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user41796
12:00 AM
Or perhaps I underestimate my knowledge of SE mechanics... :-)
 
user20683
@GlenH7 uh, no.
 
user20683
you probably know more than I do in some cases
 
user41796
@WorldEngineer I blame MichaelT in that case. :-)
 
user20683
mostly involving elbows and knees
 
user20683
just remember that every site has it's own culture
 
user41796
12:02 AM
There have been quite a few questions roll through ME.SE, to which I've wanted to respond "How did you not know this?!" :-)
 
user20683
@GlenH7 what works for programmers, often won't work on other sites
 
user41796
@WorldEngineer I'm trying to be super careful about that. I realize Progs is obsessively focused on high signal:noise and that's not quite apropos for other sites - especially ones in beta.
 
user15026
@GlenH7 Yeah, that's definitely something to be aware of for sure
 
user15026
Remember, especially in the pre-mod stage, the site is just trying to figure itself out
 
user20683
@GlenH7 take a look at the other science sites that are older betas
 
user20683
12:03 AM
physics went through a hell of a war
 
user41796
Engineering should not be a replica of all the aspects of Progs
 
user41796
@WorldEngineer oh?
 
user20683
@GlenH7 they were a forced merge with them and theoretical physics
 
user41796
Is there a reader's digest version?
 
user41796
oh jeez. ouch.
 
user20683
12:04 AM
the theory physics folks got on their up quarks and decided that everyone else was down quarks and then went all asymmetrical over it.
 
user41796
Did SE not know what they were doing that way?
 
user41796
yikes. SE literally would have been better off just killing off the smaller of the two sites then.
 
user41796
Merging those communities would be impossible
 
user20683
@GlenH7 that's what would happen in most cases but this was fairly early
 
user20683
these days, it's generally better to let the beta fail and then repropose it
 
user20683
12:05 AM
but I've not seen a site actually die in a good while
 
user15026
mutters about Libraries and Literature
 
user15026
mutters more about how POKER was left alive, but not Libraries
 
user41796
I've been fairly oblivious about the various beta sites. Too busy closing off crap on Progs. :-)
 
user41796
@AshleyNunn << Hugs >>
 
user15026
I am not bitter I promise ;)
 
user41796
12:07 AM
There I finally got the formatting right.
 
user15026
Hooray!
 
user41796
@AshleyNunn Yeah, there's proposals that I definitely raise an eyebrow to.
 
user20683
My phone is AT&T. My browser's launch page is AT&T. My launch page's error codes are 200. So to AT&T an error is a success. Explains much.
 
user15026
@GlenH7 Like Lifehacks? facedesk
 
user41796
Is the private beta a fixed window of time? Or is it a variable window and based upon participation?
 
user20683
12:08 AM
@GlenH7 minimum of a week
 
user41796
@AshleyNunn <tunelessly whistles>
 
user15026
Private beta is usually a week, more if they feel it needs it for participation or ironing out things reasons
 
user20683
longest I've seen was a month I think
 
user41796
I suspect Engineering will go public fairly soon then. It's pulled down ~100 questions in the first week, and there's several of us who have already cleared 500 rep.
 
user15026
@GlenH7 oh very nice
 
user20683
12:10 AM
@GlenH7 that sounds about right
 
user41796
Although I did lose my 1st place spot on user rankings
 
user20683
@GlenH7
 
user20683
 
user20683
for your amusement
 
user15026
@WorldEngineer I wanna like this, but....it does the robot voice thing :(
 
user41796
12:11 AM
nice
 
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
@GlenH7: I'm a Sennheiser fan, myself.
 
user41796
@RobertHarvey gorgeous clarity
 
user41796
They would be my go-to pick if it weren't for my being a bass-fiend.
 
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
That's what tone controls are for.
I've got a pair of HD 650's and a pair of HD 595's.
 
user41796
True; and to be fair, I haven't had a chance to listen to their higher end models in a while. So I really can't comment on what bass response is like now.
 
user41796
12:14 AM
Historically, they've always gone after clarity at the expense of depth in bass. Which isn't a bad thing, just their particular direction.
 
user41796
And they've got a resounding reputation in the professional circuit.
 
user41796
12:38 AM
Really?! I closed down chat that that last (removed) comment? I'm ashamed of myself....
 
