence, can fresh be used ? or does it sound too colloquial ?

TheXed

oh...you just want another word...

"everything is dope"?

hot off the press?

Serg

3:18 AM

that's too colloquial

ok, fresh it is

TheXed

neoteric

that should get you some bonus points

neoteric that is...

If you use neoteric you are going to have your professor getting out his dictionary...

Serg

it's not for any of my professors. I'm proofreading my translator friend's text. just bunch of sentences, seems like for an exercies

TheXed

Oh...

Serg

In chinese they have the word 新鲜

TheXed

well remember neoteric, you will empress someone...

Serg

3:21 AM

which means fresh, but can be applied to both food and experiences

that's one of the fun things about translating - some words don't exactly have counterparts in other languages

like 加油

literally means "add oil" , but it's used as sort of cheer or encouragement

used a lot during sporting events or just in general sense of "come on, you can do it, keep up"

mkay, back to freshness

TheXed

No...I like that...

to encourage someone or something...you add oil...reduces friction :-D

or maybe I am thinking to much into that...

Serg

yup . . . lubing your friend up with words of encouragement

i know, i have weird imagination

TheXed

@Serg okay now that you put it that way...how do you say that in Chinese, I am going to say it to my wife...

and when she wants a translation i am going to tell your "just trying to lub you up with encouragement.."

Serg

Jia You ( read it like jamaican Dja , and american rapper's Yo )

TheXed

Got it....

Serg

3:26 AM

Disclaimer: i am not responsible for wifely smackages to the face for anything wrong said

TheXed

I will make sure she is asleep first...

by the way rpi 3 is on its way woot...

Serg

is "discharge from hospital" a common phrase? How would it be typically said ? "leave hospital ?"

Kaz Wolfe

discharge is medical

leave is commoner

TheXed

being discharged would be common...

well I guess it depends on the context too...

anyone can leave a hospital, only patients are discharged at the end of their stay...

or they leave in a body bag, which is not a discharge...

Serg

well . . . .it's a patient talking in the sentence

TheXed

3:32 AM

@Serg I have it, instead of using fresh, maybe use "raw"

@Serg so a patient would be discharged.

Serg

"These are the requirements for this competition and some parts require attention."

how's this ?

Also . . . why am i thinking of coffee flavored lube now ?

TheXed

@Serg that is just....wrong...

Serg

because i am tired and both want massage AND want to stay awake

TheXed

and I don't understand your prior sentance...

@Serg yeah but you wouldn't be tasting your coffee flavored lube I would hope...

Serg

i am not that weird . . . although if it's not poisonous, why not

TheXed

3:38 AM

@Serg lol...

Serg

"These are the requirements and some parts need to be paid attention to this match."

how;s this compared to previous ?

TheXed

@Serg no still something wrong with it...but I can't put my finger on it...

like...parts what are parts?

parts of the match? parts of the requirements?

Should be...

"These are the requirements of the match, some parts need to be paid attention to."?

Serg

sounds better

still, paid attention to . . .ends with preposition

TheXed

These are the requirements of the match, attention needs to be paid to some parts.

^ I think that is it.

Serg

YAS

TheXed

3:43 AM

but parts of what?

the match or the requirements?

its not very concise...

Serg

of the requirements , i assume

TheXed

Okay yeah..

because that second clause refers to the first clause...

I think...

Even though I speak the language Nativity I am no expert...

Serg

nobody is an expert

sometimes it's guess and check

more so in russian, i think

TheXed

nativity lol...

Serg

meanwhile . . . .finishing up the text. just need to make sure one word is correctly translated

TheXed

3:55 AM

Cool

I should go to bed... "according to my wife"

Serg

yeah, i should follow your lead and crash too

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Bad keyword in answer: Dual Boot - Booting Ubuntu brings me to Grub Command Line - New User by Philip F. Stock on askubuntu.com

TheXed

Just go to bed...it is much safer then crashing :0D

Serg

@SmokeDetector ain't seeing any bad words there. . . did you mean windows ?

TheXed

lol

Kaz Wolfe

4:23 AM

@Serg Post - Scam aimed at windows customers. Keywords: help, recovery

Serg

4:34 AM

chromium has the weirdest bug

after a while the pointer is kind of shifted

and right click menu too

Edity

5:03 AM

@Serg O_o

Nathan Osman

5:48 AM

Hmm... more spam today.

Anwar

6:31 AM

hi

I was writing an answer to this, but then I'm thinking if this is on-topic here. askubuntu.com/questions/841493/switching-between-ubuntu-flavors

Some part of the question is duplicate.. I agree with that

Zanna

I am saying dupe the on-topic part and ignore the off-topic part :)

but the question is pretty broad/opinion based (but I don't think it should be closed for those reasons) and if you have something to add there then I think it could be good, the answers to Serg's question are not really amazing in my opinion

if you think we should close as OT instead, I wouldn't disagree with that, but can't change my vote now, only retract

Anwar

Actually the question is not completely about Elementary OS either. They have confusions between ubuntu flavors and ubuntu based distros. That can be corrected imo

Zanna

agreed

do you want me to retract?

Anwar

no

Zanna

ok :)

Anwar

6:41 AM

i'm not sure on that. let the comm decide

It's a generic question i think

Zanna

yes I thought so

Nathan Osman

Whoa... check out the ad stats: meta.askubuntu.com/ads/display/14925

Zanna

6:56 AM

heh cool :)

Nathan Osman

7:40 AM

Looks like Ubuntu Touch is getting all the clicks.

