The Whiteboard

12:07 AM

that means it supports both MP3 and "video"

what is this "work out" of which you speak liri

you're far too young to have been corrupted by such nonsense as physical exercise

@JimmyHoffa - I think a more reasonable definition for life would be "anything that self reproduces and goes through evolution via selection".

@MichaelT - Hard AI only says anything turing complete is sentient in the sense that one would say an organic virus is sentient.

user55340

12:27 AM

@psr strong AI says that intelligence is computable. Anything that could implement a Turing machine could host an AI. That's where it gets odd/interesting.

psr

@KitZ.Fox Every teacher I've had thought going to their classes was a great service to me. Maybe 1 in 10 was right.

@MichaelT I'm pretty confident it's correct. But that "could" part hides a world of difficulty.

PreferenceBean

what, nothing for me? ;(

psr

12:46 AM

@PreferenceBean Figs

durron597

1:29 AM

@MichaelT store.steampowered.com/app/298050

user114359

2:05 AM

Yes! I got a HNQ. Now I just need more drive-by votes.

user114359

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Q: What are the triangles around Kermit's neck?

What is the ring of triangles around Kermit's neck? Looking at pictures of frogs, I have been unable to find one that has similar markings. For example, take this picture of a typical frog: Kermit, of course, has a signature ring of triangles around his neck: So far I have been unable to f...

user114359

@durron597 lego man! I haven't seen you in a while!

Jimmy Hoffa

3:20 AM

@Snowman I knew there was some reason I associated it with being a royalty thing but couldn't put my finger on it- it's like an old-timey collar thing is why.

user114359

5:47 AM

@JimmyHoffa I think you had it right before. A necklace of teeth. Teeth of Kermit's enemies. Ripped out of their skulls.

user114359

7 hours ago, by Jimmy Hoffa

@Snowman I thought Kermit was the frog king and that was his tribal war necklace anointing him as such. It's a necklace of teeth.

user114359

A side of Kermit we never knew he had

Duga

8:36 AM

I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is about methodologies and business. (Probably on topic at Programmers.) — chrylis 59 secs ago

amon

12:10 PM

aaand it's time to change the password -.-

ratchet freak

12:20 PM

that's a pretty weak password btw

what's the next one going to be?

amon

@ratchetfreak the password is only used for login to physical devices which don't hold unencrypted sensitive data. My threat model includes snooping siblings, not people who'd brute-force the password hash. I use far stronger authentication for online accounts or SSH.

Duga

2:41 PM

Questions that ask "where do I start" are typically too broad and are not a good fit for this site. People have their own method for approaching the problem and because of this there cannot be a correct answer. Give a good read over Where to Start, then address your post. — Petter Friberg 1 min ago

Duga

3:28 PM

This question may be a better fit for programmers.stackexchange.com. And as far as I understand each layer in ideal n-tier should know only about the one-level lower layer (UI->Application->Domain->Infra, but Application shouldn't know about Infra), so in your case it seems to be a violation of proper n-tier. — Eugene Podskal 42 secs ago

DeliriousSyntax

4:01 PM

@PreferenceBean What's life if you don't have something to show off while you live?

16 hours ago, by PreferenceBean

you're far too young to have been corrupted by such nonsense as physical exercise

PreferenceBean

4:20 PM

@DeliriousSyntax don't depress me

user143252

4:32 PM

need help ... To check a string is palindrome using pointer .....

#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>
int main()
{
int *p,*l,m,count=0;
char str[50];
scanf("%s",str);
p = str;
m = strlen(str);
l = str + m;
while(m>0){
if(*p == *l)
{
count = count++;
p++;
l--;
}
m--;
}

return 0;
}

i want to do math operation on pointer to access elements of array

PreferenceBean

No.

Why are you trying to assign a char* to an int*?

user143252

i want to do math operation on pointer to access elements of array @PreferenceBean

DeliriousSyntax

Nobody I talk to actually knows I know anything about computers. They all think I just do boxing after school

user143252

help me plz

DeliriousSyntax

User why are you asking for help in chat instead of posting a stack overflow queation ?

Ixrec

4:43 PM

1) you can do arithmetic operations on pointers of any type, making it char* instead of int* means that adding 1 to it will increment by the size of a char instead of the size of an int, which is what you want, as is usually the case when you do what the type system asks
2) whenever possible, it's much easier to use the array[index] notation rather than fiddle with pointers directly (which seems to be feasible for your program)

@DeliriousSyntax let's be honest, as currently presented that is not a suitable SO question

user143252

what if the question is check palindrome using strictly pointer concept

Ixrec

then you should at least use the right type of pointer

user143252

thanks , i run my program and no error this time , after changing pointer from int to char .. thank you @Ixrec

PreferenceBean

17 mins ago, by PreferenceBean

Why are you trying to assign a char* to an int*?