Jimmy Hoffa
Jimmy Hoffa
1:05 AM
@GlenH7 get your event subscribers sorted?
 
user41796
@JimmyHoffa No, I had to cut out from work about the time I was ready to put the code together. So I'll tackle it in the AM
 
Jimmy Hoffa
Jimmy Hoffa
aye. Remember, the objects that subscribed could also just be thrown out and then the whole graph would be GC'd if nothing else.
 
user41796
@JimmyHoffa That's what I'm going to aim for, yes
 
user41796
been difficult to reflect out existing subscriptions though
 
Jimmy Hoffa
Jimmy Hoffa
I mean as opposed to unsubscribing
Perfect time to learn how to inspect a memory dump... you could find out exactly what objects are subscribing.
or rather, can you not run it in a debugger and identify that?
 
user41796
1:13 AM
@JimmyHoffa zero time to deal with that. Charge code belongs to another group which is getting pissy about the fact it's not done despite cameras not having shown up until this week....
 
user41796
@JimmyHoffa And no, the async aspect of all the crud makes it difficult to see who owns what memory.
 
user15026
@GlenH7 I've been studying my A+ stuff like a good kid
 
user41796
@AshleyNunn props
 
user41796
Keeping the blog entries queued up?
 
user15026
@GlenH7 Did one yesterday, have enough percolating in my brain for another later this week or early next
 
user41796
1:20 AM
W00t. :-)
 
user15026
No idea if anyone reads, but I figure it is good for me to talk about what I am learning
 
user41796
@AshleyNunn The site ought to give you the ability to track visits, doesn't it?
 
user15026
@GlenH7 Yeah, it does, but I have no idea if that means anything really :P
 
user15026
Like it gets views, but like....I figure it;s likely just my friends/family from twitter/facebook
 
user41796
Hard to tell bots from humans, true
 
user15026
1:24 AM
I assume it is pity visits from my friends :P
 
user15026
(mostly because I am terribly hard on myself)
 
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
Fun fact: Hacker Rank's first warmup challenge has the code already written for you. All you have to do to pass is click the Submit button. Hacker Rank claims that the success rate for this challenge is 99.5 percent, which makes me wonder what the 0.5% did to fail the challenge.
 
user20683
@RobertHarvey got distracted and left the page
 
user15026
@WorldEngineer That would be me, most likely....
 
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
Also, my latest WTF: gaycoin.eu
 
user15026
1:28 AM
The bad grammar on that hurts me, among other things
 
user20683
@AshleyNunn Official currency of d-pad?
 
user15026
@WorldEngineer cracks up
 
user41796
@RobertHarvey At a minimum, they shouldn't be using straight models. :-D
 
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
Tsssh boom.
 
user41796
@RobertHarvey If you're going to flaunt it, then flaunt it already.
 
user20683
1:37 AM
@GlenH7 Don't make me break out the Sylvester
 
user15026
facedesk
 
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
@WorldEngineer Will I need brain bleach if I Google that term?
 
user20683
Sylvester (singer)
For the mayor of Kansas City, Missouri see: Sly James Sylvester James, Jr. (September 6, 1947 – December 16, 1988), better known as Sylvester, was an American disco and soul singer-songwriter. Known for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance, he was often described as a drag queen, although he repeatedly rejected such a description. Responsible for a string of hit singles in the late 1970s, Sylvester became known in the United States under the moniker of the "Queen of Disco." Born in Watts, Los Angeles, Sylvester developed a love of singing through the gospel choirs of his Pentecostal church...
 
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
Ah, I got a different result on Urban Dictionary.
You don't want to know.
 
user15026
1:57 AM
@RobertHarvey That just makes me curious
 
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
The wonders (and perils) of Urban Dictionary are just a few keystrokes away.
 
user20683
 
user20683
technically coined by me on the forums of "The Hoffman Studios" podcast and submitted by another user whose handle I've long forgotten
 
user20683
 
user15026
2:26 AM
Woo. 4.5 chapters to go before I can write the first of 2 exams I need for the A+ cert. That's pretty nifty.
 
user41796
2:53 PM
@WorldEngineer I have only read the first paragraph or so, but the premise behind this is brilliant!
 
ratchet freak
ratchet freak
3:11 PM
I'm fairly certain you can do this with any function, just prototype in one file compilation unit and define the array in another without the prototype (to prevent the error)
 
user41796
3:55 PM
Delete votes (or downvotes on accepted answer) please. As it stands, the roomba can't clean up this question.
 
