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2:00 PM
Hm, currently no more ideas.
 
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Do you think that I should report it as a bug?
 
oh, another one. Copy and paste the file into ~/.local/share/applications, restart the shell with Alt-F2 and type r
 
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@A.B.: Will restarting the shell exit all of my applications?
 
no
 
user136984
Nope, still not working... :(
 
2:05 PM
-_-
 
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@A.B.: Do you think that it could be a pug?
 
a pug not, but a bug :P =)
 
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Wooops! :D
 
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You can see what my mind is filled with... :P
 
but that makes no sense
 
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2:06 PM
What?
 
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The pugs?
 
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Or the issue?
 
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:D
 
no, pkexec works
 
user136984
So could it be a bug somewhere?
 
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2:07 PM
If so, in xdiagnose? Or somewhere else?
 
not in xdiagnose
 
user136984
I wonder if this affects any of my other applications...
 
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How can I check?
 
start synaptic via activities
 
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Don't seem to have that installed...
 
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2:09 PM
I am installing it now... :)
 
or gparted
 
user136984
I have tried launching synaptic package manager via activities, works with pkexec as normal.
 
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@A.B.: So where do you think the pug or issue is...?
 
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facepalm...
 
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*bug
 
2:12 PM
gnome-shell I believe
 
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:D
 
2:23 PM
@A.B. yes it is a RTFM :=D
 
2:36 PM
posted on August 10, 2015 by Pilot6

This is regarding this answer. I commented why my version is correct and rolled back. But I got another edit. What can I do?

 
You whack them with a plastic hammer :P
 
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@ThomasW.: There is a slight problem regarding this bug and the debdiff I created... I recently got an update to say that those patches also cause this bug which can be fixed by applying other patches, so what should I do? Nothing and we just create another debdiff? Or should I create a new or edit the old debdiff? :)
 
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@ThomasW.: Is this the sort of info that goes in the potential regressions section?
 
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Q: How build of ASUS Merlin firmware

user100858I'm trying to build newest ASUS-Merlin firmware on Ubuntu. My build fails with: make[7]: Entering directory `/root/asuswrt-merlin/release/src/router/lighttpd-1.4.29/src' /bin/bash ../libtool --tag=CC --mode=link arm-brcm-linux-uclibcgnueabi-gcc -I/root/asuswrt-merlin/release/src/router/lighttp...

 
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@ThomasW.: I have now added those as potential regressions, now what do you think I should do about those new patches? :)
 
2:59 PM
@ParanoidPanda Can't you look at the right sidebar of this room to see who's online before you ping me with irrelevant stuff like whether I like a specific song more than another?
Yes, Saturday Satan is a great song, but I don't want to have to dig through the transcript because of such non-urgent things.
Please wait with that kind of pings until I'm online. Thank you.
 
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@ByteCommander: Oh, sorry, I thought that it said that you were online...
 
I don't know what it says when I shout down without leaving the room or logging out, but I guess it should show me offline...
(shut down, not shout down... :-/)
 
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Look: >:)
 
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The pandas are taking over! The metalic! Evil! PANDAS!
 
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3:06 PM
>:P
 
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They are all my evil panda minions! But which am I? :P
 
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Oh dear... This is very strange! :D
 
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Does anyone else agree?
 
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Ooh!
 
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More chocolate cake!
 
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3:13 PM
:D
 
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@ByteCommander: Do you like chocolate cake? Or do you prefer broccoli cake....? :P
 
@ByteCommander Remember when you thought I was still here whereas I was gone? I shut down leaving my browser open...
(a few months back?)
 
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Aww... I wish @GeorgetheDev was here...
 
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:(
 
@ParanoidPanda >.< No comment!
 
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3:19 PM
:D
 
@Fabby You shut down? You mean going to standby or really shut down? Because how can you let your browser open when shutting down?
I should try this out and after a reboot, open a private browser and check the room without logging in.
But not now.
 
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@ByteCommander: Is that because you are embarrassed to publicly announce that it is the latter? :P
 
@ByteCommander erm, you press the off-button and leave everything running?
firefox doesn't have time to exit gracefully, so your status in the room stays what it was last...
 