Jimmy Hoffa

@PreferenceBean because life is pretty funny like that

Ixrec

4:58 PM

you should've told him to do a reinterpret_cast just to see how badly it explodes at runtime

Jimmy Hoffa

I presume that's about as good an idea as unsafeCoerce

or is that more like show.read ?

user143252

thanks @PreferenceBean

Ixrec

> The highly unsafe primitive unsafeCoerce converts a value from any type to any other type. Needless to say, if you use this function, it is your responsibility to ensure that the old and new types have identical internal representations, in order to prevent runtime corruption.

@JimmyHoffa yep, that's what reinterpret_cast does

PreferenceBean

ish

with reinterpret_cast you have to go through pointers

DeliriousSyntax

5:54 PM

@Ixrec I didn't really look at it as busy at work ATM. I hate being tall, they make me do all the hard work.

Ixrec

lol

DeliriousSyntax

I got to run to ace to get some light bulbs to replace the ones in the sign outside(it's like 18ft up and the latter is only about 12) be back later.

Hopefully I make it back without falling...

Duga

Well I imagine the downvotes are because this is not really a programming question. You are asking for opinions (off-topic) or software recommendations (off-topic). The question might be OK on programmers.stackexchange.com but check their rules to be sure. — greg-449 15 secs ago

PreferenceBean

6:12 PM

old article, but

> Neil Thomas at APU says the criminals pick on people who are not going to put up a fight, "Perhaps single females in the car with children in the back, perhaps doing the school run. Where they know there's going to be no resistance, no real argument at the scene. The children are going to be upset".

Take a good long look at yourself, Neil Thomas.

PreferenceBean

6:22 PM

Jimmy Hoffa

@DeliriousSyntax how OSHA compliant of them O_O

PreferenceBean

6:53 PM

where is everybody

Ixrec

I'm here

PreferenceBean

yay

have you seen everybody?

Ixrec

nope

perhaps they all have such terrible jobs they're working today

PreferenceBean

realdarkmateria.tumblr.com/post/86904911037/…

PreferenceBean

8:01 PM

SPEAK

Ixrec

in Time and Relative Dimensions in Spoilers, 5 mins ago, by Ixrec

ha, they literally threw K-9 out of the ship for being too annoying

nothing to see here

MetaFight

PreferenceBean

^_^

MetaFight

For ages I thought the 0 cat had a weird nose... but it's its mouth, right?

if so, why does this cat have a chin?

PreferenceBean

huh

now I see both

it's obviously black and gold, too

MetaFight

8:04 PM

@PreferenceBean you now have my curse.

is it actually a tongue?

PreferenceBean

I'm going to be honest with you now...

MetaFight

don't worry, I fixed it:

PreferenceBean

yay

404 problem not found

MetaFight

cuz I solved it.

PreferenceBean

8:31 PM

yep

I should order in some takeaway

I've been good lately

didn't spend any money last night (kinda - everything I spent was already in cash in my wallet; must have been left over from last week)

DeliriousSyntax

9:40 PM

Wow, today's been 1 long day

Let's see how long I can sit here

SOlved the latter problem by ratchet strapping it to one of the poles holding up the sign standing straight up, then tying another one around my waist, so I didn't have hold onto the pole the entire time

@JimmyHoffa Then I'd probably be out a job

Duga

10:32 PM

This isn't the correct site for a question about design patterns. Try programmers.stackexchange.com — Baronz 1 min ago

Henry WH Hack

hello

PreferenceBean

10:53 PM

gruss dich Henry

Ixrec

wonders what Henry wanted to talk about

DeliriousSyntax

Hmmm preference trying to speak German as well?

PreferenceBean

All long help threads should have a sticky globally-editable post at the top saying 'DEAR PEOPLE FROM THE FUTURE: Here's what we've figured out so far ...'

DeliriousSyntax

@PreferenceBean I do that all the time

btw it's grüss ;)

PreferenceBean

@DeliriousSyntax Eliding the umlaut online is formally acceptable.

Source: I am German.

nice try though

DeliriousSyntax

11:06 PM

:D really!

I think I just found a new idle

PreferenceBean

a what

DeliriousSyntax

ideal*

Deutsch nur Chat-Raum.

