The Bikeshed

8:22 AM

I got on the twittermobile and asked the FSF for feedback on opensource.stackexchange.com/questions/1410/… . I'd be interested in what they have to say about it.

The Funny Pictures

10:28 AM

The xkcd Survey: Big Data for a Big Planet

ArtOfCode

10:57 AM

^ That is amazing.

Martijn

I like it when he/other people play with data

I had a surprising amount of alt codes in my button mashing text

ArtOfCode

11:58 AM

I had some fun with my answers

Zizouz212

3:12 PM

Guys...

Help!

@ArtOfCode! @Mnementh!

ArtOfCode

@Zizouz212 Que, what's up?

Were you summoned?

By your ping?

in TL...

Yeah, I got that. Still having account trouble?

Zizouz212

3:14 PM

You're helping me now...

ArtOfCode

Um. Am I?

Zizouz212

Yes, you're [insert fancy forceful word here] to

ArtOfCode

@Zizouz212 And you're not making sense :)

Zizouz212

You're obligated to

Has there been anything weird going on with my account?

ArtOfCode

shrug Haven't looked. I'll take a look. Prepare your PII fields!

Zizouz212

3:17 PM

Alright :)

ArtOfCode

Every IP from your site accesses in the last month, almost, are the same

Either you've got a hacker on your network, or nothing's gone wrong :)

Zizouz212

There's a weird one, right after the thing shows I'm in Europe in mid-july

ArtOfCode

Every IP from Aug 8 is the same; what's more, they match your brother's IP.

Zizouz212

lol, but right in July 17

or the next day

There's a random IP that doesn't make sense...

ArtOfCode

I'll drop the details of that IP in mod chat

Zizouz212

3:21 PM

Yep

Storyteller

4:29 PM

@ArtOfCode is there a way to speak with you privately?

ArtOfCode

@Storyteller My email address is in my profile, if you want. There isn't on SE.

Storyteller

i just want to under stand how "but simply know I have site privileges aka abilities you

do not" isnt a threat

thats blatant

Amelia

@ArtOfCode There is, but only for moderation purposes

Storyteller

we were having a great conversation, until he started talking about being a drill sergeant and implying he would use those abilities to damage me within the system

looking at PaulWhite's question and your comments, I do believe the wrong message was flagged

anyway, Im out. if thats the caliber of people and the nature of your system, that you can abuse and diminish newcomers, you will not attract a high amount of quality users. I had hoped to find maturity and intelligence here

Zizouz212

4:57 PM

Hi peeps! :D

ArtOfCode

7:40 PM

@Zizouz212 They would have done, had I been around.

Hah. I find it amusing that you're a temporary not-mod.

@Amelia For this intent and purpose then, there isn't - I just simplified by pretending there isn't one :)

@Storyteller It's a statement of cold hard undisputable fact.

kdopen

0

A: Why is CC BY-SA discouraged for code?

CC-BY-SA is a Creative Commons license, meant for creative works. It wasn't meant for code. If you want an equivalent to that for code licenses, take the GPL.

ArtOfCode

@kdopen Seems to have been pretty successful

kdopen

Up for review on First Posts. I'm sorely tempted to flag as VLQ, but not sure. It answers the question but doesn't add anythig to the other answers

ArtOfCode

Oh, that's an answer. Sorry, I thought you linked the question

kdopen

And just seems too ... short? brusque?

Typical "how do I get my initial rep, I can't comment" type post

ArtOfCode

7:46 PM

@kdopen Agreed. Feel free to VLQ flag; I'm adding a post notice to it.

Alternatively, custom mod flag and ask for post notice, that'll do the review I think.

kdopen

Flagged

as VLQ and downvoted

ArtOfCode

And post notice is on. I'm about to add a comment.

kdopen

What happened to ziz as a mod? Or is that a touchy (as in not for discussion here) subject?

s/touchy/delicate/

ArtOfCode

@kdopen No, perfectly routine. He fears his email's been hacked, and therefore possibly his SE account. We all (including him) felt it was safer to get his diamond removed until all's secure again - mods can do a hell of a lot of damage if they put their minds to it, and we don't want a rogue here :)

He will be back

kdopen

Sensible move. Hope it gets it sorted

ArtOfCode

7:53 PM

Should do, there have been multiple recommendations of strategies to take :)

kdopen

Site seems awfully quiet in terms of questions etc

ArtOfCode

We are generally fairly quiet, to be fair. We did just get an inbound migration from Progs, though.

kdopen

Was it my query about the cluster of Close votes that prompted the Stay Brite thing (disastrous as that was)?

Zizouz212

Hi!

ArtOfCode

@kdopen No, no worries there. We were watching the review queues for some time before that

Zizouz212

7:55 PM

Feel weird without a collection of diamonds now...