Okay, I did that sometimes too.
 
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The chat room should really check if you are still connected.
 
3:22 PM
It just prevents your session cookie from being deleted, I guess?
 
(and I mean: lightly tap off-button, not press)-and-hold
@ByteCommander I guess so too!
@ParanoidPanda Life's a bitch and then you die! ;-)
 
Well, I told it to keep all SE-cookies anyway, so...
 
@ParanoidPanda You've got Xubuntu, right?
 
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I wonder what it would be like if Giant Pandas ruled the world...
 
Is this description of how to move extended partitions idiots-compatible enough? askubuntu.com/a/659809/367990
 
3:24 PM
@ByteCommander reading
 
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@Fabby: No, Ubuntu Gnome.
 
@ParanoidPanda Everybody would be as lazy as me.
 
@ParanoidPanda Gubuntu then?
 
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@Fabby: The flavour is called "Ubuntu Gnome", and also referred to as "Gnome Remix" I think...
 
GNOME, not GNOME :P
 
3:28 PM
@ByteCommander Now it's a fantastic answer!
I love the analogy of an extended partition being a box-without-a-bottom!
3
Someone should star that -----^
 
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@A.B.: What's the difference?
 
@ParanoidPanda Thanks...
 
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:)
 
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Why did you want to know anyway?
 
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3:32 PM
If it's not a secret... :P
 
@ParanoidPanda Sorry, GNOME and not Gnome
 
user136984
You planning on getting a Gnome, but don't want to accidentally order the Ubuntu flavour? :D
 
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@A.B.: Right... Why? :D :P
 
Weird connection issues...
I'm losing some packages inside my own LAN...
 
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@Fabby: Do you like Gnomes? Not the flavour, but the garden ones...
 
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3:36 PM
I do sort of, but they are creepy sometimes...
 
@ParanoidPanda Neither: I like standard...
so I like Unity and just lawn without the gnomes...
 
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:(
 
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I like naming Cacti!
 
I'm too dumb to understand complicated things...
 
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And putting little Gnomes next to them! :D
 
3:38 PM
@muru: I was going to point him to the help section that answers are allowed to be edited around here, but then thought better of it...
(I also took my sweet time posting my comment, so didn't even notice you commented in the mean time)
 
@ParanoidPanda let the other person on the bug handle it?
 
@ThomasW. o/
 
i'm not on the GNOME triagers team
i do that intentionally
 
@ThomasW. I used to be in the casualties triage team.
>:) (during NATO manoeuvres)...
so no real dying stuff, just pretend-dying...
 
instantly thinks of the TF2 soldier yelling "MEDIC!" and you responding to their call for a medic
 
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3:41 PM
@ThomasW.: Ok, well I have now commented there, so if they want me to help, I guess they'll say.
 
I guess I found the source of my connection issues!
 
@ParanoidPanda yeah, that's the best way to go about it - i like server packages, not desktop stuff with a quadrillion dependencies :P
 
My father's old vacuum cleaner interfered with the dLAN connection! :-(
 
@ByteCommander get him a new vacuum cleaner
 
@ThomasW. Actually it would have been "Lieutenant!" because all officers are trained as medics...
 
3:42 PM
@Fabby heheheheh. Not in Team Fortress 2 though :P
 
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@ByteCommander: Oh, now you have just reminded me of something I was going to say!
 
@ByteCommander WHAT???
 
@ThomasW. We have another one, that's just the ancient one for the basement that gets used once in a season...
 
@ThomasW. I'm talking about green German fields with tanks riding around in them...
 
@ByteCommander light it aflame and get him a new one anyways
@Fabby I know what you meant. :)
I need coffee
someone buy me coffee :P
 
3:43 PM
@ThomasW. :D me not what you meant apparently... ;-)
 
@Fabby :)
i'm a gamer, so i know TF2 unfortunately :/
 
@ThomasW. Shout "coffee" to the replicator... ;-)
 
anyways
 
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I recently experienced some problems with my machine... I assumed dust was the culprit.
 
@Fabby it creates sludge, not coffee.
 
3:44 PM
:-)
 
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But after opening up and hoovering a little, you know what it turned out to be?
 