user41796
-4
Q: Read key pressed by dialer on receivers phone <Android>

Mukul GoelRead this before downvote : I have tried a lot of search queries but could not pin point anything related. That is why, I have not posted any research. I am looking for some guidance here so I can research better about the problem. My question is asking for advise on if a solution is possible an...

android
 
user55340
4:06 PM
@GlenH7 boom.
 
user41796
@MichaelT TY
 
user41796
4:30 PM
Fishing for up votes... :-)
 
user41796
4
A: Who should our moderators be?

jhabbottI nominate GlenH7 He seems like a nice chap. Oh, yeah and he's clever and good at moderating and stuff too - I suppose that should come into it somewhere :P Edit from GlenH7: Thank you, and I accept the nomination. I'd be happy to serve as a pro-tem moderator for the site. Up until Enginee...

 
Jimmy Hoffa
Jimmy Hoffa
Engineering Beta ??
That can't go well.
 
user41796
@JimmyHoffa It's actually doing pretty well so far. Solid questions keep rolling in.
 
MetaFight
MetaFight
-5
Q: Difference days of two dates

Marvin RetirvaThis code will compute the the total days between two dates using date chooser now my problem is the result gives me a negative number, the number is correct but it is in negative form, how to put it in positive form private void jButton3ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) { // ...

java netbeans
 
user41796
Answer rate is perhaps a bit low, but there have been some good ones put out there
 
durron597
durron597
4:37 PM
@GlenH7 Low for a private beta or low in general
 
user41796
Currently 83%
 
user41796
so low in general, but that's perhaps not fair given the breadth of the site and limited number of initial users.
 
enderland
enderland
So that site looks much more like "mechanical engineering" than just "engineering" as most problems relate to mechanics/dynamics/HVAC/fluid flow
 
user41796
@enderland so far, yes. But there's been a few electrical and aeronautical ones thrown in there
 
user41796
Shog is getting close to taking over Atwood on Meta.SE for repz. stackexchange.com/leagues/4/alltime/meta
 
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
4:48 PM
@Fuhrmanator: Of course. But the opposite is also true; many programmers get so devoted to software patterns that they stop thinking. Slavish adherence to doctrine stifles innovation. — Robert Harvey 40 secs ago
 
user41796
When the comment thread is longer than any of the posts..... <sigh>
 
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
I saw that complaint (I flagged both comments as meta meta), but when the discussion stays on-topic, well...
Since you keep pumping your question with edits to solicit discussion, I'm reluctantly casting the fifth close vote. If you can clean up the question so that it's an actual question again, I'll vote to reopen. — Robert Harvey 21 secs ago
 
Jimmy Hoffa
Jimmy Hoffa
5:37 PM
@RobertHarvey like I said, it's just a debate space for that fellow to validate his opinion, he doesn't care what others think or say, he just wants them to re-enforce what he already knows.
 
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
Kind of a waste of time for everyone.
Unfortunate.
 
Jimmy Hoffa
Jimmy Hoffa
@RobertHarvey Yes.
People lack the ability to question themselves...
 
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
6:00 PM
Self-reflection is hard.
 
user41796
@RobertHarvey I hate tearing myself open in order to allow the reflection to occur. Much easier with .NET objects.
 
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
Found another flaw in Chrome's "put everything in the address bar" metaphor. LINKTO: doesn't work properly.
For example: LinkTo: https://codechef_shared.s3.amazonaws.com/download/Solutions/2014/March/Tester/SS‌​TORY.cpp
Returns results in Firefox, but not Chrome (Chrome strips off SSTORY.cpp)
 
dcorking
dcorking
6:23 PM
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Q: how to resolve unwanted image tag

Mãhãdcan somebody please help me how can i remove this link to get featured when ever some body shares the web link on fb then this smiley image get featured what can i do to remove this image to get featured please tell me what modification i have to do in the code :) thanks in advance here shared...

php javascript html
Above question was already on Stack Overflow - twice - links in my comment
 
Jimmy Hoffa
Jimmy Hoffa
6:36 PM
I wonder is fscheck can find the flaw here: math.stackexchange.com/questions/1122926/…
think I'll have to get that a poke
 
durron597
durron597
7:04 PM
@ratchetfreak lol what I got +2 rep twice
that can't be right
Why should I get +2 edit rep for editing the same post twice and getting it approved both times, that makes no sense
With below 2k rep it's so easy to get helpful flags on progs. Just flag everything with a negative score as off topic :)
 
user20683
7:25 PM
@JimmyHoffa @RobertHarvey I discovered to my delight that Xamarin Studio will now boot and stay that way on my machine
 
