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8:48 AM

Chat session tomorrow!

By the way, an old question that has come up for review:

Q: Simple JavaScript formula for where the Sun or Moon are overhead to within 1 mile?

I'm trying to improve http://test.barrycarter.info/sunstuff.html and need a closed formula that, given the current time, tells where (latitude/longitude) the sun and moon are overhead, accurate to 1 mile. "Closed" meaning something JavaScript can calculate at a "reasonable speed" without re...

Manishearth

@DavidZaslavsky On New Year's? Die.

David Zaslavsky

I think it's mostly off topic as is, but could be reworded a bit to make it okay

@Manishearth just don't be too drunk ;-)

or do, actually, it might be more fun

Physics Meta

Q: Downvoting deliberately offensive questions/answers

There doesn't seem much point in downvoting questions and answers that are deliberately offensive. Surely this is just drawing attention, which is probably what the troll wants. I can't remember what the reputation requirement is for flagging questions as not welcome, but there are enough of us ...