@ByteCommander so it generates a lot of RF interference?
@ParanoidPanda gnomes?
:-)
 
has been playing too much DOOM lately
 
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@Fabby: No! Chocolate cake had got inside my machine! :D
 
lol
 
3:46 PM
@ParanoidPanda :D
@ParanoidPanda Could you do a ´locate monitors.xml´ on your Gubuntu?
(Ubuntu Gnome is too long to type, so I'm going to use Gubuntu from now on)
Smoke!µ
BRB!
 
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So what did I change about my chocolate eating habits?Absolutely nothing! Just need to hoover my machine more often now... :P
 
\o
 
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@Fabby: No output.
 
Looks like George was bad.
 
@ParanoidPanda thanks, that's what I expected...
 
3:53 PM
@NathanOsman Yes, he didn't say hi, and now my day is going to be bad. :(
 
@NathanOsman I think Oli thought he was too chatty...
 
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@NathanOsman: No, @Oli was...
 
I'm just going to disable that feature.
 
Saying "hi" once/day...
 
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@Terrance: Yes, look around the time of this comment for the full story:
 
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3:55 PM
6 hours ago, by muru
@ParanoidPanda We all know Oli is a cruel heartless monster. :P
 
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:D
 
What happened? exactly? was he banned for a few days or just kicked?
And what do we do now? go to the sandbox to play with him?
 
@ParanoidPanda I will have to. I just barely got here though. Time for a long and busy week at work.
 
I'll fix him shortly.
@Oli apologies for George.
That was a failed experiment and is disabled now.
The greeting thing was designed to welcome new users the first time they joined the room but it wasn't implemented very well.
 
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@NathanOsman: Couldn't you make it a subscription thing? So that users could request to be welcomed?
 
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3:59 PM
Because I'm going to really miss that...
 
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:(
 
Sorry, but I don't want him to be a nuisance and my time is limited.
 
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Ok
 
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:(
 
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Still, I think that it should be @Oli who should be disciplined and change, and not poor @GeorgetheDev... :(
 
4:02 PM
Oli is just doing his job.
 
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Why is there chocolate cake in-between my keys...? :D
 
The crumbs are a lie?
 
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@NathanOsman @GeorgetheDev didn't do something so bad I don't think though to be kicked.
 
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@NathanOsman: I wish they were!
 
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:D
 
4:04 PM
0
Q: My ext4 partition is corruption-prone possibly because of suspend

JackI'm using an encrypted ext4 main partition on a Lenovo i7 laptop running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, currently using the 3.13.0-53-generic x86_64 kernel. After running the system for multiple weeks without shutting down (but using the suspend feature every day to put the laptop to sleep) I get a boatload ...

 
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Then I wouldn't have to get the bloody hoover out again...
 
@Fabby RF? I don't know what that stands for, but I think so. But even after it was off, the connection is still breaking.
I swapped the dLAN adapter and it looks okay now.
Maybe that vacuumer toasted it?
 
user136984
Does anybody know of anything that I can cover my keyboard with that would allow me to see the keys, but no chocolate cake to get in?
 
Oli
@ParanoidPanda Yeah they make keyboard covers for industrial use.
 
Glass?
That does leave the problem of pressing the keys, however...
 
Oli
4:12 PM
Not that I'm saying you're some sort of industrial cake disposal unit
 
Oli
Well maybe I am, but only if the shoe fits.
 
@ParanoidPanda cling film?
Or just get a waterproof keyboard. There are some that look like normal ones, some entirely made of rubber.
 
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@ByteCommander: I have seen some things you can put over your keys though which have the keys on them, and are sort of like a pair of cloves (but as one and not a pair)... But not see through
 
Oli
And does an industrial cake disposal unit dispose of cakes industrially, or does it dispose of industrial cakes? I quite like the idea of a cake the size of a factory. I'd eat my way through it like a little Minecrafting cakeworm.
Damnit, why are we talking about cake on a fast day?! This is unacceptable.
 
4:21 PM
@ParanoidPanda Maybe you need a laser keyboard. ;)
 
Oli
 
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@Oli Maybe it would dispose of industrial cake industrially!
 
