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TheWanderer

12:49 AM

@WinEunuuchs2Unix that's Oli

Nathan Osman

Look what I found.

0-60FPS

Looks a bit... old

lol

Nathan Osman

Some of those are from 2001.

They have the IE6 installer.

And Winamp.

Anyone remember Winamp?

Journeyman Geek

yup

Nathan Osman

Those were the days.

Journeyman Geek

1:04 AM

my preferred music player is winamp inspired ;p

Seth

@NathanOsman Not Netscape?

which reminds me.. A friend of mine found a linux build of netscape on their public FTP server. And got it to build.

TheWanderer

o_O

WinEunuuchs2Unix

anyone got some bash bubble sort code?

um for array with two keys plus data elements

TheWanderer

ew

why bubble sort

CV --> Homework

the great question

does my app have 4.44, 4.41, or 4.444 stars?

WinEunuuchs2Unix

there is quick sort code posted here: stackoverflow.com/questions/7442417/… but it's too complicated for my little mind. I'm thinking bubble sort with an extra twist of falling backwards with same array record until not >.

Avery

1:20 AM

so I ran pain duplicity instead of pacin duplicity. It's an accurate representation of duplicity I guess.

TheWanderer

hue

Avery

ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

my external hdd decided to go read-protected I guess

TheWanderer

1:40 AM

rip

Seth

2:47 AM

Uber did sneaky shit to try and break Apple's rules... but got caught by Tim Cook https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/23/technology/travis-kalanick-pushes-uber-and-himself-to-the-precipice.html https://t.co/KslMuygQwE

Tweeted by internetofshit on April 23, 2017 at 8:03 PM

wowz

Seth

2:57 AM

TIL the ASCII code for the asterisk is... 42. !!!!

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

6:38 AM

0

Q: How to get UTF8 from an hexa variable?

I'm debugging an app for a client and I found the information from the DB which could be solution. I ask the client to extract it but unfortunatly the client send me the raw data in hexadecimal... I ask the client to resend me the plain text from DB tools but awaiting it's response I'm looking f...

Anwar

7:31 AM

@JacobVlijm I felt hurt tbh. But got over from it. Though I didn't downvote the question I liked it :) Thank you for the comment

and good morning :)

jokerdino

I am going to clean up the comments on that question now.

Jacob Vlijm

Hey @Anwar, sure @jokerdino

Anwar

@jokerdino good call :)

Anwar

7:55 AM

anyone have suggestions for night mode for chrome? I used dark reader and didn't like much

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

8:28 AM

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Q: What is the best Linux distribution

I have been using Ubuntu for quite a few years. I am a bug fan of Ubuntu but I also am a bit fed-up with all the bugs that comes with every upgrade. Could you please recommend me a stable Linux distribution? I've heard that CUB Linux (chromium os) is the most stable one and also it supports most ...

linux ubuntu distribution-choice chrome-os stability

jokerdino

> I am a bug fan of Ubuntu but I also am a bit fed-up with all the bugs that comes with every upgrade.

Wut.

Zanna

I am a fun of bugs

RIP that post haha

Jacob Vlijm

8:54 AM

That U&L post is also posted here btw

Zanna

yeah, I think I cast the closing vote on it

Rinzwind

10:18 AM

@JacobVlijm On U+L it might be ontopic. On AU it is a waste of time >:)

Jacob Vlijm

@Rinzwind terdon does not agree with you about U&L :)

terdon

Of course not. It's a waste of time anywhere on SE, it's a classic "What's the best foo"
question.

Takkat

10:41 AM

Wasn't NTSC short for Never The Same Color? :D

TheWanderer

10:52 AM

Woohoo

The review was removed again

Takkat

11:11 AM

All Ubunteros should work on a Windows machine every now and then only to recognize again how good our OS is. This Windows here forced me to reboot only because I switched the USB port of a device. For the records: that was in the 21st Century.

Jacob Vlijm

@Takkat Yeah, I actually have a separate W10 machine to test the same stuff on different environments. That one obviously runs much less hours than this one.