Niemand wird wissen.

PreferenceBean

TIL there's a Coffee.SE beta. This is getting ridiculous.

DeliriousSyntax

Really? That's been there for a while.

I just did my first bounty on stack overflow. Can't do reviews anymore :/

MetaFight

11:22 PM

Did you also see that coffee question in the feed? I was wondering if it was in my feed because I posted a question there a while ago.

PreferenceBean

the Travel one yeah

not sure how I ended up on Coffee.SE but I assume it was some way along the same sequence of mouseclicks

DeliriousSyntax

How many questions can people ask about coffee?

How much creamer can I add till it's a desert?

Ixrec

@PreferenceBean I thought we linked that here dozens of times before because we've made so many coffee jokes in here

user20683

@DeliriousSyntax more than you might think

user20683

sourcing, harvesting, washing, roasting..

user20683

11:34 PM

the list goes on

PreferenceBean

@Ixrec must have subconsciously ignored them for being so daft

Ixrec

fair enough

DeliriousSyntax

@WorldEngineer Mind blown I just put the coffee stuff into the coffee machine add water and the container of creamer.

user20683

@DeliriousSyntax I can think of about 10 ways off the top of my head to brew it

PreferenceBean

lol coffee "machine"

granules go into mug. hot water goes into mug. drink.

user20683

11:37 PM

@PreferenceBean if you've no patience or palate that's a viable option

DeliriousSyntax

@Ixrec PreferenceBean is just one coffee bean short of a cappuccino.

PreferenceBean

on the contrary, an advanced palate and imagination results in not requiring a complex construction of beverage to enjoy

only a simpleton needs a taste experience spoon-fed to them!

must have a weak sense of taste :D

DeliriousSyntax

I have the Ninja- Cofee Machine

PreferenceBean

jokes aside, the posts on that site talking about "not being able" to go a few days without familiar blends of coffee in a foreign land are actually a bit concerning

user20683

@PreferenceBean I'm not really sure why you insist on insulting everyone you come across

PreferenceBean

11:39 PM

if you're (a) that inflexible and (b) that addicted, get help

user20683

are you begging for a ban?

Ixrec

@WorldEngineer it's a C++ thing

PreferenceBean

@WorldEngineer um, cut out the personal attacks please?

chill out

I haven't "insulted" anyone

DeliriousSyntax

ninjakitchen.com/ninja-coffee-bar-cf080

Makes some delicious coffee. Perfect for when you got to go

PreferenceBean

@DeliriousSyntax can't see anything - page is just blank

(geddit?)

DeliriousSyntax

11:42 PM

geddit?

PreferenceBean

ninjas are invisible

wow those are kinda expensive :/

I have a Tassimo downstairs - don't remember how much it cost

DeliriousSyntax

Wow, that wouldve taken me as long as it took me to figure out I had "liri" in my name

PreferenceBean

lol

yes that was quite impressive

which reminds me ... two days until new nick day

DeliriousSyntax

Only you can create jokes that make me go insane for days

PreferenceBean

I only make you consciously aware of your inherent lack of sanity

that's in your nick too!

DeliriousSyntax

11:45 PM

What is?

not another one

PreferenceBean

> Delirious

ok not quite insanity

DeliriousSyntax

About time to get off work. Guess it's time to switch from preference bean to a cofeebean

PreferenceBean

but good enough for Saturday midnight

DeliriousSyntax

Auf Wiedersehen @PreferenceBean

PreferenceBean

bye liri

DeliriousSyntax

11:48 PM

Keep this chatroom warm for me

PreferenceBean

of course

1

Q: What was the Apollo service module propellant used for on the LEO missions?

The Apollo service module carried a lot of propellant for performing the following tasks on a Moon mission: Mid-course correction manoeuvres to and from the Moon. Braking the entire CSM/LM stack into orbit around the Moon. Escaping low Moon orbit to transfer the crew back to Earth. Especially...

propulsion apollo-program low-earth-orbit mission-design

love questions like this

maybe I should go into the space program

about the only thing that still interests me :(

and here's a Workplace question where the traditional Workplace response seems completely justified to me:

68

Q: My employer is forcing its employees to defraud its customers, how should I handle this situation?

Right now I have a really uncomfortable situation and not sure what's the best way to handle it. I am working as a software developer for an outsourcing company based in Eastern Europe. Most of its clients are located in the United States. We develop new and interesting products for company's cu...

professionalism software-industry management work-environment ethics

makes you realise that no matter how peed off you might be at work (@ThomasOwens?), it could always be worse

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