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I actually like the idea of being an industrial cake unit industrially disposing of cake...
 
Oli
Oh I don't like that. I want to dispose of my industrial cake artisanally, organically... With a moustache and a monocle.
(and a fork)
@Terrance The problem with that is a crumb of cake or a blob of icing could then cause keyboard repeats. Quick to fix, but you're screwed if it lands on the delete key and you've turned off the delete prompt.
 
@Oli =) Very good point there!
 
4:26 PM
@ByteCommander RF = Radio-Frequency
@NathanOsman Good one!
 
How about some cleaning goop?
 
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@Oli Because not all of us are fasting here! Some of us are just watching others fast while we ourselves eat chocolate cake! ;P
 
Oli
@ParanoidPanda I guess somebody has to keep eating the cake, or it'll outnumber us and take over.
3
 
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:D :D :D
 
Guys, I need a new keyboard with a short keystroke. Any suggestions?
 
4:34 PM
@A.B. A mechanical keyboard as a short keystroke.
 
I had only Logitech and Cherry. How is Microsoft?
 
I have one of their Bluetooth keyboards.
 
No wireless things =)
 
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Just listen to this and all of your troubles will go away:
 
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4:38 PM
:P
 
I even re-bought a wired mouse.
 
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Well, actually it is quite relaxing.
 
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:)
 
I prefer wired mice.
 
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@Terrance: Did you have a look at that Queen music by the way, or not get the time yet? :)
 
4:42 PM
#!/bin/bash

BASEDIR=/home/shaun/Desktop/Wallpapers/
RANDOMWP=file://$BASEDIR`ls $BASEDIR | shuf -n 1`

echo $BASEDIR
echo $RANDOMWP

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri "$RANDOMWP"
A wallpaper changer I whipped up real fast
 
@A.B. They used to be great 20 years ago...
 
@ParanoidPanda Sorry, I was swamped over the weekend, so I didn't get the chance to yet.
 
Oh you can remove the echo lines...I had those in to troubleshoot a problem
 
Haven't touched one in the last 10 years though...
 
@Fabby Microsoft?
 
4:43 PM
@A.B. yup...
@NathanOsman How old is your M$ keyboard?
 
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@Terrance: Ok, have you still got the link, or do you want me to send it to you again so you can have a look when you are free? :)
 
@Fabby Lemme see if I can find the model...
 
@ParanoidPanda I've got it. :)
 
Is it actually true that various keyboards not allow simultaneous use of more than two keys?
eg Logitech?
 
4:45 PM
@A.B. used to be true in mechanical keyboards...
 
@AB I don't think so, at least not that I've seen. This is why some people prefer PS2 over USB because PS2 alllows more keys (apparently)
 
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@Terrance: Good :)
 
@NathanOsman happy?
 
It takes a bit of getting used to (no number pad, etc.) but yes. It works well enough.
 
4:46 PM
@NathanOsman mine does that without a problem!
ecu
@NathanOsman How old?
 
@NathanOsman ok, thx, keyboards are evil
 
2-5-10?
 
It was released around the time Windows 8 came out.
 
@A.B. so, there you go: M$ is still good...
oh:always buy a keyboard in a shop!
don't order one over the Internet...
 
The keyboard issue is tricky for gaming with friends since I'm often using W, A, S, D, and other keys at the same time. My solution? Plug in moar keyboards!
 
4:48 PM
you need to try before you buy @A.B.
 
@Fabby yes, you're right
 
@NathanOsman eeeeeeeeeeeeeecccccccccccccccccccccuuuuuuuuu
 
O... kay.
 
@quake120 Nice short code. Works well. =)
 
ecccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc
no u
 
4:50 PM
Mine has no problem, but then it's a Siemens!!!
 
tomorrow I have time to check some keyboards
 
Deutsche Gründlichkeit!
 
a Siemens OMG
 
keyboards:
1/ IBM clickety-clack
2/ Siemens
3/ Olivetti
then nothing, more nothing, more nothing, then M$
then more nothing, more nothing, lots of nothing and then the rest
30 years of keyboard experience in a nutshell.
@A.B.: when I get a job, I'm going to buy myself one of these
 
I believe, I have to reactivate my Cherry XYZ with PS/2
steampunk great =)
 
4:55 PM
@A.B. Cherry? Yuck!
 