Takkat

The Windows here runs 24/7. This only because occasional rebooting is forced anyway and then it is a real pain.

Android Dev

11:41 AM

0

Q: Recording desktop at 60FPS?

For several weeks now, I have been trying to find a solution to record my desktop at a solid 60FPS, and I have completely failed in my endeavor. The first thing I tried was OBS. It records at 60FPS if the screen is idle. However, if I even so much as drag a window, the recording drops to ~15FPS....

nvidia screen opengl record

Anyone have some ideas? --^

TheWanderer

Rinzwind

smokey!! askubuntu.com/questions/908344/…

and this will be better on SO(?) askubuntu.com/questions/908343/…

smokey is dead? askubuntu.com/questions/908343/… :P

@AndroidDev sorry :X no

OH

@AndroidDev Nvidia X server settings" and disable the "allow flipping" checkbox in the "OpenGL settings". did you do that?

Android Dev

12:04 PM

@Rinzwind see my comment on the post

Hey @jokerdino or @terdon can you please un-delete this dupe? It was a good quality question and it has been discussed on meta many times that deleting dupes isn't a good idea because they serve as signposts. askubuntu.com/questions/908350/…

terdon

Done

Android Dev

12:19 PM

Thanks :)

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

1:05 PM

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Q: wget alters file name after download

I have written a script which downloads file from web server created by python simple http server. When I wget file at client machine, filename appends with ?. e.g. xyz.ipk downloaded as xyz.ipk? I have checked the script on my test environment everything is working fine. My client is Openwr...

ubuntu python wget openwrt

Zanna

1:16 PM

@AndroidDev I doubt we need SIXTY-TWO signposts to that question

Jacob Vlijm

1:42 PM

Not entirely un- funny: askubuntu.com/q/908340/72216

Zanna

you almost want to edit it to fix those quotes

Jacob Vlijm

Or play around with it, see what more we can make it show :)

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

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Q: YUMI Ubuntu 16.04 Stick, cannot login anymore

I used YUMI to create a bootable Linux Ubuntu 16.04 Stick... Evertything was fine, until recently. I already installed software like chrome, livewallpaper etc...just trying things out. I also installed AMPPS... Now when I try to boot, I am, for the first time, not booting into my system but dis...

ubuntu login data-recovery

Android Dev

@Zanna Probably not, but what are we going to do? Selectively delete some of them?

TheWanderer

yes

Android Dev

1:57 PM

How will we go about deciding which are worthy of deletion and which aren't?

Zanna

@AndroidDev no need for that, but actively undeleting posts deleted by their owners is not necessary either, imho

Rinzwind

@terdon askubuntu.com/questions/908358/webmin-mysql-error-message users does not like my edit >:)

TheWanderer

@Rinzwind who would?

Rinzwind

@TheWanderer 99.9999% of all other users? >:)

Jacob Vlijm

@Rinzwind it's such a nice image. Color, shape, text, everything.

Rinzwind

2:05 PM

w t f

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Q: Touchpad extremely laggy/doesn't work when the laptop is charging 🔋 (not a hardware problem)

Using the Touchpad to move the mouse is extremely laggy/doesn't work when the laptop is charging: This problem appeared only very recently, so the possibility that it is a hardware problem (due to the charging cable) is disregarded. I tried the answers mentioned here and here, such as adding ...

16.04 mouse touchpad battery

you can add images to titles?

Jacob Vlijm

⏳ Yes we can

@Rinzwind Just use the images in the font askubuntu.com/a/899126/72216

Rinzwind

can an upgrade delete cups? :P

Jacob Vlijm

Cups or dishes?

terdon

@Rinzwind The OP has a point though. The edit was fine, but the lack of explanation is understandably confusing.

Android Dev

@JacobVlijm LOL!

Ask Ubuntu Meta

2:14 PM

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Q: What is a better practice for writing commands?