Anwar

fit for both AU and Unix.SE imo

@Rinzwind since you've also voted it to close, I'll share the answer with external link. lol

Zanna

aww you can put as answer and I will upvote...

Anwar

7:58 AM

@Zanna thank you. but as I said I can't decide myself. I'll wait more to see if any one disagree with CV :)

Zanna

:)

Anwar

I wish I had enough $$ to donate to elementary. It should get more support imo

Zanna

Oh you like it? :)

Anwar

I liked it before. Visited the project home today.

Yeah. It's neat and beautiful and I like beautiful desktops

Zanna

Yeah me too, I like it beautiful and simple

Rinzwind

8:11 AM

@Anwar "Can I install Elementary OS Loki and 'switch' to Ubuntu just by installing the Unity desktop environment?" is about Loki. " if I have Elementary OS installed," is about Loki. And the on topic part is covered by the dupe

Anwar

@Rinzwind Yes. It mentions Loki. But not about it's usage. In my eyes, it was asking clarification about things related to Ubuntu, Lubuntu and Loki. But of course, you can have different view. I neither answered nor voted it to close.

Good day, gentlemen

cough

@fragamemnon hi

OH!!! And ladies, my apologies @Zanna. :)

Zanna

8:22 AM

:) hello!

fragamemnon

How are you guys doing? Some discussion about Elementary, I see. I've been contemplating testing it for a while

Zanna

Doing well here :)

fragamemnon

8:38 AM

Glad to hear that

Ask Ubuntu Meta

9:12 AM

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Q: What/how/where do I get the "link to a valid account" for the purpose of deleting my account?

My problem is that I want to delete my account. Very simple. How?

support user-accounts

Anwar

9:29 AM

anyone here with hdmi audio experience?

user136984

Oh no, the government has approved plans to expand Heathrow...

Anwar

OT^

Zanna

@ParanoidPanda no surprise... but that sucks :(

Mark Yisri

10:44 AM

C/whoami

CoyoteBot

You are: Mark Yisri (ID 234817)
Is Bot Superuser (Grants Bot Admin): True
Is Bot Admin: True
Is SE Mod (Grants Superuser): False
Is Room Owner (Grants Bot Admin): False

Mark Yisri

Hey guys CoyoteBot working on multi-room support now!

in AU here and chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/47256/the-coyotes-den

Anwar

@MarkYisri congrats!

Mark Yisri

Thank @KazWolfe he did most of the work last night

I just helped out

Zanna

nice work fixing stuff... was it decided that the bot should be in this room?

user136984

10:50 AM

@Zanna: Great, and now they just gave the go-ahead for the third runway to be built!

user136984

That was predictable though after they approved the overall expansion.

user136984

Obviously, I mean, what else would they be expanding in it?

Zanna

@ParanoidPanda seems the only way they could expand it really

terdon

@MarkYisri was it decided that the bot should be in this room?

Zanna

... because, what happened with WolfBot iirc was, generally people did not want it in this room... the people who were actively working on a cleanup project in Ubuntu Regulators room (including me) did not want the bot there, but since it seemed a reasonable place for it otherwise (and the bot supporters wanted to test out how it would work having it there) we moved our cleanup project to a dedicated room from Regulators

user136984

11:12 AM

Is anyone here still running 14.04 or have it in a VM or something?

terdon

@ParanoidPanda Yes, I have it on a VM. What do you need?

user136984

@terdon: Could you please check if it will suspend after the set time of inactivity even if a window is fullscreen?

user136984

Or whether it does not suspend at all from the timer when there is a fullscreen window open.

user136984

Obviously it shouldn't suspend, but there used to be a bug with this and I just need to know if it got fixed yet.

terdon

If it got fixed on 14.04?

user136984

11:18 AM

Yes

user136984

I assume it did, but it used to be present there and on Utopic.

terdon

Well, I haven't upgraded the VM since I installed it so I don't think I can help.

user136984

Right, ok.

user136984

I guess I will have to do it then. :)

terdon

Sorry

user136984

11:19 AM

That's fine.

blade19899

11:43 AM

Any Linux Sys admin noticed an increase in spam recently?

Mark Yisri

12:01 PM

@terdon It's temporary, I was testing multi-room. It will be gone soon, I'm not interfering with any rules

terdon

Sure, I was just asking in case there was a meta post or a discussion I missed.

user136984

VTC this EOL question.

Ask Ubuntu Meta

12:30 PM

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Q: How do I delete my askubuntu account?

Could someone just please delete my account. Really... I've had enough of it. I don't know what else to add, I want my account deleted. Please delete my account please. Enough already...

discussion

user136984

12:50 PM

Is that guy ever going to leave off (in reply to Ask Ubuntu Meta post)? He only just asked a question about it where he was told his account had been scheduled for deletion but that he has to wait 24 hours. I don't see that waiting an extra 24 hours for the account to go can damage him. Why can't he just be patient and not come on here? Even pretend that it has already happened? He is really quite illogical.

user136984

Can't we suspend him so he can't post any more because he clearly isn't going to wait? >:)

Zanna

can't we wait 24 hours ourselves ;)

user136984

Not if he's going to keep posting and being rude.

user136984

He's becoming a troll now.

user136984

If he can't be quiet, we should make him.

jokerdino

12:55 PM

Read it again.

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