Why?
 
@A.B. I don't like the touch-and-feel: too spongy!
 
"The Seafarer keyboard"?
Please don't tell me "seafarer" is English!
That sounds ridiculous.
>.<
 
@ByteCommander It's an old word...
 
It's from German "Seefahrer".
 
5:00 PM
Like a "mariner"
@ByteCommander yup. Tons of English words are...
 
2
Q: Show comments to a question, when editing that question with less than 2K reputation

falseWhen I edit a question, this is often in response to a suggestion in the comments. For this reason it would be very helpful if I could see the comments at the same time in the window where I am editing my question.

 
But it's probably the most ridiculous German loan word I've heard yet.
 
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5:15 PM
Ooh...
 
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I wonder if there is any more chocolate cake...
 
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I will go and check, brb!
 
@ParanoidPanda You'll like this
 
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5:33 PM
@Fabby: That is great! I love it! :D
 
What is it?
 
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@ByteCommander: If you watch it you will understand! But let's just say that it's a stand up comedian who had a bad day that ended up well for him and his kids except for his wife... :D
 
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It's great though! It has a theme of Chocolate Cake! :D
 
user136984
You really should have a look, all of you! :P
 
5:50 PM
@Fabby lol, it is going to end up saying "powered by children that taste good" in someone's language then there will be trouble...
 
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6:12 PM
@Fabby: What happened to this by the way? It was a great suggestion, but did anything ever become of it? :)
 
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7:34 PM
@ByteCommander: Don't people think it is odd of them to sleep all day if they are doing something in morning and night? Or is it that they don't simply sleep at all?
 
o.O?
What the hell do you want from me?
 
user136984
Wait, did I explain who or what was talking about...? :D
 
user136984
Are you currently busy?
 
Theoretically yes, practically my head is full of Pythons I have to let out now, so go on...
I have to design that piece of code on paper first anyway... Spontaneous coding is harder than one would expect.
Now, please.
 
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7:40 PM
@ByteCommander: In the Powerwolf song "Catholic in the morning.. Satanist at night", they seem to be active during morning and night, so unless they don't sleep at all, they must do it during the day, don't people get suspicious?
 
>.<
Okay, I changed my mind. Just leave me alone.
 
@ParanoidPanda died a silent death...
 
Shall I look for that room with the two chat bots again?
 
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@ByteCommander: How do they earn their livings if they pray in the morning, go to sleep, and then go do evil Satanic things at night?
 
They might love some guy to tell them stories if they're still alive.
 
7:42 PM
There is something for people running greasemonkey, but my security settings are too high for me to see it in working order...
 
SIGH...!
 
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8:05 PM
@NathanOsman: You should create a George desktop bot, that would be really cool if he could perform tasks too and tell you stuff. I would love it if my CLI could talk to me sometimes! :D
 
There are CLI talking apps.
I just forgot the name.
 
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Oh @GeorgetheDev! You're back! :D
 
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@GeorgetheDev: \o
 
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@GeorgetheDev: What is my favourite type of cute?
 
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@NathanOsman: @GeorgetheDev appears to be in here but not responding at all, is he ok?
 
8:17 PM
No idea.
 
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@NathanOsman: Perhaps he is sulking now.
 
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Or hatching an evil plan of revenge. >:)
 
user136984
@NathanOsman: Can you get him to lay eggs on command?
 
No, and please don't ping me.
 
@ParanoidPanda Another one that's going to put you on his ignore list...
 
8:44 PM
How should I call a type of user with privileges higher than normal, but lower than admin in English?
Should be a noun with different singular/plural forms.
 
user136984
@ByteCommander: I'm already on someone's ignore list? :D
 
Not yet.
At least not on mine.
Any translation options on that one? ^ You as native...
Hm? It does not onebox it any more?
Anyway, you could say something useful today, before it's over. So please?
"privileged" is not a good option in my case.
And forget that about being a noun and having different plural forms.
just any word but "privileged".
 

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