I want to know what is the best way to write and highlight a command? many people (with a lot more reputation) write it like this $ sudo apt-get update if someone copies this command as it is, it wont work (most people do, cause I remember I did at one point) some people write it like this...

discussion editing

Jacob Vlijm

:) I am obviously having a few days off.

Nathan Osman

3:09 PM

Good morning, everyone.

Seth

\o

Nathan Osman

Today is fight day - Amazon vs. Canada Post. The former claims my package is arriving today and the latter insists it is arriving tomorrow. We shall find out who wins shortly.

user136984

3:31 PM

@Seth Paradox alert

Seth

3:41 PM

gets into emergency paradox protection gear

3

Oh I didn't realize that was a reply lol

user136984

:D

user136984

I'm now on GNOME 3.24.1 as it's just been made available to me through the stable Arch repositories, however they removed a feature that I liked... :(

user136984

And the bugs are still there that prevent some things.

user136984

At least now I can report them because I previously waiting to see if they went with the upgrade.

Jacob Vlijm

4:16 PM

How to travel around the world (twice) with one answer: askubuntu.com/a/908415

Jacob Vlijm

4:41 PM

Oh common, this is worse then I thought. Please anymod look at this: askubuntu.com/search?q=unclean+user%3A4272+is%3Aa . A long list of the same answer on dupes, posted by 1.0 user.

Zanna

O.o those get flagged automatically I believe

Jacob Vlijm

I hope so!

Zanna

We are aware of him doing this. I'm sure mods are much more aware of it :/

terdon

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Q: Formal policy on duplicate/similar answers for similar questions on Ask Ubuntu?

I've been taking some flak recently for posting duplicate/similar answers to questions that are similar, rather than noting that a duplicate answer may exist, and vtc. I've reviewed some of the 642 posts here regarding this subject, and I'm not sure that I found anything other than complex opini...

discussion duplicates

Jacob Vlijm

@terdon Ah, yes!

Zanna

4:49 PM

Noise:content ratio... exactly, and that is exactly why we do not need 62 dupes of the nvidia bug question

Jacob Vlijm

^ this

Zanna

Reopen to close as bug?

terdon

5:07 PM

@Zanna They don't hurt though. And I'd argue that each of the dupes is helpful since you can't know what wording will land someone on the site so which dupe will be the one they see first.

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Few unique characters in answer: Touchpad extremely laggy/doesn't work when the laptop is charging 🔋 (not a hardware problem) by Optical Illusion on askubuntu.com

Rinzwind

5:37 PM

eh askubuntu.com/questions/908442/…

David Foerster

Hi @all!

@SmokeDetector pretty!

I'm looking to reopen askubuntu.com/questions/907130/… because OP gained further insight into why the premise of the question is wrong (see their self-answer in this rolled-back edit).

Zanna

@DavidFoerster is it answerable?

Is it useful?

David Foerster

@Zanna: I think so. I asked OP to provide a screenshot and answer their own question which amounts to "that's exactly how it's supposed to be; my expectations were out of place."

Zanna

5:55 PM

Ok, voted :) thanks

Ravexina

me too, if it counts :D

Zanna

Haha why wouldn't it?

Ravexina

Just kidding :D

Android Dev

7:29 PM

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Q: Wi-Fi Direct on Android x86

So I booted the android x86 Marshmallow live CD on my old laptop, and it actually works surprising well. The webcam works, the graphics performance is great... However... it does not work for the one purpose that I actually needed to work, go figure :D I need to run an app that uses Wi-Fi dir...

android-x86 wifi-direct

@NathanOsman Do you happen to know how to fix this? --^

Byte Commander

@NathanOsman Your server seems down again (chat script keeps waiting for connection)

user136984

10:27 PM

Well, I hope I get a good answer.

user136984

0

Q: Are these clouds being engineered or is this normal?

I recently came across an ATM machine which had a sign on it telling me to go to a website called http://www.look-up.org.uk/ and that our weather was being engineered. Out of curiosity I went to the site. The site claims that commercial airliners are putting chemicals into the air in order to cau...