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
Stay booted? You have to boot the thing? Are you running it in a VM?
 
user20683
@RobertHarvey launched
 
user20683
it would immediately close, not so much as a crash notice
 
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
Oh.
How did you fix it?
 
user20683
@RobertHarvey indeed, I suspect its because I finally had upgraded to Lion and then hadn't bothered to try till recently
 
user20683
7:28 PM
153
Q: Showcase your language one vote at a time [experimental challenge]

Calvin's HobbiesIn this experimental popularity contest users will be able to showcase their favorite programming languages. However, the amount of code they are allowed to write is dependent on the number of votes their answer has received. How This Works An answer to this question with N votes (upvotes minus...

popularity-contest
 
user20683
This thing is crazy awesome
 
user20683
@psr @MichaelT No mumps or perl yet
 
user20683
no clojure either
 
durron597
durron597
@WorldEngineer The Mathematica answer is the best.
 
user20683
@durron597 aye
 
psr
psr
7:34 PM
Lack of perl is surprising. The hard part about MUMPS is finding something you would consider a feature.
 
user20683
SQL is also missing
 
user20683
I might do that one just as an excuse to learn more SQL
 
user20683
Scratch that
 
user20683
T-SQL is there
 
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
I think you would need about 12 characters to do anything meaningful in SQL.
 
Jimmy Hoffa
Jimmy Hoffa
7:38 PM
@WorldEngineer ...I don't understand this thing
 
user20683
@JimmyHoffa you put up a quote about the language of your choice, some interesting fact. As you get upvotes, you add additional snippets of size = to the total upvotes
 
user20683
I want to see someone try Labview
 
ratchet freak
ratchet freak
@durron597 I'm fast with the accept :)
 
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
Or Assembly.
 
durron597
durron597
@ratchetfreak I just meant generally speaking getting multiple +2s for a single post doesn't make sense
Though because lifetime suggested edit rep is capped it doesn't really matter that much.
 
user20683
7:57 PM
In other news, did you know that COBOL has generics?
 
whatsisname
whatsisname
8:09 PM
sweet
 
psr
psr
@WorldEngineer Isn't that kind of redundant with the algebraic data types and typeclasses?
 
user20683
@psr Maybe or Maybe not
 
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
8:59 PM
@WorldEngineer Isn't that a little like adding chandeliers to a Cadillac?
 
 
3 hours later…
Jimmy Hoffa
Jimmy Hoffa
11:32 PM
Who here knows math?
 
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
I know how to add.
Does that count?
 
Jimmy Hoffa
Jimmy Hoffa
Is a sequence monotonic if the distance between it's elements doesn't have a uniform distribution but the distribution has a distance which is a uniform distribution? Can the uniformity be hidden arbitrarily deep, or does it have to be the immediate distance?
...nevermind
 
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
Do you mean monotonically increasing?
 
Jimmy Hoffa
Jimmy Hoffa
@RobertHarvey yeah that thing. I don't know what I'm talking about :D
 
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
Rubber Duck: "Your welcome."
 
Jimmy Hoffa
Jimmy Hoffa
11:35 PM
this sequence is monotonic from what I understand: 9, 56, 143, 270. It's not a uniform distribution, but the distance between each member increases uniformly (distances are 47, 87, 127 -> increases by 40 each time)
I'm wondering if a sequence with the distances of 9, 56, 143, 270 would be considered monotonic even though that sequence doesn't have a uniform distribution but because it's distances do
 
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
Monotonic function
In mathematics, a monotonic function (or monotone function) is a function between ordered sets that preserves the given order. This concept first arose in calculus, and was later generalized to the more abstract setting of order theory. == Monotonicity in calculus and analysis == In calculus, a function defined on a subset of the real numbers with real values is called monotonic if it is either entirely nonincreasing or nondecreasing. It is called monotonically increasing (also increasing or non-decreasing), if for all and such that one has , so preserves the order (see Figure 1). Likewise...
In other words, the slope of the curve at any point in a monotonically-increasing function is always positive or zero.
Never negative.
 
Jimmy Hoffa
Jimmy Hoffa
I think I inferred a very specialized case of that from something else I read... I have no idea what I'm talking about
 
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
No, I thought it meant the same thing you did.
That probably depends on the service. Don't these things come with instructions? — Robert Harvey 37 secs ago
 

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