ArtOfCode

And here's the man himself

Zizouz212

:D

ArtOfCode

@Zizouz212 I can chat-ban you now you're a not-mod :)

Zizouz212

And why would you do that?

kdopen

Ooh, one I can sort of answer (the new Q I mean)

Zizouz212

7:56 PM

@kdopen My email got hacked, and my SE is linked to my email, so I asked the cm's to take my diamond away as a precaution :)

ArtOfCode

Heh. Just finding these things amusing :)

kdopen

Can we ask the CMs to take Art's diamond away as a precaution? :)

Pre-emptive demodding

Zizouz212

lol

ArtOfCode

@kdopen Precaution against what? ;)

kdopen

Conspiracy to commit moderation?

4

Zizouz212

7:57 PM

hahaha

ArtOfCode

@kdopen Damn, serious offences you're accusing me of.

kdopen

Guilt by disassoication

argh where's a spell-checker when you need one?

disassociation

Zizouz212

Assistance in diamond removal -> 15 demerit points!

Anyways, I won't have the diamond for a while, I'm just making sure that there's nothing finicky with my accounts, or my computer.

ArtOfCode

@Zizouz212 Meanwhile while Ziz isn't watching, I commit all my moderation mischief.

Damn, I forget that he still has access to our mod room

Zizouz212

xD

but not TL...

ArtOfCode

8:03 PM

@Zizouz212 There are fun things happening in TL. Also, plans.

:( I want to see!

MWAHAHA

TL?

French for Tres Libre :/

ArtOfCode

@kdopen Ziz LIES. Teachers' Lounge, the network mod room

Zizouz212

8:05 PM

Nah, Teachers' Lounge -> It's the moderator chatroom for all network moderators

:)

kdopen

Ooh bet that's a fun place to be

Zizouz212

And I can't be there! ;(

Alright, since I'm no longer technically a moderator, I'm going to do some other things.

ArtOfCode

Meanwhile, I'm there. Don't worry Ziz, I'll have the fun for you :)

@Zizouz212 Such as?

kdopen

Ah well, I have to ride herd on a big enough group of cats as it is

Zizouz212

There's four sites which I've really been etching to be active on.

Guess which ones :)

ArtOfCode

8:08 PM

@Zizouz212 Good question. Worldbuilding?

You can be active on more than one, you know ;)

I'm here and on WB

Zizouz212

Aviation, Community Building, Freelancing, Worldbuilding :D

Interestingly, If I actually get active, I'll be on all professional sites that are in beta

ArtOfCode

@Zizouz212 CB is low-activity, and pretty slow

Zizouz212

Community Building looks really cool.

In fact, those sites are probably the coolest ones for me on the entire SE network

kdopen

Right, lunch is over - back on my head again

Zizouz212

Alright, I'm writing my first answer on Freelancing :)

Stack Exchange

8:48 PM

Open Source Initiative: Gandi Joins Open Source Initiative Corporate Sponsorship Program

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Zizouz212

10:36 PM

Great. Now all I can do is suggest edits... -_-

And I don't have tools

And I don't have a fancy diamond

And I don't have a fancy name on my profile page

And I can't mark flags

ArtOfCode

@Zizouz212 You have edit privs, no?

you're over 1k

Zizouz212

And I can't merge tags

And I can't...

@ArtOfCode No I don't (at least for tags)

And I don't have a blue name in chat

And I can't talk with other mods

ArtOfCode

Ah, not for tags. That's 4k

Zizouz212

And I need to get a life. (and fix my computer)

And stop ranting about.

WLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

ArtOfCode

@Zizouz212 You can with me and Mnementh - you still have access to our mod room

Zizouz212

10:40 PM

Not the same. You guys are boring. Look, I've got an italic name now, you blue folks, try to be exactly like me (a blue avatar ) :P

ArtOfCode

Heh. If my name weren't blue, it'd be italic - I should have both, really. Blue and italic. I'm still a room owner here :)

Zizouz212

Doesn't look like it to me...

ArtOfCode

I don't, but I want it to show both. I'm definitely still RO, I just checked.

Zizouz212

Are you sure?

ArtOfCode

Yep. Still showing me as RO.

The access tab, that is

Zizouz212

10:50 PM

You're fairly gullible :P

ArtOfCode

I knew you'd do it. I had the buttons ready to press :)

'S good, this being a mod lark. I can re add myself :)

Zizouz212

~~kik~~ lol

Zizouz212

11:45 PM

Haha!

My first answer on Freelancing!

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A: Why participating in open source helps freelancing?

Being a freelance developer, participating in open source projects (or FLOSS projects) can provide a pretty good reputation for yourself: Your software abilities are well-known Open Source projects generally have the source code available to anyone, and many hosting services, such as GitHub, h...